EP1223293B1 - External door for access to a garage - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to an outer door for use as access to a garage according to the preamble of claim 1.

Such doors are for example as a garage door to the same side doors on the market. In the market located side doors to garage doors have a frame as a frame for anchoring the side door in a wall opening. Such frames are a closed frame made of metal profiles, which have a central portion engaging in the reveal opening, an outer portion engaging with the wall opening boundary, and an inner portion serving as a stop for the door. Since such side doors should be designed to be identical to a garage door, the door leaf of such side doors is usually similar to a garage door constructed. For example, so-called Berry® gates are on the market, the rigid door leaves pivot in the whole from a substantially vertical closed position in a substantially horizontal opening position. The door leaf of such Berry® doors consists of a door leaf frame made of metal profiles and a filling inserted therein. The builder can choose the filling from an assortment himself. The same structure then have corresponding side doors to such Berry® gates. The door leaves are constructed of a door leaf frame with therein or mounted door panel. The door panel usually has a smaller thickness than the door leaf frame, so that the outer dimensions of the door are essentially determined by the door leaf frame. In this way, the same frame and the same frames can be used for all different door leaf fillings.

As mentioned above, have the Zargenholme stop profile areas with sealing strips against which the door leaf strikes in the door closing state. The stop takes place at the running parallel to the door leaf sides of the door leaf frame.

The GB-A-2119428 discloses an outer door having a frame and a door leaf attached to the frame so as to be pivotable for opening into the interior of the space to be closed. The frame has frame beams formed by metal profiles. The door leaf is formed of a metal sheet assembled door leaf frame, in or on which a tabular door leaf filling is attached. In an inward opening door operation a weather protection strip is provided on a lower horizontal Türblattrahmenholm to protect the lower door gap against the ingress of rainwater. The weather protection strip absorbs the precipitation flowing from the door panel and discharges it in the direction of the weather-facing area outside the door opening to be closed.

The object of the invention is to provide an outer door of the type mentioned, which is easy to use as an inwardly pivoting outer door, in which the precipitate is reliably dissipated and in which a flexible design of the door panel is possible.

This object is achieved by an outer door with the features of the appended claim 1.

With the measure according to the invention, when the outer door is mounted in such a manner that the door leaf opens inwards into the garage, precipitation runs down the door leaf filling into the interior of the garage. At the same time, the use of different door panels is made possible.

Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

The invention is in principle also applicable to a designed as a wicket door in a garage door leaf outer door. In this case, the frame would be part of the garage door leaf. Preferably, however, the outer door according to the invention is designed as a side door for use next to a garage door, wherein the frame is then formed as a frame for anchoring the outer door in the wall opening.

To dissipate precipitation, the weather strip is attached to the lower horizontal Torblattrahmenholm. From this it extends according to a preferred embodiment of the invention with the door closed on the weather-exposed side beyond a doorstep. The precipitation is thus on the weather-exposed side - ie usually the outside - passed beyond the threshold. In this case, the weather or precipitation protection strip - for example, in a flexible design - be formed with its lower edge lower than the upper edge of the door sill. But it is also sufficient if the weather strip above the threshold, but ends up offset from this outward. Precipitation then flows from the weather strip into the area outside the threshold and can no longer flow into the interior of the garage due to the upwardly protruding door threshold. The threshold can be formed, for example, by the lower horizontal frame rail and / or by a lower sealing strip provided thereon. Such a lower sealing strip is fastened, for example, on the lower frame spar and protrudes from it to form the threshold above. In a preferred embodiment, a sealing strip for forming the door threshold is attached to the outer edge of the lower frame spar.

The door leaf frame is further formed on its peripheral sides, but at least on its lower side at the bottom, with an extending in the circumferential direction elevation. The door leaf sill forming sealing strip is particularly effective against the ingress of moisture, when this sealing strip is arranged in the vicinity of such a survey in the door closing state parallel to this. For example, the lower sealing strip could rest against the survey, but it is sufficient, as to such outer doors for garages usually no major demands on tightness or heat protection are made even when through the door sill of the lower door gap z. B. only narrowed but not interrupted.

The door according to the invention and / or its door leaf is symmetrical in a preferred embodiment with respect to the horizontal center line. This has the advantage that the door leaf is optionally usable with an inner or outer stop or alternatively also on the left or right of the frame frame can be stopped. In a preferred embodiment, the outer door according to the invention can be set up and / or mounted optionally for operation with the door leaf pivoting inwards or outwards.

