EP1541794B1 - Driving device of a garage door - Google Patents

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EP1541794B1
EP1541794B1 EP04028305A EP04028305A EP1541794B1 EP 1541794 B1 EP1541794 B1 EP 1541794B1 EP 04028305 A EP04028305 A EP 04028305A EP 04028305 A EP04028305 A EP 04028305A EP 1541794 B1 EP1541794 B1 EP 1541794B1
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Sergyl Clerget
Daniel Depaix
Arnaud Heurtault
Manuel Molliex
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/665—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings
    • E05F15/668—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings
    • E05F15/681—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts
    • E05F15/684—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts by chains
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/632—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings
    • E05F15/643—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts, chains or cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/665—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings
    • E05F15/668—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings
    • E05F15/681—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts
    • E05F15/686—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts by cables or ropes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/106—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for garages

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  • the invention relates to a drive device for a garage door defined by the preamble of claim 1.
  • garage door drives are mounted centrally to the door.
  • the drive motor is placed in the extension of a rail, along which slides a carriage connected by an arm to the door to maneuver.
  • This carriage is most often driven by a flexible link, whose displacement is generated by the engine.
  • the flexible link is most often guided in the rail, but other solutions are possible, as shown in the document US 3,722,141 .
  • Some garage door drive devices like the one described in the utility model DE 200 09 154 U use flexible links of transmission, mounted parallel, on each side of the door, in guide rails.
  • a sectional garage door drive device comprising a motorized tube, mounted perpendicular to the guide rails of the door and on which are wound straps connected to the door, on each side thereof in its part. lower.
  • the winding tube is located at the upper end of the guide rails.
  • the winding tube is located at level of connection of horizontal rails to vertical rails guiding the door.
  • the garage door drive is most often installed in an existing facility, not intended for this purpose.
  • the lintel heights between the top of the door and the ceiling
  • the overall lengths available ceiling length from the door to the bottom of the garage
  • garage doors exist on the market. They can be raised to allow them to open like sectional, tilting or roll-up doors. They can also be moved horizontally along rails. It is interesting to provide a garage door drive that is adaptable to the largest number of existing door types.
  • Patent is known US 4,520,684 a garage door drive.
  • This device comprises a motor, a gearbox, a guide rail of a carriage and a flexible transmission link between an output wheel of the gearbox and the carriage, the link moving in a vertical plane.
  • Patents are also known US 2,822,166 and US 3,909,980 garage door drivers similar to that described in the previous patent.
  • Patent is still known IT 1 159 772 a tubular geared motor for driving the tilting of a garage door via a rigid element.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a garage door drive device to overcome the problems mentioned and providing an improvement over the known devices of the prior art.
  • the invention proposes a garage door drive device that, because of its size and its architecture, can be installed to operate most existing garage doors.
  • the small size of the device according to the invention height allows to install it in garages with low lintel heights and the small size of the device according to the invention along the axis of the guide rail allows to install the one in garages with short lengths.
  • the door drive device according to the invention also has an improved mechanical efficiency compared to known devices of the prior art.
  • the drive device according to the invention is characterized by the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • a first embodiment of the drive device 1 shown in FIGS. Figures 1 and 2 is intended for the operation of a sectional or tilting door. It comprises a guide rail 4 of a carriage 3. This carriage 3 is movable in translation between the two ends of the rail. It is moved by the action of a chain 5 retained by two toothed wheels disposed at the ends of the rail. The toothed wheel 8 closest to the door when it is closed is mounted idle in a guide element.
  • the other gear 7 at the other end of the rail is driven by a geared motor 2.
  • This geared motor has a cylindrical shape, it comprises an electric motor and a planetary gear reducer arranged so that the axis of the motor coincides with the axis of the gear.
  • the rail is fixed to the ceiling of the building at these ends.
  • the rail can be fixed at the guide element of the gearwheel 8 so as to minimize the number of installation parts.
  • the upper and lower strands of the chain 5 are in a vertical plane, above and below the guide rail 4.
  • the height of the gate drive device garage (excluding geared motor and taking into account the arrow of the chain) is represented by reference a.
  • the carriage 3 is mechanically connected, by an arm 9, to a garage door 10.
  • the mechanical links between the carriage and the arm on the one hand, and the arm and the door on the other hand, are for example pivot type .
  • the door 10 is pulled or pushed by the arm 9 and thus moves to an open or closed position in a determined movement by guide means thereof.
  • the geared motor assembly 2 also comprises means for managing the position of the door, the limit switches, and any obstacles.
  • the length of the rail is adapted to the dimensions of the door defining the travel of the carriage necessary for the passage from an open position of the door to a closed position.
  • the drive device is provided with a manual release system, so that the door can be operated manually in case of power failure or malfunction of the gearmotor.
  • this release system is designed at the mechanical connection between the chain and the carriage.
  • the geared motor 2 has an elongate shape along an axis XX.
  • elongate form it is understood that the diameter of the geared motor is substantially less than its length, for example the length of the geared motor is at least twice its diameter and, preferably, is at least 3 times its diameter.
  • the geared motor is placed perpendicularly to the axis YY of the support rail 4.
  • the length of the garage door drive device 1 is reduced compared to the conventional garage door drive devices.
  • the geared motor unit extends parallel to the axis of the rail 4.
  • the cylindrical shape of the geared motor allows to minimize the overall height of the garage door drive device.
  • this embodiment of the garage door drive may also be used to drive sliding garage doors while remaining vertical. Such a door moves in slides 11 installed on the ground and on the wall.
