EP2687671B1 - Assembly of a sliding door and the frame thereof defining an opening made in a building - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an assembly of a sliding door and its frame delimiting an opening made in a construction.

In what follows, a door will be described in the form of a sectional sliding door with lateral displacement, otherwise referred to as PSL, for opening of construction, which is in no way limiting. Such a sectional door is known from EP 1 870 549 A2 .

• une position de fermeture de l'ouverture de construction, et
• une position d'ouverture de l'ouverture de construction.

Such a sectional door consists of a plurality of panels or rigid sections juxtaposed successively and articulated one on the other along vertical axes. The sectional door is adapted to adopt by sliding lateral displacement at least the two following extreme positions:

• a closed position of the building opening, and
• an opening position of the building opening.

• être une partie intégrante d'extrémité de la porte coulissante participant dans sa position de fermeture à l'obturation de ladite ouverture de construction, ceci en suivant une trajectoire sensiblement rectiligne ou incurvée dans le prolongement des autres panneaux de la porte coulissante,
• être un portillon de passage à travers la porte dans sa position de fermeture, en étant monté pivotant autour d'un axe vertical d'articulation sur le panneau qui lui est adjacent de la porte et être donc apte à adopter par pivotement au moins deux positions suivantes, à savoir une position d'ouverture partielle de l'ouverture de construction et une position de fermeture de l'ouverture de construction, de multiples positions intermédiaires d'ouverture étant aussi possibles.

Such a door comprises a front panel which defines its front lateral end and has the following dual functionality:

• be an integral part of the end of the sliding door participating in its closed position to the closure of said building opening, this following a substantially straight or curved path in the extension of the other panels of the sliding door,
• be a passage gate through the door in its closed position, being pivotally mounted about a vertical axis of articulation on the panel which is adjacent to the door and be able to adopt by pivoting at least two positions following, namely a partial opening position of the opening of construction and a closed position of the opening of construction, multiple intermediate positions of opening being also possible.

Advantageously, the sliding sectional door with lateral displacement comprises at least one guide rail extending under or above the sectional door in the length of said door, this or these rails defining the path that follows the door during the trajectory rectilinear or curved successively follow the panels of the sliding door.

Advantageously, there is a guide rail above the door and a guide rail below the door, the latter guide rail being of reduced length. The sectional door comprises a guide assembly engaged with said at least one guide rail, advantageously secured to said door to guide the upper part of the latter during the lateral displacement of the sectional door, said guide assembly guiding the upper part of the panel before. Other guide assemblies may be provided between one or more panels and said at least one guide rail.

Such sectional doors are known, for example for the closure of garages, sheds or the like and generally used when the ceiling height is limited or when there is sufficient room for the lateral clearance of the sectional door. By lateral displacement is meant any displacement different from the vertical displacement, generally a horizontal displacement at least on a part of the sliding. The front panel is opposite the rear side end panel which is meanwhile, and if necessary, in general but not only, secured to a motorized discharge means. Indeed, the sliding of the sectional door can also be done manually.

Such sectional doors are used with an upper guide rail of the door composed of two sections, generally arranged at right angles in parallel with two walls arranged at right angles themselves, one of which defines the opening of construction, the two sections of rail being joined by a rounded. The panels of the sectional door are articulated so that they can move along the walls inside the building. In this case, the discharge panel of the sectional door in the closed position is substantially in a corner of the construction.

Advantageously, the upper guide rail is the main guide rail of the sectional door but it is advantageously supplemented by additional guidance allowed by a lower rail. Such known sectional doors include a plurality of guide assemblies which are integral with the sectional door and engage with the top rail, generally at least one carriage-type guide and support member per panel, to guide and carry in the rail the articulated sectional door assembly when its lateral displacement.

By partial opening provided by the gate forming the front side panel of the sectional door, opening which is by pivoting of the door, it is understood here an opening of the size of the door, so the exact size of a door panel sectional, which represents only part of the opening of the closed construction by the sectional door having a plurality of panels, preferably panels having a similar size.

As previously mentioned, such sectional doors can be further guided by a lower rail located at ground level and fixed thereto, continuous or discontinuous over the length of travel of the sectional door. Such a bottom rail, however, may not extend over the length of the end panel of the sectional door when said door is in its closed position and the end panel serves as a door, to allow opening to pivoting of the latter.

