WO1988003982A1 - Verrou de porte - Google Patents

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WO1988003982A1
WO1988003982A1 PCT/US1981/001345 US8101345W WO8803982A1 WO 1988003982 A1 WO1988003982 A1 WO 1988003982A1 US 8101345 W US8101345 W US 8101345W WO 8803982 A1 WO8803982 A1 WO 8803982A1
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dish
door
handle
housing
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Yogesh K. Garg
Robert E. Hoffacker
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Garg Yogesh K
Hoffacker Robert E
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Priority to US06/824,320 priority Critical patent/US4707006A/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C1/00—Fastening devices with bolts moving rectilinearly
    • E05C1/02—Fastening devices with bolts moving rectilinearly without latching action
    • E05C1/06—Fastening devices with bolts moving rectilinearly without latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the bolt
    • E05C1/065—Fastening devices with bolts moving rectilinearly without latching action with operating handle or equivalent member moving otherwise than rigidly with the bolt flush
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C9/00—Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B5/00—Handles completely let into the surface of the wing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B53/00—Operation or control of locks by mechanical transmissions, e.g. from a distance
    • E05B53/003—Operation or control of locks by mechanical transmissions, e.g. from a distance flexible
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B65/00—Locks or fastenings for special use
    • E05B65/0021—Locks or fastenings for special use for overhead or roll-up doors, e.g. garage doors

