EP1319113A1

EP1319113A1 - Mechanism for manoeuvring a door

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Publication number: EP1319113A1
Application number: EP01974387A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Bertrand Fonteneau; Thierry Acheron; Quentin Baillia-Prel; Pascal Berger; Thierry Bernard; Jean-Paul Bijon; Gilles Coltel; Xavier Lecointe; Eric Sallet
Original assignee: JPM SAS
Current assignee: Assa Abloy France SAS
Priority date: 2000-09-21
Filing date: 2001-09-20
Publication date: 2003-06-18
Also published as: IL154923A0; RU2003111153A; CZ2003920A3; RU2289663C2; FR2814190A1; AU2001293915A1; SK4572003A3; FR2814190B1; MXPA03002457A; PL360617A1; JP2004510078A; WO2002025041A1; US20040021324A1; CA2423693A1

Abstract

The invention concerns a mechanism for manoeuvring a door more particularly designed to be associated with a bar for avoiding panic. Said mechanism comprises a pivoting bolt (26) provided with a slot wherewith it can co-operate with a lock-bolt keeper, a pivoting cam (35) for preventing the bolt from rotating towards a so-called loose escaping position and a member actuating (45) the cam to release the bolt.

Description

"Door operating mechanism"

The invention relates to a door operating mechanism, more particularly adapted to integrate with an emergency opening device of an emergency exit door provided with a so-called "anti-panic" push bar. ".

An emergency exit door fitted with an anti-panic push bar must above all open easily when the bar is actuated, even if a significant push (up to 100 kg according to standards) exerted on the door itself. -same, tends to oppose the proper functioning of the mechanism.

Indeed, in a conventional system, a push on the door (in the case of people panicking) tends to oppose the normal retraction of the bolt. As a result, the door is more difficult to open because the operation of the panic bar requires greater effort.

In addition, conventional systems are known to be easy to force from the outside. To overcome this drawback, some equipment is supplemented by locks, in violation of legal provisions since an emergency exit must never be locked from the inside.

One of the aims of the invention is to propose a door operating mechanism, in particular of the anti-panic type, controlled by a push bar and in which the effort to be developed for operating the bolt on opening is not very sensitive to the force which can be exerted on the leaf of the door itself.

To this end, the invention relates to a door operating mechanism, in particular of the anti-panic type, characterized in that it comprises, installed on a support intended to be fixed to a door leaf:

- a pivoting bolt provided with a slot capable of receiving a keeper external to said support,

- A pivoting cam provided with a stop cooperating with a profiled spout of said bolt to prevent rotation of the latter in a direction which would allow said bolt to reach an escape position where the separation between said bolt and said keeper can be produce, - An actuating member of said cam, cooperating with the latter to cause the erasure of said stop, capable of releasing said pivoting bolt to allow the latter to reach said exhaust position.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reinforced security mechanism for the protection of property, that is to say offering good resistance to an attempted break-in from the outside.

To this end, the invention also relates to a mechanism according to the above definition, characterized in that one of the edges of said slot formed in said bolt is part of a weakened part thereof, capable of bending under the effect of an external force to a position where the force developed between the strike and the bolt is substantially directed in the direction of the axis of rotation of the latter.

Consequently, if the door is forced from the outside, the pivoting bolt deforms, which changes the direction of the force developed between the strike and the bolt so that the torque created on the latter is canceled. From this moment, the bolt is no longer the nerve center of the mechanism.

Another object of the invention is to complete such a device so that the door can be opened from the outside.

To this end, the mechanism of the invention is characterized in that it comprises means for actuating said cam linked to a key cylinder and / or a follower, cooperating with said cam to release said bolt and allow it to 'reach said exhaust position.

More specifically, the actuation means comprise a cleat cooperating with said cam and integral with a movable plate, said movable plate being capable of being brought into the position of mechanical coupling with said key cylinder and / or said follower. For example, the wafer is moved by a clutch controlling its coupling with such a follower, said clutch being moved by a key cylinder.

