EP3776499A1

EP3776499A1 - Multifunctional and modular empty box with exchangeable adapter liner and use of such an empty box with adapter liner for installation of additional components in windows and doors

Info

Publication number: EP3776499A1
Application number: EP20718129.8A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Michael Otten; Clemens KERSSEN
Original assignee: Otten Bauelemente GmbH
Current assignee: Otten Sarah
Priority date: 2019-03-05
Filing date: 2020-03-05
Publication date: 2021-02-17
Anticipated expiration: 2040-03-05
Also published as: DK3776499T3; WO2020177797A1; PL3776499T3; EP3776499B1; ES2902643T3; HUE056734T2; LT3776499T; SI3776499T1

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for inserting and connecting at least one electronic component in a frame and/or a casement of a window, a door, a hatch or the like, having a housing which is insertable into the frame. According to the invention, the housing (5) is designed as a multifunctional and modular empty box (1) having at least one adapter liner (6) which is insertable into the housing (5), which is permanently inserted into the frame (31).

Description

Description :

Designation: Multifunctional and modular empty box with exchangeable adapter insert and use of such an empty box with adapter insert for installing

Additional components in windows and

Doors

The invention relates to a device for inserting and connecting at least one electronic component in a frame and / or a sash of a window, door, hatch or the like, with a housing that can be inserted into the frame, as known for example from AT 513878 A1.

Windows and doors are increasingly being added

Components equipped, which for example a

Have a monitoring and / or security function.

In many cases these components are electromechanical or electronic in nature and require protected installation. DE 296 03 917 Ul discloses a solution which provides

To install monitoring components in their own housing on a window.

EP 1 856 355 B1 discloses a solution for installing components of a monitoring and alarm device sunk in the handle area of a window. DE 10 2012 003 566 B4 discloses a cable transition which, in particular, is also used for the electrical connection of a fixed door or window frame to a movable sash

is provided.

EP 2 946 050 B1 is concerned with the wireless transmission of electrical energy and electrical signals between a frame and a wing, for example used on doors, windows, hatches or the like. In particular, the aim of the invention is to improve the reliability of the transmission through special mechanical and electrical / electronic

To improve components which are housed in housings, these housings in turn preferably being embedded in frames and / or sashes of doors, windows, hatches and the like.

The electronic components used for mechanization have so far been adapted to the respective door or window or, for example, glued on the outside.

Based on this, the invention recognizes a task that

Retrofitting to a more up-to-date technology in the door and

To simplify window construction.

The invention proposes an improved or at least further solution for accommodating additional components, in particular in frames or sashes of doors or windows, which if possible part of those known in the prior art

Avoids or at least reduces disadvantages.

According to the invention, the object is achieved by means of a

multifunctional and modular empty box for windows and / or doors with an exchangeable adapter inlay, in which inlay electronic additional components, for example standardized and electrical contact can be used in detail. The invention proposes the use of such an empty box with an adapter inlay for installing additional components in windows and doors.

A device of the generic type for inserting and connecting at least one electronic component in a frame and / or a sash of a window, a door, a hatch or the like, with an insertable in the frame

Housing provides that the electronic component can be inserted into the housing.

The invention turns the housing firmly inserted into the frame into a multifunctional and modular empty box. An adapter inlet (6) which can be introduced into the housing without being destroyed can also be removed from the housing without being destroyed

educated. The adapter inlet itself is designed for the reversible reception of the at least one electronic component.

An attractive design of the windows can therefore be retained because modern technology is now hidden

has become connectable. Because of the now possible concealment, there no longer has to be any obvious evidence of built-in security technology. A later installation of additional components in the windows or doors is now prepared. The windows and doors receive considerable added value.

The at least one adapter inlet according to an advantageous embodiment is held in a secure position as a plug-in receptacle in the empty box by at least one receptacle.

In addition, at an earlier or later point in time, at least one electronic component can also be inserted directly into the housing without its own adapter inlet. According to a further advantageous embodiment of the

In accordance with the invention, the at least one adapter insert is provided for receiving standard electronic components, in particular also as an interface for receiving chips that are intended to work, for example, as small computers in the window or frame.

For such arrangements, the invention provides that the housing with large metal surface areas is in contact with window frame elements that are to be cooled. According to one particular

advantageous embodiment is a housing cover with

Cooling fins facing a well-ventilated cavity.