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  • the present invention relates to door latches and is particularly directed to a door latch assembly for use with overhead doors such as garage doors that will permit the operator to unlatch and open the door with one motion.
  • Background Art The prior art discloses several different types of door latch assemblies.
  • One such proposal suggests a plate pivotally mounted to the center of an upright door. The pivotal axis of the plate would be perpendicular to the door plane with the latch mechanisms connected by chains to the outer periphery of the plate.
  • the plate would have a handle attached to it in order to rotate the plate. First, the handle would be rotated and held to disengage the latches. Then an upward force would be applied to another handle in order to pull the door up. It would be necessary to use two hands to open a door equipped with such a door latch. One hand would be used to rotate the latching mechanism and to hold it in the rotated position and a second hand would be used to apply an upward force to the door via a second handle attached to the door.
  • the invention provides a new and improved door latch assembly particularly adapted for use on overhead garage doors.
  • the new door latch assembly in accordance with the present invention is designed to disengage the door latches and open the door in one motion thereby making the opening of an overhead door easier.
  • the door latch assembly in accordance with the present invention includes a housing mounted in a door aperture.
  • a handle is movably mounted to the housing.
  • a dish is rotatably carried on the housing.
  • a latch is operatively connected to the dish such that rotation of the dish disengages the normally closed latch.
  • a means is operatively connected to the handle and to the dish for rotating the dish when force is applied to the handle in the general direction the door opens.
  • a housing having a front side and back side is mounted in an aperture of a door such as an over-head garage door.
  • the handle is pivotally mounted to the housing about an axis approximately perpendicular to the direction that the door opens.
  • the handle is preferably mounted on the front side of the housing which is the exterior of the door.
  • An arm having a cam surface projects from the handle. The cam surface of the arm extends through an opening in the housing to the back side of the housing.
  • a cam link is slidably mounted to the back of the housing on the interior side of the door and in contact with the cam surface of the arm.
  • a force to the door handle in the general direction the door opens causes the door handle to pivot which drives the cam surface of the arm which in turn slides the cam link in a linear motion parallel with the plane of the door.
  • a dish is rotatably carried by the housing on the interior side of the door. The dish has a cam surface which is in contact with the cam link. Linear motion of the cam link causes the dish to rotate.
  • a normally closed latch mechanism is connected to the dish so that rotation of the dish will disengage or open the latch.
  • the handle In the case of an overhead door the handle will be mounted in a plane parallel with the door and mounted such that an upward force, which is needed to open the door, will also pivot the handle.
  • a lock is also provided which is slidably mounted to the housing on the interior side.
  • a receiving channel in the dish will receive the slide lock. Once the slide lock is positioned within the receiving channel of the dish, the dish is prevented from rotating, thus locking the latching assembly.
  • the dish is spring biased to oppose the rotational motion that opens the latch.
  • the spring bias of the dish will cause the dish to rotate back to the normal position that permits latch engagment once the opening force is removed from the handle.
  • the apparatus according to the present invention provides several advantages to door manufacturers.
  • the door only requires one aperture to mount the assembly. As mentioned above, the mounting of extra handles is not required. Once the apparatus is mounted, it lies fairly flush with the door. This flush profile not only provides an improved aesthetic appearance to the door, it allows a more compact packaging of the door for shipping purposes.
  • the flush profile of the apparatus of the present invention eliminates protruding parts present in some prior art devices that could cause injury to persons or objects that accidentally contact the assembly.
  • the door latch assembly can be made from a polymer material which prevents corrosion and makes the assembly less expensive to manufacture than an all metal assembly would be. If a polymer material is used, the assembly can be easily colored during the manufacturing process, or by painting to add to the doors asthetic appearance.
  • the one piece assembly also provides a weather-tight device.
  • the apparatus of the present invention also improves the locking security of the door.
  • a positive action is required to lock the assembly or door thus preventing accidental locking.
  • the assembly can be locked or unlocked from either side of the door. If a locked apparatus was attempted to be opened by force such as a prying the handle and the handle were to be broken off, the device and in turn the door would still remain in a locked condition.
  • Figure 2 is a back elevation view of the present invention in the unlocked, latches engaged position, partially assembled.
  • Figure 3 is a back elevation view of the present invention in the unlocked, latches disengaged open position, partially assembled.
  • Figure 4 is a back elevation view of the present invention in the locked, latches engaged position partially assembled.
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along lines 5-5 of Figure 2.
  • Figure 6 is a back elevation view taken along lines 6-6 of Figure 5.
  • Figure 7 is a back elevation view of the present invention taken along lines 7-7 partially assembled.
  • Figure 8 is a side sectional view taken along the lines 8-8 of Figure 3.
  • Figure 9 is a front elevation view of the cam link of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of the cam link taken along lines 9-9 of Figure 9. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
  • the door latch assembly 10 of the apparatus embodying the present invention has a housing 12 mounted on a door 14. It is contemplated that the door latching assembly can be used on doors such as overhead garage doors and the like which typically require a lifting force to be applied to open the door. Therefore, in order to better understand the present invention, it will be assumed that the door latch assembly 10 is adapted to be mounted on an overhead garage door.
  • the housing 12 is mounted in an aperture 16 of door 14.
  • the housing has an extension surface 18 which engages the outside surface 20 of door 14.
  • a back plate 22 is provided which attaches to the back of housing 12.
  • the back plate 22 has an extension surface 24 which overlies and engages the inside surface 26 of door 14. Screws 28 are provided to secure the back plate 22 to the housing 12.
  • the housing 12 has a recessed area 30 which is defined by a bottom wall 32, a top wall 34, a back wall 36 and side walls 38, 40.
  • the back wall 36 of the recessed area 30 has an opening 42.
  • a mounting rod 44 is fixedly attached to housing 12 and is located in the recessed area 30.
  • the mounting rod 44 is approximately perpendicular to the direction the door 14 opens and is parallel to the plane of the door.
  • a handle 46 is pivotally mounted to the mounting rod 44.