In such an embodiment, the lower frame spar or both horizontal frame members of the frame is arranged completely and / or partially removable on the frame. For this purpose, a predetermined breaking point for breaking off the stop profile area is provided in a further preferred embodiment. The remainder of the frame spar continues to stabilize the frame. The above-mentioned sealing strip can then on the outside directionally directed edge of the remaining part of the lower frame Holmes are plugged.

The lower frame spar is preferably selectively attached to the frame, for example, welded. By removing the punctiform attachment - for example, drilling the welds - the lower frame spar can then be easily removed from the frame to remove the lower stop profile area, if in the floor area on site no lower frame rail desired, for example, no door sill is desired.

The weather strip is preferably in cross-section L-shaped. The angle between the L-profile webs is preferably blunt. Thus, the weather strip with one of the L-profile legs can be attached to the lower door leaf frame spar, the other L-profile legs obliquely downwards and outwards to divert the precipitate from the door leaf.

To secure the weather strip a (narrow) gap is left in the door leaf between the door leaf frame and the lower edge of the door panel, which is penetrated by the weather protection strip, for example by the above-mentioned L-profile legs in L-profile design. For attaching the weather strip different techniques are possible, they could for example be screwed or glued. For a simple permanent attachment but preferably a clamping device is provided which secures the weather protection strip on the door leaf frame. This clamping device is preferably mounted on a web which is formed on the lower door leaf frame spar. For this purpose, a web abstrebender anyway on each Türblattrahmenholm the door leaf center, which serves for the attachment of the door leaf filling can be used. The clamping device preferably has at least one clip. The clip is made of metal, for example. It is preferably provided with barb elements which resist loosening of the clip, for example from the above-mentioned web.

It is particularly preferred if the clamp is designed with a clamping region and two differently configured fixing sections for fixing the weather protection strip. The clamping region may for example be formed substantially U-shaped. The different design of Fixierabschnitte serve to adapt to different door leaf fillings. For example, there are door panels with vertical or sloping beads. Such door panels leave enough space, leaving the weather strip farther away from its edge is broadly detectable. On the other hand, there are cassette-like door panels without beads. To stabilize such cartridge fillings they are often bent U-shaped at the edge. The second fixation section could be designed to be pointed for adaptation, so that even a bent edge can be pierced in order to detect the weather protection strip underneath. According to the smaller space available in such cassette fillings, the free end of the second section is located closer to the clamping area than the free end of the first section, which is preferably provided with a substantially flat edge area, around the weather strip in door panels with vertical or oblique beads broader to capture.

The weather protection strip itself preferably has at its edge provided for attachment to a fixation improving training. This is formed for example by a bead, which can be engaged behind by one of the two sections. If the two sections are arranged differently far from the clamping area in order to adapt to different space conditions with different door panels, two beads or other detection formations (nubs, grooves,...) Are preferably provided which can each be detected and / or engaged behind by a corresponding section ,

The side door is preferably used as part of a garage closure system comprising the side door and a garage door designed to be the same as the side door.

Fig. 1

eine Draufsicht auf eine als Zugang zu einer Garage verwendbare Außentür mit Rechtsanschlag;

Fig. 2

eine Ansicht vergleichbar Fig. 1 auf eine Außentür mit Linksanschlag;

Fig. 3 - 6

geschnittene Draufsichten auf Außentüren in verschiedenen Anschlagsar- ten;

Fig. 7

eine perspektivische Innenansicht einer Außentür mit Rechtsanschlag und nach innen öffnendem Türblatt (Innenanschlag);

Fig. 8

eine teilweise geschnittene perspektivische Ansicht auf einen vertikalen Rahmenholm der Außentür von Fig. 7, befestigt am Mauerwerk;

Fig. 9

eine teilweise geschnittene perspektivische Darstellung des in Fig. 7 mit IX gekennzeichneten unteren Bereichs der Außentür von Fig. 7.

