EP1108843B1 - Glass panel with adjustable hinge - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for fitting hinges to glass doors uses a grip block (10) applied to the glass with adhesive. The hinge flap (2) has a cut-out that fits loosely over the block and the fitting is secured by a clamping block (15) secured by threaded fasteners (8) screwed into the block. The fitting allows a set amount of fine adjustment after assembly, by loosening the fasteners. Countersunk screws provide a flush fitting.

Description

The invention relates to a glass element with an adjustable fitting for the attachment of the glass element to an adjacent element.

From EP 0 875 649 A2 a frame for fire doors is known, wherein the frame has slotted cavities at least in the region of the bands, in the hinge tabs of the bands are inserted. The attachment of the hinge tabs on the frame can be done via a non-descript adhesive bond. Means for adjusting the band or the hinge tabs are not provided.

Glass elements are subject to material-specific requirements, so that the known solution can not be used for their attachment.

Furthermore, from DE-GM 77 05 090., which discloses all the features of the preamble of claim 1, a glass element with an adjustable fitting known in which on the glass element outside a holding piece is positively and positively bonded. A tab of the fitting is clamped in each case between a clamping element and the glass element, wherein the clamping element is connected to the glass element over the entire surface via an adhesive attachment. Since the clamping element surrounds a fastening screw with play, a certain adjustment between the glass element and the fitting during the installation phase is possible.

The non-prepublished EP 1087147 A2 shows a fastening device for plate-shaped components with a holding element glued to the plate-shaped component, which is clamped by means of at least one screw for adjustable attachment of a carrier with a counter-pressure element, wherein the carrier is provided for Lagejustierung with a recess for the screw, which is greater by the lateral adjustment possibility than the respective diameter of the screw and that the carrier is an adjusting movement the counterpressure element comprises support surface for the counterpressure element (see Figures 11 and 12).

These embodiments have the advantage that the production of glass elements is simplified. The glass elements are z. B. used for door systems and shower cubicles or shower walls, which are rigidly or pivotally mounted on adjacent (glass) elements. Since holding pieces for tabs of the fitting are glued only on an outer surface of the corresponding glass element, eliminates the costly and risky introduction of openings or recesses in production. Furthermore accounts for any assembly during assembly any clamping operations to secure the glass element between the individual components of the fitting. Damage to the glass surfaces can be excluded.

Due to the sensitivity of the material, door or shower systems consisting of glass elements are subject to special requirements with regard to the fastening technology to the adjacent elements. Options for adjusting the fitting must be present to the clashing avoid edges that are particularly easy to damage. Furthermore, tension in the glass panes is largely prevented by the adjustment.

It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a glass element with an adjustable fitting, which can be easily mounted and is adjustable in the horizontal and / or vertical direction, with a concealed arrangement is ensured.

This object is achieved with the features specified in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the subject matter of claim 1 are given in the dependent claims.

The clamping element has side walls, so that the tab is überkront. Furthermore, an additional cover may at least crown the clamping element. The concealed arrangement of all functional parts prevents manipulation and function-inhibiting contamination and creates a favorable visual appearance, in particular with respect to the transparency of the glass elements. In addition, no protruding parts are present, so that the cleaning of the glass surfaces is facilitated.

The tab is clamped between a retaining piece and a clamping element, wherein the retaining piece is glued directly to the glass element in a positive and positive manner. Advantageously, a groove for receiving adhesive is formed in the corresponding wall of the holding piece to prevent its lateral leakage. The clamping element is connected by means of fastening elements through a recess in the tab with the holding piece. In order to create a defined adjustment range, the holding piece or the clamping element has a projection which protrudes with play in the complementary recess of the tab. The game defines the adjustment range and the shape of the recess or the approach defines the possible adjustment directions. Advantageously, at least one horizontal adjustment is possible.

The approach may be integrally formed on the holding piece or on the clamping element. In an alternative embodiment, one or more approaches are carried out as individual parts, which are fastened in a corresponding manner preferably before bonding to the holding piece. Through holes in the clamping element fasteners can be screwed in the form of screws in threaded holes of the approach / approaches of the holding piece. Alternatively, the fastening elements can also be fastened to the retaining piece, so that a clamping element formed with a threaded bore can be screwed on. The tab is mounted on the approach / approaches with game, so that a horizontal and / or vertical adjustment is possible. The exact positioning is done by the clamping screwing the tab between the holding piece and the clamping element.

