EP1310627A1 - Fensterladen mit einer Haltevorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP1310627A1
EP1310627A1 EP01830696A EP01830696A EP1310627A1 EP 1310627 A1 EP1310627 A1 EP 1310627A1 EP 01830696 A EP01830696 A EP 01830696A EP 01830696 A EP01830696 A EP 01830696A EP 1310627 A1 EP1310627 A1 EP 1310627A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/02—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • E06B9/04—Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary of wing type, e.g. revolving or sliding
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C17/00—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith
    • E05C17/02—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means
    • E05C17/04—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means with a movable bar or equivalent member extending between frame and wing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B7/00—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows
    • E06B7/02—Special arrangements or measures in connection with doors or windows for providing ventilation, e.g. through double windows; Arrangement of ventilation roses
    • E06B7/08—Louvre doors, windows or grilles
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C17/00—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith
    • E05C17/02—Devices for holding wings open; Devices for limiting opening of wings or for holding wings open by a movable member extending between frame and wing; Braking devices, stops or buffers, combined therewith by mechanical means
    • E05C17/025—Means acting between hinged edge and frame

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  • the present invention relates to window shutters equipped with a catch device for holding them fast in an open position.
  • a number of devices have been proposed to meet this requirement.
  • catch devices of a type commonly known as "Piedmontese” have been proposed and applied with moderate success which are mounted fixedly on a shutter leaf and provided with a latch adapted for engagement in the window span. These devices have enjoyed but limited acceptance by reason of their complicated construction and generally unreliable performance.
  • the underlying problem of this invention is to provide a shutter as above with such structural and functional features as to meet the requirement just outlined and overcome the shortcomings of the prior art.
  • a window shutter provided with a catch device for holding it fast in the open position
  • the catch device comprises an L-shaped latch, commonly known as "Piedmontese", having a guided leg and a working leg square to the guided leg, the shutter being characterized in that it is formed with a socket sunk in the thickness of the shutter leaf and adapted to receive the guided leg of the latch.
  • a window shutter leaf is generally shown at 1, which is arranged to cooperate with a similar shutter leaf 2 on the other side of a window span in a building wall.
  • the shutter leaves are made of wood and understood to be the equivalents of any other window screens, covers, or the like.
  • the shutter leaf 1 is provided with a catch device 3 to be described.
  • the catch device 3 functions to hold the shutter leaf in an open position such that it cannot sway or be banged undesirably in a blowing wind, for example.
  • the shutter leaf 1 is rectangular in shape, has a predetermined thickness dimension, and is hinge mounted on the wall along a hinge-carrying edge 1a.
  • the catch device 3 locates at the bottom edge 1b of the shutter 1.
  • an elongate cylindrical socket 4 of predetermined depth being open on the hinge-carrying edge 1a and extending perpendicularly to the latter, is provided on the inward side of the shutter leaf 1 to lie parallel near the bottom edge 1b of the shutter leaf.
  • a substantially rectangular cutout 5 is formed in the thickness of the shutter leaf at its hinge-carrying edge 1a and has a narrow short side and a long side, the length of the long side being approximately equal to the depth of the socket 4.
  • socket 4 is open on the cutout 5 at the bottom short side of the latter, the arrangement providing for the socket 4 and cutout 5 to lie substantially square to each other.
  • the catch device 3 comprises a movable latch 6, the latch being an L-shaped bent iron with a guided leg 7 and a working leg 8 extending square to the guide leg, and comprises a fixed member 9 associated with the shutter leaf 1.
  • the fixed member 1 is mounted on the shutter leaf in a manner to be described.
  • the fixed member 9 comprises an elongate cylindrical tubular guide body 10 of a suitable size to receive the guided leg 7 of the latch 6 slidingly therein, and comprises a substantially rectangular flange-like piece 11 which is rigid with the guide body.
  • the guided leg 7 can slide and turn within the guide body 10.
  • the guide body 10 and flange-like piece 11 extend generally square to each other and are a unitary casting of Zn-Al-Mg alloy.
  • the guide body 10 is set embedded in the socket 4, and the flange-like piece 11 is set in the cutout 5.
  • screw fasteners 12 are passed through holes 13 drilled in the flange-like piece 11.
  • the elongate socket 4 is sufficiently deep to receive the guide body 10, and is preferably of a suitable diameter for the guide body 10 to be a close fit therein.
  • the depth of the cutout 5 is sufficient to receive the flange-like piece 11 and the square-bent working leg 8 of the latch, with the latch 6 in the disengaged state.
  • an elastic means is provided to bias the guided leg of the latch 6 toward the socket interior.
  • the elastic means 14 consists of a spring 15 fitting in a gap 16 between the guided leg 7 and the guide body 10 and compressed between a collar 17, affixed to the free end of the guided leg 7, and a shoulder 18 formed inside the guide body 10.
  • the catch device 3 is advantageously provided with two ear-like detents 19 that are rigid with the flange-like piece 11 and positioned side-by-side near the short side that lies opposite the guide body 10; the detents are spaced to hold the working leg of the latch 6 parallel, in the disengaged state, to the flange-like piece 11 and inhibit its rotation.
  • the catch device 3 is also formed with two extensions 20 having saddle contours and being rigid with the flange-like piece 11; these extensions locate on either sides of the socket 4 and are adapted to hold the working leg 8 of the latch 6 horizontal in either a working position where it engages in the window span or a handling position where it can double as a handgrip.
  • the shutter leaf 2 is provided with a catch device 21 identical with the catch device 3.
  • the guide body 10 and flange-like piece 11, jointly comprising the base member 9, and the latch 6 are symmetrical about a vertical plane and can be mounted on the shutter leaf 2 in mirror-image relationship with the shutter leaf 1.
  • Figure 6 shows a catch device intended for application to a window shutter or cover made of aluminum.
  • the flange-like piece 11 becomes here a dimpled body 22 having a recess 23 and projecting edges 24.
  • the recess 23 is set in a cutout 25 provided in the shutter leaf hinge-carrying edge consisting of an upright of sectional aluminum, and the guide body 10 is set in a socket 26 inside a horizontal member of sectional aluminum.
  • each shutter leaf can be closed by turning the latch 180 degrees to enable the spring to retract the latch into the socket.
  • the latch working leg engages positively in one of the saddle-like extensions and, in this position, doubles as a handle for closing the shutter (see Figure 2).
  • the latch With the shutter almost closed, the latch is turned 90 degrees to a vertical position, where the working leg of the latch is folded close against the flange-like piece (see Figure 3).
  • the shutter can be closed; the same operation being then performed in the reverse order to reopen it.
  • a major advantage of the invention is its reliability, i.e. its potential for unfailingly consistent performance through the shutter life.
  • the shutter leaves themselves will, in fact, shield the catch devices from weather and damage from other causes.
  • Another advantage is the positive way the shutter is held in its open position, with the latches flush against the building wall by virtue of they being housed within the thickness of the shutter leaves. In practice, the latches in the shutter stopping position will just track the contour of the building wall.
  • a further advantage is its easy and quick installation. Firstly, a few small screws is all that is required to fasten the device securely on the shutter leaf. Secondly, the left and right shutter leaves can mount identical devices because the device is symmetrical throughout.
  • shutters can be supplied complete with this catch device, ready for installation, and this without the presence of the device interfering with normal handling of the shutters at the manufacturing premises or the shutter overall dimensions having to be altered.
  • the device of this invention is kept fully within the shutter leaf outline.
  • this catch device will actually strengthen the shutter leaf structure by its angled fixed member providing reinforcement at a corner thereof.
  • the shutter of this invention is also aesthetically attractive, a not least advantage for an article that is intended to improve the appearance of its surroundings.

