EP1967676B1 - Sicherungsraste für ein Scharnierfenster - Google Patents

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EP1967676B1
EP1967676B1 EP08250719A EP08250719A EP1967676B1 EP 1967676 B1 EP1967676 B1 EP 1967676B1 EP 08250719 A EP08250719 A EP 08250719A EP 08250719 A EP08250719 A EP 08250719A EP 1967676 B1 EP1967676 B1 EP 1967676B1
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safety catch
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David Anthony Wellman
Peter James Harrison
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J Banks and Co Ltd
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/08—Locks or fastenings for special use for sliding wings
    • E05B65/0864—Locks or fastenings for special use for sliding wings the bolts sliding perpendicular to the wings
    • 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
    • E05C17/12—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 consisting of a single rod
    • E05C17/16—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 consisting of a single rod pivoted only at one end and having an elongated slot
    • E05C17/166—Security devices

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  • This invention relates to safety catch for a hinged window.
  • the invention is likely to find its greatest utility on public and commercial buildings such as hospitals, hotels and the like with a large number of hinged windows.
  • a safety catch according to the invention is often called a window restrictor, and is a device which can be fitted to a hinged window so as to restrict the pivoting opening movement of the window.
  • a hinged window When a hinged window is manufactured it will typically be fitted with hinges which allow a predetermined opening movement relative to the frame surrounding the window panel.
  • hinges which allow a predetermined opening movement relative to the frame surrounding the window panel.
  • full opening is not always desired, for example for the windows on the upper-storey of buildings, where it is often desired to restrict the opening movement of a window so that a person cannot fall out of that window.
  • Fire safety officers usually, however, wish for full opening of windows, even on the upper storeys of buildings, so that the occupants have an escape route in the event of fire or other emergency.
  • the present invention seeks to avoid or reduce at least some of that compromise, so that the advantages of safety catches, and in particular lockable releasable safety catches, can be more widely utilised.
  • a safety catch for restricting the opening movement of a hinged window panel relative to its surrounding frame
  • the safety catch comprising a channel member and a stay, the channel member being adapted for securement to one or other of the window panel and frame, and the stay being adapted for securement to the other of the window panel and frame, the stay having a slider which is slidably engageable with the channel member, the safety catch having a stop member which is movable between active and inactive positions, the stop member in its active position being engageable by the slider so as to limit the movement of the slider relative to the channel member, movement of the stop member between its active and inactive positions being controlled by an electrically-operated actuator.
  • the sliding movement of the slider relative to the channel member can be limited to the extent desired to restrict the opening movement of the window, whereas when the stop member is in its inactive position the slider is not so limited and the opening movement of the window is not so restricted.
  • the stop member is biased into its active position, suitably by a resilient biasing member such as a torsion spring.
  • the electrically-operated actuator is preferably connected to a receiver adapted to receive a radio signal (although a direct electrical connection is not excluded).
  • the radio signal is generated automatically upon issuance of a fire or smoke alarm.
  • Fire and smoke alarms which issue radio signals are known for use in public and commercial buildings such as hospitals and the like, and the radio signal is used to send a warning signal to a control station or the like.
  • the safety catch of the present invention responds to the same radio signal to allow the stop member to move to its inactive position, or it can be arranged that a separate control signal is sent from the control station to the safety catch (or more likely to each of a number of separate safety catches on each of the hinged windows of the building).
  • the electrically-controlled actuator may be adapted to move the stop member to its inactive position upon receipt of a control signal, or more preferably it may be adapted to release the stop member from a secured condition so that the stop member can be moved from its active position to its inactive position as an occupant opens the window.
  • the safety catch 10 is adapted for fitment to a hinged window 12.
  • the hinged window 12 comprises a glazed window panel 14 surrounded by a frame 16.
  • the window panel 14 is connected to the frame 16 by way of hinges 20 (in this embodiment the hinges are butt hinges, but in other embodiments the hinges are friction stays or another suitable hinge mechanism).
  • hinges 20 in this embodiment the hinges are butt hinges, but in other embodiments the hinges are friction stays or another suitable hinge mechanism.
  • the latch and lock which would ordinarily be fitted so as to secure the window panel in the closed position are not shown in this drawing.
  • the safety catch 10 comprises a channel member 22 and a stay 24.
  • the channel member 22 is secured (by screws 26) to the window panel 14.
  • the end of the stay 24 which is not visible in Fig.1 carries a pivoting plate which is secured (as by screws also) to the frame 16, so that the stay can pivot relative to the frame 16, but cannot otherwise move relative thereto.
  • the positions of the channel member 22 and stay 24 may be reversed if desired.
  • the window 12 is a plastic window
  • the channel member 22 is adapted to lie within the "Euro-groove" in the profile of the window panel 14, such a groove being present in almost all plastic windows, and being of substantially standard dimensions.
