EP4036359B1 - Panel holder, top panel for a door and door with top panel - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a panel holder for holding the top panel of a door.

In addition, the invention relates to an upper panel for a door having at least two panel holders.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a door having a frame, a door leaf and a top panel.

It has long been known and customary to install doors with upper panels, with an upper panel being arranged inside the frame above the door leaf. This combination of door and top panel is often used for room-high door elements.

It is desirable that the top panel and the door panel are aligned parallel to each other, so that the horizontal gap between the door panel and the top panel is evenly wide. The outer edges of the top panel and the door leaf should also be aligned if possible. Furthermore, the surfaces of the top panel and the door should also lie in one plane with respect to the front sides of the door leaf and top panel.

From the DE 10 2006 030783 A1 , DE 199 53 774 A1 , FR 2 451 448 A1 and EP 1 039 086 A2 are known panel holder.

When installing the top panel, the known panel holders allow at most a horizontal and a vertical alignment. However, this is very complex and it is not possible to align the surface of the front side of the top panel with the door leaf.

It is therefore an object of the invention to create a panel holder that enables an upper panel to be aligned in all three spatial directions.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a panel holder having the features of patent claim 1 .

A further object of the invention is to create a top panel that can be aligned in all three spatial directions.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a top panel according to patent claim 8 . It is also an object of the invention to create a door with an upper panel that can be aligned in all three spatial directions.

According to the invention, this object is achieved by a door according to patent claim 11 .

In this document, the following definition of directions applies in relation to a properly assembled door: the horizontal direction is the horizontal direction from one side of the frame to the other side of the frame (across the doorway), the vertical direction is the direction from the bottom to the top the frame and the longitudinal direction is oriented in the direction of passage. The directions are perpendicular to one another like the ordinate, abscissa and applicate of a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

A screen holder according to the invention has two elongated holes extending from a first side to a second side opposite the first side, the longitudinal extension of at least one of the elongated holes being transverse to the direction connecting the elongated holes, and one on a third side out of the rest Panel holder protruding eccentric pin, which is rotatably mounted in the panel holder and can be fixed in one position using a fixing element.

The elongated holes are preferably arranged one behind the other at a distance in the horizontal direction and extend through the panel holder in the vertical direction. The eccentric pin preferably protrudes from the panel holder in the horizontal direction.

The second side of the bezel holder is given by the mounting surface. For the purposes of this document, this is the side of the panel holder that rests against a top panel during assembly.

The slotted holes are used to connect the panel holder to a top panel using screws. The use of elongated holes means that the screws have a certain amount of play in the longitudinal direction in the elongated holes, so that the panel holder can be aligned with the top panel and connected to it in the aligned position. The elongated holes serve to align the surfaces of the top panel and door leaf in the longitudinal direction with respect to one another in the case of assembly taking place in the vertical direction.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the long sides of both elongated holes are aligned transversely to the horizontal direction.

The fixing device is used to securely fix the eccentric pin in the set position. In the fixed state, the eccentric pin can no longer rotate, so that the orientation of the eccentric pin is fixed in the vertical and longitudinal direction.

The fixing device is preferably detachable, so that an eccentric pin fixed in a first position can be fixed in a second position by loosening and re-fixing with the fixing device, if this is necessary for aligning a top panel.

In a preferred embodiment of a panel holder according to the invention, the eccentric pin is arranged eccentrically on a bolt which has a screw thread at least in some areas and has a laterally operable screw head at the end connected to the eccentric pin.

Due to the eccentric arrangement of the eccentric pin on a bolt, the position of the eccentric pin can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction and in the vertical direction by rotating the bolt.

The screw thread ensures that the bolt is firmly seated in the panel holder.

The fact that the screw head can be operated from the side enables the bolt or the eccentric pin connected thereto to be rotated in a targeted manner, despite the eccentric pin connected to the bolt.

In embodiments of the invention, the screw head is designed as a hexagonal screw head.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of a panel holder according to the invention, the bolt and the eccentric pin are designed in one piece.

A one-piece formation of bolts and eccentric pins allows a particularly high stability of the screen holder. This is necessary because when mounting a top panel using a panel holder according to the invention, the entire weight of the top panel is carried by the eccentric pins of the panel holder.

