FR2893068A1 - Suspension and slide support for e.g. shutter of window, has brackets and rail forming single profile, where profile comprises upper end equipped with projection, and strip with upper end equipped with folded parts - Google Patents

Abstract

The support has a rail (5) assembled at brackets (2, 4) fixed to a wall, and a removable strip (18) covering a frontal part of the support. The brackets and rail form a single profile, which comprises projections (9, 10) complementary to projections (24, 25) of the strip. The projections (9, 10) permit to place and retract the strip. The profile has an upper end equipped with a projection (11) for hooking the strip, and the strip has an upper end equipped with folded parts (19, 20). Plates close lateral ends of the support.

Description

The invention relates to sliding closure system, motorized and

  automated in a wide range of applications ranging from openings of building structures to openings of all types of volumes in the automobile for example and without limitation.

  In the first place, the subject of the invention is a suspension system for sliding panels intended to be fixed to a fixed support. The prior art proposes profiles forming rail and / or support and / or headband trim with fastening accessories and / or fixed support structure. Those skilled in the art, manufacturer or installer will find commercially available motors and power supply boxes and electrical or electronic limit devices. The know-how of the person skilled in the art consists in determining among all the variants and profiles and various elements of power supply and motorization, the good elements intended for an application and then knowing how to implement them, then to install and deliver a so-called turnkey installation. The technical problem is the collection consisting of a set of various elements to achieve a motorized sliding panel installation. The diversity of the sliding panels due to their size, weight, actuation strokes and such that the various elements require for each kind of between them to be declined in as many achievements as applications in this diversity. This results in manufacturing and storage costs, implementation costs and installation costs. It is a profession of profession to realize such steps, first of collection, then of implementation and to finish of installation. The individual is unlikely to gather all the knowledge as well as find the right elements and install everything to get a functional sliding panel the first time. The object of the invention is to solve the aforementioned problems and disadvantages by bringing all the elements into a single system ready to install said turnkey.

  An all-public system that allows the professional as well as the individual, without specific knowledge to find what he simply needs on the one hand, and on the other hand that the implementation is a simple and easy child's play, in any case safety and without technical, electrical or mechanical risks.

  To meet these objectives, the object of the invention is to provide a secure removable fairing support rail with no other accessories than screws for fixing the assembly on a fixed support and end caps on the end sections. Then a second objective is to achieve a single modular set of motorization and standard that simply connect to electrical sources, network or standalone backup such as batteries or relay typically solar panels. The motorized suspension system is unique. and is a standard. There are only two selections to make; that of the profile according to the application requires one or more guide rail (s) and according to the necessary length that is a function of the travel to be made by the sliding panel; still that of the compact modular motorization unit whose central standard module makes it possible to adapt both the connecting member of the compact modular motorization unit to the selected rail and to adapt the gear type corresponding to the forces actuating the panel which are essentially a function of the weight, size and stroke of said panel.

  The most classic situations in applications allow the presentation of motorized suspension systems on the shelves of do-it-yourself stores and sales. Specific applications can be ordered at the factory. The latter adapts the appropriate type of gear corresponding to the specifications of the sliding panel installation request.

  The invention allows cost and time savings in design, manufacture and commissioning. the cases of warranty and liability reminders are dwindling. The invention provides security for professionals and also individuals through the impossibility of making connection errors in addition to securing service of equipment, property and person such as for example burglar-proof, autonomy of operation, automation among other services. The invention also relates to a use of a compact and autonomous motorized suspension system according to the system previously described among other applications for actuating the sliding shutters. A nonlimiting example of implementation of the present invention will now be described with reference to the appended figures in which: FIG. 1 is a front view in elevation of a motorized suspension system fixed to a fixed wall support for the actuation of a sliding panel; Figure la represents a cutaway view from the front in elevation of an enlargement of the end of the support rail connected to the compact modular motorization unit of the system of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a side view of the support with the headband and a suspension carriage of the system panel of FIG. 1; Figure 3 shows in perspective the support after the establishment of the strip and closing plates of the system of FIG. 1; The profile 1 preferably made of aluminum, comprises a first flat part 2 intended to be fixed to the wall by screws passing through oblong holes 3. A second part 4 projects outwards from the wall and forms an angle with the wall ranging from 60 to 90. A third portion 5 constitutes the sliding rail and has the shape of an inverted U with two horizontal projections 6 and 7 approaching and forming the raceways for the suspension carriage (Figure 2). Preferably, the rail 5 is also secured to the first part 1 by a wall 8 thus reducing any vibrations due to the cantilever of the part 4 during the rolling of the carriages and transferring the forces to the part 2. The rail 5 is provided with two projections 9 and 10 contributing to the latching of the strip 18 as will be described with reference to Figure 2. The upper end of the portion 1 is provided with an L-projection 11 for hanging 18. C-shaped or cylindrical housings 12, 13, 14 are provided for fixing two side plates (Fig. 3) with screws 27 and pins, etc. Referring to Figure 2, complete support is shown. A suspension carriage comprising rollers 16, 17 rolling on raceway 5 is shown while a threaded rod 15 secured to the body of the carriage suspends the panel. One or more trolleys are used depending on the dimensions of the panel. A strip 18 is snapped by two projections 24, 25 collaborating with the projections 9 and 10 of the third portion 5 of the profile. In order to avoid accidental detachment of the strip 18, its upper end is provided with a folded portion 18 in the form of a hook and a projection 20 folded about 90 to the folded portion 19. The position and dimensions of two folded parts 19 and 20 surrounding the projection 11 of the part 2 of the section 1 prevent the accidental fall of the strip 18 both during the introduction of the withdrawal of the strip 18 and during an accidental disengagement of the elements 9, 10, 24, 25.

