EP2202372B1 - Charnière - Google Patents

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EP2202372B1
EP2202372B1 EP09180094A EP09180094A EP2202372B1 EP 2202372 B1 EP2202372 B1 EP 2202372B1 EP 09180094 A EP09180094 A EP 09180094A EP 09180094 A EP09180094 A EP 09180094A EP 2202372 B1 EP2202372 B1 EP 2202372B1
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Brecht Karel Albert Callens
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D3/00—Hinges with pins
    • E05D3/06—Hinges with pins with two or more pins
    • E05D3/18—Hinges with pins with two or more pins with sliding pins or guides
    • E05D3/186—Scissors hinges, with two crossing levers and five parallel pins
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D7/00—Hinges or pivots of special construction
    • E05D7/0009—Adjustable hinges
    • E05D7/0018—Adjustable hinges at the hinge axis
    • E05D7/0027—Adjustable hinges at the hinge axis in an axial direction
    • 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
    • E05Y2900/20—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for furnitures, e.g. cabinets

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  • the present invention relates to a hinge for hingedly connecting a door to a wall or a piece of furniture, comprising at least one first hinge arm which is designed to be attached to said door and at least one second hinge arm which is designed to be attached to said wall or said piece of furniture, with the first and the second hinge arm being hingedly connected to one another for hingedly connecting the door to the wall or the piece of furniture, it being possible to adjust the intermediate distance between the hinge arms in a direction parallel to their common hinge pin by means of an adjusting screw, with the hinge arms being moved in a first direction with respect to one another in a first rotary movement of the adjusting screw and the hinge arms being moved in a second direction with respect to one another in a second rotary movement of the adjusting screw.
  • FIG. 7 shows that, using the adjusting screw (16), the intermediate distance between the hinge arms (5', 5") can be adjusted in a direction (Z) parallel to the common hinge pin of these hinge arms (5', 5").
  • FIGs. 1 to 5 diagrammatically show the action of such a hinge (1) from the prior art and clearly illustrate this problem.
  • This hinge (1) is provided with mounting bodies (11, 12) for attaching respective hinge arms (4, 5) to the door and the wall or the piece of furniture.
  • this hinge (1) is illustrated diagrammatically in front view in a normal position.
  • the mounting body (11) is designed to be attached to a door, while the mounting body (12) is provided to be attached to a wall or piece of furniture.
  • the distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) can be adjusted by rotating the adjusting screw (6) in the hinge arm (4), resting on hinge arm (5), in a direction (Z) parallel to their common hinge pin (A) as illustrated.
  • this hinge (1) is inverted, with the mounting body (11) which is designed to be attached to a door again being attached to a door and the mounting body (12) which is designed to be attached to a wall or piece of furniture again being attached to a wall or piece of furniture. In this situation, the distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) as illustrated can no longer be adjusted. If the adjusting screw (6), from the starting position as illustrated in Fig.
  • the mounting body (11) which is designed to be attached to a door is now attached to a wall or piece of furniture
  • the mounting body (12) which is designed to be attached to a wall or piece of furniture is now attached to a door
  • the door can never remain in the position as illustrated in Fig. 1 , but the mounting body (12) and thus also the hinge arm (5) will be lowered together with the door under the effect of the force of gravity which acts on this door, so that the distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) automatically returns to its maximum, as is illustrated in Fig. 2 .
  • WO 94/27008 A and DE 100 01 264 C1 describe hinges which already offer a solution to the abovementioned problems. These hinges are provided with a first and a second securing element, with the first securing element being designed to secure the adjusting screw in the direction of said first rotary movement of the adjusting screw and the second securing element is designed to secure the adjusting screw in the direction of said second rotary movement of the adjusting screw.
