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Device for closing a door, in particular a door composed of glass Schliesseinrichtung für eine Tür, insbesondere für eine Glastür Dispositif de fermeture pour une porte, notamment pour une porte vitrée |
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[0001] The invention relates to a device for closing a door, in particular a door composed of glass as this is described in the preamble of claim 1.
[0002] Such a door is known from US 3 633 389. In case of this door the spagnolet fastener is mounted almost directly on the door and is enclosed by a profile, a further profile being mounted on the other side of the door. The profiles must be provided with handles and the outer profile contains a lock.
[0003] By this the outwardly moving parts of the spagnolet fastener will be situated in a relatively readily accessible location, namely close to the door. Further the view through the door is hindered by the presence of the profiles, which results in a less attractive esthetic appearance.
[0004] The object of the invention is to remove these disadvantages and this is obtained by applying the features according to the characterizing portion of claim 1.
[0005] So the tube, in which the spagnolet fastener is mounted, is located at some distance from the door. Generally speaking, this will be the inner side of the door, so that the spagnolet fastener will not be readily accessible from the outside.
[0006] In particular, the connecting members will be located near the lower edge and the upper edge of the door and the support structure in which the lock is incorporated, will be situated between both connecting members.
[0007] This has the advantage, that the door is stiffened by the tube, and the tube can at the same time serve as a handle when opening or closing the door from the side concerned.
[0008] For opening or closing the door from the other side than where the tube is located, a relatively short handle can be mounted on the door.
[0009] In particular, however, the features will be used as indicated in the characterizing portion of claim 3.
[0010] By mounting the rod, which will substantially have the same dimensions as the tube in which the spagnolet fastener is located, the appearance of the entirety is made more attractive. This is partly because the connecting and spacer members of the tube and the rod, respectively, will be aligned and will almost merge into one another, with only the glass of the door in between. Again, the rod will contribute to the stiffening of the door. The rod can be tubular as well.
[0011] The invention is further explained by way of an embodiment, shown in the drawing, in which:
Fig. 1 shows a vertical section across a door, the tube and rod connected to it, the connecting members between them and the like; and
Fig. 2 shows a side view of a portion of Fig. 1.
[0012] Fig. 1 shows a door 1 comprised of glass, a tube 2 being connected to one side of said door and a rod 3, which could also be tubular, being connected to the other side of said door. For connecting the tube 2 and the rod 3 to the door 1, the tube 2 is provided with connecting members 4 and the rod 3 is provided with spacer members 5.
[0013] A spacer member 5 is represented by a bush 6 welded to the rod 3, a plug 7 being fixed in said bush and being provided with screw thread 8. A screw 10 being screwed into the plug 7 extends through a bore 9 in the door 1 and serves for pressing the flange edge of a bush 11 against said door. Between the flange edge of said bush 11 and the door 1 and likewise between the plug 7 and the door, rings 12 of a somewhat flexible material can be mounted to prevent occurrence of excessive point loads on the material of the door.
[0014] The tube 2 is provided with a sleeve 13 having a bush 14 therein, which can be matingly slid onto the bush 11 and can be fixed on it by means of clamping screws 15 which were screwed into the bush 14 through a bore not further indicated in the sleeve 13. In this way, the tube 2 and the rod 3 are connected to the door 1.
[0015] A spagnolet fastener 16 extends through the tube 2, the end rods 17 of said fastener being directed through bushes 18 located in plugs 19, mounted in the ends of said tube 2. The bushes 18 and the plugs 19 have been fixed in the tube 2 in a way not further indicated. The bushes 18 can be made of plastic, for example, in order to render the friction between the bushes and end rods 17 as low as possible.
[0016] The end rods 17 can be adjusted in relation to the centre piece 20 of the spagnolet fastener 16 by means of screw thread, so that they can protrude from the tube 2 across the desired length. The centre piece 20 can be actuated by means of a profile cylinder 21, which is located in the support structure 22 and is generally designed such, that actuation of the spagnolet fastener can take place from both sides of the door 1 by means of a key.
