EP1165922A1

EP1165922A1 - Drive device for a sliding panel

Info

Publication number: EP1165922A1
Application number: EP99973315A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Julius Thurnher
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1998-12-10
Filing date: 1999-12-02
Publication date: 2002-01-02
Also published as: AT407067B; JP2002531737A; CA2353936A1; AU1365700A; US6481161B1; ATA207298A; WO2000034609A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a drive device (20) for a sliding panel (2) of a sliding window (1) or sliding door, comprising a spindle (24) which is rotationally mounted in fixed bearings (26, 27) and driven by a motor (22). On said spindle an axially mobile nut (28) is arranged which is prevented from rotating by a fixed guide element. The nut is connected in a driving manner to the sliding panel (2), for example via a driver (29). At least one mobile bearing part (34, 35), which is arranged between the fixed bearings (26, 27), can be freely displaced in an axial direction along the spindle (24) and is prevented from rotating so that it is moved by the spindle nut (28) when said nut is adjusted.

Description

Drive device for a sliding sash

The invention relates to a drive device for a sliding sash of a sliding window or a sliding door, with a spindle rotatably mounted in stationary bearings, driven by a motor, on which a spindle nut is axially adjustable, which is held in a rotationally fixed manner by a stationary guide and, e.g. via a driver with which the sliding sash is in drive connection.

The automatic opening and closing of sliding windows or doors is particularly desirable when the sliding sashes to be moved have large dimensions, have a large mass and / or a sluggish guide is provided for the sliding movement of the respective sliding sash. On the other hand, smooth-running guidance of manually operated sliding sashes often means that the respective sliding sash is pushed forward or backward too much when it is opened or closed by hand, so that it strikes with too much force against stops, such as a vertical stick frame profile.

In the not previously published older Austrian patent application A 307/98, a motor drive for sliding sashes was proposed, a rack on the underside of the respective sliding sash cooperating with a gearwheel that is stationary on a frame and is driven by an electric motor. Although this sliding leaf drive device is quite advantageous, it is sometimes not usable, since it is necessary to mount the gear in a central area of the respective sliding window or sliding door so that the associated sliding leaf moves over the gear into the open position can be. In this case, however, it is necessary for the gearwheel to pass through corresponding window frame parts in this central region, so that, for example, housing and sealing problems arise in the case of external sashes or external windows. A lateral attachment of the actual drive unit with respect to the sliding window or the sliding door would therefore be desirable. This would in itself be achievable with a drive device with a spindle, such as that is known from DE 2 819 424 A and DE 2 436 171 A in connection with sliding doors of vehicles etc. However, these known drive devices are provided on the top of hanging sliding door leaves, the spindle nut penetrated by the spindle being firmly connected to the respective sliding door leaf by means of a fork. These known drive devices are, however, not suitable or only poorly suited in tight spaces due to the complex constructions that take up a lot of space in these drive devices.

With regard to a space-saving, less massive design, it would be particularly desirable to be able to use comparatively weakly dimensioned drive spindles, which would be sufficient to achieve the desired sliding-wing feed movement if no weight loads are to be taken up by the spindle. Here, however, it has been shown that if the spindle is merely supported at the end, deflections and vibrations occur in its central area, so that not only is it no longer possible to take the sliding sash with the spindle nut, but also damage to the sliding sash-spindle arrangement occurs can. It should be borne in mind here that, for example, the sliding sashes of sliding windows can often have a width of 1.5 m or 2 m and more, so that the corresponding spindles must have lengths of 3 m or 4 m and more.

It is now the object of the invention to provide a sliding-leaf drive device of the type mentioned at the outset, which facilitates the use of comparatively weakly dimensioned spindles and their accommodation in the respective frame construction of the sliding door or the sliding window, nonetheless a bending or swinging of the spindle during operation is safely avoided.