  • a hinge for hingedly connecting a door to a wall or a piece of furniture comprising at least one first hinge arm which is designed to be attached to said door and at least one second hinge arm which is designed to be attached to said wall or said piece of furniture, with the first and the second hinge arm being hingedly connected to one another at a common hinge pin for hingedly connecting the door to the wall or the piece of furniture, it being possible to adjust the intermediate distance between the hinge arms in a direction parallel to their common hinge pin by means of an adjusting screw defining the common hinge pin, with the hinge arms being moved in a first direction with respect to one another in a first rotary movement of the adjusting screw and the hinge arms being moved in a second direction with respect to one another in a second rotary movement of the adjusting screw, with this hinge being provided with a first and a second securing element, with the first securing element being designed to secure axially the adjusting screw with respect to one of the hinge arms in the direction of said first rotary movement of
  • said adjusting screw is at least partly provided with an external screw thread
  • at least one of said hinge arms is provided with a corresponding internal screw thread with which said external screw thread of the adjusting screw engages, and with said adjusting screw being arranged freely rotatably in at least one other hinge arm.
  • first securing element and/or the second securing element is attached to or forms an integral part of said hinge arm.
  • This first and/or this second securing element is in this case preferably attached to or forms an integral part of said hinge arm which is provided with internal screw thread.
  • the first and the second securing element are each designed as an obstacle to prevent further movement of the adjusting screw which is situated at one end of said internal screw thread transversely to this screw thread in accordance with the first or the second rotary movement, respectively.
  • the first and/or the second securing element is attached to or forms an integral part of said adjusting screw.
  • the first and the second securing element of a particular embodiment of such a hinge are each designed as an obstacle to prevent further movement of the adjusting screw which is situated at one end of said external screw thread transversely to this screw thread in accordance with the first or the second rotary movement, respectively.
  • one or more hinge arms are designed as a securing element.
  • a hinge according to the embodiments listed above is designed as a blind hinge.
  • the position of the hinge arms with respect to said mounting body is adjustable in a first direction, perpendicular to the hinge pin of these hinge arms.
  • the position of the hinge arms with respect to said mounting body is then adjustable in a second direction, perpendicular to the hinge pin of these hinge arms and perpendicular to said first direction.
  • the hinges (1) illustrated in Figs. 1 to 13 are hinges (1) for hingedly connecting a door to a wall or piece of furniture, comprising at least one first hinge arm (4) which is designed to be attached to said door and at least one second hinge arm (5) which is designed to be attached to said wall or said piece of furniture.
  • This first and this second hinge arm (4, 5) are in each case hingedly connected to one another in order thus to hingedly attach the door to the wall or the piece of furniture by fixing this hinge (1) between the door and the wall or the piece of furniture.
  • These hinges (1) are furthermore provided with mounting bodies (11, 12) for attaching the respective hinge arms (4, 5) to the respective door and wall or piece of furniture.
  • All these hinges (1) are provided with an adjusting screw (6) in order to be able to adjust the intermediate distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) in a direction (Z) parallel to their common hinge pin (A), with the hinge arms (4, 5) being moved with respect to one another in a first direction with respect to one another in a first rotary movement of the adjusting screw (6) and the hinge arms (4, 5) being moved in a second direction with respect to one another in a second rotary movement of the adjusting screw (6).
  • the intermediate distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) can always be adjusted in a direction (Z) parallel to their common hinge pin (A), irrespective of the direction in which the hinge (1) is mounted.
  • the first embodiment of a hinge (1) according to the present invention is provided with two hinge arms (4, 5).
  • the adjusting screw (6) of this first hinge (1) is provided with a narrowing (15) which is provided in a corresponding bore in the second hinge arm (5).
  • the lateral surface of this narrowing (15) does not have any external screw thread, so that it is thus arranged freely rotatably in the bore of the second hinge arm (5).
  • this adjusting screw (6) is provided with an external screw thread on its lateral surface.
  • This first hinge arm (4) is provided with a corresponding internal screw thread with which said external screw thread of the adjusting screw (6) engages.
  • the adjusting screw (6) is provided with a cylindrical thickening with respect to said narrowing, with this cylindrical thickening in this case having an outer diameter which virtually corresponds to the diameter of the end of the adjusting screw (6) which is provided with external screw thread.
  • the transition between the narrowing and said cylindrical thickening forms a first securing element (7) which is designed to secure the adjusting screw (6) in the direction of the first rotary movement.
  • the transition between the narrowing and the end of the adjusting screw (6) which is provided with external screw thread forms a second securing element (8) which is designed to secure the adjusting screw (6) in the direction of the second rotary movement.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates this embodiment of a hinge (1) according to the present invention, with the hinge arms (4, 5) being situated at their maximum, physically limited intermediate distance with respect to one another.