The eccentric pin and the bolt are advantageously made of a stable material. For example, the use of high-strength steel is possible.

This increases the stability of the panel holder compared to less rigid materials.

In one embodiment of the invention, the fixing element is designed as a grub screw arranged in a thread in the panel holder, which can be clamped against the bolt connected to the eccentric pin in such a way that the latter can be fixed.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the bolt has an area provided with an engagement structure, into which a tip of the grub screw can engage.

In embodiments of the invention, the engagement structure is designed, for example, as grooves running in the longitudinal direction or a multiplicity of bores arranged next to one another. When the tip of the grub screw engages in the engagement structure, the bolt is securely fixed and the bolt is effectively prevented from twisting.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the panel holder has an additional hole which extends parallel to the elongated holes and has a circular cross section, for example.

The use of an additional hole in addition to the elongated holes enables improved fixation of the position set using the elongated holes when using screws to connect the panel holder to a top panel. For this purpose, the additional hole is designed in connection with the screw used in such a way that the screw has no or almost no play in the additional hole.

In one embodiment of the invention, the slots provided for the screw connection of panel holder and top panel and the additional hole that may be present are provided with a funnel on the side opposite the mounting surface, so that countersunk screws can be accommodated flush in the holes.

In embodiments of the invention, the panel holder has a cover that can be placed on the side facing away from the mounting surface.

Such a cover is designed, for example, as a cover plate.

A top panel according to the invention for a door has at least two panel holders according to the invention.

The panel holders are preferably arranged in a milling in each case in the upper panel.

The arrangement of the panel holders in millings in the top panel enables the alignment of the panel holders to the top panel and the accessibility of the panel holder required for connecting the panel holder and top panel while at the same time optically unobtrusive integration of the panel holders into the top panel.

The millings are preferably arranged on the underside of the top panel at the opposite ends, so that the eccentric pins of the panel holders located therein protrude from the top panel in opposite directions in the horizontal direction.

A cover that may be provided serves to conceal the panel holder and preferably also to mill the panel in which the panel holder is arranged.

The panel holders are preferably each connected to the upper panel by means of at least two screws.

In a preferred embodiment, two of these screws are screwed to the upper panel through the slots in the panel holder.

The panel holders are particularly preferably each connected to the top panel by means of three screws.

Advantageously, two screws are screwed through the oblong holes to the top panel and one screw through the additional hole.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the millings are designed to be somewhat wider than the panel holders.

As a result, the panel holders can be moved to a certain extent within the millings, so that the panel holder and upper panel can be aligned with one another before the screw connection is fixed. The adjustability of the top panel in the longitudinal direction is thus made possible by the interaction of the elongated holes in the panel holder and the free space created between the outer sides of the panel holder and the side walls of the milling.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the milling of a screen is not aligned centrally to the screen side, but is shifted out of the center.

On the one hand, this enables an identical structure for panels with a rebated bottom edge or flat bottom edge and, on the other hand, if the milling is positioned from the center to the front, easier alignment of the panel to the upper edge of the door. This is made possible in particular by the improved accessibility with a wrench when the panel is installed.

In embodiments of the invention, a top panel according to the invention is provided with at least one further milling on the upper side. With the aid of this at least one further milling, the upper panel can be connected to a frame at the top by inserting at least one plug-in element mounted on the frame into the at least one further milling.

In one embodiment of the invention, the top panel has two further millings on the upper side, into each of which a plug-in element can be inserted.

A door according to the invention has a frame, a door leaf and a top panel. Two opposite fastening holes are arranged in the side parts of the frame and the top panel is fastened to the frame in such a way that the eccentric pin of a panel holder according to the invention engages in one of the fastening holes and thus fixes the top panel in the door.

In one embodiment of the invention, at least one plug-in element is attached to the transverse part of the frame located above the door passage, which in at least one corresponding further milling of the top panel can be inserted, so that the top panel is also securely fixed in the frame in the upper area.

The plug-in elements are designed, for example, as metal brackets or as pins that protrude downwards from the transverse part of the frame.

The upper panel of a door according to the invention is preferably designed as an upper panel according to the invention.

