FR3051821A1 - SECTIONAL DOOR COMPRISING A PORTILLON AND A MECHANICAL PASSIVE SAFETY DEVICE FOR PREVENTING AND / OR LIMITING THE OPENING OF THE PORTILLON IN THE OPEN POSITION OF THE VANTAIL OF SUCH A DOOR. - Google Patents

Abstract

Door (1) comprising a frame (2) and an opening (3) having a leaf (4) and a gate (24) able to be moved between a closed position and an open position with erasure upwards, and in which: ○ the leaf (4) is formed from at least one leaf panel (15), ○ the door (24) is formed from at least one door panel (25), ○ door-leaf hinges (33) to be placed on one edge of the gate (24) between the at least one gate panel (25) and the adjacent portion of the at least one leaf panel (15) for their pivotal association, ○ a locking-unlocking device (34) associated with the leaf (15) and gate (25), ○ the frame (2) comprises two lateral holding and low vertical guiding assemblies (9, 10), and two lateral holding and guiding assemblies high side (7, 8), disposed on the side of the inner face (16) of the at least one leaf panel (15) when the leaf is in the closed position, guiding the leaf in the closed position and in the open position to erase upwards. The door is such that the door-leaf hinges (33) are arranged and arranged so that the at least one door panel (25) opens on the side of the inner face (16) of the at least one leaf panel ( 15), and the door (1) comprises a passive safety mechanical device (37) having a first portion (38) of the passive safety mechanical device (37) and a second portion (39) of the passive safety mechanical device (37). ) respectively disposed on one or the other of the gate opening and the gate frame (24), the second part (39) of the device comprising a base (40) and a member (41) movable relative to the base during the displacement of the opening between its open and closed positions respectively to cooperate with the first part (38), thus preventing the opening of the gate (24), or to release the first part, thus preventing the opening of the gate. Construction comprising such a door (1).

Description

DESCRIPTION The invention relates to the field of sectional doors comprising a frame adapted to be fixed on a construction provided with a bay and an opening having a leaf.

More specifically, the invention relates to the field of sectional doors comprising a leaf with gate opening and a gate, the leaf being adapted to be mounted on the frame and moved between a closed position and an open position with erasure upwards.

The document EP1467049 A1 describes a sectional door, in particular with a leaf having an open position with erasure upwards and comprising a gate. The open position of the leaf with erasing upwards reduces the size of the sectional door in its environment. In particular, when the door is fixed on a construction provided with a bay, the leaf obstructs the bay in the closed position and releases the bay in the open position, being maintained within the internal space defined by the construction. However, when the leaf is closed, the presence of the gate is often additional source of space outside the construction, especially in its open position. Indeed, for the gate described in EP1467049 A1 it is necessary to provide a minimum space, corresponding to the size of the door, outside the construction, just in front of the leaf for the opening of the gate. This space must be left free at all times, to allow the opening of the gate in the closed position of the leaf.

The document EP1467049 A1 also describes a safety device to prevent an open position of the gate during the opening of the leaf. The safety device comprises movable elements conditioning the opening of the leaf to lock the door.

The document EP2412902 A1 also aims to provide a sectional door with articulated door and a safety device to improve the closure of the door. The safety device more particularly provides a multipoint lock gate, each hinged panel of the gate having a bolt.

FR2967446 B1 discloses an anti-finger clamp mechanism for a sectional door gate with a multi-point lock. The multi-point lock secures the locking of the gate, and more precisely of all the panels forming the gate integrated to the leaf, by associating on each panel of the gate and on the leaf panels which are directly adjacent to them a latch-strike device.

The publication WO2013017334 A1 proposes to improve the stability of the gates, and in particular to guarantee opening and closing of the gate without particular maneuvers related to the articulated structure of the gate with multipoint locking means of the gate. The document also discloses a safety device for conditioning the opening of the door to the manipulation of the handle of said door.

These documents disclose safety devices providing solutions to improve the safety of use of sectional doors with gates. However, the solutions implemented are all directly related to the locking device of the gate on the door leaf and involve a particular maneuver of a user.

In order to increase the safety of use of such doors having a gate while reducing the space requirement outside the construction in the open position of the gate which is simple to implement, the document FR 3 010 440 A1 discloses a sectional door having a door that opens towards the interior of the building. It is then necessary to provide a safety device preventing the unexpected opening of the door when the leaf is in the open position.

The safety device proposed in the document FR 3 010 440 A1 consists of a bearing and abutment element which extends transversely between two lateral sets of support and high guide when the leaf is in its open position.

However, this type of device is not satisfactory in terms of size and ease of assembly.

The present invention aims to solve this problem.

Hereinafter, a presentation of the invention.

According to a first aspect, the subject of the invention is a door comprising a frame capable of being fixed to a construction provided with a bay and an opening able to be moved between a closed position and an open position with deletion towards the top. opening leaf having a leaf with a gate opening and a door mounted on the leaf and in which: the leaf is formed from at least one leaf panel having an inner face and an outer face, the at least one leaf panel; leaf being cut to form the gate opening limited laterally by portions of the at least one leaf panel, the gate is formed from at least one gate panel having an inner face and an outer face, and is movable pivoting between a closed state where the at least one gate panel is interposed between the portions of the at least one leaf panel and closes the gate opening, and a state o uvert, o gate-gate hinges intended to be placed, on an edge of the gate, between the at least one gate panel and the adjacent portion of the at least one leaf panel for their pivotal association, the gate-gate hinges being arranged and arranged so that the at least one door panel opens, on the side of the inner face of the at least one leaf panel, O a locking-unlocking device associated with the portions of the at least one leaf panel and the at least one door panel, such that in the locked state the door is locked in the closed state and in the unlocked state the door can be pivoted between its open and closed states, the frame includes two sets lateral support and low vertical guidance, and two lateral holding units and high horizontal guidance, arranged on the side of the inner face of the at least one leaf panel when the leaf is t in the closed position, with which the leaf is adapted and intended to cooperate, respectively in the closed position and in the upwardly erasable open position, O a passive safety mechanical device prevents the opening of the gate when the leaf is in the open position .

