SE536945C2 - Balcony glazing device - Google Patents

Abstract

SUMMARY A balcony glazing device comprises a window pane (9) vertically hanging from an upper guide rail (3) which is horizontally displaceable along the upper guide rail (3) by means of a storage device and which is located around a vertical longitudinal axis of a wide side edge of a wide window edge. relative to the upper guide rail (3) between a closed setting, in which the window pane (9) extends along the upper guide rail (3), and an open setting, in which the window pane (7) is at least partially swung away from the upper guide rail (3). The window pane has a guide member (23) arranged at a horizontal distance from the pivot axis to run one of the upper guide rail (3) and a lower guide rail (5) running parallel thereto in the case of horizontal displacement of the window pane (7) in its closing setting. The balcony glazing device has a lifting device (53) which comprises a fixed lifting part (45) arranged at the upper guide rail (3) and a climbing lifting part (41) arranged at the upper horizontal edge of the wide window pane (9) which is arranged at least partially at vertical level with the fixed lifting part ( 45) and when pivoting the window pane (9) from its open setting until its closed setting comes into contact with and climbs on the fixed lifting part (45), and lifts the guide means (23) into engagement with the current guide rail (3). Publication picture: Fig. 3a

Description

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a balcony glazing device which allows simple and functional pivoting of a window pane from an open setting to a closed setting.

This object is achieved with a balcony glazing device comprising a window pane vertically suspended from an upper guide rail which is horizontally displaceable along the upper guide rail by means of a storage device and which is pivotable about a vertical pivot axis pivotable relative to the vertical side edge of the window pane. , in which the window pane extends along the upper guide rail, and an open setting in which the window pane is at least partially pivoted away from the upper guide rail, the window pane having a guide means arranged at a horizontal distance from the pivot axis to run in any of the upper guide rail the guide rail and a lower guide rail running parallel thereto in the case of horizontal displacement of the window pane in its closed position, which balcony glazing device is characterized in that the balcony glazing device has a lifting device which comprises a fixed lift arranged at the upper guide rail part and a climbing lifting part arranged at the upper horizontal edge of the window pane which is arranged at least partly at vertical level with the fixed lifting part and when pivoting the window pane from its open setting to its closed setting come into contact with and climb on the fixed lifting part, and lift the guide means for engaging the current guide rail.

A balcony glazing device constructed in this way allows very simple and functionally swinging to a closed setting because the guide member is lifted up and guided into the upper guide rail by means of the lifting device. Since the device hangs in the upper guide rail, larger tolerances, for example regarding the distance between the upper guide rail and a lower guide rail, can be allowed when installing a balcony side, which allows time-efficient installation of the balcony glazing device. In one embodiment, the balcony glazing device comprises at least a first ramp surface, which is preferably arranged on the climbing lifting part, in order to facilitate pivoting of the window pane from open to closed adjustment.

In one embodiment, the balcony glazing device comprises a second ramp surface, which is preferably arranged on the fixed lifting part, in order to facilitate pivoting of the window pane from open to closed adjustment.

In one embodiment, the lifting device comprises at least one wheel, which is preferably arranged on the climbing lifting part, in order to facilitate pivoting of the window pane from open to closed setting.

In one embodiment, the fixed lifting part comprises a ridge over which the climbing lifting part passes when pivoting the window pane from its open setting to its closed setting. The ridge is preferably formed by two ramp surfaces and is then located between the ramp surfaces. Alternatively, the ridge may be formed by a wheel.

In one embodiment, the lifting device is designed such that a gap is present between the climbing lifting part and the fixed lifting part in the closed position when the guide member is in engagement with the upper guide rail. This embodiment has the advantage that the climbing lifting part does not abut against the fixed lifting part in the closed setting and thus does not slide against the fixed lifting part when the shutter is displaced in the closed setting. The lifting device thus provides no frictional resistance when the window pane is displaced in the closed setting.

