EP3695081A1

EP3695081A1 - Lower door section having a folding roller bracket

Info

Publication number: EP3695081A1
Application number: EP18783419.7A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Michael Brinkmann
Original assignee: Hoermann KG Brockhagen
Current assignee: Hoermann KG Brockhagen
Priority date: 2017-10-10
Filing date: 2018-10-02
Publication date: 2020-08-19
Anticipated expiration: 2038-10-02
Also published as: EA039816B1; US11585135B2; DE102017123493A1; EA202090895A1; WO2019072654A1; PL3695081T3; EP3695081B1; US20200263468A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a door having a door body that can be lifted, along a predetermined path, from a closed position in which it closes a wall opening into an open position in which said door is located substantially overhead, the door body having two, three or more door body elements arranged one on top of the other in the closed position. According to the invention, an edge of the door body that is lowermost in the closed position and trails during lifting can, when the door reaches the open position, be lifted separately with respect to a door body element arranged thereabove in the closed position and with respect to the predetermined path, by pivoting the lower door body element that has said edge.

Description

LOWER PIECE WITH ROLLER HOLDER

The invention relates to a door with a closed from a wall opening a closed position in an open position in which it is arranged substantially overhead, along a predetermined path liftable door leaf, the door leaf two, three or more in the closed position arranged one above the other and respect, at least when reaching the open position by a pivoting movement of a lower door leaf element having this edge in a lifting direction with respect to a in the closed position above arranged in the closed position above hinge axis perpendicular to the predetermined path extending hinge axes hinged door leaf elements, and in the closed position Torblattelement respect. The predetermined path is separately raised.

Gates of this type are used for example in the form of garage doors, factory gates or hall doors. In this case, the door leaf is usually formed in several parts in the manner described above, wherein it is aligned in the closed position approximately in a vertical plane and circulated by a frame frame. To open such a door, the door leaf is usually moved along a predetermined by a guide rail track in an overhead position in which it extends approximately parallel to the ground and approximately perpendicular to the closable with the door leaf wall opening approximately in a horizontal plane. This opening movement is usually arranged as well as the closing movement of the open position to the closed position with both sides of the door leaf and fixed to the wall guide rails of the guide rail assembly and guided on the door leaf and guided by the guide rails guide elements, such as guide rollers. The guide rails usually each have a substantially vertically extending straight vertical guide rail segment, in each case a usually substantially horizontally extending horizontal guide rail segment and in each case one the vertical and the horizontal guide rail segment interconnecting arcuate guide rail segment. Such doors, also referred to as sectional doors, have the advantage that, when actuated, the door leaf does not have to be pivoted into the space lying in front of the building to be closed with the door, so that a particularly space-saving operation of the door leaf is possible.

In practice, a number of requirements are placed on the described overhead doors:

On the one hand, the door behind the room behind it should be completely and safely closed. In the open position, the gate should release the clear wall opening as far as possible.

Further, a low lintel height, i. the smallest possible distance between the upper edge of the wall opening and the ceiling of the space to be closed, desired. Especially in privately used garages may require a wall opening form, the height of which corresponds almost to the ceiling.

Also on the kinematic properties of the door leaf in its movement from the open to the closed position different requirements. The movement should be as fast as possible, with the radius of the arcuate guide rail segment limiting the speed. Next, let the door leaf move as smoothly as possible.

In connection with these requirements, a number of possible solutions have been described in the prior art, none of which, however, meets all requirements together.

To achieve a satisfactory closure of the clear wall opening, the individual door leaf elements in the closed position are preferably arranged approximately in a plane. In particular, the door leaf element following the closing movement, which is also referred to as the upper door leaf element, and the door leaf elements arranged underneath are to lie in one plane. So that the clear wall opening in the open position as far as possible leh is released, the projecting in the opening movement Torblattelement, which is also referred to as the lower Torblattelement, in the open position as little as possible protrude into the clear wall opening.

If the dimensions of the space to be closed by the door leaf allow it, this goal can most easily be achieved by arranging the arcuate guide rail segment completely in the camber area of the wall opening, and the horizontal and vertical guide rail segments each have at least the length of the entire door leaf height. Then, in the closed positions of the door leaf, the individual door leaf elements can be arranged one above the other in one plane and completely close the clear wall opening. In the open position, all Torblattelemente can be arranged in the horizontal guide rail segment, whereby the clear wall opening is completely released. In practice, the required installation heights and installation depths for such a guide rail arrangement are not given, especially in garages. Next difficult in the open position completely arranged in the horizontal door leaf, the initiation of the closing process considerably. On a gate leaf resting in the horizontal, a breakaway moment must act when the closing movement is initiated. This serves to initiate a movement of the lower edge of the door leaf in the vertical until the located in the vertical portion of the door leaf has reached a certain minimum momentum, so that the closing movement of the door leaf can be done independently by gravity, without further external forces in effect. If the door leaf completely arranged in the horizontal, the required breakaway torque is maximum, and it regularly requires an additional device that initiates the closing movement by a Kraftweinwirkung on the door leaf.

To solve this problem, a pushing device is disclosed in DE 101 01 560 A1 and in US Pat. No. 2,651,360, which triggers and supports the closing movement of the door leaf by a force acting on the upper edge of the upper door leaf element. US Pat. No. 2,651,360 discloses a pushing device with a spring element which is fixedly coupled to the upper edge of the upper door leaf element. In addition, this pushing device is coupled simultaneously with the traction means connected to the lower edge of the lower door leaf element, which raises the door leaf from the closed position to the open position. This design requires complicated assembly and extension of the horizontal guide rail segment to accommodate the pusher therein.

These problems are partially solved by the thrust device disclosed in DE 101 01 560 A1, which is not fixedly connected to the upper door leaf element but which which can only be applied to this. The construction of DE 101 01 560 A1, compared to the construction of US 2,651,360, enables easier assembly and requires a shorter horizontal guide rail segment. In both cases, however, an additional assembly step in the installation of the gate is required.

Another problem is in the case where the arcuate guide rail segment is at least partially disposed in the clear opening. This problem occurs, for example, when the lintel height is small compared to the radius of the arcuate guide rail segment. This may be due to the fact that a large clearance height is required for the space to be closed compared to its total height and thus the lintel height is small. Further, increasing the radius of the arcuate guide rail segment, thereby allowing a higher speed of the door leaf to move from the open to closed positions without disturbing noise, may result in the arcuate guide rail segment being at least partially disposed in the clear opening. Then, among other things, the problem is to achieve a complete closure of the clear wall opening in the closed position.

To solve this problem, WO 97/42387 and EP 0 897 448 B1 disclose a door leaf with a pivoting lever arranged on the upper edge of the upper door leaf element. In the closed position of the door leaf, the guide rollers arranged on the upper edge of the upper door leaf element are arranged in the arcuate guide rail segment. The upper door leaf element is therefore not arranged in the same plane as the Torblattelemente arranged underneath, but is tilted relative to this plane. The pivot lever now allows a tilting of the upper door leaf element relative to the guide rollers on the vertical plane, so that in the closed position, all Torblattelemente can be arranged in a plane.

Such a pivot lever is also disclosed in DE 10 2005 043 229 A1 and in DE 10 2005 008 027 U1 and serves as an adjusting lever for adjusting between a closed position and a pivot position in which the upper door leaf element is pivoted inwardly on the arcuate guide rail segment , Also US 5,846,127 discloses a sectional door with such a pivot lever.

Another way to achieve a complete closure of the wall opening at a low lintel height is given by the disclosed in DE 101 01 560 A1 guide rail assembly. In this guide rail assembly is a second horizontal Guide rail segment arranged in the direction of gravity above the horizontal guide rail segment. This second horizontal guide rail segment carries only the upper door leaf element and is located in the lintel area. The guide element arranged at the upper edge of the upper door leaf element is arranged in the closed position of the door leaf in the second horizontal guide rail segment, so that the lower edge of the upper door leaf element with the door leaf element underneath is arranged in a plane. However, this also referred to as low-fall hardware guide rail assembly requires two horizontal guide rail segments and is therefore expensive to install and generates additional costs.

