EP0504115B1 - Une charnière pour ferrures de porte et fenêtre metallique - Google Patents

Une charnière pour ferrures de porte et fenêtre metallique Download PDF

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EP0504115B1
EP0504115B1 EP92830037A EP92830037A EP0504115B1 EP 0504115 B1 EP0504115 B1 EP 0504115B1 EP 92830037 A EP92830037 A EP 92830037A EP 92830037 A EP92830037 A EP 92830037A EP 0504115 B1 EP0504115 B1 EP 0504115B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D5/00—Construction of single parts, e.g. the parts for attachment
    • E05D5/02—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps
    • E05D5/0215—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps for attachment to profile members or the like
    • E05D5/0223—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps for attachment to profile members or the like with parts, e.g. screws, extending through the profile wall or engaging profile grooves
    • E05D5/0238—Parts for attachment, e.g. flaps for attachment to profile members or the like with parts, e.g. screws, extending through the profile wall or engaging profile grooves with parts engaging profile grooves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/50—Mounting methods; Positioning
    • E05Y2600/502—Clamping
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/60—Mounting or coupling members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2600/626—Plates or brackets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/60—Mounting or coupling members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2600/63—Retainers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/13—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/148—Windows

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  • the present invention relates to a hinge for metal door and window fixtures.
  • the typical hinge comprises two halves, one associated with the moving sash frame and the other with the fixed surround frame.
  • the traditional fixing system envisages the use of self-tapping screws driven into the upright members of the relative frame; this fixing solution betrays the drawback of being somewhat insecure, however, given the trend toward ever thinner metal sections, and the difficulty of correcting any initial errors made in positioning the hinge.
  • fitment of hardware incorporating this system is effected by inserting the plate from one end of the relative channel; in the case of a sash frame, fitment is possible even with the frame already assembled, as the channel is directed outward from an external face of the sash and thus open-ended.
  • the plates In the case of the fixed surround frame, on the other hand, the plates must necessarily be inserted prior to assembly, and this operation is often the source of difficulties. In effect, it can happen that an installer overlooks the clamp plate when assembling the fixed frame, and to avoid prolonging the installation by dismantling the assembled parts (which may be totally impractical), will generally proceed to cut away a part of the channel profile so that the plate can be admitted. Neither is this expedient without drawbacks, however, since there is no absolute guarantee that the plate will remain anchored transversely in the channel; in practice, the channel in question is moulded to dimensional tolerances which vary from one manufacturer to another, with the result that the plates (generally made to standard sizes) may be suitable for some metal sections and less so for others.
  • the hinge is provided by a base portion affording a plurality of sockets to receive respective screws to which is associated a clamp plate element of substantially trapezoidal profile serving to secure the flange portion to the fixture section; the base portion is provided with an internal angled cam profile on which slides in contact with the trapezoidal profile of the clamp element.
  • the clamp plate can be accomodated initially to a loose fit in the channel of the section when a longitudinal edge of the base portion is inserted in the channel and translated thereafter, by the cam action brought about between the corresponding angled surfaces, when the screws are tightened, with the result that one face of the clamp plate remote from the angled one is brought into stable contact with a fin laterally encompassing the channel, the base portion being so permanently locked to the section.
  • Such a solution presents the defect of the presence of only one locking point between the longitudinal edge and the clamp plate, the remaining second fin being absolutely not interested by the locking effect.
  • Another fixing system utilizes grub screws inserted at an angle through the flange of the hinge, which impinge directly on one of the internal surfaces of the channel. Whilst simple and effective, such a system is unable to ensure an accurate and stable position following the initial assembly operation, since further adjustments, however fine, tend to be upset by the tendency of the screw point to find its way back to the first indentation, due to the very geometry of the screw itself.
  • the object of the present invention is to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above, through the embodiment of a hinge for metal door and window fixtures which is structured in such a way as to allow of being fitted before or after assembly of the fixture, and affords features of stability and precision post-assembly.
