EP2050899B1 - Vorrichtung zur Betätigung einer Tür oder einem ähnlichem Element, das aus Profilen erstellt ist - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur Betätigung einer Tür oder einem ähnlichem Element, das aus Profilen erstellt ist Download PDF

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EP2050899B1
EP2050899B1 EP08352020A EP08352020A EP2050899B1 EP 2050899 B1 EP2050899 B1 EP 2050899B1 EP 08352020 A EP08352020 A EP 08352020A EP 08352020 A EP08352020 A EP 08352020A EP 2050899 B1 EP2050899 B1 EP 2050899B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B1/00—Knobs or handles for wings; Knobs, handles, or press buttons for locks or latches on wings
    • E05B1/0015—Knobs or handles which do not operate the bolt or lock, e.g. non-movable; Mounting thereof
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B15/00—Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
    • E05B15/16—Use of special materials for parts of locks
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  • the device according to the invention makes it possible, thanks to the combination of two profiles associated together, to obtain an ergonomics more adapted to the handling of the handle, by offering rounding possibilities, for example in the most important places. appropriate depending on the design of the handle, while maintaining a obtaining of the handle from profiles, lightweight, and offering ergonomic thicknesses of handles, and benefits, comparable to heavy and more expensive handles.
  • the respective longitudinal axes of the first and second sections are parallel when the first and second sections are connected to each other.
  • each of said first and second sections comprises a first and a second longitudinal edge, between which said web of material extends, and two respective longitudinal edges of the first and second two sections are in contact with each other. other.
  • first longitudinal edges of each of the first and second profiles are in contact with each other, and the second longitudinal edges of each of the first and second profiles are in contact with each other.
  • said connecting means of a profile to the other comprise means for interlocking two respective longitudinal edges of the first and second profiles.
  • said connecting means comprise said means for fixing the handle on the door or the like.
  • said interlocking means are arranged on two respective edges of the first and second profiles, and the means for fixing the handle on the door or the like are arranged on the two other respective edges of the first and second profiles.
  • the first and second profiles respectively adopt curved shapes included one in the other.
  • one of said first or second sections comprises at one of the edges, a longitudinal return of a corresponding width. to the thickness of the material web of the other section, and intended to form a stop for the corresponding edge of the latter.
  • two of the longitudinal edges of the first and second profiles, which are in contact have parallel and superimposed profiles in the contact zone, and the two other longitudinal edges of the first and second profiles, which are in contact , have profiles joining end to end.
  • the device represented on the Figures 1 to 4 further comprises connecting means 10 from one profile to another, so that the first 2 and second 3 sections cooperate, when they are connected to each other, so that the inner faces 6, 9 of the first 2 and second 3 sections are arranged vis-à-vis and separated from one another, by a space 11 said internal, the handle 1 thus having a thickness h conferred by the thickness of the first 4 and second 7 sails of the first 2 and second 3 sections, respectively, added the thickness of the internal space 11 between them, as shown more particularly on the figure 3 .
  • the first 2 and second 3 sections are preferably metal, for example light alloy, and are derived from the cutting of a profile bar whose cross section corresponds to a portion of the cross section of the handle 1.
  • the length of the profiles 2 and 3 of the handle 1 is determined according to the needs as a function of the height or handle length 1 that it is desired to obtain according to whether the handle 1 is arranged vertically or horizontally on the door on which it is fixed.
  • the profiles 2 and 3 respectively have different cross sections as explained below.
  • the first section 2 is advantageously in the form of a web 4 of substantially constant thickness material, and adopting a curved profile, as shown more particularly on the figure 1 or 3 , the first section 2 can be described as outer profile of the handle 1, being the profile in view when approaching the handle attached to the door (not shown).
  • the section of this outer section 2 adopts for example a curved shape having a first 12 and second 13 longitudinal edges, preferably rectilinear and parallel to each other, between which extends the web 4 advantageously substantially constant curvature constituting the profile.
  • the web 4 comprises, for example, from the first edge 12, taken in the direction of the transverse extension of the outer profile, a planar portion 14 intended to be in contact with the surface or the planar contact points of the door (not shown), then forms at the end of this flat portion 14, for example a substantially rounded curved portion 15 performing a turn around 180 ° so that the web 4 is found at the end of the curved portion 15, parallel or substantially parallel to the flat portion 14; then the web 4 extends in a direction substantially parallel to the flat portion 14, in a shape for example slightly curved, to finish, at the second longitudinal edge 13, by a curve arc 16 facing the flat portion 14, and the tangent to the edge 13 of the profile 2 is substantially perpendicular to the flat portion 14.
