EP3899172B1

EP3899172B1 - Kit and method for the realisation of doors or windows and door or window

Info

Publication number: EP3899172B1
Application number: EP19813407.4A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Giacomo Mario ALBAN
Original assignee: Alban Giacomo SpA
Current assignee: Alban Giacomo SpA
Priority date: 2018-12-17
Filing date: 2019-12-12
Publication date: 2023-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 2039-12-12
Also published as: CN113227521A; EP3899172A1; CN113227521B; PL3899172T3; IT201800011163A1; WO2020128738A1

Description

The present invention relates to a kit and a method for the realisation of doors or windows and a door or window.
Door or window is intended as a structure that allows closing the openings left in buildings for use as an entrance or to allow the passage of air and light. The doors or windows comprise a frame which is mounted on the opening of the wall of the building and at least one closing panel reversibly movable with respect to the frame to allow or prohibit the passage through the aforementioned opening.
Generally, the panels for doors or windows are equipped with mechanical catch locks in which a lock body housed in a housing hole of the panel comprises a latch and/or a dead bolt actuated by suitable movement means and adapted to couple with a respective mechanical armature.
Doors or windows of more recent design have magnetic induction closure devices that stabilise the closing position of the door or window thanks to the magnetic interaction between a magnetic induction catch and a respective armature.
The magnetic induction closure devices have much more contained dimensions with respect to the previously described lock bodies. Disadvantageously, this dimensional incompatibility makes it difficult or even impossible to realise a door or window that can indifferently use one or the other solution or replace a classic mechanical catch lock with one of the recent magnetic induction closure devices. Often, the conversion of a door or window designed for a mechanical catch lock into a door or window with a magnetic induction catch even makes the replacement of the panel of the same door or window necessary.
The aforesaid dimensional diversity also obligates laborious milling of the panel in the case of conversion of a door or window with a magnetic induction catch lock into a door or window with a mechanical catch lock.
Some examples of closure devices are disclosed in EP2910713 , DE29922528 , DE202004013563 and WO2015/189391 .
In this context, the technical task underpinning the present invention is to provide a door or window, a kit and a method for the realisation of doors or windows which obviate the drawbacks of the prior art cited above.
In particular, an object of the present invention is to provide a door or window, a kit and a method for the realisation of doors and windows that make possible and simplify the production, and possibly the conversion, of a door or window.
The stated technical task and specified objects are substantially achieved by a door or window, by a kit and by a method for the realisation of doors or windows, comprising the technical features disclosed in one or more of the appended claims. The dependent claims correspond to different possible embodiments of the invention.
The present invention relates to a kit for the realisation of doors or windows according to claim 1, a method for the realisation of doors or windows according to claim 2 and a door or window according to claim 5.
The kit comprises a magnetic induction closure device comprising a magnetic induction catch and at least one magnetic induction armature.
The magnetic induction catch is insertable in a first housing hole and comprises a first connection plate adapted to be fixed to an edge surface of a panel of a door or window. The magnetic induction armature is insertable in a second housing hole and comprises a first connection interface adapted to fix it to a frame of the door or window.
The kit comprises a mechanical catch lock comprising a lock body which houses at least a mechanical catch, for example a latch and/or a dead bolt and respective movement means, and a mechanical armature adapted to receive said mechanical catch. The lock body is insertable in the first housing hole and comprises a second connection plate adapted to be fixed to the edge surface of the panel. The mechanical armature is insertable in the second housing hole and comprises a second connection interface adapted to fix it to the frame.
The magnetic induction catch and the lock body have a shape and dimensions such as to allow their insertion in the first housing hole. The magnetic induction armature and the mechanical armature have a shape and dimensions such as to allow their insertion in the second housing hole. The first connection plate and the second connection plate have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the first housing hole. The first connection plate and the second connection plate are substantially identical.
The first connection interface and the second connection interface have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the second housing hole. The first connection interface and the second connection interface are substantially identical.
With reference to the method for the realisation of doors or windows, after having provided a door or window comprising a panel and a frame, a first housing hole is realised, preferably in a central position along an edge surface of the panel, and a second housing hole is realised, preferably in a central position along an edge surface of the frame. A closure device is also provided, selectable between a magnetic induction closure device and a mechanical catch lock of the kit. Finally one or the other is selectively inserted and fixed in the door or window.
The door or window comprises a panel and a frame. The panel has a first housing hole formed at a preferably central portion of an edge surface of the panel itself. The frame has a second housing hole formed at a preferably central portion of an edge surface of the frame itself.
The door or window comprises a kit as described above.
Selecting the magnetic induction closure device, the magnetic induction catch is inserted in the first housing hole and comprises a first connection plate fixed to the edge surface of the panel. The magnetic induction armature is inserted in the second housing hole and comprises a first connection interface that fixes it to the frame.
Selecting the mechanical catch lock, the lock body is inserted in the first housing hole and comprises a second connection plate fixed to the edge surface of the panel. The mechanical armature is inserted in the second housing hole and comprises a second connection interface that fixes it to the frame.
The first connection plate and the second connection plate have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the first housing hole of the panel of the door or window. The first connection plate and the second connection plate are substantially identical.
The first connection interface and the second connection interface have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the second housing hole of the frame of the door or window. The first connection interface and the second connection interface are substantially identical. The magnetic induction catch and the lock body have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the insertion thereof in the first housing hole. The magnetic induction armature and the mechanical armature have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the insertion thereof in the second housing hole.
The Applicant considers that these aspects allow making the two closure systems easily and quickly interchangeable during both production and during subsequent modification, maintaining the required aesthetic characteristics.
Further characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the indicative and thus non-limiting description of a preferred embodiment.
This description will be set out below with reference to the appended drawings, which are provided solely for indicative and therefore non-limiting purposes, in which:

figure 1 is a sectional view of a portion of a door or window according to a possible embodiment;
figure 2 is a sectional view of a portion of the door or window according to a possible embodiment;
figures 3 and 4 are sectional views of a portion of a door or window according to a possible embodiment;
figures 5-7 are sectional views of portions of doors or windows in various steps of a method for the modification of the door or window itself;
figure 8 shows a diagram of processes according to the prior art.

The attached figures show portions of a door or window and in particular a portion of a frame 1 and a portion of a panel 2.
With reference to figure 1, the frame 1 comprises, in the most general and widespread configuration, two uprights and an upper crosspiece connected to the two upper ends of the uprights. In other words, the frame covers the perimeter of the opening in the wall.
With reference to the frame 1, edge surface 1a is meant as the surface corresponding to the thickness of the frame.
In particular, the frame 1 can be made of different types of material, for example wood or metal (for example aluminium alloy), giving aesthetic pleasantness and a high level of customisation to the door or window. The panel 2 can be hinged to an upright of the frame 1, for example by means of two or more hinges. In this way the panel 2 is rotatable relative to a vertical hinge axis which is substantially parallel to the direction of extension of the uprights and defines a closing condition of the door or window when placed near the upright free of hinges.
With reference to the panel 2, edge surface 2a is meant as the surface corresponding to the thickness of the panel interposed between the two main opposite faces of the panel.
The panel 2 has a first housing hole 5 formed at a portion, preferably central, of the edge surface 2a of the panel itself. In the case of doors or windows in wood, the first housing hole 5 faces a housing volume obtained by means of milling. In the case of doors or windows in aluminium, the first housing hole 5 faces the internal volume of the panel itself.
The frame 1 has a second housing hole 7 formed at a portion, preferably central, of the edge surface 1a of the frame itself. In the case of doors or windows in wood, the second housing hole 7 faces a housing volume obtained by means of milling. In the case of doors or windows in aluminium, the second housing hole 7 faces the internal volume of the frame itself. The door or window comprises a closure device, selectable between a magnetic induction closure device 3 (figure 1) and a mechanical catch lock 10 (figure 2). The two closure devices are part of a kit for the realisation of doors or windows and are mutually corresponding in that they are realised as described below.
With reference to figure 1, the magnetic induction closure device 3 comprises a magnetic induction catch 3a and at least one magnetic induction armature 3b.
The magnetic induction catch 3a comprises a first connection plate 4. The magnetic induction catch 3a has a shape and dimensions such as to allow its insertion in the first housing hole 5 and the first connection plate 4 is adapted to be fixed to the edge surface 2a of the panel 2 at the first housing hole 5.
The magnetic induction armature 3b comprises a first connection interface 6. The magnetic induction armature 3b has a shape and dimensions such as to allow its insertion in the second housing hole 7 and the first connection interface 6 is adapted to fix the magnetic induction armature 3b to the frame 1 at the second housing hole 7. In particular the first connection interface 6 is fixable to the frame 1.
In accordance with a possible embodiment shown in figure 1, the first connection interface 6 comprises a first striking plate 6a adapted to be fixed to the edge surface 1a of the frame 1.
In accordance with a different possible embodiment still shown in figure 1, the first connection interface 6 comprises a first fixing block 6b adapted to be fitted in the second housing hole 7.
With reference to figure 2, the mechanical catch lock 10 comprises a lock body 10a that houses at least one mechanical catch, for example a latch and/or a dead bolt and respective movement means. The lock body 10a comprises a second connection plate 11. The lock body 10a has a shape and dimensions such as to allow its insertion in the first housing hole 5 and the second connection plate 11 is adapted to be fixed to the edge surface 2a of the panel 2 at the first housing hole 5. The first housing hole 5 has suitable dimensions to receive the lock body 10a preferably having substantially standard dimensions, for example comprised between about 50 mm and about 210 mm.
The first connection plate 4 and the second connection plate 11 have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the same first housing hole 5. The first connection plate and the second connection plate are substantially identical.
Preferably, the first connection plate 4 has a substantially identical shape and dimensions to the standard shape and dimensions of the second connection plate 11 of the lock body 10a.
The mechanical catch lock 10 also comprises a mechanical armature 10b adapted to receive the mechanical catch. The mechanical armature 10b comprises a second connection interface 12. The mechanical armature 10b has a shape and dimensions such as to allow its insertion in the second housing hole 7 and the second connection interface 12 is adapted to fix the mechanical armature to the frame at the second housing hole 7. In particular the second connection interface 12 is fixable to the frame 1.
The second housing hole 7 has suitable dimensions to receive the mechanical armature 10b preferably having substantially standard dimensions, for example comprised between about 100 mm and about 280 mm.
The first connection interface 6 and the second connection interface 12 have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the same second housing hole 7.
The first connection interface 6 and the second connection interface 12 are substantially identical.
