EP3576580A1

EP3576580A1 - Hinge and dispensing device

Info

Publication number: EP3576580A1
Application number: EP18807271.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Oliver Menke; Martin Schwarz; Philipp GRESS; Markus Benz; Hans Schlumberger; Walter Valentini
Original assignee: Lidl Stiftung and Co KG; Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH; Valentini Glass & Components Srl
Current assignee: Valentini Glass & Components Srl; Lidl Stiftung and Co KG; Wanzl GmbH and Co KgaA
Priority date: 2017-11-17
Filing date: 2018-11-19
Publication date: 2019-12-11
Anticipated expiration: 2038-11-19
Also published as: DE102017127163A1; DK3576580T3; US11229301B2; US20210145190A1; EP3576580B1; DE102017127163B4; ES2822276T3; PL3576580T3; WO2019097052A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a hinge (10) for a dispensing device (12). The hinge (10) is substantially bar-shaped and/or tubular for fastening to a door (14) of the dispensing device (12). The hinge (10) has at least a main body (20) and an insertion rail (22) for the door (14), which insertion rail is arranged on the main body (20). In the assembled state, the door (14) is inserted in the insertion rail (22) and held in the insertion rail (22). At least one damping device (24) and at least one panic hinge device (26) are provided in the main body (20).

Description

Hinge as well as Ausababevorrichtunq

The present invention relates to a hinge for a dispenser and a dispenser for unpackaged goods, in particular baked goods with such a hinge.

Output devices for unpackaged goods, in particular baked goods, are known from the prior art, for example by DE 20 2013 105 382 U1, DE 20 2016 103 424 U1, WO 2014/118202 A1, WO 2014/118203 A1 and DE 20 2013 100 425 U1.

Furthermore, pivotable connecting and closing devices, in particular hinges, are known from the prior art, for example by DE 20 2009 004 271 U1, WO 2009118276 A1, DE 10 2005 039 287 B4, DE 19744514 A1, US 2007/052251 A1 and DE 10 2005 014 924 B4.

It would be desirable to expand the pivoting possibilities of a door of dispensing devices to move in panic situations, for example, in the corridor of a supermarket protruding door of the dispenser simply and defined to pivot more.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to develop a hinge for an output device of the type mentioned in an advantageous manner, in particular in that the hinge provides a nondestructive and reversible panic opening function of a door of an output device.

This object is achieved by a hinge with the features of claim 1. Thereafter, it is provided that a hinge for a dispensing device is provided, wherein the hinge is substantially rod-shaped and / or tubular for attachment to a door of the dispenser, wherein the Hinge has at least one base body and arranged on the main body Einsteckschiene for the door, wherein the door is inserted in the mounted state in the Einsteckschiene and held in the Einsteckschiene, wherein in the base body at least one damping device and at least one Panikscharniervorrichtung are provided, wherein the hinge a first Aufschwenkbereich having a first Aufschwenkwiderstand and having a second Aufschwenkbereich with a second Aufschwenkwiderstand, wherein the first Aufschwenkwiderstand is less than the second Aufschwenkwiderstand, the second Aufschwenkwiderstand is determined by the Panikscharniervorrichtung, and that in the second Aufschwenkbereich only a muted and / or inhibited pivoting is made possible by the second Aufschwenkwiderstand, wherein the second Aufschwenkbereich has at least a first angular range and at least one adjoining the first angle range second angle range, with the onset of panic function in a first angular range, the opening force is increased and in the second angular range, the hinge damped with a lower opening force than in the first angular range to open.

The invention is based on the idea of providing a hinge for an output device that can be substantially completely received in a side strut of the dispenser. This can reduce the risk of injury to users of the dispenser. It is conceivable, in particular, to be able to fully retract the hinge in a strut of the dispensing device or even to form a strut of the dispensing device entirely through the hinge. By providing a damping device and a panic hinge device in the main body of the hinge, it is possible to provide a damped opening or closing movement can. The panic hinge device makes it possible, after a first opening angle of the door, to provide a second opening angle which can be opened in a braked, inhibited or damped manner. Such a configuration makes it possible to provide a panic function. For unpacked goods dispensers, particularly bakery products placed in retail outlets, the open door of the dispenser may protrude significantly into the passageway. If a dangerous situation arises in the retail business, the corridors also serve as escape routes and the opened door can be an obstacle. By the panic hinge device, the door of the dispenser can be further pressed, ie the opening angle of the door can be increased, making it possible will continue to release the passage. The door of the dispenser must therefore not be closed, but can be opened by overcoming the predefined resistance on. This feature is also called panic function.