According to one embodiment, the passive safety mechanical device comprises a first part of the passive safety mechanical device and a second part of the passive safety mechanical device respectively disposed on one or the other of the gate door and the door frame. gate.

The mechanical passive safety device is thus easily integrated on the sectional door and does not generate additional space. A bearing and abutment element which extends transversely between two lateral assemblies of support and high guidance is not necessary. The mounting of the lateral assemblies for holding and guiding is therefore facilitated.

According to one embodiment, the second part of the device comprises a base and a movable member relative to the base during movement of the opening between its open and closed positions to respectively cooperate with the first part, thus preventing the opening of the door or release the first part, thus not preventing the opening of the gate.

In one embodiment, the leaf is formed from a single leaf panel.

In one embodiment, the door is a tilting door and not overflowing.

According to one embodiment, the passive safety mechanical device is located in the upper portion of the opening and the frame of the at least one gate panel, in the closed position of the opening.

According to one embodiment, the door is a sectional door in which: the leaf is formed from several leaf panels and leaf hinges for a pivotal association of the leaf panels around parallel axes, where the door is formed from a plurality of gate panels and gate hinges for pivotal association of the gate panels around parallel axes, the gate-leaf hinges are pivotally associated about an axis orthogonal to the pivot axes of the gate panels. leaf and gate panels.

Here is meant by the term "sectional door" a door made of panels articulated together, with a possibility of lateral or ceiling travel.

A sectional door is referred to as an "upward-erasable" sectional door when horizontal sections of the sectional door are guided upward one after the other in side rails as the door opens.

The leaf hinges may be arranged towards the inner faces of the leaf panels. Alternatively, they could be placed in the thickness of the leaf panels (so-called hinges "invisible").

According to a further embodiment, the passive safety mechanical device is located in the upper portion of the opening and the frame of several gate panels, in the closed position of the opening.

According to a further embodiment, the passive safety mechanical device is located in the upper portion of the opening and the frame of the upper gate panel, in the closed position of the opening.

According to one embodiment, the locking-unlocking device comprises a multi-point lock solidarisant between them the gate panels.

In one embodiment, the first part of the passive safety mechanical device is a protruding element.

According to one embodiment, the second part of the device is movable under the effect of gravity, when passing from the closed position to the open position of the opening.

According to one embodiment, the second part of the passive safety device is a weighted moving part, pivotally movable relative to the base.

In one embodiment, the weighted moving part is oblong, and includes an unbalance at a first end and a pivot axis at a second end.

In one embodiment, the lower end of the weighted moving part comprising the unbalance is thicker than the upper part comprising the pivot axis.

According to one embodiment, the first part of the passive safety mechanical device is located opposite the pivot axis of the weighted moving part when the gate is in the closed position.

According to one embodiment, the first part of the passive safety mechanical device is based on the thicker part comprising the unbalance of the weighted moving part when the opening of the sectional door is in the open position.

In one embodiment, the locking-unlocking device is actuated by a handle.

According to a further embodiment, the locking-unlocking device is actuated by an electric mechanism.

According to one embodiment, the door comprises a motor for opening and closing the door and in which an inductive sensor is disposed on one or the other of the opening or the frame of the door, indicating the opening state of the door. and preventing engine tripping if the gate is open.

According to one embodiment, a look is arranged at the passive mechanical safety device, on one or the other of the opening or the frame of the door, allowing the passage of a tool to release the mechanical safety device.

In one embodiment, a removable cap closes the eye.

According to another aspect, the invention relates to a construction provided with a bay, equipped with a door to erase upwardly, with a door, especially garage door for cars, including two lateral assemblies for holding and guiding low vertical are fixed to walls of the construction, vertically, on both sides of the bay, and whose two lateral sets of support and high horizontal guidance are attached to a high horizontal slab inside the building, horizontally and transversely to the bay, - whose leaf can be moved between: O a closed position, in which the at least one leaf panel is held by the two lateral assemblies holding and vertical guide low, and closes the bay, O an open upwardly erasable position, in which the at least one leaf panel is held by the two side holding and high horizontal guide assemblies, The gate can be moved between: O a closed state in which it closes the gate opening, O an open state in which it leaves open the gate opening, the gate opening towards the inside of the construction and the gate. door, with the door to be erased upwards, with a door, such that, when the leaf is in the open position to erase upwards and the door is in the closed state, the passive safety mechanical device prevents or limits the opening of the gate.

The figures of the drawings are now briefly described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a construction comprising a sectional door with erasure upward according to the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a sectional door comprising a fixed frame on a construction provided with a bay and an opening having a leaf and a gate, the opening being mounted on the frame, the leaf being in the closed position and the gate in the open position, and comprising a passive safety mechanical device according to one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the sectional door of Figure 2, wherein the gate is closed and the leaf is in the half-open position, namely in an intermediate position between a closed position and an open position.

Figure 4 is a schematic perspective view of a sectional door according to the invention comprising a mechanical passive safety device and with the leaf in the closed position.

Figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of a sectional door according to the invention comprising a mechanical passive safety device and with the leaf in the open position.

Figure 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the zone marked VI in Figure 5 showing the leaf in the open position with a leaf panel and a door panel, associated with a door-leaf hinge, inclined relative to the other leaf panels and wicket.

Figure 7 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of the opening of the door, illustrating a first portion of the passive safety mechanical device.

Figure 8 is a schematic perspective view of a portion of the door frame, illustrating a second portion of the passive safety mechanical device.

Figures 9 and 10 are schematic perspective views of the second part of the passive safety mechanical device.

Figure 11 is a schematic front view of the first and second part of the passive safety mechanical device, the gate being in the closed position.

Figure 12 is a schematic side view of the first and second part of the passive safety mechanical device, the gate being in the closed position.