The training and operation of the adjustment is user-friendly, so that even an untrained user adjustment by means of commercial Can make tools. The holes in the clamping element are recessed, so that finally a flush cover can be applied.

The fitting can both for the rigid attachment of a glass element, for. B. in the form of a shower wall to a stationary element, as well as for the articulated attachment between adjacent glass elements. The tab of the fitting is then executed according to the mounting situation. When mounting a glass element to a room wall, the tab has on one side an angled mounting plate. In contrast, the fitting can also be formed as a band between hinged together glass elements, which consists of mirror-symmetrically arranged hinge tabs. The band tabs of the band are arranged to each other so that correspondingly connected all-glass panes can be opened up to an opening angle of 180 °.

Figur 1:

Eine Ansicht auf eine Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Bandes

Figur 2:

Einen Querschnitt des Bandes gemäß Figur 1 im montierten Zustand.

Figur 3:

Einen Querschnitt eines bekannten Bandlappens.

Figur 4:

Einen Querschnitt durch einen nicht erfindungsgemäßen Beschlag, mit dem ein Glaselement an einem stationären Element befestigt wird.

Figur 5:

Einen Querschnitt durch einen alternativen nicht erfindungsgemäßen Beschlag, mit dem ein Glaselement an einem stationären Element befestigt wird.

Figur 6:

Einen Querschnitt durch einen weiteren alternativen nicht erfindungsgemäßen Beschlag, mit dem ein Glaselement an einem stationären Element befestigt wird.

The invention will now be described in more detail by means of exemplary embodiments. Showing:

FIG. 1:

A view of an embodiment of the tape according to the invention

FIG. 2:

A cross section of the band according to Figure 1 in the mounted state.

FIG. 3:

A cross section of a known hinge.

FIG. 4:

A cross section through a fitting not according to the invention, with which a glass element is fastened to a stationary element.

FIG. 5:

A cross-section through an alternative fitting not according to the invention, with which a glass element is attached to a stationary element.

FIG. 6:

A cross section through another alternative fitting not according to the invention, with which a glass element is attached to a stationary element.

The same or equivalent components are provided in the following description with the same reference numerals.

A door system shown only in part in FIGS. 1 to 3 usually consists of a side part 3 and a wing 5 pivotally attached thereto by means of a fitting in the form of a band 1. The band 1 consists of two lugs arranged mirror-symmetrically with respect to one another, which are referred to as band lobes 2 are formed. The hinge tabs 2 are pivotally connected together by a hinge eye 4 and arranged to each other so that the wing 5 can be opened up to an opening angle of 180 °. The band 1 is preferably made of metallic materials. The hinge tabs 2 may have different outer shapes, for. B. round or square. Both the side part 3 and the wing 5 are mainly made of glass in the form of so-called all-glass panes. The all-glass panes can z. B. be formed colored or profiled. The detailed explanation and presentation is limited to the immediate area of a band 1 and the processes occurring there.

Both hinge tabs 2 are each braced between a retaining piece 6 and a clamping element 7, wherein the retaining piece 6 is glued directly to the corresponding glass element 3 positively and positively. advantageously, is on the retaining piece 6 at the back a groove, not shown, formed for receiving adhesive to prevent lateral leakage of the adhesive.

The clamping element 7 is connected by means of fastening elements 8 in the form of screws by a slot formed as a slot 9 in the hinge tab 2 with the retaining piece 6 to secure the hinge tab 2 by clamping. The holding piece 6 is plate-shaped and has a projecting lug 10, which projects with play in the complementary recess 9 of the hinge plate 2. In this case, the game defines the adjustment range and the elongated extent of the recess 9 or of the projection 10, the possible in the embodiment horizontal adjustment.

The projection 10 is integrally formed on the retaining piece 6. In an alternative embodiment according to FIG. 3, two lugs 10 are designed as individual parts which have been inserted on the back of the holding piece 6 in a form-fitting manner prior to the bonding. Through holes 11 in the clamping element 7, the screws 8 can be screwed into threaded holes 12 of the neck / lugs 10.