1. 1. Einschieben der Oberblende von unten in die Zarge, sodass ein Aufstecken der Oberblende mit der mindestens einen weiteren Fräsung auf das mindestens eine Steckelement erfolgt
2. 2. Einführen der Blendenhalter in die Fräsungen an der Unterseite der Oberblende
3. 3. Einstecken der Exzenterzapfen der Blendenhalter in die entsprechenden Bohrungen in den Seitenteilen der Zarge
4. 4. Fixieren des Blendenhalters an der Oberblende durch Verschrauben durch die jeweiligen Langlöcher
5. 5. Horizontale Ausrichtung der Oberblende durch Heraus- bzw. Hereindrehen der Bolzen der Exzenterzapfen aus bzw. in den Blendenhalter, sodass die vertikalen Kanten der Tür und der Oberblende möglichst in einer Flucht liegen
6. 6. Ausrichtung der Türoberkante und der Unterkante der Oberblende durch Verdrehen der Bolzen der Exzenterzapfen um den jeweils erforderlichen Winkel (z.B. Hoch: +180°, Runter:
   -180° Drehung des Bolzens)
7. 7. Sicherung der Bolzenstellung der Exzenterzapfen mithilfe der Fixiereinrichtung
8. 8. Ausrichtung der Oberblende zur Tür in longitudinaler Richtung durch leichtes Lösen der Schrauben in den Langlöchern und Verschieben der Oberblende auf den Blendenhaltern
9. 9. Fixieren der longitudinalen Ausrichtung durch Anziehen der Schrauben in den Langlöchern und optional zusätzlich durch Anziehen einer Schraube durch das Zusatzloch
10. 10. Optional: Abdecken der Blendenhalter in den Fräsungen durch Anbringen von Abdeckungen

In embodiments of the invention according to the invention, a top panel is assembled in the following steps:

1. 1. Sliding the upper panel from below into the frame, so that the upper panel with the at least one further milling is plugged onto the at least one plug-in element
2. 2. Insert the panel holders into the millings on the underside of the upper panel
3. 3. Insert the eccentric pins of the panel holders into the corresponding holes in the side parts of the frame
4. 4. Fix the panel holder to the top panel by screwing it through the respective slotted holes
5. 5. Align the top panel horizontally by screwing the bolts of the eccentric pins out of or into the panel holder so that the vertical edges of the door and the top panel are as aligned as possible
6. 6. Align the upper edge of the door and the lower edge of the top panel by turning the bolts of the eccentric pins by the required angle (e.g. up: +180°, down:
   -180° rotation of the bolt)
7. 7. Securing the bolt position of the eccentric pins using the fixing device
8. 8. Align the top panel to the door in the longitudinal direction by slightly loosening the screws in the slotted holes and sliding the top panel on the panel holders
9. 9. Fix the longitudinal alignment by tightening the screws in the slotted holes and optionally also by tightening a screw through the additional hole
10. 10. Optional: cover the panel holders in the millings by attaching covers

Depending on the initial state of the frame, this must be prepared before installing the top panel by providing the holes in the side parts and, if necessary, attaching at least one plug-in device.

The process steps listed above define a process flow according to the present invention.

Figur 1:

Eine perspektivische Darstellung einer erfindungsgemäßen Ausführungsform eines Blendenhalters,

Figur 2:

Einen Längsschnitt des in Figur 1 gezeigten Blendenhalters,

Figur 3:

Eine perspektivische Ansicht des Exzenterzapfens eines erfindungsgemäßen Blendenhalters,

Figur 4:

Einen Längsschnitt des in Figur 3 gezeigten Exzenterzapfens,

Figur 5:

Eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Teils einer Fixiereinrichtung eines erfindungsgemäßen Blendenhalters,

Figur 6:

Eine Teilansicht einer erfindungsgemäßen Tür,

Figur 7:

Eine teiltransparente Darstellung des in Figur 6 dargestellten Ausschnitts einer erfindungsgemäßen Tür,

Figur 8:

Eine Ansicht von unten auf die in Figur 6 gezeigte Teilansicht einer Tür,

Figur 9:

Eine Ansicht von unten auf einen Ausschnitt einer erfindungsgemäßen Oberblende ohne Blendenhalter,

Figur 10:

Eine Seitenansicht des in Figur 9 gezeigten Ausschnitts einer erfindungsgemäßen Oberblende und

Figur 11:

Einen vertikalen Schnitt des in Figur 10 gezeigten Ausschnitts einer erfindungsgemäßen Oberblende entlang der Achse B-B.