In some cases, the lower door leaf element protrudes in the open position into the clear wall opening. This may for example be due to the fact that, as just explained, the arcuate guide rail segment is at least partially disposed in the clear wall opening and the length of the horizontal guide rail segment is shorter than the height of the door leaf. However, this arrangement may also be due to the fact that the traction means arrangement designed to lift the sectional door from the closed position into the open position can not completely lift the lower door leaf element into the horizontal plane. Such Zugmittelordnung generally consists of a traction means, for example in the form of a pull rope or a pull chain, which is connected at its one end to the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements, and the other end is coupled via guide and / or pulleys to a pulling mechanism , The guide and / or deflection rollers are generally arranged at a distance from the camber, which is less than the radius of the arcuate guide rail segment. When the lower edge of the lower door leaf element reaches the arcuate guide rail segment in the course of the opening movement, it enters a position in which the traction means coupled to the lower edge and thus also the direction of the tensile force runs perpendicular to the arcuate guide rail segment. Then, the lower edge has reached its end position in the opening movement, because with the aid of the traction means and thus exerted on the lower edge tensile force no further movement of the lower edge of the Torblattelementes in the opening direction can be more effected. The lower edge of the lower Torblattelements is arranged in this arrangement in its end position in the arcuate guide rail segment and blocks a portion of the clear wall opening. An intrusion of the door leaf in the clear wall opening but may also be intended to reduce the required breakaway torque when initiating the opening movement, but also in this case, an undesirable reduction of the clear wall opening is to be accepted. To solve this problem, the FR 2 694 331 A1 discloses a second vertical guide rail segment, which leads into the lintel area in order to guide the guide element fastened to the lower edge of the lower guide rail segment into the lintel area. Thus, the clear wall opening is optimally released. However, as the lower door leaf element is moved toward the horizontal plane, this design requires a larger breakaway torque to initiate the closing movement.

Another solution to this problem is provided by the sectional door disclosed in EP 1 467 052 A1. In the sectional door disclosed in this document, the lower edge of the lower door leaf member is hinged on each side to a guide member. On the guide element, a traction means is attached to a space to be closed facing side. Each of these guide elements has two rollers, which are guided in the guide rails. To transfer the door leaf from the closed position into the open position, the traction device pulls the door leaf upwards. Upon reaching the open position, the guide rollers are arranged in the arcuate guide rail segment. Due to the articulated connection between the guide element and the lower edge of the lower door leaf element, this lower edge tilts in the open position in the direction of gravity down. Due to the interaction of the traction means and the guide element connected in an articulated manner to the lower door leaf element, the lower edge of the lower door leaf element can be raised particularly far upwards. However, since the lower edge of the lower door leaf element tilts down in this construction, the clear wall opening is not optimally released.

Gates according to the preamble of claim 1, in which a lower in the closed position and trailing edge of the door leaf at least when reaching the open position by a pivoting movement of this edge having lower Torblattelements in a lifting direction with respect to a door in the closed position above Torblattelement and with respect given web is separately raised, so not as in gates according to EP467052 A1 is lowered, are described in US 2,023,664, US 1,990,470, WO2004 / 099542 A1 and EP 1630336 A1. In these known gates arranged in the region of the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements guide roller is articulated via a lever assembly to the lower Torblattelement. This lever arrangement makes it possible to raise the lower edge of the lower door leaf element with respect to the guide roller articulated there via the lever arrangement so as to completely release the clear wall opening. In the case of the doors described in US Pat. Nos. 2,023,664 and 1,990,470, a pulling means providing the opening movement is located directly at the lower edge of the lower door leaf. coupled to the lever assembly, wherein the traction means is achieved in gates according to WO 2004/099542 A1 and EP 1630336 A1, wherein is achieved by the position of the articulation point of the lever arrangement on the lower door leaf element optionally in conjunction with additional guide rollers, that the lower edge of the Torblattelementes is pivoted separately in a lifting direction when the coupled to the lever assembly guide roller reaches the arcuate guide rail section.

Due to the separate lifting of the trailing edge of the door leaf during the opening movement upon reaching the open position, the clear wall opening can be released further in the open position than in conventional sectional doors. The lower edge of the door leaf then protrudes less far into the clear wall opening than is the case with conventional sectional doors. The free passage height of the wall opening in the open position of the door leaf is thereby increased.

Although in the just described doors, the clear height of the wall opening can be better utilized, it has been shown in the long-term operation of these gates that they are subject to increased wear.

In view of these problems in the prior art, the invention is based on the object to provide gates, with which both the clear passage height of the wall opening can be well utilized, as well as a trouble-free long-term operation is ensured.

According to the invention this object is achieved by a development of the known goals, which is essentially characterized by the pivotal movement of the lower Torblattelementes in the lifting direction at least along a portion of the predetermined path limiting limiting device.

This invention is based on the recognition that an additional degree of freedom of movement is introduced by the desired in reaching the open position pivotal movement of the lower edge of the door leaf in the lifting direction, which can interfere with other phases of the Torblattbewegung and wear-promoting. When the door is closed, the pivoting movement of the lower door leaf element in the lifting direction would cause the lower door leaf element to pivot out relative to the door leaf element arranged above it in the space lying in front of the door leaf. This swiveling can lead to a sliding contact of the lower edge of the lower door leaf element at the usually arranged in the region of the lateral edges side seals in the course of the opening movement, resulting in a increased wear of the side seals leads. The additional degree of freedom can further lead to an uncontrolled pivoting movements of the lower edge of the lower door leaf element increasing the wear of the articulated connections between the door leaf element. This can be prevented according to the invention by using the limiting device. As a result, the wear of gates according to the invention is also reduced when these gates are equipped to allow better use of the clear wall opening.

The limiting device according to the invention can be designed so that it is effective not only in the region of the vertical guide rail portion and the first part of the arcuate guide rail portion, but also where a raising of the lower edge of the lower Torblattelementes is desired, ie in the region of the horizontal Guide rail portion adjacent end portion of the arcuate guide rail portion. In this area, it can be prevented by the inventively provided limiting device, that the lower edge of the lower door leaf element strikes against the deflection roller or the deflecting pinion for the traction means. This also improves the operational reliability of gates according to the invention.

In the following, the door leaf element leading in the opening movement / following in the closing movement is referred to as the "upper door leaf element." The door leaf element following the opening movement / leading in the closing movement is referred to as the "lower door leaf element". If further door leaf elements are arranged between the upper and the lower door leaf element, these are referred to as "intermediate elements".

In a sectional door according to the invention the lower edge of the lower door leaf element does not follow the predetermined path upon reaching the open position, which describes at least one of the intermediate elements in the transition from the closed position to the open position, but the lower edge of the lower door leaf element is when reaching the open position in comparison to the door leaf elements arranged above can be lifted separately. The lower door leaf element can thus be moved in the direction of the plane in which at least the intermediate elements are arranged. This level is overhead. This plane can be approximately parallel to the horizontal plane. The lower door leaf element can be arranged completely in the open position in the plane of the intermediate elements, and thus can lie completely in the lintel area. Thus, the clear wall opening is completely released. However, the lower edge of the lower door leaf element can also block a region of the clear wall opening. Next can be generated by the separately liftable edge necessary for the initiation of the closing movement breakaway torque. In the open position of the door leaf, the separately elevatable edge of the lower door leaf element is further raised in comparison to the lower edge of a conventional sectional door. This additional potential energy is converted into additional kinetic energy during the transition to the closed position, whereby the initiation of the closing movement can be facilitated and / or made possible.