For such a sectional door between, on the one hand, the frame of the opening or wall in the front wall of the construction closed by the sectional door and, on the other hand, the front lateral edge of the front side panel or gate , there is a reduced passage that can allow the engulfment of air due to wind, water including rainwater and various debris of small dimensions. This passage should be reduced or closed.

However, the reduction or clogging of this passage must not be to the detriment of the opening or closing movement of the sliding sectional door which must move in sliding relative to the frame of the opening without interference. The same is true for the pivoting of the gate to open, pivoting which is effected relative to the remainder of the sectional door about a substantially vertical axis advantageously passing through the adjacent side edges of the gate and the second panel of the sectional door that is adjacent to it.

This would be the case for a conventional seal disposed between the frame and the front side panel, which seal could disturb the sliding or pivoting of the front side panel of the sectional door, this panel also advantageously forming the door of the door.

The problem underlying the invention is to ensure a seal between the frame of a sliding sectional door adjacent to the front side edge of a front panel of said door, said front panel can advantageously serve as a door for the sectional door , the embodiment of this seal should not interfere with the sliding of the sectional door and, where appropriate, the pivoting of the door formed by the front panel.

For this purpose, the present invention proposes an assembly of a sliding door and its frame, said frame delimiting an opening made in a construction, said opening being intended to be closed by the sliding door by lateral displacement of said door, the frame bearing a seal having a free end ensuring the sealing of the construction by preventing the entry of air or water from the outside by the lateral space left free between a lateral end of the door and the part of the frame vis-à-vis door when said door covers the opening, characterized in that the seal has pivoting means between a rest position in which said seal is at a distance from the position that occupies said door in the covering position of the opening and a sealing position where said seal is applied against said door in the open covering position ure, said door comprising means for actuating the pivoting of the active joint during the closing of said door.

• le joint est par exemple un joint élastique présentant une partie d'extrémité libre s'appliquant contre ladite porte en position de recouvrement de l'ouverture.
• le joint est avantageusement porté par un profilé porte-joint, ledit profilé porte-joint étant monté pivotant autour d'un profilé de fixation.
• le profilé porte-joint comprend par exemple une extrémité à laquelle le joint est solidarisé par des premiers moyens de solidarisation sur un côté de ladite extrémité tandis que, de l'autre côté de l'extrémité, le profilé porte-joint est par exemple solidarisé par des seconds moyens de solidarisation avec le profilé de fixation.

• les premiers moyens de solidarisation comprennent par exemple une première tête portée par l'extrémité du joint opposée à son extrémité libre, ladite première tête étant logée dans un premier logement porté par le profilé porte-joint tandis que les seconds moyens de solidarisation comprennent par exemple une seconde tête portée par le profilé de fixation, ladite seconde tête étant logée dans un second logement porté par le profilé porte-joint avec possibilité de pivotement au moins partiel de la seconde tête dans le second logement, lesdits seconde tête et second logement formant lesdits moyens de pivotement du joint.
• le profilé de fixation comprend avantageusement un élément de soutien sous la forme par exemple d'un ergot appuyant contre l'extrémité du profilé porte-joint portant les premier et second logements.
• le profilé porte-joint présente par exemple un corps de forme sensiblement allongée, lesdits moyens d'actionnement portés par la porte étant avantageusement sous la forme d'un élément de butée porté par ladite porte exerçant une poussée sur ledit corps lors de l'avancement de la porte en position de fermeture de l'ouverture afin d'effectuer le pivotement du second logement porté par le profilé porte-joint par rapport à la seconde tête portée par le profilé de fixation.
• l'élément de butée est par exemple sous la forme d'un ergot faisant saillie vers le corps du profilé porte-joint quand la porte est proche de sa position de fermeture.
• le profilé de fixation porte avantageusement des moyens élastiques rappelant le corps du profilé porte-joint en position de repos.
• le profilé de fixation est de préférence fixé sur l'encadrement.
• le profilé de fixation est fixé par exemple sur le côté intérieur à l'ouverture de la partie frontale de l'encadrement.
• la porte est par exemple une porte sectionnelle comportant une pluralité de panneaux rigides juxtaposés successivement et articulés l'un sur l'autre selon des axes verticaux, apte à adopter par un déplacement latéral coulissant au moins les deux positions extrêmes suivantes une position de fermeture de l'ouverture de construction, et une position d'ouverture de l'ouverture de construction, l'extrémité latérale de la porte sur laquelle s'applique le joint étant le panneau avant de la porte sectionnelle.
• le panneau avant de la porte sectionnelle adopte de préférence la double fonctionnalité suivante :
• partie intégrante d'extrémité de la porte sectionnelle coulissante, participant dans sa position de fermeture à l'obturation de ladite ouverture de construction,
• portillon de passage à travers la porte sectionnelle dans sa position de fermeture, pivotant autour de l'axe vertical d'articulation sur le panneau juxtaposé et apte à adopter par pivotement au moins les deux positions suivantes :
• une position d'ouverture partielle de l'ouverture de construction,
• une position de fermeture de l'ouverture de construction.