  • These slides form two rectilinear guides arranged at right angles and connected by a curved guide.
  • the elongated shape of the gearmotor allows it to be placed in a horizontal plane, the rail, respectively the geared motor, located behind the lintel as shown in FIG. figure 3 , respectively to figure 4 .
  • the geared motor could also be placed in a vertical position at the connection between the two straight guides, but this solution is a priori less advantageous. It forces the chain to move in a horizontal plane while the plane of movement of the most suitable chain is the vertical plane. The chain is indeed more able to undergo, in this position, the tensile forces and efforts due to its weight. When the meshing of the chain on the teeth of the wheels is in the vertical plane, the arrow of the chain is done by the articulation of its links. It then undergoes no lateral effort.
  • FIGS. Figures 5 and 6 A second embodiment of the garage door drive device is shown in FIGS. Figures 5 and 6 .
  • This second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the upper and lower strands of the chain are no longer in a vertical plane passing through the axis of the rail. Indeed, the chain is deported on the side of the rail.
  • This particular architecture allows the use of smaller diameter gear wheels resulting in the reduction of the reduction ratio of the gearbox and the reduction in the overall height of the drive device represented by the reference b.
  • the diameter of the gears can be reduced to the extent that it is now independent of the height of the rail. Indeed, if the flexible link is to move in a vertical plane comprising the axis of the rail, the height of the garage door drive device can only with difficulty be reduced.
  • the chain could be replaced by any other form of flexible link such as a smooth belt, a toothed belt or a wire rope. Instead of the toothed wheels, pulleys are used.
  • the flexible link may also include a portion formed by a chain and a portion formed by a cable. Only the toothed wheel located near the door when it is in the closed position is then replaced by a pulley.
  • the chain-cable combination is the most advantageous in terms of mechanical efficiency and cost.
  • the chain part allows easy gear drive and precise counting.
  • the cable part limits the relaxation of the flexible link and therefore the arrow of the soft strands.
  • the soft link can still be of the same type as that described in the utility model DE 94 02 813 U , that is to say comprising a portion provided with teeth or notches to cooperate with a drive wheel and a portion constituted by a smooth belt.
  • the strand between the carriage and the idler wheel soft when the door is driven to the opening, does not hang, or very little compared to a chain, the weight of which creates a large arrow.
  • This configuration is sufficient to eliminate the risk that a soft strand of the flexible link comes rub against the outer face of the door and damage it when it approaches its open position.
  • the overall height of the garage door drive comprising the rail and the flexible link, including the arrow created by the soft strand
  • the overall height of the garage door drive comprising the rail and the flexible link, including the arrow created by the soft strand
  • the point of attachment of the chain to the carriage is located on the lower end of the flexible link in the lower part of the carriage.
  • the gearmotor rotates in a direction S1 to exert traction on the lower strand.
  • the lower strand portion between the carriage and the idler is relaxed. If a cable is used, the deflection of this strand portion is minimal and does not contribute to increasing the maximum height above the door kinematics curve.
  • the upper strand is also soft, but it tends to hang in the space between the strands. Its arrow is possibly limited by the lower strand on which it comes to rest. Thus, whatever the arrow of the soft strand, it does not add to the desired maximum height. If the upper strand relaxes to rest on the lower strand, this is not a problem given the low speeds involved in the garage door drive devices. In this architecture where the chain is shifted, the upper strand when it is relaxed is resting on the lower strand and not on the tubular rail. This eliminates any friction between the flexible link and the rail, these friction being sources of noise.
  • the geared motor rotates in a direction S2 for exerting traction on the upper strand portion between the transmission wheel and the carriage.
  • the upper and the lower strand portions between the carriage and the idler wheel remain tight while the other lower strand portion is relaxed.
  • this part of chain comes rubbing on the top of the door.
  • the carriage could also be linked to the flexible link at its upper strand.
  • the states “stretched” and “relaxed” strands are then reversed compared to what is described above. We can thus favor the aesthetics of the device. Indeed, when the door is open the rail and the flexible link are hidden by it and when the door is closed, the upper strand is relaxed and eventually rests on the lower strand is stretched. Thus, regardless of the state of the door, the user never sees under the drive device a strand of the flexible link with an arrow.
  • the carriage 3 shown in Figures 7 and 8 includes an elongated body and a clevis.
  • the elongate body is traversed longitudinally by a cylindrical bore 14.
  • This bore allows the carriage to be threaded onto a guide rail of circular section and to be guided in translation by the latter.
  • the diameter of the bore corresponds, with the operating clearance, to the diameter of the guide rail.
  • the bore and the rail could also have polygonal sections.
  • the carriage 3 also comprises a longitudinal opening 15 and opening allowing the passage of the lower strand of the flexible link 5.
  • Link locking means in this hole allow to ensure the mechanical connection between the flexible link and the carriage for the kinematic drive of the cart by the link.
  • the carriage 3 may also include a longitudinal groove 16 for guiding the upper end of the flexible link 5.
  • This groove may also be replaced by an opening longitudinal opening.
  • This hole would provide better guidance, but would require to put one of the strands of the flexible link in the carriage during the installation of the device.
  • This orifice in which the chain flows could also, by action of the latter on its walls serve to prevent the rotation of the carriage around the rail axis when the latter is circular in shape.
  • This solution would be useful in the case where a link arm is used which is connected by ball joints to the door and to the carriage or when a flexible link arm is used, specific means then having to be dedicated to the locking of the door by closed position.
  • the carriage 3 also has a clevis connecting the arm 9.
  • This clevis is formed by two lugs 17 which can be attached by welding on the body of the carriage and having a common bore 18.
  • a gearbox said "tubular" insofar as it is intended, usually, to be mounted in the winding tube of a roller blind or shutter rolling.
  • the geared motor can not be arranged vertically without modification of its sealing system to prevent the flow of lubricant it contains.
  • the invention would also be applicable to a garage door opening device in which the carriage is guided only by the flexible link (in the absence of rail).