  • the second profile 3 is advantageously in the form of a web 7 of substantially constant thickness material, and adopting a curved profile, as shown more particularly on the figure 1 or 3 , the second section 3 can be described as inner profile 3 of the handle 1, being the profile that is normally not visible when approaching the door (not shown), being hidden by the outer section 2 , except in some embodiments, as will be explained later with the help of the figures 5 and 6 .
  • the section of this inner section 3 adopts for example a curved shape having a first 17 and a second 18 longitudinal edges, preferably rectilinear and parallel to each other, between which extends the web 7 advantageously substantially constant curvature constituting the inner profile .
  • the web 7 comprises, for example, from the first edge 17, taken in the direction of the transverse extension of the inner profile 3, a flat or substantially flat portion 19, whose inner face 9 is intended to be in contact with the inner face 6 of the outer profile 2, then forms at the end of this flat portion 19, for example a curved substantially rounded portion 20 making a turn around 180 ° so that the web 7 is found at the end of the curved portion 20, parallel or substantially parallel to the flat portion 19; then the web 7 extends in a direction substantially parallel to the flat portion 19, in a shape for example slightly curved, to finish, at the second longitudinal edge 18, by a curve arc 21 turned away from the flat portion 19, and whose tangent to the edge 18 of the profile 3 is substantially perpendicular to the flat portion 19.
  • first 2 and second 3 sections are advantageously parallel when the first and second sections are connected to each other.
  • the web 4 of material of the outer section 2 advantageously extends between the first 12 and second 13 longitudinal edges of this profile 2, and the web 7 of material of the inner profile 3 advantageously extends between the first 17 and the second 18 longitudinal edges of this section 3.
  • first edges 12, 17 of the outer and inner profiles 2 and 3 are advantageously in contact with one another, and the second edges 13, 18 of the outer and inner profiles 2 and 3 are also advantageously in contact with each other. with each other, as shown by the figure 3 so as to form a handle cross-section 1 consisting of a web 4, 7 of apparently continuous material, defining a closed or substantially closed contour, enclosing an internal air space 11 between the two sections.
  • this internal space 11 opens freely and transversely to the two longitudinal ends of the profiles 2, 3, as shown by the figures 2 or 4 .
  • the profiles 2 and 3 may have any cut taking into consideration in particular aesthetic criteria; in the example of Figures 1 to 4 these longitudinal ends of the sections 2 and 3 are for example straight and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the profiles.
  • One of the first 2 or second 3 sections advantageously comprises at one of the edges 17, 18, for example at the first longitudinal edge 17, a longitudinal extension return 22 of a height corresponding to the thickness of the web 4 of material of the other section, in this case the outer profile 2, and intended to hide the edge of the corresponding longitudinal edge 12 of the latter, as shown in FIG. figure 3 , or to form a stop between the outer and inner profiles.
  • two of the longitudinal edges of the first 2 and second 3 sections being preferably the first two edges 12, 17, which are in contact, have parallel or substantially parallel profiles, and superimposed in the contact zone, via plane portions 14 and 19 as described above.
  • the other two longitudinal edges of the first 2 and second 3 sections in this case the two second edges 13, 18, which are in contact, have profiles joining end to end to obtain an apparent continuity of the material web .
  • the first 2 and second 3 profiles respectively adopt curved shapes included one in the other.
  • connection means 10 from one profile to the other advantageously comprise interlocking means 23 of two respective longitudinal edges of the first 2 and second 3 sections, preferably of the two second edges 13, 18 of the external and internal profiles 2 3, as shown on the figure 3 .
  • interlocking means 23 may, for example, consist of a socket of the male-female type, the male element 24 of the socket being formed on the edge of the web 4, 7 of material of one of the internal sections 3. or outside 2 at the second edge 13, 18, and the female element 25 of the socket being formed on the edge of the web 7, 4 of material of the other of the inner sections 3 or outer 2 at the second edge 13, 18 longitudinal.
