EP0592924A1 - Hand-operated emergency and especially fire alarm signal box - Google Patents

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EP0592924A1
EP0592924A1 EP93116094A EP93116094A EP0592924A1 EP 0592924 A1 EP0592924 A1 EP 0592924A1 EP 93116094 A EP93116094 A EP 93116094A EP 93116094 A EP93116094 A EP 93116094A EP 0592924 A1 EP0592924 A1 EP 0592924A1
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  • the invention relates to a manual hazard detector with a housing and a door according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Manual hazard detectors generally referred to as push button detectors, have long been made of plastic and are used in particular as manual fire detectors.
  • the door hinges on the plastic housing are designed in a variety of ways, depending on the application. The size of the housing and the plastic used play a decisive role here.
  • the door of the manual call point housing was connected to the housing by two metal hinge pins.
  • this previous embodiment has the disadvantage that two additional metal hinge pins are required for each manual call point and that the assembly of the door on the housing is cumbersome and time-consuming.
  • the object of the invention is to avoid these disadvantages and to further develop the door hinge for manual hazard detectors and to design it in a special way.
  • the door hinge according to the invention is designed as a snap hinge, so that it does not require a hinge pin.
  • the door can be used relatively easily in the housing.
  • the housing has an upper and a lower hinge pin and the door correspondingly arranged upper and lower hinge holes, the lower hinge hole having a lateral opening in the wall of the bore.
  • the upper hinge pin has a circular cross section and the upper hinge bore is designed as a blind hole.
  • the lower hinge pin has a wedge-shaped cross section and the lateral opening of the hinge bore is wedge-shaped.
  • the upper and lower hinge pins at the end face at a certain angle be 45 °, for example chamfered, which ensures an easier insertion in an advantageous manner.
  • the hinge bolts are advantageously molded onto the housing.
  • a hinge pin 11 and 12 is formed on the housing 1 at the top and bottom.
  • the end face of the respective hinge pin 11 and 12 is provided with a 45 o phase 15.
  • the cross section of the upper hinge pin 11 is circular 13, which can be seen in Fig. 3.
  • the lower hinge pin 12 has a wedge-shaped cross section 14 (FIG. 2).
  • the door 2 has an upper hinge bore 21 which is designed as a blind hole.
  • the lower hinge bore 22 (see FIG. 4) has a wedge-shaped opening 23 on one side, so that the door 2 can be easily inserted and snapped into the housing 1 as described above.

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The warning device housing (1) has a door (2), which is pivotally mounted in the housing by means of a door hinge. According to the invention, the door hinge is designed as a snap hinge, the housing (1) having an upper hinge pin (11) and a lower hinge pin (12) and the door correspondingly having an upper hinge bore (21) and a lower hinge bore (22) with a lateral opening (23) in the wall of the bore. The upper hinge pin (11) has a circular cross-section (13), the upper hinge bore being designed as a blind hole. The lower hinge pin (12) has a wedge-shaped cross-section, the lateral opening of the lower hinge bore being designed in the form of a wedge. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf einen Handgefahrenmelder mit einem Gehäuse sowie einer Tür gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a manual hazard detector with a housing and a door according to the preamble of claim 1.

Handgefahrenmelder, im allgemeinen als Druckknopfmelder bezeichnet, werden seit langem aus Kunststoff gefertigt und insbesondere als Handfeuermelder verwendet. Dabei werden die Türscharniere am Kunststoffgehäuse je nach Einsatzfall auf vielfältige Art ausgeführt. Die Größe des Gehäuses und der verwendete Kunststoff spielen hierbei eine entscheidende Rolle. Bisher war die Tür des Handfeuermelder-Gehäuses durch zwei Metallscharnierstifte mit dem Gehäuse verbunden. Diese bisherige Ausführungsform hat jedoch den Nachteil, daß für jeden Handfeuermelder zwei zusätzliche Metallscharnierstifte erforderlich sind, und daß die Montage der Türe am Gehäuse umständlich und zeitaufwendig ist.Manual hazard detectors, generally referred to as push button detectors, have long been made of plastic and are used in particular as manual fire detectors. The door hinges on the plastic housing are designed in a variety of ways, depending on the application. The size of the housing and the plastic used play a decisive role here. Previously, the door of the manual call point housing was connected to the housing by two metal hinge pins. However, this previous embodiment has the disadvantage that two additional metal hinge pins are required for each manual call point and that the assembly of the door on the housing is cumbersome and time-consuming.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, diese Nachteile zu vermeiden und das Türscharnier für Handgefahrenmelder weiterzubilden und in besonderer Weise auszugestalten.The object of the invention is to avoid these disadvantages and to further develop the door hinge for manual hazard detectors and to design it in a special way.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß mit den Merkmalen des Anspruchs 1 gelöst.This object is achieved with the features of claim 1.