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The device has a guide rail (4) for horizontally moving a carriage (3) between two ends of the rail using a chain (5). The chain is driven by two driving wheels placed at the ends of the rail, where one of the driving wheels is driven in rotation by a gear motor (2). The gear motor is cylindrical and has a longitudinal axis (XX) around which the driving wheel is rotated.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif d'entraînement d'une porte de garage défini par le préambule de la revendication 1.The invention relates to a drive device for a garage door defined by the preamble of claim 1.

Des formes très diverses de dispositifs d'entraînement de portes de garage sont connues de l'art antérieur.Very different forms of garage door drive devices are known from the prior art.

La plupart des dispositifs d'entraînement de porte de garage sont montés de manière centrale par rapport à la porte. Le moteur d'entraînement est placé dans l'allongement d'un rail, le long duquel coulisse un chariot raccordé par un bras à la porte à manoeuvrer. Ce chariot est le plus souvent entraîné par un lien souple, dont le déplacement est généré par le moteur.Most garage door drives are mounted centrally to the door. The drive motor is placed in the extension of a rail, along which slides a carriage connected by an arm to the door to maneuver. This carriage is most often driven by a flexible link, whose displacement is generated by the engine.

Le lien souple est le plus souvent guidé dans le rail, mais d'autres solutions sont possibles, ainsi que le montre le document US 3,722,141 .The flexible link is most often guided in the rail, but other solutions are possible, as shown in the document US 3,722,141 .

Certains dispositifs d'entraînement de porte de garage comme celui décrit dans le modèle d'utilité DE 200 09 154 U utilisent des liens souples de transmission, montés parallèles, de chaque côté de la porte, dans des rails de guidage.Some garage door drive devices like the one described in the utility model DE 200 09 154 U use flexible links of transmission, mounted parallel, on each side of the door, in guide rails.

De la demande WO 02/055824 , on connaît un dispositif d'entraînement de porte sectionnelle de garage comprenant un tube motorisé, monté perpendiculaire aux rails de guidage de la porte et sur lequel s'enroulent des sangles liées à la porte, de chaque côté de celle-ci dans sa partie inférieure. Le tube d'enroulement est situé au niveau de l'extrémité supérieure des rails de guidage. Dans d'autres dispositifs tels que celui décrit dans la demande WO 92/09777 , le tube d'enroulement est situé au niveau du raccordement de rails horizontaux à des rails verticaux assurant le guidage de la porte.Demand WO 02/055824 there is known a sectional garage door drive device comprising a motorized tube, mounted perpendicular to the guide rails of the door and on which are wound straps connected to the door, on each side thereof in its part. lower. The winding tube is located at the upper end of the guide rails. In other devices such as the one described in the application WO 92/09777 , the winding tube is located at level of connection of horizontal rails to vertical rails guiding the door.

Les contraintes concernant les dispositifs d'entraînement de porte de garage sont relativement importantes : d'une part, les normes sont strictes, notamment en ce qui concerne la sécurité des biens et des personnes, les portes à entraîner pouvant être très lourdes.The constraints concerning garage door drive devices are relatively important: on the one hand, the standards are strict, particularly with regard to the safety of goods and people, the doors to be driven can be very heavy.

D'autre part, des contraintes d'ordre mécanique sont présentes. Le dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage est le plus souvent mis en place dans une installation existante, non prévue à cet effet. De ce fait, les hauteurs de linteau (entre le haut de la porte et le plafond) ou les longueurs hors tout (longueur disponible au plafond à partir de la porte vers le fond du garage) sont souvent faibles, voire insuffisantes.On the other hand, mechanical constraints are present. The garage door drive is most often installed in an existing facility, not intended for this purpose. As a result, the lintel heights (between the top of the door and the ceiling) or the overall lengths (available ceiling length from the door to the bottom of the garage) are often low or insufficient.

Par ailleurs, différents types de portes de garage existent sur le marché. Elles peuvent être soulevées pour permettre leur ouverture comme les portes sectionnelles, basculantes ou enroulables. Elles peuvent également être déplacées horizontalement le long de rails. Il est intéressant de prévoir un dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage qui soit adaptable au plus grand nombre de types de portes existantes.In addition, different types of garage doors exist on the market. They can be raised to allow them to open like sectional, tilting or roll-up doors. They can also be moved horizontally along rails. It is interesting to provide a garage door drive that is adaptable to the largest number of existing door types.

On connaît du brevet US 4,520,684 un dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage. Ce dispositif comprend un moteur, un réducteur, un rail de guidage d'un chariot et un lien souple de transmission entre une roue de sortie du réducteur et le chariot, le lien se déplaçant dans un plan vertical.Patent is known US 4,520,684 a garage door drive. This device comprises a motor, a gearbox, a guide rail of a carriage and a flexible transmission link between an output wheel of the gearbox and the carriage, the link moving in a vertical plane.

On connaît également des brevets US 2,822,166 et US 3,909,980 des dispositifs d'entraînement de porte de garage similaires à celui décrit dans le brevet précédent.Patents are also known US 2,822,166 and US 3,909,980 garage door drivers similar to that described in the previous patent.