Fig. 10

eine perspektivische, teilweise weggeschnittene Außenansicht einer Außen- tür als Zugang zu einer Garage mit Rechtsanschlag und in das Garagenin- nere hinein öffnenden links angeschlagenem Türblatt (Innenanschlag);

Fig. 11

einen Schnitt durch den mit "X" gekennzeichneten unteren Bereich der Au- ßentür von Fig. 10 in einer ersten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 12

einen Schnitt durch den mit "X" gekennzeichneten unteren Bereich der Au- ßentür von Fig. 10 in einer zweiten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 13

einen Schnitt durch den mit "X" gekennzeichneten unteren Bereich der Au- ßentür von Fig. 10 in einer dritten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 14

eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Außentür mit Rechtsanschlag und nach innen öffnenden Türblatt (Innenanschlag), deren unterer Bereich gemäß der dritten Ausführungsform von Fig. 13 ausgebildet ist;

Fig. 15 - 16

teilweise geschnittene perspektivische Darstellungen der rechten unteren Ecke der Tür (Fig. 15) gemäß Fig. 1 und deren Zarge (Fig. 16) im Zuge ei- nes Umrüstens des unteren Türbereichs gemäß Detail X von Fig. 10 auf dessen erste Ausführungsform, wie sie in Fig. 11 gezeigt ist;

Fig. 17-19

verschiedene Ansichten auf die rechte untere Ecke der Tür bei der Umrüs- tung des unteren Türbereiches "X" auf dessen in Fig. 12 gezeigte zweite Ausführungsform;

Fig.20

eine perspektivische Ansicht auf ein werkseitig geliefertes Kunststoffprofil, das in zwei Teile aufspaltbar ist, von denen eines als untere Dichtleiste (Türschwelle) und das andere als Witterungsschutzleiste verwendbar ist;

Fig.21

den Zuschnitt der unteren Dichtleiste;

Fig. 22

eine perspektivische Ansicht auf den unteren Türbereich "X" bei der Mon- tage der Dichtleiste zum Herstellen der dritten Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 13;

Fig.23

eine teilweise geschnittene perspektivische Darstellung der rechten unteren Türecke in der dritten Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 13 vor dem Einbetonie- ren;

Fig. 24

das Anpassen der Witterungsschutzleiste;

Fig. 25

der Zuschnitt der Witterungsleiste;

Fig. 26

Vorderansichten auf vier Türblätter mit verschiedenen, jeweils Längs- oder Schrägsicken aufweisenden Türfüllungen;

Fig. 27-29

verschiedene Stadien zur Fixierung der Witterungsschutzleiste bei den in Fig. 26 gezeigten Türblatttypen;

Fig. 30

Vorderansichten weiterer vier Türblatttypen mit unterschiedlichen Türfül- lungen (Kastenfüllungen); und

Fig. 31-33

verschiedene Stadien zur Fixierung der Witterungsschutzleiste bei den in Fig. 30 gezeigten Türblatttypen.

Embodiments of the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It shows:

Fig. 1

a plan view of usable as access to a garage outside door with right stop;

Fig. 2

a view comparable Fig. 1 on an outside door with left stop;

Fig. 3 - 6

sectional plan views of exterior doors in different types of attacks;

Fig. 7

an interior perspective view of an outer door with right stop and inward-opening door leaf (inner stop);

Fig. 8

a partially cutaway perspective view of a vertical frame spar of the outer door of Fig. 7 , attached to the masonry;

Fig. 9

a partially cutaway perspective view of the in Fig. 7 with IX marked lower area of the outer door of Fig. 7 ,

Fig. 10

a perspective, partially cutaway outside view of an exterior door as access to a garage with right stop and in the garage inside open in the left hinged door leaf (inner stop);

Fig. 11

a section through the lower area of the outer door marked "X" of FIG Fig. 10 in a first embodiment;

Fig. 12

a section through the lower area of the outer door marked "X" of FIG Fig. 10 in a second embodiment;

Fig. 13

a section through the lower area of the outer door marked "X" of FIG Fig. 10 in a third embodiment;

Fig. 14

a perspective view of an outer door with right stop and inwardly opening door leaf (inner stopper), whose lower portion according to the third embodiment of Fig. 13 is trained;

Fig. 15 - 16

partially cutaway perspective views of the lower right corner of the door ( Fig. 15 ) according to Fig. 1 and its frame ( Fig. 16 ) in the course of a conversion of the lower door area according to detail X of Fig. 10 in its first embodiment, as in Fig. 11 is shown;

Fig. 17-19

different views on the lower right corner of the door when refitting the lower door area "X" on its in Fig. 12 shown second embodiment;

fig.20

a perspective view of a factory supplied plastic profile, which can be split into two parts, one of which is used as a lower sealing strip (door sill) and the other as a weather strip;

