JP6592455B2 - Sliding door configuration with sliding leaf arranged in a common plane - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a sliding door arrangement having sliding leaves disposed in a common plane and in a common support rail and guide rail, wherein at least one collision protection device is located between the opposing front edges of adjacent sliding leaves. Has been deployed.

Heretofore, plastic or rubber cushioning material bonded onto a slide leaf has been used in known types of sliding door configurations in the field where two sliding doors collide with each other. Plastic or rubber cushioning materials reduce the impact of the two slide leaves in contact with each other, but have been found to be disadvantageous in that undesired slide leaf springback occurs. Collision protection devices known from the prior art are located in an area visible to the user and produce an annoying visual effect. Until now, this has been achieved, for example, by means of a cover strip on the slide leaf covering the butt shaft hand, or a leading edge contour formed separately on the slide leaf.
The present invention is based on the object of improving the sliding door arrangement described above in a way that a practical collision protection device is realized.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the fact that the at least one crash protection device comprises a spacer element which is arranged inside the support rail and / or the guide rail and which is located in the slide area of the slide leaf.
The spacer elements arranged on the support rail and / or the guide rail are easily constructed in such a way that they cannot be dropped from the rail after being inserted into one of the rails, firstly in the rail region I can do it. As a result of being arranged in one of the rails, it is further advantageous that the spacer element is not visible from the outside, i.e. not visible when viewed from the front of the slide leaf.

The collision of the two slide leaves is safely prevented because the solution according to the invention as a result of the length of the spacers positively reduces the minimum distance between the two slide leaves regardless of the position of the slide leaves. This is because it is determined.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the slide leaf is guided by a support in the support rail and by a guide in the guide rail, and the at least one collision protection device is in the displacement line of the support and / or the guide. Be placed.

  Therefore, the spacer element that prevents the collision between the two slide leaves does not directly contact the front edge of the slide leaf, but always contacts each impact area of the support portion or the guide portion fixed to the slide leaf, and damages to the slide leaf. Avoid easy leading edge damage. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the collision protection device interacts with a coupling device, which interacts with a spacer element comprising a slide leaf and other slide leaves. The coupling device is additionally provided with a damper. The coupling device further comprises a force accumulator such as a mechanical spring or a gas spring. Alternatively, a coupling device without a force accumulator can be used.

Not only is the collision of the two slide leaves effectively prevented, but also prevents the elements of the collision protection device from traveling or moving together, i.e. when each element of the collision protection device updates the latest displacement of the slide leaf. The desired position of the slide leaf is not changed.
In the case of individual configurations with a coupling device, in addition to the spacer element, the collision protection device comprises on one hand a latching element formed as a latching lug for coupling with the slide leaf and on the other hand a coupling device arranged on the other slide leaf It is advantageous to have an actuating body that activates the driver.

In the case of a configuration without a connecting device, the activator of the collision protection device is replaced by a clamp, into which the corresponding support and / or guide part of the other slide leaf is inserted and concomitantly fixed. The
As a result, a connecting device with a known configuration and an accompanying damper device are used, for example for the construction of furniture in a drawer or the like.
Further features of the invention are the subject matter of further dependent claims.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and will be described in more detail below.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a simplified slide door configuration from the front from a high place. FIG. 2 shows a rear view of the sliding door configuration according to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a rear view of the slide door configuration corresponding to FIG. 2, omitting the bottom support rail and the top support rail. FIG. 4 shows a detailed enlarged view of FIG. 3 with an IV section. FIG. 5 shows a detailed enlarged view of FIG. 3 with a V section. FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the detail according to FIG. FIG. 7 shows a view according to FIG. 5, where the sliding door leaf moves farther than FIG. FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the detail according to FIG. FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of the spacer element of the collision protection device. FIG. 10 shows a perspective view of a collision protection device according to a further embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the collision protection device according to FIG. FIG. 12 shows a perspective view of a collision protection device according to a further embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the collision protection device according to FIG. FIG. 14 is an enlarged detailed rear view of the collision protection device according to FIG. FIG. 15 shows a perspective view according to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sliding door structure including two sliding door leaves 1 and 2, guided in a common bottom support rail 5 by support portions 3 and 4, and a common upper guide rail. 7 is guided by the guide 6.

