DE20117691U1 - Hinge for doors or windows - Google Patents

Description

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Hinge for doors or windows

IG Description

The invention relates to a hinge for doors or windows, in particular for glass swing doors according to the preamble of claim 1.

The applicant is aware of a hinge that has a first and a second hinge part that are hinged together around a hinge axis. The hinge also has a lifting/lowering device that is arranged on the first and the second hinge part. The lifting/lowering device moves the second hinge part along the hinge axis when the first hinge part moves relative to the second hinge part. Such hinges are preferably used on doors that have a seal on their lower edge that seals against a surface. The lifting/lowering device makes it possible to lift the doors slightly when the doors are opened so that the seal is lifted off the surface and not pulled over the surface.

With the known hinge it is possible to arrange the first and second hinge parts in two different angular positions to each other. These define a so-called zero point position in which the door or window assumes a closed position.

The known hinged band has the disadvantage that the number of adjustable angle positions is small. In addition, the components of the known hinged band that absorb forces when the first or second band part moves must be built extremely sturdily.

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The invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a hinge which enables a large number of adjustable angular positions and, moreover, absorbs the said forces in a simple manner and without complex construction.
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According to the invention, this object is achieved with a hinge having the features of claim 1.

According to this, the hinge according to the invention for doors or windows, in particular for glass swing doors, has a first and a second hinge part which are connected to one another in a hinged manner about a hinge axis. Furthermore, a lifting and lowering device is provided on the hinge bank. The lifting and lowering device is arranged on the first and second hinge part and causes the second hinge part to be moved along the hinge axis when the first hinge part moves relative to the second hinge part about the hinge axis. Furthermore, the lifting and lowering device has at least two lugs which are accommodated in a receptacle arranged on one of the hinge parts. Receiving devices which receive and hold the lugs are preferably arranged on the receptacle. The receiving devices can be arranged at a certain distance from one another on the circumference of the receptacle.

The hinged band according to the invention has the advantage that numerous angle adjustments of the two band parts to each other are possible. At the same time, forces acting on the hinged band are absorbed in a simple and efficient manner.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the holder has guide surfaces which are arranged, for example, in the holder devices. The lugs of the lifting/lowering device advantageously rest on the guide surfaces in a form-fitting manner, so that forces are absorbed particularly well and the angle setting of the two band parts relative to one another cannot be adjusted unintentionally.

It is particularly advantageous if the lugs arranged on the lifting and lowering device are square. The mount has corresponding

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The lugs have a corresponding shape so that the lifting and lowering device is held securely in the holder.

In a further embodiment of the invention, the lifting/lowering device is at least partially triangular, with the corners of the triangular formation forming the noses. The triangular formation can be uniform or irregular. Alternatively or additionally, the lifting/lowering device is at least partially polygonal, with the corners of the polygon forming the noses. A polygon is understood to be a geometric figure with more than three sides.

Preferably, the design should be a regular polygon.

In particular, the polygon has 6, 8 or 12 corners.

Preferably, the lifting-lowering device has a through opening in which the joint axis is accommodated.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the lifting and lowering device has at least two links, each of which is assigned to one of the two band parts. Each of the links has at least two lugs with at least one of the features already described above. The lugs of a link are accommodated in a receptacle of one of the two band parts. The first link preferably has a wave-shaped projection and the second link has at least two wave-shaped bulges, the bulges having different depths and the projection being able to engage with the bulges in such a way that when the first band part moves relative to the second band part about the joint axis, the second band part is moved along the joint axis. The above-described embodiment allows a simple relative movement of the band parts to one another, the projection of the first link being able to slide on the surface of the second link and at the same time, due to the wave-shaped design of the second link, the second band part is moved along the joint axis.

The above-mentioned bulges are preferably designed as locking positions which define the closed or open position of the door or window.

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In a further embodiment of the invention, the lifting/lowering device is made of plastic, which is preferably attached in the receptacle of the first and/or the second band part by means of adhesive. However, the lifting/lowering device can also be made of other materials.

The invention is described in more detail below using a preferred embodiment.

Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of a hinge according to the

Invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view along the line A-A according to Figure

1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the line B-B according to Figure

2; and

Fig. 4 is a schematic side view of the hinge according to Figure

1, where a band part was moved along the joint axis.

Figure 1 shows a schematic side view of a hinge 1 according to the invention. The hinge 1 has two hinge parts, namely a first hinge part 2 and a second hinge part 3. Both hinge parts 2, 3 are preferably made of metal. The hinge parts 2, 3 each have two threaded holes 4, 5 and 6, 7, respectively, which are provided for receiving screws of a panel (not shown). By means of the panel, a door or a window can be attached to the hinge 1 in a manner known to those skilled in the art.

Both band parts 2, 3 have a receptacle 8 in which a joint axis (not shown here) is accommodated. The two band parts 2, 3 are connected to one another by hinges around this joint axis. Both band parts 2, 3 have corresponding recesses through which the two band parts 2, 3 can engage with one another.

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The first band part 2 has a receptacle 15 which is in the shape of a hexagon. A first link 9 of a lifting/lowering device is inserted into this receptacle 15. The first link 9 has an upper and a lower part. The lower part is inserted into the receptacle 15 and has a design in the shape of a hexagon that corresponds to the design of the receptacle 15. The second band part 3 also has a receptacle 16 which is in the shape of a hexagon. A second link 10 of the lifting/lowering device is inserted into this receptacle 16. The second link 10 also has an upper and a lower part. The lower part has a design in the shape of a hexagon that corresponds to the design of the receptacle 16 and is inserted into the receptacle 16. The hexagon design of the first link 9 or the receptacle 15 is shown as an example in Figure 3.