According to additional features of the present invention:

• the seal is for example an elastic seal having a free end portion pressing against said door in the cover position of the opening.
• the seal is advantageously carried by a seal-holder profile, said seal-holder profile being pivotally mounted around a fixing profile.
• the seal-carrier profile comprises for example an end to which the seal is secured by first securing means on one side of said end while, on the other side of the end, the seal-holder profile is for example secured by second securing means with the fixing profile.

• the first securing means comprise for example a first head carried by the end of the seal opposite its free end, said first head being housed in a first housing carried by the seal-holder profile while the second securing means comprise for example a second head carried by the fixing profile, said second head being housed in a second housing carried by the seal-holder profile with the possibility of at least partial pivoting of the second head in the second housing, said second head and second housing forming said means for pivoting the seal.
• the fixing profile advantageously comprises a support element in the form for example of a lug pressing against the end of the seal profile carrying the first and second housing.
• the seal carrier profile has for example a substantially elongate body, said actuating means carried by the door being advantageously in the form of an abutment element carried by said door exerting a thrust on said body during the advancement the door in the closed position of the opening to effect the pivoting of the second housing carried by the seal profile relative to the second head carried by the fastening section.
• the stop element is for example in the form of a lug protruding towards the body of the seal profile when the door is close to its closed position.
• the fixing section advantageously carries elastic means reminding the body of the seal profile in the rest position.
• the fixing profile is preferably fixed on the frame.
• the fixing profile is fixed for example on the inner side to the opening of the front part of the frame.
• the door is for example a sectional door comprising a plurality of rigid panels successively juxtaposed and articulated one on the other along vertical axes, adapted to adopt by sliding lateral displacement at least the two following extreme positions a closed position of the opening of construction, and an open position of the building opening, the lateral end of the door on which the seal is applied being the front panel of the sectional door.
• the front panel of the sectional door preferably adopts the following dual functionality:
• integral part of the end of the sliding sectional door, participating in its closed position to the closure of said opening of construction,
• passing gate through the sectional door in its closed position, pivoting about the vertical axis of articulation on the juxtaposed panel and able to adopt by pivoting at least the two following positions:
• a partial opening position of the building opening,
• a closed position of the building opening.

