EP3296494A1 - Carriage for a sliding door system of a shower and composite component - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a carriage (200) for a sliding door system (1000) of a shower, comprising a main body (210) with a bearing section (211) for supporting a shower door clamp (300), and a sliding section (220) for displaceably supporting the carriage ( 200) on a holding body (100) for holding the shower door clamp (300) including a sliding door leaf (400) clamped therein by means of the carriage (200), wherein on the sliding section (220) at least one roller (240a, 240b) with a rolling surface (241a, 241b) between two side surfaces (242, 243) of the at least one roller (240a, 240b), wherein the rolling surface (241a, 241b) of the at least one roller (240a, 240b) forms part of the sliding portion (220), and wherein the base body (210) is arranged adjacent to the two side surfaces (242, 243) of the at least one roller (240a, 240b) and the rolling surface (241a, 241b) at least in sections in the direction of a opening of the base body (210) is exposed. The invention further relates to a component assembly (1000) with a carriage (200) according to the invention.

Description

The present invention relates to a carriage for a sliding door system of a shower and a composite component with a carriage.

So-called walkers for sliding door systems of a shower are generally known in the art. Such carriages usually have a base body with a bearing portion for supporting a shower door clamp, on which a sliding door leaf, usually a glass sliding door leaf, is clamped on. Trolleys further include a sliding portion for slidably supporting the carriage on a holding body for holding the shower door clamp including the therein clamped sliding door leaf by means of the carriage. The holding body is mounted, for example, on a frame body or on another holding body, on or with which the shower is to be installed.

It is always difficult to provide a carriage or component composite available in which the carriage is slidably mounted as possible friction on the holding body and still sufficient protection against dirt, which could penetrate between the carriage and the holding body in the carriage realizes can be.

Object of the present invention is to at least partially overcome the disadvantages described above. Especially It is an object of the present invention to provide a carriage and a composite component for a sliding door system for a shower, wherein the carriage as possible friction on a holding body slidably storable and still provide sufficient protection against dirt between the carriage and the holding body in could penetrate the carriage, can be realized.

The above object is solved by the claims. In particular, the object is achieved by a carriage according to claim 1 and a composite component according to claim 6. Further features and details of the invention will become apparent from the description and the drawings. In this case, features and details that are described in connection with the carriage, of course, also in connection with the component assembly according to the invention and in each case vice versa, so with respect to the disclosure of the individual aspects of the invention always reciprocal reference is or may be.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a carriage for a sliding door system of a shower is provided. The carriage has a base body with a bearing portion for supporting a shower door clamp. Further, the carriage has a sliding portion for slidably supporting the carriage on a holding body for holding the shower door clamp including a sliding door leaf clamped therein by means of the carriage. At the sliding portion is at least one roller having a rolling surface between two side surfaces of the at least one roller is arranged, wherein the rolling surface of the at least one roller forms part of the sliding portion, and wherein the base body is disposed adjacent to the two side surfaces of the at least one roller and the rolling surface is at least partially exposed in the direction of an opening of the base body.

As a result of the fact that the at least one roller is only exposed on the rolling surface or on a roller surface section in the direction of the opening of the basic body, that is to say in this region it is not enclosed or covered by the basic body, a particularly good moisture and chemical protection for the carriage can be achieved. The at least one roller is enclosed by the base body in such a way that the at least one roller protrudes from the base body only with its running surface directed toward the floor. The carriage preferably has two rollers, which are arranged side by side and at the same height in the base body, more precisely rotatably mounted therein.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible that in a carriage at the opening of the base body, a seal for sealing an interior of the body relative to an environment of the body between the base body and the side surfaces of the at least one roller is arranged. As a result, even greater moisture and chemical protection can be achieved.