  • a hinge as characterized by the appended claim 1, of which the flange portion exhibits one longitudinal edge with a coved internal profile directed toward the angled surface of a clamp plate, such that when the flange is offered initially to a given metal section, the plate can be accommodated loosely within an anchor channel afforded by the section, and thereafter, translated as the result of a cam action generated when screws are tightened to bring the respective surfaces of the flange and the plate into frontal contact, such that the longitudinal edge of the plate located farthest from the angled surface is brought into stable engagement with a corresponding profile of the metal section and the flange portion thus locked permanently to the section.
  • a hinge for metal door and window fixtures is fitted to metal sections 6 affording at least one anchor channel 5 consisting in a pair of parallel fins 5a and 5b moulded with respective lips projecting one toward the other.
  • Each component of the hinge 2 which can be fitted either to the fixed surround frame or the moving sash frame, comprises a base or flange portion 1 of which the longitudinal edges 3 and 4 are shaped in such a way that the first edge 3 can be inserted frontally and positively under one fin 5a of the pair, and the second edge 4 offered in simple frontal contact to the lip of the remaining fin 5b; thus, the flange portion 1 is insertable sideways into and restrainable slidably in the channel 5.
  • the flange portion 1 further comprises a plurality of sockets 7 affording passage to relative screws 8 of which the ends are associated with a plate 9 serving to clamp the flange portion 1 to the metal section 6; a substantially trapezoid profile allows the plate 9 to be positioned by sideways insertion between the flange portion 1 and the channel 5 and thereupon to be secured by rotating the screws 8 in such a way as causes one of the angled surfaces 9a of the trapezoid to slide against and across a matching cam-profiled surface offered by the first longitudinal edge 3 of the flange portion 1.
  • the first longitudinal edge 3 of the flange portion 1 is embodied with a flat appendage 10 insertable frontally and stably under the respective fin 5a, and a substantially coved profile directed toward a respective surface of the plate 9.
  • the coved profile of the longitudinal edge 3 in question is divided substantially into three successive sectors merged with no break in continuity: a first 3a, at bottom, horizontally disposed and coinciding in practice with the flat appendage 10; a second 3b, intermediate and concave in profile, which coincides with the part of the cove directed toward and accommodating the angled surface 9a of the plate 9; and a third sector 3c uppermost which is straight and angled in such a manner as to function as a cam by interacting with the angled surface 9a of the plate (as will become clear in due course).
  • the face 9b of the plate 9 farthest from the angled surface 9a is undercut longitudinally in such a manner as to afford a discernible lip 11 directed toward and positioned to enter into stable contact with the underside of the lip afforded by the relative parallel fin 5b.
  • the bead 12 and the lip 11 combine to produce a clamping action on the fin 5b from either side when the flange portion is fastened to the section 6.
  • the flange portion 1 is inserted frontally into the channel 5 by hooking the flat appendage 10 under the corresponding fin 5a; in this initial position, shown in fig 1, the plate 9 is retained only in a loose association with the screws 8, and thus sits freely with the angled surface 9a offered to the coved longitudinal edge 3 of the flange portion 1, a freedom allowed not least by the ability of the screws 8, accommodated loosely in the sockets 7, to lean in one direction or the other.
  • the plate 9 Positioned thus in frontal contact with the coved surface 3, the plate 9 is disposed at a distance D from the fin denoted 5b whereby the flange portion 1 can be rested on the fin 5b without interference from the plate (as shown in fig 2).
  • the plate 9 With the flange portion 1 flush against the section 6, the plate 9 settles into its natural position, i.e. orthogonal to the flange portion; thereafter, it becomes possible to select the exact position of the hinge 2 on the section 6 by sliding the flange portion 1 along the channel 5.
  • the hinge is clamped to the section 6 by tightening the screws 8, thus drawing the plate 9 upwards and causing the angled surface 9a to enter into contact with the corresponding angled surface 3c afforded by the longitudinal edge 3 of the flange portion 1; the cam action produced in this manner between the two angled surfaces has the effect of driving the plate 9 toward the fin 5b opposite, and causing the lip 11 to enter into full positive engagement with the lip of the fin (as in fig 3), thereby locking the flange portion 1 to the section 6.
  • the concave profile of one of the longitudinal edges of the flange portion allows the hinge to be positioned even following assembly of the relative frame; the lip afforded by the plate and the bead afforded by the flange portion combine to lock the hinge safely and stably to the relative section when the screws are tightened.
  • the compact design of the entire flange portion and the plate is instrumental in achieving notable long term durability, compared to solutions aforded by the prior art.

