EP1153188B1 - Sliding panel comprising several wall elements that can be displaced laterally - Google Patents

Abstract

A movable partition system with a plurality of wall elements that are suspended from a guide rail and can be laterally moved to form a wall to close a space in a building. One of the wall elements is realized in the form of a door that can be operatively connected to a door closer that is mounted in a stationary manner to the guide rail. When the wall elements are moved to a closed position, the door is engaged with the door closer so as to pivot the door. When the wall elements are moved out of the closed position, the door is disengaged from the door closer. In addition, the door is prevented from pivoting by a rocker arm during movement of the wall elements, which rocker arm is rotated out of the way of the door when the wall elements are in the closed position to permit pivoting of the door.

Description

The invention relates to a sliding wall with a plurality of laterally displaceable, guided by means of rollers in a slide wall elements, of which at least one wall element is designed as an actuatable by an automatic drive or door closer door element.

In such a z. B. from the EP 0 601 326 B1 known, in the ground-level area not guided sliding door of the door element associated door closer is hidden within a frame construction of the door element in its upper, horizontally extending profile installed so that only its pointing to the floor drive axle protrudes from the frame structure and a transverse coupling pin with the facing Fitting the door element can be connected.

In this way, the standing in constant operative connection with the door element door closer with the wall element of the further wall elements comprehensive sliding wall is moved in their displacement.

Such a construction is complicated, since in particular the support of the applied torque from the door closer to the sliding on rollers suspension of the door element is difficult, especially since each wall or door element for moving has its own drive.

Furthermore, the weight of the door elements to be moved and thus their mass inertia is increased, which is unfavorable for the displacement operations.

The known training is therefore expensive.

From the DE 24 10 623 A1 a sliding wall has become known whose individual wall elements are guided at the top and bottom and can be transferred via a common drive by folding into the open and / or closed position.

In such a sliding wall only a complete opening or closing of the building opening is possible. In particular, in the cold season, it is desirable that when the sliding wall closed at least one wall element autonomous, z. B. as a swing door, open or close.

The FR 2 650 620 A1 is a sliding wall system according to the preamble of claim 1 for garages known in which system a door both along a slide rail as well as in a position of a fixedly mounted on a wall rotary leaf drive up and can be pivoted. The door has an upstanding, fixed to the door mounted pin. In a method of the door leaf from the sphere of action of the vane drive out of the pin enters a stationarily arranged guide rail. The guide rail prevents over the pin that the door can be opened.

The invention has for its object to provide a new design and training of a sliding wall with a plurality of wall elements with a simpler structure, of which at least one wall element is designed as operable by a door closer door element.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claim 1, wherein an automatic swing door drive or door closer is fixedly arranged with respect to the sliding wall elements of the sliding wall, and wherein a located between the swing door drive / door closer and door element actuating means as when moving the wall elements selbstätig effective or ineffective expectant linkage is formed and and wherein a locking member is provided, by means of which the door element is held when moving in the sliding position and released during transfer to the active position with the revolving door drive or the door closer. The locking member is formed as a spring-loaded rocker, which is assigned to the wall element serving as a door element. The rocker is assigned a stationary stop as an actuator.

Further features of the invention will become apparent from the dependent claims.

Due to the fixed attachment of the designed as a controllable door closer drive device for opening and closing the door element a vibration-free operation of the associated drive motor and its transmission parts and the transmission linkage is achieved, which is extremely favorable for the reliable operation over long periods of operation.

Furthermore, the suspensions of serving as door elements wall elements are relieved, since the weight of the drive device can now be accommodated building safe. This improves the smoothness of the sliding wall, since now all wall elements have approximately equal masses. The support of the torque applied by the door closer when opening and closing the door element designed as a wall element is now easy and secure building, which also has a beneficial effect on the reliability. In addition, the supply of the drive device, which can operate both electromechanically and electro-hydraulically, with electrical energy is essentially easier.

The inventive design of the drive device also allows easy retrofitting to existing sliding walls.

The invention is described below with reference to an embodiment shown more or less schematically in the drawing.

Figur 1:

eine Ansicht einer von einer mehrere Wandelemente umfassenden Schiebewand verschließbaren Gebäudeöffnung in der Schließstellung mit der erfindungsgemäßen Antriebsvorrichtung für ein als Türelement ausgebildetes Wandelement.

Figur 2:

Die Ansicht nach Fig. 1 beim Überführen der Schiebewand in die Offenstellung.