Figure 13 is a schematic perspective view of the first and second part of the passive safety mechanical device, the door being in the open position and the leaf in the closed position.

FIG. 14 is a schematic perspective view of a sectional door according to the invention comprising a passive safety mechanical device and with the leaf in the open position, a part of the gate panel having been removed for a better representation of the mechanical device of FIG. passive security.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged schematic view of the area marked XV in FIG. 14 showing the leaf in the open position, and illustrating the position of the first and second portions of the passive safety mechanical device in solid lines, the dashed lines corresponding to the position of the first and second parts when the leaf is in the closed position.

Hereinafter a detailed description of several embodiments of the invention with examples and references to the drawings.

A sectional door 1 comprises a frame 2 and an opening 3 provided with a leaf 4. The sectional door 1 is adapted and intended to be mounted in place on a construction 5. The invention is aimed at both the sectional door 1 to the door. disassembled or pre-assembled state that the sectional door 1 in the state mounted in place on the construction 5, and that the construction 5 provided with such a door thus mounted.

To simplify the description, it is made with reference to the mounted state of the sectional door 1 in place on the construction 5. It is thus necessary to understand the terms "exterior", "interior", "high" "," Down "," vertical "," horizontal "," front "," rear ". Of course, the sectional door 1 in the disassembled or pre-assembled state can be in any relative position.

Is called "side", which is on the side of the sectional door 1, that is to say on either side.

It is understood that the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "orthogonal" should be understood as also including what is substantially horizontal, substantially vertical, substantially orthogonal.

The sectional door 1, illustrated in Figure 1, is mounted in place on the construction 5. The construction 5 comprises a wall in which is formed a bay 6. The bay 6 extends in a longitudinal horizontal direction H and a vertical direction V, orthogonal to the longitudinal horizontal direction H. The construction 5 defines an interior space accessible by the bay 6.

The frame 2 of the sectional door 1 is fixed on the construction 5. The frame 2 comprises a first and a second lateral holding and high horizontal guide assembly 7, 8 and a first and a second lateral holding and vertical guiding assembly. low 9,10.

The first and second lateral support and low vertical guide assemblies 9, 10 are fixed on the construction 5 to walls of the construction, vertically (in the vertical direction V) on either side of the bay 6.

The first and second lateral high horizontal support and guide assemblies 7, 8 are fixed to the construction 5 horizontally inside the construction 5 and in the vicinity of the first and second lateral holding and low vertical guide assemblies 9, 10 . In this case, the first and second lateral support and high horizontal guide assemblies 7, 8 are attached to a high horizontal slab inside the construction. More precisely, the first lateral and high horizontal guiding assembly 7, 8 is arranged in the vicinity of the first lateral and low vertical guiding assembly 9, 10, and the second lateral retaining and high horizontal guiding assembly 7, 8 is arranged in the vicinity of the second lateral support and low vertical guide assembly 9,10.

The two sets of support and high horizontal guide 7, 8 extend in a transverse horizontal direction T, orthogonal to the vertical direction V and the longitudinal horizontal direction H.

The first lateral support and low vertical guide assembly 9 is arranged opposite the second lateral support and low vertical guide assembly 10, and the distance separating the first lateral support and low vertical guide assembly 9 from the second lateral assembly of and maintaining low vertical guide 10 in the longitudinal horizontal direction H is substantially equal to the dimension of the bay 6 in the longitudinal horizontal direction H. The first set of lateral maintenance and low vertical guide 9 is substantially parallel to the second lateral assembly of maintenance and vertical guidance down 10.

In addition, the first upper lateral and high horizontal guiding assembly 7 is arranged facing the second lateral upper holding and high horizontal guiding assembly 8, and the distance separating the first lateral holding and high horizontal guiding assembly 7 from the second lateral assembly for maintaining and high horizontal guidance 8 in the horizontal longitudinal direction H is substantially equal to the distance between the first and second lateral support and low vertical guide assemblies 9, 10. The first lateral support and horizontal guide assembly 7 is substantially parallel to the second lateral support and upper horizontal guide assembly 8.

The lateral holding and guiding assemblies 7, 8, 9, 10 each comprise, for example, a guide rail 11, 12 in which guide rollers 35 of the opening piece 3 can be housed and slid.

In particular, in the example presented, the first and second lateral set of support and vertical low guide 9, 10 may each comprise a vertical rail 9 ', 10' in which lower guide rollers 35 of the opening can come to lodge and slide. The first and the second horizontal holding and high horizontal guide assembly 7, 8 may each comprise on the one hand a lower horizontal rail 1 ', 8' in which lower guide rollers 35 of the opening can be housed and slide, and secondly an upper horizontal rail 7 ", 8" in which upper guide rollers 35 of the opening can be housed and slide. The lower horizontal rails 7 ', 8' and upper 7 ", 8" are parallel to each other in pairs. Two horizontal rails located on the same lateral side can be assembled together or made in a piece of the same holding.

As illustrated, the first lateral holding and low vertical guiding assembly 9 and the first lateral holding and high horizontal guiding assembly 7 are connected to each other, for example by a curved portion 12 so that the two first lateral holding and guiding assemblies 7, 9 define a continuous guide rail 11, in which lower rollers can freely and smoothly slide between the first lateral support and low vertical guide assembly 9 and the first set lateral support and horizontal guidance top 7 and vice versa. In particular, in the example presented, the vertical rail 9 ', the curved portion 12, and the lower horizontal rail 7' together form a continuous guide rail 11.

Similarly, the second lateral holding and low vertical guiding assembly 10 and the second upper horizontal positioning and guiding upper assembly 8 are connected to each other, for example by a curved portion 13 so that the two sets define a continuous guide rail 14, in which lower rollers can slide freely and without jerks between the second lateral holding and low vertical guiding assembly 10 and the second lateral holding and upper horizontal guiding assembly 8 and vice versa. In particular, in the example presented, the vertical rail 10 ', the curved portion 13, and the lower horizontal rail 8' together form a continuous guide rail 14.