Preferably, the first connection interface 6 has a substantially identical shape and dimensions to the standard shape and dimensions of the second connection interface 12 of the lock body 10a.
In accordance with a possible embodiment shown in figure 2, the second connection interface 12 comprises a second striking plate 12a adapted to be fixed to the edge surface 1a of the frame. The first striking plate 6a and the second striking plate 12a have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the same second housing hole 7 and preferably have substantially identical shape and dimensions.
In accordance with a different possible embodiment still shown in figure 2, the second connection interface 12 comprises a second fixing block 12b adapted to be fitted in the second housing hole 7. The first fixing block 6b and the second fixing block 12b have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the insertion and fixing thereof in the second housing hole 7 itself and preferably have substantially identical shape and dimensions.
In addition to the above, and with particular reference to figures 1 to 3, the door or window can comprise at least one gripping element selectable between a fixed knob 20, a handle or a bar 21. The gripping element has a shape and dimensions adapted to cover one or more lateral holes arranged at a front surface of the panel 2. In fact, the panel can have one or more holes for the actuation handle of a mechanical lock (if present) and/or for one or more closing points.
The door or window described above is obtainable by means of a method for the realisation of doors or windows which entails providing a door or window comprising a panel 2 and a frame 1 and realising the first housing hole 5 on the edge surface 2a, preferably in a central position, and the second housing hole 7 on the edge surface 1a, preferably in a central position.
Furthermore, a closure device is selected between two corresponding closure devices of the kit comprising the magnetic induction closure device 3 and mechanical catch lock 10, choosing which one to use as a function of need. If the magnetic induction closure device 3 is chosen, proceed by inserting the magnetic induction catch 3a in the first housing hole 5 and by fixing the first connection plate 4 at the first housing hole 5. Furthermore, the magnetic induction armature 3b is inserted in the second housing hole 7 by fixing the first connection interface 6 at the second housing hole 7. Alternatively, if the mechanical catch lock 10 is chosen, proceed by inserting the lock body 10a in the first housing hole 5 and fixing the second connection plate 11 at the first housing hole 5. Furthermore, the mechanical armature 10b is inserted in the second housing hole 7 by fixing the second connection interface 12 at the second housing hole 7.
Where the door or window is arranged with the mechanical catch lock 10 and the door or window is to be modified by replacing the mechanical catch lock 10 of the kit with the magnetic induction closure device 3 of the kit, it will be necessary to remove the second connection plate 11 and insert the magnetic induction catch 3a in the first housing hole 5 by fixing the respective first connection plate 4. It will also be necessary to remove the second connection interface 12 and insert the magnetic armature 3b in the second housing hole 7 by fixing the first connection interface 6.
With reference to figure 1, the panel 2 only has the first housing hole 5 with standard dimensions with reference to the dimensions of the lock body 10b. To complete the replacement, if necessary, a gripping element can be used, selectable between a fixed knob 20, a handle or a bar 21 positioned anywhere relative to the panel 2. Alternatively it is possible to carry out a processing directly on the panel to realise a gripping region.
With reference to figures 5 to 7, the steps of the replacement of a mechanical catch lock 10 of the kit with a magnetic induction closure device 3 of the kit are shown.
With reference to figure 3, the panel 2 has both the first housing hole 5 and a lateral through hole 30 for the handle of the mechanical catch lock 10. In this case, therefore, to complete the replacement proceed to cover the lateral through hole 30 by means of a gripping element, for example the fixed knob 20.
With reference to figure 4, the panel 2 has both the first housing hole 5 and two lateral through holes 30 respectively for the handle of the mechanical catch lock 10 and for a mechanical closing point. In this case, therefore, to complete the replacement proceed to cover the lateral through holes 30 by means of a gripping element, for example the bar 21.
Where the door or window is arranged with the magnetic induction closure device 3 and the door or window is to be modified by replacing the magnetic induction closure device 3 of the kit with the mechanical catch lock 10 of the kit, it will be necessary to remove the first connection plate 4 and insert the lock body 10a in the first housing hole 5 by fixing the respective second connection plate 11. It will also be necessary to remove the first connection interface 6 and insert the mechanical armature 10b in the second housing hole 7 by fixing the second connection interface 12.
It may be necessary to realise one or more lateral holes 30 arranged at the front surface of the panel to receive a gripping element selectable between a fixed knob 20, a handle or a bar 21.
Figure 8 instead shows the same situation with reference to the prior art in the case of doors or windows in wood. The area indicated with A1 represents an example of drilling for housing a magnetic induction closure device of known type. The area indicated with A2 represents an example of additional milling that needed to be realised in the panel to house the mechanical catch lock replacing the magnetic induction closure device of known type.
The present invention allows obtaining the proposed objects, ensuring interchangeability between a mechanical catch lock and a magnetic induction closure device while maintaining the usual aesthetic characteristics thanks to the fact that the exposed parts coincide dimensionally.

