TWI690648B - Linked locking method for folding door - Google Patents

Abstract

A linked locking method for a folding door, which includes at least three door panels in the outer frame, which are a first door panel, a second door panel, and a third door panel, respectively. When the door is opened, the first door panel and the second door panel are connected by a male and female connecting unit. By stacking the first door panel, the second door panel and the third door panel are opened together; when closing the door, the first door panel is pulled back to the outer frame of the folding door door, and at the same time, the driving part connected to the first door panel on the clamping structure is pushed to make the driving part The locking part embedded in the second door panel is pushed into the limiting part between the second hinge connecting the second door panel and the third door panel to complete the locking between the folding doors, increasing the safety and stability of the folding door.

Description

Linked locking method for folding door

The invention relates to a foldable movable door, and particularly relates to a clamping structure capable of driving the foldable door while closing the foldable door, so that the door can be fixed at the same time when the door is closed, and the whole foldable door is more stable.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a conventional folding door, which includes an outer frame 10, which has an upper rail (not shown) and a lower rail 11 on the upper and lower sides respectively. At least three are installed in the outer frame 10 The glass door panel 40 and the frame 41 of the two adjacent glass door panels 40 are pivotally connected through at least one upper hinge 20 and one lower hinge 30 respectively, and the upper hinge 20 is connected to an upper roller 21 for The upper rail is removed, and the lower hinge 30 is connected to a roller 31 for removal on the lower rail 11, so that the adjacent glass door panels 40 can be removed on the rail through the upper roller 21 and the lower roller 31 to be folded The forms are close to each other.

According to the conventional knowledge, the multi-piece folding doors are mostly used in general houses or restaurants. In order to make the interior space more spacious and brighter, more and more restaurants, cafes, etc. hope to increase the area of floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows or door panels Compared with other push-type door panels, the folding door has fewer frames than 40, and can increase the area of the transparent part of the door panel. It is more beautiful in appearance, but compared to the general push-pull door panel, the folding door is By connecting each door panel 40 with a hinge, it is easy to create a gap between each door panel 40 due to external forces such as wind blowing, impact, shaking, etc., causing the overall folding door structure to be unstable. In order to improve this deficiency, some folding doors will be equipped with bolts between the two door panels 40. When the folding door is closed, the bolts will be manually locked to make the door panel 40 more stable, but When the folding door needs to be opened, the door bolt needs to be manually unlocked again, resulting in an additional operation procedure when opening and closing the folding door, which is not convenient. Therefore, how to improve the above-mentioned lack and provide a more convenient and beautiful large floor The folding door is a problem to be solved by the present invention.

Secondly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a linked locking method that can be used on a large folding door and can simultaneously lock the connection between the door panels when the folding door is closed.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a linked locking method for a folding door, the folding door is provided with at least three door panels in an outer frame, which includes: a first door panel, the upper and lower sides of the first door panel Each has a first frame strip; a second door panel, the upper and lower sides of the second door panel each have a second frame strip, and the adjacent upper and lower sides of the first and second door panels are pivotally connected by a first hinge, The first and second door panels can be pivotally closed and pulled apart; a third door panel with a third frame strip above and below the third door panel, the second and third door panels The lower part is pivotally connected by a second hinge, so that the second and third door panels can be pivotally closed and pulled apart; a connector group consisting of a male connection unit and a female connection unit, respectively It is arranged on the first door panel and the second door panel, so that the first door panel and the second door panel are connected and fixed when they are closed, and the folding door is driven to open and close by pushing and pulling the first door panel; and a card Solid structure, the clamping structure is embedded and penetrates the first frame strip, the second frame strip, Between the third frame strips, the clamping structure includes a limiting portion, a clamping portion, and a driving portion connected between the clamping portion and the first hinge, which is pulled through the opening and closing of the first door panel The driving part is pushed to make the locking part enter and exit the limiting part to lock the folding door.

Wherein, the first hinge has a first left turn piece and a first right turn piece, the first left turn piece is connected to the left end of the first frame bar, and the first right turn piece is connected to the right end of the second frame bar .

Wherein, the second hinge has a second left turn piece and a second right turn piece, the second left turn piece is connected to the right end of the third frame bar, and the second right turn piece is connected to the left end of the second frame bar .

Wherein, the driving part of the clamping structure is connected with the first left turn piece on the first hinge, and the driving part is pushed along with the opening and closing of the first door panel.

