EP2937496A1 - Bedienungsgriff für eine falt-/schiebetür - Google Patents

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EP2937496A1
EP2937496A1 EP15165157.7A EP15165157A EP2937496A1 EP 2937496 A1 EP2937496 A1 EP 2937496A1 EP 15165157 A EP15165157 A EP 15165157A EP 2937496 A1 EP2937496 A1 EP 2937496A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/08—Locks or fastenings for special use for sliding wings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B13/00—Devices preventing the key or the handle or both from being used
    • E05B13/002—Devices preventing the key or the handle or both from being used locking the handle
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/0085—Locks or fastenings for special use for folding wings, e.g. bi-fold wings

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  • This invention relates to an operating handle for a folding/sliding door.
  • FIG.1 and 2 Folding/sliding doors are a particular type of door and an example is shown in Figs.1 and 2 .
  • a set of door panels 1-3 are located in an opening (not shown) in the wall of a building, the number and size of the panels being chosen to fit the opening.
  • the panels will be of a height to span the distance between the top and bottom of the opening, so that the set of panels comprises the required number of panels arranged side by side to span the width of the opening.
  • Fig.1 three door panels 1,2,3 are shown, though it will be understood that a folding/sliding door can comprise two or more door panels.
  • the door panels 1,2,3 each comprise a substantially rigid frame 4 surrounding a glazing panel 5.
  • Respective sets of hinges 6,7 (typically butt hinges as drawn) interconnect each pair of adjacent panels.
  • Each hinge 6 is mounted upon a respective slider 8, the slider 8 being located on one of the two guide rails 9 which are mounted at the top and bottom of the opening (only the guide rail 9 at the bottom of the opening is shown in Figs.1 and 2 ), so that the hinges 6 are "captive" in that they are maintained in alignment with the guide rails 9.
  • hinges 7 which interconnect the panels 2 and 3 on the other hand do not have a slider, and the hinges 7 are therefore "free” in that they can be moved away from the guide rails 9 as shown.
  • the set of door panels for a particular opening are constructed with alternating captive hinges 6 and free hinges 7.
  • the panel 1 in this embodiment is designed to be connected (by a set of free hinges 7) to another panel (not shown, but similar to panel 2), but in alternative embodiments it can carry locking means whereby it may be locked to the end panel of another folding/sliding door which spans another part of the opening.
  • the panel 3 may be connected (by a set of captive hinges 6) to another panel (similar to panel 2) if desired, or it may be secured to an adjacent wall.
  • Folding/sliding doors have the particular advantage that they maximise the size of the opening which is available for ventilation or access.
  • a set of patio doors for example, will typically comprise one fixed panel and one sliding panel. Since only the sliding panel is movable a fully-opened set of patio doors can provide slightly less than half of the opening for ventilation or access.
  • a folding/sliding door on the other hand can usually provide almost all of the opening for ventilation or access.
  • folding/sliding doors are particularly beneficial for buildings containing private swimming pools for example, and also for restaurants having indoor and outdoor areas which can be separated when desired by closing the doors, or combined into substantially a single area when the doors are opened.
  • the locking means will typically comprise an operating handle mounted on the surface of a door panel and a locking mechanism mounted inside the profile of the door panel, these components being located adjacent to a free hinge 7.
  • the locking mechanism is typically in the form of an espagnolette gearbox, the gearbox engaging shoot bolts which can be driven into keepers located upon the top and bottom guide rails 9.
  • the space which is available for the operating handle 10 when the folding/sliding door is opened is relatively small, and so the operating handle 10 has a minimum "stack height", i.e. it projects the minimum possible distance from the door panel 2 upon which it is mounted, consistent with the ability of the user to be able to grasp the operating handle.
  • the handle 10 is typically designed to pivot about a mounting pin (not shown), so that when the folding/sliding door has been partially closed the user is able to pivot the handle 10 outwardly sufficiently so that a full grip upon the handle 10 may be obtained.
  • the handle 10 is resiliently biased towards its retracted position as shown.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 also show a grab handle 11 which is typical of many folding/sliding doors, the grab handle 11 often being required to allow the user to provide sufficient force to compress the draught seals as the door is closed.
  • this component Even with the reduced stack height of a pivotable operating handle, this component often provides the limit to opening movement of the folding/sliding door (even for those folding/sliding doors utilising a grab handle 11). It will be appreciated from Fig.2 that when the folding/sliding door is opened the operating handle 10 and grab handle 11 lie between facing frame parts of the door panels 2 and 3. Whilst it is intended that when the folding/sliding door is opened the door panels 2 and 3 will lie parallel so that access through the opening is maximised, the operating handle 10 will often foul the door panel 3 before the panels 2 and 3 become parallel.
  • Espagnolette gearboxes of the type used in folding/sliding doors are generally referred to herein as a "locking mechanism" because they restrict unwanted opening movement of the folding/sliding door.