Ces dispositifs ont pour inconvénient de présenter un encombrement (mesuré verticalement et/ou selon l'axe du rail de guidage) très important au niveau de leur moteur et/ou de leur réducteur.These devices have the disadvantage of having a bulk (measured vertically and / or along the axis of the guide rail) very important at their motor and / or their reducer.

On connaît encore du brevet IT 1 159 772 un motoréducteur tubulaire permettant d'entraîner le basculement d'une porte de garage par l'intermédiaire d'un élément rigide.Patent is still known IT 1 159 772 a tubular geared motor for driving the tilting of a garage door via a rigid element.

Le but de l'invention est de fournir un dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage permettant de pallier aux problèmes cités et apportant une amélioration par rapport aux dispositifs connus de l'art antérieur. L'invention propose en particulier un dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage permettant du fait de ses dimensions et de son architecture d'être installé pour actionner la plupart des portes de garage existantes. Le faible encombrement du dispositif selon l'invention en hauteur permet d'installer celui-ci dans des garages présentant de faibles hauteurs de linteau et le faible encombrement du dispositif selon l'invention selon l'axe du rail de guidage permet d'installer celui-ci dans des garages présentant de faibles longueurs. Le dispositif d'entraînement de porte selon l'invention présente en outre un rendement mécanique amélioré par rapport aux dispositifs connus de l'art antérieur.The object of the invention is to provide a garage door drive device to overcome the problems mentioned and providing an improvement over the known devices of the prior art. In particular, the invention proposes a garage door drive device that, because of its size and its architecture, can be installed to operate most existing garage doors. The small size of the device according to the invention height allows to install it in garages with low lintel heights and the small size of the device according to the invention along the axis of the guide rail allows to install the one in garages with short lengths. The door drive device according to the invention also has an improved mechanical efficiency compared to known devices of the prior art.

Le dispositif d'entraînement selon l'invention est caractérisé par la partie caractérisante de la revendication 1.The drive device according to the invention is characterized by the characterizing part of claim 1.

Différents modes de réalisation du dispositif sont définis par les revendications dépendantes 2 à 8.Different embodiments of the device are defined by dependent claims 2 to 8.

Les dessins annexés représentent, à titre d'exemples, différents modes de réalisation de dispositifs d'entraînement d'une porte de garage selon l'invention.

  • La figure 1 est une vue schématique de côté d'un premier mode de réalisation du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage selon l'invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue schématique de dessus de ce dispositif d'entraînement.
  • Les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues de dessus d'un dispositif d'entraînement destiné à entraîner une porte de garage coulissante.
  • Les figures 5 et 6 sont des vues de côté et de dessus d'un deuxième mode de réalisation du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage.
  • La figure 7 est une vue de côté d'un chariot d'un dispositif d'entraînement selon le deuxième mode de réalisation.
  • La figure 8 est une vue en coupe du chariot selon le plan VIII-VIII de la figure 7.
The accompanying drawings show, by way of example, various embodiments of drive devices for a garage door according to the invention.
  • The figure 1 is a schematic side view of a first embodiment of the garage door drive according to the invention.
  • The figure 2 is a schematic view from above of this driving device.
  • The Figures 3 and 4 are top views of a driving device for driving a sliding garage door.
  • The Figures 5 and 6 are side and top views of a second embodiment of the garage door drive.
  • The figure 7 is a side view of a carriage of a driving device according to the second embodiment.
  • The figure 8 is a sectional view of the carriage according to plan VIII-VIII of the figure 7 .

Un premier mode de réalisation du dispositif d'entraînement 1 représenté aux figures 1 et 2 est destiné à la manoeuvre d'une porte 10 sectionnelle ou basculante. Il comprend un rail de guidage 4 d'un chariot 3. Ce chariot 3 est mobile en translation entre les deux extrémités du rail. Il est déplacé par l'action d'une chaîne 5 retenue par deux roues dentées disposées aux extrémités du rail. La roue dentée 8 se trouvant la plus proche de la porte lorsque celle-ci est fermée est montée folle dans un élément de guidage. L'autre roue dentée 7 se trouvant à l'autre extrémité du rail est entraînée en rotation par un motoréducteur 2. Ce motoréducteur a une forme cylindrique, il comprend un moteur électrique et un réducteur à train épicycloïdal agencés de manière à ce que l'axe du moteur soit confondu avec l'axe du réducteur. Le rail est fixé au plafond du bâtiment au niveau de ces extrémités. Le rail peut être fixé au niveau de l'élément de guidage de la roue dentée 8 de manière à minimiser le nombre de pièces d'installation.A first embodiment of the drive device 1 shown in FIGS. Figures 1 and 2 is intended for the operation of a sectional or tilting door. It comprises a guide rail 4 of a carriage 3. This carriage 3 is movable in translation between the two ends of the rail. It is moved by the action of a chain 5 retained by two toothed wheels disposed at the ends of the rail. The toothed wheel 8 closest to the door when it is closed is mounted idle in a guide element. The other gear 7 at the other end of the rail is driven by a geared motor 2. This geared motor has a cylindrical shape, it comprises an electric motor and a planetary gear reducer arranged so that the axis of the motor coincides with the axis of the gear. The rail is fixed to the ceiling of the building at these ends. The rail can be fixed at the guide element of the gearwheel 8 so as to minimize the number of installation parts.

Dans ce premier mode de réalisation du dispositif d'entraînement, les brins supérieur et inférieur de la chaîne 5 sont dans un plan vertical, au-dessus et au-dessous du rail de guidage 4. La hauteur du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage (hors motoréducteur et tenant compte de la flèche de la chaîne) est représentée par la référence a.In this first embodiment of the driving device, the upper and lower strands of the chain 5 are in a vertical plane, above and below the guide rail 4. The height of the gate drive device garage (excluding geared motor and taking into account the arrow of the chain) is represented by reference a.