In one embodiment, the fixed lifting part has a first end and a second end in which a ridge is arranged, and the climbing lifting part has a first end which is arranged to approach the first end of the fixed lifting part and a horizontally opposite second end in which a recess is arranged, the ridge being arranged so that when pivoting the window pane from its open setting to its closed setting, it is received in the recess with a gap between the ridge and the limiting surface of the recess. This embodiment has the advantage that the climbing lifting part does not abut against the fixed lifting part in the closed setting and thus does not slide against the fixed lifting part when the window shutter is displaced in the closed setting. The lifting device thus provides no frictional resistance when the window pane is displaced in the closed setting.

In one embodiment, the fixed lifting part has a ridge, the ridge having the function of a reading lug cooperating with the climbing lifting part.

The locking lug helps to maintain the window pane in the closed setting.

In one embodiment, the guide means is arranged to run in the upper guide rail.

In one embodiment, the guide means and the climbing lifting part are arranged on a common bracket, which provides a solution with few parts and which is easy to mount.

In one embodiment, the window pane has a load holder, preferably in the form of a vertically directed pin, which is arranged to be inserted into a recess arranged in the upper guide rail when pivoting to the closed setting and that in case of horizontal displacement of the window pane in the closed setting engagement with a groove arranged in the upper guide rail. The load carrier helps to maintain the window pane in the closed setting when the window pane is moved to the closed position. Furthermore, it absorbs horizontal forces acting on the window pane.

In one embodiment, the load carrier is arranged on the common bracket.

In one embodiment, the steering means comprises a steering wheel. This embodiment has the advantage that displacement of the window pane in the closed setting can take place with very low frictional resistance.

Another object is to provide an improved balcony.

This object is achieved with a balcony, which has a balcony glazing device at at least one balcony side, and which is characterized in that the balcony glazing device is a balcony glazing device according to the present invention.

Brief Description of the Drawings The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a balcony glazing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing one of the window panes included in the balcony glazing device shown in Fig. 1 in an open setting.

Figs. 3a-d show a section along the line lll-lll in Fig. 2 and illustrate pivoting of the window pane shown in Fig. 2 from an open setting to a closed setting.

Figs. 4a-e illustrate opening of the window panes included in the balcony glazing device shown in Fig. 1.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Fig. 1 comprises a balcony glazing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The balcony glazing device 1, which is intended for use in the installation of a front side of a balcony, comprises an upper 3 and a lower horizontal guide rail. The upper guide rail 3 carries a plurality - in the example shown here five - side-by-side arranged vertical window panes 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15, which are horizontally displaceable along the guide rails 3, 5 and pivotable between a closed setting, in which window pane extends along the guide rails 3, 5, and an open setting, in which the window pane is pivoted away from the guide rails 3, 5. When a window pane is in its closed setting, it can be displaced along the guide rails 3, 5.

Each of the window panes 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 is suspended in the upper guide rail 3 by means of a suspension carriage 17 which is displaceable along the upper guide rail 3. Each suspension carriage 17 is provided with three suspension wheels, which are guided in the upper guide rail 3. Fig. 1 shows each window pane provided with a suspension trolley 17, which is arranged in the vicinity of the window pane with respect to the left side edge of Fig. 1. Each window pane has at its lower edge a guide carriage 19 placed vertically opposite the suspension carriage 17, which is provided with three guide wheels which are guided in the lower rail 5. Each window pane 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 is pivotable. mounted around a vertical pivot axis S (Fig. 2) located at one vertical side edge 10 of the window pane 10. The pivot axes of the window panes are defined in this embodiment by an upper and a lower pivot pin 17a (Fig. 2) and 19a, respectively, which are mounted in the suspension trolley. 17 or the guide carriage 19, ie in an upper and lower storage carriage, respectively. Each window pane is pivotable between a closed setting, in which the window pane extends along the guide rails 3, 5, and an open setting, in which the window pane is pivoted away from the guide rails 3, 5.

