FR2911901A1 - Cellular or full rigid sliding panel e.g. door, suspending device for e.g. apartment, has passage oriented to cause displacement of insert along axis, parallel to relative displacement of connecting and maintaining unit in or along passage - Google Patents

Abstract

The device (1) has an insert (2) integrated to a sliding panel e.g. door, and a carriage (13) slidingly displaced along a guiding rail (18) by a sliding and rolling unit (17) of the carriage. The carriage has an insert connecting and maintaining unit (15) i.e. wing, co-operating with a guiding passage (5) i.e. axial reception housing, of the insert. The passage is oriented in a manner to cause upward and downward displacement of the insert along an insert suspending axis, parallel to a relative displacement of the unit (15) in or along the passage.

Description

The present invention relates to a panel suspension device

  sliding, in particular door or window, to a guide rail, said device comprising, on the one hand, an insert integral with said sliding panel, on the other hand a carriage adapted to be slidably displaced along a guide rail by means of a rolling member and / or sliding equipping said carriage, said carriage being further equipped with at least one connecting member and holding in suspension of the insert.

  The sliding panel is used more and more frequently for the realization of space separation, such as apartment, store, reception room, or built-in closet. The sliding panel can be of different natures and is generally in the form of a solid rigid or cellular panel.

  At present, there are different ways of suspending a sliding panel, but these are generally complicated. Indeed, a connection means between a suspended sliding panel and its commonly used guide rail provides on the one hand, a fixed connection between an insert and the upper edge of the sliding panel and, on the other hand, a helical connection, of axis generally parallel to the axis of suspension, between the insert and a carriage equipped with rolling means and / or sliding received in said rail. The adjustment up and down is done directly by means of a screw connecting the carriage to the insert, this being possible only after positioning the carriage in the suspension guide rail.

  The technical problem encountered and to which the present invention wishes to respond is the difficulty of positioning the suspension device of the sliding panel in the suspension guide rail as well as the up and down adjustment of the panel. When laying the sliding panel, previously provided with its suspension device, it often comes into abutment on the ground because the up and down adjustment is not performed, which therefore causes difficulties for the installer and potentially problems. damage to the lower edge of the sliding panel. Given the need to perform both the establishment of the carriage in the guide rail and the adjustment of the positioning of the panel, the establishment of such a sliding panel by the installer is therefore complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to significantly reduce the difficulty of laying a sliding panel through the use of a particular connection between the carriage, the rolling means and / or sliding are housed in the guide rail suspension, and the insert, secured to the panel at the upper edge of the sliding panel, this particular connection for pre-positioning without risk of degradation of the lower edge of the sliding panel.

  The present invention also aims to facilitate the mounting operation of such a sliding panel in its housing.

  For this purpose, the subject of the present invention is a device for suspending a sliding panel, in particular a door or window, with a guide rail, said device comprising, on the one hand, an insert integral with said sliding panel, on the other hand a carriage adapted to be slidably displaced along a guide rail by means of at least one rolling member and / or sliding fitted on said carriage, said carriage being further equipped with at least one member connecting and holding in suspension the insert, characterized in that the insert comprises at least one guide path 25 with which cooperates the connecting member of said carriage, said guide path having an orientation in which it causes, parallel to the relative displacement of said connecting member in said, or along said guide path, a displacement said upward and downward of the insert along the axis of suspension of said insert. Advantageously, said insert further comprises means for holding the connection member in the or along the guide path in a relative position chosen by the operator.

  Preferably, the means for holding the connecting member in or on the guide path are formed of a support member, such as a screw, and a spring positionable on either side of the carriage , the support member acting on the carriage against the spring.

  Preferably, the longitudinal axis of the guide path and the axis of suspension of said insert form between them an angle other than 90.

  Advantageously, the carriage is formed of a plate bearing on the one hand, the member (s) of rolling and / or sliding, on the other hand, said connecting member, this connecting member being made of one piece with said platen.

  Advantageously, said connecting member is formed of two wings extending on either side of the plane of the plate.

  Preferably, the guide path of the insert comprises at least one ramp along which the connecting member of said insert slides. Advantageously, said guide path is positioned substantially in line with an opening formed by the space left free between two parallel faces constituting the body of the insert.