• La figure 1 représente une vue d'ensemble schématique en perspective d'une construction immobilière munie d'une ouverture pouvant être fermée par une porte sectionnelle coulissante, cette vue étant prise de l'intérieur de la construction et en position de fermeture de la porte sectionnelle,
• La figure 2 représente une coupe transversale agrandie d'une portion de l'encadrement de l'ouverture munie d'un joint d'étanchéité et de son support pivotant selon la présente invention,
• La figure 3 représente une vue semblable à la figure 2, ceci après coulissement de la porte sectionnelle pour la fermeture de l'ouverture, le panneau latéral avant de ladite porte étant en début de contact avec le joint d'étanchéité et son support selon la présente invention,
• La figure 4 représente une vue semblable à la figure 3, le panneau latéral ayant continué son coulissement pour la fermeture de l'ouverture en appuyant sur le joint, l'étanchéité entre le panneau latéral avant de la porte et l'encadrement de l'ouverture n'étant pas encore réalisée,
• La figure 5 représente une vue semblable à la figure 4, le panneau latéral ayant continué son coulissement pour la fermeture de l'ouverture en appuyant sur le joint, l'étanchéité entre le panneau latéral avant de la porte et l'encadrement de l'ouverture étant alors réalisée,
• La figure 6 représente une vue semblable à la figure 3, le panneau de coulissement ayant subi une action de coulissement inverse pour l'ouverture de la construction immobilière,
• La figure 7 représente une vue de dessus d'un panneau latéral avant d'une porte sectionnelle et de l'encadrement respectif de la construction immobilière, ledit panneau latéral avant pouvant remplir le rôle de portillon en pouvant s'ouvrir par action de pivotement par rapport à un axe vertical confondu avec les bords adjacents du panneau latéral et du panneau de la porte sectionnelle suivant directement ledit panneau avant, ledit panneau latéral formant portillon étant ouvert à cette figure,
• La figure 8 représente une vue de dessus agrandie de l'extrémité d'un panneau latéral avant d'une porte sectionnelle et de l'encadrement respectif, ledit panneau pouvant faire office de portillon comme montré à la figure 7, le portillon étant en phase de fermeture sans que le portillon n'appuie sur le support du joint,
• La figure 9 représente une vue de dessus agrandie de l'extrémité d'un panneau latéral avant d'une porte sectionnelle et de l'encadrement respectif, ledit panneau pouvant faire office de portillon comme montré à la figure 7, le portillon étant en phase de fermeture en commençant à appuyer sur le support du joint articulé,
• La figure 10 représente une vue de dessus agrandie de l'extrémité d'un panneau latéral avant d'une porte sectionnelle et de l'encadrement respectif, ledit panneau pouvant faire office de portillon comme montré à la figure 7, le portillon étant fermé avec le joint articulé en position d'étanchéité, et
• La figure 11 représente une vue sensiblement équivalente à la figure 8, le portillon étant en cours d'ouverture.

Other characteristics will appear on reading several examples of embodiments which follow a sectional door according to the invention, accompanied by the accompanying drawings, examples given by way of non-limiting illustration.

• The figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of a building construction provided with an opening that can be closed by a sliding sectional door, this view being taken from the inside of the construction and in the closed position of the sectional door,
• The figure 2 represents an enlarged cross section of a portion of the frame of the opening provided with a seal and its pivoting support according to the present invention,
• The figure 3 represents a view similar to the figure 2 this after sliding of the sectional door for closing the opening, the front side panel of said door being in early contact with the seal and its support according to the present invention,
• The figure 4 represents a view similar to the figure 3 , the side panel having continued its sliding for closing the opening by pressing on the seal, the seal between the front side panel of the door and the frame of the opening has not yet been realized,
• The figure 5 represents a view similar to the figure 4 , the panel lateral having continued its sliding for closing the opening by pressing on the seal, the seal between the front side panel of the door and the frame of the opening then being made,
• The figure 6 represents a view similar to the figure 3 , the sliding panel having undergone an inverse sliding action for the opening of the building construction,
• The figure 7 represents a top view of a front side panel of a sectional door and of the respective frame of the building construction, said front side panel being able to fulfill the role of gate by being able to open by pivoting action with respect to a vertical axis coinciding with the adjacent edges of the side panel and the panel of the sectional door immediately following said front panel, said side panel forming a gate being open to this figure,
• The figure 8 represents an enlarged top view of the end of a front side panel of a sectional door and the respective frame, said panel being able to act as a gate as shown in FIG. figure 7 , the gate being in the closing phase without the gate pressing on the support of the seal,
• The figure 9 represents an enlarged top view of the end of a front side panel of a sectional door and the respective frame, said panel being able to act as a gate as shown in FIG. figure 7 , the gate being in the closing phase by starting to press on the support of the articulated joint,
• The figure 10 represents an enlarged top view of the end of a front side panel of a sectional door and the respective frame, said panel being able to act as a gate as shown in FIG. figure 7 the gate being closed with the articulated joint in the sealing position, and
• The figure 11 represents a view substantially equivalent to the figure 8 , the gate being opened.

A sliding sectional door 1 with lateral displacement is shown in the figures. It closes an opening 6 of a construction C, for example a garage opening. The sectional door 1 is formed of a plurality of rigid panels or sections, in this case five panels 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d rigid successively juxtaposed and articulated one on the other along vertical axes 3, as shown in FIG. figure 1 .

• une position de fermeture de l'ouverture 6, et
• une position d'ouverture de l'ouverture 6 de construction.

The sectional door 1 is adapted to adopt by sliding lateral displacement at least the two following extreme positions:

• a closed position of the opening 6, and
• an open position of the opening 6 of construction.