The lateral holding and guiding assemblies 7, 8, 9, 10 are intended to cooperate with the leaf 4 to hold and guide said leaf 4 between a closed position of the leaf 4, in which the sash 4 closes, at least in part , the bay 6, and an open position with erasure up the leaf 4. The closed and open positions of the leaf 4 are two extreme and stable positions of the leaf 4, and the leaf 4 is guided between these two positions.

In an exemplary embodiment, the assistance and retention system comprises a first and a second lateral pulleys 45, 46 located above a respective upper horizontal and vertical support and maintenance assembly 7, 8, substantially at the plumb of leaf 4 in closed position. A retaining cable 47 extends between a first end fixed to the leaf 4, for example at the lower end of the leaf 4 in the closed position, and a second end fixed to the lateral pulley 45. In the closed position of the leaf 4, the cable retainer 47 extends substantially vertically. The two lateral pulleys 45 and 46 are rotatably mounted around the same horizontal axis represented by a shaft 48. The assistance and retention system also comprises a spring assisting the displacement of the leaf 4 from its closed position to its open position. For example, lateral torsion springs 49, 50 may be provided, each associated with a respective lateral pulley 45, 46. Each torsion spring 49, 50 for example has a first end connected to the shaft 48 and a second end connected to the respective lateral pulley 45, 46. The torsion springs are in or close to a state of equilibrium with the weight of the leaf 4 in the open position thereof. In the closed position of leaf 4, the torsion springs are tensioned. Thus, the torsion springs 49, 50 urge the leaf 4 towards its open position. The open position is a stable extreme position of the leaf by balancing the weight of the leaf 4 and the force applied by the assistance and retention system. The closed position is a stable extreme position of the leaf by locking the leaf 4 on the frame 2.

The leaf 4 of the opening 3 is formed by a plurality of leaf panels 15. The leaf panels 15 extend in the horizontal longitudinal direction H. The leaf panels 15 comprise an inner face 16 and an outer face 17, opposite said inner face 16. Each leaf panel 15 comprises a first and a second lateral edge 18, 19, and a first and a second longitudinal edge 20, 21. The first longitudinal edge 20 is, when the leaf panels 15 form leaf 4, oriented downwards, the second longitudinal edge 21 is then oriented upwards.

In this case the leaf panels 15 are substantially identical or similar to each other as to their general shape, their average size and their arrangement. For example, a leaf panel 15 has a width (in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal horizontal direction H) of the order of 30 centimeters. The length L of the leaf panels 15 (in the horizontal longitudinal direction H), as represented in FIG. 1, is defined by the dimensions of the bay 6 in the longitudinal horizontal direction H. As represented in FIG. leaf panels is substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the dimension of the bay 6 in the longitudinal horizontal direction H. Thus, in the longitudinal horizontal direction, a single panel is arranged to close the bay 6. The leaf 4 then comprises for example, between four and six panels, including four as shown in Figure 1.

However, in alternative embodiments, the length of the leaf panels 15 may be reduced and two or more leaf panels may be arranged adjacent in the horizontal longitudinal direction H. In addition, the general shape of the leaf panels may be different from each other. one panel to another. For example, in an alternative embodiment, the leaf 4 may be formed by leaf panels 15 of varying thickness, width and / or length.

Each leaf panel 15 is associated with an adjacent leaf panel via leaf hinges 22. The leaf hinges 22 create a pivot connection between two adjacent leaf panels 15 around an axis of leaf hinge Av. The leaf hinge axes Av are parallel to each other and parallel to the horizontal longitudinal direction H. The leaf hinges 22 are arranged on or towards the inner faces 16 of the leaf panels 15.

The leaf panels 15 are arranged relative to each other so that the side edges 18, 19 of the leaf panels 15 are substantially parallel to each other, and that the longitudinal edges 20, 21 of the leaf panels 15 are also parallel to each other. them. A leaf hinge 22 which associates an adjacent first and second leaf panel 15, the first leaf panel 15 being disposed above the second leaf panel 15, is for example arranged near the first longitudinal edge 20 of the first panel. leaf 15 and the second longitudinal edge 21 of the second leaf panel 15.

The leaf 4 comprises a gate opening 23. More specifically, leaf panels 15 are cut to form the gate opening 23. As shown in Figure 2, the gate opening 23 is delimited laterally and vertically by portions of leaf panels 15. The gate opening 23, as shown in Figure 2, extends in height a distance slightly less than the height of the leaf 4 in a transverse direction perpendicular to the horizontal longitudinal direction H. In this case, all the leaf panels 15 forming the leaf 4 is cut to form the gate opening 23.

In an alternative embodiment, only a portion of the leaf panels 15 is cut to form the gate opening 23, and the height of the gate opening 23 is substantially less than the height of the leaf. The gate opening 23 extends in the horizontal longitudinal direction H for a distance less than or equal to half the length L of the leaf panels 15. However, in one variant embodiment, the gate opening 23 is extends in the horizontal longitudinal direction H over a distance greater than half the length L of the leaf panels 15. The gate opening 23 has a generally rectangular shape. The opening 3 further comprises a gate 24. The gate 24 is assembled movable relative to the leaf 4 between a closed position, in which the gate 24 closes the gate opening 23, and an open position, in which the gate 24 does not close the gate opening 23. In this case, the gate 24 is integrated in the leaf 4, so that in the closed position of the gate 24, it forms with the leaf panels 15 a continuous assembly.

The gate 24 is formed from several gate panels 25. The gate panels 25 each comprise an inner face 26 and an outer face 27. The gate panels 25 extend in the horizontal longitudinal direction H in the mounted position of the gate 24 on the leaf 4. Each gate panel 24 has a first and a second lateral edge 28, 29, and a first and a second longitudinal edge 30, 31. The first longitudinal edge 30 of the gate 24 being, when the gate panels 25 form the gate 24, oriented downwards, the second longitudinal edge 31 then being oriented upwards.