The adapter inlet is preferably provided as an exchangeable carrier for a wide variety of electronic components, therefore in preferred embodiments also as a split inlet, in order to only use newer adapter inlet designs in special cases

to be able to partially give way.

In further advantageous embodiments, another adapter inlet that can be used alongside another adapter inlet that is used is adapted to different electronic components with regard to its size and detailed construction, taking into account the available, namely previously unused space in the empty box. The window is therefore future-proof.

According to a method according to the invention for the concealed installation of electronic components in a frame and / or a sash of a window, a door, a hatch or the like, by means of a device according to one of the

previous claims, depending on the form of the

electronic component an inner contour of the adapter inlet at least in a still free part of the housing be designed in such a way as to facilitate the insertion of the electronic Component to be used beforehand or together with the electronic component in the housing.

According to an embodiment according to the invention, an empty box with at least one exchangeable adapter insert is used for installing additional electronic components in windows and doors.

According to an advantageous use, the adapter inlet is connected to at least one supply line of a building and the adapter inlet itself provides several connections for several electronic components by means of its own electrically conductive connections.

The adapter inlet is particularly advantageously used to accommodate at least one device for generating, detecting or influencing the electromechanical field of the environment.

Another advantageous use sees an effect in a mechanical structure of a variable mechanical one

Relationship of at least two relatively movable electrical components before. These two components could, for example, sit in the sash and frame, with the sash pivoting about an axis in the frame.

Furthermore, according to an advantageous embodiment, an electrical component is used for sending and / or receiving inductive or capacitive electromagnetic signals.

Furthermore, according to an advantageous embodiment, a coil and / or capacitor plate inserted into the housing and / or jointly into the adapter inlet is used. Advantageous embodiments are in the following

Description of the figures, particularly in conjunction with the accompanying figures, is proposed.

Particularly preferred embodiments are described in the separately enclosed general overview "Otten" with Figures 1 to 4.

The figures show:

Figure 1 - in a side view as an exploded drawing, the essential components of an empty box according to the invention with an adapter inlet,

Figure 2 - in a side view as a schematic representation of an empty box arranged in a frame and an empty box arranged in a wing,

FIG. 3 - a schematic sectional view

Representation of the installation situation of two connected empty boxes in the frame and sash and

Figure 4 - in a perspective exploded drawing, a further preferred embodiment of an empty box according to the invention for use as

Distribution and / or switch box.

Figure 1 shows in a side view as an exploded drawing schematically the essential components of a

Empty box 1 according to the invention for installation in a window or door. The empty box 1 includes in the shown

Embodiment a housing 5, which is provided

to accommodate at least one exchangeable adapter inlet 6. A fixation of the adapter inlay 6 in the housing 5 can for example by means of a form fit or a force fit.

After at least one adapter inlay 6 has been inserted into the housing 5, provision is made for the housing 5 to be closed on its front side with a front cover 7 and on its rear side with a rear cover 8, the rear cover being optional. A preferred embodiment does not have a removable floor element. Provision is made for a rear interface 9 to be attached in the area of the rear cover 8 and a front interface 10 in the area of the front cover 7.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the housing 5 is provided on its front side with a collar 11 which, as a kind of collar, completely or at least partially surrounds the housing.

The collar 11 serves as a stop up to which the empty box 1 can be pushed into a cavity of a window or door during assembly.

A special feature of the empty box 1 according to the invention is that all components, but in particular the components housing 5, adapter inlay 6, front cover 7, if there is a rear cover 8, rear interface 9 and front interface 10, in such a way with regard to their size and The design is standardized and coordinated so that the universal combination options

Components exist. The standardized designs of the empty boxes 1 make it possible to create suitable receiving openings or openings during the manufacture of windows or doors.

Bring recesses in this. Additional components, for example electronic components for surveillance or smart home technology, can be pre-assembled

Adapter inlets 6 can be integrated efficiently and safely. In a second, not shown visible

Embodiment, it is provided that no adapter inlets 6 are used, but built-in components directly in the housings 5

accommodate.

In a third, also not shown

Embodiment, it is provided that the empty boxes 1 not to use for the installation of additional components, but as

to use hidden storage space.