Figur 3:

Einen die Antriebsvorrichtung umfassenden Ausschnitt der Ansicht nach Fig. 1 in vergrößertem Maßstab.

Figur 4:

Einen Schnitt gemäß der Linie IV-IV in Fig. 3.

In detail show:

FIG. 1:

a view of one of a plurality of wall elements comprehensive sliding wall closable building opening in the closed position with the drive device according to the invention for a trained as a door element wall element.

FIG. 2:

The view after Fig. 1 when transferring the sliding wall in the open position.

FIG. 3:

A comprehensive view of the drive device section Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 4:

A section according to the line IV-IV in Fig. 3 ,

A sliding wall 10 includes, like the Fig. 1 and 2 show, a plurality of laterally displaceably arranged wall elements 12/1 to 12 / n, whose upper edges are each covered by a support section 14 and the lower edges of a cover 15, if they are designed as all-glass elements. The support profiles 14 have support bolts 17, via which the wall elements 12/1 to 12 / n are each connected in height-adjustable manner to a drive carriage 23 guided in a slide rail 20 by means of rollers 21 and guide rollers 22. Each drive carriage 23 has a drive motor, not shown here, by means of which each wall element along the slide rail 20 is displaceable. The slide rail 20 is connected to the ceiling of the space to be closed by means of the sliding wall 10 fixed to the building. It is also possible to couple the wall elements 12/1 to 12 / n with each other and to move by a drive.

This in Fig. 1 only indicated building is generally designated by a reference numeral 12.

At the mutually facing longitudinal edges of the individual wall elements 12/1 to 12 / n fittings 25 are provided, via which the wall elements 12/1 to 12 / n are hinged together. Furthermore, fittings 25/1 are formed between the wall elements 12/2 and 12/3 as rotary fittings, which allow in a manner to be described pivoting of a wall element formed as a door element 12/2, including serving as a door opener, controllable, fixedly arranged drive 30th serves. The slide rail 20 is associated with a frame profile 27 - see. Fig. 4 - Over which the slide rail 20 and the support bolts 17 are covered from the visible side.

For the purpose of forming the wall element 12/2 as a door element (rotary wing), the associated support section 14 is designed in two parts and includes identical sub-profiles 14/1 and 14/2; see. especially Fig. 4 ,

The upper support section 14/2 is connected via the support pin 17 with the associated drive carriage 23, while the lower part profile 14/1 comprises the upper edge of serving as a door element wall element 12/2. The upper part profile 14/2 is connected by means of the fittings 25 with the wall elements 12/1 and 12/3, so these fittings secure the mutual connection of all wall elements 12/1 to 12 / n. The upper part profile 14/2 is also a fixed stop 28 (see. Fig. 4 Assigned to the closed wall of the sliding wall 10 serving as a door element wall element 12/2 with its partial profile 14/1 fits snugly.

Furthermore, the upper part of profile 14/2 carries a rotatably mounted lever arm or rocker 29, as particularly clear Fig. 4 can be seen, the under spring load at rest according to Fig. 2 with its end portion 29/1 in front of the lower part profile 14/1 of serving as a door element Wall element 12/2 is located and thus this holds in the sliding wall level.

The lower part profile 14/1 is connected via the one rotary fitting 25/1 with the adjacent wall element 12/3, while the second rotary fitting 25/1 attacks in the lower region of this wall element.

The already mentioned drive 30 is fixedly attached to the frame profile 27 in the areas of serving as a door element wall element 12/2, and that at the location of this wall element with a closed sliding wall - see. Fig.1 - occupies. In this area, a slide rail 32 of the drive 30 associated sliding rail linkage is attached to the lower part profile 14/1 of the wall element 12/2, the Gleitschienenarm 33 sits on a drive axle 35 of the drive 30 and in the closed state of the sliding wall by means of a pin 37 in the slide rail 32 intervenes, like this Fig. 4 clearly shows.

Finally, the rocker 29 is associated with a fixed stop 38, which is fixed to the frame profile 27 in the areas of serving in the door element wall element 12/2 and in the displacement of 14.2 connected to the upper part profile rocker 29 protrudes.

