SK394A3 - Electrical operator of the doors and windows - Google Patents

Abstract

An electrical actuator device for opening and closing doors and windows having an openable frame between a closed position and a ventilation or tilted position comprises an electric drive unit with a reversible motor and associated transmission. The drive unit is accommodated within a housing on a frame member serving to receive a locking mechanism, and the transmission functionally engages a locking mechanism mounted in the frame member and a transfer element, respectively, which by means of a coupling fixture is connected with the main frame, the transmission having a first engagement member and a second engagement member for engaging a first carrier member and a second carrier member, respectively. The first carrier member is functionally coupled with the square shaft and engageable by the transmission for reversible pivoting rotation of the square shaft between positions corresponding to a locking position and a released position of the locking mechanism, and the second carrier member is connected with the transfer element and engageable by the transmission for moving said transfer element in an opening direction in continuation of rotation of said operator shaft to release the locking mechanism and in a closing direction prior to rotation of the square shaft to provide locking engagement of the locking mechanism.

Description

The invention relates to an electric control device for opening and closing doors and windows having an opening frame.

The state of the art

EP-A2-0 397 179 discloses a casing-operated bottom-hung window of the hinged type in which the locking and release of the casing members as well as the opening and closing of the opening window frame between the closed position and the hinged or ventilated position can be performed electrically. wherein the motor is mounted in the window control lever for actuating the Bowden members, the engine actuates the Bowden transmission mechanism in the actual frame member via a conventional square shaft. For the electric opening and closing of the window with the Bowden members released, an electric drive unit mounted on the upper horizontal main frame member is provided for actuating the transmission element held in the connection fixture on the window frame. The arrangement is microprocessor controlled and further comprises one or more sensors for detecting the condition of the housing members. To ensure that the opening / closing function is not affected by the Bowden members in the locking position. Signal connections to said sensors as well as power supply to two separate motors require complicated electrical connection routes to be installed in the window frame, together with a separate cable loop from the frame to the electrical installation built into the main frame.

It is an object of the invention to provide a control device in which one and the same electric unit with drive and transmission means is used both to lock and release the locking means and to perform opening and closing movements between the closed position and the ventilation or tilted position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This is achieved according to the invention in that said transmission means are further designed to be operatively coupled to a locking mechanism mounted in the frame member, the transmission means being configured to connect to a first support member operatively coupled to a square shaft coupled to a locking mechanism for reverse rotation of the square shaft between positions corresponding to the locked position and the released position of said locking means, as well as with a second support member coupled to said transmission element for moving it in the open direction or closed direction, continuing to rotate the square shaft to release the locking means before rotating the square shaft to close the locking means.

The electric drive unit according to the invention is mounted on a frame member in which the locking mechanism is located, instead of a square-turn control lever.

With respect to the same design of the drive member with associated housing for mounting on any of the vertical frame members, therefore, an advantageous embodiment of the control device according to the invention is that the housing is shaped as a longitudinal box with a transmission hole in one of the side walls. each of the opposite side walls perpendicular to said wall with wedge grooves for connection to a mounting rail attached to the frame member and optionally a covering rail.

According to the invention, the transmission element between the electric drive unit and the connection fixture mounted on the main door or window frame may suitably be a hollow cable element or other stable support member, one end of which is intended to secure in said connection fixture for the motor, they are made by means of a cable element to the contact members at said one end in electrical connection with the contact members in the coupling fixture. This avoids the use of an unsightly separate cable or wire connections between the main frame and the frame.

According to a further preferred embodiment, the square shaft for actuating the locking mechanism is guided outside the housing and coupled to a control pivot lever that is normally released from the square shaft but can be pushed into engagement therewith by a spring actuated actuator. By means of said control lever, the locking mechanism can be manually operated at any time, for example in the event of a power failure, or when it is desired to open a door or window beyond the ventilation or tilt position by rotating about a usually vertical axis.

In this regard, it can be ensured by the special arrangement of said second support member that the electrical control is automatically engaged once the electrical supply is reconnected after a power failure or possible manual operation.

