EP2737152B1 - Lifting door having a movable door leaf guide - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a lifting gate with a movable door leaf and arranged on both sides of a door opening, building-fixed frames, which are arranged on the sides facing each other, lateral guides for the door leaf, each having a vertical portion and a lintel portion, wherein the door leaf from angled connected to each other Slats is formed and covers the door opening in the closed state, wherein the door leaf is guided in the lateral guides such that it is received with the lift door open in the lintel sections and with closed lift gate in the vertical sections of the guides, wherein the vertical sections of the guides displaceable on the Sides are mounted, whereby the door leaf is displaceable in the direction of the Toraußenseite with the lift gate closed, and wherein the lifting door has a drive device which responds to a movement of the door leaf and based thereon the offset of the vertical sections a n causes the frames.

A lift gate in the form of a high-speed industrial door is for example from the DE 199 15 376 A1 known. The door leaf is here designed in the manner of a lamellar armor, wherein the individual lamellae are mutually connected bendable with each other and guided in lateral guides. The guides each have a vertical section and a spiral section, the latter being arranged in the lintel area of the lifting gate. The door leaf is guided by means of rollers in the lateral guides, wherein the axes of rotation coincide with the pivot axes of the individual slats. On the side facing away from the door leaf of the rollers, a collar is further arranged, by means of which an indirect positive reception of the side edges of the door leaf is given in the lateral guides. This known roller door is characterized by very high movement speeds of up to 4 m / s when opening and closing and by a noise and low-energy operation. In addition, this provides a full completion of the door opening.

The sealing of the movement gap between the door leaf and the door opening takes place at the roller door according to the DE 199 15 376 A1 through lip seals. These are attached to the frames and lie against the two large surfaces of the door leaf, whereby they close the present here each movement gap. Although this sealing system has proven itself in practice, it seems to be able to be improved. In particular, these lip seals are subject to considerable wear, since the door leaf when opening and closing with high speed moves along this, which leads to wear, in particular to the sealing elements. This applies equally to other sealing systems in which, for example, brush sealing systems are used instead of the lip seals. These sealing elements must therefore be replaced at predetermined intervals.

In addition, such rolling doors, as they are known from DE 199 15 376 A1 have become known, even for special applications such as Tiefkühltor, clean room door, fire door, as Torabschluss in pharmaceutical operations or the like. Used. Here, due to the special application, there is a special need for a reliable and durable sealing of the movement gap between the door leaf and the door opening, which is particularly important on the Toraußenseite.

Furthermore, from the DE 103 00 302 A1 and the US 2,069,665 Hubtore become known, in which the lateral guides are divided so that the vertical portion can be pivoted in each case with respect to the lintel portion. In the open position of the lifting gate, the vertical section is in each case inclined towards the door opening plane in such a way that it is further spaced therefrom at the upper end of the door opening than at the lower end. In the course of the closing movement of the door leaf, this then acts on a frame-side actuating device, whereby the upper ends of the vertical sections are pivoted in the direction of the door opening. Thereby If the door leaf is then against the frames or there optionally arranged sealing elements and closes the gap between the door leaf and the door opening.

A similar construction for a lift gate is from the US 5,402,841 known. Here, the door leaf is guided in lateral guides, which have a vertical portion and a flat outstretched camber portion, which are firmly connected to each other. These guides are mounted at their foot pivotally about axes of rotation, so that they can be pivoted in total to the door opening or away from it. In the open position of the lift gate, the guides are arranged here inclined to the door leaf level, that the upper ends of the vertical sections are again spaced from the lintel. When closing the door, the door leaf is moved into the vertical sections, whereupon the guides are then pivoted by manual action to the door opening, that the door leaf is pressed against a sealing device arranged there. This produces an airtight seal.

In such lifting door systems, however, it is disadvantageous that the sealing elements are at least in the lower region of the door opening continue to be exposed to considerable wear by the thereto along sliding door leaf. Although this does not take advantage of the sealing elements given here over their entire length away from; However, they continue to wear significantly in the lower region, so that there is no reliable sealing effect can be achieved. In addition, over the period of use of Hubtorsysteme with divided guide sections away increasingly the danger that no matching aligned connection between the camber portion and the vertical portion is more producible. Then no proper operation is possible.

From the US 1,869,347 Finally, a Hubtoranordnung has become known, in which the vertical portion of the guides is offset in the course of the closing movement of the door leaf relative to the lintel portion in the direction of the door opening parallel. The offset movement is initiated here by the fact that the door leaf meets with its lower end plate, which serves here as a kind of drive device, on the lower end of the two-sided vertical sections and these due to the dead weight of the door leaf then a bit far into the full closed position takes. Here, the vertical sections are each moved via an oblique slide guide both vertically and horizontally against a spring bias from the associated camber portion of the guides away. The door leaf then attaches itself to the frames of the door opening and here produces a more or less tight conclusion. Obviously no sealing elements are provided here. In the course of the opening movement, finally, the load at the lower end of the two-sided vertical sections falls away, so that they move back into their initial position due to the spring bias and are in alignment with the lintel sections, so that the door leaf can be moved into it.

A disadvantage of this lifting gate is that the door leaf executes a sliding movement on the frame elements of the door opening in the last section of the closing movement. This leads to a considerable wear of the door leaf over its entire height. Since a manual operation is obviously provided in this known lifting door, this seems acceptable due to the low speed of movement. For a high-speed operation, however, such a lifting door is not suitable.

