EP2017415B1 - Dispositif de fonctionnement pour portes et fenêtres - Google Patents

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EP2017415B1
EP2017415B1 EP08160316A EP08160316A EP2017415B1 EP 2017415 B1 EP2017415 B1 EP 2017415B1 EP 08160316 A EP08160316 A EP 08160316A EP 08160316 A EP08160316 A EP 08160316A EP 2017415 B1 EP2017415 B1 EP 2017415B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C9/00—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing
    • E05C9/04—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing with two sliding bars moved in opposite directions when fastening or unfastening
    • E05C9/041—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing with two sliding bars moved in opposite directions when fastening or unfastening with rack and pinion mechanism
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C9/00—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing
    • E05C9/20—Coupling means for sliding bars, rods, or cables
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B3/00—Fastening knobs or handles to lock or latch parts
    • E05B3/04—Fastening the knob or the handle shank to the spindle by screws, springs or snap bolts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B63/00—Locks or fastenings with special structural characteristics
    • E05B63/0065—Operating modes; Transformable to different operating modes

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  • This invention relates to an operating device for doors and windows, in particular doors and windows with frames made of metal or PVC.
  • the invention can be advantageously applied to windows known in the jargon of the trade as "awning windows".
  • These windows comprise a sash that opens outwards from the bottom and is hinged at the top to a fixed window frame.
  • the operating device essentially comprises a box-shaped element or case that can be associated with or housed in a sash rail and containing kinematic units (such as racks) for operating the locking devices and controlled by a handle protruding outwards from the sash.
  • kinematic units such as racks
  • the locking device is slidably mounted on the sash and comprises one or more rods, fitted in a groove in the rail profile and provided with a respective pin and/or boss protruding (from the end of the rod in the case of the pin or transversally of the rod in the case of the boss) which, when required, strikes a respective contact member formed or mounted on the fixed frame.
  • the operating devices comprise one or more drive elements (usually rack and pinion devices) interposed and connected between the rod or rods and the control element (handle) acting on the kinematic and operating units.
  • drive elements usually rack and pinion devices
  • the locking device By operating on the handle, the locking device can be switched from a configuration in which the sash is rigidly fixed to the fixed frame and cannot be moved to a configuration in which the sash is released from the fixed frame and can be opened.
  • the drive element comprises suitable means for connecting it to the rod.
  • the connecting means may be embodied by a pin which protrudes from the case constituting the box-shaped element and which can be associated with a respective hole made in the rod.
  • the connecting means are made as a single part with the remaining components of the drive element protruding from the case.
  • the position of the connecting means is substantially fixed relative to an axis which, usually, is the centre line of the case.
  • prior art operating devices can be used and assembled only with reference to the configuration of the groove in which the rods slide so as to coincide with the rods and enable the respective pin to be coupled with the rods.
  • the disclosed lock comprises a portion integral with a closing element and a translation body jointed to the portion in such a way that it can slide crosswise the body to lock it in a desired position.
  • the technical purpose of this invention is to propose an operating device for doors and windows that is free of the stated disadvantages.
  • this invention has for an aim to provide an operating device for doors and windows that is versatile and easy to adapt to different installation conditions.
  • Another aim of the invention is to provide an operating device for doors and windows that is inexpensive and easy to keep in stock.
  • the numeral 1 denotes in its entirety an operating device according to the invention for doors and windows with frames made of metal or the like and of PVC.
  • the operating device 1 is advantageously applicable to windows known as "awning windows".
  • Windows of this type (not fully illustrated in the drawings since they are of well-known type) comprise a sash that opens outwards from the bottom and is hinged at the top, along its upper rail, to a fixed window frame.
  • the operating device 1 is connected to a mobile frame 2 of a window sash.
  • the mobile frame 2 as stated, comprises a metal or plastic profile, of which only a part is shown.
  • the window also comprises a fixed frame (not illustrated in the drawings) with which the mobile frame 2 of the sash is associated.
  • the operating device 1 is associated with a locking device 3 that is mobile between a locked configuration, where the mobile frame 2 is engaged with the fixed frame, and an unlocked configuration, where the mobile frame 2 is disengaged from the fixed frame.
  • the locking device 3 may comprise one or more rods 4 slidable in grooves made in the mobile frame 2 and one or more locking elements fixed to the rod.
  • the locking elements also referred to as "bosses" (not shown in the drawings) are stably accommodated in holes made in the fixed frame of the window.
  • the bosses are away from or outside the holes, thus enabling the sash to be moved away from the fixed frame and opened.
  • the operating device 1 comprises at least one drive member 5 functionally connected to the locking device 3 for reversibly moving the locking device 3 between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration of the window.
  • the drive member 5 is mobile along a direction "D1" parallel to the principal axis along which the operating device 1 extends.
  • the first direction “D1" is also parallel to a principal direction along which the portion of the mobile frame 2 on which the operating device 1 is mounted extends.