The compact configuration of the electric drive unit means that the control device according to the invention can be mounted on the most common windows and doors with Bowden Closure or other types of locking devices and the device is particularly suitable for remote control, remote indication, for example because sensors for detection For example, an infrared remote control signal and / or alarm can be mounted directly into the housing without the need for long electrical connection routes.

The invention will now be explained in detail in connection with an embodiment of the invention as a casing-operated pivoting / tilting window with reference to the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of a control device housing according to the invention; Figs. 2 and 3 show the arrangement of the engine and transmission in a first embodiment of the electric drive unit, viewed from the front and in a side view. Figures 4 and 5 are details of the connection between the transmission element for opening / closing movements and respectively the transmission arrangement of the electric drive unit and the coupling clamp attached to the main frame member, Figure 6 shows the rotary lever cover in conjunction with the operating arm and the main frame clamp of the second 7 and 8 show the engine and the gear arrangement of the second embodiment of the electric drive unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The housing shown in Figure 1 and comprising an electric drive unit with a motor and transmission means is formed by a box of elongate shape to be mounted directly on a vertical frame member in a door or window (not shown) in which a locking mechanism is located.

In order to facilitate assembly and to enable securing to any vertical frame member of the housing 1 of which the opening / closing movement element, which in the embodiment shown is a hollow housing element, extends through the side wall 2, has a perpendicular at each upper and lower wall. to the side wall 2, a wedge groove 3 and optionally 4 for connection with a mounting rail 5, screwed onto the actual vertical frame member and optionally with a covering rail 6. In connection with mounting on one vertical frame member, one wedge groove 4 is thus used. 4 for connection to the mounting rail 5, while the second wedge groove 3 is used for this purpose in connection with mounting on another vertical frame member. The two wedge grooves 3 and 4 may, as shown, have a dovetail cross-section corresponding to the trapezoidal cross-section of the mounting and covering rails 5 and 6.

To actuate a locking mechanism, which may typically be a Bowden transmission mechanism, the cover X comprises a square shaft 7 which is inserted into the frame member through an opening 8 provided for this purpose in the mounting rail 5 and on the opposite side extends through an opening 9 in the wedge. Outside the housing, the square shaft terminates in the coupling portion 10 for engagement with the control lever 11 for use in manual operation. An annular slot 12 for connection to the cutout 13 at one end of the cover rail 6 is secured at the transition between the square shaft 7 and the coupling part 10. The square shaft 7 is thereby secured in the axial direction.

The connection between the coupling portion 10 and the actuating lever 11 is formed such that the actuating lever 11 is normally released from the square shaft 7, but can be pushed into a functional engagement with the shaft by actuating the spring actuated actuator 14. To facilitate this activation, the end The square shaft 7 located outside the housing may be provided with a visual indication of the position of the locking mechanism, for example, as shown in the form of a wedge groove 14. into which the actuator 14 can fit.

In order to provide protection against intrusion of the thief and to prevent tampering of children, the control lever 11 may include a locking device to prevent the lever 11 from engaging the square shaft 7.

As is clear from Figures 2 and 3, the electric drive unit includes a reversible electric motor 15, whose output shaft drives a chain wheel 21 with an endless chain 22 via a gear transmission 16 to 20, the path of which is determined by rotating guide discs 23 and 24. Instead of the endless chain 22, a toothed belt or the like can be used as the transmission means, preferably a frictionless transmission means.

For actuating the square shaft 7 coupled to the locking mechanism and the housing member 25 serving as a transmission element for the opening / closing movements, the coupling members in the form of two pins 26 and 27 are attached to the chain 22.

In the embodiment shown, the square shaft 7 is secured by means of square holes (not shown) in two disks 28 and 29, which by means of connecting stiffeners form a wheel 31 having the same axis as the chain guide disk 24.

The first support member in the form of a biased element 33 with two arms 34 and 35 is mounted in a bearing between discs 28 and 29 on a pin 32 eccentrically secured on the disc 28. As schematically shown in Figure 2, the biased element 33 is actuated by a bias spring 36.