The drive device according to the invention of the type mentioned at the outset is characterized in that at least one movable bearing part is arranged between the stationary bearings, which is axially freely movable along the spindle and is held against rotation, it being movable along with it when the spindle nut is adjusted.

With such training, there can always be more or less central area of the spindle or in the vicinity of the spindle nut, additional support or mounting of the spindle can be ensured by the movable bearing part, so that the rotating spindle is held against bending or swinging, especially in the critical area. As a result, the engagement of the driver on the spindle nut with the sliding wing to be driven can also be maintained, this engagement usually being formed by a simple stop which is now held quietly in contact with the associated part of the sliding wing instead of corresponding spindle vibrations to beat. The spindle passes through the movable bearing part freely, ie without thread engagement, so that the movable bearing part is freely displaceable on the spindle, and it is therefore simply moved by the spindle nut when it adjusts when it abuts against it. When the spindle nut is moved back, it can take the movable bearing part with it, for example via a train connection, for example via a pull rod or rail, in the manner of dragging.

An additionally improved support and securing of the spindle in the area of the spindle nut is achieved if at least one movable bearing part is provided on each side of the spindle nut. The total of at least two movable bearing parts for the distributed spindle support are present at a predetermined distance from one another, and when the spindle is driven and thus the spindle nut is adjusted, the latter takes one of the movable bearing parts with each other by sliding it forwards and the other movable bearing part is retightened , so that the described driving or co-adjustment is also ensured here. It is also advantageous to connect the movable bearing parts directly to one another instead of the spindle nut, so that the one bearing part that is pushed by the spindle nut always drags the other bearing part (s).

To connect the movable bearing parts, as already mentioned, pull rods can be provided, for example with end stops on the outside of the bearing parts or in a fixed connection with these, the pull rods engaging in bores in the bearing parts and possibly enforcing them. A particularly simple and space-saving, lightweight, however, efficient construction is obtained if the movable bearing parts are connected by at least one wire, cord or the like. flexible traction element.

Separate guide rods or guide rails can be provided for the movable bearing parts in order to secure them against rotation, but it is advantageous for a simple, additional component-free design if the movable bearing part (s) is block-shaped and is (are) slidably received in a guide channel of a horizontal profile guide rail of the stationary frame. In this embodiment, the movable bearing parts are thus accommodated directly in a profile guide rail of the stick frame of the sliding sash which is present per se - for guiding the sliding sash. In particular, in order to have to design the drive device only with regard to the horizontal adjustment movement of the sliding sash and to free it of any weight loads, the profile guide rail can absorb the entire weight of the sliding sash, and in this connection it is therefore particularly advantageous if the profile - Guide rail, in which the movable bearing parts are housed, is the lower guide rail of the stationary frame. The guide channel then expediently also receives the profile guide rail and the block-shaped spindle nut.

In this embodiment, the movable bearing parts and the spindle nut are thus arranged one after the other within the guide channel along the spindle, and in order to avoid a connection of the movable bearing parts via projections or the like protruding outward from the guide channel, it has proven to be particularly advantageous here, if the at least one tension element freely penetrates a bore in the spindle nut. Preferably, two wires, cords (or rods) are provided, which run on both sides of the spindle and pass through the spindle nut in order to reliably avoid any wedging of the re-tightened bearing part in the guide channel.

In the present spindle drive device, the spindle can be driven from one side of the sliding window or the sliding door, but the stick frame in a vertical, side frame part usually has little space for offers the accommodation of the drive motor. However, the space on the underside of the sliding window or sliding door is generally more favorable, and accordingly it is advantageous if the stick frame accommodates the motor in a recess in the lower part of the frame, which the motor via a toothed belt or a chain arranged in a side part of the frame Drives spindle.

For a particularly simple coupling of the sliding sash with the spindle nut, it has proven to be advantageous if the block-shaped spindle nut has a peg-shaped driver which protrudes through a slot-shaped longitudinal opening in the profile guide rail and engages with a profile surround of the sliding sash.