After bonding the holding piece 6 to the glass element 5, the hinge flap 2 is set with the recess 9 on the holding piece 6 and the neck 10. During the subsequent fastening of the clamping element 7, the screws 8 arranged on the boreholes 11 are screwed into the threaded bores 12 of the retaining piece 6. Due to the floating support of the hinge 2 on the lug 10 of the holding piece 6, the hinge tab 2 can be adjusted horizontally before the final tightening of the screws 8. The exact positioning is carried out by the clamping screwing the hinge strap 2 between the clamping element 7 and the retaining piece. 6

The screws 8 are countersunk in the boreholes 11, while a sinking surface 13 surrounding the boreholes 11 enables the flush-mounted insertion of a cover 14. The clamping element 7 has

Side walls 15, so that the hinge flap 2 is überkront. Furthermore, an additional cover 16 may crown at least the clamping element 7 and the hinge flap 2.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show fittings 1 by means of which a glass element 5 can be fixed rigidly to a stationary element 3. Such an assembly requirement results z. B. in the attachment of a shower wall / cabin to a room wall. The fittings 1 each consist of a tab 2 and an integrally formed thereon and angled mounting plate 17. During assembly, a holding piece 6 is glued non-positively and positively to the glass element 5. The mounting plate 17 is attached to the wall 3 and has, depending on the version unspecified devices for fine adjustment. The tab 2 is clamped in the manner described above between the holding piece 6 and a clamping element 7.

According to FIG. 4, a projection 10 is formed as a separate component which is inserted in a form-fitting manner into the holding piece 6 with the glass element 5 before the holding piece 6 is adhesively bonded. The projection 10 protrudes into the recess 9 of the tab 2. In a borehole 11 in the clamping element 7 and in a threaded bore 12 in the projection 10, a fastener 8 is screwed in order to fix the flap 2 in its position ultimately. The. Fastener 8 is sunk into the front of the hole 11 and finally a cover 16 on the clamping element 7, the tab 2 and the retaining piece 6 slipped.

According to FIG. 5, a lug 10 is formed in one piece on the holding piece 6. The projection 10 protrudes into the recess 9 of the tab 2 and additionally has an above and rotatably mounted fastener 8 on. In the clamping element 7, a threaded blind bore 12 is formed, so that the clamping element 7 attached to the retaining piece 6 with the interposition of the tab 2 and ultimately the tab 2 can be fixed in position. The clamping element 7 has front handling devices 18 in the form of inlets, can engage in the appropriate tool for rotating the clamping element 7.

According to Figure 6, the holding piece 6 is plate-shaped and additionally has a protruding and non-rotatably mounted fastener 8. On the clamping element 7 is integrally formed a projection 10 which projects into the recess 9 of the tab 2. Furthermore, the clamping element 7 has a threaded bore 12, so that the clamping element 7 attached to the retaining piece 6 with the interposition of the tab 2 and ultimately the tab 2 can be fixed in position. The clamping element 7 has front handling devices 18 in the form of inlets, can engage in the appropriate tool for rotating the clamping element 7. Finally, a hood-shaped cover 16 is attached to the clamping element 7.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Fitting, tape

2

Flap, hinge flap

3

adjacent element, side part

4

ribbon eye

5

Glass element, wings

6

holding piece

7

clamping element

8th

fastener

9

recess

10

approach

11

well

12

threaded hole

13

lowering plane

14

cover

15

Side wall

16

cover

17

mounting plate

18

Handling device, inlet

Claims (6)

1. A glass panel having an adjustable fitting for fastening the glass panel (5) at an adjoining panel (3), a holding part (6) being non-positively and positively glued onto the outside of the glass panel (5) and a bracket (2) of the fitting (1) being adjustably clamped between a clamping element (7) and the holding part (6) respectively, an opening (9), formed as an oblong hole being provided in the bracket (2), into which at least one shoulder (10) formed at the holding part (6) or at the clamping element (7) engages with play, and fastening elements (8) being fastened to the holding part (6) or to the shoulder (10) which cooperate with threaded boreholes (12) of the clamping element (7), or threaded boreholes (12) are formed in the holding part (6) or in the shoulder (10) and boreholes (11) are formed in the clamping element (7) into which fastening elements (8) can be introduced such that the fastening elements (8) can be lowered in the clamping element (7) and can be covered flush with the surface, characterized in that the clamping element (7) presents sidewalls (15) which crown at least the bracket (2).
2. A glass panel having an adjustable fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that the shoulder (10) is formed separately.
3. A glass panel having an adjustable fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping element (7) presents manipulation means (18).
4. A glass panel having an adjustable fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that a cover (16) crowns at least the clamping element (7).
5. A glass panel having an adjustable fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that an angled mounting plate (17) is formed at the bracket (2).
6. A glass panel having an adjustable fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that the bracket is formed as a hinge strap (2), which is articulately connected to another hinge strap (2).

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