Das erfindungsgemäße Türscharnier ist als Schnappscharnier ausgebildet, so daß es ohne Scharnierstift auskommt. Das bedeutet, die Tür kann verhältnismäßig einfach im Gehäuse eingesetzt werden. Dazu weist das Gehäuse einen oberen und einen unteren Scharnierbolzen auf und die Tür dazu entsprechend angeordnete obere und untere Scharnierbohrungen, wobei die untere Scharnierbohrung eine seitliche Öffnung in der Wandung der Bohrung aufweist. Das hat den Vorteil, daß durch Wegfall der zwei Metallscharnierstifte die Teilekosten vermindert werden und darüberhinaus, daß sich die Montagezeiten verkürzen.The door hinge according to the invention is designed as a snap hinge, so that it does not require a hinge pin. This means that the door can be used relatively easily in the housing. For this purpose, the housing has an upper and a lower hinge pin and the door correspondingly arranged upper and lower hinge holes, the lower hinge hole having a lateral opening in the wall of the bore. This has the advantage that the parts costs are reduced by eliminating the two metal hinge pins and furthermore that the assembly times are shortened.

In einer besonderen Ausgestaltung der Erfindung weist der obere Scharnierbolzen einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt auf und die obere Scharnierbohrung ist als Sackloch ausgebildet. Der untere Scharnierbolzen weist einen keilförmigen Querschnitt auf und die seitliche Öffnung der Scharnierbohrung ist keilförmig ausgebildet. Beim Einsetzen der Tür im Gehäuse des Handfeuermelders wird die obere Scharnierbohrung an der Tür in den oberen Scharnierbolzen am Gehäuse eingeführt und in Endstellung gebracht. Die untere Scharnierbohrung mit der seitlichen keilförmigen Öffnung wird unter kurzzeitiger Überdehnung der Wandung in den keilförmig verdickten Bolzen eingeschnappt. Die Tür und das Gehäuse sind dann miteinander untrennbar verbunden.In a special embodiment of the invention, the upper hinge pin has a circular cross section and the upper hinge bore is designed as a blind hole. The lower hinge pin has a wedge-shaped cross section and the lateral opening of the hinge bore is wedge-shaped. When inserting the door in the manual call point housing, the upper hinge hole on the door is inserted into the upper hinge pin on the housing and brought into the end position. The lower hinge hole with the lateral wedge-shaped opening is snapped into the wedge-shaped bolt by briefly stretching the wall. The door and the housing are then inseparable.

Zweckmäßigerweise kann der obere und der untere Scharnierbolzen an der Stirnseite unter einem bestimmten Winkel, z.B. 45o, angefast sein, was in vorteilhafter Weise ein leichteren Einsetzen gewährleistet.Conveniently, the upper and lower hinge pins at the end face at a certain angle be 45 °, for example chamfered, which ensures an easier insertion in an advantageous manner.

In vorteilhafter Weise sind die Scharnierbolzen am Gehäuse angespritzt.The hinge bolts are advantageously molded onto the housing.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden anhand der Zeichnung kurz erläutert.The invention is briefly explained below with reference to the drawing.