The electrical control of the square shaft 7 is controlled by the connection between the pin 26 attached to the chain 22 and one or the other of the two arms 34 and 35 of the two-state element 33 as explained in detail below.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 2 to 5, the transmission element for the opening / closing movements is formed by the Bowden element 25. which, as shown in Figure 5, comprises an outer sheath 37 surrounding the hollow cable 38 through which the connecting lines 40 are drawn for supplying current to the motor 15.

The cable element 25 is fastened to the main frame 42 by means of the connection fixture 41, opposite the vertical frame on which the cover 1 is mounted. The electrical contact between the connection lines 40 and the cable installation 43 in the main frame 42 is formed by two or more contact points 44 in the connection fixture 41 and the corresponding contact points 45 at the end of the lock coupler 46 on the cable element 25 that is removable from the connection of the chuck 41 so that the door or window can be opened beyond the ventilation or tilt position.

In the housing X, the cable 38 of the cable element 25 is connected to a second support member 47, which, as shown in Figure 4, is predominantly formed as a U-shaped element with an opening facing downwards for connection with a pin 27 fixed to the chain 22. Support member 47 thus comprises a first biasing member 48 for engaging the pin 27 by moving in the opening direction and a second biasing member 49 for engaging the pin 27 by moving in the closing direction. The support member 47 is rotatably connected to the hollow cable 38 of the cable element 25 by means of a pin 50 and cooperates with a guide rail 51 fixedly fixed in the housing X and having an inclined guide section 52. by which part of the support member in which the impact member 49 is located. it may be raised to release the support member 47 from the pin 27.

Taking into account the fact that the support member 47 in its final position with the door or window closed, thus occupies position 47a. 4, it is possible to open the door or window manually from this position to the ventilation or tilted position without releasing the cable element 25 from the connection fixture 41. The guide section 52 on the guide rail 51 lifts said portion of the support member 47 by means of a cross brace 53 .

The portion of the support member 47 in which the second impact member 49 is disposed is, as shown, formed with an inclined surface 54 that allows the same lifting movement to be performed by the pin 27 as the pin moves away from the support member 47 in the direction arrows 55.

This has the consequence that if the window has been opened by the manual control as described above, the electrical control will be automatically reset by activating the reverse motor 15.

Manual operation of the door or window is possible at all stages by releasing the cable element 25 from the connection fixture 41 and using the rotary lever 11. The operation is thus performed in the same way as a door or window without an electric control device.

The control device according to the invention operates in the following manner. When the motor 15 is activated in the closed position of the door or window and with the locking means in the locked connection, the pin 26 has the position shown in Figure 2 and the chain 22 is driven in the direction shown by the arrow 56. the arm 34 on the two-state member 33 engages and thereby moves said support member together with the chain, the wheel 31 rotating correspondingly to rotate the square shaft 7. At position 26a normally reached after 180 ° rotation, the housing members have been pulled out. outside the connection with the impact plate in the main frame so that they cannot be moved further. The current supply to the motor 15 is then increased to such an extent that the spring load on the biasing element 33 is overcome, thereby rotating the biasing element 33 to its second stable position while the pin 26 is released from the connection with the arm 34.

When position 26b has passed. the pin 27 engages the support member 47, which in its original position, as shown, is in position 47a shown in dashed lines in Figure 4. The pin 27 is thereby brought into engagement with the stop member 48 and drives the Bowden member 25 in the opening direction corresponding to arrow 56. In order to limit the movement of the housing member 25, the cover 1 comprises an adjustable stop 57 against which the support member abuts when the frame reaches the ventilation or tilting position thus determined by the stop 57. The power supply to the motor 15 then rises as detected in the motor control circuit. not shown that turns off the electric reverse motor 15.

During this opening movement the pin 26 came to the position 26c shown in Figure 2.

