(19)
(11) EP 1 344 881 B1

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
29.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/31

(21) Application number: 03251485.3

(22) Date of filing: 12.03.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E05B 15/02(2006.01)

(54)

Adjustable striker plate

Einstellbares Schliessblech

Gâche réglable


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
LT LV

(30) Priority: 14.03.2002 FI 20020480

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/38

(73) Proprietor: BJÖRKBODA LAS OY AB
SF-25860 Björkboda (FI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lauren, Pekka
    25900 Taalintehdas (FI)

(74) Representative: Hanson, William Bennett et al
Bromhead Johnson 19 Buckingham Street
London WC2 6EF
London WC2 6EF (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 255 006
DE-C- 935 232
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 10, 31 October 1997 (1997-10-31) & JP 9 144396 A (KAWAGUCHI GIKEN:KK), 3 June 1997 (1997-06-03)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 10, 31 October 1997 (1997-10-31) & JP 9 158553 A (TSUKAHARA YOSHITAKA), 17 June 1997 (1997-06-17)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06, 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30) & JP 10 037547 A (TATEYAMA ALUM IND CO LTD), 10 February 1998 (1998-02-10)
   
Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


Description


[0001] The invention relates to an adjustable striker plate arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] Striker plates are generally used as counterparts for locks mounted on frames. When doors are closed, it is essential that there is not too much clearance between the door and the frame, which would allow the door to move due to currents of air and pressure fluctuations. Typically, the frames are made of wood and since the form and size thereof vary somewhat according to the circumstances and in the course of time, there is a need to adjust the locking of the door. This is typically done by adjusting the striker plate. Among other things, it is known to provide the striker plate with a bendable tongue, the position of which determines the tightness of the door when locked.

[0003] At certain locations doors may be provided with a seal to be arranged between the door and the frame, which causes a force urging the bolt in the opening direction of the door when the door is locked. When the door is closed, it has to be pressed against the seal so that the seal is compressed to such an extent that the bolt is at the position of the bolt opening of the striker plate and may protrude into the bolt opening. A certain sealing force is therefore needed. Generally, in the locking field, "sealing force" means the force needed in conjunction with the closing of a door or the like to press the door against the seal so that the lock bolt may properly penetrate through the bolt opening into the bolt casing. In structures like this there are several reasons for adjusting this sealing force, for example the position of the door frame may change somewhat in the course of time or the seals may be changed to tighter ones.

[0004] One way to adjust the sealing force is described in publication FI 820120, which proposes arranging behind the striker plate a piece extending in the direction normal to its surface as well as screws transverse to its longitudinal direction. By turning the screws, the piece located against the bolt's side can be moved. One disadvantage with this arrangement is however that when the mounting has already been effected, it is very difficult to adjust the sealing force, because this has to be done through small holes by turning the screws behind the striker plate with a special tool. Furthermore, retention in place of the plate piece determining the sealing force depends on the force of the springs in conjunction with the adjusting screws, which increases the risk of malfunctions. Besides, due to the spring force, the adjustment requires a relatively large torsion force. A further drawback in a solution of this kind is that if the adjusting piece is displaced by a substantial distance, a step or even an intermediate space is formed between the striker plate surface and the edge of the adjusting part, into which the bolt may protrude somewhat. In this case the lock is not properly locked, even if it would seem so when somebody tries to open the door.

[0005] Especially in interior doors there is a need for a simple and operationally reliable adjustable striker plate, the use of which is sufficiently easy. Additionally, a particular characteristic of interior doors is that their durability against attempted burglaries is of minor importance.

[0006] An aim of the invention is to provide an adjustable striker plate arrangement, which minimizes the problems of the prior art. A special aim of the invention is to provide a striker plate arrangement meant for intermediate or interior doors, in which the adjustment of the sealing force is simple and, at the same time, the locking of the position of the pieces to be adjusted takes place reliably and efficiently.

[0007] The invention provides an adjustable striker plate arrangement according to claim 1. Preferred or optional features of the invention are defined in the other claims. A striker plate arrangement according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in EP-A-1255006.