In one embodiment of the invention, the gate has a first elevating means urging the separately elevatable edge of the lower door leaf element in the transition from the open position into the closed position into the predetermined path. This allows a controlled movement of the door leaf in the transition from the open position to the closed position along the predetermined path can be achieved. In addition, the first biasing means may contribute to generating the breakaway torque required to initiate the closing movement as it urges the bottom edge of the door panel toward the predetermined path. The first biasing means may be arranged at the lower edge of the lower Torblattelementes. But it can also be arranged at a different location of the sectional door.

A further embodiment of the door according to the invention is characterized in that, in the closed position of the door leaf, a second pretensioning device counteracts a movement of the separately liftable edge in a direction orthogonal to the door leaf plane. The second biasing device may be the same as the first biasing device. But it can also be different from the first biasing device. The second biasing means may be disposed at the lower edge of the lower Torblattelementes. But it can also be arranged on another area of the sectional door leaf. By the second biasing means, a satisfactory closure of the lower portion of the clear wall opening can be achieved. In particular, the second biasing means can counteract a violent movement of the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements in a direction orthogonal to the Torblattebene, whereby the formation of a gap between the Torblattelement and the wall is prevented. As a result, the burglar resistance can be improved in the closed space with the sectional door. In addition, a z. B. caused by wind movement of the lower Torblattelementes be counteracted in a direction perpendicular to the wall opening and an associated noise.

In this embodiment of the invention, it is not absolutely necessary that the limiting device is already effective in the closed position of the door leaf. It's enough if Limiting devices in an upper portion of the vertical guide rail portion is effective and / or is effective only in the vertical guide portion facing portion of the arcuate guide rail portion.

As already mentioned above, a gate according to the invention can be guided by a guide rail arrangement along the predetermined path. The guide rail arrangement can have two guide rails arranged on opposite edges of the door leaf, and each guide rail can each have at least one vertical guide rail segment approximately parallel to the direction of gravity, at least one guide rail segment running above the head, preferably approximately horizontally, and at least one vertical and overhead having running guide rail segment interconnecting arcuate guide rail segment. The overhead guide rail segment and the arcuate guide rail segment may be formed separately from each other. The over-head guide rail segment and the arcuate guide rail segment can also be formed in one piece. The overhead guide rail segment can be oriented approximately horizontally. But it can also include an angle α> 0 with the horizontal. Such a guide rail arrangement is particularly suitable when the space to be closed with the door leaf has a high height but a small depth.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the door leaf can be guided along the predetermined path by an interaction of the guide rail arrangement with guide elements arranged on the door leaf. The guide elements may have rollers. At each door leaf element, two guide elements can be arranged. However, more than two guide elements can also be arranged on a door leaf element. The guide elements can be arranged on mutually opposite side edges of a Torblattelements. According to the invention, the guide elements can be arranged in the region of the upper edge of a door leaf element. However, they can also be arranged in the region of the lower edge of the door leaf element, or in any other area on the side edges of the door leaf elements.

In the case of a sectional door according to the invention, at least one guide element can be arranged at the lower edge of this door leaf element on each side of the door leaf element which has a separately liftable edge on each side of a guide rail. As a result, the door leaf can be guided particularly reliably in the predetermined path. At the top of the Torblattelementes additional guide elements can be arranged. As a result, the guidance of the door leaf along the predetermined path can be further improved.

In a further embodiment of the invention, in the open position, the liftable edge of the door leaf element can be further apart in a direction perpendicular thereto from a guide element arranged on this door leaf element than in the closed position and raised upward relative to the guide element. Since the guide element is arranged in the guide rail arrangement, the lower edge of the door leaf can thus be arranged above the guide rail arrangement. In a case where the guide member disposed on the lower door leaf member is disposed in the open position in the arcuate guide rail segment, the lower edge of the lower door leaf member may be raised upward in the open position opposite to the arcuate guide rail segment.

A further embodiment of a sectional door according to the invention is characterized in that the separately raisable door leaf element is connected to the guide element via a lever arrangement enabling a change in the distance between at least one guide element arranged on this door leaf element and the door leaf element. The lever arrangement allows lifting of the lower edge of the door leaf and a return of the edge in a position in which the distance between the guide element and the Torblattelement is minimal.

The lever arrangement may have a receptacle arranged on the door leaf element. A pivot lever of the lever assembly may be pivotally connected to the receptacle. The pivot lever can be connected to a guide element arranged with respect to a pivot axis on this door leaf element.

The receptacle may have a receiving base extending essentially parallel to the plane of the door leaf element. The receiving base may be connected to the Torblattelement. This connection can be made for example via a screw connection. The receptacle may further comprise a first and a second receiving side wall which extend orthogonally upwardly from the receiving base to the latter and extend approximately in the direction of gravity in the closed position. The receptacle may be formed, for example, of metal. The receiving side walls and the receiving base may be integrally formed. The recording can record the pivot lever. The pivot lever may be attached to the receiving side walls. The attachment can take place via a shaft extending approximately perpendicular to and between the receiving side walls. The shaft may be mounted in recesses or openings in the receiving side walls. The shaft can be rotatably mounted.

The pivoted lever pivotably coupled to the receptacle via the shaft can extend from the shaft to the lower edge of the door leaf element. The pivot lever may have a pivot lever base and pivot lever side walls. The swing lever base may abut against the receiving base in a state where the swing lever is completely received in the receptacle. The pivot lever base may then extend parallel to the receiving base. The pivot lever side walls may extend orthogonally away from the pivot lever base and extend in a direction connecting the top and bottom edges of the door leaf member.

The pivot lever may be connected to the shaft in a region of a first end via the pivot lever side walls. The first end of the pivot lever opposite the second end of the pivot lever may be connected to a guide element. In a case where the guide member is a caster, the axis of the caster may be disposed in a tubular portion disposed at the second end of the swing lever.

The function of the lever arrangement is as follows: In a guide position, the receiving base and the pivot lever base abut each other. The guide element is then arranged adjacent to the lower edge of the lower door leaf element. The lower edge of the lower door leaf element is then guided in the path predetermined by the guide rails. During the transition of the door leaf from the closed position to the open position, the pivot lever base can be moved by pivoting the pivot lever relative to the receptacle in a pivot position, as far as this is permitted by the limiting device. In the pivotal position, the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements is moved away from the guide element. The lower edge of the lower Torblattelements is then spaced from the guide element. Due to the configuration of the receptacle and the pivot lever, the lower edge of the door leaf with respect to the guide member can be raised only upwards. Lowering is not possible. If the door leaf is moved back from the open position into the closed position, the lower edge of the lower door leaf element of the pivoting position is pivoted by pivoting the pivot lever relative to the receptacle returned to the management position. The lower edge of the lower Torblattelements can then be returned along the predetermined path in the closed position.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the first and / or second biasing means may cooperatively urge the separately elevatable edge of the door leaf element into the predetermined path upon movement into the closed position and / or in the closed position urge it into a fully occlusive wall opening position , If the door leaf element having the separate liftable edge is urged into the predetermined path by an interaction of the first pretensioning device and the lever arrangement during the movement into the closed position, then the door leaf can be moved particularly reliably from the open position into the closed position. Furthermore, this interaction of the first pretensioning device with the lever arrangement can contribute to the generation of the breakaway torque necessary for initiating the closing movement. Further, a noise that results from the fact that the lower edge of the door leaf is movable approximately orthogonal to the predetermined path can be suppressed. Due to the interaction of the second biasing element with the lever arrangement, the lower door leaf element can be urged into a position completely closing the wall opening in the closed position. As a result, a particularly secure closure of the closed space with the door leaf can be achieved. Furthermore, noise development can be prevented by a bottom edge of the door leaf element which is moved back and forth, for example, by air pressure orthogonal to the vertical plane. This can also be achieved if the limiting device is not effective in the closed position. The first biasing means and the second biasing means may be identical or different.