• être une partie intégrante d'extrémité de la porte sectionnelle 1 coulissante, participant dans sa position de fermeture à l'obturation de l'ouverture 6 de construction, comme par exemple représenté sur la figure 1,
• être un portillon de passage à travers la porte sectionnelle 1 dans la position de fermeture de ladite porte sectionnelle 1, ledit portillon étant monté pivotant autour de l'axe vertical d'articulation 3 qu'il partage avec le panneau 2a adjacent, ledit portillon étant apte à adopter par pivotement au moins les deux positions suivantes lorsque la porte sectionnelle 1 est en position de fermeture :
• une position d'ouverture partielle de l'ouverture 6 de construction, comme représenté sur la figure 7,
• une position de fermeture de l'ouverture 6 de construction, comme représenté notamment aux figures 1 et 10.

One of the panels 2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d defines the end panel 2 of the sectional door 1 adopting the following dual functionality:

• be an integral part of the end of the sliding sectional door 1, participating in its closed position to the closure of the opening 6 of construction, as for example shown on the figure 1 ,
• be a gate passing through the sectional door 1 in the closed position of said sectional door 1, said gate being pivotally mounted about the vertical hinge axis 3 which it shares with the adjacent panel 2a, said gate being adapted to pivotally adopt at least the two following positions when the sectional door 1 is in the closed position:
• a position of partial opening of the opening 6 of construction, as shown on the figure 7 ,
• a position of closure of the opening 6 of construction, as shown in particular in figures 1 and 10 .

In what follows, the gate will always be the front end panel 2 of the sectional door 1. It should be borne in mind however that the front end panel 2 is not necessarily the gate and that gate can be achieved by the panel 2d of the other end of the sectional door 1 to leave at least one opening in the door.

The end panel 2 is disposed, in the closed position of the sectional door 1 at the end of an upper guide rail 4, as for example shown in FIG. figure 1 . This guide upper rail 4 in a known manner and as represented on the figure 1 , along the lintel of the opening 6 and the wall 6a of the construction C, said wall 6a being generally at right angles juxtaposed to the opening 6 against which the sectional door 1 is placed in its open position.

The upper guide rail 4 forms two rail sections connected by a rounded rail portion 4a in the spandrel. It is not shown in this figure that the panel 2d of the sectional door 1 which is located in the spoiler in the closed position, below the rounded guide rail portion 4a can serve as a door. Indeed, this panel 2d is, specifically because of the rounded, pressed against the opening 6 by means of an articulated arm that would make the pivoting opening of this panel 2d delicate.

The sectional door 1 may comprise a lower guide 5 limited at its bottom to a length defined to receive the lower base of a panel and guide the sectional door 1 during its sliding.

Such a sectional door 1 is known from the state of the art and will not be described in more detail here.

For such a sectional door 1, there is a need for sealing between, on the one hand, the front lateral edge of the front end panel 2, this edge being substantially in a vertical position and, on the other hand, the vertical frame of the opening. Indeed, due in particular to wind, air containing small debris or rain, can pass between the front side edge of the end panel 2 and its associated frame of the opening 6.

The present invention aims to ensure sealing in the area between the front lateral edge of the front end panel 2 and the associated vertical frame of the opening 6, this area being referenced Ze to the figure 1 .

The problem is that such a seal may interfere with the sliding of the sectional door 1 and / or with the opening of the door that can be formed by the front end panel 2. To do this, the present invention provides an articulated joint with a support connected to the frame of the opening 6 of the construction C.

The figure 2 shows an embodiment of the articulated joint according to the present invention.

The seal 7 is in the form of a flexible seal, this seal extending advantageously over the entire height of the lateral frame 6b. This gasket 7 has a first spherical head 7a which is advantageously housed at one end of a gasket profile 8, said gasket profile 8 having a first housing 8a for the first head 7a. The first head 7a and the first housing 8a form the means for securing the seal 7 to the seal profile 8.

The insertion of the head 7a of the gasket 7 into the housing 8a of the seal profile 8 is advantageously slidable.

At its same end but on the opposite side to the housing 8a, the seal profile 8 comprises a second housing 8b which houses a head 10a, said second head of a fastening section 10 of the seal profile 8 and seal 7 to the frame of the opening, in particular to the front portion 6a of said frame. It is the assembly of the second housing 8b and the second head 10a which forms the pivoting means of the gasket 7 via the seal profile 8 and the second active connection means between the seal profile 8 and the fastening profile 10.