[0008] In the following the invention is described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a striker plate arrangement according to a preferred embodiment of the invention viewed from the front,
  • Figure 2 shows the striker plate arrangement of Figure 1 viewed from one end,
  • Figure 3 shows the striker plate arrangement of Figure 1 viewed from below, and
  • Figure 4 shows the striker plate of the striker plate arrangement of Figure 1 viewed straight from the side.


[0009] The striker plate 1 shown in the attached drawings is intended to be mounted to a door frame for operating as the counterpart for a door lock, and it includes a bolt opening 2 arranged in the front surface, into which a bolt of the lock may enter. In conjunction with and behind the striker plate, a bolt casing piece 3 is arranged, which is displaceable with respect to the striker plate 1, to be more exact, in a transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal direction of the striker plate and parallel with the striker plate surface level. Certain components of the bolt casing piece 3 remaining behind the striker plate 1 are represented by broken line in Figure 1. The striker plate 1 includes guiding means 4 for the bolt casing piece extending from the bolt casing piece to the backside thereof. The guiding means comprise a first section 4.1 and a second section 4.2. Advantageously, the first section 4.1 of the guiding means 4 is formed of the planar material of the striker plate 1 by bending at least part of the material, remaining otherwise in the area of the bolt opening, from the surface of the striker plate behind it. The first section 4.1 controls and restricts the relative movement between the striker plate 1 and the bolt casing piece 3 mainly in the transverse direction thereof. The bolt casing piece 3 comprises a plane surface 3.2 parallel with the striker plate surface and it is arranged in connection with the striker plate surface so that their possible mutual displacement takes place substantially parallel with the striker plate surface.

[0010] The bolt casing piece includes a space 5, such as a slot, in which the first section 4.1 of the guiding means can be inserted. With the combined effect of the said first section 4.1 and the slot-like space 5, the bolt casing piece may move at the level of the striker plate surface in the transverse direction of the striker plate, due to which the bolt casing 3.1 arranged in the bolt casing piece 3 will also move with respect to the bolt opening of the striker plate. In this way, the position of the bolt casing piece 3 determines the position of a door, in which the lock bolt may protrude from the bolt opening 2 into the bolt casing. The dimensions of the slot-like space 5 in the longitudinal direction of the bolt casing piece 3 correspond to the dimensions of the guiding means in a corresponding direction, in other words its size it such that the first section 4.1 of the guiding means only just fits into it. Furthermore, the space 5 is larger in the transverse direction of the bolt casing piece than the dimension of the first section of the guiding means in a corresponding direction, which enables the movement of the first section in the slot-like space 5.

[0011] The striker plate 1 has openings 6 at both its ends for fastening thereof. The bolt casing piece extends essentially over the whole length of the striker plate. At the position of the openings of the striker plate 1 there are long holes 7 arranged in the bolt casing piece 3, in the transverse direction thereof, which enable different positions of the bolt casing piece during the installation. The long holes 7 and the slot-like space 5, as well as the openings 6 and the first section 4.1 of the guiding means are located with respect to each other so that their positions enable relative displacement of the bolt casing piece 3 and the striker plate 1.

[0012] The structure of the striker plate arrangement is such that when it is mounted on a frame, the bolt casing piece 3 is compressed between the striker plate 1 and the surface of the frame and therefore its movement is prevented in normal use. When adjustment is needed, e.g. due to compressing of the door seals, the fixing screws of the striker plate arrangement (not shown) are loosened. Consequently, the bolt casing piece under the striker plate may be moved in the transverse direction to a new position and, after this, the fixing screws can be tightened again. Grooves or the like (not shown) may be formed in the counter surfaces of the striker plate and the bolt casing piece, extending in the longitudinal direction thereof and by means of which the possibility of their relative movement in the transverse direction can be reduced when they are fastened.