In the context of the present invention, it is also possible that in a carriage along the sliding portion at least a first sliding bearing, at least a second sliding bearing and the at least one roller are arranged, wherein the at least one roller on the sliding portion before the at least one first sliding bearing and after the at least one second sliding bearing is arranged. By the two plain bearings, which are arranged in front of and behind the at least one roller or by the roller, which is arranged between the two plain bearings, not only a low-friction sliding of the carriage be made possible on the holding body, but also a reliable protection against dirt or deposits that can accumulate on the holding body can be realized. Dirt or deposits, which are located on the holding body are always removed from the plain bearings, which are located in the respective direction of displacement of the sliding door leaf in each case before the roller, before the dirt or deposits can reach the at least one roller.

Furthermore, it is possible that in a carriage according to the present invention, the at least one first sliding bearing, the at least one second sliding bearing and / or the at least one roller made of plastic or consist essentially of plastic. As a result, the carriage is inexpensive to produce. A plain plastic bearing can also be easily and inexpensively replaced. In addition, can be realized by a plain bearing made of plastic, a slight press fit or at least a close contact between the gripping surface and the tread. This allows the slide bearing serve as a kind of seal and / or dirt wiper on the tread. Furthermore, moisture and chemistry can be easily removed from a tread of the holder body. In addition, a particularly easy and safe running of the sliding door leaf or the carriage are achieved.

In addition, it may be advantageous if, in a carriage according to the invention, the at least one first sliding bearing and the at least one second sliding bearing each have at least partially a C-shaped gripping surface for embracing a at least partially complementary or substantially complementary configured to Umgreiffläche running surface of a running profile of the holding body , wherein the gripping surfaces each have a gripping angle of more than 180 ° exhibit. Through the sliding portion or the Umgreiffläche with the Umgreifwinkel of more than 180 ° of the trolley is rotatable about its longitudinal axis or pivotally arranged the running profile arranged such that a lifting of the carriage is prevented from the running profile. This results in a simple assembly by the carriage for inserting the shower door clamp with the clamped therein sliding door leaf, which is designed for example as a glass, is rotated, so that the bearing section and the shower door clamp on the sliding door are approximately at a height. The sliding door, for example, the glass in the form of a shower door, is then inserted into the bearing section on the carriage and pivoted back by a rotational movement of the carriage in a functional position. In addition, by embracing a particularly good sealing and wiping action between the carriage and the holding body can be achieved.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, a component assembly for a sliding door system of a shower is provided. The component composite has a carriage as described in detail above. In addition, the component composite has a holding body for holding a shower door clamp including a sliding door leaf clamped therein by means of the carriage, wherein the holding body has a running profile with a tread and the C-shaped gripping surface of the first sliding bearing and the C-shaped gripping surface of the second sliding bearing the tread, which is configured at least in sections complementary or substantially complementary to the gripping surfaces, each encompassing a gripping angle of more than 180 °. Thus, a component assembly according to the invention brings with it the same advantages as have been described in detail with reference to the carriage according to the invention. Especially By the C-shaped gripping a high density or an advantageous dirt and moisture-wiping effect can be achieved.

In the case of a component assembly according to the invention, it is possible here for the gripping surface and the running surface to be arranged and configured in a form-fitting manner, at least in sections, in contact with one another, in particular in the form of an interference fit. As a result, moisture and / or dirt or deposits on the holding body or on the running surface of the holding body during a displacement of the carriage on the running surface can be removed by the carriage particularly effective from the tread.

Further, measures improving the invention will become apparent from the following description of various embodiments of the invention, which are shown schematically in the figures. All of the claims, description or drawings resulting features and / or advantages, including constructive details and spatial arrangements may be essential to the invention both in itself and in the various combinations.

Figur 1

eine Explosionsdarstellung eines Laufwagens sowie einer Duschtürklemme,

Figur 2

eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Laufwagen sowie einer Duschtürklemme in einem gekoppelten Zustand,

Figur 3

einen Laufwagen in einer Vorderansicht,

Figur 4

einen Laufwagen in einer Draufsicht,

Figur 5

einen Laufwagen und eine Haltevorrichtung in einer Seitenansicht,

Figur 6

einen Bauteilverbund zwischen einer Haltevorrichtung und einem Laufwagen sowie eine Duschtürklemme, und

Figur 7

einen Bauteilverbund zwischen einer Haltevorrichtung, einem Laufwagen und einer Duschtürklemme.