With regard to a durable, weather-resistant design, it is also advantageous if the movable bearing part (s) made of high-polymer plastic, such as Polyoxymethylene or polyamide, exists. It is also advantageous for guidance on the spindle if the movable bearing part (s) has (have) a reinforcement bearing sleeve, preferably made of metal, through which the spindle passes.

On the other hand, it is also advantageous for a stable design if the movable bearing part (s) consists of metal, preferably brass.

The invention is explained in more detail below on the basis of preferred exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawing, to which, however, it is not intended to be limited. In detail show:

Fig.l is a schematic view of a sliding window with spindle drive for the outer sliding sash;

2 shows a vertical section through part of such a sliding window, according to the line II-II in Fig.l;

3 shows the lower region (see arrow III) of this vertical section according to FIG. 2 on a larger scale;

4 schematically and not to scale a horizontal section through the sliding window, according to the line IV-IV in FIG. 2, with a spindle bearing slightly modified compared to FIG. 2;

5 shows a schematic view to illustrate the spindle drive or the spindle bearing; and 6 shows a schematic plan view of the drive device which corresponds to FIG. 5.

In Fig.l, a conventional sliding window, generally designated 1, is illustrated in a schematic view, two glass sliding sashes 2, 3 being shown, which are shown in the closed position, in which they overlap one another on inner, vertical edges, cf. also Fig. 2. The sliding window 1 shown is provided with a stationary frame 4, which is provided with a lower profile guide rail 5, an upper profile guide rail 6 and vertical side profiles 7, 8. These stationary profiles 5 to 8 are used in an actual window block 9, which is only indicated schematically, the individual rails 5, 6 and side profiles 7, 8 being screwed onto, for example, frame parts of the window frame 9 with the interposition of a seal (not shown), and they serve for guiding and storing the sliding sash 2, 3.

The lower guide rail 5 has, according to FIGS. 2 and 3, upright guide webs 10, 11 on which the respective glass sliding panels 2, 3 slide with their lower horizontal bordering or frame profiles 12, 13, hereinafter called profile borders. At the top (see Fig. 2), the sliding sash 2, 3 are guided in the upper guide rail 6. As can be seen from FIG. 2, there remains a vertical play on the upper side of the sliding sash 2, 3, which is necessary for the assembly, and to prevent a subsequent undesired lifting or tilting of the sliding sash 2, 3, a horizontal one The web of a plastic block 14 of the lower profile surrounds 12, 13 each has a locking catch 15 which is locked in place with the associated guide web 10 or 11 of the lower guide rail 5. For this purpose, this guide web 10 or 11 has unspecified, longitudinal recesses into which the respective locking catch 15 engages with its barbed lower ends, for example, so that it anchors the sliding sash 2 or 3 in this way the guide bar 10 or 11 allows. The locking catches 15, of course, slide along the respective guide web 10 or 11 in the longitudinal direction thereof, ie perpendicular to the plane of the drawing in FIGS. 2 and 3. and tilt protection is described in detail in the not pre-published older WO 99/32747, so that a further description may not be necessary here.

At the top, each sliding sash 2, 3 is guided in the upper guide rail 6 by webs 16, 17, which, moreover, are shown only schematically in FIG. 2 and are telescopically movable up and down sealing units 18, 19 on the end faces of the sliding sash 2 , 3, interact in the area overlapping one another in the closed position, as is further described in the older, not previously published WO 99/32753 A and therefore need not be explained further here.