Le chariot 3 est lié mécaniquement, par un bras 9, à une porte de garage 10. Les liaisons mécaniques entre le chariot et le bras d'une part, et le bras et la porte d'autre part, sont par exemple de type pivot. Lorsque le chariot coulisse le long du rail 4, la porte 10 est tirée ou poussée par le bras 9 et se déplace ainsi vers une position ouverte ou fermée selon un mouvement déterminé par des moyens de guidage de celle-ci.The carriage 3 is mechanically connected, by an arm 9, to a garage door 10. The mechanical links between the carriage and the arm on the one hand, and the arm and the door on the other hand, are for example pivot type . When the carriage slides along the rail 4, the door 10 is pulled or pushed by the arm 9 and thus moves to an open or closed position in a determined movement by guide means thereof.

L'ensemble motoréducteur 2 comprend également des moyens de gestion de la position de la porte, des fins de course, et d'obstacles éventuels.The geared motor assembly 2 also comprises means for managing the position of the door, the limit switches, and any obstacles.

La longueur du rail est adaptée aux dimensions de la porte définissant la course du chariot nécessaire au passage d'une position ouverte de la porte à une position fermée.The length of the rail is adapted to the dimensions of the door defining the travel of the carriage necessary for the passage from an open position of the door to a closed position.

Le dispositif d'entraînement est pourvu d'un système de débrayage manuel, de manière à pouvoir actionner la porte manuellement en cas de coupure de courant ou de dysfonctionnement du motoréducteur. De préférence, ce système de débrayage est conçu au niveau de la liaison mécanique entre la chaîne et le chariot.The drive device is provided with a manual release system, so that the door can be operated manually in case of power failure or malfunction of the gearmotor. Preferably, this release system is designed at the mechanical connection between the chain and the carriage.

Comme il apparaît nettement sur la figure 2, la structure du dispositif d'entraînement de la porte de garage 1 est dissymétrique, contrairement à la plupart des dispositifs d'entraînement de porte de garage connus. Le motoréducteur 2 a une forme allongée suivant un axe XX. Par forme allongée, on comprend que le diamètre du motoréducteur est sensiblement inférieur à sa longueur, par exemple la longueur du motoréducteur vaut au moins 2 fois son diamètre et, de préférence, vaut au moins 3 fois son diamètre. Le motoréducteur est placé perpendiculairement à l'axe YY du rail de support 4. Ainsi, il est possible de monter directement la roue de transmission 7 sur l'axe de sortie du motoréducteur sans élément de transfert de mouvement, c'est-à-dire que l'axe de rotation de la roue de transmission 7 est confondu avec l'axe longitudinal du motoréducteur.As it clearly appears on the figure 2 , the structure of the drive device of the garage door 1 is asymmetrical, unlike most known garage door drive devices. The geared motor 2 has an elongate shape along an axis XX. By elongate form, it is understood that the diameter of the geared motor is substantially less than its length, for example the length of the geared motor is at least twice its diameter and, preferably, is at least 3 times its diameter. The geared motor is placed perpendicularly to the axis YY of the support rail 4. Thus, it is possible to directly mount the transmission wheel 7 on the output shaft of the gearmotor without movement transfer element, that is to say say that the axis of rotation of the transmission wheel 7 coincides with the longitudinal axis of the geared motor.

L'axe longitudinal XX du motoréducteur 2 se trouvant ainsi dans un plan parallèle à celui de l'ouverture de porte, la longueur du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage 1 est réduite par rapport aux dispositifs d'entraînement de porte de garage classiques pour lesquels le bloc motoréducteur s'étend parallèlement à l'axe du rail 4. De même, la forme cylindrique du motoréducteur permet de limiter au maximum l'encombrement en hauteur du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage.Since the longitudinal axis XX of the gearmotor 2 is in a plane parallel to that of the door opening, the length of the garage door drive device 1 is reduced compared to the conventional garage door drive devices. for which the geared motor unit extends parallel to the axis of the rail 4. Similarly, the cylindrical shape of the geared motor allows to minimize the overall height of the garage door drive device.

Comme représenté aux figures 3 et 4, ce mode de réalisation du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage peut également être utilisé pour entraîner des portes de garage coulissant en restant verticales. Une telle porte se déplace dans des coulisses 11 installées au sol et au mur.As represented in Figures 3 and 4 this embodiment of the garage door drive may also be used to drive sliding garage doors while remaining vertical. Such a door moves in slides 11 installed on the ground and on the wall.

Ces coulisses forment deux guidages rectilignes disposés à angle droit et raccordés par un guidage courbe.These slides form two rectilinear guides arranged at right angles and connected by a curved guide.

La forme allongée du motoréducteur permet de le placer dans un plan horizontal, le rail, respectivement le motoréducteur, se trouvant derrière le linteau ainsi que représenté à la figure 3, respectivement à la figure 4. Le motoréducteur pourrait également être placé en position verticale au niveau du raccordement entre les deux guidages rectilignes, mais cette solution est a priori moins avantageuse. Elle contraint la chaîne à se déplacer dans un plan horizontal alors que le plan de déplacement de la chaîne le plus adapté est le plan vertical. La chaîne est en effet plus apte à subir, dans cette position, les efforts de traction et les efforts dus à son poids. Lorsque l'engrènement de la chaîne sur les dents des roues se fait dans le plan vertical, la flèche de la chaîne se fait par l'articulation de ses maillons. Elle ne subit alors aucun effort latéral.The elongated shape of the gearmotor allows it to be placed in a horizontal plane, the rail, respectively the geared motor, located behind the lintel as shown in FIG. figure 3 , respectively to figure 4 . The geared motor could also be placed in a vertical position at the connection between the two straight guides, but this solution is a priori less advantageous. It forces the chain to move in a horizontal plane while the plane of movement of the most suitable chain is the vertical plane. The chain is indeed more able to undergo, in this position, the tensile forces and efforts due to its weight. When the meshing of the chain on the teeth of the wheels is in the vertical plane, the arrow of the chain is done by the articulation of its links. It then undergoes no lateral effort.