  • This maximum intermediate distance is here limited physically by the mounting bodies (11, 12). If, in this position, an attempt is made to turn the adjusting screw (6) further upwards, this will no longer be possible, because the adjusting screw (6) is secured by means of the second securing element (8).
  • the hinge arms (4, 5) By turning the adjusting screw (6) in the opposite direction of rotation, the hinge arms (4, 5) are moved towards one another up to their minimum, physically limited intermediate distance, as can be seen in Fig. 7 . This minimum intermediate distance is reached when these hinge arms (4, 5) touch one another, with parts of the hinge possibly being present between these hinge arms (4, 5).
  • this hinge (1) is now inverted.
  • this embodiment of a hinge (1) according to the present invention is illustrated again, in a position in which the hinge arms (4, 5) are at their maximum, physically limited intermediate distance with respect to one another. If, in this position, an attempt is made to turn the adjusting screw (6) further upwards, this will no longer be possible, because the adjusting screw (6) is secured by means of the second securing element (8). By turning the adjusting screw (6) in the opposite direction of rotation, the hinge arms (4, 5) are moved towards one another again, as can be seen in Fig. 9 .
  • attaching the respective mounting bodies to a door and wall or piece of furniture does not limit the hinge action or the adjustability of the distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) in said direction (Z). Even if, in both positions, the mounting bodies which were attached to a door and a wall or piece of furniture, respectively, are now attached to the wall or the piece of furniture and the door, respectively, the hinge action and the adjustability of the distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) in said direction (Z) parallel to their corresponding hinge pin (A) is ensured.
  • the second embodiment of a hinge (1) according to the present invention is provided with three hinge arms (4, 5).
  • the adjusting screw (6) of this first hinge (1) is provided with two narrowings (15) at both ends of this adjusting screw (6) which are provided in corresponding bores in the second hinge arms (5).
  • the lateral surface of these narrowings (15) does not have any external screw thread, and so these are thus provided freely rotatably in the bore of the respective second hinge arm (5).
  • the part of the adjusting screw (6) which extends through the first hinge arm (4) is provided with an external screw thread on its lateral surface.
  • This first hinge arm (4) is provided with a corresponding internal screw thread with which said external screw thread of the adjusting screw (6) engages.
  • the transition between a respective narrowing and that part of the adjusting screw (6) which is provided with an external screw thread has an additional widening which forms a first (7) and a second (8) securing element, respectively, for securing the adjusting screw (6). Due to these securing elements (7, 8), further rotary movement of the adjusting screw (6) is again limited with this hinge (1) when the hinge arms (4, 5) reach their physically limited end positions.
  • this hinge (1) can again be fitted for both left-hand and right-hand doors and both in the intended position and in the inverse position, with the hinge action and the adjustability of the distance between the hinge arms (4, 5) in said direction (Z) parallel to their corresponding hinge pin (A) being ensured.