In one embodiment of the invention, the first and / or the second biasing means may comprise a spring element. The first and / or second biasing means may comprise a torsion spring. The lower edge of the lower Torblattelements can then be urged by a spring force in the movement in the closed position in the predetermined path. In the closed position, the lower edge of the door leaf can be urged by the spring force into a position completely closing the wall opening. The torsion spring can be arranged on the shaft of the joint arrangement. The torsion spring may have three legs. The first and third legs may be formed at the opposite ends of the cylindrically shaped torsion spring. The second leg may be formed approximately midway between the first and second legs. The first and the third leg can rest on the pivot lever. The legs can rest against the pivot lever base. The second leg may rest against the receptacle. The two te leg abut the receiving base. The second leg may be U-shaped. By such an arrangement, the lower edge of the lower door leaf element can be pushed particularly reliable in the transition from the open position to the closed position in the predetermined path and be urged in the closed position in a wall opening completely occlusive position.

In a further embodiment of the invention, a pulling means lifting the door leaf from the closed position into the open position can be connected at one end to the lower edge of the door leaf and coupled at its other end to a counterbalancing device, and the traction means can counteract the first pretensioning device.

The traction means may be, for example, a chain or a rope. The traction means may extend in the closed position of the door leaf, starting from the lower edge of the door leaf in a vertical upward direction. If the weight compensation device, such as a torsion spring arrangement, in the region of the arcuate guide rail portion facing away from the end of the horizontal guide rail portion is arranged, the traction means can be deflected via a deflecting element mounted in the region of the fall and extending from the deflection approximately in the horizontal direction or parallel to the extending over the head guide rail section to the weight compensation device. The deflecting element may be a chain sprocket and the traction means may be formed as a chain in a first region facing the lower edge of the door leaf. In a second area, which faces the counterweight unit, the traction means may be formed as a rope. The traction means may be formed of metal.

In the case of gates according to the invention, it is possible to arrange, for example, a chain sprocket deflection element in the vicinity of the camber and, for example, to fasten it to the frame holding the vertical guide segment and / or the wall having the wall opening. This allows a stable attachment of the deflecting in the already existing components or the wall. This arrangement is possible in gates according to the invention without affecting the passage height, because the lower edge of the lower Torblattelementes is separately raised and this pivoting movement in the lifting direction is not affected by the attached in the region of the lower edge guide roller, as is the case with conventional gates. In these gates, the pulling force of the traction means, as explained above, perpendicular to the arcuate guide rail segment, when the Umlen- Kelement is arranged in the vicinity of the wall opening. A continuation of the opening movement is then no longer possible.

The weight compensation device is used to facilitate the opening movement by urging the door leaf, at least in the closed position to the open position. The weight balancing device can also prevent an uncontrolled closing movement, which takes into account relevant safety regulations. The weight compensation device may comprise a mechanical spring, for example a tension spring or a torsion spring, which acts on the door leaf via the traction means. The weight balancing device is usually tensioned during the closing movement of the door leaf under the action of gravity with the help of the weight of the door leaf. With the spring tension thus generated, the opening movement is supported.

The following describes the movement of the door leaf of a sectional door from the closed position to the open position, wherein the door leaf is lifted by the traction means. The traction means engages the lower edge of the door leaf in order not to excessively burden the articulated connections of the door leaf elements in the course of the opening movement. On the contrary, it is possible with this arrangement that the individual door members are supported on one another during the opening or closing movement and are held in total by the traction means fastened to the lower edge of the door leaf. The traction means is guided over deflection rollers, that a force acts on the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements throughout the opening movement of the door leaf, which is directed approximately parallel to the direction of gravity upwards. In the closed position of the door leaf, the lower edge of the lower door leaf element is urged by a cooperation of the lever or joint arrangement and the second biasing member (which may be identical to the first biasing means) in a position completely closing the wall opening. The lower edge of the lower door leaf element is arranged adjacent to the guide element arranged on this door leaf element. The guide element may be formed, for example, as a roller. The guide element is arranged in the guide rail assembly and is guided by this.

Now the door leaf element is lifted by the traction means upwards. The arranged on the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements guide element moves due to the positive guidance by the vertical guide rail segment in approximately vertical upward. Due to the interaction of the first biasing element, for example a torsion spring, with the hinge assembly, the lower edge of the lower door leaf element also follows the path of the guide element. The lower edge of the lower door leaf ment and the guide element follow together as long as this vertical path until the guide element enters the arcuate guide rail segment. Due to the positive guidance through the arcuate guide rail segment, the guide element continues to follow the arcuate path of the guide rail arrangement. On the lower edge of the lower door leaf element, however, further affects the tensile force of the traction device approximately parallel to the direction of gravity upwards. Since the lever or hinge assembly allows pivoting of the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements with respect to the guide element upwards, the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements is thus raised upward as and / or as far as this is made possible by the limiting device. The lower edge of the lower Torblattelements is then spaced from the guide member in the vertical direction. The clear wall opening is thereby further released. The upper door leaf element and the intermediate elements are arranged in this state in a predetermined by the overhead guide rail segment overhead position.

This opening movement can take place under the assistance of the prestressed weight compensation device. The traction means can counteract the first biasing device when lifting the door leaf, possibly supported by the weight balancing device. The biasing means can be biased by the tensile force of the traction means. This biasing force can contribute to the generation of the breakaway element necessary for initiating the closing movement, whereby the transition of the door leaf from the opening to the closed position is enabled and / or supported.

In addition to the overhead guide rail segment, a second overhead guide rail segment may be disposed above the first overhead guide rail segment. This second overhead guide rail segment can receive at least guide elements, such as guide rollers, at the upper edge of the upper door leaf element. As a result, the lintel height can be further reduced. While in the open position of the door leaf, at least the intermediate elements lie approximately in a plane, the lower door leaf element is tilted relative to this plane. The lower door leaf element encloses an acute angle β with the plane of the intermediate elements. In a conventional sectional door without a separately raised edge, the lower door leaf element lies in a plane which is spanned by the upper edge of the lower door leaf element and the guide element arranged in the arcuate guide rail segment. In a sectional door according to the invention with a separately liftable edge, the lower edge of the door leaf is moved upwards relative to the guide element. This will the acute angle ß, which includes the lower door leaf element with the plane of the intermediate elements reduces. The clear wall opening is thus further released.

The inventively provided limiting device can be made very compact, if it has in the course of Torbiattbewegung entrained by the door leaf boundary elements. In this case, it is not absolutely necessary to provide a limiting device extending over the entire door leaf height in the region of the wall opening.

In this context, it has proved to be particularly useful when the traction means, such as a roller chain, is coupled via a respect to a parallel to the pivot axes extending pivot axis pivotally mounted on the lower edge coupling device to the lower edge of the door leaf, wherein the pivot axis in the closed position is preferably arranged below the lever axis, with respect to which the pivot lever can be pivoted with the guide roller with respect to the lower edge of the lower Torblattelementes. Due to the pivotable attachment of the coupling device, it is made possible that it is pivoted under the pulling action of the traction device on reaching the open position in a direction opposite to the lifting direction with respect to the lower door leaf element, so that the articulation point of the traction means on the coupling device with respect to the lower edge of the lower Torblattelementes Reaching the open position is pivoted upwards. In other words, both the lower edge of the lower door leaf element is then pivoted upward in the lifting direction in the door leaf element arranged above it in the closed position, and the coupling device is also pivoted upwards in a direction opposite to the lifting direction. At this point it should be noted that the pivot lever is pivoted in a pivoting movement of the lower edge of the lower Torblattelementes with respect to the door in the closed position above Torblattelements in the lifting direction with respect to the lever axis in a direction opposite to the lifting direction or an opposite direction of rotation.