After closing the window, the electric reverse motor 15 is activated to rotate in the opposite direction and the pin 27 will now carry the bowden element 25 in the direction of the arrow 58 by the support member 47. until the support member 47 reaches the position 47a shown in dashed lines in Figure 4. During the continued movement of the chain 22, the pin 27 is now released from engagement with the second support member 47. At the same time the pin 26 has moved from its start position 26c to position 26b. into which it engages the second arm 35 on the two-state member 33, causing the wheel 31 and the square shaft 7 to rotate in the closing direction until the initial position 26a is reached. In this position, the square shaft 7 is blocked and the power supply to the electric reversing motor 15 rises to overcome the pressure of the bias spring 36 on the biased element 3.3, which now tilts back to the position shown in Figure 2, thereby releasing the pin 26 and pressing Adjustable stop 5.7. The power of the electric reverse motor 15 is thus increased and the motor 15 is stopped as described above.

In the above description of the function, it was assumed that the frame was brought to its tilted state in the position of the square shaft 7 which it engages when the locking members are released, i.e. when rotated by 180 °. In order to adjust the control device to frames requiring 90 ° rotation of the square shaft 11 to bring it to the tilted state, the tilting of the two-member element 33 must already be carried out at position 26d. this can be accomplished by means of a stop pin actuating the biased element 33.

The overall configuration of the electric drive unit for the control device according to the invention makes it easier to add sensors for recording the state of the locking means, since such sensors 59 can be mounted in the housing 1 and cooperate with the wheel 31.

The drive unit can be operated by means of control switches mounted on or near the main window frame, but the overall arrangement allows the assembly to be suitable for remote control by adding a cover 1 as schematically shown in Figure 2 with an additional a module 6.0 comprising a signal receiver 61 for wirelessly transmitting control signals to control the electric reverse motor 15.

The respective remote control signal transmitter may be equipped with a display to display the status of the window or door, i.e. the position of the locking members and the degree of opening in the ventilation and tilt positions.

In embodiments where control is performed directly at the installation site, such a display 63 may instead be housed in the add-on module 62. Such electrical attachments may require that the motor 15 be powered by lines passing through the hollow housing element 25.

In the arrangement of Figures 6 to 8, the transmission element for the opening / closing movement is formed by a rigid support arm 64, which is connected at one end by a rotary coupling 65 to the main frame fixture 66 and at the other end carries a projecting pivot pin 67. inserted in the housing 68. mounted in the bore 69 in the guide rail

70 disposed within the slot 71 in one side wall of the housing 72 of the control device.

The rectangular shaft 73 for actuating the locking members is coupled to the actuating lever 74, which can be solved in the same manner as in the arrangement shown in Figures 1 to 5.

Also in the embodiments of Figures 6 to 8, the operation of the locking mechanism as well as the transmission element shaped as a support arm 64 is effected by means of an endless chain 75, wherein the sprocket 76 coming into engagement therewith via a wheel transmission (not shown) may be formed. in the same manner as shown in Figures 2 and 3, it is connected to a reverse electric motor, which is not similarly shown.

The opening for the square shaft 73 is formed in an insert 77 which, by means of a releasable connection, can be connected to a sprocket 78. engaging a chain 75. Said sprocket 78 in this embodiment forms a first support member. The disengagement clutch is formed as a roller clutch by a connection between the free roller 79, which is held by a helical spring 80 pressed into a shoulder 81 formed parallel to the axis in the cylindrical outer side of the cartridge sleeve 82 through a fuse 83 also formed parallel to the axis in the cylindrical sleeve 84 In the active position of the clutch, the fuse 83 is fixedly secured to the shoulder 81 by means of a coupling roller 79. The release of the clutch is effected such that rotation of the insert 77 is blocked when the locking members at each of their extreme positions in the locked position and optionally, in a relaxed position, they strike a stationary stop or stop member, whereby the continued rotation of the sprocket 78 thereby forces the coupling roller 79 from the shoulder 81 against the pressure of the coil spring 80. so that the rotation of the sprocket 78 relative to the locked insert 77 84.