  • the operating device 1 comprises a pair of drive members 5, each moving towards and/or away from the other.
  • the operating device 1 also comprises control means 6 acting on each drive member 5 for reversibly switching the locking device 3 between the locked and unlocked configurations of the window.
  • Each drive member 5 comprises a fastening element 7 necessary to stably connect the locking device 3 to the drive member 5 itself.
  • Each fastening element 7 is mobile along a second direction "D2" perpendicular to the first direction "D1" between a first and a second end position (two example positions are shown in Figure 3 ).
  • each fastening element 7 is mobile in such a way that it can adopt a plurality of stable positions included between the first and the second end position, thus adapting to the position of the hole in the rod 4.
  • each drive member 5 also comprises a respective guide 8 slidable along the above mentioned first direction "D1" and where each fastening element 7 is slidably inserted. More specifically, each guide 8 slides between a first position ( Figure 3 ), where the guides 8 are closer together, and a second position ( Figure 4 ), where the guides 8 are further apart.
  • Each fastening element 7 comprises a slider 9 that is slidably mounted in the respective guide 8 and is substantially in the shape of a parallelepiped.
  • the slider 9 has a pin 10 located near a first end 9a of the slider 9 itself.
  • the pin 10 is accommodated in a hole 11 made in the rod 4 of the locking device 3 so as to couple the locking device 3 itself to each drive member 5.
  • the slider 9 also has a shoulder 12 located near a second end 9b of the slider 9, opposite the first end 9a along the principal direction in which operating device 1 extends.
  • a shoulder 12 located near a second end 9b of the slider 9, opposite the first end 9a along the principal direction in which operating device 1 extends.
  • Each guide 8 comprises a base wall 13 and two opposite side walls 14.
  • the side walls 14 are parallel to each other and extend along the above mentioned second direction "D2".
  • Each side wall 14 of the guide 8 has a respective straight groove 15 formed near the base wall 13 of the guide 8 itself.
  • Each fastening element 7 comprises two tabs 16 housed in the grooves 15 in the guide 8 so as to render more stable the translational movement of the fastening element 7 along the second direction "D2".
  • the tabs 16 are located near the above mentioned first and second ends 9a and 9b of the slider 9.
  • the operating device 1 comprises a case or containing element 17 defining a slideway "V" for the drive members 5.
  • the containing element 17 comprises a bottom wall 18, a pair of side walls 19 lying along the first direction "D1" and a pair of end walls 20 lying along the second direction "D2".
  • the containing element 17 is substantially in the shape of a parallelepiped.
  • the operating device 1 further comprises means 21 for accessing each fastening element 7.
  • the access means 21 comprise at least one slot 22 associated with a respective drive member 5.
  • Each slot 22 is made in the bottom wall 18 in the vicinity of a respective guide 8 when the latter is in the first and/or the second position.
  • the slot 22 provides access to the slideway "V".
  • the access means 21 also comprise an opening 23 made in the base wall 13 of each guide 8.
  • each guide 8 when each guide 8 is in the first and/or the second end position, the slots 22 made in the bottom wall 18 of the containing element 17 are aligned with and placed over the openings 23 in the base walls 13 of the guides 8.
  • each fastening element 7 can be accessed from the outside of the operating device 1 and moved along the second direction "D2".
  • each fastening element 7 has a slit 24 made in it through which the fastening element 7 can be engaged and moved by a suitable tool.
  • the bottom surface 7a of the fastening element 7 faces the base wall 13 of the respective guide 8.
  • Each drive member 5 also comprises a rack 25 associated with each guide 8 to allow each guide 8 to move along the first direction "D1". Looking in more detail, each rack 25 is made as a single part with the guide 8.
  • the racks 25 are associated with the control means 6. More specifically, the control means 6 comprise a pinion 26 that meshes with respective toothed portions 27 of the racks 25.
  • the pinion 26 is located near a central zone of the containing element 17 and its rotation axis "A" is perpendicular to the first and second directions "D1" and "D2".
  • the pinion 26 comprises a toothed crown 28 associated with a hollow cylindrical mounting element 29 having a square internal section.
  • the cylindrical element 29 has an extension 29a located at the bottom wall 18 of the containing element 17.
  • the bottom wall 18 of the containing element 17 has a hole 30 that accommodates the extension 29a in such a way as to render more stable the rotational movement of the pinion 26.
  • the operating device 1 also comprises a lid 31, fixed with screws that are not illustrated, for at least partly covering the control means 6 and the drive members 5.
  • the operating device 1 is fixed to the mobile frame 2 of the window using suitable first screws 32.
  • the embodiment described comprises four first screws 32 ( Figure 2 ) for fixing the operating device 1 to the mobile frame 2.
  • the pinion 26 is coupled to a handle 33 that can be operated by a user to switch the operating device 1 between the locked and unlocked configurations ( Figure 7 ). More specifically, the handle 33 is coupled to the pinion 26 by a square coupling pin 38, that is to say, a pin having a square cross section, that can be inserted into the hollow element 29 of the pinion 26.