To drive the outer sliding sash 2 according to the illustration in FIGS. 1 and 2, an electric drive device, generally designated 20 in FIGS. 1 and 2, is provided which contains an electric motor 22 arranged in the lower part of the frame 21 below the sliding window 1 , which can drive a toothed wheel 23 on a horizontal spindle 24 rotatably mounted gear or pinion 25. The spindle 24 is, as is shown schematically in Fig.l, near its ends in fixed, ie stationary bearings 26, 27 rotatably mounted, and on it sits a spindle nut 28, that is, for example, a block-shaped, with respect to the spindle 24 rotatably held and at Rotation of the spindle 24 along this axially adjustable driver part, which can take the outer, in Fig.l right sliding wing 2 in the arrow direction, as shown in Fig.l to the left via a particularly pin-shaped driver 29. For this purpose, the peg-shaped driver 29 projects into a recess 30, which is indicated very schematically in FIG. 5, on the underside of the border of the sliding leaf 2, for example the vertical profile border 31 of this outer sliding leaf 2 on the left in FIGS. 1 and 5, or preferably in the lower profile border 12 , s. 2, where an opening can be formed as a recess 30 for the pin driver 29 on the underside of this horizontal border profile 12, as can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3. The pin driver 29 can be formed by a metallic pin which is screwed or pressed into a bore on the top of the spindle nut 28. The spindle nut 28 itself can, on the other hand, consist of plastic in block form, but it expediently has, for example, a pressed-in or glued-in threaded sleeve, which passes through it horizontally and with which it is screwed onto the spindle 24 (which, for the sake of simplicity, is not shown in detail in the drawing and only in FIG. 3 is indicated schematically at 24 ').

The spindle 24 can have a left-hand thread or a right-hand thread, and it is expediently made of a non-rusting metal, e.g. Brass. In the area of the spindle nut 28, a conventional lubrication device, which is not illustrated in more detail, can also be provided, and a dirt deflector (not shown) is also expediently arranged in the area of the spindle 24.

Specifically, the peg-shaped driver 29 passes through a slot-shaped longitudinal opening 32 in the top of the lower horizontal guide rail 5, which is above a guide channel 33 formed in this guide rail 5 for the spindle nut 28. The peg-shaped driver 29 projects through this longitudinal opening 32 and is moved along this longitudinal opening 32 when the spindle nut 28 is adjusted, when the spindle 24 is rotated. To seal or repel dirt, this longitudinal opening 32 can be provided with flexible longitudinal sealing strips on both opening edges (not shown), which normally close the longitudinal opening 32 upwards, but deform locally elastically in order to pass through the peg-shaped driver 29 .

Since the spindle 24 can have a length of 3 m, 4 m or even more, but on the other hand should be dimensioned as weakly as possible for reasons of space and cost, the spindle 24 could oscillate or deflect without additional measures when the spindle 24 rotates rapidly, come especially in the middle area between the end stationary bearings 26, 27. Such a swing in this area would be particularly disadvantageous if the spindle nut 28 is currently located there, as shown in Fig.l. Therefore, in order to additionally support and support the spindle 24 in this area or in the vicinity of the spindle nut 28, but without hindering the spindle nut 28 during its drive movement (as shown in the direction of the arrow to the left in FIG. 1), 1, a freely movable additional bearing part 34 is provided on the spindle 24, which is penetrated freely by the spindle 24, ie without screw engagement, but which supports and holds the spindle 24 with respect to radial deflection movements. In the embodiment according to FIG. 1, as mentioned, only one such movable bearing part 34 is provided, namely to the left of the spindle nut 28 in the exemplary embodiment shown, but preferably two such movable bearing parts 34, 35 are arranged, as shown in FIG to 6 is illustrated; In this case, a movable bearing part 34 or 35 is attached to one or the other side of the spindle nut 28.

The movable bearing part 34 or the movable bearing parts 34, 35 (more than two can also be provided) similarly move support lunettes along the spindle 24 when the spindle nut 28 is adjusted and takes it along, and they support the spindle 24 and relieve the load the spindle nut 28 with regard to any support reaction forces.

5 and 6, the two movable bearing parts 34, 35 are connected to one another by two lateral tension elements 36, 37 in the form of wires, cords or the like, possibly also rods.