  • the folding/sliding door is relatively secure. However, if access can be gained to the operating handle 10, there is no impediment to actuation of the locking mechanism and opening of the folding/sliding door.
  • a folding/sliding door i.e. they require the operating handle, or the locking mechanism, to be further secured by the use of a removable key. If such additional security were to be provided, the folding/sliding door could not be opened even from inside the building unless the correct key is available.
  • Many opening windows also have locking mechanisms in the form of espagnolette mechanisms, and further security is routinely provided by way of a lockable operating handle.
  • a key-operated lock assembly is mounted within the handle and has a locking peg which can project into the fixed mounting bracket of the handle. When the locking peg projects into the mounting bracket the operating handle is secured and cannot be rotated and so the espagnolette gearbox cannot be actuated.
  • Such an arrangement therefore has a locking mechanism comprising the espagnolette gearbox and its associated shoot bolts which can prevent opening movement of the window, and an additional lock assembly which can prevent rotation of the operating handle (and consequent actuation of the espagnolette gearbox). Since operation of the lock assembly requires the insertion of the correct key, the security afforded to the opening window is increased.
  • the manufacturers (and users) of folding/sliding doors also desire additional security. It is not, however, possible to fit an existing operating handle with its lock assembly to a folding/sliding door without an unacceptable increase in the stack height of the operating handle. Accordingly, the manufacturers and users of folding/sliding doors are required to do without additional security, or to fit additional locks which directly secure the panels to the rails. The additional locks are, however, unsightly and are therefore not acceptable to all users.
  • the key-securable operating handle has a stack height no greater than a conventional (non-lockable) operating handle for a folding/sliding door.
  • an operating handle for a folding/sliding door having a mounting part adapted for fixing to a part of the folding/sliding door in use, and a handle part which is movably mounted upon the mounting part, the mounting part having a mounting surface, the handle part having a handle surface, the mounting surface and the handle surface facing one another and defining a handle interface therebetween, the operating handle having a lock assembly, the lock assembly having a projection which in the secured condition crosses the handle interface and thereby prevents movement of the handle surface relative to the mounting surface, and in the released condition does not cross the handle interface so that the handle surface can move relative to the mounting surface, the projection in the released condition being located within the mounting part.
  • the key is inserted into the lock assembly through the handle part and into the mounting part, and therefore also crosses the handle interface.
  • the key must therefore be removed from the (released) lock assembly before the handle part can be moved relative to the mounting part. This avoids the potential problem that a non-removed key fouls an adjacent panel as the folding/sliding door is opened, which might damage the panel and/or the key.
  • the handle part preferably carries an operating shaft, typically of square cross-section, which is adapted to engage a locking mechanism such as an espagnolette mechanism.
  • a locking mechanism such as an espagnolette mechanism.
  • most espagnolette mechanisms are actuated by way of the rotation of a square operating shaft; providing such a shaft allows the operating handle to be fitted to substantially all of the espagnolette mechanisms which may be fitted to the folding/sliding door.
  • the invention does not therefore require the use of any particular form or design of locking mechanism.
  • the mounting part will carry fixing holes of a standard size and separation, so as to be fittable to a (standard) locking mechanism.
  • the handle part preferably comprises a first part and a second part, the second part being movable relative to the first part between a storage position and an operating position.
  • the first part has an opening through which the key may be inserted into the lock assembly and the second part is elongated to provide the hand-grip for the user. Only the second part is required to be movable between a storage position and an operating position.
  • the lock assembly has a generally circular cross-section and can rotate within a generally circular recess in the mounting part.
  • the lock assembly has a tab which projects from its periphery and which is located within an inclined groove in the wall of the recess. Rotation of the lock assembly within the recess therefore causes the lock assembly to move longitudinally, i.e. towards and away from the handle part (and in particular to move between positions in which it crosses and does not cross the handle interface, respectively) as the tab moves along the inclined groove.
  • the inclined groove is helical, and preferably extends for slightly more than 180o, i.e. slightly greater than half the circumference of the recess.
  • the lock assembly can therefore be rotated by way of the key through approximately 180o between its secured and released conditions.
  • the lock assembly also has at least one lock plate (or lock disc) which can project from its periphery into a lock opening in the wall of the recess.
  • the lock plate is biased outwardly of the body of the lock assembly by way of a spring or the like. Insertion of the correct key causes the lock plate to be withdrawn from the lock opening and permits rotation of the lock assembly within the recess.
  • Fig.3 shows a part of a folding/sliding door fitted with an operating handle 20 according to the present invention.
  • the operating handle 20 is located adjacent to the free hinge 7, which in this embodiment is a butt hinge as is typical of folding/sliding doors.
  • the stack height h of the operating handle 20 (in the storage condition shown) is smaller than the separation of the panels caused by the butt hinge 7, so that the operating handle 20 allows full opening movement of the folding/sliding door (in fact in this embodiment the panels could be moved slightly beyond their parallel positions shown).