In addition, the spring device used for the return of the vertical section is subject to considerable wear, since it must raise the dead weight of the vertical portion of the two guides at each opening movement. Of particular concern here is that with decreasing spring force is no longer guaranteed that a reliable connection to the lintel section is achieved. The door leaf can then no longer be moved without interference in the lintel section. The result is damage to the door leaf and problems in the operation of the lift gate.

The invention is therefore based on the object, a generic lifting gate such that it can be used with greater reliability at the same time improved sealing between the door leaf and the door opening.

This object is achieved by a lifting gate with the features of claim 1. This is characterized in particular by the fact that the lifting gate has a drive unit for the operation of the door leaf, that the lifting gate has a sealing device with Zargendichtelementen which are arranged on the frames, which faces a gap between the door leaf and one of the door opening with the lifting gate closed Close section of the frames, wherein the door leaf is pressed with the lift gate closed against the sealing means that the lintel portions of the guides are spirally formed, wherein the door leaf is arranged in the open state of the lifting gate with non-contact winding layers therein, that the lintel sections of the guides together with the Vertical sections of the guides are displaceably mounted on the frames, and that the guides are displaceable only in a direction transverse to the Torblattebene and not in the direction of movement of the door leaf.

In the context of the invention, it has been recognized that the sealing effect can already be improved by changing the interaction of the door leaf with the sealing device in a specific manner. For this purpose, the invention provides for the first time, the guides only transversely to the door leaf form movable on the door assembly, i. to apply a purely linear horizontal offset.

It was further recognized in the invention that the door leaf behaves as a rigid plate by the inclusion in the vertical sections of the guides and thus an effective power transmission is possible transverse to the door leaf level. Accordingly, it is possible according to the invention despite the Torblattaufbaus from mutually angled slats to press the door leaf as a rigid element in the direction of Toraußenseite against the sealing device.

Thus, an extremely reliable sealing effect can be achieved here, since the sealing device can develop its effectiveness particularly well by the pressure exerted. In this way it is achieved that the door leaf rests more accurately and reliably on the sealing device, as was the case in the prior art.

The sealing device in the lifting door according to the invention is applied transversely to its longitudinal extent and not as in the prior art by a movement along it along sliding. It is thus subject to less wear and accordingly achieves a longer service life than those in the prior art. This makes it possible to achieve a particularly well-sealed and even with regard to the sealing device particularly durable and reliable lift gate.

This makes it possible to dispense with a sliding sealing device, so that a particularly long service life can be achieved for them. Furthermore, this results in the advantage that the freedom of design with respect to the material of the sealing device is particularly large, since typically more suitable sealing materials and seal shapes for depressed seals are available, as for sliding seals.

In addition, the lifting door according to the invention is characterized by a particularly high reliability. In contrast to the closest prior art US 1,869,347 as well as to the tilting solutions according to the DE 103 00 302 A1 and the US 2,069,665 According to the invention, the aligned connection between the vertical section and the horizontal section of the respective guide is maintained. The door leaf of the lifting door according to the invention is thus in principle movable in all positions of the guides relative to the frames. The risk of damage to the door leaf in the prior art due to a possibly not aligned connection of the vertical section to the lintel section is therefore banned according to the invention. The reliability of the invention Hubtores is thus in contrast to the prior art regardless of any spring devices or the like for resetting an offset between a vertical portion and a lintel portion of the guide.

As a result, the lifting door according to the invention is also particularly suitable for special applications such. B. as Tiefkühltor, in which due to the environmental conditions an aligned alignment of lintel section and vertical section could delay in operation. This disadvantage of the prior art is now overcome and the construction of the lifting gate can be kept simpler according to the invention.

It is also advantageous that the lifting gate has a drive device which responds to a movement of the door leaf and, based thereon, effects the offset of the vertical sections on the sides. Then this process can be automated with little technological effort, and it is also ensured that this offset takes place only when the door leaf has completely entered the vertical section. As a result, a very reliable Hubtoranordnung can be achieved with a particularly simple construction effort.

Since the relative movement of the two guides relative to the frames only takes place horizontally, also results in a very low susceptibility to failure of the invention Hubtores.

In addition, the inventive Hubtor allowed by its permanent leadership in the side guides as well as by the non-contact winding of the door leaf in the spiral lintel section reliable high-speed operation, as it is usually desired for industrial applications.

In addition, it is advantageous that the lifting door according to the invention can be constructed particularly compact. In particular, in the transition from the vertical section of the guide to the lintel section in contrast to the prior art, no special concessions in terms of design are required. While the prior art still provided here corresponding buffer guide lengths in the guide sections to give the arrangement in the course of the provision of the guide sections in an aligned constellation sufficient time for this, there is no separation point according to the invention, so that the lintel section directly on the vertical section touches. In this respect, it is inventively essentially irrelevant, at which position is the last, uppermost leadership role of the door leaf with the lift gate closed, that is, whether this is still at the exit of the lintel section or already within the vertical section, as long as a sufficient sealing effect is achieved at the door opening.