Un deuxième mode de réalisation du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage est représenté aux figures 5 et 6. Ce deuxième mode de réalisation diffère du premier mode de réalisation en ce que les brins supérieur et inférieur de la chaîne ne sont plus dans un plan vertical passant par l'axe du rail. En effet, la chaîne est déportée sur le côté du rail. Cette architecture particulière permet l'utilisation de roues dentées de plus faible diamètre ayant pour conséquence la réduction du rapport de réduction du réducteur et la diminution de l'encombrement en hauteur du dispositif d'entraînement représenté par la référence b. Le diamètre des roues dentées peut être réduit dans la mesure où celui-ci est maintenant indépendant de la hauteur du rail. En effet, si le lien souple doit se déplacer dans un plan vertical comprenant l'axe du rail, la hauteur du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage ne peut que difficilement être réduite.A second embodiment of the garage door drive device is shown in FIGS. Figures 5 and 6 . This second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the upper and lower strands of the chain are no longer in a vertical plane passing through the axis of the rail. Indeed, the chain is deported on the side of the rail. This particular architecture allows the use of smaller diameter gear wheels resulting in the reduction of the reduction ratio of the gearbox and the reduction in the overall height of the drive device represented by the reference b. The diameter of the gears can be reduced to the extent that it is now independent of the height of the rail. Indeed, if the flexible link is to move in a vertical plane comprising the axis of the rail, the height of the garage door drive device can only with difficulty be reduced.

La chaîne pourrait être remplacée par toute autre forme de lien souple tel qu'une courroie lisse, une courroie crantée ou un câble métallique. On utilise alors, à la place des roues dentées, des poulies. Le lien souple peut également comprendre une partie formée par une chaîne et une partie formée par un câble. Seule la roue dentée située à proximité de la porte lorsqu'elle est en position fermée est alors remplacée par une poulie. La combinaison chaîne-câble est la plus avantageuse en terme de rendement mécanique et de coût. La partie chaîne permet un entraînement facile par roue dentée et un comptage précis. La partie câble limite la détente du lien souple et donc la flèche des brins mous. Le lien souple peut encore être du même type que celui décrit dans le modèle d'utilité DE 94 02 813 U , c'est-à-dire comprenant une partie munie de dents ou d'encoches pour coopérer avec une roue d'entraînement et une partie constituée par une courroie lisse.The chain could be replaced by any other form of flexible link such as a smooth belt, a toothed belt or a wire rope. Instead of the toothed wheels, pulleys are used. The flexible link may also include a portion formed by a chain and a portion formed by a cable. Only the toothed wheel located near the door when it is in the closed position is then replaced by a pulley. The chain-cable combination is the most advantageous in terms of mechanical efficiency and cost. The chain part allows easy gear drive and precise counting. The cable part limits the relaxation of the flexible link and therefore the arrow of the soft strands. The soft link can still be of the same type as that described in the utility model DE 94 02 813 U , that is to say comprising a portion provided with teeth or notches to cooperate with a drive wheel and a portion constituted by a smooth belt.

De plus, le brin situé entre le chariot et la roue folle, mou lorsque la porte est entraînée vers l'ouverture, ne pend pas, ou très peu en comparaison avec une chaîne, dont le poids crée une flèche importante.In addition, the strand between the carriage and the idler wheel, soft when the door is driven to the opening, does not hang, or very little compared to a chain, the weight of which creates a large arrow.

Cette configuration suffit à éliminer le risque qu'un brin mou du lien souple vienne frotter contre la face extérieure de la porte et l'endommager lorsque celle-ci approche de sa position ouverte.This configuration is sufficient to eliminate the risk that a soft strand of the flexible link comes rub against the outer face of the door and damage it when it approaches its open position.

En effet, lors de l'installation d'un dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage, il faut tenir compte de plusieurs critères : d'une part, la hauteur sous linteau, qui limite l'espace disponible pour les pièces mécaniques, et d'autre part, la hauteur maximum disponible due à la cinématique de porte. Si on prend le cas des portes basculantes ou sectionnelles coulissant dans un rail horizontal, le point le plus haut de la porte (arête) suit une courbe dite de cinématique de porte, qui a tendance en début de manoeuvre d'ouverture, à s'élever, puis à redescendre de manière tangentielle à l'horizontale correspondant au haut de la porte en position fermée.Indeed, when installing a garage door drive device, there are several criteria to consider: on the one hand, the height under lintel, which limits the space available for mechanical parts, and on the other hand, the maximum available height due to the door kinematics. If we take the case of sliding or sectional doors sliding in a horizontal rail, the highest point of the door (edge) follows a curve called door kinematics, which tends at the beginning of opening maneuver, to s' raise, then go back down tangential to the horizontal corresponding to the top of the door in the closed position.