The gate panels 25 are substantially identical or similar to each other, as to their general shape, and their average total thickness. However, in alternative embodiments, the gate panels 25 may be different from each other. The gate panels 25 are integral with each other, and are not detachable from each other, under normal conditions of use.

Each gate panel 25 is associated with an adjacent gate panel 25 through gate hinges 32. The gate hinges 32 create a pivot connection between two adjacent gate panels 25 about an ap gate hinge axis. The gate hinge axes Ap are parallel to each other and, in the mounted position of the gate 24 on the leaf 4, parallel to the horizontal longitudinal direction H. In other words, the gate hinges 32 are, in the assembled position of gate 24 on the leaf 4, parallel to the leaf hinge axes Av. The gate hinges 32 are arranged on or towards the inner faces 26 of the gate panels 25.

The gate panels 25 are arranged relative to each other so that the side edges 28, 29 of the gate panels 25 are substantially parallel to each other, and the longitudinal edges 30, 31 of the gate panels 25 are also parallel to each other. . A gate hinge 32 which associates adjacent first and second gate panels 25, the first gate panel 25 disposed above the second gate panel 25, is arranged near the first longitudinal edge of the first gate panel 25. and the second longitudinal edge of the second door panel 25.

The gate 24 is rotatably assembled to the leaf 4 by means of leaf-gate hinges 33. The gate-gate hinges 33 couple the gate 24 to the leaf 4. The gate-gate hinges 33 create a pivot connection between the gate 24 and the leaf 4 around a door-leaf hinge axis Apv. The gate-gate hinge pin Apv is in this case orthogonal to the gate hinge axis Ap. The gate 24 thus has a first lateral edge assembled to the leaf 4 by means of the gate-leaf hinges 33, and a second lateral edge which is a free edge and is pivotable about the gate-leaf hinge axis Apv.

As illustrated, at each gate panel 24 is associated a gate-leaf hinge 33. However, in alternative embodiments, the number of gate-leaf hinges 33 may be greater or less than the number of gate panels 25.

The gate-leaf hinges 33 are arranged near the first side edges 28 of the gate panels 25 and an edge of the cut portion of the leaf panels 15 forming the gate opening 23. The gate-leaf hinges 33 are arranged and arranged so that the gate panels 25 open on the inner side 26 side of the leaf panels 15. In other words, the gate-leaf hinges 33 are arranged to allow the pivoting movement of the gate 24 of its closed position towards its open position, in which the gate 24 is inside the construction 5. The gate 24 of the sectional door 1 thus opens towards the interior of the construction 5 and limits the space requirement outside the building 5.

In this case, as shown in Figure 1 or Figure 4, in the assembled position of the gate 24 on the leaf 4, the gate panels 25 have a width substantially equal to the width of the leaf panels 15. In closed position of the gate 24, the gate panels 25 substantially extend the leaf panels 15 so that the longitudinal edges 30, 31 of the gate panels 25 are in continuity with the longitudinal edges 20, 21 of the leaf panels 15 and that the axis Ap door hinge of two adjacent door panels 25 is coaxial with the leaf hinge axis Av of two adjacent leaf panels 15 and located in the extension (in other words, at the same height) as said two gate panels 25.

Thus, in the closed position of the leaf and the gate 24, the leaf panels 15 and the gate panels 25 are substantially coplanar with each other and permit the integration of the gate 24 to the leaf 4.

A locking-unlocking device 34 is associated with portions of the leaf panels 15 near the gate 24 and the gate panels 25. For example, the locking-unlocking device 34 may be of the single-point type with a single bolt or latch associated with the gate 24 intended to cooperate with a strike or a bolt associated with the leaf for locking the gate 24 on the leaf 4.

In an alternative embodiment, the locking-unlocking device 34 is of the multi-point type, so that each door panel 24 is associated with a bolt or strike intended to cooperate with a strike or bolt associated with the leaf 4.

The number of locking points may also be greater than one and independent of the number of gate panels 25.

The locking-unlocking device 34 thus makes it possible to lock the gate 24 on the leaf, when the gate is in a closed position, so that an opening maneuver of the gate 24 is made impossible. In addition, in the unlocked position of the gate 24, in the closed position of the opening, the gate 24 can be pivoted between its open position and its closed position.

The locking-unlocking device 34 can be controlled manually, for example by a handle. In another variant embodiment, the locking-unlocking device 34 can be controlled remotely, for example by a remote control.

As previously mentioned, the opening 3 is assembled on the frame to guide it between its closed position and its open position. More specifically, the guide rollers 35 of the leaf are arranged towards the inner faces 16 of the leaf panels 15 and cooperate with the upper and lower vertical horizontal and vertical support and holding assemblies 7, 8, 9, 10. the embodiment shown above, an upper roller 35, mounted at the upper end of the upper leaf panel 15, cooperates with the upper rail 7 "(or 8"). This upper roller 35 is mounted on its leaf panel by a linkage.

The size of the leaf 4 along the longitudinal horizontal direction H is substantially equal to the distance separating the first and second lateral holding and guiding assemblies 7, 8, 9, 10 along this same direction.

More specifically, the leaf 4 comprises two sets of guide rollers 35, arranged on either side of the leaf 4, and carried by the leaf panels 15 towards their inner faces 16. The guide rollers 35 project from the side edges 18, 19 leaf panels 15 and axes parallel to the longitudinal horizontal direction H.

Leaf 4 is operated between its closed position and its open position by maneuvering and driving means 36.

In one embodiment, the maneuvering and driving means 36 are manual, and a user comes for example to maneuver the leaf 4 between its open position and its closed position via a handle secured to the leaf 4.

In one embodiment, the maneuvering and driving means 36 can be motorized and then comprise a motorization assembly 36 'of the opening and / or closing of the leaf. The motor assembly 36 'comprises a motor, generally electric, connected to the mains for being powered. The motor can be directly or indirectly attached to the construction 5. Traction means are then arranged between the motor and the opening 3 to pull the leaf 4 in the direction of its opening or closing. Control or remote control means of the engine are then also provided. The control means or remote control of the motor are then operable for example directly or indirectly by a user to control or remote control the opening and / or closing of the leaf. In the motorized embodiment, the support and retention system described above for the manual version is not necessarily used. In this case, the stable open and closed positions of the leaf are defined by the configuration of the motor assembly.