This is indeed from the DE 103 24 084 A1 a roller shutter with a lamellae known, in which a arranged in the lintel winding shaft is also transversely to the door leaf plane linearly displaceable. However, this type of construction is a lifting gate with winding layers of the lamellar shell touching one another on the winding shaft and not a spiral guide for non-contact winding of the door leaf. The door leaf is here accordingly coupled also at the upper end directly to the winding shaft. About this, the driving force is accordingly introduced at the upper end of the door leaf. The aim of this known arrangement is, despite the continuously changing in the course of the winding diameter of the winding shaft with already wound lamellar armor to allow a substantially tangential inlet of Rolltorbehangs from the side guide rails or into it. By this known distance adjustment thus the distance of the axis of rotation of the winding shaft from the fall of the door openings to be closed in dependence on the diameter of the rolling armor can be changed.

With this known construction according to the DE 103 24 084 A1 However, no displacement of the guides for the door leaf is achieved. Rather, these are installed fixed to the frames, so that the conventional sealing problem exists here as in the further state of the art. A guide of the door leaf in the lintel area is neither provided nor required in this known roller door construction, since the door leaf is wound directly here on the winding shaft. This known construction is thus based on completely different basic requirements than the present invention.

Advantageous developments of the invention Hubtores are the subject of the dependent claims 2 to 7.

Thus, the lintel sections of the guides can each be arranged on a carrier element, wherein the carrier elements with the lintel sections of the guides arranged thereon can be displaced together with the vertical sections of the guides are stored on the sides. Then a particularly reliable guidance of the spiral lintel sections is possible, whereby the reliability of the lifting door according to the invention further improved. In particular, such a possible tilting of the guides during displacement can be avoided even more reliably.

Furthermore, it is possible that the drive device is a Torblattaufnahme, which is arranged in the region of a closing element of the door leaf and initiates the driving force of the drive unit on the door leaf. As a result, the invention can be realized with particularly low design effort, since such a Torblattaufnahme is usually present anyway in conventional lifting gates. In particular, it is possible without one or at most only a very small structural adjustment of the Torblattaufnahme to use this as a drive device. Furthermore, the driving force of the drive unit is thereby used particularly effectively for initiating the offset movement of the vertical sections on the frames.

According to one embodiment variant, the activation device can cooperate with a frame-side actuating device which initiates the offset of the guides via offset mechanisms, at least two, preferably at least three, and in particular more than four, offset mechanisms being present on each side of the gate. Thus, the simultaneous introduction of a force for displacing the vertical sections and the lintel sections of the guides towards the outside of the door is made possible at several points beyond the door leaf height. A tilting of the guides can be reliably prevented because their movement in the sense of a horizontal parallel offset at the same time over the entire longitudinal extension of the guides in the gate opening. Accordingly, at least two offset mechanisms are arranged on each door side, which engage at least in each case in the upper and lower regions of the vertical sections of the guides. Depending on the height of the door, however, it may also be appropriate to provide three, four or even more offset mechanisms on each door side in order to achieve a uniform pressing of the door leaf accommodated in the vertical sections of the guides and at the same time moving against the sealing device. Especially with door heights over five meters, it is usually appropriate to use more than four offset mechanisms on each side of the goal. In this case, the actuating device is preferably designed as an actuating rod, which cooperates with the offset mechanisms and allows simultaneous actuation thereof. As a result, a reliable operation is achieved with simple technological means.

Alternatively, it is also possible that the control device has on both sides at the upper and lower end of the door leaf mounted actuating receptacles, in which frame side mounted guide rollers engage to produce the offset of the guides to the frames in the course of the closing operation of the door leaf. This embodiment is characterized by a particularly low design effort, since it can be dispensed with an actuating rod in each case, etc. here. However, then typically only a force input is provided at the top and bottom of the door leaf. In this case, the guides are offset indirectly via the offset movement of the door leaf in the direction of the Toraußenseite the sealing device. However, in the case of lifting gates with door leaves of comparatively low height, this alternative embodiment of a control device represents a cost-effective and practicable variant.

In a further alternative, it is possible for the activation device to be a control unit which actuates a separate drive device, by means of which the offset of the guides on the frame can be produced after completion of the closing movement of the door leaf. This embodiment requires the least amount of structural change on Torblatt or Torblattantrieb compared to conventional designs and can also control technology very reliable and implement with simple means. In this case, the separate drive means in the region of each frame at least two, preferably at least three and in particular more than four actuators, which produce the offset of the guides on the sides. The number of actuators is also to be selected in this embodiment usually on the basis of the given door height of the invention Hubtores, with a larger door height should generally be associated with a larger number of actuators.

In addition, the sealing device may further comprise a lintel sealing element, which is arranged in the lintel area and closes an existing there movement gap between the lintel and the door leaf with offset door leaf. This makes it possible to further improve the sealing effect on the lifting door according to the invention. In particular, it is also possible that the lintel sealing element is connected to the lateral Zargendichtelementen, whereby a gap in the joint area of these sealing elements can be avoided. The lintel sealing element and the two frame sealing elements can be made in one piece, e.g. in the form of a hose seal, formed or even welded or glued together at the abutting ends.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, according to claim 8, a frame for a lifting gate according to the invention is provided which has a guide for a door leaf with a vertical portion and a lintel portion, wherein the vertical portion of the guide is displaceably mounted on the frame. In this case, this frame is characterized by the fact that it has a Zargendichtelement a sealing device which closes a closed gap between the door leaf and a door opening facing portion of the frame when the lift gate is closed, that the lintel portion of the guide formed spirally and displaceable together with the vertical portion of the guide is mounted on the frame, and that the guide is displaceable only in a direction transverse to the Torblattebene and not in the direction of movement of the door leaf.