[0017] To that end, the rod 3 is provided with a bush 23 having a plug 24 therein, into which screws 25 can be screwed for pressing an almost corresponding plug 26 against the door 1. Again, between the plugs 24 and 26 and the door 1, rings 27 of a somewhat resilient material will be received. A bush 28 has been slid across the plug 26, the bush being connected to the tube 2 and being fixed on the plug by clamping screws not further indicated, approximately in the way as described above concerning the sleeve 13 and the bush 11.
[0018] The plugs 24 and 26 project partly into the opening 29, made in the door 1, and the screws 25 will also pass through said opening.
[0019] Both parts of a cylinder lock 21 coupled to each other can be incorporated in the plugs 24 and 26, in which one part of said lock can be fixed by means of a screw 30. The lock 21, and the spagnolet fastener 16 with it, can be operated from both sides of the door 1 with a key in the known way.
1. Device for closing a door (1), in particular a door composed of glass, said device
comprising a spagnolet fastener (16) located at one side of the door and a lock (21)
which can be actuated at least from the other side of the door for actuating said
spagnolet fastener, characterized in that said device further comprises: a tube (2) which, in use, extends across almost the
full height of the door (1) and which, in use, is situated at some distance from the
door (1); at least two connecting members (4) connecting the tube to the door; the
spagnolet fastener (16) being mounted inside said tube (2); and a support structure
(22) in which said lock (21) is positioned, said support structure as such comprising
two plugs (24,26), a bush (28) connected to said tube (2) and screws (25) for connecting
said plugs to each other, the first one of said plugs (26), in use, being positioned
inside said bush (28) on a first side of the door (1), and the second plug (24), in
use, being positioned on the other side of the door (1), said screws (25) by which
said plugs (24,26), in use, are connected to each other passing through an opening
(29) in the door (1).
2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting members (4), in use, are located near the lower edge and the upper
edge of the door (1), the support structure (22), in which the lock (21) is incorporated
being situated between both connecting members (4).
3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, in use, at the other side of the door (1) than where the tube (2) containing the
spagnolet fastener (16) is located, the door is provided with a rod (3) serving as
a handle, said rod having almost the same length as the tube (2) and, in use, being
mounted at some distance from the door (1) by means of spacing members (5) being coupled
to the connecting members (4) supporting the tube (2) in which the spagnolet fastener
(16) is positioned, the second plug (24) of the support structure (22) being positioned
in a bush (23), said rod (3) being provided with said bush (23).
1. Vorrichtung für das Verschließen einer Tür (1), insbesondere einer Tür, die aus Glas
besteht, wobei die Vorrichtung einen Drehriegelverschtuß (16), der an einer Seite
der Tür lokalisiert ist, und ein Schloß (21) aufweist, das zumindest von der anderen
Seite der Tür betätigt werden kann, für das Betätigen des Drehriegelverschlusses,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Vorrichtung weiterhin aufweist: ein Rohr (2), das sich bei der Verwendung nahezu
entlang der gesamten Höhe der Tür (1) erstreckt und das während der Verwendung mit
einem gewissen Abstand zu der Tür (1) angeordnet ist, zumindest zwei Verbindungsglieder
(4), die das Rohr mit der Tür verbinden, wobei der Drehriegelverschluß (16) innerhalb
des Rohres (2) montiert ist, und eine Tragstruktur (22), in der das Schloß (21) positioniert
ist, wobei die Tragstruktur als solche zwei Bolzen bzw. Stopfen (24, 26), eine Hülse
bzw. Buchse (28), die mit dem Rohr (2) verbunden ist, und Schrauben (25) aufweist
für das Verbinden der Bolzen miteinander, wobei der erste der Bolzen (26) in der Verwendung
innerhalb der Hülse (28) auf einer ersten Seite der Tür (1) positioniert ist, und
der zweite Bolzen (24) in der Verwendung auf der anderen Seite der Tür (1) positioniert
ist, wobei die Schrauben (25), durch die die Bolzen (24, 26) während des Betriebs
miteinander verbunden sind, sich durch eine Öffnung (29) in der Tür (1) erstrecken.