The fastening section 10 is fixed to the front part 6a of the frame of the opening advantageously without freedom of movement with respect to the front portion 6a, a large part of its length being applied in abutment against the front portion 6a of the 'framing. The second head 10a of the fastening section 10 being of substantially circular cross section as well as the internal walls of the second housing 8b of the seal profile, the seal profile 8 may have limited freedom of rotation relative to the fastening section 10.

Advantageously, this freedom in rotation between the seal-holder profile 8 with respect to the fastening profile 10 is limited by the presence of a support member 11 carried by the fastening profile 10, the support element 11 being in the form of a lug projecting towards the end of the seal-holder profile 8 and serving as a second bearing point for the end of the seal-holder profile 8 against the fixing profile 10.

The seal profile 8 has a body 8c extending towards the interior of the construction. It is the body 8c of the seal profile 8 which is biased by the front lateral edge of the front end panel 2 of the sliding door during the sliding of the sectional door, as will be seen in FIG. Figures 3 to 6 and when pivotally closing the front end panel 2 when said front panel serves as a gate, as will be seen at Figures 8 to 11 .

The body 8c of the seal profile 8 has a free end opposite to that carrying the first housing 8a and second housing 8b. This free end is slightly curved pointing to the lateral amount 6b of the frame of the opening. Elastic means, in the form of a spring 9, are carried by one end on the fastening section 10, said spring extending substantially perpendicularly to the fastening section 10, this in the rest position.

The other end of the spring is adjacent to the body 8c of the seal profile 8 in the unstressed position of the seal profile 8 as shown in FIG. figure 2 . This other end of the spring 9 is curved towards the fixing profile 10 by having a rounded portion in the vicinity of the seal profile 8.

The Figures 3 to 6 relate to the pivoting of the gasket 7 and its seal profile 8 during a sliding of the sectional door, this with a rapprochement of the front end panel 2 of the side frame 6b vis-à-vis in the direction of the arrow Ff, as shown in Figures 3 to 5 or a distance from the front end panel 2 of the side frame 6b facing the direction of the arrow Fo, as shown in FIG. figure 6 .

To the figure 3 the front end panel 2 of the sliding sectional door has been slid along the arrow Ff. A portion of the front end panel 2 has contacted the face of the body 8c of the seal profile 8, preferably by a contact via a stop member 14 provided on the face of the end panel. 2 front vis-à-vis the front portion 6a of the frame and projecting perpendicularly to said front portion 6a. This abutment element 14 serves as an actuating means for pivoting the gasket 7, these actuating means being active during the closing of the sectional door 1.

At this figure 3 , the seal profile 8 has not yet been pivoted relative to the fastening section 10 and remains in the same position as that shown in FIG. figure 2 . It is the same for the spring 9. In this position, the elastic seal 7 extends substantially parallel to the front face of the front end panel 2. An abutment member 14 carried by the front end panel 2 has just come into contact with the body of the profile seal holder 8, which is shown by the circled portion C1.

To the figure 4 the sectional door continued to slide toward the side frame 6b and the front end panel 2 again moved closer to the side frame 6b. The front end panel 2 advanced further compared to the figure 3 and the abutment member 14 has pressed the face of the body 8c of the seal holder 8 forcing it to pivot. This pivoting is initiated by the pivoting of the second housing 8b of the seal profile 8 relative to the fixed head 10a of the fastening section 10.

As a result, the elastic seal 7 has approached the front face of the front end panel 2 and is no longer parallel to said end face, its free end pointing to said face.

The figure 5 shows the final phase of pivoting of the seal profile 8 to ensure the seal between the front portion 6a of the frame and the front end panel 2 of the sectional door.

The front end panel 2 has finished sliding toward the side frame 6b with the abutment member 14 having continued to press on the seal profile 8. The seal profile 8 has continued its pivoting around the head 10a of the fastening profile 10 and the angle formed between the body 8c of the seal profile 8 and the body of the fastening section 10 has been reduced. The spring 9 is under tension and ready to return the seal profile 8 to its initial position shown in FIGS. Figures 2 and 3 when no contrary force will be exerted by the abutment element 14 of the front end panel 2.