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  • Fig. 1 einen Handfeuermelder mit geöffneter Tür in Seitenansicht,
  • Fig. 2 eine Teilansicht in Draufsicht, aufgerissen,
  • Fig. 3 eine Teildraufsicht der Tür mit dem oberen Scharnier und
  • Fig. 4 eine Teildraufsicht der Tür mit dem unteren Scharnierteil, aufgerissen.
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  • 1 shows a manual call point with an open door in side view,
  • 2 is a partial plan view, broken away,
  • Fig. 3 is a partial plan view of the door with the top hinge and
  • Fig. 4 is a partial plan view of the door with the lower hinge part, torn open.

Am Gehäuse 1 ist oben und unten je ein Scharnierbolzen 11 und 12 angeformt. Die Stirnseite des jeweiligen Scharnierbolzens 11 und 12 ist mit einer 45o-Phase 15 versehen. Der Querschnitt des oberen Scharnierbolzens 11 ist kreisförmig 13 ausgebildet, was in Fig. 3 ersichtlich ist. Der untere Scharnierbolzen 12 weist einen keilförmigen Querschnitt 14 auf (Fig.2). Die Tür 2 weist eine obere Scharnierbohrung 21 auf, die als Sackloch ausgebildet ist. Die untere Scharnierbohrung 22 (siehe Fig.4) weist eine einseitige keilförmige Öffnung 23 auf, so daß die Tür 2 wie oben beschrieben im Gehäuse 1 einfach eingesetzt und eingeschnappt werden kann.A hinge pin 11 and 12 is formed on the housing 1 at the top and bottom. The end face of the respective hinge pin 11 and 12 is provided with a 45 o phase 15. The cross section of the upper hinge pin 11 is circular 13, which can be seen in Fig. 3. The lower hinge pin 12 has a wedge-shaped cross section 14 (FIG. 2). The door 2 has an upper hinge bore 21 which is designed as a blind hole. The lower hinge bore 22 (see FIG. 4) has a wedge-shaped opening 23 on one side, so that the door 2 can be easily inserted and snapped into the housing 1 as described above.

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Handgefahrenmelder aus Kunststoff mit einem Gehäuse (1) sowie einer Tür (2) aus Kunststoff, wobei die Tür (2) mittels eines Türscharniers im Gehäuse (1) drehbar gelagert ist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Türscharnier als Schnappscharnier ausgebildet ist, wobei das Gehäuse (1) einen oberen (11) und einen unteren (12) Scharnierbolzen aufweist und die Tür (2) entsprechend eine obere Scharnierbohrung (21) und eine untere Scharnierbohrung (22) mit einer seitlichen Öffnung (23) in der Wandung der Bohrung aufweist.Manual danger detector made of plastic with a housing (1) and a door (2) made of plastic, the door (2) being rotatably mounted in the housing (1) by means of a door hinge,
characterized in that the door hinge is designed as a snap hinge, the housing (1) having an upper (11) and a lower (12) hinge pin and the door (2) correspondingly having an upper hinge bore (21) and a lower hinge bore (22) with a lateral opening (23) in the wall of the bore. Handgefahrenmelder nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der obere Scharnierbolzen (11) einen kreisförmigen Querschnitt (13) aufweist und die obere Scharnierbohrung (21) als Sackloch ausgebildet ist, daß der untere Scharnierbolzen (12) einen keilförmigen Querschnitt (13) aufweist, und daß die seitliche Öffnung (23) der unteren Scharnierbohrung (22) keilförmig ausgebildet ist.Manual hazard detector according to claim 1,
characterized in that the upper hinge pin (11) has a circular cross section (13) and the upper hinge bore (21) is designed as a blind hole, in that the lower hinge pin (12) has a wedge-shaped cross section (13), and in that the lateral opening ( 23) of the lower hinge bore (22) is wedge-shaped. Handgefahrenmelder nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Scharnierbolzen (11,12) am Gehäuse (1) angeformt sind.Manual hazard detector according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that the hinge bolts (11, 12) are integrally formed on the housing (1). Handgefahrenmelder nach einem der vorhergehenden
Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der obere und der untere Scharnierbolzen (11,12) an der Stirnseite eine Fase (15) mit einem bestimmten Winkel aufweist.Manual hazard detector according to one of the preceding
Claims, characterized in that the upper and lower hinge bolts (11, 12) have a bevel (15) on the end face with a certain angle.
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