Figure 21

the blank of the lower sealing strip;

Fig. 22

a perspective view of the lower door area "X" in the assembly of the sealing strip for producing the third embodiment according to Fig. 13 ;

Figure 23

a partially cutaway perspective view of the lower right corner of the door in the third embodiment according to Fig. 13 before setting in concrete;

Fig. 24

adjusting the weather protection strip;

Fig. 25

the cutting of the weather strip;

Fig. 26

Front views of four door leaves with different, each longitudinal or oblique beads having door panels;

Fig. 27-29

various stages for fixing the weather strip at the in Fig. 26 shown door leaf types;

Fig. 30

Front views of a further four door leaf types with different door fillings (box fillings); and

Fig. 31-33

various stages for fixing the weather strip at the in Fig. 30 shown door leaf types.

In the Fig. 1 and 2 are each plan views of each intended for use as a second access next to a garage door outer doors, which are referred to as side doors 1, hereinafter. The side doors 1 each have a frame in the form of a frame 2 and a hinged therein hinged door leaf 4. The frame 2 is anchored by means of fastening anchor 5 to a masonry. The fastening anchors 5 and their assembly are more precisely in the DE 199 392 05 A1 described, to which reference is made in full. In this document, the various mounting options for anchoring the frame 2 are described.

The door leaf 4 has, as for example, explained in more detail later Fig. 9 shows a door leaf frame 6 formed from metal profiles and a door panel 7 fixed therein. The door panel 7 is tabular and formed of sheet metal, wood or the like. The side door 1 is formed in most embodiments with respect to their horizontal center line M symmetrical, except for the not interesting here lock and handle fitting. In the presentation according to Fig. 1 the door leaf 4 is hinged with its hinges on the right right vertical frame spar 8.

In the presentation according to Fig. 2 the door leaf 4 is rotated about its central normal to the door leaf level by 180 ° and posted left on the left vertical frame rail 9 of the frame 2. The frame also has an upper horizontal frame spar 10 and a lower horizontal frame spar.

The door leaf frame 6 is formed of two vertical door leaf frame spars 12 and 13 and two horizontal door leaf frame spars 14 and 15.

The Fig. 3 - 6 show the different possible types of stop for the side doors 1. The side doors 1, as in the Fig. 1 and 2 Shown, factory pre-assembled for internal stop (ie opening inwards) and can be retrofitted on site for external stop. The corresponding installation variants are in the Fig. 3 - 6 shown. The like in Fig. 1 by the manufacturer pre-assembled side door 1 can be on site as in the 3 and 4 shown, with inner stop ( Fig. 4 ) or converted with external stop ( Fig. 3 ) to the garage 16. The FIGS. 5 and 6 show the installation variants for the side door 1 left hinged door leaf 4, as in Fig. 2 shown.

Fig. 7 shows the interior view of the masonry mounted side door 1 with right stop according to the FIGS. 1 and 4 from inside the garage.

Fig. 8 shows the vertical frame spar 8 in cross section, representative of all frame beams 8 - 11. The frame beams 8 - 11 are formed by metal profiles, which have a substantially Z-shaped basic shape. These metal profiles each have a reaching into the reveal 17 of the door opening to be closed substantially perpendicular to the door plane extending in the direction of the door middle section 18, a bordering to the door opening to be closed wall 19 substantially parallel to the door plane extending stop portion 20 and also extending substantially parallel to the door plane stop profile area 21. The stop profile region 21 carries in a profile chamber a door seal 22, against which the door leaf frame spars 12- 15 abut with their plane parallel to the door leaf end face in the door closing state.

In Fig. 9 is on average the lower right corner of the side door 1 of Fig. 7 , see the detail "X" shown there. As can be seen, the door leaf frame spars 12-15 are essentially formed by metal tube profiles. The tube profiles have a substantially rectangular base cross-section and a flange or web 23 extending away from the door leaf center. At the web 23, the door panel 7 is fixed, for example by welding. At the side opposite the web, the peripheral side of the door leaf frame spars 15, the metal tube profile forming the door leaf frame spars 12-15 has, as is generally known, an elevation 24 extending in the circumferential direction. The middle profile section 18 of the lower frame spar 11 has approximately centrally along the lower horizontal frame spar 11 extending groove 25 or the like material weakening 25, which serves as a predetermined breaking line for removing the stop profile region 21. The groove 25 is located on the masonry or the floor zuwendenden outer peripheral side of the frame 2 and is therefore not visible when mounted frame.