The elastic seal 7 has been applied against the front face of the front end panel 2. Due to its elasticity, the elastic seal 7 has slightly deformed to better apply against the front face of the front end panel 2, which is shown by the surrounded part C2. A better seal is thus obtained, air or water can no longer pass between the front portion 6a of the frame and the front end panel 2, water or air that could have returned inside of construction.

To the figure 6 when the sectional door is slid in the opposite direction in the direction of the arrow Fo, with the front end panel 2 away from the associated side frame 6b. The spring 9 acts on the body 8c of the seal profile 8 in the direction of the arrow Fr to push it into its position initial rest shown to Figures 2 and 3 .

The seal profile 8 and its associated elastic seal 7 return to their starting position which is their rest position, a position similar to that shown in FIGS. Figures 2 and 3 . In this position, the elastic seal 7 is substantially parallel to the front face of the front panel or to the front face 6a of the frame, the spring 9 is in the rest position and the sealing profile 8 advantageously forming an angle greater than 45 ° with the fixing profile 10, said angle having been advantageously less than 45 ° in the sealing position of the seal profile 8 and its elastic seal 7.

The Figures 7 to 11 show the different positions taken by a seal profile 8 and its elastic seal 7 during operation of the front end panel 2 as a door sectional door.

As previously mentioned and with regard to the figure 7 , it is possible to have a possibility of pivoting the front end panel 2 of the sectional door about a substantially vertical pivot axis 3 that the front end panel 2 has in common with its adjacent panel 2a in the sectional door. To the figure 7 , the front end panel 2 serving gate is being closed by pivoting along the arrow Fp.

In the following figures, as when sliding the sectional door, it is advantageously the stop element 14 carried by the front face of the end panel 2 which serves to perform the pivoting of the seal profile 8 and its elastic seal 7 with respect to the fastening profile 10.

The figure 8 shows the beginning of pivoting of the seal profile 8 and its elastic seal 7 at the very beginning of the closing pivot of the front end panel 2 acting as a gate following the arrow Fp. The abutment element 14 although at the beginning of contact with the seal profile 8 has not yet pushed on the body 8c of the seal profile 8 in order to rotate it around the head 10a of the fastening profile 10.

To the figure 9 , always during a pivoting of the front end panel 2 according to the arrow Fp, the abutment member 14 began to push on the body 8c of the sealing profile 8 against the action of the spring 9. It s' is followed pivoting of the gasket 7 with its free end pointing towards the front face of the front end panel 2. The spring 9 is also energized and tend to return the seal profile 8 to its starting position, that is to say, non-sealing, as soon as the stop element 14 no longer press on the body 8c of the seal profile 8.

To the figure 10 , the pivoting of the gate formed by the front end panel 2 is completed. The elastic seal 7 carried by the seal profile 8 is then in the sealing position while bearing against the front face of the front end panel 2. As the seal 7 is elastic, it has been deformed in order to best apply against the front face of the front end panel 2, which ensures a better seal. In this position, the front end panel 2 can be secured to the side frame 6b.

The figure 11 shows the position of the front side panel 2 relative to the side frame 6b in a start-open position, similar to the closed position shown in FIG. figure 8 , for which the seal profile 8 is placed in its rest position by having no action exerted on it, the spring 9 being in its rest position and the abutment element 14 of the end panel 2 before being no longer in contact with the body 8c of the seal profile 8.

Referring to all the figures of the present invention, in what has been described the sectional door 1 can be moved, especially when sliding in manual mode as well as in motorized mode. The seal 7 may extend over the entire height of the end panel 2 before or only partially. Similarly, the seal-holder profile 8 may be in one piece or may have a plurality of joint-members respectively secured to a fastening profile 10. If the abutment element 14 present on the front face of the front panel has a shape of U, this form is not limiting.

The sealing assembly described above allows to have a correct seal of the front panel of the sectional door with the lateral frame of the opening of the construction while not interfering with the sliding of the sectional door and therefore its front panel or when pivoting the front panel then acting gate, the seal being retracted automatically during a sliding movement or pivoting of the front panel, which avoids the friction of the device on the front panel when opening by sliding or pivoting the front panel of the sectional door.

This sealing device is also easy to assemble because it does not require any specific adaptation, for example no machining.

It is possible to mount the sealing device according to the invention on an already existing sectional door.

Such a device also reduces the pressurizing force of the seal during the closure of the front panel then acting gate.