With reference to Fig. 2, Fig. 3a and Fig. 4b, the invention will now be described in more detail. Fig. 2 shows the second window pane 9 in an open setting. Four 9, 11, 13, 15 of the window panes have at their upper edge an upper wind load holder, in the form of a vertical pin 21, which is arranged in the vicinity of the right side edge 14 of the window pane. The wind load holder 21 is arranged to be engaged with a upper guide rail 3 arranged on the upper guide rail 3, and at its lower edge a lower wind load holder, in the form of a vertical pin, which is arranged to be brought into engagement with a lock arranged in the lower guide rail 5. Each of the upper 21 and lower wind load brackets is thus arranged to absorb horizontal forces acting on the window pane.

Each of the four window panes 9, 11, 13, 15 has at its upper edge 12 an upper guide wheel 23 which is arranged in the vicinity of the right side edge 14 of the window pane and is guided in the upper guide rail 3.

In order to enable pivoting of the second window pane 9 from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the closed setting, a first recess 25 is formed in the side of the upper rail 3 and a second recess 26 is formed in the side of the lower rail 5. The recesses 25, 26 also make it possible to pivot the third window pane 11 to the closed setting. To enable pivoting of the fourth and fifth window panes 13 and 15, respectively, a third recess 27 is formed in the side of the upper rail 3 and a fourth recess 28 is formed in the side of the lower rail 5.

The second window pane 9 has at its upper edge 12 a bracket 29 on which the upper wind load holder 21, the upper guide wheel 23 and a lifting arm 31 are arranged. Each of the lifting arm 31 and the wind load carrier 21 forms an integral part of the bracket 29. The guide wheel 23 is mounted in the common bracket 29 by means of a wheel axle 33 and arranged to be guided in the guide rail 3 when the window pane 9 is in closed setting. Each of the third 11, fourth 13 and fifth 15 window panes is provided at its respective upper edge with a similar bracket 29.

The lifting arm 31 comprises a first ramp surface 35. A lifting wheel 37 is mounted in the lifting arm 31 by means of a wheel axle 39. The lifting arm 31 together with the lifting wheel 37 forms a climbing lifting part 41.

The upper guide rail 3 comprises a ridge 43 (Fig. 3a) which is arranged to receive the guide wheel 23. As mentioned earlier, the upper guide rail 3 has a recess 25 formed in its side, which allows pivoting of the window pane 9 from its open setting to its closed setting, and a groove 36, with which the wind load holder 21 is brought into engagement in the horizontal displacement of the window pane 9 in its closed setting. In the case of horizontal displacement of the window pane in its closed position, the guide wheel 23 runs on the ridge 43 of the guide rail and the wind load holder 21 engages with the groove 36.

The upper guide rail 3 has at its upper edge a fixed lifting part 45. The fixed lifting part 45, which forms an integral part of the upper guide rail 3, has a first end 47 and a second end 49 at which a cam 51 is arranged.

The fixed lifting part 45 further comprises a ramp surface 53.

The climbing lifting part 41 has a first end 55 and a second end 57 at which a recess 59 is arranged. The climbing lifting part 41 further comprises a ridge 61.

The climbing lifting part 41 is arranged to, when pivoting the window pane 9 from its open setting (Fig. 3a) to its closed setting (Fig. 3d), come into contact with and climb on the fixed lifting part 45. The guide means 23, which like the The climbing lifting part 41 is arranged on the common bracket 29, will during this pivoting be lifted up on the ridge 43 of the guide rail. When pivoting the window pane 9 from its open setting to its closed setting, the lifting device 63 lifts the guide member 23 on the ridge 43 of the guide rail and when pivoting the window pane 9 from its closed setting to its open setting, the lifting device 63 lifts away the guide member. 23 from the ridge 43 of the guide rail.

The cam 51 of the fixed lifting part is arranged so that when pivoting the window pane 9 from its open setting to its closed setting it is received in the recess 59 arranged at a second end 57 of the climbing lifting part 41 with a gap between the ridge 51 and the limiting surface 59a of the recess 59.