By means of this frame, the advantages explained above with regard to the lifting door according to the invention can be achieved analogously. The frame also represents a retrofit or conversion part for conventional lift gates, by means of which they can be improved in the manner according to the invention.

In this case, the frame according to the invention can be further developed by the corresponding detail features of the dependent claims 2 to 7, whereby thereby also the above-described advantages are made possible.

According to yet another aspect of the present invention, according to claim 10, a method for closing a gap at a lifting gate is disclosed, which can be used particularly advantageously on the lifting door according to the invention. This method is characterized by the steps of: moving the door leaf to its closed position, and displacing the camber sections of the guides together with the vertical sections of the guides transversely to the door leaf plane in the course of the closing movement or thereafter towards the door outer side without movement of the guides in Direction of movement of the door leaf, whereby the door leaf is pressed against the sealing device.

By means of this method according to the invention, it is advantageously possible to produce an improved sealing effect between the door leaf and the door opening, wherein, in addition, very little wear occurs on the sealing device. In addition, in contrast to the prior art, no offset occurs between the vertical section and the lintel section of the guides during operation, as a result of which the lifting gate according to the invention can be used particularly reliably. The inventive method therefore leads to a particularly durable and reliable use of a lifting door according to the invention, even at high speeds of movement of e.g. 3 m / s.

Fig. 1

eine Seitenansicht auf den Bereich einer Zarge eines erfindungsgemäßen Hubtores, wobei das Torblatt zur Verdeutlichung weggelassen ist und die Führung in ihrer Grundstellung zum Betrieb des Torblatts vorliegt;

Fig. 2

eine gegenüber Fig. 1 dahingehend abgewandelte Ansicht, dass die Führung in Richtung zur Toraußenseite versetzt ist, wobei hier das Torblatt mit eingezeichnet ist;

Fig. 3

eine Draufsicht auf den Sturzabschnitt der Führung bei nicht versetzter Führung;

Fig. 4

eine Darstellung ähnlich Fig. 3, wobei die Führung gegenüber der Stellung in Fig. 3 versetzt ist;

Fig. 5

eine Draufsicht auf den Vertikalabschnitt der Führung des erfindungsgemäßen Hubtors mit nicht versetzter Führung;

Fig. 6

eine Darstellung ähnlich Fig. 5, wobei jedoch die Führung zusammen mit dem Torblatt in Richtung zur Toraußenseite versetzt ist;

Fig. 7

ein Detail aus einer Seitenansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Hubtores im Bereich von dessen Aufstandsfläche bei nicht versetzter Führung;

Fig. 8

eine Darstellung ähnlich Fig. 7, wobei die Führung zur Toraußenseite versetzt ist;

Fig. 9

eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht eines Zargenbereichs am erfindungsgemäßen Hubtor;

Fig. 10

eine Detailansicht der Lagerung des Vertikalabschnitts der Führung an der Zarge;

Fig. 11

eine vergrößerte Detailansicht einer Zarge im Übergangsbereich vom Vertikalabschnitt zum Sturzabschnitt bei nicht versetzter Führung;

Fig. 12

eine Darstellung ähnlich wie Fig. 11, wobei hier die Führung versetzt ist;

Fig. 13

eine schematische perspektivische Darstellung einer unteren Betätigungsaufnahme für einen Betätigungsmechanismus gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungs form;

Fig. 14

eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht einer oberen Betätigungsaufnahme für einen Betätigungsmechanismus gemäß der zweiten Ausführungsform;

Fig. 15

eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht einer unteren Führungsrolle für den Betätigungsmechanismus gemäß der zweiten Ausführungsform; und

Fig. 16

eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht einer oberen Führungsrolle für den Betätigungsmechanismus gemäß der zweiten Ausführungsform.

The lifting door according to the invention is explained in more detail in exemplary embodiments with reference to the figures of the drawing. It shows:

Fig. 1

a side view of the region of a frame of a lifting door according to the invention, wherein the door leaf is omitted for clarity and the guide is in its normal position for operation of the door leaf;

Fig. 2

one opposite Fig. 1 to the effect modified view that the guide is offset towards the Toraußenseite, in which case the door leaf is drawn with;

Fig. 3

a plan view of the camber portion of the guide in non-offset guide;

Fig. 4

a representation similar Fig. 3 , with the guide opposite the position in Fig. 3 is offset;

Fig. 5

a plan view of the vertical portion of the guide of the lifting door according to the invention with non-offset guide;

Fig. 6

a representation similar Fig. 5 but wherein the guide is offset together with the door leaf in the direction of Toraußenseite;

Fig. 7

a detail of a side view of the invention Hubtores in the region of its footprint with non-offset guide;

Fig. 8

a representation similar Fig. 7 wherein the guide is offset to the Toraußenseite;

Fig. 9

a schematic perspective view of a Zargenbereichs at Hubtor invention;

Fig. 10

a detailed view of the storage of the vertical portion of the guide on the frame;

Fig. 11

an enlarged detail view of a frame in the transition region from the vertical section to the lintel section with non-offset guide;

Fig. 12

a representation similar to Fig. 11 , where the guide is offset here;

Fig. 13

a schematic perspective view of a lower actuating receptacle for an actuating mechanism according to a second embodiment form;

Fig. 14

a schematic perspective view of an upper actuating receptacle for an actuating mechanism according to the second embodiment;

Fig. 15

a schematic perspective view of a lower guide roller for the actuating mechanism according to the second embodiment; and

Fig. 16

a schematic perspective view of an upper guide roller for the actuating mechanism according to the second embodiment.