  • Figure 7 also shows a handle 33 mounting element 34 fixed to the mobile frame 2 of the window by respective second screws 35, and a cap 36 for covering the mounting element 34 of the handle 33. Also shown are a grub screw 37 used to fasten the handle 33 to the coupling pin 38 and a seal 39 interposed between the handle and the cap 36 to prevent unwanted infiltration of water.
  • the operating device 1 is fixed to the mobile frame 2 of the window.
  • the operating device 1 is coupled to the locking device 3. More specifically, the rods 4 of the locking device 3 are inserted into the respective grooves in such a way that the holes made in the vicinity of their ends are positioned near each fastening element 7.
  • the installer acts on each fastening element 7 through the above described access means 21 in such a way as to move the fastening elements 7 until the pin 10 on each fastening element 7 is coaxially aligned with the hole in the respective rod 4. In this way, the operating device 1 can be coupled to the locking device.
  • the pinion 26 integrally associated with the handle 33, turns and causes the racks 25 to move in a straight line.
  • the racks move the guides 8 of the drive members 5 and, at the same time, the fastening elements 7.
  • the rods 4 of the locking device 3 are moved in a straight line in such a way as to switch the locking device 3 between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration.
  • the invention achieves the above mentioned aims and brings important advantages.
  • the operating device 1 can be applied to many different types of profiles where the grooves that house the rods 4 of the locking device 3 are located in different positions.
  • the operating device 1 can be adapted to suit rods 4 located in different positions and therefore having coupling holes 11 also located in different positions.

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  1. Dispositif de fonctionnement pour portes et fenêtres comprenant :
    - au moins un organe d'entraînement (5) qui peut s'associer à un dispositif de verrouillage (3) pour déplacer le dispositif de verrouillage (3) entre une configuration de verrouillage porte/fenêtre et une configuration de déverrouillage porte/fenêtre le long d'une première direction (D1) parallèle à l'axe principal le long duquel se développe le dispositif de fonctionnement (1) ; l'organe d'entraînement (5) comprenant un guide (8), se développant le long d'une seconde direction (D2) perpendiculaire à la première direction (D1), et mobile avec lui le long de la première direction (D1) ; l'organe d'entraînement (5) comprenant également un élément de fixation (7) pour fixer le dispositif de verrouillage (3) à l'organe d'entraînement (5), coulissant librement sur le guide (8) le long de la seconde direction (D2) ;
    - des moyens de commande (6) agissant sur l'organe d'entraînement (5) pour faire basculer le dispositif de verrouillage (3) de la configuration de verrouillage à la configuration de déverrouillage ; le dispositif de fonctionnement se caractérisant en ce que l'élément de fixation comprend un coulisseau (7) monté coulissant sur le guide (8) et une goupille (10) dépassant du coulisseau et conçue pour se loger dans un orifice situé sur le dispositif de verrouillage (3) et en ce que le guide (8) comprend une paroi de base (13) et deux parois latérales opposées (14) se développant le long de la seconde direction (D2) ; le guide (8) ayant également une rainure (15) sur chaque paroi latérale (14).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend aussi des moyens (21) pour accéder à l'élément de fixation (7).
  3. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de fixation (7) comprend au moins une languette (16) logée dans la rainure (15) sur le guide (8).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend également un corps de retenue (17) formant une glissière (V) pour l'organe d'entraînement (5) ; ledit corps de retenue (17) comprenant une paroi de fond (18).
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'accès (21) comprennent une encoche (22) réalisée sur la paroi de fond (18) du corps de retenue (17) pour donner accès à la glissière (V).
  6. Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que le guide comprend une paroi de base (13) et en ce que les moyens d'accès (21) comprennent aussi une ouverture (23) réalisée sur la paroi de base (13) du guide (8).
  7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que l'encoche (22), sur la paroi de fond (18) du corps de retenue (17), peut se mettre au-dessus de l'ouverture (23), sur la paroi de base (13) du guide (8), pour donner accès à l'élément de fixation (7), de sorte à déplacer ce dernier le long de la seconde direction (D2).
  8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de fixation (7) présente une fente (24), située sur une surface de fond (7a) du coulisseau (9), en face de la paroi de base (13) du guide (8) ; la fente (24) étant accessible par les moyens d'accès (21) pour déplacer l'élément de fixation (7).
  9. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'organe d'entraînement (5) comprend aussi une crémaillère (25) associée au guide (8).
  10. Dispositif selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que le guide (8) et la crémaillère (25) forment une seule pièce.
  11. Dispositif selon les revendications 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de commande (6) comprennent un pignon (26) qui se met en prise avec la crémaillère (25).
  12. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une paire d'organes d'entraînement (5), chacun se rapprochant/s'éloignant l'un de l'autre.
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