Claims (13)

1. Assembly of a sliding door (1) and the frame thereof (6a, 6b), said frame (6a, 6b) defining an opening (6) made in a building (C), said opening (6) being intended to be closed by the sliding door (1) by the lateral displacement of said door (1), the frame (6a, 6b) comprising a joint (7) presenting a free end guaranteeing the sealing tightness of the building (C) by preventing the ingress of air or water deriving from the outside through the lateral space left free between one lateral end of the door (1) and the part of the frame (6a, 6b) opposite the door (1) when said door (1) covers the opening (6), characterised in that the joint (7) comprises means (8b, 10a) for pivoting between a position of rest in which said joint (7) is located at a distance from the position occupied by said door (1) in the position of covering the opening (6) and a sealing position in which said joint (7) is applied against said door (1) in the position of covering the opening (6), said door comprising actuation means (14) for the pivoting of the joint (7) which are active during the closing of said door (1).
2. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the joint (7) is an elastic joint comprising a free end part which is applied against said door (1) in a position covering the opening (6).
3. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the joint (7) is carried by a profiled joint carrying element (8), said profiled joint carrying element (8) being mounted such as to pivot about a profiled fixation element (10).
4. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the profiled joint carrying element (8) comprises one end at which the joint (7) is rendered as one piece by first means of solidarisation (7a, 8a) on one side of the said end, while, on the other side of the end, the profiled joint carrying element (8) is rendered as one piece by second means of solidarisation (8b, 10a) with the profiled fixation element (10).
5. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the first means of solidarisation (7a, 8a) comprise a first head (7a) carried by the end of the joint (7) opposed to its free end, said first head being mounted in a first mounting element carried by the profiled joint carrying element (8), while the second means of solidarisation (8b, 10a) comprise a second head (10a) carried by the profiled fixation element (10), said second head (10a) being mounted in a second mounting element (8b) carried by the profiled joint carrying element (8), with at least partial freedom of pivoting of the second head (10a) in the second mounting element (8b), said second head (10a) and second mounting point (8b) forming said pivoting means (8b, 10a) of the joint (7).
6. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the profiled fixation element (10) comprises a support element (11) in the form of a pin providing support against the end of the profiled joint carrying element (8) carrying the first and second mounting elements (8a, 8b).
7. Assembly according to any one of the two preceding claims, wherein the profiled joint carrying element (8) comprises a body (8c) of essentially elongated shape, said actuation means (14) carried by the door (1) being in the form of a stop element (14) carried by said door (1) exerting a thrust force on said body (8c) when the door (1) is advanced into the position of closing the opening (6), in order to cause the pivoting of the second mounting element (8b), carried by the profiled joint carrying element (8), in relation to the second head (10a) carried by the profiled fixation element (10).
8. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the stop element is in the form of a pin (14) projecting towards the body (8c) of the profiled joint carrying element (8) when the door (1) is close to its closure position.
9. Assembly according to any one of the two preceding claims, wherein the profiled fixation element (10) carries elastic means (9) which draw the body (8c) of the profiled joint carrying element (8) into the position of rest.
10. Assembly according to any one of the seven preceding claims, wherein the profiled fixation element (10) is fixed on the frame (6a, 6b).
11. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the profiled fixation element (10) is fixed on the interior side at the opening (6) of the frontal part of the frame (6a, 6b).
12. Assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the door (1) is a sectional door (1) comprising a plurality of rigid panels (2, 2a to 2d) juxtaposed successively and articulated one upon the other in accordance with vertical axes (3), capable of adopting, by sliding lateral displacement, at least the following two end positions:

    - a position of closure of the opening (6) in the building (C), and

    - a position of opening the opening (6) in the building (C), the lateral end of the door (1), on which the joint (7) is applied, being the front end panel (2) of the sectional door (1).
13. Assembly according to the preceding claim, wherein the front panel (2) of the sectional door (1) adopts the following double function:

    - integrating part of the end of the sliding sectional door (1), participating, when in its closure position, in the closure of the said opening (6) of the building (C),

    - a flap moving across the sectional door (1) in its closure position, pivoting about the vertical axis of articulation (3) on the juxtaposed panel (2a), capable of adopting, by pivoting, at least the following two positions:

    - a position of partial opening of the opening (6) in the building (C),

    - a position of closure of the opening (6) in the building (C).

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