  Indeed, during the introduction the strip 18 must be presented so that the folded portion 18 engages (hangs) on the projection L 11. For this purpose, the portion 18a must be presented approximately perpendicular to the wall, engage the folded portion 19 in the projection L 11 and let the strip 18 naturally down. During this movement, the folded portion 19 and the foot portion of the L 11 are in contact and even if the blindfold is not held, it does not fall accidentally. When the projections 24, 25 come in front of projections 9, 10 simply push the strip to tell the wall and it will come to the position shown in Figure 2, that is to say that projections 9, 10 and 24 , 25 will engage while the folded portion 20 will come into contact with the projection L 11 preventing mis-positioning of the strip 18. In this position, the strip 18 is securely fixed and an upward force can not unhook it thanks to the cooperation of the elements 20 and 11. To remove the strip 18 must be pulled horizontally to disengage the elements 9, 10 and 24, 25 and 20 and 11 and then turn up the strip 18 and disengage the elements 11 and 19.

  To conclude, the elements 11 and 19 can prevent, during the introduction or removal of the headband, it accidentally falls or when the elements 9, 10 and 24, 25 disengage accidentally. The elements 20 and 11 ensure the exact positioning of the headband and also prevent its accidental detachment. For aesthetic reasons and to protect the elements located inside the headband, the two ends of the support are closed by two plates 26 (FIG 3) 5 fixed by screws or dowels or the like engaging in the passages 12 to 14 and 22 to 23 provided on the support and the banner. An extension of the strip 18 at one of the ends of the support section 1 and beyond said end forms with one of the plates 26 a box 28 adapted to receive a compact modular assembly of motorization 29. Advantageously, this set is preserved bad weather. The module 29 comprises the interconnections 34 "and the connections 34, 34 'which are made with cables crimped into the housings of the modules 30, 31, 32 whose ends are provided with connectors provided with polarizing means for secure connections and some without risk of inversion or confusion.

  In order to improve the reduction of operating noise, the invention realizes, in line with the link 37 of the compact modular motorization unit 29 with said support profile 1, an incision 38 with a length at least equal to one centimeter, made in the horizontal walls of the part 8 and in the wall opposite the wall 8, of the second part of the console 4.

  By doing this incision 38 made at least one centimeter from the level of the link 37 reduces the operating vibrations without harming the stability of said system A, said support profile 1 and again to the attachment with the link 37. The assembly Modular compact of motorization 29 of said sliding panel comprises: a motor 30 powered by low voltage 6 volts, essential condition to achieve compactness and autonomy with backup power devices 33 or with stand-alone generators such as solar panels connected to the assembly 29 via a connection 34 with polarizing means; A gearbox 35 for reducing / amplifying the motor torque via a single or multiple gear adjustable gear and optionally allowing direct or indirect engagement between the motor shaft 30 and the axis of the transmission pulley 36; a grouping box 31 of the mains and / or back-up and / or relay supply device, mechanical, electrical and / or electronic control devices for control of management and associated services such as without limitation of the safety devices, automations, treatments and others. Said transmission housing 32 allows the reversibility and interchangeability of the motor modules 30 and the grouping box 31. Said transmission box 32 allows interchangeability and reversibility for the first two modules 30, 31 with respect to the third module 32 to form a single unit with a single connecting device 37 and interchangeable attachment to the fixed structure of the motorized suspension system A for 15 sliding panels. Said transmission housing 35 comprises the gear and single link interchangeability means 37 of the modular assembly 29 to the rail 5. Advantageously, any type of rail is authorized for motorized suspension system applications on the one hand and On the other hand, the inversion or reversibility of the motor 30 with the regrouping housing 31 makes it possible to keep intact the capacity to fit into the trunk 28 the assembly 29 when the rail 5 from its connection 37 to the housing is located close to the wing 18a of the strip 18. This is the case for applications to large panels for example. The dimensional characteristics length L, width I and height h of the modular assembly 29 achieve a constant volume despite the reversibility of the motor modules 30 and housing 29. This volume is in the volume of the trunk 28 of dimensional characteristics length L ' corresponding to the exceeding of the strip 18 greater than L of the assembly 29, width l 'corresponding to the distance separating the wall of the strip 18 to the flat portion 2 of the support profile 1 greater than the width I of the assembly 29, the height h 'corresponding to the height of the strip 18 greater than the height h of the assembly 29.