The operation of the device described is the following:

At the in Fig. 1 illustrated closed position of the sliding wall, the drive 30 engages with the Gleitschienenarm 33 via the pin 37 in the slide rail 32 and is thus in operative connection with the serving as a door element wall element 12/2, via the rotary fittings 25/1 on the wall element 12/3 is hinged pivotally. At the same time, the rocker 29 has been pivoted into its inoperative position via a stationary stop 38 - cf. Fig. 4 -, So that the wall element 12/2 opened and closed as a door element via the drive 30 in a known manner can be. For this purpose, not shown, as not belonging to the invention, sensor control available, as described for example in the company brochure "Automatic Rotary Vane Drive", DORMA ED 300 and shown.

If the sliding wall with closed wall element 12/2, which can be ensured by a sensor control, also not shown, moved by means of the drive carriage 23 in the open position, as partially in Fig. 2 is shown, rocker slide 29 and Gleitschienenarm 33 from their in Fig. 1 positions shown. The rocker 29 locks in this case over its end portion 29/1, which lays in front of the profile part 14/1, any pivotal movement of serving as a door element wall element 12/2. In addition, the drive 30 is ineffective due to the exit of the pin 37 from the slide rail 32nd

The wall elements 12/1 to 12 / n of the sliding wall 10 are thus now virtually rigid and can be moved in the usual way by means of their drive carriage 23 in their parking position, so that the previously covered by the sliding wall 10 building opening is exposed. When moving the sliding wall 10 in the closed position, as in Fig. 1 shown; on the other hand, the in Fig. 4 shown active state of the device described automatically reached again, since the pin 37 of the slide rail arm 33 engages in the slide rail 32 and the spring-loaded rocker 29 is pivoted about the stationary stop 38 in its inoperative position, the drive is operational again.

Of course, the drive 30 can be assigned to any or all wall elements of the sliding wall 10, without thereby leaving the inventive idea of the automatic coupling and decoupling.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

sliding partition

12

building

12/1 - 12 / n

wall elements

14

support section

14/1, 14/2

subprofiles

15

Cover

17

support bolts

20

slide

21

castors

22

guide rollers

23

drive carriage

25

Forged

1.25

Forged

27

frame profile

28

attack

29

seesaw

1.29

end

30

drive

32

slide

33

Gleitschienenarm

35

drive axle

37

spigot

38

attack

Claims (5)

1. A sliding wall (10) with several laterally displaceable wall elements (12/1 to 12/n) guided by means of rollers (21) in a carrying profile (14), at least one of the wall elements (12/2) being executed as a door element operable as a swing leaf by means of a stationarily disposed drive (30) associated to the sliding wall, wherein

   • the drive (30) is configured as a swing door operator or as a door closer,

   • an actuation means, located between the drive (30) and the at least one wall element (12/2), is configured as a rod assembly (32, 33, 37) which becomes automatically operative, respectively inoperative when displacing the wall elements, and

   • a blocking member (29), associated to the sliding wall, is provided by means of which the at least one wall element (12/2), when being displaced, is maintained in a resting position and is released when being conveyed into an operative position with the drive (30),

   characterized in that

   • in the resting position, the at least one wall element (12/2) is closed, and

   • the blocking member is configured as a rocker (29) stationarily mounted to the at least one wall element (12/2), wherein

   - a stationary abutment (38) is associated to the rocker (29) as an actuating member, and

   - the stationary abutment (38) protrudes into a displacement path of the rocker (29) such that the rocker (29), in a closed position of the sliding wall (10), is pivoted into an inoperative position via the stationary abutment (38) such that the at least one wall element (12/2) can be opened and closed via the drive (30).
2. A sliding wall (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the actuation means, located between the drive (30) and the at least one wall element (12/2), is configured as a slide arm assembly, the slide channel (32) thereof being associated to the at least one wall element (12/2) and the slide channel arm (33) thereof being associated to the drive (30).
3. A sliding wall (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the at least one wall element (12/2) is pivotably articulated at an adjacent wall element (12/3) by means of hinges (25/1) and presents a carrying profile (14/1, 14/2) executed in two parts, the partial profiles (14/1 and 14/2) thereof being rotatably movable with regard to each other and, in the parallel oriented displacement position, they are supported and are blockable, a lower partial profile (14/1) thereof being associated to the at least one wall element (12/2) and an upper partial element (14/2) being associated to the drive slide (23) suspended in the slide channel (20).
4. A sliding wall (10) according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one wall element (12/2) is releasably held in the pivotable position aligned with the other wall elements (12/1 to 12/n), between an abutment (28) of the upper partial profile (14/2) fixed to the profile and the rocker (29), which is in its operative position.
5. A sliding wall according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rotatably movable rocker (29) is resiliently held in the resting position.

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