Each show schematically:

FIG. 1

an exploded view of a carriage and a shower door clamp,

FIG. 2

a perspective view of a carriage and a shower door clamp in a coupled state,

FIG. 3

a carriage in a front view,

FIG. 4

a carriage in a plan view,

FIG. 5

a carriage and a holding device in a side view,

FIG. 6

a composite component between a holding device and a carriage and a shower door clamp, and

FIG. 7

a composite component between a holding device, a carriage and a shower door clamp.

Elements with the same function and mode of action are in the FIGS. 1 to 7 each provided with the same reference numerals. In the figures, only the hidden lines are shown, which contribute to the understanding of the present invention.

Fig. 1 shows an exploded view of a carriage 200 and a shower door clamp 300 for a sliding door system of a shower. In Fig. 2 are the in Fig. 1 shown carriage 200 and the shower door clamp 300 shown in an interconnected state.

Fig. 3 shows a carriage 200 on a shower door clamp 300 in a front view. As in Fig. 3 To recognize, the carriage 200 has a base 210. The main body 210 has a left side surface 217 and a right side surface 218. The carriage 200 further includes a sliding portion 220. At the sliding portion 220, a first sliding bearing 230a and a second sliding bearing 230b are arranged, which are designed as a plastic insert part. The first sliding bearing 230a has a first gripping surface 231a and the second sliding bearing 230b has a second gripping surface 231b. As in Fig. 3 are shown in the Carriage 200 and in the base body 210, a first roller 240a and a second roller 240b arranged or encapsulated. The two rollers 240a, 240b are each made of plastic. The first roller 240a has a first rolling surface 241a, and the second roller 240b has a second rolling surface 241b. The first sliding bearing 230a, the second sliding bearing 230b and the two rollers 240a, 240b are arranged along the sliding section 220, wherein the two rollers 240a, 240b are arranged on the sliding section 220 in front of the first sliding bearing 230a and after the second sliding bearing 230b.

Fig. 4 shows a carriage 200 on a shower door clamp 300 in a plan view. In Fig. 4 two stop pins 250 can be seen, which extend parallel or substantially parallel to the left and right side surfaces 217, 218. Furthermore, in Fig. 4 to recognize a screw head 311 of a designed as a screw body suspension means 310.

In Fig. 5 are a holding body 100 and a carriage 200 shown in a side view, which can be coupled to a composite component 1000. The holding body 100 has a running profile 110 with a running surface 111. In the running profile 110, a rotation axis R is shown, about which a carriage 200, which is connected to the holding body 100, is rotatable or pivotable. The carriage 200 has a base body 210 with a bearing portion 211 for supporting a shower door clamp 300. In addition, the carriage has a sliding portion 220 for slidably supporting the carriage 200 on the holding body 100 for holding the shower door clamp 300 including a sliding door blade 400 clamped therein by means of the carriage 200. The sliding portion 220 has a C-shaped gripping surface 231 b for embracing the running surface 111 of the running surface which is designed to be complementary to the gripping surface 231 b Running profile 110 of the holding body 100. As in Fig. 5 To recognize, the Umgreiffläche 231b a Umgreifwinkel of more than 180 °, more precisely of about 210 °.

In the Fig. 5 Umgreiffläche 231b shown is part of a sliding bearing 230b, which is arranged in the base body 210. On the sliding bearing 230b, there is further disposed a pulley (second pulley) 240b, the rolling surface of which is part of the sliding portion 220. That is, in the present case may be understood by the rolling surface, a sliding surface or a sliding portion or a part of the sliding portion.

The bearing section 211 is arranged on a first end region 212 of the main body 210, which faces away from a second end region 213 of the main body 210 on which the sliding section 220 is located, and has an undercut recess for at least partially receiving and supporting a shower door clamp 300 , The bearing portion 211 is configured as a monolithic constituent of the main body 210.