  Advantageously, said guide path is equipped at one of its ends with a retaining stop of the connecting member on the insert in the suspended state of said insert.

  Finally, it is preferred that the insert has at or near the end of the guide path opposite to that provided with a retaining stop, an end stop of said connecting member. The invention will be better understood on reading the following description of an exemplary embodiment, with reference to the appended drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view from above of a suspension device according to the invention ; Figure 2 is a perspective view from below of a suspension device according to the invention;

  Figure 3 is a front view of a half-insert and a carriage, held lo in the guide path of the insert between a retaining stop and a spring;

  Figure 4 is a front view of a half insert and a carriage placed on a rail and held at the entrance of the guide path of the insert between a spring and the end of a screw;

  Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the suspension device in its suspension rail;

  FIG. 6 is a front view of a half insert according to the invention; Figure 7 is a front view of a plate according to the invention; Figure 8 is a sectional view along AA of Figure 7. As mentioned above, the suspension device, object of the invention, is intended to maintain in the suspended state a panel to a guide rail 18 along which the panel can slide. Generally, the same panel comprises two suspension devices of the type described hereinafter, these devices 30 holding the panel suspended from the rail by its lower edge.

  Each suspension device generally comprises a carriage 13, able to be slidably displaced along the guide rail 18 through at least one rolling and / or sliding member 17 fitted to said carriage 13, and a insert 2 solidarisable said panel.

  The sliding panel + insert 2 + carriage 3 assembly is held in the state 5 suspended from said rail 18 along a suspension axis D which corresponds essentially to a vertical axis.

  For this purpose, the carriage 13 is further equipped with at least one member 15 for connecting and holding in suspension the insert 2, while the insert 2 has at least one guide path 5 with which cooperates the connecting member 15 of said carriage 13.

  This guide path 5 is oriented so as to allow, in parallel with the relative displacement of the connecting member 15 in or along the guide path 5, a displacement said to rise and fall of the insert 2 and the associated panel along the axis of suspension of the device, and in particular of the insert 2. This movement up and down allows the adjustment of the height positioning and horizontality of the panel associated with the insert 2. The interest of such a suspension device lies essentially in its ease of implementation.

  The carriage 13 is formed of a plate 14 provided in the vicinity of its upper edge with an axis 16 carrying at each of its ends at least one rolling member 17 of said carriage, while the opposite edge of the plate 14 is equipped with of the member 15 for connecting the carriage to the insert 2.

  The shaft 16, carrying the rolling members 17, extends orthogonally to said plate 14, on either side of the plane formed by said plate 14. The rolling members 17 are intended to be housed inside the plate 14. a rail 18 in the general shape of an inverted U, the legs of the U being flanked by return flanges extending inside the U to form a guide path along which the rolling members of the carriage 13 are supported during axial sliding movement of the carriage inside said rail 18.

  In the examples shown, the rail 18 has two parallel guideways, each receiving a series of two hanging devices associated with a panel. Indeed, the example can be applied particularly to a closet equipped with two sliding panels in two parallel planes to allow their coming to recovery.

  The carriage 13 is here made of metal but can be made of any other material. A housing 23 through is formed in said plate 14, the housing 23 being adapted to receive a complementary shape. The role of this housing will be described below.

  According to a first non-illustrated embodiment of the connecting member 15, it is in the form of two wings. These two wings are formed as follows: a slot is made on the lower edge and preferably in the middle of said plate 14; this slot thus delimits two parts, of substantially equal length, able to be folded on either side of the plane formed by said plate 14 to form said wings. According to a second alternative embodiment of the connecting member 15, the latter is, as illustrated in FIG. 8, in the form of two flanges arranged, substantially orthogonal to the lower edge of the plate 14, on the one hand. and other platinum, each flange extending the entire length of the lower edge of said platen.

  The connecting member 15 and the axis 16 supporting the rolling members 17 and / or sliding may be integral with the body of the plate 14 or be secured thereto. It is provided in these two variants that the longitudinal axis of the flanges and the suspension axis D of the panel form an angle other than 90, substantially equal to the angle formed between the guide path 5 of the insert 2 and the suspension axis D of the panel for effective cooperation between the guide path, in particular the ramp 6 of said path which will be described hereinafter, and the connecting member.