As shown in Fig. 1 For example, a lifting door 1 has a frame 2 which has a guide 3 for a door leaf, not shown in this figure. Fig. 1 In this case, only the area of a gate page is explained in this description mostly, with a correspondingly designed frame arrangement with guide etc. is present on the other side of the door opening mirror-inverted. The lifting gate 1 furthermore has a drive unit 4 with a motor and a drive shaft 41, which extends over the gate width, as well as a sealing device 5. The drive unit 4 is fixed, that is arranged not displaceable on the frame 2.

The guide 3 includes a lintel portion 31 which is formed in the present embodiment as a spiral and mounted on a support member 31 a. In this, the door leaf is received at open Hubtor 1 in a non-contact winding in the lintel area. The guide 3 further includes a vertical portion 32 in which the door leaf is present when the lifting door 1 is closed. At the opposite frame of the door opening a mirror-image guide is arranged.

The guide 3 is displaceable and for this purpose mounted horizontally displaceably on the frame 2. Fig. 1 shows the state in which the guide 3 is in the initial position, in which the door leaf can be moved from one area to the other.

Fig. 2 on the other hand shows the situation in which the guide 3 is offset on the frame 2. In this case, the guide 3 is displaceably mounted on the frame 2 in a manner which will be explained later in more detail.

Fig. 2 also shows a door leaf 6 of the lifting gate 1, which in the position according to Fig. 2 completely received in the vertical portion 32 of the guide 3. The door leaf 6 is mounted in the guide 3 and is thus displaced horizontally together with the vertical section 32 and the guide 3, when the lifting door 1 in the position according to Fig. 2 passes. The offset movement takes place transversely to the door leaf plane, which is defined by the large surfaces - inner surface or outer surface - of the door leaf in the closed state.

As a result, the door leaf 6 presses against the sealing device 5, which is formed in the present embodiment as a hose seal. The sealing device 5 has Zargendichtelemente 51, which are fixed on the gate height away on each side of the door opening on the corresponding frame 2, and a lintel sealing element 52, which is attached to the lintel. The two vertical Zargendichtelemente 51 and the horizontally extending lintel sealing element 52 are connected to each other by gluing, so that the sealing device 5 is present as a one-piece element. This results in the corner region at the joints of the sealing elements 51 and 52 no gap and thus a reliable sealing effect. In the unextended position of the guide 3 and the door leaf 6 according to Fig. 1 in contrast, the door leaf 6 is at a distance from the sealing device 5. By the pressure of the door leaf 6 on the sealing device 5 in the position according to Fig. 2 a reliable seal in this area is achieved.

How out Fig. 2 It can also be seen that the door leaf 6 has a plurality of lamellae 61, which each extend transversely across the door opening from one frame 2 to the other frame, not shown here, and are connected to one another in an angled manner. The fins 61 are each supported by guide rollers 62 in the lateral guides 3. Further, the lamellae 61 are coupled to each other adjacent to the frames 2 hinge bands 63 on both sides, via which the driving force for the operation of the door leaf 6 is transmitted to this. The structure of the door leaf 6 and its interaction with the guides 3 is per se conventional nature and for example from the DE 199 15 376 A1 known.

In the 3 and 4 is a plan view of the lintel of the guide 3 shown in more detail. In the illustration according to Fig. 3 is the guide 3 in its normal position, that is, it is not offset in the direction of Toraußenseite against the lintel 2. Fig. 4 on the other hand shows the situation with staggered guide 3, in which the door leaf 6, not shown here completely present in the vertical section 32. The measure of the offset is in the 3 and 4 indicated by the word "HUB". In Fig. 3 HUB = 0, since there is no offset, while Fig. 4 indicates an offset by a predetermined amount.

In the 3 and 4 Furthermore, a linear guide 22 is shown in more detail. How out Fig. 2 it can be seen, two such linear guides 22 are provided in the region of the lintel section 31 of the guide 3, to store this by means of the support member 31a transversely to the door leaf level, ie horizontally displaceable. The linear guide 22 in this case has a bearing shaft 23 which is mounted displaceably in bearing bushes 33. On the bearing shaft 23, a return spring 24 is also placed in the form of a compression spring, which counteracts an offset of the lintel section 31 of the guide 3 in the direction of Toraußenseite and so causes a reset of the lintel portion 31 in its initial position upon release of the actuating mechanism.

The guides 3 are offset on both sides of the door opening in total and to the same extent on the respectively associated frame 2. The offset movement thus relates both to the lintel section 31 and the vertical section 32 of a guide 3, as described below with reference to FIG FIGS. 5 and 6 will be explained further.