[0013] The guiding means 4 are more clearly disclosed in Figures 2 and 4. The first section 4.1 of these is advantageously formed by bending behind the striker plate, or below it in Figure 2, a part of the plate material to be removed from the position of the bolt opening in conjunction with the formation of the bolt opening of the striker plate. The said first section 4.1 is advantageously parallel with the surface normal of the striker plate. It can also have other orientations and in such a case the shape or the angle of the slot-like space 5 with respect to the striker plate surface level should correspond to the direction of the section 4.1. In this way advantage can be taken of the material otherwise removed from the position of the bolt opening and, at the same time, the first section 4.1 becomes a planar part in a simple way. Additionally, the support and control of the bolt casing piece 3 is reliable and simple.

[0014] The guiding means comprise also a second section 4.2, which is arranged to the end of the first section 4.1 essentially parallel with the surface of the striker plate 1 and at a certain distance from the surface of the striker plate. The said second section 4.2 may have the shape of a cylindrical spindle or the like. In Figure 2, the first section is provided by pressing plate-like material of the first section 4.1 with a convenient tool so that a protrusion is formed thereon. It is arranged to extend away from the bolt opening. The second section 4.2 of the guiding means is also arranged in conjunction with guiding openings 8 arranged in the bolt casing piece so that the protrusion is moved under guidance of the guiding openings 8. In accordance with the arrangement the guiding means and the guiding opening determine together the relative position of the bolt casing piece and the striker plate. The guiding openings form a closed circle, in other words they are formed around and define an opening. In this case, the second section 4.2 of the guiding and securing means is located in the opening determined by the guiding openings. This also locks the striker plate 1 and the bolt casing piece to each other in a displaceable manner, but so that they remain in connection with each other. In this way, the striker plate 1 and the bolt casing piece can be kept together also when the arrangement is not mounted on a door frame. The guiding opening comprises two parallel surface sections 8.1, 8.2 essentially at a second distance from each other, of which the second surface section 8.2 further comprises at least one zone 8.3, in the area of which the surface sections are locally closer to each other than the second distance. Consequently, in the areas outside the zone 8.3, fitting of the second section of the guiding and securing means to the opening is looser and it moves into its position more easily in these areas. The zone 8.3 is advantageously a curved surface. With this solution, default-type positions are provided for the striker plate and the bolt casing piece.

[0015] In Figure 4, the striker plate is shown straight from the side. Here it can be clearly seen that the openings 6 are formed in such a way that the striker plate turns from the edges of the opening from the striker plate back surface (below in Figure 4) and extends over a certain distance. The bolt casing piece 3 comprises, at the position of each opening 6 of the striker plate 1, a guide groove 9 or the like, in the area of which also the long holes 7 of the bolt casing piece 3 are arranged. With the combined effect of these, the guiding of the movement between the striker plate 1 and the bolt casing piece is improved. In Figure 4, differing from the other Figures, the second section 4.2 of the guiding means is formed by bending the end of the first section away from the bolt opening.

[0016] The invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed, but several modifications thereof are feasible within the scope of the ensuing claims. For example, the second section 4.2 of each of the guiding means may also extend towards the bolt opening, in which case also the bolt casing piece guiding openings 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 are arranged to correspond thereto.


Claims

1. An adjustable striker plate arrangement for a door, which comprises a striker plate (1) and a bolt opening (2) arranged to its front surface and a bolt casing piece (3) displaceable with respect to the striker plate, the striker plate (1) comprising guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) arranged as an integral part thereof for guiding the bolt casing piece (3), characterized in that the bolt casing piece (3) comprises at least one guiding opening (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) for the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) so that the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) and the said guiding opening (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) determine together the relative position of the bolt casing piece (3) and the striker plate (1), the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) being arranged to extend behind the striker plate (1) over a first distance from its back surface and the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) essentially comprising both a first section (4.1) parallel with a surface normal to the striker plate and a second section (4.2) parallel with the plane of the striker plate (1) surface, the said guiding opening (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) of the bolt casing piece (3) arranged essentially at the first distance from the back surface of the striker plate (1) to cooperate with the said second section (4.2).
 
2. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the bolt casing piece (3) comprises free space for the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2), the dimensions of which space in the longitudinal direction of the bolt casing piece (3) correspond to the dimensions of the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) in a corresponding direction, and which space is larger in dimension in the transverse direction of the bolt casing piece (3) than the dimension of the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) in a corresponding direction.
 
3. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) and the said guiding opening (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) together allow the movement of the bolt casing piece with respect to the striker plate (1) essentially in the plane of the striker plate and in a transverse direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the striker plate.
 
4. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the guiding opening (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) comprises two parallel surface sections (8.1, 8.2) essentially spaced by a second distance from each other, one surface section of which further comprises at least one zone (8.3), in the area of which the surface sections are locally closer to each other than the second distance.
 
5. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the first section (4.1) of the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) parallel with the normal to the striker plate is connected with the striker plate in the vicinity of the edge of the bolt opening (2) of the striker plate at a first end of the first section, and in that the second section (4.2) parallel with the plane of the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2) extends from a second end of the first section away from the bolt opening (2) parallel with the plane of striker plate.
 
6. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that the first section (4.1) is formed of the planar material of the striker plate (1) by bending at least part of the striker plate material, otherwise remaining in the bolt opening (2) area, behind the striker plate (1).
 
7. A striker plate arrangement according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the bolt casing piece (3) comprises, parallel to the striker plate (1), a plane (3.2), which has essentially the same size as the striker plate (1) in the longitudinal direction thereof and which is smaller than the striker plate in the transverse direction thereof, and in that there is a bolt casing (3.1) arranged on the said plane.
 
8. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 7, characterized in that the striker plate (1) comprises openings (6) on two sides of the bolt opening, and that the bolt casing piece (3) extends beyond the openings (6) and comprises openings (7) at the position of the openings (6) of the striker plate (1), and in that the openings of the bolt casing piece (3) are oblong in the transverse direction of the bolt casing piece (3).
 
9. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the bolt casing piece (3) comprises a bolt casing (3.1) and slot-like spaces (5) extending in the transverse direction of the bolt casing piece arranged on both sides thereof for the first sections (4.1) of the guiding means (4, 4.1, 4.2).
 
10. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 9, characterized in that the slot-like spaces (5) extend from one edge of the bolt casing piece to the bolt casing (3.1) area.
 
11. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that the second section (4.2) is formed as an extension of the first section (4.1) from the same blank.
 
12. A striker plate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the said second section (4.2) and the guiding opening (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) interact with respect to each other such that the bolt casing piece (3) and the striker plate (1) are interlocked in a displaceable manner.
 


Ansprüche

1. Einstellbare Schließplatten-Anordnung für eine Tür, aufweisend eine Schließplatte (1) und eine zu deren Stirnfläche angeordnete Riegelöffnung (2), sowie ein Riegel-Gehäuseteil (3), das bezüglich der Schließplatte versetzbar ist, wobei die Schließplatte (1) Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) aufweist, die als deren integraler Bestandteil zum Führen des Riegel-Gehäuseteils (3) angeordnet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Riegel-Gehäuseteil (3) zumindest eine Führungsöffnung (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) für die Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) aufweist, so dass die Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) und die besagte Führungsöffnung (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) zusammen die relative Position des Riegel-Gehäuseteils (3) und der Schließplatte (1) bestimmen, wobei die Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) so angeordnet sind, dass sie sich hinter die Schließplatte (1) über einen ersten Abstand von deren Rückfläche erstrecken, und die Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) im Wesentlichen sowohl einen ersten Abschnitt (4.1), der parallel zu einer Flächennormale der Schließplatte vorliegt, und einen zweiten Abschnitt (4.2) aufweisen, der zu der Ebene der Schließplatten-Fläche parallel ist, wobei die besagte Führungsöffnung (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) des Riegel-Gehäuseteils (3) im Wesentlichen zu dem ersten Abstand von der Rückfläche der Schließplatte (1) angeordnet ist, um mit dem zweiten Abschnitt (4.2) zu kooperieren.
 
2. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Riegel-Gehäuseteil (3) einen Freiraum für die Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) aufweist, wobei die Abmessungen dieses Raumes in der Längsrichtung des Riegel-Gehäuseteils (3) den Abmessungen der Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) in einer entsprechenden Richtung entsprechen, und wobei dieser Raum in der Querrichtungs-Abmessung des Riegel-Gehäuseteils (3) größer ist als die Abmessung der Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) in einer entsprechenden Richtung.
 
3. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) und die besagte Führungsöffnung (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) zusammen die Bewegung des Riegel-Gehäuseteils bezüglich der Schließplatte (1) erlauben, und zwar im Wesentlichen in der Ebene der Schließplatte und in einer Querrichtung bezüglich der Längsachse der Schließplatte.
 
4. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Führungsöffnung (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) zwei parallele Flächenabschnitte (8.1, 8.2,) aufweist, die im Wesentlichen durch einen zweiten Abstand zueinander beanstandet sind, wobei der eine Flächenabschnitt hiervon ferner mindestens eine Zone (8.3) aufweist, in deren Bereich die Flächenabschnitte lokal näher zueinander sind als der zweite Abstand.
 
5. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Abschnitt (4.1) der Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2), der parallel zu der Normalen der Schließplatte ist, mit der Schließplatte in der Nähe des Randes der Riegelöffnung (2) der Schließplatte an einem ersten Ende des ersten Abschnittes verbunden ist, und dass sich der zweite Abschnitt (4.2), der parallel zu der Ebene der Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) ist, von einem zweiten Ende des ersten Abschnittes weg von der Riegelöffnung (2) parallel zur Ebene der Schließplatte erstreckt.
 
6. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Abschnitt (4.1) aus dem planaren Material der Schließplatte (1) gebildet ist, indem zumindest ein Teil des Schließplattenmaterials gebogen ist, andererseits in dem Bereich der Riegelöffnung (2) verbleibt, und zwar hinter die Schließplatte (1).
 
7. Schließplattenanordnung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Riegel-Gehäuseteil (3) parallel zur Schließplatte (1) eine Ebene (3.2) aufweist, die im wesentlichen die gleiche Größe wie die Schließplatte (1) in deren Längsrichtung aufweist, und die kleiner als die Schließplatte in deren Querrichtung ist, und dass ein Riegel-Gehäuse (3.1) vorliegt, dass auf dieser Ebene angeordnet ist.
 
8. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schließplatte (1) Öffnungen (6) auf zwei Seiten der Riegelöffnung aufweiset, und dass sich das Riegel-Gehäuseteil (3) jenseits über die Öffnungen (6) erstreckt und Öffnungen (7) an der Position der Öffnungen (6) der Schließplatte (1) aufweist, und dass die Öffnungen des Riegel-Gehäuseteils (3) Langlöcher in der Querrichtung des Riegel-Gehäuseteils (3) sind.
 
9. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Riegel-Gehäuseteil (3) ein Riegel-Gehäuse (3.1) und schlitzförmige Räume (5) aufweist, die sich in der Querrichtung des Riegel-Gehäuseteils erstrecken und auf beiden hiervon für die ersten Abschnitte (4.1) der Führungsmittel (4, 4.1, 4.2) angeordnet sind.
 
10. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die schlitzförmigen Räume (5) sich von dem Rand des Riegel-Gehäuseteils zu dem Bereich des Riegel-Gehäuses (3.1) erstrecken.
 
11. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der zweite Abschnitt (4.2) als eine Erweiterung des ersten Abschnittes (4.1) aus demselben Rohling gebildet ist.
 
12. Schließplattenanordnung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der besagte zweite Abschnitt (4.2) und die Führungsöffnung (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) miteinander interagieren, derart, dass das Riegel-Gehäuseteil (3) und die Schließplatte (1) in einer versetzbaren Weise verriegelt sind.
 