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Claims (3)

  1. Charnière pour ferrure de porte et fenêtre métallique où les ferrures sont construites à partir d'un profilé métallique (6) présentant au moins un canal d'ancrage (5) entouré latéralement d'une paire de premières et secondes ailettes (5a, 5b) prévoyant des saillies se prolongeant l'une vers l'autre, ladite charnière (2) comprenant:
    - une portion de base (1) présentant une pluralité de cavités (7) pour recevoir des vis respectives (8), la portion de base étant pourvue d'un premier bord longitudinal (3) qui est inséré de face dans le canal (5), et d'un second bord longitudinal (4) présenté simplement en contact de face à la second ailette (5b) quand la charnière est montée sur le profilé (6), de telle sorte que la portion de base (1) est insérable latéralement dans le canal (5), dans lequel elle est susceptible d'être retenue de manière coulissante;
    - au moins une plaque de blocage (9) de profil sensiblement trapézoïdal, associée a la portion de base (1) au moyen de vis (8) et servant à fixer la portion de base (1) au profilé (6) , cette plaque étant interposée entre la portion de base (1) et le canal (5) et déplacée par serrage des vis de manière à déterminer un contact de glissement entre une surface inclinée (9a) du profil trapézoïdal et une correspondante surface à came présentée par le premier bord longitudinal (3) de la portion de base;
    caractérisée:
    - en ce que le premier bord longitudinal (3) présente un profil intérieur arqué sensiblement en regard de la surface inclinée (9a) de la plaque de blocage (9), profilé de telle façon que la plaque de blocage (9) peut être logée d'abord de manière non ajustée dans le canal (5) quand le premier bord longitudinal (3) de la portion de base (1) est inséré de face dans le canal (5) et ensuite déplacée, par l'action à came réalisée entre les surfaces correspondantes du bord longitudinal (3) et de la plaque de blocage (9), quand les vis (8) sont serrées, ce qui se traduit par le fait qu'au mains une face longitudinale (9b) de la plaque de blocage (9) éloignée de la surface inclinée (9a) est amenée en contact stable avec la seconde ailette (5b) et la portion de base (1) qui est ainsi fixée de manière permanente au profilé (6);
    - en ce que le premier bord longitudinal (3) est pourvu d'un appendice plat (10) insérable au-dessous de la première ailette (5a) quand la charnière est en cours de montage ou est montée sur le profilé;
    - en ce que le profil interne arqué du premier bord longitudinal (3) est divisé en trois secteurs en succession qui se confondent sans solution de continuité: un premier secteur (3a) au fond, disposé horizontalement et coïncidant avec l'appendice plat (10), insérable au-dessous de la première ailette (5a), un deuxième secteur (3b) intermédiaire et de profil concave, coïncidant avec la partie à profil arqué en regard de la surface inclinée (9a) de la plaque de blocage (9) et un troisième secteur supérieur (3c) qui est linéaire et incliné de telle sorte qu'il interagit avec la surface inclinée (3a) de la plaque de blocage (9) et entraîne ainsi ladite action à came.
  2. Charnière selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la face longitudinale (9b) de la plaque (9) positionnée de manière à venir en contact stable avec l'ailette (5b) éloignée de celle engagée par le premier bord longitudinal (3) de la portion de base (1) est pourvue d'une rainure longitudinale définissant une véritable console (11) destinée a engager la partie inférieure de la saillie présentée par l'ailette (5b).
  3. Charnière selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la portion de base présente une moulure (12) faisant saillie du second bord longitudinal (4) s'étendant sur toute la longueur de la portion de base (1) et faisant fonction de retenue extérieure, positionnée de manière à engager l'ailette respective (5b) à un point où la portion de base est présentée en contact de face au profilé (6).
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