In closed positions of the leaf 4 and the gate 24, the leaf and gate panels 15, 25 extend substantially coplanar. In addition, in the closed position of the leaf 4, the gate-leaf hinge pins 33 are aligned so as to ensure the opening and closing of the gate 24 by rotation about the general axis of pivoting of the gate 24 formed by the axes. In the illustrated embodiment, the gate is of the right-hand opening type. It can, however, be of the left-hand opening type.

To open leaf 4 entirely, maneuver (manually or motorized) said leaf 4 to move it from its closed position to its open position. During this operation, the guide rollers 35 of the leaf 4 slide in the guide rails 11, 14 of the first and second lateral assemblies for holding and guiding which are continuous.

In a closed initial position of the leaf 4, the lower guide rollers of the leaf 4 are located in the guide rail 11, 14 of the two low vertical side assemblies, and the upper guide rollers 35 of the leaf 4 are located in the rail upper 7 ", 8". The leaf is maintained exclusively or almost exclusively by the two vertical low side assemblies in its stable closed position, with the leaf panels 15 coplanar with each other. In the closed position of the gate 24, the gate panels 25 are also coplanar with each other and coplanar with the leaf panels 15.

According to one embodiment, during the opening maneuver of the leaf, from its closed position, the upper guide rollers 35 slide in the upper rail 7 ", 8". The lower guide rollers 35 associated with the highest leaf panels 15 of the leaf (or in other words, with the upper panels of the leaf) initially in the guide rails 11, 14 associated with the two lateral holding and guiding assemblies vertical low 9, 10, will initially slide in the curved portions 12, 13 of the guide rails 11, 14 before sliding in the two lateral support and high horizontal guide assemblies 7, 8, in particular in the rails lower 7 ', 8'. The guide rollers 35 associated with the lower leaf panels will follow the same path, until the last guide rollers 35, associated with the last leaf panel 15 (ie the panel closest to the ground on which the construction is established) are housed in the two sets of maintenance and high horizontal guidance 7, 8. This movement is possibly assisted by the assistance and retention system. The leaf 4 is in its stable open position when the guide rollers 35 are located in the two holding and high horizontal guide assemblies 7, 8. The leaf 4 is then held in the open position by the two lateral sets of support and high horizontal guidance 7, 8. These comprise a return element which keeps the leaf in the open position. The return element prevents any accidental closing of the leaf in the open position due to gravity. In other words, the return element, in the open position of the leaf, generates a restoring force which keeps the leaf in the stable open position. The return element is dimensioned with respect to the total weight of the leaf to oppose inadvertent opening of the leaf due to gravity.

When the leaf 4 is actuated from its closed position to its open position, the leaf and gate panels 15, 25 incline relative to one another about their hinge axes Av, Ap so as to allow the movement leaf 4 and the passage of a position in which the leaf rests against the two low vertical side assemblies 9, 10 by means of the guide rollers 35 (which corresponds to the closed position), and a position, in which the leaf 4 rests against the two high horizontal side assemblies 7, 8 through the guide rollers 35 (which corresponds to the open position). In the open position, the leaf 4 can extend into a completely horizontal position. The upper guide rollers are mounted on their leaf panel via a linkage which ensures the alignment of the upper leaf panel with the adjacent panel despite the vertical offset between the upper 7 ", 8" and lower rails. 7 ', 8'.

The sectional door 1 further comprises a passive safety mechanical device 37. The mechanical passive safety device 37 cooperates with the gate 24 so as to prevent or limit the opening of the gate 24 when the leaf 4 is in the open position. The mechanical passive safety device 37 comprises a first part 38 and a second part 39. The first and second parts may be respectively disposed on the opening 24a or the frame 24c of the door 24, facing each other in Position formed of the gate 24. For the sake of clarity, in the present description, the first portion 38 is disposed on the opening of the gate 24a, and the second portion 39 is disposed on the frame of the gate 24c.

As shown in FIG. 7, the first portion 38 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 is a protruding element projecting from the vertical lateral edge 24b of a panel of the opening of the door. This protruding element may be for example a screw head, stud or nail.

The second part 39 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 comprises a base 40 and a member 41, as illustrated in FIGS. 8 to 10. The member 41 is a part movable relative to the base 40. comprises for example a through opening 44 through which the base 40 passes. The member 41 may for example be ballasted. It is for example oblong. It comprises, at a first lower end, an unbalance 42. It defines a pivot axis 43 at a second upper end. The "lower end" and the "upper end" of the member 41 are defined when the latter is placed on the sectional door 1 in place on the construction 5, the leaf 4 being in the closed position. The pivot axis 43 extends, in the example shown, horizontally perpendicular to the side edge 24d of a panel of the frame of the door. The pivot axis 43 is defined by the shape of the through opening. The member 41 is movable relative to the base 40 by pivoting about the axis 43. As shown for example in Figure 10, the lower end of the weighted moving part comprising the unbalance 42 is thicker than the end. upper end defining the pivot axis 43. The difference in thickness between the two ends creates a bearing 51.

When the leaf 4 and the gate 24 are in the closed position, the first portion 38 and the second portion 39 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 cooperate with each other. More precisely, as can be seen in FIGS. 11 and 12, the first portion 38 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 is opposite the upper end of the second portion 39 of the passive safety mechanical device 37.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, according to a front view, the bearing 51 has a profile shaped along an arc of a circle. The bearing 51 serves as a bearing face and stop for the first part 38 of the mechanical device when the leaf 4 of the sectional door 1 is in the open position.