Figure 2 shows a side view as a schematic

Representation in each case one in a frame and one in a wing of a window or a door leaf arranged empty box 1 which via a cable connection 25 to each other

are connected. Cable connections between the wings and the frame are not relevant to the invention here. Two empty boxes 1, which are arranged opposite one another, are clearly shown. A door or window frame into which the left empty box 1 is embedded is not shown. A feed line 20, indicated as a dotted line, for energy and / or data transfer leads to a rear one

Interface 9 of the left empty box 1. The rear one

Interface 9 leads through a rear cover 8 and is connected to electrical and / or electronic components (not shown) which are located inside the housing 5 on at least one adapter inlay and are in turn connected to a front interface 10. The front interface 10 of the left empty box 1 passes through a front cover 7 and is shown in FIG

Embodiment connected to the front interface 10 of the right empty box 1 via a cable connection 25.

The interfaces 9, 10 are preferably provided with releasable connections, for example plug contacts. The right empty box 1 is installed in a window sash or door leaf, which is not shown.

The interface 10 of the right empty box 1 passes through the front cover 7 and provides a connection to the electrical and / or electronic components, which are not shown and are housed inside the right housing 5

Components. On the back of the right housing 5, a rear interface 9 passes through a rear cover 8 and establishes a connection to an output line 21 shown in dotted lines. The output line 21 is intended to establish a connection to others attached to or in the window sash or the door leaf

Components such as broken glass or

Opening sensors.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic in a sectional view

Representation of the installation situation of two connected empty boxes 1 in a frame 31 and a wing 30.

A first empty box 1, which is let into a frame 31 of a window, can be seen. A front cover 7 closes this empty box 1 at the top.

A second empty box 1 is let into a wing 30 of the window and is shielded from below by a front cover 7.

The components supply line 20, rear interfaces 9, front interfaces 10, cable connection 25 establish a connection between the empty boxes and to external components, as described in detail in FIG.

Additional components such as, for example, glass breakage sensors or opening detectors, which can also be located on or in the wing 30, are not shown. These could be via a connection that is also not shown via the rear interface 9 with the empty box 1 in the

Wing 30 be connected.

It is provided that the empty boxes 1 in the frame 31 and in

To attach wings 30 with suitable means such as screws, gluing or clamps. A screw connection between the front cover 7 and the wing 30 or between the front cover 7 and the frame 31 is preferred.

FIG. 4 shows a further preferred exemplary embodiment in a perspective exploded drawing

Empty box 1 'according to the invention, in particular intended for use as a miniaturized distributor and / or

Control box.

A housing 5 'of an empty box 1' which is half inserted into an installation body, here a frame 31 ', can be seen.

The housing 5 'is completely installed until a collar 11' is inserted into the frame 31 'and, together with a front cover 7', through at least one

Fixing means 12 set there. Im shown

Embodiment 12 screws are selected as fastening means.

Two are clearly shown of different sizes

dimensioned exemplary adapter inlets 6 ', 6' 'which are intended to be pushed into the housing 5' and held there.

The adapter inlets 6 ', 6' 'have holding elements 14 for this purpose, which in the course of the insertion movement are in groove-shaped

Recordings 13 of the housing 5 'are introduced. This ensures a defined positioning of the adapter inlets 6 ', 6' 'within the housing 5'.

The adapter inlets 6 ', 6 "are provided to accommodate electrical or electronic components. In the exemplary embodiment shown, in which the empty box 1 'takes on a distribution box function, interfaces 9', 10 'designed as wiring terminals for receiving in the adapter inlay 6' are shown as examples.

The number that can be received by a housing 5 '

Adapter inlets can vary due to the different sizes of the adapter inlets or the components attached to them.

A schematically shown supply line 20 'is provided to supply electrical energy and / or electrical signals,

for example from a smart home central device to the

Deliver interfaces 9 ', 10'. From there, in the exemplary embodiment shown, further distribution to terminals or end sensors that are not shown can take place.

In other, not visibly shown

Embodiments of an empty box according to the invention, it is provided with mechanical safeguards such as anti-drilling protection and / or electrical shielding. An empty box is also provided

if necessary to be provided with an active and / or passive cooling device. For example, the waste heat from electronic components can be passively discharged through ventilation slots into a surrounding frame profile.