Pour éviter que le lien souple ne vienne frotter contre le haut de la porte, notamment à cause de la flèche du brin mou et de la cinématique de porte, il est prudent de limiter la hauteur globale du dispositif d'entraînement de porte de garage (comprenant le rail et le lien souple, y compris la flèche créée par le brin mou) sur l'ensemble du rail, à la hauteur entre le point haut de la courbe de cinématique de porte et le plafond.To prevent the flexible link from rubbing against the top of the door, particularly because of the arrow of the soft strand and the door kinematics, it is prudent to limit the overall height of the garage door drive ( comprising the rail and the flexible link, including the arrow created by the soft strand) across the rail, at the height between the top point of the door kinematics curve and the ceiling.

Le point d'accroche de la chaîne au chariot est situé sur le brin inférieur du lien souple dans la partie inférieure du chariot. Lorsque la porte est fermée, le brin supérieur est tendu, tandis que la majeure partie du brin inférieur est détendue.The point of attachment of the chain to the carriage is located on the lower end of the flexible link in the lower part of the carriage. When the door is closed, the upper strand is stretched, while most of the lower strand is relaxed.

Pour actionner le mouvement d'ouverture de la porte, le motoréducteur tourne dans un sens S1 permettant d'exercer une traction sur le brin inférieur. La partie de brin inférieur située entre le chariot et la roue folle est détendue. Si on utilise un câble, la flèche de cette partie de brin est minime et ne contribue pas à augmenter la hauteur maximale au-dessus de la courbe de cinématique de porte.To actuate the opening movement of the door, the gearmotor rotates in a direction S1 to exert traction on the lower strand. The lower strand portion between the carriage and the idler is relaxed. If a cable is used, the deflection of this strand portion is minimal and does not contribute to increasing the maximum height above the door kinematics curve.

Le brin supérieur est également mou, mais il a tendance à pendre dans l'espace entre les brins. Sa flèche est éventuellement limitée par le brin inférieur sur lequel il vient reposer. Ainsi, quelle que soit la flèche du brin mou, elle ne s'ajoute pas à la hauteur maximale souhaitée. Si le brin supérieur se détend jusqu'à reposer sur le brin inférieur, cela ne pose pas de problème compte tenu des faibles vitesses mises en jeu dans le cadre des dispositifs d'entraînement de porte de garage. Dans cette architecture où la chaîne est décalée, le brin supérieur lorsqu'il est détendu repose sur le brin inférieur et non sur le rail tubulaire. Ceci permet d'éliminer tout frottement entre le lien souple et le rail, ces frottements étant sources de bruits.The upper strand is also soft, but it tends to hang in the space between the strands. Its arrow is possibly limited by the lower strand on which it comes to rest. Thus, whatever the arrow of the soft strand, it does not add to the desired maximum height. If the upper strand relaxes to rest on the lower strand, this is not a problem given the low speeds involved in the garage door drive devices. In this architecture where the chain is shifted, the upper strand when it is relaxed is resting on the lower strand and not on the tubular rail. This eliminates any friction between the flexible link and the rail, these friction being sources of noise.

A l'inverse, dans le mouvement de fermeture de la porte, le motoréducteur tourne dans un sens S2 permettant d'exercer une traction sur la partie de brin supérieur entre la roue de transmission et le chariot. De ce fait, le brin supérieur ainsi que la partie de brin inférieur entre le chariot et la roue folle, restent tendus tandis que l'autre partie de brin inférieur est détendue. Comme celle-ci se trouve à l'arrière de la porte, il n'y a aucun risque que cette partie de chaîne vienne frotter sur le haut de la porte.Conversely, in the closing movement of the door, the geared motor rotates in a direction S2 for exerting traction on the upper strand portion between the transmission wheel and the carriage. As a result, the upper and the lower strand portions between the carriage and the idler wheel remain tight while the other lower strand portion is relaxed. As it is at the back of the door, there is no risk that this part of chain comes rubbing on the top of the door.

Le chariot pourrait également être lié au lien souple au niveau de son brin supérieur. Les états « tendu » et « détendu » des brins sont alors inversés par rapport à ce qui est décrit précédemment. On peut ainsi privilégier l'esthétique du dispositif. En effet, lorsque la porte est ouverte le rail et le lien souple sont masqués par celle-ci et, lorsque la porte est fermée, le brin supérieur est détendu et repose éventuellement sur le brin inférieur qui est tendu. Ainsi, quel que soit l'état de la porte l'utilisateur ne voit jamais dépasser sous le dispositif d'entraînement un brin du lien souple présentant une flèche.The carriage could also be linked to the flexible link at its upper strand. The states "stretched" and "relaxed" strands are then reversed compared to what is described above. We can thus favor the aesthetics of the device. Indeed, when the door is open the rail and the flexible link are hidden by it and when the door is closed, the upper strand is relaxed and eventually rests on the lower strand is stretched. Thus, regardless of the state of the door, the user never sees under the drive device a strand of the flexible link with an arrow.

Le chariot 3 représenté aux figures 7 et 8 comprend un corps allongé et une chape. Le corps allongé est traversé longitudinalement par un alésage cylindrique 14. Cet alésage permet au chariot d'être enfilé sur un rail de guidage de section circulaire et d'être guidé en translation par celui-ci. Le diamètre de l'alésage correspond, au jeu de fonctionnement près, au diamètre du rail de guidage. L'alésage et le rail pourraient également présenter des sections polygonales.The carriage 3 shown in Figures 7 and 8 includes an elongated body and a clevis. The elongate body is traversed longitudinally by a cylindrical bore 14. This bore allows the carriage to be threaded onto a guide rail of circular section and to be guided in translation by the latter. The diameter of the bore corresponds, with the operating clearance, to the diameter of the guide rail. The bore and the rail could also have polygonal sections.