As shown in FIG. 13, when the leaf 4 is in the closed position, when the gate 24 is open, the first part 38 and the second part 39 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 do not cooperate with each other. other, each being disposed respectively on the opening or the frame of the door. In other words, when opening the gate 24, the first part 38 escapes from the second part 39 by an exhaust part 53 of the second part 39. This exhaust part 53 is opposed to the bearing 51.

When the gate 24 and the leaf 4 are in the closed position, the first part 38 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 is not blocked by the bearing 51, this being situated below the first part 38.

During the opening maneuver of the leaf 4, from its closed position to its open position, and therefore when the gate 24 is in the closed position, the member 41 of the second portion 39 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 pivots around the pivot axis 43 by the effect of gravity. The unbalance 42 makes it possible to accentuate this effect. In this position, illustrated in FIG. 15, it is then impossible to open the gate 24 because the first part 38 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 is blocked by the bearing 51.

During the closing maneuver of the leaf 4, from its open position to its closed position, the member 41 of the second portion 39 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 pivots about the pivot axis 43 by the effect of gravity, this releases the first part 38 of the passive safety mechanical device 37 and allows the opening of the gate 24.

According to one embodiment, the mechanical passive safety device 37 is located in the upper portion of the opening and the frame of the upper panel of the gate 24. This position has the advantage of allowing the member 41 of the second part 39 the passive safety mechanical device 37 to pivot about the pivot axis 43 by the effect of gravity from the beginning of the leaf opening maneuver 4. In other words, a positioning of the passive safety mechanical device 37 in the upper part of the gate 24 allows locking of the passive safety mechanical device 37 from the beginning of the opening maneuver of the leaf 4 and until the end of the closing maneuver of the leaf 4.

Alternatively, the mechanical passive safety device 37 is located in the upper portion of the leaf and the frame of one or more gate panels 24. In particular, it can be provided to place a passive safety mechanical device 37 for each pair of panels. This will be particularly useful in the case of a single-point lock.

According to one embodiment, a sight 52 is disposed at the level of the passive safety mechanical device 37. Indeed, in order to avoid the involuntary blocking of the passive safety device 37 when the leaf 4 is in its open position and therefore preventing the opening of the gate 24 when the leaf 4 is returned to the closed position, it can provide an opening for the passage of a tool to release the passive mechanical safety device 37. The eye 52 can be located on the opening or the sleeping of the wicket. By its size, the eye 52 will allow a tool, for example a screwdriver or a rod, to reach the passive safety device 37 and to tilt the member 41 which would not normally pivot when closing of the leaf, in order to release the second part 39 of the passive safety mechanical device 37. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the sight 52 may be a through hole on the outside face 17 of the leaf panel, facing the second part 39. In normal use condition, that is to say when a maintenance action is not necessary, the eye 52 can be closed on the outer face 17 by a removable cap.

In addition, in the case of a motorized operation of the leaf 4, a sensor (not shown) of the locking position of the locking-unlocking device 34 of the gate 24 on the leaf 4 may be provided and be associated with the electric motor. For example, an inductive sensor is provided. The inductive sensor can be arranged on the opening or the frame of the gate 24. A switch sensitive to the locking position detected by this sensor can interact with the motor so that the electric motor is powered only when the locking position of the locking-unlocking device 34 is detected.

The motor can be connected in series with the switch controlled by the inductive sensor. Thus, for example, when the bolts of the locking-unlocking device 34 cooperate with their respective strikes, the inductive sensor detects a locked position of the gate 24 on the leaf 4. The inductive sensor then controls the switch so as to allow the power supply of the motor, and consequently a possible motorized opening of the leaf 4.

When the bolts do not cooperate with their respective latches, the inductive sensor detects an unlocked position of the locking-unlocking device 34, and therefore an unlocked position of the gate 24 on the leaf 4, the power supply of the engine is then cut off .

A visual element, such as an indicator light, is also provided on the sectional door 1. It indicates whether the gate 24 is in a locked or unlocked state.

The assistance and retention system, comprising one or more springs, can be used, in the manual version of the system, to assist the movement of the leaf 4 from the closed position to the open position. This assistance and retention system can then solicit the leaf 4 in the open position to prevent unintentional closing thereof without manual action of the user.

The various embodiments described above apply to any type of locking-unlocking device 34 between the leaf panel portions 15 and the gate 24. In the particular case of an electric locking-unlocking device 34, still use such a passive mechanical safety device 37, for example according to one or the other of the embodiments above, to prevent a case of power failure with the leaf 4 in the open position.

The present invention is described with reference to a sectional door 1 to erase upwards. Nevertheless, the passive safety mechanical device 37 may be intended for any other door with vertical lift. Indeed, in the case of a door overflowing or not, and not sectional, the leaf 4 is composed of only one leaf panel 15. Therefore, the gate 24 is composed of a single panel The passive safety mechanical device 37 can then be placed: in the upper portion of the opening 24a and the frame 24c of the door; - In the lower portion of the opening 24a and the frame 24c of the door.

In the case of a gate 24 composed of a single gate panel 25, it may comprise several passive safety mechanical devices 37. In the case where the door 1 comprises two passive mechanical safety devices 37, these can then be placed in the upper and lower portions of the opening and the frame of the door. The door 1 may comprise more than two mechanical passive safety devices 37, which are then distributed along the opening 24a and the frame 24c of the door.

At the portions of the leaf panel or panels defining the gate opening 23, there can be provided a stop preventing the movement of the gate to the outside from its closed position. Such an abutment is for example made by profiles attached to the side edges of the portions of the leaf panel or panels 15 disposed opposite the door-leaf hinges 33.