The corners of the hexagonal design of the links 9, 10 are lugs 17, 18 which fit positively in the corresponding corners of the design of the receptacles 15, 16. Furthermore, the side surfaces of the hexagonal design fit positively on the side surfaces of the receptacles 15, 16. The position of the links 9, 10 relative to one another defines a zero point position in which a door attached to the hinge 1 is in a closed position. This will be discussed in more detail below. In order to set the angular position of the two hinge parts 2, 3 relative to one another in the zero point position, the links 9, 10 are taken out of the receptacles 15, 16, rotated about the hinge axis 8 and reinserted into the receptacles 15, 16, whereby due to the design, the lugs 17, 18 of the two links 9, 10, which are designed as corners, can only be accommodated in corresponding corners of the receptacles 15, 16.

In addition to the hexagonal formation arranged on the lower part, the first member 9 has a wave-shaped formation 11 on its upper part, which is arranged opposite the second member 10. The wave-shaped formation 11 has bulges 12, 13 of different depths, with the bulge 12 being shown in Figure 1 and the bulge 13 in Figure 2. The second member 10 also has a wave-shaped formation on its upper part. However, instead of bulges, it has a projection 14, which can be seen in Figure 2.

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The projection 14 is in engagement with the deeper bulge 13 in the zero point position, as shown in more detail in Figures 1 and 2. In this position, the hinge 1 is in a latching position, and a door or window attached to the hinge 1 is in a closed position. By moving the second hinge part 3, the second link 10 slides on the wave-shaped formation 11 of the first link 9 with its projection 14 out of the deeper bulge 13 until it engages with the further bulge 12. Here, the hinge 1 is in a further latching position, as shown in Figure 4. The door or window attached to the hinge 1 is now in an open position. Since the bulge 12 is not as deep as the bulge 13, the movement of the second band part 3 raises the second band part 3 along the joint axis 8 relative to the first band part 2.

In the described hinged band 1, the design of the two links 9, 10 makes it possible to set numerous angle settings of the two band parts 2, 3 in relation to one another. At the same time, forces acting on the hinged band 1 are absorbed in a simple and efficient manner due to the positive fit. At the same time, it is ensured that the second band part 3 is raised or lowered relative to the first band part 2 along the hinge axis.

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List of reference symbols

1 wrist band

2 first band part

3 second band part

4 threaded hole

5 threaded hole

6 threaded hole

7 Threaded hole

8 Mounting for joint axis

9 first link of the lifting-lowering device

10 second link of the lifting-lowering device

11 wave-shaped training

12 small bulge 13 large bulge

14 big lead

15 Recording

16 Recording

17 Nose
18 Nose

Claims (13)

1. Hinge ( 1 ) for doors or windows, in particular for glass swing doors, with - a first and a second band part ( 2 , 3 ) which are hinged together about a hinge axis ( 8 ), and - a lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) which is arranged on the first and the second band part ( 2 , 3 ), wherein the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) moves the second band part ( 3 ) along the joint axis ( 8 ) when the first band part ( 2 ) moves relative to the second band part ( 3 ) about the joint axis ( 8 ), characterized ,
that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) has at least two lugs ( 17 , 18 ) which are received in a receptacle ( 15 , 16 ) arranged on one of the band parts ( 2 , 3 ). 2. A hinge according to claim 1, characterized in that the receptacle ( 15 , 16 ) has guide surfaces against which the lugs ( 17 , 18 ) rest in a form-fitting manner. 3. A hinge according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lugs ( 17 , 18 ) are angular. 4. A hinge according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device is at least partially triangular, the corners of the triangular formation forming the noses. 5. A hinge according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) is at least partially designed as a polygon, the corners of the polygon forming the lugs ( 17 , 18 ). 6. Articulated band according to claim 5, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) is designed as a regular polygon. 7. Articulated hinge according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) is designed as a polygon with 6, 8 or 12 corners. 8. Articulated hinge according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) has a through opening in which the articulation axis is received. 9. Articulated band according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) has a first and a second link, each of which is assigned to one of the two band parts ( 2 , 3 ), and in that both links ( 9 , 10 ) have at least two lugs ( 17 , 18 ) according to one of the preceding claims, the lugs ( 17 , 18 ) of a link ( 9 , 10 ) being received in a receptacle ( 15 , 16 ) of one of the two band parts ( 2 , 3 ). 10. A hinge according to claim 9, characterized in that the first member ( 10 ) has a wave-shaped projection ( 14 ) and the second member ( 9 ) has at least two wave-shaped bulges ( 12 , 13 ), the bulges ( 12 , 13 ) having a different depth and the projection ( 14 ) being able to engage with the bulges ( 12 , 13 ) in such a way that when the first band part ( 2 ) moves relative to the second band part ( 3 ) about the hinge axis ( 8 ), the second band part ( 3 ) is moved along the hinge axis ( 8 ). 11. A hinge according to claim 10, characterized in that the bulges ( 12 , 13 ) are designed as locking positions. 12. Articulated band according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) is made of plastic. 13. Articulated band according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lifting-lowering device ( 9 , 10 ) is fastened in the receptacle by means of adhesive.