Due to the division of the Aufschwenkwiderstandes in the context of the panic function is achieved that initially the opening movement is made difficult in the context of panic function, but preferably initially only with a moderate increase in the applied opening force in the first angular range. As soon as the first angular range is left within the framework of the panic function, the door should be able to be opened quickly and with less resistance so that in the second angular range the opening force to be applied is then reduced again compared to the first angular range.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the main body and the insertion rail have substantially the identical length, in particular wherein the insertion rail extends substantially over the entire length of the main body. This ensures that a uniform force is allowed by the insertion rail in the body and vice versa. A better attachment for the door is made possible overall. In general, this more even force and moment distribution allows an improved load on the entire hinge construction, which is why, for example, the body can be made much slimmer and smaller.

The male rail and the door may be substantially the same length. As a result, a better attachment and a better gripping the door in the Einsteckschiene is further enabled. It is conceivable, for example, that the plug-in rail and the door are pushed into each other, for example, in this context, the plug-in rail is formed as a U-profile, in which the door is used.

The door can at least partially consist of a transparent material. It can be provided in particular that the door is a glass door or at least having a glass pane. This makes it possible to look inside the dispenser.

Furthermore, the hinge may have a gas spring, by means of which the movements of the hinge can be supported and / or damped. It is conceivable, in particular, that the gas spring opposes no resistance when opening the door and the door is slowed down when the door is closed, because the gas in the gas spring must first be displaced when closing and thus worked against this resistance. As a result, a braked door closing movement or even a soft-close function (for example in conjunction with a further damping element) can be achieved. It is conceivable in this context, in particular, that in the main body of the hinge, the gas spring is arranged. Furthermore, it can be provided that the hinge additionally or alternatively to the gas spring has a further elastic element by means of which the movements of the hinge can be supported and / or damped. For example, such an elastic element may be a mechanical damping element or a hydraulic damping element (e.g., oil damper). A combination of the mechanical and the hydraulic damping element is conceivable in this context.

It is conceivable, in particular, that the panic hinge device has a gas spring.

The first pivoting range may include an opening angle of the door from the closed state of the door to an opening angle of the opened door in a range of between about 80 ° to about 110 °, in particular in a range between about 85 ° to about 100 °, preferably from about 85 ° to about 90 °.

This range is sufficient for the normal operation of the dispenser and allows the customer a pleasant operation of the dispenser. A further opening than 90 ° is usually not required for the first Aufschwenkbereich.

The second pivoting area is necessary in the context of the panic function and is considered in this area to be sufficient to further push the door in a panic situation when the panic function is needed, so that a Market of the market is sufficiently cleared to allow escape through the aisle.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the insertion rail arranged on the main body is pivotably arranged on the base body. This results in further movement possibilities.

It is also possible that the first angle range extends over an opening angle of approximately 90 ° to approximately 105 ° and / or that the second angular range begins to approximately 105 °, in particular wherein the second angular range extends over an opening angle of approximately 105 ° ° extends to about 180 °.

Furthermore, it can be provided that the first pivoting region with its first pivoting resistance requires an opening force of approximately 5 N to 8 N (approximately 5-8 Newtons). In particular, it can be provided that the opening force is about 5 N. The advantage is that due to the comparatively low opening force, a simplified opening in the first pivoting range is made possible.

In particular, it is further conceivable that the second pivoting range in the first angular range requires an opening force of about 9 N to about 12 N (about 9-12 Newtons). In particular, it can be provided that the opening force is about 9-10 N. The effect is that in this angular range (eg from about 85 ° -90 ° to about 105 ° -110 ° an increased opening force is required to push the door (so-called panic function = allowing further pressing the already open door under increased effort).

It is also possible that the second pivoting range in the second angular range requires an opening force of about 8 N (about 8 Newtons). This angle range can begin, for example, between about 105 ° to 110 ° and end at about> 160 °.

In principle, it is conceivable that the closing forces are chosen to be comparable.

In the closing direction can be provided that in a range between about 160 ° to> 110 ° -105 ° a closing force of about 8 N is required. Next in the closing direction can be provided that from an angle of about 110 ° to about 105 ° to about 90 ° to about 85 °, a closing force of about 9-10 N is required. From an angle of approximately 90 ° to 85 °, the action of gravity is sufficient in the closing direction as the closing force. It is conceivable to carry out the hinge for this area in such a way that it is self-closing, but damped.