In the embodiment of Figures 6 to 8, the second support member is formed by a latch 85. which is pivotally connected to one end of the guide rail 70 coupled to the pivot pin 67 of the support arm 64. The latch 85, in the same manner as the second support member 47 in the embodiment of Figures 1 to 5, is predominantly formed as a U-shaped element with the support member 86 extending upwardly from the chain 75, which, as shown, may consist of a chain link replaced by one of the links of chain 75. The pawl 85 thus includes a first biasing member 87 for engaging the protruding chain link 86 by moving it in an opening direction and a second biasing member 88 for engaging the chain link 86 by moving it to a closing position. The latch 85 is spring biased against the position shown in solid lines in Figure 8, in which the second biasing member is raised above the travel path of the projecting chain link 86.

A pivot pin 89 for pivotally connecting the latch 85 to the guide rail 70 is positioned vertically above the first biasing member 87. The latch 85 cooperates with the latch 90 fixedly secured to the housing 72 and in which a recess 91 is formed to receive the cam 92 projecting from the latch 85 in the latch position. shown in solid lines. When the chain link 86 strikes the pusher member 87 against the spring-pushed protruding cam 92, it can be disengaged from said position from the recess 91 in the bar 90, thereby pulling the latch 85 and the slide guide 70 below the continued movement of the chain 75 in the opening direction.

The pivot pin 67 of the fixed arm 64 is thus pushed toward the opposite end of the slot 71 in the side wall of the housing 72 to open the window or door to the ventilation or tilted position.

When the control device is controlled to move in the closing direction, the latch 85 and the guide bar 70 are pulled off by striking the protruding chain link 86 against the second biasing member 88 of the latch 85. When the guide bar 70 moves so that the projecting cam 92 of the latch 85 is located opposite the recess 91 in the latch bar 90 of the latch 85, being disengaged from the protruding chain link 86 by means of a bias spring. At the same time, the sprocket 78 will be rotated so far back that the seat 81 in the housing 82 is repositioned 12 relative to the cutout 83 in the sleeve member 84, thereby restoring the connection between the chain link 78 and the liner 77 by spring-loaded coupling roller 79 and the locking members under continued rotation of the sprocket 78 assume a locked position.

By moving in the closing direction, the power of the motor increases due to the action of the helical spring 80 on the gear 78 when the latter is pushed out of the engagement of the bearing 81 in the hub housing 82 by stopping the locking means in the locked position.

Switching off the power supply to the motor by moving it in the opening or closing direction can be precisely determined by the microprocessor control.

Also in the embodiment of Figures 6 to 8, the electrical connection lines for supplying current to the reverse electric motor and to the add-on modules may be routed via a fixed arm 64.

The embodiment of Figures 6 to 8, like the embodiment of Figures 1 to 5, can also be made to be mounted on either side of the window by providing a rotatable housing 72 by 180 ° with the option of replacing the lock mechanism and the gearwheel 78.

Although the invention has been described above solely with reference to the casing-operated hinged windows, the control device can be used in any type of windows and doors in which the frame, in the locked position, is secured to the main frame by lock members activated and released by rotary movement. The transfer element for the opening / closing movement may be formed in a manner other than illustrated and described above, so that the control device may also be used for sliding windows and doors which are opened and closed by means of wire controls or the like.

Claims (17)