Wherein, the limiting part of the fixing structure is a hole provided between the second left turn piece and the second right turning piece of the second hinge, so that the fixing part can penetrate the limiting part through the limiting part The second door panel and the third door panel.

Wherein, the third door panel is sequentially connected to a plurality of door panels in units of double numbers, and a clamping structure is added between each two door panels.

Thereby, the advantages of the present invention are that the first door panel and the second door panel are connected through the connection member set, which provides better driving force when the folding door is opened and closed, and through the clamping structure, the first After the door panel performs the door closing operation, the pivoting of the first hinge pushes the locking portion into the limiting portion, completing the locking operation of the door panel and making the door panel more stable.

(Convention)

10‧‧‧Outer frame

11‧‧‧ Lower Orbit

20‧‧‧Upper rehearsal

21‧‧‧Up roller

30‧‧‧ Lower rehearsal

31‧‧‧lower wheel

40‧‧‧Glass door panel

(this invention)

100‧‧‧Folding door

101‧‧‧Outer frame

102‧‧‧Trench

110‧‧‧First door panel

111‧‧‧The first frame

120‧‧‧Second door panel

121‧‧‧The second frame

130‧‧‧The third door

131‧‧‧The third frame

200‧‧‧The first hinge

210‧‧‧ First left turn

220‧‧‧ First right turn

300‧‧‧The second hinge

310‧‧‧ Second left turn

320‧‧‧Second right turn

400‧‧‧Connector set

410‧‧‧Male connection unit

420‧‧‧Female connection unit

500‧‧‧Clamping structure

510‧‧‧Limiting Department

520‧‧‧Cast Department

530‧‧‧Drive

140‧‧‧The fourth door

141‧‧‧The fourth frame

150‧‧‧The fifth door panel

151‧‧‧Fifth frame

600‧‧‧The third hinge

610‧‧‧ third left turn

620‧‧‧ third right turn

700‧‧‧The fourth hinge

710‧‧‧ fourth left turn

720‧‧‧Fourth turn right

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional folding door.

2 is a schematic diagram of the folding door of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the connector assembly of the folding door of the present invention.

4 is a schematic diagram 1 of the clamping structure of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a second schematic diagram of the clamping structure of the present invention.

6 is a schematic diagram 3 of the clamping structure of the present invention.

7 is a schematic diagram 1 of the opening method of the folding door of the present invention.

8 is a second schematic diagram of the opening method of the folding door of the present invention.

9 is a schematic diagram 1 of the closing method of the folding door of the present invention.

10 is a second schematic diagram of the closing method of the folding door of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an opening method of another embodiment of the folding door of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram 1 of a closing manner of another embodiment of the folding door of the present invention.

13 is a second schematic diagram of the closing mode of another embodiment of the folding door of the present invention.

14 is a schematic diagram 3 of another embodiment of the closing door of the present invention.

The detailed content and technical description of the present invention are now further described by embodiments, but it should be understood that these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, and should not be construed as limitations on the implementation of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3. The invention discloses a method for interlocking and fixing a folding door. The folding door 100 is provided with at least three door panels in an outer frame 101, which includes Including: a first door panel 110 with a first frame 111 on the upper and lower sides of the first door panel 110; a second door panel 120 with a second frame 121 on the upper and lower sides of the second door panel 120, the first 1. The adjacent upper and lower sides of the second door panels 110 and 120 are pivotally connected by a first hinge 200, respectively, so that the first and second door panels 110 and 120 can be pivoted and pulled apart; a third door panel 130 A third frame strip 131 is provided above and below the third door panel 130, and the adjacent upper and lower sides of the second and third door panels 120, 130 are pivotally connected by a second hinge 300, respectively, so that the second and third The three door panels 120 and 130 can be pivoted and pulled together.

A connector group 400 is composed of a male connection unit 410 and a female connection unit 420, which are respectively disposed on the first door panel 110 and the second door panel 120. The connector group 400 may be composed of a magnetic buckle, a plug, One of the components that can fix the first door panel 110 and the second door panel 120 together is a hook, etc., and is made of sturdy metal, in addition to increasing safety and avoiding the first door panel 110 being folded The wind oscillates causing a risk of skew and downward tilt between the first frame 111 and the outer frame 101 located above and below, affecting the fluency of opening and closing of the folding door 100, the first door panel 110 and the second door panel 120 is connected and fixed when folding and closing, so that the second door panel 120 can be driven by pushing and pulling the first door panel 110, so that the folding door is more labor-saving when opening and closing.