Below 20 °, for example, damping is not absolutely necessary in the closing direction. Preferably, it can be omitted in this area.

It is conceivable that in the closing direction, the closing time is about 10 seconds.

It is also possible that the aforementioned forces, i. the opening and / or closing forces can be varied by ± 1 -2 N in terms of their amounts. In this case, it is preferable to proceed in such a way that the remaining values are then adjusted accordingly so that the corresponding force relations are maintained.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to an output device having at least one hinge.

The dispenser may include at least one door pivotally hinged to a body of the dispenser by means of the hinge, such that the door in the first position of the hinge opens in a range from the closed state of the door to a first open position at a first opening angle can be and that the door in the second position of the hinge, in particular to form a panic opening function, can be opened up to a second opening position with a second opening angle which is greater than the first opening angle.

The first opening angle may be selected in a range between about 80 ° to about 110 °, in particular be selected in a range between about 85 ° to about 110 °. This range is sufficient for the normal operation of the dispenser and allows customers a pleasant operation of the dispenser.

In addition, it can be provided that the second opening angle is selected in a range between about 105 ° to about 180 °, in particular in a range between about 105 ° to about> 160 ° is selected. This area is sufficient to keep the door in a panic situation when the panic function is needed imply that the course of the market is sufficiently cleared to allow escape through the aisle.

Further details and advantages of the invention will now be explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

Show it:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a hinge according to the invention;

2 shows a schematic plan view of an output device with a hinge in the open position of the door (opening angle about 90 °);

3 shows a schematic perspective view of an output device with door in a further open position of the door (opening angle about 160 ° panic function);

4 is a side view of the dispenser with the door closed;

Fig. 5 is a schematic opening movement of the door of the dispenser;

and

Fig. 6 is a schematic closing movement of the door of the dispensing device.

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a hinge 10 according to the invention for an output device 12 (see Fig. 2).

The hinge 10 is substantially rod-shaped or tubular for attachment to a door of the dispenser 12 (see Fig. 2, here two doors

14 each with a hinge 10).

The hinge 10 has at least one main body 20 and one on the main body

20 arranged insertion rail 22 for the door 14. In principle, it is conceivable that the insertion rail 22 is arranged rigidly on the base body 20. It is also conceivable that the insertion rail 22 is pivotally mounted on the base body 20.

The plug-in rail 22 is U-shaped and can surround the door 14 on both sides.

In the base body 20 is at least one damping device 24 (indicated by the reference numeral 24) and a panic hinge device 26 (indicated by the reference numeral 26) is provided.

The damping device 24 may be a gas damper or an oil damper.

The panic hinge device 26 is also, for example, a gas damper or an oil damper, wherein the panic hinge device 26 is designed such that it does not engage in a first opening angle of the door 14 between 0 ° to 90 ° and only from an opening angle of about 90 ° to about 160 ° a braked, but further opening of the door 14 allows.

As can further be seen from FIGS. 1 and 2, the base body 20 and the insertion rail 22 have essentially the same length.

The insertion rail 22 projects slightly beyond the body of the base body 20 at both ends of the base body 20.

Thus, the insertion rail 22 extends substantially over the entire length of the base body 20th

As can further be seen from FIG. 2, the insertion rail 22 and the door 14 are of essentially the same length, that is to say they have the identical length.

The door 14 shown is in each case a transparent door, in this case a glass door, on which the handle 14a or 14b for gripping the door 14 are provided.

2, the dispensing device 12 has a front area which can be closed or opened by the door 14 in the closed state (see FIG. The front area itself has a falling slope of about 10 °, with respect to the vertical, on.

Inside the output device 12 a plurality of bays 28 are provided on which, for example, baked goods can be presented and sold.

The dispenser 12 comprises a base frame 30 formed of a plurality of rod-like struts 32 of different lengths.

The dispenser 12 is hinged by means of the hinge 10 to a body 34 of the dispenser 12, the body 34 being substantially defined by the base 30.

However, the main body 20 has a substantially identical diameter as the rod-like struts 32, so that the hinge 10 can be inserted into the basic structure of the frame 30 without problems and thus also perceived as one of the rod-like struts 32.