An exemplary embodiment of the invention is shown in the figures described below. Show it:

Figure 1:

A perspective view of an embodiment of a panel holder according to the invention,

Figure 2:

A longitudinal section of the in figure 1 screen holder shown,

Figure 3:

A perspective view of the eccentric pin of a panel holder according to the invention,

Figure 4:

A longitudinal section of the in figure 3 shown eccentric pin,

Figure 5:

A perspective view of part of a fixing device of a panel holder according to the invention,

Figure 6:

A partial view of a door according to the invention,

Figure 7:

A partially transparent representation of the in figure 6 illustrated section of a door according to the invention,

Figure 8:

A bottom view of the in figure 6 shown partial view of a door,

Figure 9:

A view from below of a section of a top panel according to the invention without panel holder,

Figure 10:

A side view of the in figure 9 shown section of a top panel according to the invention and

Figure 11:

A vertical section of the in figure 10 shown section of a top panel according to the invention along the axis BB.

figure 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a panel holder (1) according to the invention.

The panel holder (1) has an elongate body (2) in which two elongated holes (3) are arranged at a distance from one another. The elongated shape of the elongated holes (3) extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the panel holder (1).

Furthermore, the screen holder (1) has two further openings (10) at its ends, which are used for connection to a cover, in particular a cover plate (not shown).

An eccentric pin (4) extends out of the rest of the panel holder (1) in this longitudinal direction.

In the area of the end of the body (2) of the panel holder (1) facing the eccentric pin (4), a fixing device (5) is arranged, which serves to fix the eccentric pin (4). A screw head (6), which can be operated from the side and is designed as a hexagonal screw head, is arranged on the eccentric pin (4).

Arranged between the elongated holes (3) is an additional hole (7) which extends parallel to the latter and also extends through the body (2) of the panel holder (1) from the first side (8).

This is also in figure 2 evident. The elongated holes (3), like the additional hole (7), extend from the first side (8) to the second side (9) of the panel holder (1). The second side (9) forms the mounting surface, which rests directly on an upper panel when the panel holder (1) is installed.

The panel holder (1) has a receiving opening (11) for receiving the eccentric pin (4).

The fixing device (5) engages in the receiving opening (11) in the fixing state.

In figure 3 an eccentric pin (4) of a panel holder (1) according to the invention is shown in a perspective view.

The eccentric pin (4) is connected to a bolt (12) which has a screw head (6) on its end facing the eccentric pin (4). In the area (13) facing the screw head (6), the bolt (12) has a screw thread (not shown) designed as an external thread.

In the other area of the bolt (12), in embodiments of the invention, an engagement structure, for example in the form of longitudinal grooves, is arranged (not shown).

figure 4 shows a longitudinal section of the in figure 3 illustrated eccentric pin (4). The central axis I of the bolt (12) and the central axis II of the eccentric pin (4) are located so that it can be seen that the eccentric pin (4) is eccentrically connected to the bolt (12).

In figure 5 a part of the fixing device (5) of an embodiment of a panel holder (1) according to the invention is shown.

This part of the fixing device (5) is designed as a grub screw (14) which has a point (15) at its lower end. The grub screw (14) is in figure 1 inserted into a corresponding thread in the body (2) of the panel holder (1). The thread of the grub screw (14) is designed as an external thread and is not shown in this figure.

figure 6 shows a section of a door (30) according to the invention. The door (30) has a frame (31), a lateral and the upper part of the frame (31) being shown in detail. In addition, the door (30) has an upper panel (20) which is attached to the frame (31) with the aid of a panel holder (1) according to the invention.