It is of great advantage that the empty box 1, which is only supplied empty in the window frame as a precaution, can be opened and closed again without being destroyed. As a result, processes for which one is conventionally looking for junction boxes in the vicinity of windows or doors can be used

Electric lines can now be done elegantly afterwards by opening a window, screwing on a cover and using the now diverse adapter-electronic combinations to implement various game variants. Traditionally, you have to knock down walls, cut out wallpaper, drill through walls, etc.

The empty box 1 can therefore be used prophylactically by the window manufacturer without content for the later installation of electronic

Components in a frame 31 or a wing 30

without having to inform customers about expensive electronics costs.

An adapter inlay 6 according to the invention can therefore also be removed from the empty box 1 non-destructively after the initial installation of the empty box 1, exchanged or, provided there is sufficient space in the empty box 1, built into the empty box 1.

The empty box according to the invention thus takes on a function as a distribution box and / or switch box while accommodating corresponding electronic components.

As an electronic component, a

Energy buffer can be inserted into the empty box, in particular an electrical energy storage device such as a battery or a rechargeable battery, for the energy supply, so that the individual electronic components can be queried independently. But

In principle, it could be of particular advantage that this can be dispensed with when using the invention, because a reliable electrical supply is available, for example, to reliably supply a vibration sensor, or even one, in an inaccessible way

Smoke detector . List of reference symbols:

I empty box

5 housing

6 adapter insert

7 front cover

8 back cover

9 rear interface

10 front interface

II federal government

12 locking means

13 shots

14 retaining elements

20 supply line

21 output line

25 Cable connection

30 blades

31 frames

Claims

Patent claims:

1. Device for inserting and connecting at least one electronic component in a frame (31) and / or a sash (30) of a window, a door, a hatch or the like,

with a housing (5, 5 ') that can be inserted into the frame, the electronic component being insertable into the housing (5, 5'),

characterized in that

the housing (5) as a multifunctional and modular empty box (1) with at least one housing (5) that can be inserted into the fixedly inserted into the frame (31)

Adapter inlet (6) is formed, wherein the

The adapter inlet (6) can be inserted into the housing (5) and removed non-destructively from the housing (5), which adapter inlet (6) itself is designed to accommodate the at least one electronic component reversibly.

2. Device according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the at least one adapter inlet (6) as one

The plug-in receptacle is held securely in position in the empty box (1) by at least one receptacle (13) and that at least one electronic component without its own adapter inlet (6) is particularly preferably inserted directly into the housing (5).

3. Device according to claim 1 or 2,

characterized in that

the at least one adapter inlay (6) is provided for receiving standard electronic components, in particular also as an interface for receiving chips.

4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

the adapter inlet (6) is provided as an exchangeable carrier for a wide variety of electronic components.

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

Another adapter insert (6) that can be used alongside another inserted adapter insert, taking into account the available, namely previously unused space in the empty box (1) in terms of its size and

Detail construction is adapted to different electronic components.

6. Procedure for concealed installation of electronic

Components in a frame (31) and / or a

Sash (30) of a window, door, hatch or the like, by means of a device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein, depending on the shape of the electronic component, an inner contour of the at least one part of the housing (5) that is still free

Adapter inlets (6) are designed to precede the insertion of the electronic component or together with the electronic component in the housing (5)

to be used.

7. Use of an empty box (1) with at least one

exchangeable adapter insert (6) for installing

additional electronic components in windows and doors.

8. Use according to claim 7, characterized in that the adapter inlet (6) to at least one

Supply line of a building is connected and that the adapter inlet itself provides several connections for several electronic components by means of its own electrically conductive connections.

9. Use according to one of claims 7 or 8 for receiving at least one device for generating, detecting or influencing the electromechanical field of the

Surroundings .

10. Use according to any one of claims 7 to 9 for acting in a mechanical structure of a variable

mechanical relationship of at least two electrical components that can be moved relative to one another.

11. Use according to one of claims 7 to 10 with an electrical component for sending and / or receiving inductive or capacitive electromagnetic signals.

12. Use according to one of claims 7 to 11 with one in the housing (5) and / or together in one

Adapter inlet (6) inserted coil and / or

Capacitor plate.