Taking advantage of this kinematics, the limiting device can be made particularly compact, if it has one of the coupling device associated and with this respect. The pivot axis pivotable limiting element and the lever assembly associated and with this respect. The lever axis pivotable limiting element. Due to the distance between the lever axis and pivot axis on the one hand and the arrangement of the limiting elements on the other hand, the area in which the limiting device is effective can be set individually. In the above-mentioned compact design of the limiting device, one of the limiting elements may have a limiting link that at least partially revolves the lever axis and / or the pivot axis, the other limiting element being designed as a stop element which comes into abutment against the limiting slots during a pivoting movement of the lower door leaf element in the lifting direction.

The boundary slot may have a transversely extending from about a perpendicular to the hinge axis holder of the coupling device, in particular approximately perpendicular thereto extending collar, while the stop element may be attached to the pivot lever and during the pivotal movement of the lower door leaf element in the lifting direction or in a Pivoting movement of the pivot lever with respect to the lever axis in a direction opposite to the lifting direction comes into abutment with the pivot axis facing the boundary surface of the limiting slot.

In the sense of monitoring the functionality of the invention gates and with a view to securing the gates in damage to the traction device and / or a weight balancing device is a so-called slack rope backup is regularly provided with the voltage of the coupled to the lower edge of the door leaf traction means monitored and falls below a predetermined minimum voltage a corresponding intervention in the control of the Torblattbewegung is caused. In the case of gates according to the invention, a corresponding slack cable sensor can be provided on the side of the limiting slot which faces the pivot axis. A cable serving for forwarding the signal of the sensor to a control device can be fixed on the side of the limiting slot which faces away from the pivot axis. For this purpose, the limiting slide itself be equipped with appropriate hooks or the like, which can be used for clamping the cable. Additionally or alternatively, a cable guide element, in particular made of plastic on the side facing away from the pivot axis of the Begrenzungskulisse be fixed, with which the signal cable is held, so as to prevent jamming of the signal cable during the pivoting movement of the coupling device.

The limiting device serves primarily to limit an uncontrolled and undesired movement of the lower edge of the lower door leaf element with respect to the door leaf element arranged above it in the closed position or with respect to the guide rail arrangement before reaching the open position. But it should also allow the desired pivotal movement of the lower Torblattrandes in the lifting direction when reaching the open position. For this reason, it is preferably provided according to the invention that the stop element is released by the limiting slot at the latest when the opening position is reached in the course of the opening movement of the door leaf. Accordingly, the limiting slot circumscribes the pivot axis or the lever axis only partially, so that the pivoting movement of the limiting link leads in the course of the opening movement to a release of the stop element. In this case, the radial distance of the Begrenzungs link from the pivot axis in a lifting direction opposite the circumferential direction of the pivoting backdrop with respect to. The pivot axis increase. This can also be achieved that the pivoting gate forms an inlet funnel, which facilitates the correct position abutment of the stop element on the pivoting gate in the course of the closing movement of the door leaf.

Once the stop element is released from the pivoting gate, the lower edge of the lower Torblattelements can be pivoted freely without further action in the lifting direction upwards. This induces the risk that the lower edge of the lower door leaf element in the course of the pivoting movement in the lifting direction abuts on the optionally arranged in the lintel region of the wall opening deflection element for the traction means. This undesired striking can be prevented if the limiting device has a stationary guide surface which cooperates with a limiting element mounted on the lower edge of the door leaf when the opening position is reached, such as a guide roller rotatable about a rotation axis extending parallel to the articulation axes. This fixed guide surface may be attached to the wall opening having the wall and extend obliquely upward in the upper region of the wall opening, in particular in the region of the arcuate guide rail portion.

As already mentioned above, conventional gates can have a thrust device attached to the end of the horizontal or overhead guide rail segment which faces away from the curved guide rail segment and, in the open position, adjoins the edge of the door leaf which advances during an opening movement. In the context of the invention, such a pushing device can also be utilized for urging the guide element mounted on the lower edge of the door leaf in the open position against the guide surface.

In gates according to the invention a complete release of the clear height of the building opening can be achieved even if the radius of curvature of the arcuate guide rail segment in the sense of reducing the polygon acceleration occurring when passing through the Torblattelemente by the arcuate guide rail segment particularly is great. Within the scope of the invention, it has proven to be particularly expedient if the radius of curvature of the arcuate guide rail segment at an inner guide surface thereof is 400 mm or more, preferably 420 mm or more, particularly preferably 450 mm or more, in particular 500 mm or more. In this case, the guide rail arrangement of a door according to the invention for ensuring a complete completion of the wall opening in the closed position from the above explained in connection with conventional gates reasons in the region of the leading edge during an opening movement of the leading edge of the opening movement Torblattelements leading guide means cooperating supplementary rails have, the have a above the second rectilinear portion extending approximately parallel thereto third rectilinear portion. The inner radius of the arcuate, in particular circular arc-shaped portion may be less than 800 mm, preferably less than 700 mm or less, in the sense of optimizing the lever ratios of the lever arrangement.

Of course, the polygon accelerations occurring during the opening and closing movement depend not only on the inner radius of the arcuate guide rail segment, but also on the height of the individual door leaf elements. In order to optimize the polygon acceleration, on the one hand, and the number of door leaf elements required for a given height of the building opening, it has proven expedient for the ratio of the inner radius to the height of at least one door leaf element to be in a direction parallel to its lateral edges and perpendicular to the joint axes , 6 or more, preferably 0.65 or more, more preferably 0.68 but 0.8 or less, preferably 0.75 or less, more preferably 0.7 or less. It has been found that, with an increase in the ratio of the inner radius to the height of the individual door leaf elements over a value of 0.6-0.7, only a slight reduction in the polygon accelerations is observed at the same speed of movement of the door leaf. In this case, the height of the door member denotes the height of the visible in the assembled state in the closed position surface of a single door member. If door elements with finger protection profiles are used on the upper and lower edges, as described for example in EP 370376 A, the height of a projection brought into the closed position in a recess at the lower edge of the panel above it will increase in the area of the upper door block the determination of the goal height not included. The gate height can then also be determined so that the height between the top of the recess receiving recess at the bottom of the gate member is measured to the top of the projection. Accordingly, the goal height means at a in the Closed position between two door members arranged gate member the vertical distance between the door member associated with this joint axes in the closed position.

In the following, the invention will be explained with reference to the drawing, to which reference is expressly made with regard to all details essential to the invention and not expressly pointed out in the description. In the drawing shows:

1 is a perspective view of a section of a sectional door in the open position,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a section of a sectional door shortly before

Reaching the closed position,

Fig. 3 is a limiting device of a door according to the invention in the closed position and

Fig. 4, the limiting device acc. Fig. 3 in the open position

Fig. 1 shows a detail of a perspective view of a sectional door 1 in the open position. The door leaf 2 of the sectional door 1 has been transferred from the closed position to the open position by a chain 80, which is attached via a pivotally mounted on the lower edge 14 of the door leaf 2 coupling device 82 at the lower edge 14 of the door leaf 2. The chain 80 is coupled via a deflection roller 90 with a chain sprocket 92 to a drive device, not shown. The door leaf 2 has a plurality of door leaf elements 10, 12. In the figure, only the lower door leaf element 12 is visible. The door leaf elements are articulated with respect to each other approximately perpendicular to a predetermined by a guide rail assembly 20 (see Fig. 2) predetermined path preferably approximately horizontally extending hinge axis. In the closed position (see FIG. 2), the door leaf elements 10, 12 are arranged one above the other. The door leaf 2 is then located approximately in the vertical plane. The door leaf element, which is arranged in the closed position near the bottom, is referred to as the lower door leaf element 12. This door leaf element 12 is the trailing Torblattelement in the transition from the closed position to the open position. The leading in the transition from the closed position to the open position door leaf element is referred to as the upper door leaf element. Between the upper door leaf element and the lower door leaf element further Torblattelemente can be arranged. These door leaf elements are referred to as intermediate elements.