  The support portions 3 and 4 together with the guide portion 6 are preferably made of metal, stable plastic or a combination of these materials, and are connected to the corner regions close to the corner regions of the slide leaves 1 and 2, respectively. . In the area of the support rail 5 on the bottom side, the sliding door arrangement is provided with a collision protection device, designated as a whole by the reference 8 (see FIG. 5). Furthermore, in the region of the upper guide rail 7, a further collision protection device 8 ′ is additionally arranged (see FIG. 4), and the collision protection device 8 ′ arranged in the upper region of the sliding door configuration is a spacer. Element 9 exclusively, the spacer element 9 being displaceable longitudinally in the upper guide rail 7 and arranged in the form of a slide block, the spacer element 9 does not fall off the upper guide rail 7, Only the inside of the guide rail 7 can be displaced in the longitudinal direction. The distance between the sliding door leaves 1 and 2 is determined by the contact portion of the front end of the collision protection device 8 ′ on the protrusion of the guide part 6.

  In particular, the bottom impact protection device 8 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 comprises a latching element formed as a latching lug 11 in addition to a spacer element 15 which is in the form of a protrusion similar to the active body 12, It can be connected to one and / or the other slide leaf 1,2. The collision protection device is preferably formed in one piece. It is also conceivable to assemble the spacer element 15, the latch lug 11 and the activator 12 from the individual elements into the collision protection device 8.

  This connection is achieved, for example, by latching with the support 4 of the slide leaf 1 when the slide leaf 1 and the crash protection device 8 are first attached, in which case the latch lug 11 of the crash protection device 8 bites in. (run over), a permanent connection between the support 4 and the collision protection device 8 is created.

  The latch tag 11 is shown in more detail in FIG. 11, at which point it should be mentioned that the connection of the collision protection device 8 to the slide leaf 1 is performed in a different way than the latch described above. . In this way, the collision protection device 8 is fixed to the slide leaf 1 by other means such as a screw or a clamp.

  The collision protection device 8 is provided with an active body 12 on the front side facing away from the latch lug 11, which is provided for driving and controlling the coupling device 16 and is shown in detail in FIGS. Thus, the coupling device 16 is fixed to the second slide leaf 2. Since the driver 17 on the coupling device 16 engages the active body 12, the coupling device 16 is driven by the active body when the two slide leaves 1, 2 approach each other. A damper 13 is preferably arranged on the coupling device 16 so that the force acting in the closing direction is attenuated and the two slide leaves 1, 2 are softly brought together at a minimum distance. Furthermore, the coupling device 16 is preferably deployed without a mechanical or gas spring to prevent the other slide leaf from being accompanied while one slide leaf leaves the other slide leaf. The connecting element 16 comprises a spring element in another configuration or is provided by a further element such as a brake on the support 3.

The connection between the active body 12 and the driver 17 is preferably not permanent, which means that it can be connected at any time in a simple manner, whereas the connection between the latch lug 11 and the support 4 Is permanent after the first latch.
In the embodiment of the invention according to FIGS. 1 to 8, when the sliding door leaves 1, 2 are closed, an impact damped by the collision protection device 8 is achieved in the bottom region, while an incidental in the upper region. A simple crash protection device 8 'allows only undamped impacts.

It is also conceivable to realize an embodiment that does not attenuate in the bottom region if the predicted force is not so great when the two slide leaves 1, 2 collide with each other.
The damped embodiment is realized both in the region of the bottom support rail 5 and in the region of the upper guide rail 7. It is also possible to apply the impact protection device 8 only to the bottom support rail 5 or only to the top guide rail 7.

  In any case, the collision protection device 8 is relevant in that it comprises a spacer element 15 located in the displacement region of the slide leaf 1, 2, in this case in the region of the support and / or guide portion. Is preferred because the support and / or guide portion is made of a stable material and can absorb damped or undamped shocks and the opposing ends of the slide leaves 1 and 2 are not damaged.