Please refer to Figure 4, Figure 5, and Figure 6. Wherein, the first hinge 200 has a first left turn member 210 and a first right turn member 220, the first left turn member 210 is connected to the left end of the first frame 111, and the first right turn member 220 and the The right end of the second frame 121 is connected. The second hinge 300 has a second left turn member 310 and a second right turn member 320, the second left turn member 310 is connected to the right end of the third frame 131, the second right turn member 320 and the second The left end of the frame 121 is connected.

A fixing structure 500, which is embedded and penetrates between the first frame strip 111, the second frame strip 121, and the third frame strip 131, and the fixing structure 500 includes a limiting portion 510, a card The solid part 520, and a driving part 530. One end of the driving part 530 is connected to the fixing part 520, and the other end of the driving part 530 is connected to the first left turn member 210 on the first hinge 200, and the first door panel 110 is opened and closed to push the The driving part 530 causes the locking part 520 to enter and exit the limiting part 510 to lock the folding door 100.

In this case, a hole provided between the second left turn member 310 and the second right turn member 320 of the second hinge 300 is used as the limiting portion 510 as an example of the best implementation. The locking portion 520 can be any member that can be inserted into the limiting portion 510, and the driving portion 530 can be any connecting element that can perform a pulling and pushing operation. In this case, the plug is used as the fixing part 520, and the steel wire with a compression spring is used as the driving part 530 connecting the fixing part 520 and the first left turn member 210 is the best embodiment (as shown in FIG. 4 ), the maximum load-bearing can achieve the best pulling and pushing effect. The driving part 530 can also be considered as a single steel rope according to weight and cost (as shown in FIG. 5), or the clamping part 520 and the driving part 530 are both composed of unidirectional chains (as shown in FIG. 6) , When the fixing portion 520 passes through the limiting portion 510 provided on the second left turn member 310 and the second right turn member 320, it is equivalent to penetrate through the second door panel 120 and the third door panel Between 130, to achieve the effect of stabilizing the door panel.

For implementation, please refer to Figure 7 and Figure 8. To open the folding door 100, first close the first door panel 110 in the direction of the second door panel 120, and fix the first door panel 110 through the connector 400 to prevent the first door panel 110 from falling down. A door The driving part 530 on the first left turn piece 210 connected to 110 will be pulled due to the opening of the first door panel 110, and the locking portion 520 will be pulled out of the limiting portion 510 in conjunction with the second door panel 120 And the third door panel 130 is not fixed on the outer frame 101 and can be pushed. Then, the first door panel 100 is pulled toward the pivot direction of the second hinge 300, so that the second door panel 120 and the third door panel 130 are folded through the second hinge 300, and finally the first door panel 110 is pushed toward the outer frame One side of 101 is closed, and the opening of the folding door 100 is completed.

Please refer to Figure 9 and Figure 10. To close the folding door 100, just pull the first door panel 110 and pull the first door panel 110 toward the other side of the door frame 101 until the third door panel 130 and the second door panel 120 are pulled Return to the outer frame 101, and then disconnect the male connection unit 410 and the female connection unit 420 connecting the second door frame 120 and the first door frame 110, and pull the first door panel 110 back into the outer frame 101, at this time Due to the pivoting of the first left-turning member 210, the driving part 530 is pushed, and the locking part 520 is pushed back into the limiting part 510 together, so that the second and third door frames 120 and 130 are limited To make the entire folding door 100 more stable to complete the closing action.

Please refer to Figure 11 again. Among them, further, the present invention is not limited to the folding of three door panels. According to the demand and the size of the outer frame, the number of door panels is increased to five, seven, nine, etc., each time two units are added, and each additional two The door panel adds a set of clamping structure 500.

The illustration takes five door panels as an example. After the third door panel 130, a third left turn member 610 and a third right turn member 620 of a third hinge 600 are sequentially connected to the third door panel 130 and a The fourth door panel 140, and a fourth left turn member 710 and a fourth right turn member 720 connected to a fifth door panel 150 and the fourth door panel through a fourth hinge 700 140, and a locking structure 500 is embedded in the fourth frame 141 of the fourth door panel 140 and the fifth frame 151 of the fifth door panel 150, and the fourth left turn piece 710, the fourth of the fourth hinge 700 The hole provided in the right turn piece 720 is set as the present part 510, and a driving part 530 fixed on the third left turn piece 610 pulls and pushes a locking part 520 to lock the fourth door plate 140 and the first Five door panels 150.