The guide of the door leaf 2 from the open position to the closed position and vice versa along a predetermined path is achieved by the interaction of a guide rail. NEN arrangement 20 and guide elements, which are formed in Figure 1 in the form of rollers 16.

The guide rail assembly 20 has two guide rails 22 which are disposed on opposite side walls of the wall opening 100. In Figure 1, only one of the two guide rails can be seen. The guide rail 22 has a vertical guide rail segment 26 (not visible in FIG. 1), a guide rail segment extending over the head (not visible in FIG. 1) and an arcuate guide rail segment 22 connecting the vertical guide rail segment 26 and the horizontal guide rail segment. The guide rail arrangement 20 depicted in FIG. 1 additionally has a second head rail segment 24 extending over the head for receiving the guide element arranged on the upper edge of the upper door leaf element. This second overhead guide rail segment 24 is arranged in the direction of gravity S above the overhead guide rail segment. In the open position, the intermediate elements are arranged in the plane defined by the overhead guide rail segments. The upper edge of the lower door leaf element 12 is arranged in the open position also in the plane spanned by the intermediate elements plane. In the open position, the rollers 16 arranged on the lower edge 14 of the lower door leaf element 12 are arranged in the arcuate guide rail segment 22. The rollers 16 are not rigidly connected via a lever assembly 40 (see Figure 2) relative to the lower door leaf element 12 pivotally connected to the lower door leaf element 12.

The lever assembly 40 has a receptacle 42 and a pivot lever 60. The pivoting lever 60 is pivotally connected to the receptacle 42 at a first end 64a with respect to a lever axis 68. At its first end 64a opposite the second end 64b of the pivot lever 60 is connected to the roller 16. The connection of the roller 16 with the pivot lever 60 is effected in that the roller axle 18 is received in a tubular receptacle 69 of the pivot lever 60. Further details on the hinge assembly 40 will be set forth later with reference to FIG.

Fig. 1 shows the lever assembly 40 in the pivot position. The separately raised edge 14 of the lower Torblattelements 12 is raised relative to the roller 16 upwards. The lifting is done by introducing a tensile force into a via a coupling device 82 to the liftable edge 14 of the lower Torblattelements 12 fixed chain 80. The liftable rim 14 is disposed above the arcuate guide rail portion 22. The clear wall opening 100 is compared to conventional sectional doors, in which the running 16 are not pivotally connected to the door leaf element 14, further released. In addition, the separately raised edge has a higher potential energy compared to a door leaf in which the lower edge is not pivotally connected to the rollers. This is converted into kinetic energy during the closing movement and contributes to the generation of the breakaway torque. The lifting of the lower edge 14 of the lower Torblattelements 12 is carried out against the restoring force of the biasing means 30 described later. The pretensioner 30 is thus in a prestressed state. If the door leaf 2 is transferred from the open position shown in FIG. 1 into the closed position shown in FIG. 2, then the restoring force of the pretensioning device 30 causes the lower edge 14 of the lower door leaf element 12 to be urged onto the roller 16. As a result, a further contribution of the breakaway torque necessary for initiating the closing movement takes place. Furthermore, the lower edge of the lower door leaf element 12 can be guided reliably in the path predetermined by the guide rail arrangement 20. The biasing means 30 thus corresponds to the first biasing means.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a section of the sectional door 1 shortly before reaching the closed position. The figure shows a guide rail 22 of the guide rail assembly 20. In the cutout, only the vertical guide rail segment 26 is shown. This is attached to a Zargenholm 28.

2 further shows the lower door leaf element 12 with the separate liftable edge 14. The roller 16 is fastened to the separate liftable edge 14 of the lower door leaf element 12. The roller 16 is connected via the lever assembly 40 relative to the lower door leaf element 14 pivotally connected thereto. The chain 80 for raising and lowering the door leaf 2 is fastened to the lower edge 14 of the lower door leaf element 12 via the coupling device 82 (see Fig. 1).

The lever arrangement 40 of the gate 1 according to the invention is described below. The lever assembly 40 includes a receptacle 42 and a pivot lever 60. The pivot lever 60 is pivotally connected. With respect to the lever axis 68 relative to the receptacle 42 with this. The receptacle 42 has a receiving base 44, a first receiving side wall 46a and a second receiving side wall 46b. The receptacle 42 is connected via the receiving base 44 fixed to the lower door leaf element 12. The receptacle 42 is connected in the region of the liftable edge 14 of the lower Torblattelements 12 with this. For attachment of the receptacle 42 44 mounting holes 48 and slots 50 are formed in the receiving base. In Fig. 2, the receptacle 42 is passed through a through the slot 50 Screw 52 connected to the door leaf element 12. The receiving base 44 extends approximately parallel to the lower door leaf element 12. The receiving base 44 is formed in approximately rectangular shape. But it can also have any other shape. The first receiving side wall 46a and the second receiving side wall 46b are arranged in a lower region of the receptacle 42 in the closed position. The first and second take-up side walls 46a, 46b extend from the take-up base 44 approximately perpendicular to the take-up base 44 and extend approximately in the direction of gravity S. The first take-up side wall 46a is disposed on a first side edge of the take-up base 44. The second receiving side wall 46b is disposed on a second side edge of the receiving base 44, so that the second receiving side wall 46b is disposed opposite to the first receiving side wall 46a. In the first receiving side wall 46a is a first opening 47a, and in the second receiving side wall 46b, a second opening 47b is formed. A shaft 68 extending between the first receiving side wall 46a and the second receiving side wall 46b and defining the lever axis is received by the first opening 47a and the second opening 47b and fixed in the receptacle 42. The shaft 68 serves to couple the pivot lever 60 to the receptacle 42. The pivot lever 60 has a pivot lever base 62, a first pivot lever side wall 66a, and a second pivot lever side wall 66b. In the guide position shown in Fig. 2, the pivot lever base 62 is arranged approximately parallel to the receiving base 44. The pivot lever base 62 thus extends approximately parallel to the lower door leaf element 12. The pivot lever base 62 is formed approximately rectangular in shape and has a dimension that allows the pivot lever base 62 is completely absorbed by the receptacle 42. From the swing lever base 62, a first swing lever side wall 66a and a second swing lever side wall 66b extend such that the first swing lever side wall 66a faces the second swing lever side wall 66b. Also, the first pivot lever side wall 66 a and the second pivot lever side wall 66 b are completely received by the receptacle 42. The shaft 68 is fixedly connected to the first pivot lever side wall 66a and the second pivot lever side wall 66b. The shaft 68 is disposed at a first end 64a of the pivot lever. As a result of this construction, the pivot lever 60 can pivot relative to the receptacle 42 with respect to the lever axis 68 in a direction away from the plane of the lower door leaf element. On a first end face 64a opposite the second end face 64b of the pivoting lever 60, a tubular receptacle 69 for receiving the caster axle 18 is formed. Thus, the roller 16 is connected via the roller axle 18 fixed to the pivot lever 60. The pivot lever 60 is pivotable relative to the receptacle 42 fixedly connected to the lower door leaf element 12. Thus, the lower edge 14 of the lower Torblattelements 12 relative to the guide roller 16 is pivotable. The illustrated in Fig. 2 joint assembly 40 further includes the biasing means 30. This biasing device 30 urges, as shown in Fig. 2, in the closed position, the door leaf in a wall opening 100 completely closing the closed position. The biasing device 30 thus also corresponds to the second biasing device. The biasing device 30 has a torsion spring 32. This torsion spring 32 has a first leg 34, a second leg 36 and a third leg 38 (not shown). The first and the third leg 34, 38 are respectively formed on the first and second pivot lever side wall 66b, c facing end sides of the torsion spring. The torsion spring 32 runs around the shaft 68 of the pivoting lever 60. The first leg 34 (and also the third leg 38, not shown) bears against the pivot lever base 62. The second leg 36 is formed approximately in the center of the torsion spring 32. The second leg 36 is U-shaped. The U-shaped portion of the second leg 36 abuts against the receiving base 44 of the lever assembly 40. In order to transfer the lever assembly 40 from the guide position shown in Fig. 2 in the pivot position shown in Fig. 1, the pivot lever 60 and the receptacle 42 against the restoring force generated by the torsion spring 32 must be pivoted against each other. By this restoring force, the lower edge 14 of the lower door leaf element 12 can be urged in the closed position shown in Fig. 2 in a wall opening 100 completely occlusive position. Further, as mentioned above, by the biasing means 30, the lower door leaf member 12 is urged in a transition from the open position shown in Fig. 1 in the closed position shown in FIG. 2 in the predetermined by the guide rail assembly 20 web. Another function of the pretensioner 30 is that it can generate the breakaway torque necessary to initiate the closing movement. When the door leaf 2 is raised by means of the chain 80 upwards, the torsion spring 32 is biased during pivoting of the pivot lever 60. If the tension exerted by the chain 80 on the lower edge of the door leaf 2 is reduced, a force is exerted on the lower edge 14 of the lower door leaf element 12 due to the spring force of the torsion spring 32 and can initiate the closing movement of the sectional door.