The side door 1 can be, like this Fig. 9 show with lower stop profile area 21. But if the side door 1 opens inwards and if its outside is exposed to precipitation, this precipitate can run down the door panel 7 and enter the inside of the garage if the sealing strip 22 is not completely sealed. To prevent this is how out Fig. 10 can be seen, provided in the lower region of the door leaf 4 a weather strip 40. The weather strip 40 receives precipitation from the door panel 7 and directs it to the outside. In addition, the weather protection strip 40 covers the lower door gap 45.

The lower door area marked "X" of Fig. 10 is in the Fig. 11 - 13 showing various embodiments of this door area X, shown in section. When weather strip 40 is mounted in the embodiments shown the Stop profile region 21 of the lower frame spar 11 away. The Fig. 11-13 show three different embodiments, as is practicable.

Fig. 11 shows an embodiment in which the lower frame spar 11 is completely removed, Fig. 12 shows an embodiment in which only the stop profile region 21 has been broken off along the groove 25 or otherwise removed, and at Figure 13 is the remaining by removing the stop profile portion 21 remaining of the lower frame spar 11 is still provided with a door sill sealing strip 41, which forms a door sill and thus a barrier against entry of rain water into the garage interior.

The arrangement of the lower door area X with the weather protection strip 40 will be described below with reference to the illustration of Fig. 13 described. The weather strip 40 is in profile L-shaped, wherein the two L-profile legs 42 and 43 form an obtuse angle to each other. A first profile leg 42 extends, the lower horizontal Türblattrahmenholm 15 overlapping to the area of the bottom 44 and thus also covers the lower door gap 45 completely or to the (largest) part. With the other profile leg 43, the weather strip 40 is attached to the lower door leaf frame spar. The clamping device 46 is formed here by a plurality of brackets 47. The brackets 47 have a U-shaped clamping region 48, with which they are seated clamped on the web 23 of the lower door leaf frame spar 15. From the clamping region 48, the legs of the clip 47, which are designed differently, to form a first fixing portion 49 and a second fixing portion 50 formed differently to the first fixing portion 49. The free end of the first fixing portion 49 is formed by a relative to the U-leg of the clamping portion 48 obliquely angled plate 51. The clamping region 48 facing corners of the plate 51 are also mitabgewinkelt so that they extend inwardly and barb elements form, which are supported against the web 23 and prevent disengagement of the bracket 47. The free end of the plate 51 terminates in an at least partially forming a straight line edge, which detects the profile leg 43 fixing. The second fixing section 50 has lateral support regions 52, which are aligned with the corresponding U-legs of the clamping region 48 and are supported against the web 23. A middle region is formed as a protruding elevation 53, which ends in a sharp point 54.

The second profile leg 43 has at its intended end for fixing two two longitudinally to the weather strip 40 extending beads 55 and 56, which form a depression between them. The two beads 55, 56 serve to be engaged behind by the fixing portions 49 and 50 of the bracket 47, as will be described later.

Fig. 14 shows the inwardly open side door 1 in the embodiment according to Fig. 13 with the door sill formed by the sealing profile 41 and the weather protection strip 40.

The following is based on the FIGS. 15 and 16 described how the in Fig. 1 and 2 illustrated side door 1 for the arrangement according to Fig. 11 can be prepared without lower frame spar.

In the Fig. 11 The arrangement shown in section is in Fig. 15 shown again in perspective. The frame members 11 - 15 of the frame 2 are connected to each other only selectively, here by welds 65. These punctual fasteners are solved here by carefully drilling the welds 65, whereupon the lower frame member 11 can be completely removed. At the two vertical frame beams 8 and 9 remains a fastening tab 66, to which previously the lower horizontal frame spar was selectively attached. This fastening tab 66 is anchored in the bottom 44, for example, concreted.

In the 17 to 19 the removal of the stop profile region 21 of the lower frame spar 11 is clarified to the in Fig. 17 shown preliminary stage of in Figure 11 shown embodiment of the lower door area X of Fig. 10 to get.

In Fig. 17 the lower right corner of the side door 1 is shown with partially concreted lower horizontal frame spar 11, from which the stop profile region 21 has been removed.