1. An electric control for opening and closing doors and windows with an openable frame between a closed position, in which the door or window frame is secured relative to the main frame by locking members and respective locking mechanisms mounted in one of the frame members for insertion into a recess or fitting in an opposing main frame member and between the ventilation position, said apparatus comprising a reversible electric drive unit and associated transmission means, the drive unit being housed in a housing on said frame member, while a transmission member operatively engaging one of said transmission means is connected to said main frame member by means of a coupling fixture, characterized in that the transmission means (22, 75) are additionally intended to be operatively connected to a locking mechanism housed in the frame member such that the transmission means (22, 75) adapted to engage a first support member (33; 78) operatively coupled to a square shaft (7; 73) coupled to a locking mechanism for reciprocating rotational rotation of the square shaft (7; 73) between positions corresponding to the locked and released position of said locking mechanism and at the same time the transmission means are adapted to engage a second support member (47; 85) coupled to the transmission element (25) 64) for moving it in the opening direction (56) or in the closing direction (58) to continue rotating the square shaft (7; 73) to release or close the locking mechanism. Electric actuator according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission means (22; 75) comprise an endless chain driven by a motor (15) and carrying a first support member (33; 78), the link member (27; 86) being attached to the chain. ), which is driven along the chain by the movement of the chain An electric actuator according to claim 2, characterized in that the first support member (33) is a two-armed two-state element that is rotatable about a pin (32) which is associated with an element (31) connected to a square shaft (7); which is freely rotatable in conjunction with a guide disc (24) of the chain (22), the two-arm member acting in the positions of the rotary member (31) corresponding to the locked and released position of the locking mechanism held by a bias spring (36) holding the two-state member at positions in which the first or second arm (34; 35) can be engaged by the second member (26) coupled to the chain (22), biased to a predetermined maximum engine power value such that with increased engine power due to motion blocking When the locking members have reached the locked position and the released position, the two-state element is carried by the force of the spring to its second stable position to be released from the and a second coupling member (26). the connecting spring is The electric actuator of claim 2, wherein the first support member (78) is a sprocket engaging a chain (75) and cooperating with an element (77) coupled to a square shaft (73) via a releasable connection releasing a square shaft. (73) from engagement with the sprocket (78) when the locking members coupled to the square shaft strike the stop members in the closed or released position. The electric actuator according to claim 4, characterized in that the releasable connection is a roller coupling with an extensible coupling roller (79) which is maintained by a spring (80) in communication with mutually opposed shoulders (81; 83) in the walls of the roller (82). 84) coupled to a square shaft (73) or a sprocket (78), but which is extruded from this connection when rotation The electric actuator according to claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the second support member (47; 85) is provided with a first support (48; 87) for the coupling member (27; 26) when moving in the opening direction and with a second support. (49; 88) for the coupling member (27; 86) in the closing direction. The electric actuator according to claim 6, characterized in that the second support (49) is guided in a fixed rail (51) at a position corresponding to the closed position of the window, to be moved out of the movement path of the second coupling (27). Electrical actuator according to claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the second support (49; 88) is removable to allow passage of the coupling (27; 86) as it moves in the opening direction from the position of the coupling in which it is released from the coupling. a second support member (47; 85). Electrical actuator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover (1) has the form of a longitudinal box with an opening for a transmission element in one of its side walls (2) and is provided with wedge grooves for connection to the wall. a mounting rail (5) attached to the frame member and for sliding the cover rail (6). The electric actuator according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the square shaft (7; 73), for actuating the locking mechanism, is guided outside the housing (1; 72) and connected to the operating rotary lever (7). 11; 74), which is usually disengaged from the square shaft (7; 73), but can be slid into engagement therewith by means of a spring actuating member (14). ru s-H'l The electric actuator according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the transmission element is a hollow Bowden element (25) or another stable support member (64), one end (46) of which is intended to be attached to the coupling clamp (41). 66), wherein the electrical connection conductors (40) for supplying current to the motor (15) are routed through the element (25; 64) to the contacts (43; 44) at the end (46) of the connection fixture (41). The electric actuator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the transmission element (25) is removably mounted in the connection fixture (41). Electrical actuator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensors (59) for sensing the angular position of the square shaft (7) are located in the housing. - a portion of the movement path corresponding to the length of movement of the second support member (47; 85) between the positions corresponding to the closed position and the ventilation position of the window. 15. The electric actuator of claim 10, wherein the control rotary lever is provided with an angular position indicator of the square shaft. - 15 of the square shaft (73) is locked in the locked or released position. An electrical controller as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the add-on module (60) comprising a signal receiver for controlling the motor by wireless signal transmission may be housed in the housing. The electric actuator according to claim 10, characterized in that the control pivot lever (11; 74) comprises a stopping device which can prevent coupling to a square shaft in order to provide protection against the intrusion of the thief and against child manipulation. 17. The electric actuator according to claim 12, wherein the additional module (61) with display for displaying the position of the cable and the degree of opening of the window may be located in the housing.