  The insert 2 has meanwhile at least one guide path 5 with which the member 15 for connecting the carriage 13 cooperates. The guiding path 5 and the connecting member 15 have complementary geometric shapes allowing a sliding interlocking assembly for axial displacement of the guiding path 5 and the connecting member 15 during the step. suspending the panel to the guide rail 18.

  In the examples shown, the guiding path 5 is in the form of an axial sliding receiving housing of the connecting member 15 formed by wings arranged at the lower edge of the plate 14 of the carriage 13. L The connecting member 15 of the carriage 13 thus forms the male part and the guiding path 5 the female part of this sliding interlocking arrangement.

  In an equivalent solution, the member 15 for connecting the carriage 13 forming the female part of the interlocking assembly can be produced in the form of an axial housing receiving the guide path in the form of a rail of the insert 2 , rail and axial housing being driven relative axial displacement during suspension of the panel guide rail 18.

  The insert 2 here has the shape of an inverted T-piece. According to the preferred embodiment of this insert 2, due to problems of feasibility and cost, it is formed of two substantially symmetrical parts 2a, 2b and can be secured to one another by means of fixing screws that can be screwed into holes 21 formed in said parts 2a, 2b. This insert 2 comprises, at its base, a solidizable face 3 at the upper edge of the sliding panel and / or the door and / or the window by means of fasteners, such as screws. For this purpose, holes 22 tapped and perpendicular to the face 3 are provided. A housing may be provided in the upper edge of the panel to allow embedding of said insert in the thickness of the panel. Such embedding of the insert 2 avoids the use of a trim strip to cap the front of the rail and the top of the panel. Said insert 2 can be made of molded plastic or metal. Among the metals, it is preferred the use of a light metal, such as aluminum, so as not to excessively increase the mass of the suspended elements.

  The guide path 5 of the insert which could be disposed on one of the outer longitudinal faces of said insert is here arranged in the thickness of the insert 10 and is formed by a reservation formed on each of the faces 7, 8 opposite the parts 2a, 2b constituting the insert. These reservations thus make it possible to delimit the guide path 5 in the form of an axial housing, the top of this housing forming a guide ramp 6 against which the member 15 for connecting the carriage 13 moves by sliding bearing contact 15 .

  The guiding path 5 is disposed in line with an opening 4, such as a slot formed by the space left free between the two parallel faces 7 and 8 constituting the body of the insert. This opening serves to receive the plate 14 of the carriage 13 which moves axially inside said opening 4.

  The angle formed between the guide path 5, in particular the ramp 6 of the guide path 5 and the suspension axis D of the insert 2, is different from 90 so as to generate, during the insertion by the operator of the member 15 for connecting the carriage 13 (see FIG. 3) in the guide path 5, a relative displacement between the carriage 13 and the insert 2 along the axis D of suspension of said insert 2.

  In view of the inclination of the ramp 6, there is provided, on the input side of the guide path 5, a retaining stop 9 formed by a projection holding the carriage 13, in particular the connecting member 15 of the carriage 13 to the insert 2 in the guide path 5. Thus, once the member 15 for connecting the carriage 13 of each of the two devices associated with a panel retained in the guide path 5 of the associated insert, the panel is kept suspended and can be released by the operator. An axial housing 11 is also provided in said insert 2 on the inlet side of the guide path 5. This housing 11 is intended to accommodate a support member 10, such as a screw. Another housing 20 formed in the insert 2 on the side opposite to that of the guide path 5, for its part is able to receive a first end of a spring 19, while the second end of the spring 19 is disposed in the opening 4 so as to cooperate with the carriage 13 which is thus caught between the member 10 and the spring 19. This torsion spring 19 is preferably pin-shaped and in the appropriate format for the setting in place of the panel under the rail.

  In order to understand the interaction of the various elements constituting the sliding panel suspension device 1, the laying of such a sliding panel generally provided with two suspension devices will now be described.