The FIGS. 5 and 6 show plan views of a frame 2 with adjacent door leaf 6 in the region of a vertical portion 32. This shows Fig. 5 again the state with HUB = 0, ie not offset vertical section 32, while Fig. 6 the offset position of the vertical portion 32 by a predetermined amount of HUB reproduces. As can be clearly seen from these two representations, there is a movement gap between the sealing device 5 and the door leaf 6 when the vertical section 32 is not offset, so that the sealing device 5 is not subject to any grinding stress during the movement of the door leaf 6. As shown in Fig. 6 press that Gate leaf 6, however, in the staggered position of the vertical portion 32 against the sealing device 5 and provides a reliable seal in the region of the side edges (as well as in the lintel area) of the door opening ago.

The FIGS. 5 and 6 In addition, also show other elements of the lifting gate 1. Thus, a frame housing 21 of the frame 2 can be seen from this. Further, a door opening facing portion 21a of the frame 2 is closer, to which a Zargendichtelement 51 of the sealing device 5 is fixed. In the frame 2 is also a Gewichtsausgleichseinrichung 7, of which in these figures, in particular the spring assembly is visible in plan view.

In addition, located within the frame 2, a belt drive 42 of the drive unit 4, by means of which the driving force of the motor via the drive shaft 41 is transmitted to the door leaf 6. For this purpose, the belt drive 42 interacts with a door leaf receptacle 64 on the door leaf 6, which engages at the lower end of the door leaf 6 in the region of its end element or an adjacent lamella 61.

In addition, in FIGS. 5 and 6 a linear guide 22 'for the vertical portion 32 of the guide 3 is shown. This linear guide 22 'differs from that in the lintel area only in their concrete structural form, the mode of action, however, is identical. The vertical portion 32 is in this case by means of a bearing bush 33 'slidably mounted on a bearing shaft 23' of the linear guide 22 '. On the bearing shaft 23 ', a return spring 24' is also placed in the form of a compression spring, which counteracts an offset of the vertical portion 32 in the direction of Toraußenseite and thus causes a resetting of the vertical portion 32 together with the lintel portion 31 at a release of the actuating mechanism. From the FIGS. 5 and 6 In this case, the offset of the vertical section 32 can also be seen in the area of the linear guide 22 '.

Such a linear guide 22 'is arranged on the frame 2 at least two points above the door height. Corresponding linear guides 22 'are mirror images in the opposite frame. To avoid tilting the guide 3 in the course of the offset and especially for larger door heights more than two linear guides 22 'per gate page are provided.

From the FIGS. 7 and 8 more details on the actuating mechanism can be seen, by which the offset of the guide 3 is made possible in each frame. In the present embodiment, this displacement is initiated by the movement of the door leaf 6. For this purpose, in the region of each lateral frame 2, there is an actuating rod 25 which extends vertically beyond the door height and is mounted on the frame 2 at the upper and lower end of the door opening. At this operating rod 25 a plurality of actuating blocks 26 are fixed, which have an inclined guide surface 26 a. The actuating blocks 26 cooperate with a Umlenkrollenträger 34, which is fixed to the vertical portion 32 and carries a guide roller 35. The deflection roller 35 rolls in the preparation of the offset or in the provision of the offset of the guide 3 on the inclined guide surface 26a of an actuating block 26 from.

The offset movement is initiated by the Torblattaufnahme 64, which has a pressure section 65. This presses in the course of the closing operation of the door leaf 6 shortly before reaching the full closed position on a roller 27 which is mounted at the lower end of the actuating rod 25. The actuating rod 25 is in this case mounted displaceably in the longitudinal direction in the frame 2, so that it is pressed by the action of the pressure section 65 down to the footprint. This initiates a rolling movement of the deflection roller 35 along the inclined guide surface 26a. As a result, the door leaf 6 is moved in the last movement section not only down, but at the same time also towards the Toraußenseite.

In Fig. 9 a schematic perspective view of a frame 2 is shown. From this, a control unit 8 for the control of the operation of the lifting door 1 can be seen. In particular shows Fig. 9 However, four linear guides 22 'for a vertical portion 32. This tilting of the vertical portion 32 is avoided. In addition, are out Fig. 9 also three operating mechanisms with one corresponding number of actuation blocks 26 and pulleys 35 recognizable. The introduced by the actuating rod 25 offset force is thus transmitted to the vertical portion 32 of the guide 3 at three points.

Fig. 10 shows an actuating mechanism in more detail, in particular, the actuating rod 25, the storage and the roller 27 are each clearly visible. On the roller 27 of the printing section 65, not shown, acts on the Torblattaufnahme 64 and pushes them down, so that the actuating rod 25 is pulled all down.

Fig. 10 also shows a linear guide 22 'in more detail. As can be seen, the vertical portion 32 is fixedly connected to the bearing bush 33 'which is slidably slidable on the bearing shaft 23'. The return spring 24 'causes a return of the vertical portion 32, as soon as the pressure on the roller 27 is released and the likewise spring biased in the opposite direction actuating rod 25 returns to its rest position. Here, the actuating blocks 26 are offset together with the actuating rod 25 so that the guide rollers 35 roll on the inclined guide surface 26a in the opposite direction and the vertical portion 32 can return to its original position.