  • the handle 46 has a spaced pair of apertured flanges that receive the mounting rod 44.
  • the handle is dimensioned to fit flush with the outer surface 48 of the housing 12 when the handle is in the normal position.
  • the handle 46 has an interior gripping surface 50 which is parallel with the outside surface 52 of the handle.
  • the mounting rod 44 is located near the top wall 34 of the recessed area 30.
  • the handle 46 extends downward toward the bottom wall 32 but leaves an opening 54.
  • the interior gripping surface so of the handle 46 is spaced apart from the back wall 36 of the recessed area 30.
  • the recessed area 30 and the handle 46 are dimensioned to permit an operator to insert his hand into the opening 54 and permit his fingers to contact the gripping surface 50. Force applied against the gripping surface 50 will cause the handle 46 to pivot about the mounting rod 44.
  • a cam driver 56 is fixed to the handle 46.
  • the cam driver 56 has a hole to receive the mounting rod 44. When the handle 46 pivots about the mounting rod 44, the cam driver 56 will also pivot around the mounting rod.
  • the cam driver 56 is an integral part of the handle 46.
  • the cam driver 56 has an arm 58 that extends outward from handle 46.
  • the arm 58 extends through opening 42 of the housing 12.
  • the cam driver 56 has a cam driving surface 60 that is tapered. It has been found that a tapering angle of 22.5° with respect to the normal of the plane of the handle 46 has worked quite well. When the handle 46 is pivoted sufficiently about the mounting rod 44, the cam driving surface 60 comes in contact with edge 62 def ining the opening
  • a cam link 70 is slidably mounted against surface 72 of the housing 12.
  • Channel guides 74, 78 are provided to guide for reciprocating motion of the cam link 70.
  • Surface 80 of the cam link 70 is in contact with the surface 60 of the cam driver 56. Pivotal motion of the handle 46 and the cam driver 56 about the mounting rod 44 causes the cam surface 60 of the cam driver 56 to force the cam link 70 to slide downward in a plane parallel with that of housing 12.
  • the cam link 70 has a cam driving surface 82 which is circular in shape.
  • a dish 84 is provided and is rotatably carried by the surface 72 of the housing 12. Integral retainer member 86 is provided to aid the dish 84 to remain rotatable in a fixed spacial position with respect to the housing 12.
  • the dish 84 preferably has a circular lip surface 88 which fits within the retaining member 86.
  • the back plate 22 has an opening 87 dimensioned to fit over the dish 84.
  • the lip surface 88 of the dish 84 comes in contact with the inside surface of the back plate 22 and causes the dish to be retained against the interior surface 72 of the housing 12.
  • the dish 84 still is free to rotate with respect to the housing 12.
  • the dish 84 has an interior surface 90 that comes in contact with the surface 72 of the housing 12.
  • the interior surface 90 has two recessed areas 92, 94.
  • the recessed area 92 is dimensioned to receive the cam link 70 and still permit at least partial rotation of the dish 84.
  • the recessed area 92 has stop sides 94, 96.
  • a spring 100 is provided in order to provide spring biasing to the rotation of the dish 84 from its normal position.
  • the spring 100 is held in juxtaposition with the housing 12 with mounting posts 102, 104.
  • the spring 100 is located within the recessed area 94 of the dish 84.
  • An arm 106 of the spring 100 will contact a surface 108 of the recessed area 94.
  • the spring 100 will be forced to coil or compress thus applying a larger spring biasing force against the surface 108.
  • the cam surface 98 will drive against the cam link 70 which in turn will cause the handle 46 to return to its normal position .
  • the present invention contemplates the use of retractable latches 110 of the type that are spring biased.
  • the latches 110 have cables 112 attached thereto which are used to disengage the latches when a pulling force is applied to the cables.
  • the cables 112 are attached to dish 84 through openings 114 and 116 of the dish 84.
  • the cables 112 can be one continuous cable secured to a retaining structure 117 in order to prevent slippage of the cable.
  • the operator grasps the handle 46 by inserting his hand into the opening 54 and his fingers against the gripping surface 50. An upward force is then applied to the handle causing the handle to pivot about the mounting rod 44.
  • the tapered surface 60 of the cam driver 56 forces the cam link 70 in a downward direction, causing the dish 84 to rotate. Rotation of the dish 84 causes the cables 112 to move inwardly disengaging the latches 110.
  • the operator continues to apply an upward force to the handle 46 and the door 14 opens. Therefore, the door 14 has been unlatched and opened with one upward movement.
  • the dish 84 will return to its original, normal position permitting the latches 110 to move to their engagement position.
  • the embodiment of the present invention also provides a locking mechanism 120.
  • the locking mechanism 120 includes a locking rod 122 which is slidably mounted against the interior surface 72 of the housing 12. Slide guides 124, 126 are provided for guiding the reciprocating action of the locking rod 122.
  • the dish 84 has a lock receiving portion 128 in the recessed area 92. If the locking rod 122 is slid in a downward direction into the receiving portion 128 of the recess area 92, the dish 84 will be prevented from rotating. If the dish 84 is prevented from rotating, the handle 46 will not be permitted to pivot about the mounting rod 44. When the locking rod 122 is slid into an upward direction not engaging the receiving portion
  • the dish 84 again is free to rotate.
  • the locking rod 122 has provided a handle extension
  • the locking handle 129 which permits easy control of the locking rod 122.
  • the locking handle 129 will extend through an opening, not shown, in the back plate 22 to permit access to the locking rod from the interior side of door 14.
  • a lock 130 which is accessible with a key, not shown, from preferably the exterior side of the door 14. Rotation of the key in the lock 130 causes the locking rod 122 to slide into or out of engagement with the dish 84.
  • a positive action is required to lock the apparatus.
  • the apparatus can be locked or unlocked from either side of the door.
  • the locking rod 122 has an opening 131 which receives a pin 132 from the lock 130.
  • the locking rod 122 has a position holding arm 133 dimensioned to fit within holding positions 134, 136 of the slide guide 126.
  • the locking rod 122 is made of material such as plastic that permits a certain degree of movement of the position holding arm 133.
  • the holding positions 134, 136 are located along the slide guide 126 such that when the locking rod 122 is disengaged from the dish 84, the hold arm 133 is engaged in hold position 134.
  • the position arm 133 is engaged in the holding position 136.
  • the dish 84 has a knurled outer surface 138 for grasping purposes such that the dish 84 can be easily rotated from the interior side of door 14. Also, dish 84 has a cap 140 that is fit over opening 142 of the dish 84. The dish 84 preferably has an opening 144 which is used to aid in mounting the spring in the recessed area 94.
  • the embodiment of the present invention also provides a positive engagement between the cam link 70 and the dish 84.
  • the cam link 70 has an extension arm 150.
  • the dish 84 has a recessed receiving area 152 which is seen in Figure 6.
  • extension arm 150 fits within recessed receiving area 152 to provide a positive engagement.