With reference to Figs. 3a-d, the function of the lifting device 63 when pivoting the second window pane 9 from its open setting to its closed setting will now be described.

When pivoting the window pane 9 from the open setting illustrated in Fig. 3a in the direction of the upper guide rail 3, as illustrated by the arrow A in Fig. 3b, first the ramp surface 35 of the lifting arm 31 comes into contact with the fixed lifting part 45 arranged on the guide rail 3. Upon continued pivoting of the window pane 9, the ramp surface 35 of the lifting arm 31 will slide on the fixed lifting part 45, which causes the bracket 29, and thus the guide wheel 23, to be lifted upwards, as illustrated by the arrow B in Fig. 3b. The ramp surface 35 of the lifting arm 31 slides on the fixed lifting part 45 until the lifting wheel 37 of the lifting arm comes into contact with the first end 47 of the fixed lifting part 45.

In the case of continued pivoting, illustrated by the arrow C in Fig. 3c, the lifting wheel 37 will roll on the ramp surface 53 of the fixed lifting part 45, which causes the bracket 29, and thus the guide wheel 23, to lift slightly further, as illustrated by the arrow D in Fig. 3c .

When the window pane 9 continues to pivot, the lifting wheel 37 will pass over the ridge 51 and then move downwards by the weight of the window pane.

When the center of the lifting wheel 37 has passed the cam 51, the bracket 29, and thus the guide wheel 23, moves downwards by the weight of the window pane. The guide wheel 23 moves downwards into engagement with the ridge 43 of the upper guide rail. 945 59a and the cam 51 of the fixed part, which is best illustrated in the enlarged part of Fig. 3d.

Fig. 3d pointer window pane in its closed setting. In this setting, the guide wheel 23 rests on the axis 43 of the guide rail. the part of Fig. 3d.

Thus, when the guide wheel 23 rests on the axis 43 of the guide rail, neither the lifting arm 31 nor the lifting wheel 37 is in contact with the fixed lifting part 45 anymore.

When pivoting from the closed setting shown in Fig. 3d to an open setting, the lifting wheel 37 rolls over the cam 51, the guide wheel 23 being lifted away from the axis 43 of the upper guide rail.

With reference to Figs. 4a-e, opening of the window panes of the balcony glazing will now be described. In Fig. 4a, the first window pane 7 has been pivoted to an open setting, which is illustrated by the arrow E in Fig. 1a. When the first window pane 7 has been pivoted to an open setting, the other window panes 9, 11, 13, 15 can be moved individually or together until the second window pane 9 when the opened window pane 7. The second window pane 9 can thus be slid until it reaches the first window pane 7, which is illustrated by the arrow F in Fig. 4a. In this position the upper 21 and lower wind load brackets of the second window pane 9 are located opposite the first 25 and the second 26 recess, respectively, so that the window pane 9 can be pivoted from the closed setting shown in Fig. 4a to an open setting, as illustrated by arrow G in Fig. 4b. When the second window pane 9 has been pivoted to an open setting, the third window pane 11 can be displaced along the guide rails until it reaches the second window pane 9, as illustrated by the arrow H in Fig. 4b. In this position, the upper and lower wind load brackets of the third window pane 11 are located opposite the first 25 and the second 26 recess, respectively, so that the window pane 11 can be pivoted to an open setting, as illustrated by the arrow I in Fig. 4c.

The fourth window pane 13 can now be displaced until it reaches the third window pane 11, as illustrated by the arrow J in Fig. 4c. In this position the upper and lower wind load brackets of the fourth window pane 13 are located opposite the third recess 27 and the fourth 28, respectively, so that the window pane 13 can be pivoted to an open setting, as illustrated by the arrow K in Fig. 4d. The fifth window pane 15 can now be moved to the left until it reaches the fourth window pane 13, as illustrated by the arrow L in Fig. 1d. In this position, the upper and lower wind load holders of the window pane 15 are located opposite the third 27 and the fourth 28 recess, respectively, so that the window pane 15 can be pivoted to an open setting position, as illustrated by the arrow M in Fig. 4e.