In the FIGS. 11 and 12 are shown detail views of the actuating mechanism in the area at the transition from the vertical section 32 to the lintel section 31. Fig. 11 again shows the initial state in which the guide 3 is not offset to the outside. Fig. 12 on the other hand shows the staggered state of the guide 3, in which this presses against the sealing device 5. Like from the FIGS. 11 and 12 is recognizable, the actuating mechanism is formed in this area identical to the actuating mechanisms in the region of the vertical portion 32. Again, an actuating block 26 is attached to the actuating rod 25 and cooperates with a guide roller 35 which sits on a Umlenkrollenträger 34. The deflection roller 35 rolls in the preparation of the offset or in the provision of the offset of the guide 3 on the inclined guide surface 26 a of the actuating block 26 from.

In this way, the lintel portion 31 is offset via the carrier element 31 a together with the vertical portion 32 in a train by the action of the actuating rod 25 transversely to the Torblattebene.

In the Fig. 13 to 16 an alternative embodiment for an actuating mechanism is shown. In this embodiment, an actuating rod is dispensed with and the force for displacement of the guide is introduced at the top and bottom of a door leaf 6 '. For this purpose, actuating receptacles are arranged at these locations, wherein Fig. 13 a lower actuating receptacle 66 and Fig. 14 an upper actuating receptacle 67 shows. These have each oblique guide surfaces 66a and 67a, which cooperate with fixedly attached to a frame 2 'guide rollers. Fig. 15 shows a lower guide roller 28 and Fig. 16 shows an upper guide roller 29th

In the course of the closing operation of the door leaf 6 ', the oblique guide surface 66a of the lower actuating receptacle 66 engages with the lower guide roller 28, which then rolls on it. Essentially, at the same time, the oblique guide surface 67a of the upper actuation receptacle 67 engages with the upper guide roller 29, which also rolls on it. This results in an offset of the door leaf 6 'relative to the frame 2', whereby the door leaf 6 'is moved together with a vertical portion 32' in the direction of the Toraußenseite. The vertical portion 32 'and thus the entire guide 3 is thus indirectly offset horizontally over the door leaf 6' in this second embodiment by being taken along by the guide rollers 62 'mounted on lamellae 61' or hinge bands 63 '. This also becomes one in the FIGS. 15 and 16 shown Zargendichtelement 51 'of the sealing device 5' is compressed with the lift door closed, so that a reliable seal in this area is achieved.

Moreover, the guide is mounted here in an identical manner by means of linear guides as the linear guides 22 and 22 'of the first embodiment of the frame 2', so that tilting of the door leaf 6 'and the guide is avoided.

The invention allows, in addition to the illustrated embodiments, further design approaches.

So it is also possible to use other types of actuating mechanisms than the actuating rod, etc. for the initiation of the offset of the guide 3, as long as a reliable operation of the lifting door 1 is made possible. Examples include traction elements such as timing belts, chains, ropes, etc.

In addition, however, it is also possible to use separate drive means instead of the explained actuating mechanisms and to produce the offset of the camber and vertical sections of the guides on the frames independently of the kinetic energy of the door leaf. These drive devices could for example be servomotors or motor-driven separate actuators of another type, by means of which at a predetermined number greater than two points beyond the door height, an offset movement on the lintel and vertical section or the door leaf is initiated. These separate drive devices can also be operated by the same control unit as the lifting gate 1 per se or by a separate, additionally arranged for this purpose and preferably control technology hereby connected control unit. Such a control unit can be controlled by a control device which responds by electrical, electronic, optical means, etc. to a specific Torblattbewegung.

Further, the inclination angle of the inclined guide surface 26a of the actuating blocks 26 can be selected differently depending on the application. Preferably, an inclination angle between 20 and 45 degrees is provided relative to the vertical. With the angle selection, you can influence the relationship between vertical and horizontal Torblatthub in the course of the movement. At an angle of 45 degrees, for example, the ratio is 1: 1.

The lifting gate according to the invention can also be realized without the lintel sealing element 52, so that the sealing device 5 or 5 'then only the two lateral Zargendichtelemente 51 and 51 'has. In this case, alternatively, a lintel sealing device according to the DE 10 2008 007 592 A1 be provided. This achieves a reliable sealing effect not only in the area of the side frames but also in the lintel area.

In the illustrated embodiment, the lintel portion 31 of the guide 3 is formed as a round spiral. Instead, however, an elongated spiral shape can be chosen, as for example from the DE 40 15 214 A1 has become known.

In a modified embodiment, it is also possible that the lintel portion 31 is formed integrally with the support member 31a.

Furthermore, in the embodiments shown, the introduction of force of the drive on the door leaf at the lower end of the door leaf. However, this is not mandatory. In a construction example, according to the WO 2007/045423 A1 It is also quite possible in the context of the present invention, the door leaf drive to act on the upper end of the door leaf, so that there the driving force is introduced.