Finally, please refer to Figure 12, Figure 13, and Figure 14. When the folding door 100 is to be opened, the first, second, and third door panels 110, 120, and 130 are folded and overlapped as described above, because the third door panel 130 passes through the pivot of the third left turn piece 610 when folded Turn, the third left turn piece 610 interlocks the driving part 530, pulls the locking part 520 out of the limit part 510, is buried in the fourth frame 141, and unlocks the fourth door panel 140 and the first The connection between the five door panels 150 can be pushed by the pivoting direction of the fourth hinge connecting the fourth door panel 140 and the fifth door panel 150 with an external force to fold it, and finally the first door panel 110 will fold all the folded door panels Fold the side of the outer frame 101 to complete the door opening action.

To close the folding door 100, first pull the first door panel 110, pull the first door panel 110 to the other side of the door frame 101, and sequentially pull the fifth door 150, the fourth door panel 140, and the third door panel 2. The second door panel is pulled toward the outer frame 101, and then the male connection unit 410 and the female connection unit 420 connecting the second door frame 120 and the first door frame 110 are unwound, and when the third door panel 130 is pulled back to the outer frame At 101, the driving part 530 fixed on the third left turn piece 610 will push the fixing part 520 embedded in the fourth frame 141, so that the fixing part 520 enters the fourth left turn In the limiting portion 510 in the member 710 and the fourth right turn member 720, the fourth door panel 140 and the fifth door panel 150 can be placed in the outer frame 101 more stably. Finally, the first door panel 110 is pulled back In the frame 101, the driving part 530 fixed on the first left turn member 210 pushes the fixing part 520 embedded in the second frame 121, so that the fixing part 520 enters the second left turn In the limiting portion 510 of the member 310 and the fourth right turn member 320, the second door panel 140 and the third door panel 150 are clamped to make the first, second, and third door panels 110, 120, 130 more Place it firmly in the outer space 101 to complete the door closing action.

However, the above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, which should not be used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the description of the invention, All of them are still covered by the patent of the present invention.

110: the first door

111: first frame

120: second door panel

121: Second frame

130: third door

131: The third frame

200: the first hinge

210: first left turn

220: first right turn

300: second hinge

310: second left turn

320: second turn right

420: Female connection unit

500: clamping structure

510: Limit part

520: Clamping part

530: Drive

Claims (6)

A linked locking method for a folding door. The folding door is provided with at least three door panels in an outer frame, which includes: a first door panel, each of which has a first frame strip above and below the first door panel; A second door panel, the upper and lower sides of the second door panel each have a second frame strip, and the adjacent upper and lower sides of the first and second door panels are respectively pivotally connected by a first hinge to make the first and second door panels Can pivotally close and pull apart; a third door panel, a third frame strip on the upper and lower sides of the third door panel, and a second hinge pivot on the adjacent upper and lower sides of the second and third door panels respectively Connection, so that the second and third door panels can be pivoted together and pulled apart; a connector group consisting of a male connection unit and a female connection unit, respectively arranged on the first door panel and the The second door panel, the first door panel and the second door panel are connected and fixed when they are closed, and the folding door is driven to open and close by pushing and pulling the first door panel; and a clamping structure in which the clamping structure is buried And penetrates between the first frame strip, the second frame strip, and the third frame strip, the clamping structure includes a limiting portion, a clamping portion, and is connected to the clamping portion and the first hinge A driving part in between pushes the driving part through the opening and closing of the first door panel, so that the locking part enters and exits the limiting part to lock the folding door. The linked locking method for a folding door as described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the first hinge has a first left turn piece and a first right turn piece, the first left turn piece and the first The left end of the frame is connected, and the first right turn piece is connected to the right end of the second frame. The linked locking method for a folding door as described in item 1 of the patent scope, wherein the second hinge has a second left turn piece and a second right turn piece, the second left turn piece and the third The right end of the frame is connected, and the second right turn piece is connected to the left end of the second frame. The linked locking method for a folding door as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the driving part of the locking structure is connected to the first left-turning member on the first hinge, with the first door panel The opening and closing pull pushes the drive part. The linked locking method of a folding door as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the limiting portion of the locking structure is the second left turn piece and the second right turn passing through the second hinge The holes provided between the pieces enable the clamping portion to penetrate the second door panel and the third door panel through the limiting portion. As described in item 1 of the patent application scope, the method for interlocking and locking the folding door, wherein the third door panel is sequentially connected to a plurality of door panels in units of double numbers, and a locking structure is added between each two door panels.

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