  - The rolling members 17 and / or slip equipping the carriage 13 20 of each device are introduced into the guide rail 18, said rail 18 being previously fixed to a ceiling, against a wall or other. The insert 2 of each device is pre-attached to the upper edge of the sliding panel. The plate 14 constituting the carriage 13 is first positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the axis D 25 of suspension, by means of a member, such as a screwdriver, provided with a shape complementary to the housing 23 of the plate 14 and introduced therein. The plate 14 of the carriage 13 is inserted into the opening 4 of the insert 2 and then the member 15 for connecting the carriage 13 is inserted into the guide path 5. The connecting member 15 is then supported on the ramp 6 of the guide path 5 and is slidable along it. The step of introducing the connecting member 15 of the carriage 13 into the guiding path 5 being performed, this member 15 is held between the retaining stop 9 and the spring 19 in the guide path 5. In this position, the panel is already suspended in its lowest position. The installer of a sliding panel provided with such a suspension device 1 can then adjust upwards and downwards, along the suspension axis D, the position of the insert + sliding panel assembly by means of the member 10. As shown in FIG. 4, this support member serves to obstruct the entry of the guide path 5 and to immobilize the member 15 for connecting the carriage 13 to the guide path 5. a specific location of the latter corresponding to the suspension height of the desired panel. This member 10 thus secures the connection between the carriage 13 and the insert 2 while ensuring the settings of plumb and height of the panel. As the adjustment of the suspension axis of the panel is carried out, the insert 2 and the associated panel is held in the position desired by the operator by means of the support member, the spring 19 and the cooperation between the ramp 6 and the connecting member 15.

Claims (10)

  1. Device (1) for suspending sliding panel, in particular door or window to a guide rail (18), said device comprising on the one hand, an insert (2) integral with said sliding panel, on the other hand a carriage (13) slidably movable along the guide rail (18) via at least one rolling and / or sliding member (17) fitted to said carriage (13), said carriage (13) ) being furthermore equipped with at least one member (15) for connecting and holding in suspension the insert (2), characterized in that the insert (2) comprises at least one guide path (5). with which the connecting member (15) of said carriage (13) cooperates, said guide path (5) having an orientation in which it causes, parallel to the relative displacement of said connecting member (15) in said, or along of said guide path (5), a displacement said to rise and fall of the insert (2) along the axis (D) of susp ension of said insert (2).   2. Device (1) slider panel suspension, in particular door or window, according to claim 1, characterized in that said insert (2) further comprises means (10,19) for maintaining the organ (15) in or along the guide path (5) in a relative position selected by the operator. 25   3. Device (1) slider panel suspension, in particular door or window, according to claim 2, characterized in that the means (10, 19) for holding the member (15) connection in the or along the guide path (5) are formed of a support member (10), such as a screw, and of a spring (19) which can be positioned on either side of the carriage (13), the support member (10) acting on the carriage against the spring (19). he   4. Device (1) slider panel suspension, in particular door or window, according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the longitudinal axis of the guide path (5) and the axis (D) suspension of said insert (2) form between them an angle different from 900.   5. Device (1) slider panel suspension, in particular door or window, according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the carriage (13) is formed of a plate (14) bearing d on the one hand, the member (s) (17) for rolling and / or sliding, on the other hand, said connecting member (15), this connecting member (15) being made in one piece with said platen (14).   6. Device (1) slider panel suspension, in particular door or window, according to claim 5, characterized in that said member (15) connection is formed of two wings extending on either side of the plane of the stage (14).   7. Device (1) for slider panel suspension, in particular door or window, according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the path (5) for guiding the insert (2) comprises at less a ramp (6) along which slides the member (15) for connecting said insert (2).   8. Device (1) for suspending a sliding panel, particularly a door or window panel, according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the path (5) for guiding the insert (12) is positioned substantially in line with an opening (4) formed by the space left free between two parallel faces (7, 8) constituting the body of the insert (2). 30   9. Device (1) slider panel suspension, in particular door or window, according to any one of claims 1 and 8, characterized in that the guide path (5) is equipped with one of its ends d a stop (9) for retaining the connecting member (15) on or in said guide path (5) in the suspended state of said insert (2).   10. Device (1) for suspending a sliding panel, particularly a door or window panel, according to claim 9, characterized in that the insert (2) has, at or near the end of the guide path ( 5) opposite to that provided with a stop (9) retaining, a stop (12) end of travel of said member (15) connection. 10