Claims

A kit for the realisation of doors or windows, comprising:
a magnetic induction closure device (3) comprising a magnetic induction catch (3a) and at least one magnetic induction armature (3b), wherein said magnetic induction catch (3a) is insertable in a first housing hole (5) and comprises a first connection plate (4) adapted to be fixed to an edge surface (2a) of a panel (2) and wherein said magnetic induction armature (3b) is insertable in a second housing hole (7) and comprises a first connection interface (6) adapted to fix said magnetic induction armature (3b) to a frame (1); and

a mechanical catch lock (10) comprising a lock body (10a) which houses at least a mechanical catch and a mechanical armature (10b) adapted to receive said mechanical catch, wherein said lock body (10a) is insertable in the first housing hole (5) and comprises a second connection plate (11) adapted to be fixed to said edge surface (2a) of said panel (2) and wherein said mechanical armature (10b) is insertable in the second housing hole (7) and comprises a second connection interface (12) adapted to fix said mechanical armature (10b) to said frame (1),

wherein said magnetic induction catch (3a) and said lock body (10a) have a shape and dimensions such as to allow their insertion in the first housing hole (5),

wherein said magnetic induction armature (3b) and said mechanical armature (1 0b) have a shape and dimensions such as to allow their insertion in the second housing hole (7),

wherein said first connection plate (4) and said second connection plate (11) have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the first housing hole (5), said first connection plate (4) and said second connection plate (11) being substantially identical, and

wherein said first connection interface (6) and said second connection interface (12) have a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the second housing hole (7), said first connection interface (6) and said second connection interface (12) being substantially identical.
A method for the realisation of doors or windows, comprising:
- providing a door or window comprising a panel (2) and a frame (1);