In Figures 3 and 4, the limiting device of a door according to the invention is shown schematically. The limiting device 200 has a first limiting element 220 and a second limiting element 240. The first limiting element 220 can be pivoted together with the coupling device 82 about a pivot axis 250 with respect to the lower door leaf element 12. The pivot axis 250 is parallel to the hinge axes, with respect. Of which the individual door leaf elements are hinged together. The delimiting element 220 has an approximately perpendicular to the pivot axis 250 extending holding plate 220 and one on the The pivot axis 250 facing away from the edge of the support plate 220 approximately perpendicular thereto extending boundary slot 230 in the form of a pivot axis 250 partially encircling collar 230. The limiting element 240 is designed in the form of a stop element attached to the pivoting lever 60. The stop element is embodied in the illustrated with reference to the drawing embodiment of the invention in the form of an approximately parallel to the pivot axis 250 extending stop pin. Stop element 220 and tee element 240 are in the direction of the pivot axis 250 in addition, in the graphic representation gem. Fig. 3 behind the door leaf element 12 is arranged. In the closed position shown in Fig. 3, the limiting pin 240 passes upon pivoting of the pivot lever 60 in the direction of the closed door with the interior in the direction indicated by the arrow P3 direction in abutment against the Begrenzungsgulisse 230. Similarly, the Begrenzungs link 230 passes when pivoting the lower Door leaf element 12 in the direction indicated by the arrow P1 lifting direction in abutment against the limiting piece 240. In this way, a pivoting of the lower Torblattelements 12 in the direction indicated by the arrow P1 direction bezgl. The arranged on the pivot lever 60 guide roller 16 is prevented. A pivoting of the door leaf element 12 in the direction opposite to the lifting direction P1 can be prevented by means of a not shown in the drawing and fixed to the pivot lever 60 stop.

During the transition of the door leaf from the closed position shown in Fig. 3 in the open position shown in FIG. 4, the coupling device 82 and thus also the Begrenzungs link 230 under the tensile force of at least in the region of a door coupled to the leaf portion designed as a roller chain traction means 80 in the direction indicated by the arrow P2 pivoted about the pivot axis 250 with respect to the lower edge 14 of the door leaf element 12. As can be seen from a comparative analysis of FIGS. 3 and 4, the delimiting element 240 designed as a limiting pin is released from the limiting slot 230 in the course of the pivoting movement of the limiting slot 230 about the pivot axis 250 and can be in the direction indicated by the arrow P3 with respect to the lower door leaf element 12 are pivoted about the lever axis 68. This allows a pivoting movement of the lower door leaf edge 14 in the lifting direction indicated by the arrow P1 with respect to the door leaf element arranged above it in the closed position. As can be seen particularly clearly in FIG. 2, the radial distance of the limiting collar 230 from the pivot axis 250 increases in a direction opposite to the arrow P2. As a result, a gradual pivoting out of the pivoting lever 60 with respect to the door leaf element 12 about the lever axis 68 for initiating the pivoting movement of the door leaf element 12 in the lifting direction is made possible. At the same time forms in the region 232 of the limiting collar 230 with larger Radial distance from the pivot axis 250 an inlet funnel, which simplifies the threading of the pivot lever 60 mounted on the limiting pin 240 in the course of the closing movement of the door leaf. The pivoting movement of the pivot lever 60 about the lever axis 68 in the direction opposite to the lifting direction P1 direction P3 can be limited by a pivot lever 60 mounted on the stop and not shown. As a result, the risk is reduced that the lower edge 14 of the lower door leaf element 12 is urged by the force exerted by the roller chain 80 tensile force against the roller chain 80 deflecting deflecting pinion. In addition, the delimiting device 200 has a guide surface 260 which is arranged in the upper region of the door opening to be closed by the door leaf and which extends obliquely upward. The guide surface is assigned a further limiting element arranged in the region of the lower edge of the door leaf element 12. In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, the further limiting element is a roller 270 rotatably mounted with respect to the pivot axis 250, which protrudes beyond the lower edge 14 of the door leaf element 12.

As already described above, in the course of the opening movement, the upper edge of the door leaf leading during the opening movement arrives at a push device assigned to the guide rail arrangement 20, which is arranged, for example, in the form of a compression spring. Under the action of the compression spring, the limiting roller 270 is urged against the fixed boundary surface 250 so as to allow low-backlash guidance of the door leaf movement in the region of the lower edge 14, while at the same time the lower edge 14 of the door leaf element 12 in the lifting direction 81 can be raised separately. It should be noted that the pivot lever 60 and the limiting element 220 in the course of the opening movement of the door leaf in the same direction of rotation with respect. The pivot axis 68 and the pivot axis 250 are pivoted, while the lower edge 14 of the Torblattelements 12 in a thereto opposite lever rotation direction with respect. is pivoted in the closed position above this lower door leaf element 12 arranged door leaf element. The invention is not limited to the embodiments explained with reference to the drawings. Rather, it is also possible to provide a limiting device with a pivoting link arranged on the pivoting lever 60 and a limiting pin associated with the coupling device 82. In advantageous embodiments of the invention, the position of the limiting pin 240 and the limiting slot 230 are coordinated so that a contact-free movement of these components takes place against each other without the action of external forces. The lever axis 68 is disposed above the pivot axis 250 in the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing. In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, the guide roller 16 between the lever axis 68 and pivot axis 250 is arranged. For all versions Formations of the invention, the coupling device 82 can be used simultaneously as a safety gear, which prevents a crash of the door leaf when the traction means ruptures or breaks the coupled to the traction device counterbalance.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the roller 16 associated with the lower door leaf edge is fastened to the door leaf element 12 by means of a pivoting lever 60 pivotably mounted on the lower door leaf element with respect to a lever axis 68. To ensure a low-friction and wear-free movement of the roller 16 in the guide rail assembly, it is necessary that the roller axis of the guide roller 16 at least in the closed position of the door leaf has a predetermined distance from the inner boundary surface of the lower door leaf element 12. The mounting of inventive gates can be facilitated from this point of view, if the distance between the roller axis of the guide roller 16 and the inner boundary surface of the lower Torblattelements 12 is separately adjustable with a suitable adjustment direction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the guide roller 16 is attached to the pivot lever 60 by means of an eccentric arrangement. Depending on the rotational position of the eccentric arrangement with respect to an eccentric axis extending parallel to the roller axis, the distance of the axis of rotation of the guide roller 16 from the inner boundary surface of the lower Torblattelements 12 can be changed, as indicated in Figure 3 by the arrow A.