The use of a motorized suspension system 1 according to the embodiments described above among other applications is the equipment of windows and / or doors with said suspension system 1 for actuating sliding shutters by motorization and automation. Reference signs A Motorized suspension system 1. support profile 2. console first flat part of support profile 1 3. oblong holes in console 2 4. console second part of support profile 1 5. rail third part of support profile 1 6. fixed means of connection and attachment to the rail 7. horizontal projections of the rail 5 8. part of the support profile 1 9. snap-fastening means 10. snap-fastening means 11. additional means projection of the support profile 1 12. cylindrical housing 13. housing cylindrical 14. cylindrical housing 15. threaded rods of the suspension carriage 16. rollers of the suspension carriages of the panels 17. rollers of the suspension carriages of the panels 18. removable headband 18a. part of 18 19. additional means of the removable strip 18 20. complementary means of the removable strip 18 21. cylindrical housing 18 22. cylindrical housing 18 23. cylindrical housing 18 24. latching means 18 25. means of snap-in 18 10 15 8 26. end plates 1 and 18 27. male fasteners 28. trunk 29. compact modular motorization assembly 30. motor 31. cluster housing 32. transmission housing dito 35 33. device emergency power supply 34. battery connection panels 34 'mains connection 34 "interconnections 35. transmission housing dito 32 36. transmission pulley 37. link 38. incision

Claims (7)

  1. Motorized suspension system (A) for sliding panels intended to be fixed to a fixed support, comprising at least: a rail (5) assembled to a bracket (2, 4) fixed to said fixed support and comprising a removable strip (18 ) covering the front part of the suspension system (A), said bracket (2, 4) and the rail (5) forming an integral part of a single profile (1), said section (1) also comprising latching means (9, 10) complementary to latching means (24, 25) of said strip (18) allowing the insertion and removal of the strip (18) and that said section (1) and the strip (18) being provided with complementary means (11, 19, 20) prevent the accidental detachment of the strip (18); a compact modular motorization unit (29) of said sliding panel comprising a motor (30) supplied with low voltage via a grouping box (31) comprising, among other things, a device for supplying and transforming the low voltage network voltage; whose actuation of said motor (30) is reflected on a transmission pulley (36) via a transmission housing (35) and reduction / amplification of the engine torque, which housing (35) is integral with the engine (30) removable or irremovable. ) and comprising an immovable fixed means (6) for connecting to said rail (5); said compact modular assembly (29) being autonomous and of reduced size for retracting into the fixed structures of an application with at least one sliding panel, said modular assembly (29) comprising both a motor module (30) supplied with 6-volt low voltage, a standard transmission box module (32) and a grouping box module (31) of the mains and emergency power supplies, mechanical, electrical and / or electronic control management control devices, said interconnected and inter-connected, interchangeable and reversible modules (30,31,32) for the first two modules (30,31) relative to the third module (32) to form a single unit having a single connecting device (37) and fastening (6) interchangeable with the fixed structure of the suspension system (A) motorized sliding panels.   2. Motorized suspension system (A) according to claim 1 comprising a strip (18) one end of which forms the cowling of the compact modular motorization unit (29), the module (29) comprising the interconnections (34). ") and the connections (34, 34 ') which are made with cables crimped into the housings of the modules (30, 31, 32) whose ends are provided with connectors provided with polarizing means for secure connections and some without risk of inversion or confusion.   3. Motorized suspension system (A) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said profile consists of a first planar portion (2) intended to be in contact with the fixed support, a second portion (4). ) projecting outwardly of said support, a third portion forming a suspension rail (5) secured to at least the second portion (4) of the profile (1), the third portion (5) being provided with means of latching (9, 10), the upper end of the first part (2) being provided with a projection (11) towards the outside of the L-shaped wall intended to collaborate with two projections (19, 20) folded headband (18) to prevent the accidental detachment of said headband.   4. Motorized suspension system (A) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the third part (5) forming the rail is also integral with the first part (2) and in particular having an incision (38) of a length at least equal to one centimeter, made at the end of said profile (1), to the right of the link (37), in the horizontal walls of the part (8) and substantially horizontal of the second part of the console ( 4) opposite to the wall (8) to reduce the repercussion of actuation noise of said system (A).   5. Motorized suspension system (A) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lateral ends of the support are closed by two plates (26) fixed by male fastening elements (27) and that the profile (1). and the headband (18) are provided with cylindrical or C-shaped housings (12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23) for engaging said fasteners (27).   Motorized suspension system (A) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the compact modular assembly (29) of external dimensions (L, I, H) of the assembly (29) and hence its volume is part of a substantially greater trunk volume (28) formed by the width (I ') and the height (h') of the section of said rail (5) of the fixed structure profile (1) as well as by the length (L ') constituted by that of the excess of the headband (18) forming hubcap and protruding the end of said profile (1).   7. Use of a suspension system (1) motorized according to one of the preceding claims among other applications for actuating the sliding shutters.