On the first end region 212 of the main body 210 are further two stop pins 250 (in the side view of a stop pin 250 the other) arranged orthogonal to the first side surface 214 of the body 210 extend beyond the first side surface 214 of a second side surface 215 of the base body 210, on which the bearing portion 211 is located facing away from or opposite to this.

In the main body 210 or on the bearing portion 211, a compensation section 216 is further configured, which has a curved and preferably smooth or substantially smooth surface, and on which a suspension means 310 may be different at a height adjustment.

Furthermore, in Fig. 5 have shown that a force introduction point Y in the bearing section 211 is offset by a defined distance, for example by several millimeters, from a center X of the C-shaped sliding section 220 of the carriage 200 in the direction of the first side face 214.

In Fig. 6 a component composite 1000 with a carriage 200 and a holding body 100 is shown. The in Fig. 6 shown carriage has two rollers 240a, 240b (second roller 240b obscured first roller 240a). As in Fig. 6 2, the second roller 240b has a second rolling surface 241b disposed between a first side surface 242 and a second side surface 243 of the second roller 240b. The first, in Fig. 6 not explicitly shown roller 240a, is designed accordingly. In this case, the rolling surface 241b of the second roller 240b forms part of the sliding portion 220. In addition, the main body 210 adjacent to the two side surfaces 242, 243 of the second roller 240b and the rolling surface 241b lies in the direction of an opening of the base 210 for contacting the tread 111th free.

The gripping surfaces 231a, 231b and the running surface 111 are arranged in a form-fitting contacting manner and configured, so that when the carriage 200 is moved on the holding body 100 by the gripping surfaces 231a, 231b, a stripping or cleaning action is produced on the running surface 111.

Furthermore, in Fig. 6 a shower door clamp 300 including a sliding door leaf 400 clamped therein. The shower door clamp 300 has a suspension means 310, which is designed according to the illustrated embodiment as a screw body with a screw head 311. The suspension means further comprises, at an end portion or an end face, a setting portion 312 configured as an octagonal recess. The suspension means 310 or the screw body also has an adjustment portion 313 in the form of a threaded portion. The shower door clamp 300 also has a clamping body 320, which can be clamped to the sliding door leaf 400 or on which the sliding door leaf can be clamped. The clamping body 320 has a connecting portion 321 in the form of a thread guide. For connecting the suspension means 310 or the screw body with the clamping body 320, the adjusting section 313 or the threaded section of the screw body is rotated into the connecting section 321 or the thread guide of the clamping body 320. Consequently, the suspension means 310 can be detachably connected via the adjusting section 313 and the connecting section 321 to the clamping body 320 and can be moved relative to the clamping body 320. When the shower door clamp 300 is disposed above the screw head of the screw body on the carriage 200, a relative height of the shower door clamp 300 to the carriage 200 and the holding body 100 can be adjusted by rotating the screw body in the connecting portion 321 and in the thread guide. That is, a height adjustment can be made by inserting a proper tool into the adjustment section 312 and moving the suspension means 310 as needed.

As further in Fig. 6 is shown, the thread guide at an acute angle W, which in the present case is about 25 °, to an outer surface of the Clamping body 320, to which the thread guide opens, designed.

Fig. 7 shows a composite component 1000 with a holding body 100, a carriage 200 and a shower door clamp 300, in which a sliding door leaf is clamped.

Subsequently, with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 described a method for coupling a shower door clamp 300 to a carriage 200.

In this case, in a first step, the carriage 200 is rotated about the pivot axis or axis of rotation R in the direction away from the holding body 100. Subsequently, the suspension means 310 is inserted into the bearing portion 211. Now, the carriage 200 with the shower door clamp 300 mounted therein via the suspension means 310 is rotated about the rotation axis R back toward the holding body 100. More specifically, the carriage 200 with the shower door clamp 300 mounted therein via the suspension means 310 is rotated back toward the holding body 100 until a projection of the force application point Y in the bearing portion 211 in which the suspension means 310 abuts the running body 200 in the direction of gravity Central axis Z of the tread 110, by several millimeters on the central axis of the tread 110 from a center X 'of the tread 110 toward a main body 120 of the holding body 100, from which the tread 110 protrudes, is offset. The main body 120 forms the essential or dimension and / or weight-related predominant part of the holding body 100.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