In Fig. 2, the door 14 is shown in the open state at the end of a first Aufschwenkbereiches. The first Aufschwenkbereich is defined such that it extends from the closed door 14 with an opening angle of 0 ° to an opening angle of about 90 °.

In this first opening region, the hinge 10 provides a first Aufschwenkwiderstand which is less than the second Aufschwenkwiderstand that occurs in the second Aufschwenkbereich at a pivoting of the door 14 with an opening angle greater than 90 °.

The second Aufschwenkwiderstand is determined by the Panikscharniervorrichtung 26 and in the second Aufschwenkbereich thus only a damped and / or inhibited pivoting is made possible by the second Aufschwenkwiderstand.

The function of the hinge 10 and its functional interaction with the dispenser 12 will now be described as follows:

For dispensing unpackaged goods, such as baked goods, the dispenser 12 is typically positioned in spatially limited aisles of supermarkets. In order to issue the baked goods, the relative to the body 34 of the dispenser 12 pivotally arranged door 14 must be opened by a customer of the supermarket.

The opening of the door 14 is under normal operating conditions of the dispenser 12 only from the closed position of the door 14 to its first open position or to the end of the first pivoting range (see Fig. 2).

In this position, the door 14 has an opening angle of about 90 °.

The closed position of the door 14 is shown in Fig. 4.

When the door 14 or doors 14 have assumed their first open position, they obstruct a significant portion of the corridor or corridor in which the dispenser 12 is positioned.

Arises now, while the door 14 is in its first open position, a panic situation, which is not insignificant in the corridor of the supermarket protruding door 14 an additional considerable security risk for the customers located in the panic situation of the supermarket.

In this case, the dispenser 12 or the hinge 10 is designed to be transferred to the second open position of the door 14, as shown in Fig. 3. This is particularly necessary if the customer should not succeed in the panic situation to properly transfer the door 14 to its normally closed position (see Fig. 4).

The hinge 10 is then transferred from a first position to a second position during the transition from the first open position of the door 14 to its second open position, which is located at the end of the second pivoting range. In this case, the second Aufschwenkwiderstand that is determined by the panic hinge device 26 must be overcome in addition.

However, an opening of the door 14 or the doors 14 beyond the opening angle of 90 ° out to a position with an opening angle of about 160 °, as in Fig. 3rd shown, and also beyond about 180 °, as described below, possible.

In this context, the basic and schematic opening movement of the door 14 of the dispenser 12 is also shown in Fig. 5.

As already explained above, the normal opening angle of the hinge 10 and of the door 14 is approximately 90 °.

Within this angular range opening force relative to the outer edge of the door 14 should be about 5 N (about 5 Newton).

From an opening angle of 85 ° -90 ° to about 105 ° -110 ° the panic function should then begin.

Within this angular range, the opening force should then be approximately 9-10 N (approximately 9-10 Newtons) relative to the outer edge of the door.

From an opening angle of approx. 105 ° -110 ° to approx.> 160 °, the hinge must continue to be opened in a damped manner in order to avoid damage to the door 14 or the hinge 10. The opening speed is irrelevant here.

Within this angular range, the opening force should then be approximately 8 N (approximately 8 Newton) relative to the outer edge of the door.

An opening of 160 ° is sufficient because the door 14 finds a stop at the handle 14a, 14b of the neighboring door. Typically, a plurality of dispensers 12 are juxtaposed. At the first dispenser 12, which has only one dispenser 12 adjacent, there is an abutment surface / area on a side panel (not shown).

The opening time of the door 14 is a few seconds, preferably less than 5 seconds.

Furthermore, FIG. 6 accordingly shows the schematic closing movement of the door 14 of the dispensing device 12. The hinge should be at least partially continuously damped from about 0 ° to about 90 ° opening angle in the closing direction and close automatically or automatically. The closing time lasts about 10 s in this angle range (about 10 seconds).

The closing force is gravity, so that a self-closing, but damped closing movement takes place (so-called damped hinge).

Below 20 ° attenuation is not necessarily required and is not provided in the embodiment shown.

As a result of an operation of the panic function (damped), the hinge 10 is manually swung back to the opening angle of about 90 ° in order to then ensure the normal or automatic and muted closing function, as already described above.

Within an angular range of approx. 180 ° to approx. 105 °, the closing force should be approx. 8 N (approx. 8 Newton) relative to the outer edge of the door.