Revendications

1. Dispositif de gâche réglable pour une porte, qui comprend une gâche (1) et une ouverture de pêne (2) disposée sur sa surface avant et un élément de boîtier de pêne (3) déplaçable par rapport à la gâche, la gâche (1) comprenant des moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) disposés comme partie intégrante de celle-ci pour guider l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3), caractérisé par le fait que l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) comprend au moins une ouverture de guidage (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) pour les moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) de telle sorte que les moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) et ladite ouverture de guidage (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) déterminent ensemble la position relative de l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) et de la gâche (1), les moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) étant disposés pour s'étendre derrière la gâche (1) sur une première distance à partir de sa surface arrière et les moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) comprenant essentiellement à la fois une première section (4.1) parallèle à une surface perpendiculaire à la gâche et une seconde section (4.2) parallèle au plan de la surface de la gâche (1), ladite ouverture de guidage (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) de l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) étant disposée sensiblement à la première distance par rapport à la surface arrière de la gâche (1) pour coopérer avec ladite seconde section (4.2).
 
2. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) comprend un espace libre pour les moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2), les dimensions dudit espace dans la direction longitudinale de l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) correspondant aux dimensions des moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) dans une direction correspondante, et ledit espace étant de dimension plus grande dans la direction transversale de l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) que la dimension des moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) dans une direction correspondante.
 
3. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) et ladite ouverture de guidage (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) permettent ensemble le mouvement de l'élément de boîtier de pêne par rapport à la gâche (1) essentiellement dans le plan de la gâche et dans une direction transversale par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de la gâche.
 
4. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'ouverture de guidage (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) comprend deux sections de surface parallèles (8.1, 8.2) essentiellement espacées d'une seconde distance l'une de l'autre, l'une de ces sections de surface comprenant en outre au moins une zone (8.3), dans la zone de laquelle les sections de surface sont localement plus proches l'une de l'autre que la seconde distance.
 
5. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la première section (4.1) des moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) parallèle à la perpendiculaire à la gâche est reliée à la gâche au voisinage de la bordure de l'ouverture de pêne (2) de la gâche à une première extrémité de la première section, et par le fait que la seconde section (4.2) parallèle au plan des moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2) s'étend d'une seconde extrémité de la première section à l'opposé de l'ouverture de pêne (2) parallèlement au plan de la gâche.
 
6. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que la première section (4.1) est formée du matériau plan de la gâche (1) par pliage d'au moins une partie du matériau de gâche, restant sinon dans la zone d'ouverture de pêne (2), derrière la gâche (1).
 
7. Dispositif de gâche selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) comprend, parallèlement à la gâche (1), un plan (3.2) qui a sensiblement la même dimension que la gâche (1) dans la direction longitudinale de celui-ci et qui est plus petit que la gâche dans la direction transversale de celui-ci, et par le fait qu'il y a un boîtier de pêne (3.1) disposé sur ledit plan.
 
8. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que la gâche (1) comprend des ouvertures (6) sur deux côtés de l'ouverture de pêne, et par le fait que l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) s'étend au-delà des ouvertures (6) et comprend des ouvertures (7) à la position des ouvertures (6) de la gâche (1), et par le fait que les ouvertures de l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) sont oblongues dans la direction transversale de l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3).
 
9. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) comprend un boîtier de pêne (3.1) et des espaces de type fente (5) s'étendant dans la direction transversale de l'élément de boîtier de pêne, disposées sur les deux côtés de celui-ci pour les premières sections (4.1) des moyens de guidage (4, 4.1, 4.2).
 
10. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 9, caractérisé par le fait que les espaces de type fente (5) s'étendent d'une bordure de l'élément de boîtier de pêne à la surface du boîtier de pêne (3.1).
 
11. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que la seconde section (4.2) est formée comme une extension de la première section (4.1) à partir de la même ébauche.
 
12. Dispositif de gâche selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que ladite seconde section (4.2) et l'ouverture de guidage (8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3) interagissent l'une par rapport à l'autre de telle sorte que l'élément de boîtier de pêne (3) et la gâche (1) sont verrouillés de façon réciproque d'une manière déplaçable.
 




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