  • the operating handle 20 is shown in most detail in Figs. 4-6 .
  • the operating handle has a first handle part 22, a second handle part 24 and a mounting part 26.
  • the first handle part 22 is mounted to the second handle part by way of a pivot pin 30, so that the first handle part can move between its storage position (shown in Figs. 4, 5 , 7, 8 and 12 ) in which it has its minimum stack height h, and its operative position (shown in Figs. 9-11 ) in which the user can pass his or her fingers therearound in order to obtain the necessary grip during use.
  • a torsion spring is located around the pivot pin 30 so as to bias the first handle part 22 to its storage position.
  • the second handle part 24 has a boss 32 of substantially circular cross-section, which can locate into a substantially circular well 34 in the mounting part 26.
  • the boss is deeper than the well 34 and a holding pin 36 is inserted into the hole 38 through the boss 32 so as to hold the second handle part 24 to the mounting part 26 (see Fig.5 ).
  • the holding pin 36 also passes through a hole 40 in the operating shaft 42 so as to secure the operating shaft to the second handle part 24.
  • the operating shaft 42 is located in a corresponding square opening of a locking mechanism such as an espagnolette gearbox (not shown).
  • the locking mechanism is configured to permit approximately 180o of rotation of the operating shaft 42 between the locked and unlocked conditions of the locking mechanism.
  • the operating handle 20 therefore does not need to provide any restriction to the rotation of the first and second handle parts 22,24, but if desired in other embodiments the mounting part 26 can have stops or the like to limit the rotation of the handle parts.
  • the mounting part 26 has two fixing holes 44 which can receive fixings (not shown) by which the mounting part 26 may be fixed into a rebated or recessed part of the frame 4 of a chosen panel of the folding/sliding door, in known fashion.
  • the size and separation of the fixing holes are of standard dimensions so that the operating handle 20 can be mounted to any of the available standardised locking mechanisms located within the profile of the frame 4.
  • the operating shaft 42 is assembled to the remainder of the second handle part 24 by the manufacturer and is mounted to the folding/sliding door with the operating handle 20; in an alternative embodiment the operating shaft is provided separately from the remainder of the operating handle, and is fitted by the folding/sliding door installer.
  • Fig.3 shows the mounting surface 46 of the mounting part 26 in (sliding) engagement, but it will be understood that there could be a small gap between these surfaces.
  • the mounting part 26 Adjacent to the well 34 the mounting part 26 has a recess 52 which accommodates a lock assembly 54.
  • the lock assembly 54 is of generally circular cross-section but has a permanently projecting tab 56.
  • the tab 56 locates into a helical groove 58 ( Figs. 14,15 ) formed into the wall of the recess 52.
  • the top edge (as viewed in Fig.14 ) of the helical groove 58 is provided by an inclined step 60 and the bottom edge of the helical groove 58 is provided by the correspondingly inclined top edge 62 of an insert 64. As shown in Figs. 14 and 15 , the insert 64 is fixed to the remainder of the mounting part 26 during manufacture, and thereby retains the lock assembly 54.
  • the lock assembly 54 has a single lock plate 66 which projects through a slot 68 in the periphery of the body of the lock assembly 54.
  • the lock plate 66 can project into the lock opening 70 of the recess 52 (in the embodiment shown there are two openings located to opposing sides of the recess 52, but it will be understood that only one of those openings is required in practice).
  • the lock plate 66 is withdrawn from the lock opening 70.
  • the key 72 can then be rotated through approximately 180o from the position of Fig.16 , during which the lock assembly 54 similarly rotates within the recess 52.
  • the tab 56 moves along (down in the orientation of Fig.15 ) the helical groove 58 so that the lock assembly 54 also moves down, away from the second handle part 24. It is arranged that the lock assembly 54 clears the handle interface 50 in the released condition as shown in Fig.17 .
  • the key 72 still crosses the handle interface 50 so that the handle parts 22, 24 cannot be rotated (by more than a few degrees) until the key 72 has been removed.
  • the lock plate 66 is caused to project from the body of the lock assembly 54.
  • a second lock opening 78 ( Fig. 14 ) is provided to accommodate the lock plate 66 when the key is removed, the second lock opening 78 being an extension of the helical groove 58 in this embodiment.
  • the lock opening 70 and the second lock opening 78 are necessarily located to opposing sides of the recess 52 to accommodate the approximately 180° rotation of the lock assembly 54 as it moves between its two extreme positions.
  • the first handle part 22 is allowed to return to its storage position under the influence of its biasing spring.
  • the locking mechanism of the folding/sliding door has therefore been unlocked and the folding/sliding door panel can be opened.
  • the key 72 has a simple form, in this embodiment being required to fit into the keyhole in the lock assembly 54 and withdraw the single lock plate 66 by the correct distance. It will be understood that the security can be increased by providing two or more lock plates, as desired.

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