As Fig. 18 shows, in this case one end of a fastening plate used for the welded connection of the vertical and horizontal frame members 8, 9 and 11 is first bent, but leave the welding points 65. The bending is in Fig. 18 marked with 1 in a circle. As can be seen in the circle in FIG. 2, the stop profile regions 21 of the vertical frame members 8, 9 - illustrated is the frame spar 8 - and the lower one horizontal frame spar 11 connecting weld solved by careful boring.

Subsequently, as in Fig. 19 illustrates the abutment profile region 21 of the lower frame member 11 broken by repeated bending by means of a suitable tool 67 along the predetermined breaking line formed by the groove 25 and removed, as by 3 in the circle at Fig. 18 is indicated.

In the following, now the provision of the weather protection strip 40 on the side door 1 on the basis of Fig. 20 - 33a clarified.

The weather strip 40 and the door sill sealing profile are, as in Fig. 20 shown as a unit in the form of a sealing profile 68. At the construction site, this sealing profile 68 is separated into the sealing profile 41 and the weather protection strip 40. This illustrates that these two parts 41, 40 are made of the same material.

The sealing profile 41 is, as in Fig. 21 shown, brought with the aid of a suitable tool 69 to the correct length and then to the demolition edge 70 formed by the breaking off of the stop profile region 21 (see FIG Fig. 18 ), as in Fig. 22 is shown.

The sealing profile 41 has a U-shaped clamping region 71 and a flange 72. In the in Fig. 23 The arrangement shown is then introduced the screed or the like forming the bottom and thereby the sealing profile 41 in the ground 44 held firmly anchored to the flange 72.

The weather strip 40 is, as in the FIGS. 24 and 25 shown cut by means of a tool 73 to the appropriate length.

The fixation of the sealing profile by means of the brackets 47 now happens depending on which type of door panel 7 is used in the side door 1. In Fig. 26 Four different types of door panels 7 with vertical or oblique beads 74 are shown. These door panels 7 are each secured with their beads 74 on the webs 23 of the door leaf frame 6. The lying between the beads 74 wider area of the door panel 7 is thus spaced from the web 23. Between the horizontal door leaf frame beams 14 and 15 and the edges facing the door panel, a gap 75 is left. In this gap 75 now serving for fixing profile leg 43 of the weather strip 40 is introduced.

How out Fig. 28 -29a can be seen, the clips 47 are then placed on the web 23, that the plate 51 of the first fixing portion 49 engages in a space formed between two beads 74 and one of the two beads 55, 56 engages behind the profile leg 43 fixing.

In Fig. 30 four other types of door panels 7 are shown. These are so-called box fillings which are not provided with beads. Since here the stabilization is missing by beads, such box fills usually U-shaped bent edges. With these edges, the box fills are attached to the webs 23. As Fig. 31 shows, at least at the lower edge of the door panel 4 between the door panel 7 and the lower horizontal Türblattrahmenholm 11 of the gap 75 is formed, in which the serving for the attachment profile leg 43 of the weather strip 40 is inserted. As the Figs. 32, 33 and 33a show, the brackets 47 are attached to the web 23 here such that the second fixing portion 50 is located with the tip 54 on the side of the door panel 7 and the first fixing portion 49 on the door panel 7 opposite side of the web 23. If the brackets 47 are beaten in this arrangement, for example by means of a hammer on the web 23, pierces the sharp tip 54, the bent edge of the door panel 7 and detects the underlying profile leg 43 of the weather strip 40. The tip 54 is closer to the web 23rd arranged as the free edge of the plate 51. In this way, the clip 47 is also at the cramped by the box fills space enough space.

Claims (20)