In figure 7 is a partially transparent representation of the in figure 6 shown detail of a door according to the invention (30). It can be seen that a fastening hole (32) is provided in the frame (31), in which the panel holder (1) engages by means of the eccentric pin (4), so that the upper panel (20) is fixed in the frame (31). The screen holder (1) is arranged in a groove-like milling (21) in the screen (20).

figure 8 shows a view from below of the frame (31) of a door (30) according to the invention with the upper panel (20) inserted in front of the frame rebate (33), which is fixed using the panel holder (1). is. The screen holder (1) has a cover (16) so that the first side (8) is not visible. The eccentric pin (4) protrudes into the side part of the frame (31).

In figure 9 is a section of a top panel (20) according to the invention but without a panel holder (1) in a view from below. The top panel (20) has a milling (21) into which a panel holder (1) can be inserted. At the opposite end of the underside of the top panel (20), which is not shown, this has a corresponding milling (21). This milling (21) has a length a and a width b, the width b being wider than the width of the panel holder (1) to be used. The milling (21) is also not arranged in the center of the upper panel (20), but is shifted out of it.

figure 10 shows a side view of the in figure 9 shown section of a top panel (20). A panel holder (1) is now inserted into the milling (21) so that the eccentric pin (4) protrudes laterally beyond the upper panel (20). Furthermore, the axis BB is drawn.

In figure 11 is a section along the BB axis figure 10 shown. In the milling (21) of the top panel (20) of thickness D, the panel holder (1) is used. The width c of the panel holder (1) is less than the width b of the milling (21), so that a free space is realized between the panel holder (1) and the side walls of the milling (21). The panel holder (1) can be displaced in the milling (21) in this free space in order to align the upper panel (20) accordingly. If the upper panel (20) is aligned, the corresponding position of the panel holder (1) can be fixed by screwing it to the upper panel (20).

The depth d of the milling (21) is selected in such a way that the aperture age (1) can be completely accommodated in the milling (21). In the embodiment shown, only the cover (16) protrudes from the milling (21).

In one embodiment of the invention, the width b of the milling is about 19 mm and the width c of the panel holder (1) is about 15 mm, so that between the outer sides of the panel holder (1) and the side walls of the milling (21) there is a free space with a width of a total of about 4 mm is realized.

In one embodiment of the invention, the thickness D of the panel (20) is approximately 40 mm.

Claims (11)

1. Panel holder (1) having two oblong holes (3) which extend from a first side to a second side opposite the first side, wherein the elongate extent of at least one of the oblong holes (3) is formed transversely to the direction connecting the oblong holes (3), and having an eccentric pin (4) which projects out of the remainder of the panel holder (1) on a third side, is mounted rotatably in the panel holder (1) and can be fixed in a position by means of a fixing element (5).
2. Panel holder (1) according to Claim 1, characterized in that the eccentric pin (4) is arranged eccentrically on a bolt (12) which has a screw thread (13) at least in certain regions and has a laterally manipulable screwing head (6) at the end connected to the eccentric pin (4).
3. Panel holder (1) according to Claim 2, characterized in that the bolt (12) and the eccentric pin (4) are configured in one piece.
4. Panel holder (1) according to either of Claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the eccentric pin (4) and the bolt (12) are produced from a stable material.
5. Panel holder (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fixing element (4) takes the form of a grub screw (14) which is arranged in a thread in the panel holder (1) and can be braced against the bolt (12) connected to the eccentric pin (4) in such a way that said bolt can be fixed.
6. Panel holder (1) according to Claim 5, characterized in that the bolt (12) has a region which is provided with an engaging structure in which a tip (15) of the grub screw (14) can engage.
7. Panel holder (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has an additional hole (7) which extends parallel to the oblong holes (3) and has a circular cross section.
8. Upper panel (20) for a door (30), having two panel holders (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 7.
9. Upper panel (20) according to Claim 8, characterized in that the panel holders (1) are arranged in a respective milled cutout (21).
10. Upper panel (20) according to Claim 9, characterized in that the milled cutouts (21) are designed to be wider than the panel holders (1).
11. Door (30) having a frame (31), a door leaf and an upper panel (20) according to one of Claims 8-10, characterized in that two opposite fastening holes (32) are arranged in the frame (31), and in that the upper panel (20) is fastened to the frame (31) in such a way that the eccentric pin (4) of a respective panel holder (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 7 engages in one of the fastening holes (32) and thus fixes an upper panel (20) in the door (30).

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