In the case of the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the spindle nut 28 can be connected to the one movable bearing part 34 via corresponding tension elements (not shown in more detail), so that it can be pulled to the right behind it during a closing movement as shown in FIG. 1 . When the spindle nut 28 moves to the left, however, in the embodiment according to FIG. 1, the spindle nut 28 pushes the movable bearing part 3 _{4 in} front of it. As mentioned, a wire or a cord, that is to say a flexible tension element, can also be provided as the connection or tension element in the case of FIG. 1, it also being conceivable to determine the length of the tension element in such a way that when the movable bearing part 34 is dragged along a distance between this and the spindle nut 28 (ie when moving to the right in Fig.l) is maintained.

Such a distance exists in a comparable manner in the embodiment according to FIGS. 4 to 6 between the two movable bearing parts 34, 35, and the two tension elements 36, 37 are, even if they are designed as flexible elements (wire, cord), practically always kept taut when the spindle nut 28 pushes one or the other movable bearing part 3 ₄ or 35 in front of it. The tension elements 36, 37 run through bores or lateral, groove-like longitudinal recesses 38 in the spindle nut 28 (see FIG. 5).

For example, if the outer sliding sash 2 is to be moved into the open position, as shown in the drawing to the left, the spindle 24 is driven in a rotating manner such that the spindle nut 28 begins to move to the left in the direction of the arrow. In the embodiment according to FIG. 1, it immediately pushes the one movable bearing part 34 in front of it, this bearing part 34 supporting and supporting the spindle 24 in a position immediately adjacent to this spindle nut 28. In the embodiment according to FIGS. 4 to 6, the spindle nut 28 runs against the left movable bearing part 34 after a short time, as shown in FIG. 6 with a dash-dotted line, and from this point in time the spindle nut 28 pushes in the left movable bearing part 34 the movement to the left in front of you until, for example, the left end position shown in broken lines in FIG. 6 is reached, in which the sliding sash 2 (see FIG. 4 or 5) is in the open position. If the sliding sash 2 is then to be moved back into the right closed position, the spindle nut 28 is driven in the opposite direction of rotation, so that it is moved to the right, after a short time runs up against the right movable bearing part 35 and then pushes it in front of itself, until the closed position of the sliding sash 2 is reached. This position is shown with solid lines with respect to spindle nut 28 and movable bearing parts 34, 35 in FIG. During this movement into the closed position, that is to the right according to the drawing, the right movable bearing part 35 pulls the left movable bearing part 34 behind it via the pulling elements 36, 37.

As can be seen, the present drive device 20 can be accommodated in an extremely space-saving manner in the stationary stick frame area on the underside of the sliding window (or also a sliding door), and it also hinders the other functions, in particular in the area of the outer sliding wing 2, not because the spindle 24 is driven from the side of the sliding window 1 or the sliding door via the gearwheel 25. As a result, for example, the attachment of a rain protection angle 39 in the region of the window sill is completely unproblematic, and there are also no other problems with regard to tightness. Any rainwater that penetrates into the guide channel 33 can be drained from there downwards and outwards, towards the angle 39, in a conventional manner.

The drive device 20 described with the spindle 24 is particularly advantageously suitable for a sliding window or sliding door configuration with automatic cleaning, for example a stationary cleaning bar 40 (for cleaning the sliding leaf 2) and one attached to the inner end face of the outer sliding leaf 2 movable cleaning bar 41 (the latter for cleaning the inner sliding wing 3) can be provided, cf. Fig. 4. Such a cleaning device is described per se in the older, not previously published WO A (PCT / AT99 / 00218) and therefore need not be described in more detail here.