1. Outer door (1) for use as access to a garage (16), in particular a side door (1), with a frame (2) and a door leaf (4) which is mounted on the frame (2) such that, to open it, it can be pivoted into the interior of the room (16) that is to be closed off, wherein the frame (2) comprises frame members (8-11) formed by metal profiles, and wherein the door leaf (4) is formed from a preferably load-bearing door leaf frame (6) made up of metal profiles, while within or on said door leaf frame is secured a board-shaped door leaf filling (7) preferably selected from among a variety of door leaf fillings, wherein the outer door (1) is designed for inward opening, and on a lower horizontal door leaf frame member (15, 14) is provided a weather protection strip (40) for protecting the lower door gap (45) from penetrating precipitation, which collects precipitation from the door filling (7) and carries it away towards the weather-exposed region outside the door opening that is to be closed off,
   characterised in that
   the weather protection strip (40) passes through a gap (75) provided between the door leaf frame (6) and the lower edge of the door filling (7).
2. Outer door according to claim 1, characterised in that the frame is constructed as a door frame (2) for anchoring the outer door (1) in an opening in the wall.
3. Outer door according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the weather protection strip (40) starting from the lower door leaf frame member (15) terminates beyond a door threshold (41) on the weather-exposed side when the door is in the closed state.
4. Outer door according to claim 3, characterised in that the door threshold is formed by a lower, horizontal frame member (11) and/or a lower sealing strip (41) provided thereon.
5. Outer door according to claim 4, characterised in that to form the door threshold the lower sealing strip (41), projecting upwardly, is attached to the lower frame member (24), and is preferably fitted onto the outer edge (70) thereof.
6. Outer door according to one of claims 3 or 4, characterised in that the door leaf frame (6) comprises a circumferentially extending projection (24) at least on its lower side and in that the sealing strip (41) is arranged in the vicinity of the projection (24) in the closed position of the outer door (1).
7. Outer door according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the door leaf filling (7) is less thick than the door leaf frame (6).
8. Outer door according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an upper horizontal frame member (10) and the two vertical frame members (8, 9) are provided with profiled contact regions (21) preferably comprising door seals (22), against which the door leaf (4) abuts in the closed position of the door with one of its sides extending parallel to the door leaf plane, particularly with a region of the door leaf frame (6) that frames the door filling (7) and extends parallel to the plane of the door leaf.
9. Outer door according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the door (1) can be set up and/or mounted with the door leaf swinging either inwards or outwards, as desired, and on the lower frame member (11) is provided a lower profiled contact region (21) projecting towards the centre of the frame and in particular provided with a sealing strip, to form an abutment for the lower edge region of the door leaf (4) extending parallel to the plane of the door leaf, in the case of an outwardly opening door, in particular for the region of the lower door leaf frame member (15, 14) extending parallel to the door leaf plane, while the lower profiled contact region (21) can be removed for inward-opening operation of the door.
10. Outer door according to claim 8, characterised in that the lower frame member (11) is removably mounted on the frame (2) and/or comprises a weakened frangible region (25) for breaking off the lower profiled contact region (21).
11. Outer door according to claim 9, characterised in that the lower frame member is attached, particularly by welding, to the vertical frame members (12, 13) at individual points, and/or the frangible region is formed by a groove (25) impressed along the lower frame member (11).
12. Outer door according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the weather protection strip (40) has an L-shaped profile with a preferably obtuse angle between the legs (42, 43) of the profile.
13. Outer door according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the weather protection strip (40) is attached to the door leaf frame (6) by a clamping device (46).
14. Outer door according to claim 13, characterised in that the metal profile that forms the lower door leaf frame member (11) has a web (23) projecting towards the centre of the door leaf, on which the clamping device (46) is fitted.
15. Outer door according to one of claims 13 or 14, characterised in that the clamping device (46) comprises at least one bracket (47).
16. Outer door according to claim 15, characterised in that the bracket (47) is provided with barbed elements that oppose the release of the bracket (47).
17. Outer door according to one of claims 15 or 16, characterised in that the bracket (47) is formed with a clamping region (48) of substantially U-shaped profile and comprises a first fixing portion (49) adapted to a first type of construction or arrangement of door filling and a second fixing portion (50) constructed differently from the first fixing section (49) to adapt to a second type of construction or arrangement of door filling, the free ends (51, 54) of the fixing portions (49, 50) each being configured for the fixing of the weather protection strip (40) .
18. Outer door according to claim 17, characterised in that the free end of the first fixing portion (49) is provided with a substantially planar edge region and projects further outwards from the clamping region (48) than the free end of the second fixing portion (50), which terminates in a point (54).
19. Outer door according to one of claims 17 or 18,
    characterised in that
    the weather protection strip (40) comprises on an edge region, for fixing purposes, a first bead (55) behind which the first fixing portion (49) of the bracket (47) is able to engage and, at a spacing therefrom, a second bead (56) extending parallel thereto, behind which the second fixing portion (50) of the bracket (47) is able to engage.
20. Garage closure system comprising the side door (1) according to one of the preceding claims and a garage door of similar or identical appearance to the side door, particularly a single-panel up-and-over door such as a swing door or tilting door.

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