  • the material from which the window is made is not part of the present invention, and the invention can be used for example with windows of other materials, and can be adapted to be secured to exposed surfaces of the window panel and frame, if desired or required in a particular application.
  • the end of the stay 24 which is visible in Fig.1 carries a slider 30, which in this embodiment is a substantially circular boss rivetted at the end of the stay (see also Fig.7 ).
  • the channel member 22 has a channel section 32 which is sized to receive and locate the slider 30.
  • the channel member 22 also carries a stop member 36 which lies within the channel section in its active position (as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 ). As the window is opened the stay 24 is caused to pivot and the slider 30 moves along the channel section 32 until it engages the stop member 36.
  • the channel member 22 and the stay 24 are fitted to the window in relative positions in order to restrict the opening movement of the window as desired, it being understood that the further the channel member 22 and stay 24 are fitted away from the hinged edge of the window panel 14, the more restricted will be the window opening. Also, the relative lengths of the channel section 32 and stay 24 are chosen to ensure that the slider 30 lies within the channel section 32 when the window is fully closed.
  • the stop member 36 In normal use, the stop member 36 will remain in its active position and the opening movement of the window panel 14 will be restricted to the angle of opening movement at which the slider 30 engages the stop member 36, as is shown in Fig. 1 .
  • the stop member 36 can be moved to its inactive position as shown in Figs. 3 and 5 , whereupon the slider 30 can move to (and in this embodiment beyond) the end 40 of the channel section 32, permitting full window opening.
  • the channel section 32 is of a length, and is fitted in a position upon the window panel 14, whereby when the window panel 14 is full opened the slider 30 leaves the channel section 32 altogether and the stay 24 becomes separated from the channel member 22.
  • Fig.7 shows a condition in which the window panel 14 (albeit perhaps not fully opened) has been opened sufficiently to release the slider 30 from the channel section 32.
  • Figs. 4 , 5 and 6 show more detail of the channel member 22, and the components thereof.
  • the stop member 36 comprises a raised abutment upon the periphery of a wheel 42, the wheel 42 being mounted for rotary movement upon an axle 44.
  • the axle 44 also carries a torsion spring 46, which serves to bias the wheel 42 in an anticlockwise direction as shown in Figs. 4-6 , and thereby to bias the stop member 36 to its active position.
  • the channel member 22 also carries an electrically-operated actuator 50, which has a projecting plunger 52, the plunger 52 engaging the peripheral surface of the wheel 42 (see Figs. 4 and 5 ).
  • the peripheral surface of the wheel 42 has a flat 54, and in the active position of the stop member 36 the plunger 52 engages the flat 54, as shown in Fig.4 .
  • the electrically-operated actuator preferably includes or comprises a solenoid, and the plunger 52 is normally locked in its extended position as shown in Figs. 4 and 6 . Upon receipt of an appropriate electrical signal, however, the plunger 52 is released and can be depressed into its housing.
  • the wheel 42 is able to rotate clockwise allowing the stop member 36 to move from its active position in Fig.4 to its inactive position of Fig.5 .
  • the stop member presents no limit to the slider 30 and the slider can move to (and out of) the end 40 of the channel section 32.
  • the wheel 42 does not rotate on its own, and it is only the slider 30 which drives the stop member 36 to move to its inactive position.
  • This is preferred since in an emergency not all of the windows may be opened, and those windows which are not opened do not need to be checked or reset as described below, but instead will automatically resume their normal locked restricting condition when the plunger 52 is again locked in its extended position. Also, if a false alarm is issued by a smoke or fire alarm there will be no need to reset the safety catch unless a window has been fully opened.
  • the stop member may be positively moved to its inactive position.
  • a suitable electrically-operated actuator is available from Servocell Limited, of 1 Astra Centre, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BN, England, and is sold under the trade name "Active Latch", model number "AL2".
  • This actuator uses a piezo-electric solenoid which uses very little energy, so that it can suitably be powered by a battery.
  • Such an actuator uses a plunger 52 which is spring-biased towards its extended position, and an appropriate electrical signal unlocks the plunger and allows it to be depressed. Discontinuance of the electrical signal locks the plunger in its extended position.
  • the actuator 50 is connected to a radio receiver (which may be fitted into the channel member 22 or elsewhere upon the glazing panel 14), and an operating signal can be transmitted to the actuator 50 to release the plunger 52.
  • the operating signal can arrive directly from a smoke or fire alarm, or from a dedicated control facility.
  • Suitable radio receivers are in widespread use and available from electronics suppliers such as Maplin and the like, and are also of very low power consumption, so that both the actuator and the radio receiver can be powered by battery. There is therefore no need to connect the safety catch to mains electricity.
  • a safety catch must be able to withstand a force seeking to open the window of 600 N at the locking edge (i.e. the edge of the window panel opposite to the hinges 20).