  12 to 15 show an embodiment in which the collision protection device 8 comprises a clamp 14 instead of the active body 12. This embodiment is used when the coupling device 16 is not deployed in a sliding door configuration. Corresponding portions of the individually formed opposing support parts 4 move into the elastic clamps 14 and are fixed incidentally. 14 and 15 clearly show how the two slide leaves 1, 2 are kept at a certain distance by the collision protection device 8 when the connection of the individual connection elements occurs. The geometry and function of the latch lug 11 is similar to the previous embodiment. The connection between the clamp 14 and the corresponding part of the support 4 can be released at any time without great effort.

In the embodiment according to FIGS. 12 and 13, the damping of the impact is possible only by a delay of internal movement and is caused by friction in the clamp 14.
It should be mentioned again in the summary that it is possible and possible within the scope of the present invention to prevent collision of two slide leaves 1, 2 that are displaceable in a common plane.

In the simplest case, a spacer element 9 is arranged between the two slide leaves 1, 2 in the bottom or upper guide area, which prevents the two slide leaves 1, 2 from colliding with each other. Yes.
The spacer elements described above can be deployed both on the top side or on the bottom side.
The collision protection device 8 is attenuating, and such a collision protection device 8 is selectively implemented in the bottom side, the top side or both the bottom side and the top side.
In all cases, the impact protection device 8 is covered, so that an advantage is achieved that a visually appealing arrangement is realized.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slide leaf 2 Slide leaf 3 Support part 4 Support part 5 Support rail 6 Guide part 7 Guide rail 8 Collision protection device 8 'Collision protection device 9 Spacer element 10 Holder 11 Latch lug 12 Active body 13 Damper 14 Clamp 15 Spacer element 16 Connecting device 17 Driver

Claims (13)

A slide leaf (1, 2) arranged in a common plane and in a common support rail and guide rail (5, 7), at least one collision protection device (8, 8 ') being adjacent slide leaf ( 1, 2) a sliding door configuration deployed between mutually opposed front edges,
The at least one collision protection device (8, 8 ′) is arranged inside the support rail and / or the guide rail (5, 7) and is a spacer element (located in the slide area of the slide leaf (1, 2)). 9, 15)
A sliding door arrangement wherein the at least one collision protection device (8) is connected on the one hand to one slide leaf (1) and on the other hand to the other slide leaf (2).   The slide leaf (1, 2) is guided by a support part (3, 4) in the support rail (5) and a guide part (6) in the guide rail (7), and at least one collision protection device (8, The sliding door arrangement according to claim 1, wherein 8 ') is located in the displacement line of the support or guide (3, 4, 6).   The sliding door arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the at least one crash protection device (8, 8 ') is displaceably mounted in the support rail (5) and / or the guide rail (7).   4. A sliding door arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one collision protection device (8) is arranged on a slide leaf (1, 2).   5. A sliding door arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one collision protection device (8) is accompanied during the sliding movement of the slide leaf (1, 2). The at least one crash protection device (8) comprises a latch lug (11) that latches with one slide leaf (1) and an activator (12) that engages with another slide leaf (2). The sliding door configuration according to any one of 5.   A sliding door arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one collision protection device (8) comprises a clamp (14) that engages another slide leaf (2).   The connection between the at least one collision protection device (8) and the slide leaf (1, 2) is caused on the one hand by the latch lug (11) and the support (3, 4) of the first slide leaf (1), Slide door arrangement according to claim 1, produced on the other hand by a connecting element (17) of a connecting device (16) arranged on the active body (12) and the second slide leaf (2).   The connection between the at least one collision protection device (8) and the slide leaf (1, 2) is caused on the one hand by the latch lug (11) and the support (3, 4) of the first slide leaf (1), 2. The sliding door arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the sliding door arrangement is caused by the clamp (14) and the support (3, 4) of the second slide leaf (2). The sliding door structure according to any one of claims 2 , 8 , and 9 , wherein a connecting device (16) is disposed on the support (3, 4). 11. A sliding door arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the coupling device (16) is formed without a spring. 11. A sliding door arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the coupling device (16) is formed with a spring. 11. A sliding door arrangement according to claim 10, wherein the coupling device (16) is formed with a damper (13).

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