  • the interlock 23 is in particular a simple assembly of complementary male-female metal forms, without undercut, so that the two second longitudinal edges 13, 18 of the two sections, the farthest from the attachment of the handle on the door or the like, are associated end-to-end and can not be disassociated when the handle 1 is maneuvered.
  • the female element is for example a longitudinal groove of rectangular cross section
  • the male element is for example a longitudinal protuberance of rectangular cross section complementary to that of the longitudinal groove.
  • the handle 1 is advantageously fixed to the door or the like by the first longitudinal edges 12, 17 of the profiles, for example by means of fixing screws (not shown) passing through the webs 4, 7 of the two sections outside 2 and inside 3 in the area of plane portions 14, 19 of these, as shown by the reference axis 10 on the figure 3 symbolizing the axis of a screw or a bolt for example.
  • the rigidity of the outer and inner profiles 2, combined with the simple interlocking 23 as described above, provides an advantageously complete and sufficiently rigid connection between the two sections, when the handle 1 is fixed completely and preferably rigidly on the door by the first longitudinal edges 12, 17.
  • connection means 10 advantageously complete from one profile to another, therefore comprise the means for fixing the handle on the door or the like.
  • the screws for fixing the handle to the door or the like cooperate with the interlock 23 in order to bond profiles 2, 3 together completely, and preferably dismountable.
  • interlocking means 23 are advantageously arranged on two respective edges 13, 18 of the first 2 and second 3 sections, and the means for fixing the handle on the door or the like are arranged on the other two respective edges 12, 17 of the first 2 and second 3 profiles.
  • the interlocking 23 between the outer and inner profiles 2, on the second longitudinal edges 13, 18 may, alternatively, be made by clipping, or by interlocking longitudinal sliding of one section on the other, for example a dovetail fitting, establishing a connection to a degree of freedom in translation between the two sections, freedom of translation which is eliminated by fixing the profiles on the door on the other longitudinal edges 12, 17, as explained above for example.
  • an interlocking of the type of the interlock 23 described above may additionally be made on the first edges 12, 17 of the two sections 2 and 3.
  • the complete rigid connection between the two sections 2 and 3 can be obtained by any means, for example clipping, without using the fastening means of the handle on the door.
  • fastening means it is advantageous to take advantage of these fastening means to complete the rigid complete connection of the two sections 2 and 3, as explained above.
  • the thickness h of the handle is considered essentially in the handle part, detached from the door, or in the part of the profiles between the curved parts 15 and 20 of the profiles 2 and 3 respectively, and the second edges 13, 18 of the these profiles.
  • This thickness h may be substantially constant as in the example shown, but may, alternatively, be variable, the latter possibility advantageously resulting from the combination of two sections together, depending on the desired objective, for example depending on aesthetic criteria.
  • the internal space 11 may adopt a regular and substantially constant thickness in the part of the handle 1 defined above, but may, alternatively, adopt a variable thickness.
  • the thickness h may be of the order of 1 to 2 centimeters, giving the inner space 11 a thickness (in the direction h) less than 1 centimeter, over a width of more than 10 centimeters , taken between the curved portions 15, 20 and the second longitudinal edges 13, 18.
  • the thickness of the sails as an example may be between 2 and 4 millimeters.
  • the handle 1 shown on the Figures 1 to 4 is for example fixed in the following manner: the two sections 2 and 3 are nested one on the other, or slid into each other, to achieve the interlocking 23, then the two sections 2, 3 thus nested, are fixed to the door or the like, for example by means of fixing screws which pass through the webs 4, 7 in the zone of the edges 12, 17 of the profiles, opposite that of the interlocking 23.
  • the figures 5 and 6 show a second exemplary embodiment of a handle according to the invention, which is similar to the first example according to the Figures 1 to 4 , and differ from it in that the first section 2 or outer profile advantageously comprises through openings 30 in the web 4, to access the vision of the inner surface 9 of the second section 3 or inner section through said 30. It should be noted that for the second example shown on the figures 5 and 6 elements functionally similar to those of the first example are designated with the same reference numerals as those of the first example.
  • the through openings 30 can be of any shape from an artistic creation and also allow to give the handle 1 according to the invention a new aesthetic, for example playing on different colors between the sections 2, 3 constituting the handle 1, highlighted in particular by means of the openings made in the outer section.