- realising a first housing hole (5) on an edge surface (2a) of the panel (2);

- realising a second housing hole (7) on an edge surface (1a) of the frame (1); characterized in that it further comprises the steps of:
- providing a kit according to claim 1;

- selecting one between said magnetic induction closure device (3) and said mechanical catch lock (10) of said kit;

- as a function of the selection carried out, selectively inserting said magnetic induction catch (3a) or said lock body (10a) in the first housing hole (5) selectively fixing said first connection plate (4) or said second connection plate (11) at the first housing hole (5),

- as a function of the selection carried out, selectively inserting said magnetic induction armature (3b) or said mechanical armature (10b) in the second housing hole (7) selectively fixing said first connection interface (6) or said second connection interface (12) at the second housing hole (7).
The method for the realisation of doors or windows according to claim 2, wherein said door or window is realized selecting said mechanical catch lock (10) of the kit according to claim 1 and wherein, in order to modify said door or window, said method comprises:
- removing said mechanical catch lock (10) from the door or window;

- fitting in the place of the mechanical catch lock (10) said corresponding magnetic induction closure device (3) of the kit according to claim 1; and

- preferably covering one or more lateral holes (30) arranged at the front surface of said panel (2) by means of a gripping element selectable between a fixed knob (20), a handle or a bar (21).
The method for the realisation of doors or windows according to claim 2, wherein said door or window is realized selecting said magnetic induction closure device (3) of the kit according to claim 1 and wherein, in order to modify said door or window, said method comprises:
- removing said magnetic induction closure device (3) from the door or window;

- fitting in the place of the magnetic induction closure device (3) said corresponding mechanical catch lock (10) of the kit according to claim 1; and

- preferably realising one or more lateral holes (30) arranged at the front surface of said panel (2) to receive a gripping element selectable between a fixed knob (20), a handle or a bar (21).
A door or window comprising:
- a frame (1);

- a panel (2) reversibly movable with respect to said frame (1) between a closing condition of said door or window and an at least partial opening condition of said door or window;

wherein said panel (2) has a first housing hole (5) formed at an edge surface (2a) of the panel itself and wherein said frame (1) has a second housing hole (7) formed at an edge surface (1a) of the frame itself; and

a kit according to claim 1;

wherein a closure device is inserted in the first housing hole (5) and in the second housing hole (7) and selectable between a magnetic induction closure device (3) and a mechanical catch lock (10) of the kit.
The door or window according to claim 5, wherein said first connection interface (6) comprises a first striking plate (6a) adapted to be fixed to the edge surface (1a) of said frame (1) and said second connection interface (12) comprises a second striking plate (12a) adapted to be fixed to said edge surface (1a) of said frame (1), said first striking plate (6a) and said second striking plate (6b) having a shape and dimensions such as to allow the fixing thereof at the second housing hole (7) and preferably having substantially identical shape and dimensions.
The door or window according to claim 5, wherein said first connection interface (6) comprises a first fixing block (6b) adapted to be fitted in said second housing hole (7) and said second connection interface (6) comprises a second fixing block (6b) adapted to be fitted in said second housing hole (7), said first fixing block (6a) and said second fixing block (6b) having a shape and dimensions such as to allow the insertion and fixing thereof in the second housing hole (7) and preferably having substantially identical shape and dimensions.
The door or window according to one or more of claims 5 to 7, comprising at least one gripping element selectable between a fixed knob (20), a handle or a bar (21), wherein said gripping element has a shape and dimensions adapted to cover one or more lateral holes (30) arranged at a front surface of said panel (2).