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  1. Charnière (1) pour connecter de façon articulée une porte à un mur ou à un corps de meuble, comprenant au moins un premier bras de charnière (4) qui est conçu de manière à être attaché à ladite porte, et au moins un deuxième bras de charnière (5) qui est conçu de manière à être attaché audit mur ou audit corps de meuble, dans laquelle les premier et deuxième bras de charnière (4, 5) sont connectés de façon articulée l'un à l'autre à un axe de charnière commun (A) afin de connecter de façon articulée la porte au mur ou au corps de meuble, dans laquelle il est possible de régler la distance intermédiaire entre les bras de charnière (4, 5) dans une direction (Z) qui est parallèle à leur axe de charnière commun (A) au moyen d'une vis de réglage (6) qui définit l'axe de charnière commun (A), dans laquelle les bras de charnière (4, 5) sont déplacés dans une première direction l'un par rapport à l'autre dans un premier mouvement de rotation de la vis de réglage (6), et dans laquelle les bras de charnière (4, 5) sont déplacés dans une deuxième direction l'un par rapport à l'autre dans un deuxième mouvement de rotation de la vis de réglage (6), dans laquelle cette charnière (1) comprend un premier (7) et un deuxième (8) éléments de fixation, et dans laquelle le premier élément de fixation (7) est conçu de manière à fixer axialement la vis de réglage (6) par rapport à un premier des bras de charnière (4, 5) dans la direction dudit premier mouvement de rotation de la vis de réglage (6), et le deuxième élément de fixation (8) est conçu de manière à fixer axialement la vis de réglage (6) par rapport audit un des bras de charnière (4, 5) dans la direction dudit deuxième mouvement de rotation de la vis de réglage (6), et dans laquelle la vis de réglage (6) est vissée dans l'autre bras de charnière (4, 5), dans laquelle cette charnière (1) comprend des corps de montage (11, 12) pour attacher cette charnière (1) à ladite porte et à ladite paroi ou audit corps de meuble, caractérisée en ce que lesdits bras de charnière (4, 5) sont attachés de façon articulée à ces corps de montage (11, 12) à leur première extrémité, et sont guidés à leur autre extrémité dans des fentes de guidage dans ces corps de montage (11, 12), et sont connectés de façon articulée les uns aux autres entre ces extrémités, définissant ledit axe de charnière commun (A), ladite autre extrémité pouvant être déplacée par rapport au corps de montage (11, 12) dans lequel elle est guidée, parallèlement à l'axe de charnière commun (A) à la suite d'un mouvement de rotation de ladite vis de réglage (6).
  2. Charnière (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que ladite vis de réglage (6) est au moins partiellement pourvue d'un filet de vis externe, en ce qu'au moins un desdits bras de charnière (4, 5) comporte un filet de vis interne correspondant sur lequel ledit filet de vis externe de la vis de réglage (6) s'engage, et en ce que ladite vis de réglage (6) est agencée de façon librement rotative dans au moins un autre bras de charnière (5 et 4, respectivement).
  3. Charnière (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le premier élément de fixation (7) et/ou le deuxième élément de fixation (8) est/sont attaché(s) à ou forme(nt) une partie intégrante dudit bras de charnière (4, 5).
  4. Charnière (1) selon la revendications 2 et 3, caractérisée en ce que le premier élément de fixation et/ou le deuxième élément de fixation (7, 8) est/sont attaché(s) à ou forme(nt) une partie intégrante dudit bras de charnière (4, 5) qui comporte un filet de vis interne.
  5. Charnière (1) selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que les premier et deuxième éléments de fixation (7, 8) sont chacun conçus sous la forme d'un obstacle destiné à empêcher tout déplacement supplémentaire de la vis de réglage (6) qui est située à une extrémité dudit filet de vis interne transversalement à ce filet de vis (6) selon le premier ou le deuxième mouvement de rotation, respectivement.
  6. Charnière (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisée en ce que le premier et/ou le deuxième élément de fixation (7, 8) est/sont attaché(s) à ou forme(nt) une partie intégrante de ladite vis de réglage (6).
  7. Charnière (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2 et 6, caractérisée en ce que le premier et le deuxième éléments de fixation (7, 8) sont chacun conçus sous la forme d'un obstacle destiné à empêcher tout déplacement supplémentaire de la vis de réglage (6), qui est situé à une extrémité dudit filet de vis externe transversalement à ce filet de vis (6) selon le premier ou le deuxième mouvement de rotation, respectivement.
  8. Charnière (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 ou 6, caractérisée en ce qu'un ou plusieurs bras de charnière (4, 5) est/sont conçu(s) sous la forme d'un élément de fixation (7, 8).
  9. Charnière (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que ladite charnière (1) est une charnière invisible.
  10. Charnière (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la position des bras de charnière (4, 5) par rapport audit corps de montage (11, 12) peut être réglée dans une première direction, perpendiculairement à l'axe de charnière (A) de ces bras de charnière (4, 5).
  11. Charnière (1) selon la revendication 10, caractérisée en ce que la position des bras de charnière (4, 5) par rapport audit corps de montage (11, 12) peut être réglée dans une deuxième direction, perpendiculairement à l'axe de charnière (A) de ces bras de charnière (4, 5), et perpendiculairement à ladite première direction.
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