2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Verbindungsglieder (4) im Betrieb nahe der unteren Kante und der oberen Kante
der Tür (1) lokalisiert sind, wobei die Tragstruktur (22), in der das Schloß (21)
aufgenommen ist, zwischen den beiden Verbindungsgliedern (4) angeordnet ist.
3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß während des Betriebs an der anderen Seite der Tür (1) als diejenige, wo das Rohr
(2), das den Drehriegelverschluß (16) enthält, lokalisiert ist, die Tür mit einem
Stab bzw. einer Stange (3), die als ein Handgriff dient, ausgestattet ist, wobei die
Stange im wesentlichen dieselbe Länge wie das Rohr (2) hat und im Gebrauch mit einem
gewissen Abstand von der Tür (1) mit Hilfe von Abstandsgliedern (5) montiert ist,
die mit den Verbindungsgliedern (4) gekoppelt sind, die das Rohr (2) tragen, in dem
der Drehriegelverschluß (16) positioniert ist, wobei der zweite Bolzen (24) der Tragstruktur
(22) in einer Hülse (23) positioniert ist und die Stange (3) mit der Hülse (23) ausgestattet
ist.
1. Dispositif pour fermer une porte (1), en particulier une porte composée de verre,
ledit dispositif comprenant une fixation à espagnolette (16) située sur un côté de
la porte et un verrou (21) qui peut être actionné au moins à partir de l'autre côté
de la porte pour actionner ladite fixation à espagnolette, caractérisé en ce que ledit dispositif comprend en outre : un tube (2) qui, en fonctionnement, s'étend
à travers la quasi-hauteur totale de la porte (1) et qui, en fonctionnement, est situé
à une certaine distance de la porte (1) ; au moins deux éléments de connexion (4)
connectant le tube à la porte ; la fixation à espagnolette (16) étant montée à l'intérieur
dudit tube (2) ; et une structure de support (22) dans laquelle ledit verrou (21)
est positionné, ladite structure de support en tant que telle comprenant deux bouchons
(24, 26), une douille (28) connectée audit tube (2) et des vis (25) pour connecter
lesdits bouchons l'un à l'autre, le premier desdits bouchons (26) étant positionné,
en fonctionnement, à l'intérieur de ladite douille (28), sur un premier côté de la
porte (1), et le second bouchon (24) étant positionné, en fonctionnement, sur l'autre
côté de la porte (1), lesdites vis (25) grâce auxquelles lesdits bouchons (24, 26)
sont connectés, en fonctionnement, l'un à l'autre traversant une ouverture (29) dans
la porte (1).
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de connexion (4), sont situés, en fonctionnement, à proximité du bord
inférieur et du bord supérieur de la porte (1), la structure de support (22), dans
laquelle le verrou (21) est intégré, étant située entre les deux éléments de connexion
(4).
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que, en fonctionnement, sur le côté de la porte (1) autre que celui où le tube (2) contenant
le dispositif de fixation à espagnolette (16) est situé, la porte est prévue avec
une tige (3) servant de poignée, ladite tige ayant quasiment la même longueur que
le tube (2) et étant montée, en fonctionnement, à une certaine distance de la porte
(1) au moyen d'éléments d'espacement (5) qui sont couplés aux éléments de connexion
(4) supportant le tube (2) dans lequel le dispositif de fixation à espagnolette (16)
est positionné, le second bouchon (24) de la structure de support (22) étant positionné
dans une douille (23), ladite tige (3) étant prévue avec ladite douille (23).