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Abstract

Verrou de porte (10) permettant de déverrouiller et ouvrir une porte (14) en un seul mouvement. L'assemblage de verrou (10) comprend un boîtier (12) adapté pour être monté sur une porte (14) et ayant une poignée (6) montée pivotante autour d'un axe perpendiculaire au sens d'ouverture de la porte (14). Un dispositif d'entraînement de came (56) ayant une surface de came (60) est fixé sur la poignée (46) de sorte que le dispositif d'entraînement (56) pivote avec la poignée. Une liaison de came (70) est reliée à la surface de came (60) du dispositif d'entraînement de came (56) pour transformer le mouvement de pivotement de la poignée (46) en un mouvement linéaire. Une capsule (84) ayant une surface de came (90) est montée de manière rotative sur le boîtier (12). La surface de came de la capsule (84) est en contact avec la liaison de came (70) de sorte que le mouvement linéaire de la liaison de came (70) provoque le mouvement de rotation de la capsule (84). Un loquet (110) est connecté à la capsule (84) de sorte que la rotation de la capsule entraîne le dégagement du loquet (110). Lorsque la poignée (46) est levée dans le sens d'ouverture de la porte (14), la capsule (84) tourne et déverrouille et ouvre la porte (14).
PCT/US1981/001345 1981-10-06 1981-10-06 Verrou de porte WO1988003982A1 (fr)

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EP1801332A2 (fr) * 2005-12-07 2007-06-27 Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG Serrure pour véhicule automobile
EP1849936A1 (fr) * 2006-04-28 2007-10-31 Wagon Sas Dispositif de verrouillage a chariot mobile en translation pour panneau coulissant, dispositif d'obturation et véhicule automobile correspondants
EP1849939A1 (fr) * 2006-04-28 2007-10-31 Wagon Sas Dispositif de verrouillage à bouton rotatif pour panneau coulissant, dispositif d'obturation et véhicule automobile
WO2012152277A1 (fr) 2011-05-12 2012-11-15 Hansen Kaj Christian Noerup Système d'ouverture de porte
DE102020109089A1 (de) 2020-04-01 2021-10-07 Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH Abdeckelement und verfahren zum herstellen eines abdeckelements

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US2246708A (en) * 1940-09-11 1941-06-24 Glenn L Martin Co Flush door handle and lock
US2712956A (en) * 1948-03-11 1955-07-12 C L Gougler Machine Company Door lock
US3668907A (en) * 1971-02-19 1972-06-13 Eastern Co Key-controlled door lock

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EP1801332A2 (fr) * 2005-12-07 2007-06-27 Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG Serrure pour véhicule automobile
EP1801332A3 (fr) * 2005-12-07 2011-12-21 Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. KG Serrure pour véhicule automobile
EP1849936A1 (fr) * 2006-04-28 2007-10-31 Wagon Sas Dispositif de verrouillage a chariot mobile en translation pour panneau coulissant, dispositif d'obturation et véhicule automobile correspondants
EP1849939A1 (fr) * 2006-04-28 2007-10-31 Wagon Sas Dispositif de verrouillage à bouton rotatif pour panneau coulissant, dispositif d'obturation et véhicule automobile
FR2900430A1 (fr) * 2006-04-28 2007-11-02 Wagon Sas Dispositif de verrouillage a bouton rotatif pour panneau coulissant, dispositif d'obturation et vehicule automobile
FR2900431A1 (fr) * 2006-04-28 2007-11-02 Wagon Sas Dispositif de verrouillage a chariot mobile en translation pour panneau coulissant, dispositif d'obturation et vehicule automobile correspondants
WO2012152277A1 (fr) 2011-05-12 2012-11-15 Hansen Kaj Christian Noerup Système d'ouverture de porte
DE102020109089A1 (de) 2020-04-01 2021-10-07 Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH Abdeckelement und verfahren zum herstellen eines abdeckelements

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