Within an angular range of approximately 110 ° to 105 ° to approximately 90 ° to 85 ° (within the angular range of the panic function), the closing force in the closing direction relative to the outer edge of the door should be approximately 9-10 N (approximately 9-10 Newtons) be.

5 and 6 respectively, the opening movement of the door 14 is shown in the counterclockwise direction and the closing movement of the door 14 is shown in a clockwise direction. This representation is to be understood as purely exemplary.

In this context, it is also conceivable that the opening movement of the door 14 extends in the clockwise direction and the closing movement of the door 14 is correspondingly counterclockwise.

LIST OF REFERENCES

hinge

output device

door

a handle

b Grab handle

body

Einsteckschiene

damping device

Panic hinge device

Bays

base frame

pursuit

corpus

Claims

claims

A hinge (10) for an output device (12), wherein the hinge (10) is substantially rod-shaped and / or tubular for attachment to a door (14) of the dispenser (12), the hinge (10) at least one Basic body (20) and arranged on the base body (20) Einsteckschiene (22) for the door (14), wherein the door (14) in the mounted state in the Einsteckschiene (22) is inserted and held in the Einsteckschiene (22), wherein in the base body (20) at least one damping device (24) and at least one panic hinge device (26) are provided, wherein the hinge (10) has a first Aufschwenkbereich with a first Aufschwenkwiderstand and a second Aufschwenkbereich with a second Aufschwenkwiderstand, wherein the first Aufschwenkwiderstand is less than the second Aufschwenkwiderstand, wherein the second Aufschwenkwiderstand is determined by the Panikscharniervorrichtung (26) and the s in the second Aufschwenkbereich only a damped and / or inhibited pivoting is made possible by the second Aufschwenkwiderstand, the second Aufschwenkbereich at least a first angle range and at least one adjoining the first angle range second angle range, with the onset of panic function in the first angular range increases the opening force is and in the second angular range, the hinge (10) damped with a lower opening force than in the first angular range to open.

2. Hinge (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the base body (20) and the insertion rail (22) have substantially the same length, in particular wherein the insertion rail (22) substantially over the entire length of the base body (20 ).

3. Hinge (10) according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the insertion rail (22) and the door (14) have substantially the same length.

4. Hinge (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the door (14) consists at least partially of a transparent material, in particular wherein the door (14) is a glass door or at least has a glass pane.

5. Hinge (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first Aufschwenkbereich an opening angle of the door (14) from the closed state of the door (14) to an opening angle of the open door (14) in a range between about 80 ° to about 110 °, in particular in a range between about 85 ° -90 ° to about 100 °, preferably from about 85 ° -90 °, relates.

6. Hinge (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second Aufschwenkbereich an opening angle of the door (14) an opening angle of the open door (14) of more about 85 ° - 90 ° to about 160 ° -180 ° concerns.

7. Hinge (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion rail (22) on the base body (20) is arranged pivotably.

8. Hinge (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first angular range extends over an opening angle of about 85 ° -90 ° to about 105 ° -110 ° and / or that the second angular range to about 105 ° -110 ° begins, in particular wherein the second angle range extends over an opening angle of about 105 ° -110 ° to about 160 ° - 180 °.

9. hinge (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first Aufschwenkbereich with its first Aufschwenkwiderstand an opening force of about 5-8 N, in particular about 5 N requires.

10. Hinge (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second Aufschwenkbereich in the first angular range an opening force of about 9-12 N, in particular about 9-10 N requires.

11. Hinge (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second Aufschwenkbereich requires an opening force of about 8 N in the second angular range.

12. dispensing device (12) with at least one hinge (10) according to one of the preceding claims.

13. Dispensing device (12) according to claim 12, characterized in that the dispensing device (12) has at least one door (14), which is articulated by means of the hinge (10) on a body (34) of the dispensing device (12), such in that, in the first position of the hinge (10), the door (14) can be opened in a range from the closed state of the door (14) to a first open position with a first opening angle and the door (14) in the second position of the hinge (10), in particular for forming a panic opening function, can be opened up to a second open position with a second opening angle which is greater than the first opening angle.

14, output device (12) according to claim 13, characterized in that the first opening angle is selected in a range between about 80 ° to about 110 °, in particular in a range between about 85 ° to about 110 ° is selected.

15. Dispensing device (12) according to claim 11 or claim 12, characterized in that the second opening angle is selected in a range between about 105 ° to about 180 °, in particular in a range between about 105 ° to about> 160 ° is selected.