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WO2006134618A1 (en) * 2005-06-16 2006-12-21 Tecnomori S.R.L. External frame for windows and doors with locking device in the opening position
DE102007036469A1 (de) 2007-01-25 2008-07-31 SCHäFER WERKE GMBH Getränke-Ausschankeinrichtung als Einweggebinde
DE202007018924U1 (de) 2006-12-29 2009-11-12 SCHäFER WERKE GMBH Getränkebehälter, insbesondere in Faßbauweise
CN108547558A (zh) * 2018-03-22 2018-09-18 广船国际有限公司 船用百叶窗及包含其的船舶
IT201900019948A1 (it) * 2019-10-29 2021-04-29 Stamplast Pr S A S Di Pellacini Roberto E C Dispositivo di manovra e/o di bloccaggio per scuri e persiane
US20220205292A1 (en) * 2020-12-30 2022-06-30 Ningbo Eudemon Child Protective Equipment Co., Ltd. Unlocking and locking method of cabinet lock and cabinet safety lock

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CH333098A (de) * 1955-07-01 1958-10-15 Der Maschinenfabrik Von Louis Jalousie-Fensterladen
FR2713694A1 (fr) * 1993-11-12 1995-06-16 Delpuech Daniel Panneaux amovibles coulissants et superposables pour obturation d'une ouverture notamment dans des habitations et locaux à risque inondables.
US6076305A (en) * 1999-04-05 2000-06-20 Hsu; Peyson Structure for fixing a blind on a window or door frame

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CH333098A (de) * 1955-07-01 1958-10-15 Der Maschinenfabrik Von Louis Jalousie-Fensterladen
FR2713694A1 (fr) * 1993-11-12 1995-06-16 Delpuech Daniel Panneaux amovibles coulissants et superposables pour obturation d'une ouverture notamment dans des habitations et locaux à risque inondables.
US6076305A (en) * 1999-04-05 2000-06-20 Hsu; Peyson Structure for fixing a blind on a window or door frame

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2006134618A1 (en) * 2005-06-16 2006-12-21 Tecnomori S.R.L. External frame for windows and doors with locking device in the opening position
DE202007018924U1 (de) 2006-12-29 2009-11-12 SCHäFER WERKE GMBH Getränkebehälter, insbesondere in Faßbauweise
DE102007036469A1 (de) 2007-01-25 2008-07-31 SCHäFER WERKE GMBH Getränke-Ausschankeinrichtung als Einweggebinde
CN108547558A (zh) * 2018-03-22 2018-09-18 广船国际有限公司 船用百叶窗及包含其的船舶
CN108547558B (zh) * 2018-03-22 2019-08-09 广船国际有限公司 船用百叶窗及包含其的船舶
IT201900019948A1 (it) * 2019-10-29 2021-04-29 Stamplast Pr S A S Di Pellacini Roberto E C Dispositivo di manovra e/o di bloccaggio per scuri e persiane
US20220205292A1 (en) * 2020-12-30 2022-06-30 Ningbo Eudemon Child Protective Equipment Co., Ltd. Unlocking and locking method of cabinet lock and cabinet safety lock
US11746577B2 (en) * 2020-12-30 2023-09-05 Ningbo Eudemon Child Protective Equipment Co., Ltd. Unlocking and locking method of cabinet lock and cabinet safety lock

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