Claims (10)

1. A lifting door (1) comprising a movable door leaf (6; 6') and structure-mounted frames (2; 2') arranged on both sides of a door opening,
   wherein lateral guides (3) for the door leaf (6; 6') which face each other and which each comprise a vertical section (32; 32') and a lintel section (31) are arranged on the frames (2; 2'),
   wherein the door leaf (6; 6') is designed of slats (61; 61') being connected to one another so as to bend and covers the door opening in the closed condition,
   wherein the door leaf (6; 6') is guided in the lateral guides (3) such that it is accommodated in the lintel sections (31) when the lifting door (1) is open and in the vertical sections (32; 32') of the guides (3) when the lifting door (1) is closed, wherein the vertical sections (32; 32') of the guides (3) are displaceably mounted on the frames (2; 2'), so that the door leaf (6; 6') is displaceable in a direction to the outer side of the door when the lifting door (1) is closed, and
   wherein the lifting door (1) comprises a trigger device responding to a movement of the door leaf (6; 6') and, based thereon, causing the displacement of the vertical sections (32; 32') at the frames (2; 2'),
   characterized in
   that the lifting door comprises a drive unit (4) for the operation of the door leaf (6; 6'),
   that the lifting door comprises a sealing assembly (5; 5') with frame sealing elements (51; 51') arranged at the frames (2; 2'), wherein they close a gap between the door leaf (6; 6') and a section (21a) of the frames (2; 2') facing the door opening when the lifting door (1) is closed, wherein the door leaf (6; 6') is pressed against the sealing assembly (5; 5') when the lifting door (1) is closed,
   that the lintel sections (31) of the guides (3) are designed to be spiral, wherein the door leaf (6; 6'), in the open condition of the lifting door (1), is arranged therein with touch-free winding layers,
   that the lintel sections (31) of the guides (3), together with the vertical sections (32; 32') of the guides (3), are displaceably mounted on the frames (2; 2'), and
   that the guides (3) can only be displaced in a direction that is perpendicular to the door leaf plane, but not in a moving direction of the door leaf (6; 6').
2. The lifting door according to claim 1, characterized in that the lintel sections (31) of the guides (3) are each arranged on a carrier element (31a), and that the carrier elements (31a) with the lintel sections (31) of the guides (3) arranged thereon, together with the vertical sections (32; 32') of the guides (3), are displaceably mounted on the frames (2; 2').
3. The lifting door according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the trigger device is a door leaf accommodation (64) arranged in the region of an end element of the door leaf (6) and introduces the drive force of the drive unit (4) on the door leaf (6).
4. The lifting door according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the trigger device cooperates with a frame-side actuator initiating the displacement of the guides (3) via displacement mechanisms, wherein at least two, preferably at least three, and in particular more than four displacement mechanisms are available at each side of the door, wherein the actuator preferably is an actuating rod (25).
5. The lifting door according to claim 1, characterized in that the trigger device comprises actuating accommodations (66, 67) attached at both sides at the upper and lower ends of the door leaf (6'), into which frame-side mounted guide rollers (28, 29) engage to establish the displacement of the guides (3) at the frames (2') in the course of the closing process of the door leaf (6').
6. The lifting door according to claim 1, characterized in that the trigger device comprises a control unit (8) triggering a separate drive means by which the displacement of the guides (3) at the frames (2) can be established after termination of the closing movement of the door leaf (6), wherein the separate drive means comprises in the region of each frame (2) at least two, preferably at least three, and
   in particular more than four control elements establishing the displacement of the guides (3) at the frames (2).
7. The lifting door according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the sealing assembly (5; 5') further comprises a lintel sealing element (52) arranged in the door lintel region and preferably connected with the lateral frame sealing elements (51; 51').
8. A frame (2; 2') for a lifting door (1) according to any of claims 1 to 7, comprising a guide (3) for a door leaf (6; 6') with a vertical section (32; 32') and a lintel section (31), wherein the vertical section (32; 32') of the guide (3) is displaceably mounted on the frame (2; 2'),
   characterized in
   that the frame (2; 2') comprises a frame sealing element (51; 51') with a sealing assembly (5; 5') closing a gap between the door leaf (6; 6') and a section (21a) of the frame (2; 2') facing the door opening when the lifting door (1) is closed,
   that the lintel section (31) of the guide (3) is designed to be spiral and is, together with the vertical section (32; 32') of the guide (3), displaceably mounted on the frame (2; 2'), and
   that the guide (3) can only be displaced in a direction that is perpendicular to the door leaf plane, but not in a moving direction of the door leaf (6; 6').
9. The frame according to claim 8, characterized by any of the features from claims 2 to 7.
10. A method for closing a gap at a lifting door (1), in particular according to any of claims 1 to 7, which exists between a door leaf (6; 6') and a section (21a) of frames (2; 2') facing the door opening, at which frame sealing elements (51; 51') of a sealing assembly (5; 5') are arranged, wherein lateral guides (3) for the door leaf (6; 6') facing each other are arranged at the frames (2; 2') which each comprise a vertical section (32; 32') and a lintel section (31), wherein the door leaf (6; 6') is designed of slats (61; 61') connected to one another so as to bend and covers the door opening in the closed condition, wherein the door leaf (6; 6') is guided in the lateral guides (3) such that it is accommodated in the lintel sections (32; 32') when the lifting door (1) is open and in the vertical sections (31) of the guides (3) when the lifting door (1) is closed, wherein the guides (3) are displaceably mounted on the frames (2; 2'), and wherein the lintel sections (31) of the guides (3) are designed to be spiral,
    comprising the steps of:

    moving the door leaf (6; 6') into its closed position, and

    displacing the lintel sections (31) of the guides (3) together with the vertical sections (32; 32') of the guides (3) perpendicularly to the door leaf plane in the course of the closing movement or subsequent thereto in a direction to the outer side of the door without a movement of the guides (3) in a moving direction of the door leaf (6; 6'), so that the door leaf (6; 6') is pressed against the sealing assembly (5; 5').

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