  • the geometry of the safety catch 10 is such that a force upon the locking edge of 600 N is reduced to a lower force seeking to rotate the wheel 42.
  • the "Active Latch AL2" can withstand a force of 1000 N seeking to depress the locked plunger 52 so that the mandatory requirements upon the safety catch 10 are easily met.
  • Resetting of the safety catch 10 requires replacement of the slider 30 into the end 40 of the channel section 32. Also, since the stop member 36 will automatically have returned to its active position under the bias of the spring 46, the stop member 36 will need to be depressed to allow the slider 30 to pass along the channel section 32. It may be necessary to trigger the actuator 50 to release the plunger 52 during this resetting, and a suitable control signal can allow the plunger to be depressed. Alternatively (but less preferably) the actuator 50 may remain in its unlocked condition until a resetting signal is received (after the slider 30 has been returned to the channel section 32 and the window fully closed) whereupon the plunger 52 once again become locked in its extended position.
  • the building has a central fire alarm system it can be arranged that the safety catches on the windows of all parts of the building be released together, whereas if the building has separate fire alarm systems for separate parts of the building it can be arranged that each fire alarm system is linked only to the safety catches on the windows of that part of the building.

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Claims (10)

  1. Sicherungsvorrichtung (10) zur Einschränkung der Öffnungsbewegung eines angelenkten Fensterelements (14) relativ zu seinem Rahmen (16), wobei die Sicherungsvorrichtung ein Rillenelement (22) und einen Bügel (24) umfasst, wobei das Rillenelement zur Befestigung an dem Fensterelement oder dem Rahmen ausgeführt ist und der Bügel umgekehrt zur Befestigung an dem Rahmen bzw. dem Fensterelement ausgeführt ist, wobei der Bügel ein Gleitstück (30) aufweist, das sich relativ zu dem Rillenelement bewegen kann, wobei die Sicherungsvorrichtung ein Anschlagelement (36) aufweist, das zwischen einer aktiven und einer inaktiven Position bewegt werden kann, wobei das Anschlagelement in seiner aktiven Position von dem Gleitstück in Eingriff genommen werden kann, um die Bewegung des Gleitstücks relativ zu dem Rillenelement zu begrenzen, wobei die Bewegung des Anschlagelements zwischen seiner aktiven und seiner inaktiven Position von einem elektrisch betätigten Stellantrieb (50) gesteuert wird.
  2. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, bei der das Anschlagelement von einem federnden Vorspannelement (46) in seine aktive Position vorgespannt wird.
  3. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, bei der der elektrisch betätigte Stellantrieb (50) mit einem Empfänger zum Empfangen eines Funksteuerungssignals verbunden ist.
  4. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei der der elektrisch gesteuerte Stellantrieb (50) einen ersten (gesicherten) Zustand, in welchem er das Anschlagelement in seiner aktiven Position hält, und einen zweiten (ungesicherten) Zustand aufweist, in welchem das Anschlagelement ausgelöst ist und von seiner aktiven Position auf seine inaktive Position bewegt werden kann.
  5. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, bei der der elektrisch gesteuerte Stellantrieb (50) nur während des Empfangs eines Steuersignals in seinem zweiten (ungesicherten) Zustand bleibt und in seinen ersten (gesicherten) Zustand zurückkehrt, wenn das Steuersignal nicht mehr empfangen wird.
  6. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, bei der das Rillenelement (22) einen Rillenabschnitt (32) aufweist, in welchem sich das Gleitstück (30) bewegen kann, wobei der Rillenabschnitt ein erstes Ende (34) und ein zweites Ende (40) aufweist, wobei das Anschlagelement (36) in seiner aktiven Position zwischen dem ersten und dem zweiten Ende liegt, wobei das Anschlagelement, wenn es in seiner aktiven Position gehalten wird, die Bewegung des Gleitstücks (30) in Richtung auf das zweite Ende (40) des Rillenabschnitts begrenzt, wobei das Anschlagelement in seiner inaktiven Position zulässt, dass sich das Gleitstück zu dem zweiten Ende bewegt.
  7. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 6, bei der das zweite Ende (40) offen ist, um das Austreten und den Eintritt des Gleitstücks (30) zu ermöglichen.
  8. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei der das Anschlagelement (36) eine Stoßfläche eines Radelements (42) ist, das zur teilweisen Drehung auf einer Achse (44) montiert ist.
  9. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, bei der das Anschlagelement (36) durch eine Öffnung in einem Rillenabschnitt (32) des Rillenelements (32) in die Bahn des Gleitstücks (30) ragt.
  10. Sicherungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8 oder Anspruch 9, bei der der elektrisch gesteuerte Stellantrieb an einem abgeflachten Teil (54) des Rands des Radelements (42) in Anlage ist.
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