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Door (1) comprising a frame (2) adapted to be fixed on a construction provided with a bay and an opening (3) able to be moved between a closed position and an open position with upward deletion, the opening (3) having a leaf (4) with a gate opening (23) and a gate (24) mounted on the leaf (4) and wherein: the leaf (4) is formed from at least one panel leaf (15) having an inner face (16) and an outer face (17), the at least one leaf panel (15) being cut to form the laterally limited gate opening (23) with portions of the at least one a door panel (15), the door (24) is formed from at least one door panel (25) having an inner face (26) and an outer face (27) and is pivotally movable between a closed state where the at least one door panel (25) is interposed between the portions of the at least one leaf panel (15) and closes the gate opening (23), and an open state, of the gate-leaf hinges (33) to be placed, on an edge of the gate (24), between the at least one gate panel (25) and the adjacent portion of the at least one leaf panel (15) for their pivotal association, the wing-leaf hinges (33) being arranged and arranged so that the at least one door panel (25) opens, on the side of the inner face (16) of the at least one leaf panel (15), O a locking-unlocking device (34) associated with the portions of the at least one leaf panel (15) and the at least one door panel ( 25), as in the locked state the gate (24) is locked in the closed state and in the unlocked state the gate (24) can be pivoted between its open and closed states, O the frame ( 2) comprises two lateral support and low vertical guiding assemblies (9, 10), and two lateral maintenance assemblies n and high horizontal guide (7, 8), disposed on the side of the inner face (16) of the at least one leaf panel (15) when the leaf is in the closed position, with which the leaf (4) is suitable and intended to cooperate, respectively in the closed position and in the upwardly erasable open position, O a passive safety mechanical device (37) prevents the opening of the gate (24) when the leaf (4) is in the open position. characterized in that the passive safety mechanical device (37) comprises a first portion (38) of the passive safety mechanical device and a second portion (39) of the passive safety mechanical device respectively disposed on one or the other of the gate opening and the gate frame, and in that the second part (39) of the device comprises a base (40) and a member (41) movable relative to the base (40) during the movement of the opening (3) between its open and closed positions to respectively cooperate with the first part (38), thus preventing the opening of the gate (24) or release the first part (38), thus preventing the opening of the gate (24). 2. Door (1) with vertical movement according to claim 1, wherein the leaf (4) is formed from a single leaf panel (15). 3. Door (1) with vertical movement according to claim 2, wherein the door (1) is a door and not overflowing lifting. 4. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the passive safety mechanical device (37) is located in the upper portion of the opening and the frame of the at least one door panel ( 25), in the closed position of the opening (3). 5. Door (1) with vertical movement according to claim 1, wherein the door (1) is a sectional door in which: the leaf (4) is formed from several leaf panels (15) and hinges of leaf (22) for a pivotal association of the leaf panels (15) about parallel axes, the gate (24) is formed from a plurality of gate panels (25) and gate hinges (32) for a pivotal association of the gate panels (25) about parallel axes, the gate-leaf hinges (33) are associated with pivoting about an axis orthogonal to the pivot axes of the leaf panels (15) and the panels of gate (25). 6. Door (1) with vertical movement according to claim 5, wherein the passive mechanical safety device (37) is located in the upper portion of the opening and the frame of several gate panels (25), in the position closed of the opening (3). 7. Door (1) with vertical movement according to claim 5, wherein the passive safety mechanical device (37) is located in the upper portion of the opening and the frame of the upper gate panel (24), in the position closed of the opening (3). 8. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the locking-unlocking device (34) comprises a multi-point lock solidarity between them the door panels (25). The vertically moving door (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first portion (38) of the passive safety mechanical device (37) is a protruding element. 10. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second part (39) of the device is movable under the effect of gravity, when passing from the closed position to the open position of the opening (3). 11. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the second portion (39) of the passive safety device is a weighted moving part, pivotally movable relative to the base (40). The vertically movable door (1) according to claim 11, wherein the weighted movable member is oblong in shape, and includes an unbalance (42) at one end and a pivot axis (43) at a second end. The vertically movable door (1) according to claim 12, wherein the lower end of the weighted moving part comprising the unbalance (42) is thicker than the upper portion comprising the pivot axis (43). 14. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of claims 12 to 13, wherein the first portion (38) of the passive safety mechanical device (37) is located opposite the pivot axis (43). the weighted moving part when the gate (24) is in the closed position. 15. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of claims 13 to 14, wherein the first part of the passive mechanical safety device (37) is based on the thicker part (51) comprising the unbalance (41) the weighted moving part when the opening (3) of the sectional door (1) is in the open position. 16. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the locking-unlocking device (34) is actuated by a handle. 17. A door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the locking-unlocking device (34) is actuated by an electric mechanism. Vertical movement door (1) according to one of the preceding claims, in which the door (1) comprises a motor for opening and closing the door (1) and in which an inductive sensor is arranged on one or the other of the opening or the frame of the gate (24), indicating the opening state of the gate and preventing the motor from tripping if the gate is open. 19. Door (1) with vertical movement according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a look is arranged at the level of the passive safety mechanical device (37), on one or the other of the opening or the door frame (24) allowing the passage of a tool to release the mechanical safety device. 20. A door (1) with vertical movement according to claim 19, wherein a removable cap closes the gaze. 21. Construction (5) provided with a bay, equipped with a door (1) to erase upwards, with a gate (24), especially garage door for automobiles, according to any one of claims 1 to 20 , whose two lateral holding and low vertical guiding assemblies (9, 10) are attached to walls of the construction (5), vertically, on either side of the bay (6), and whose two lateral assemblies holding and high horizontal guide (7, 8) are fixed to a horizontal slab high inside the construction, horizontally and transversely to the bay (6), - whose leaf (4) can be moved between: O a closed position, in which the at least one leaf panel (15) is held by the two lateral holding and low vertical guiding assemblies (9, 10), and closes the bay (6), O an open position with erasing upwards, in which the at least one leaf panel (15) is held by both together and the upper gate (24) can be moved between: a closed state in which it closes the gate opening (23), an open state in which it leaves open the gate opening (23), the gate (24) opening towards the inside of the construction and the door (1), the door (1) to be erased upwards, with a door (24). ), being such that, when the leaf (4) is in the upwardly erasable open position and the gate (24) is in the closed state, the passive safety mechanical device (37) prevents or limits the opening gate (24).