Le chariot 3 comprend également un orifice 15 longitudinal et débouchant permettant le passage du brin inférieur du lien souple 5. Des moyens de blocage du lien dans cet orifice permettent d'assurer la liaison mécanique entre le lien souple et le chariot permettant l'entraînement cinématique du chariot par le lien. On peut par exemple utiliser un système d'accroche d'une navette fermant la chaîne.The carriage 3 also comprises a longitudinal opening 15 and opening allowing the passage of the lower strand of the flexible link 5. Link locking means in this hole allow to ensure the mechanical connection between the flexible link and the carriage for the kinematic drive of the cart by the link. One can for example use a hooking system of a shuttle closing the chain.

Le chariot 3 peut également comporter une rainure longitudinale 16 permettant de guider le brin supérieur du lien souple 5. Cette rainure peut également être remplacée par un orifice longitudinal débouchant. Cet orifice assurerait un meilleur guidage, mais obligerait à enfiler un des brins du lien souple dans le chariot lors de l'installation du dispositif. Cet orifice dans lequel circule la chaîne pourrait également, par action de celle-ci sur ses parois servir à empêcher la rotation du chariot autour de l'axe du rail lorsque ce dernier est de forme circulaire. Cette solution serait utile dans le cas où l'on utilise un bras de liaison lié par des rotules à la porte et au chariot ou lorsqu'on utilise un bras de liaison souple, des moyens spécifiques devant alors être dédiés au verrouillage de la porte en position fermée.The carriage 3 may also include a longitudinal groove 16 for guiding the upper end of the flexible link 5. This groove may also be replaced by an opening longitudinal opening. This hole would provide better guidance, but would require to put one of the strands of the flexible link in the carriage during the installation of the device. This orifice in which the chain flows could also, by action of the latter on its walls serve to prevent the rotation of the carriage around the rail axis when the latter is circular in shape. This solution would be useful in the case where a link arm is used which is connected by ball joints to the door and to the carriage or when a flexible link arm is used, specific means then having to be dedicated to the locking of the door by closed position.

Le chariot 3 présente également une chape de liaison au bras 9. Cette chape est formée par deux oreilles 17 pouvant être rapportées par soudure sur le corps du chariot et présentant un perçage commun 18.The carriage 3 also has a clevis connecting the arm 9. This clevis is formed by two lugs 17 which can be attached by welding on the body of the carriage and having a common bore 18.

On utilise de préférence pour réaliser le dispositif d'entraînement selon l'invention un motoréducteur dit « tubulaire » dans la mesure où il est destiné, habituellement, à être monté dans le tube d'enroulement d'un store enroulable ou d'un volet roulant. Dans ce cas, le motoréducteur ne peut pas être disposé verticalement sans modification de son système d'étanchéité permettant d'éviter l'écoulement du lubrifiant qu'il contient. L'invention serait également applicable à un dispositif d'ouverture de porte de garage dans lequel le chariot est guidé uniquement par le lien souple (en l'absence de rail).Preferably used to achieve the drive device according to the invention a gearbox said "tubular" insofar as it is intended, usually, to be mounted in the winding tube of a roller blind or shutter rolling. In this case, the geared motor can not be arranged vertically without modification of its sealing system to prevent the flow of lubricant it contains. The invention would also be applicable to a garage door opening device in which the carriage is guided only by the flexible link (in the absence of rail).

Les caractéristiques du chariot décrit et représenté à titre d'exemple aux figures 7 et 8 sont également intéressantes, par exemple, pour le maintien du chariot dans le plan du rail dans le cas d'un bras de liaison non rigide entre le chariot et la porte à entraîner.The characteristics of the carriage described and represented by way of example to Figures 7 and 8 are also interesting, for example, for maintaining the carriage in the plane of the rail in the case of a non-rigid link between the carriage and the door to be driven.

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  1. A garage door (10) drive device (1) comprising a gear motor (2), a rail (4) for guiding the translational movement of a carriage (3), and an endless flexible drive link (5) between the gear motor (2) and the carriage (3), the flexible drive link being driven by an output wheel (7) of the gear motor and moving in a vertical plane (YZ), the drive device having an asymmetric structure, the gear motor (2) having a longitudinal axis (XX) and being elongated along this longitudinal axis (XX), characterized in that the output wheel (7) of the gear motor is directly positioned at one of its ends, is rotatable about the longitudinal axis (XX) and holds the flexible drive link and in that the gear motor (2) has a cylindrical shape and comprises an electric motor and an epicyclic gear, both mounted on the same axis.
  2. The drive device (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the gear motor (2) is a gear motor of tubular type usually designed to be housed in a winding tube for a wind-up shutter or roller blind.
  3. The drive device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carriage (3) has a cylindrical or polygonal bore (14) and slides along the circular- or polygonal-section guide rail (4), the dimensions of the bore (14) being equivalent to the dimensions of the cross section of the guide rail (4), plus the operating clearance.
  4. The drive device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the plane in which the flexible drive link moves is displaced away from the axis of the guide rail.
  5. The drive device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible drive link (5) comprises one portion made of a chain and one portion made of a cable.
  6. The drive device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the carriage (3) includes a configuration (16) capable of guiding the flexible drive link (5) in its movement relative to the carriage (3).
  7. The drive device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the garage door (10) is of tilt-up or sectional or sliding type.
  8. The drive device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the output wheel is directly mounted on the output shaft of the gear motor without a motion transfer member.
  9. The drive device (1) as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the output wheel is positioned at an end of the rail.
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