Additionally or alternatively, the pivot lever 60 on the other hand on the inner boundary surface of the lower Torblattelements 12 or an attachment piece supporting abstützender be assigned adjusting, with the in the Torblattschließstellung a pivotal position of the pivot lever 60 by pivoting the same with respect to the lever axis 68 in the arrow P3 direction or one of these opposite direction can be adjusted so as to also adjust the position of the axis of rotation of the guide roller 16 in the direction indicated by the double arrow A direction. The adjusting bolt can be realized for example in the form of a bolt, which passes through a fixedly arranged on the pivot lever 60 thread and is supported on the door leaf element 12 and an attachment piece for it. List of reference numbers

1 sectional door

2 door leaf

10 door leaf element

12 lower door leaf element

14 liftable edge

16 roller

18 roller axles

20 guide rail assembly

22 guide rail

23 arcuate guide rail segment

24 second overhead guide rail segment

26 vertical guide rail segment

28 frame spar

30 biasing device

32 torsion spring

34 first leg

36 second leg

38 third leg

40 joint arrangement

42 recording

44 recording basis

46a first receiving side wall

46b second receiving side wall

47a first opening

47b second opening

48 mounting hole

50 slot

52 screw

60 pivot lever

62 Swivel lever base

64a first end side

64b second end side

66a first pivot lever side wall

66b second pivot lever side wall 8 shaft / lifting axle

9 tubular receptacle 0 chain

2 coupling device ifj deflection roller

i2 sprocket

00 wall opening

heavy direction

Claims

A door (1) having a closed position closing off a wall opening (100) into an open position in which it is arranged substantially overhead, a door leaf (2) liftable along a predetermined path, the door leaf (2) comprising two, three or more in the closed position and with respect to approximately perpendicular to the predetermined path extending hinge axes articulated door leaf elements (12), wherein in the closed position lower and during lifting trailing edge (14) of the door leaf (2) at least when reaching the open position by a pivoting movement of a lower door leaf element (12) having this edge (14) in a lifting direction with respect to a door leaf element arranged above in the closed position, can be lifted separately with respect to the predetermined path, g. d. a limiting device limiting the pivotal movement of the lower door leaf element in the lifting direction at least along a portion of the predetermined path.

2. Door according to claim 1, wherein the gate (1) has a separately raisable edge (14) of the lower door leaf element (12) during the transition from the open position to the closed position in the predetermined path urging first biasing means (30).

3. Door according to claim 1 and claim 2, wherein in the closed position of the door leaf (2) a second biasing means (30) counteracts a movement of the separately liftable edge (14) in a direction orthogonal to the door leaf level.

4. Gate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the gate (1) by a guide rail assembly (20) is guided along the predetermined path.

5. Gate according to claim 4, wherein the guide rail assembly (20) has two at opposite edges of the door leaf (2) arranged guide rails (22), and each guide rail (22) each have at least one approximately parallel to the direction of gravity extending vertical guide rail segment (26), Has at least one above-head, preferably approximately in the horizontal direction extending guide rail segment and at least one the vertical (26) and the over-head guide rail segment interconnecting arcuate guide rail segment (23).

6. Gate according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the door leaf (2) by an interaction of the guide rail assembly (20) with the door leaf (2) arranged guide elements (16) is guided along the predetermined path.

7. Gate according to claim 6, wherein the guide elements have rollers (16). ^'

8. Door according to claim 6 or 7, wherein on each of a guide rail (22) facing sides of the separately liftable edge (14) having Torblattelements (12) at least one guide element (16) at the lower edge (14) of this Torblattelementes (12) is arranged.

9. Gate according to one of claims 6 to 8, wherein in the open position of the liftable edge (14) of the door leaf element (12) in a direction perpendicular thereto further from a on this door leaf element (12) arranged guide element (16) is spaced as in the closed position and relative to the guide element (16) is lifted upwards.

10. Gate according to one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the separate liftable Torblattelement (12) via a pivot lever of a change in the distance between at least one on this Torblattelement (12) arranged guide element (16) and the door leaf element (12) enabling lever arrangement ( 40) is connected to the guide element (16), wherein the guide element with respect to. The lower door leaf element is pivoted upon reaching the open position by pivoting the pivot lever with respect to a lever axis in a direction opposite to the lifting direction.

1 1. A door according to claim 10, wherein the first and / or the second biasing means (30) cooperating with the hinge assembly (40) urges the separately raisable edge (14) of the Torblattelements (12) in the closed position in the predetermined path and / or in the closed position in a wall opening (100) completely closing position urging.

12. Gate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a the door leaf (2) from the closed position in the open position lifting traction means (80) at its one end to the lower edge (14) of the door leaf (2) is connected and at its other end is coupled with a weight balancing device, and wherein the traction means of the first biasing means (30) counteracts.

13. Gate according to claim 12, characterized in that the traction means 80 via a respect. A parallel to the hinge axes extending pivot axis (250) pivotally mounted on the lower edge (14) coupling device (82) to the lower edge (14) of the door leaf (2) is coupled, wherein the pivot axis (250) in the closed position below the lever axis (68) is arranged.

14. door claim 13, characterized in that the coupling means (82) under the pulling action of the traction means (80) upon reaching the open position in one of the lifting direction (P1) opposite direction (P2) with respect. The lower door leaf element (12) is pivoted.

15. Gate according to one of claims 12 - 14, characterized in that the limiting means one of the coupling means (82) associated with this and. With respect to the pivot axis (250) pivotable limiting element (220) and one of the lever assembly (60) associated with and with this with respect to the lever axis (68) pivotable limiting element (240).

16 having gate according to claim 15, characterized in that one of the limiting elements (220) has a lever axis and / or the pivot axis (250) at least partially encircling boundary slot (230).

17. Gate according to claim 16, characterized in that one of the limiting elements (240) has a during the pivoting movement of the lower door leaf element (12) in the lifting direction (P1) in abutment with the limiting slot (230) reaching stop element (240).

18. Door according to one of claims 16 or 17, characterized in that the boundary slot (230) has a starting from a perpendicular to the hinge axes extending holder of the coupling device transversely, in particular approximately perpendicular thereto extending collar and / or the stop element the pivot lever is mounted and in the pivoting movement of the lower Torblattelements (12) in the lifting direction (P1) in abutment with the pivot axis (250) facing boundary surface of the Begrenzungsge (230) passes.

19. Door according to claim 18, characterized in that the stop element (240) is released upon reaching the open position of the Begrenzungs link (230).

20. Door according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the limiting means a upon reaching the open position with a at the bottom (14) Having the lower door leaf element (12) mounted limiting element (270) cooperating fixed guide surface (260).

21. Door according to claim 20, characterized in that the fixed guide surface is attached to the edge opening having the wall and extends obliquely upwards.

22. Door according to claim 20 or 21, characterized by a at the the arcuate guide rail segment (23) facing away from the end of the overhead guide rail segment (24) mounted in the opening movement to the leading edge during an opening movement of the door leaf (2) engagable pusher, with the limiting element (270) attached to the lower edge of the door leaf (2) is urged in the open position against the guide surface (260).

23. Door according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the radius of curvature of the arcuate guide rail segment at an inner guide surface thereof 400 mm or more, preferably, 420 mm or more, more preferably 450 mm or more, in particular 500 mm or more.

24. Gate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inner radius of the arcuate, in particular arcuate guide rail segment is less than 800 mm, preferably less than 700 mm, in particular 600 mm or less.

25. Gate according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ratio of the inner radius to the height of at least one Torblattelements in a direction parallel to the lateral edges of the direction of 0.6 or more, preferably 0.65 or more, more preferably about 0.68 is and / or 0.8 or less, preferably 0.75 or less, more preferably 0.7 or less.

26. Door according to one of claims 2 - 24, characterized in that the first and / or the second biasing means (30) comprises a spring element (32).

27. Door according to one of claims 2 - 13, characterized in that the first and / or the second biasing means comprises a torsion spring.