  • the device according to the invention thus offers new aesthetic possibilities by differentiating, for example, the color of the two profiles, for the same handle, and when one or more openings are present, new color effects can be obtained. by means of this or these openings, differentiating the color seen through the opening of the outside of the handle, this being made possible thanks to the structure in two sections of the handle.

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  1. Vorrichtung zum Betätigen einer Tür oder dergleichen, enthaltend:
    - einen Griff (1), der in die Hand genommen werden kann,
    - Mittel zum Befestigen des Türgriffs an der Tür oder dergleichen,
    - wobei der in die Hand zu nehmende Türgriff (1) ein erstes Profil (2) aufweist, das eine erste Materialschale (4) aufweist, die eine erste Außenseite (5) und eine erste Innenseite (6) definiert, die der ersten Außenseite gegenüber liegt und von dieser durch die Materialdicke der ersten Materialbiegung getrennt ist, wobei die Vorrichtung dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass
    - der Türgriff ferner ein zweites Profil (3) aufweist, das sich vom ersten Profil unterscheidet und eine zweite Materialschale (7) aufweist, die eine zweite Außenseite (8) und eine zweite Innenseite (9) definiert, die der zweiten Außenseite gegenüber liegt und von dieser durch die Materialdicke der zweiten Materialschale getrennt ist, und
    - dass sie Verbindungsmittel (10) zum Verbinden des einen Profils mit dem anderen Profil enthält, so dass das erste (2) und das zweite Profil (3) zusammenwirken, wenn sie miteinander verbunden sind, so dass die Innenseiten des ersten (2) und des zweiten Profils (3) einander gegenüber zu liegen kommen und durch einen sogenannten Innenraum (11) voneinander getrennt sind, wobei der Türgriff somit eine Materialdicke (h) aufweist, die durch die Materialdicke der ersten (4) oder der zweiten Materialschale (7) des ersten oder des zweiten Profils, zuzüglich der Dicke des zwischen diesen beiden liegenden Innenraums (11), bestimmt ist.
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Längsachsen des ersten (2) oder zweiten Profils (3) parallel verlaufen, wenn das erste und das zweite Profil miteinander verbunden sind.
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste (2) und das zweite Profil (3) jeweils einen ersten (12, 17) und einen zweiten Längsrand (13, 18) aufweisen, zwischen welchen sich die Materialschale (4, 7) erstreckt, und dass die beiden jeweiligen Längsränder des ersten (2) oder des zweiten Profils (3) miteinander in Kontakt sind.
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die ersten Längsränder (12, 13) des ersten (2) oder des zweiten Profils (3) miteinander in Kontakt sind, und dass die zweiten Längsränder (13, 18) des ersten (2) oder des zweiten Profils (3) miteinander in Kontakt sind.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 und nach einem der Ansprüche 3 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsmittel (10) zum Verbinden des einen Profils mit dem anderen Profil Einsteckmittel (23) zum Ineinanderstecken der beiden jeweiligen Längsränder des ersten (2) und des zweiten Profils (3) aufweisen.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Verbindungsmittel (10) Mittel zum Befestigen des Türgriffs an der Tür oder dergleichen aufweisen.
  7. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 5 und 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Einsteckmittel (23) an zwei jeweiligen Rändern (13, 18) des ersten (2) und des zweiten Profils (3) angeordnet sind, und dass die Befestigungsmittel zum Befestigen des Türgriffs an der Tür oder dergleichen an den beiden weiteren Rändern (12, 17) des ersten oder zweiten Profils angeordnet sind.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste (2) und das zweite Profil (3) jeweils gekrümmte Formen annehmen, die ineinander eingeschlossen sind.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das erste (2) oder zweite Profil (3) an einem der Ränder einen longitudinalen Rückzug (22) mit einer der Materialdicke der Materialschale des anderen Profils entsprechenden Breite aufweist, welcher Rückzug dazu bestimmt ist, einen Anschlag für den entsprechenden Rand des letztgenannten Profils zu bilden.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zwei der miteinander in Kontakt stehenden Längsränder (12, 17) des ersten (2) und des zweiten Profils (3) parallel verlaufende und im Kontaktbereich übereinander geordnete Profilformen aufweisen, und dass die beiden anderen miteinander in Kontakt stehenden Längsränder (13, 18) des ersten und des zweiten Profils Profilformen aufweisen, die stumpf aufeinandertreffen.
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