The spindle 24 can be used with the bearing parts 34, 35 and the spindle nut 28 without any problems from the end face of the lower guide rail 5 in its guide channel 33, but it is also conceivable to guide the guide channel 33 at the top by a removable cover strip (in which then the aforementioned slot-shaped longitudinal opening 32) to complete, this cover strip can be removed so that the spindle unit with the bearing parts 34, 35 and the spindle nut 28 can be easily removed upwards out of the guide rail 5, for example in order to maintain or replace it. FIG. 3 shows a design in which the lower profile guide rail 5 is formed by a composite profile with metal profiles 42, 43 and a plastic profile 44 connecting them, which together define the guide channel 33; the latter is partially covered on the top by a snap-on cover profile strip 45, which leaves the gap 32 free for the driver 29.

The present electric drive device 20 can also be provided in a manner known per se with limit switches, such as, for example, microswitches, switch contacts or similar sensors. if also light barriers, work together to automatically switch off the motor 22 when the respective end position of the driven sliding leaf 2 is reached. Such limit switches are not illustrated in the drawing for the sake of simplicity.

In the drawing, an embodiment of a sliding window 1 is shown schematically, in which only one outer sliding wing 2 is driven. In itself, however, it is of course also conceivable to drive both sliding sashes 2, 3 or, instead of driving the outer sliding sash 2, only the inner sliding sash 3. With regard to the cleaning mentioned above, however, it has proven to be particularly expedient if the outer sliding leaf 2 is driven and if cleaning strips 40, 41 are attached as mentioned.

The bearing parts 34, 35 and the spindle nut 28 are preferably made of plastic blocks, e.g. made of POM or polyamide. If necessary, as illustrated schematically in FIG. 6 at 35 ', a reinforcing bearing sleeve made of metal, e.g. Brass, used, in particular pressed or cast.

Claims

Patent claims:

1. Drive device (20) for a sliding sash (2) of a sliding window (1) or a sliding door, with a spindle (24) rotatably mounted in stationary bearings (26, 27) and driven by a motor (22), on which a spindle nut (28) is arranged axially adjustable, which is held in a rotationally fixed manner by a stationary guide and, for example Via a driver (29) with which the sliding sash (1) is in a drive connection, characterized in that at least one movable bearing part (34, 35) is arranged between the stationary bearings (26, 27) and axially along the spindle (24) is freely movable and is held against twisting, wherein it can be moved by the spindle nut (28) when it is adjusted.

2. Drive device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one movable bearing part (34, 35) is provided on each side of each spindle nut (28).

3. Drive device according to claim 2, characterized in that the movable bearing parts (34, 35) are interconnected.

4. Drive device according to claim 3, characterized in that the movable bearing parts (34, 35) by at least one flexible tension element (36, 37), such as a wire, a cord or the like. Are connected.

5. Drive device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the movable bearing part or the movable bearing parts (34, 35) is block-shaped and in a guide channel (33) of a horizontal profile guide rail (5) of the stationary frame (9) is / are smoothly recorded.

6. Drive device according to claim 5, characterized in that the profile guide rail (5) is the lower guide rail of the stationary frame.

7. Drive device according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the guide channel (33) of the profile guide rail (5) also receives the block-shaped spindle nut (28).

8. Drive device according to claim 7 and claim 4, characterized in that the at least one tension element (36, 37) freely penetrates a bore or longitudinal recess (38) in the spindle nut (28).

9. Drive device according to one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the stick frame (9) in a recess in the lower frame part (21) receives the motor (22) via a toothed belt arranged in a side frame part (23) or one Chain drives the spindle (24).

10. Drive device according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the block-shaped spindle nut (28) has a peg-shaped driver (29) which projects through a slot-shaped longitudinal opening (32) of the profile guide rail (5) and with a profile Binding (12) of the sliding sash (2) is engaged.

11. Drive device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the movable bearing part or the movable bearing parts (34, 35) made of high polymer plastic, such as. Polyoxymethylene or polyamide.

12. Drive device according to claim 12, characterized in that the movable bearing part or the movable bearing parts (34, 35) has a reinforcement bearing sleeve (35 '), preferably made of metal, penetrated by the spindle (24).

13. Drive device according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the movable bearing part or the movable bearing parts consists of metal, preferably brass.