With the aid of the balcony glazing device according to the invention described above, it is thus possible in a simple manner to open the glazed front side of a balcony over its entire width, ie to achieve the condition shown in Fig. 4e.

It will be appreciated that many variants of the embodiments described above are possible within the scope of the appended claims.

It has been described above that the climbing lifting part has a lifting wheel arranged on the lifting arm, which facilitates pivoting of the window pane to and from the closed setting. It is understood, however, that the climbing lifting part does not have to have such a lifting wheel. Furthermore, such a lifting wheel can be arranged on the fixed lifting part instead of on the climbing lifting part, or on the fixed lifting part as a complement to the lifting wheel arranged on the climbing lifting part. 10

Claims (12)

10 15 20 25 30 536 945 PATENT CLAIMS Balcony glazing device comprising a window pane (9) vertically hanging from an upper guide rail (3) which is horizontally displaceable along the upper guide rail (3) by means of a storage device (17) and which is around a vertical side edge (10) at one of the window pane (9) ) located vertical pivot axis (S) pivotable relative to the upper guide rail (3) between a closed setting, in which the window pane (9) extends along the upper guide rail (3), and an open setting, in which the window pane (9) is at least partially pivoted away from the upper guide rail (3), the window pane (9) having a guide means (23) arranged at a horizontal distance from the pivot axis (S) for running in the upper guide rail (3) or a running parallel thereto lower guide rail (5) in the case of horizontal displacement of the window pane (9) in its closed setting, characterized in that the balcony glazing device has a lifting device (63) which comprises a at the upper guide rail (3) a a fixed lifting part (45) and a climbing lifting part (41) arranged at the upper horizontal edge (12) of the window pane (9) which is arranged at least partly in vertical plane with the fixed lifting part (45) and that when pivoting the window pane (9) from its open setting to its closed setting come into contact with and climb on the fixed lifting part (45), and lift the guide means (23) into engagement with the current guide rail (3). A balcony glazing device according to claim 1, wherein the lifting device (63) comprises at least a first ramp surface (35), which is preferably arranged on the climbing lifting part (41). A balcony glazing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lifting device (63) comprises a second ramp surface (53), which is preferably arranged on the fixed lifting part (45). 11 10 15 20 25 30 536 945 A balcony glazing device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lifting device (63) comprises at least one wheel (37), which is preferably arranged on the climbing lifting part (41). Balcony glazing device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the lifting device (63) is designed such that a gap is present between the climbing lifting part (41) and the fixed lifting part (45) in the closed setting when the guide means (23) engages with the upper guide rail (3). A balcony glazing device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixed part (45) has a first end (47) and an opposite second end (49) in which a ridge (51) is arranged, and the climbing lifting part (41) has a first end (55) arranged to approach the first end (47) of the fixed lifting part and a second end (57) in which a recess (59) is arranged, the cam (51) being arranged to pivot the window pane (9) when pivoting ) from its open setting to its closed setting is accommodated in the recess (59) with a gap between the cam (51) and the limiting surface (59a) of the recess. Balcony glazing device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the fixed lifting part (45) has a cam (51) which has the function of a locking lug cooperating with the climbing lifting part (41). Balcony glazing device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the guide means (23) is arranged to run in the upper guide rail (3). Balcony glazing device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the guide means (23) and the climbing lifting part (41) are arranged on a common bracket (29). Balcony glazing device according to one of the preceding claims, in which the window pane (9) has a load holder (21) which is arranged to be inserted into a recess (25) arranged in the upper guide rail (3) when pivoting to the closed in the case of horizontal displacement of the window pane (9) in the closed setting, it is brought into engagement with a groove (36) arranged in the upper guide rail (3). A balcony according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide means comprises a guide wheel (23). Balcony glazing, which has a balcony glazing device at at least one balcony side, characterized in that the balcony glazing device is a balcony glazing device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims. 13