100

holding body

110

tread

111

tread

120

main body

200

carriage

210

body

211

bearing section

212

first forehead area

213

second forehead area

214

first side surface

215

second side surface

216

compensation section

217

left side surface

218

right side surface

220

sliding

230a

first sliding bearing

230b

second sliding bearing

231

first gripping surface

231b

second gripping surface

240a

first roller

240b

second run roller

241a

first rolling surface

241b

second rolling surface

242

first side surface

243

second side surface

250

stop pin

300

Shower door clamp

310

Suspension means (screw)

311

screw head

312

Adjustment section (inner octagon recess)

313

Adjustment section (threaded section)

320

clamping bodies

321

Connecting section (thread guide)

400

sliding sheet

1000

component composite

R

axis of rotation

W

angle

X

Center of the sliding section or the gripping surfaces

X '

Center point of the running profile

Y

Force application point

Z

central axis

D

distance

Claims (7)

A walker (200) for a sliding door system (1000) of a shower comprising a base body (210) having a bearing portion (211) for supporting a shower door clamp (300), and a sliding portion (220) for slidably supporting the carriage (200) on a support body (100) for holding the shower door clamp (300) including a sliding door leaf (400) clamped therein by means of the carriage (200),
characterized,
in that at least one roller (240a, 240b) with a rolling surface (241a, 241b) is arranged on the sliding section (220) between two side surfaces (242, 243) of the at least one roller (240a, 240b), wherein the rolling surface (241a, 241b) the at least one roller (240a, 240b) forms part of the sliding section (220), and wherein the base (210) is arranged adjacent to the two side surfaces (242, 243) of the at least one roller (240a, 240b) and the rolling surface ( 241a, 241b) is at least partially exposed in the direction of an opening of the main body (210). Carriage (200) according to claim 1,
characterized,
in that at the opening of the main body (210) there is a seal for sealing an interior of the main body (210) from an environment of the main body (210) between the main body (210) and the side surfaces (242, 243) of the at least one roller (240a , 240b) is arranged. Carriage (200) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
in that at least one first sliding bearing (230a), at least one second sliding bearing (230b) and the at least one roller (240a, 240b) are arranged along the sliding section (220), wherein the at least one roller (240a, 240b) is arranged on the sliding section (220 ) is arranged in front of the at least one first sliding bearing (230a) and after the at least one second sliding bearing (230b). Carriage (200) according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
in that the at least one first slide bearing (230a) is the at least one second slide bearing (230b) and / or the at least one roller (240a, 240b) made of plastic or consisting essentially of plastic. Carriage (200) according to claim 4,
characterized,
in that the at least one first sliding bearing (230a) and the at least one second sliding bearing (230b) each comprise, at least in regions, a C-shaped encompassing surface (231a, 231b) for embracing a running surface (111) which is at least partially complementary or substantially complementary to the gripping surface (231) ) of a running profile (110) of the holding body (100), wherein the gripping surfaces (231a, 231b) each have a gripping angle of more than 180 °. A composite part (1000) for a sliding door system of a shower, comprising a carriage (200) according to claim 5 and a holding body (100) for holding a shower door clamp (300) including therein a sliding door leaf (400) by means of the carriage (200), wherein the holding body (100) Running profile (110) with a running surface (111) and the C-shaped gripping surface (231a) of the first sliding bearing (230a) and the C-shaped gripping surface (231b) of the second sliding bearing (230b), the tread (111), at least in sections complementary or substantially complementary to the Umgreifflächen (231a, 231b) is configured, each engage around with a Umgreifwinkel of more than 180 °. Composite component (1000) according to claim 6,
characterized,
that the Umgreifflächen (231a, 231b) and the tread (111) at least in sections form-fitting contacting another, in particular in the form of a press fit, arranged and configured.

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