The invention will be better understood and other advantages of it will appear better in the light of the description which follows, given solely by way of example and made with reference to the appended drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a general sectional view of the mechanism along line II of Figure 2, the mechanism being shown in the closed position of the door;

- Figure 2 is a partial perspective view of the same mechanism, in the same position;

- Figure 3 is a partial sectional view of the same mechanism at the start of a door opening phase by actuation of the panic bar;

- Figure 4 is a partial sectional view of the same mechanism during the opening of the door by actuation of the panic bar; - Figure 5 is a partial sectional view of the mechanism at the start of a door opening phase, by actuation of the follower;

- Figure 6 is a partial sectional view of the mechanism during the opening of the door by actuation of the nut; and

- Figure 7 is a perspective view of a variant designed to equip a double leaf door.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to 5, there is shown an operating mechanism 11 intended to be mounted as a surface on a door 12 equipped with a panic bar (not shown). This mechanism cooperates with a fixed strike, fixed to the frame. This keeper 13 is shown in phantom line in FIG. 1. It has two parallel arms between which extends a cylindrical spacer 14. The same keeper is also shown in perspective, in phantom line, in FIG. 7.

A support 16 intended to be fixed to the door leaf at the level of the panic bar, carries the various constituent elements of the mechanism. This support comprises a base 18 fixed on the leaf and two flanges 19 parallel to each other, extending perpendicular to the base and attached to the latter. The base 18 is a metal plate having the overall shape of a T. The various axes of articulation of the parts which will be described below are materialized by pins extending between these two flanges. These are in fact the two parallel parts of a sheet metal part with a U-shaped profile and fixed to the base.

In FIGS. 2 to 6, the flanges which carry the pins are not shown so as not to mask the essential elements of the mechanism. These flanges are shown in phantom line in FIG. 7. One of the ends of the panic bar is articulated at one end 21 of a lever 22 itself pivotally mounted on the base 18. A spring 24 is installed on the base to urge this lever in rotation according to the direction of arrow F1 in FIG. 1. The lever is cut from a U-shaped profile. The support 16 carries a pivoting bolt 26 adapted to receive the keeper, integral with the frame, more particularly the cylindrical spacer 14 thereof. this. To do this, the bolt is provided with a slot 27 in which said spacer is capable of engaging when the door is closed. Said pivoting bolt is mounted rotating around a pin 29 extending between the two flanges 19. A spring 30 wound around this pin, comprises two arms formed by rectilinear extensions of the turns. One of the arms is curved and engaged in a groove 32 of the bolt while the other bears against an axis 34 forming a stop, installed between the two flanges 19. This spring 30 biases the bolt pivoting in rotation in the direction of the arrow F2 of FIG. 1. A pivoting cam 35 is provided with a stop 36 having here the shape of a roller, cooperating with a profiled spout 38 of the bolt 26. When the stop and the profiled spout are in contact, as illustrated in Figure 1, said pivoting cam prevents rotation of the bolt in a direction which would allow it to reach an escape position (shown in Figure 4) where the separation between said bolt and the keeper can occur. The cam 35 comprises two similar elements 46 mounted parallel to each other on a common pin 42 and spaced apart from the length of the roller. The pin 42 is mounted between the two flanges 19 of the support.

On the other hand, an actuating member 45 of the cam cooperating with an arm 46 of the latter, makes it possible to cause the erasure of the stop, that is to say its pivoting in the direction of the arrow F3 , suitable for releasing the pivoting bolt, to allow the latter to reach said exhaust position.

In the example, the arm 46 is double since the cam has two similar parallel elements. The actuating member of the cam is also double since it is cut from a U-shaped profile. The actuating member 45 is pivotally mounted around a pin 48 extending between the two flanges 19. This member actuator comprises at least one rounded end portion 50 cooperating with the cam 35, more precisely the arm 46. The actuating member 45 comprises two end portions 50, rounded, similar, parallel, spaced the same distance as that which separates said similar elements 46 from the cam and cooperating with them respectively. The end portions 50 are cut from the two parallel parts of the profile. The cut-out fields of these two parts cooperate respectively with the fields of the two similar elements 46 of the cam. It is noted that the actuating member 45 extends in the direction of the lever 22, so that its travel interferes with that of said lever. More precisely, when the lever 22 is actuated under the effect of a thrust acting on the bar, it drives the actuating member in rotation around the journal, in the direction of the arrow F4 in FIG. 1.

In addition, the mechanism comprises means for actuating the cam 55 linked to a key cylinder and / or a follower, cooperating with said cam 35 to release the bolt and allow it to reach the exhaust position. The key cylinder and / or the follower is accessible from the outside of the door. The actuating means comprise at least one stop 58 cooperating with the cam and integral with a movable plate 59. This plate is capable of being brought into the position of mechanical coupling with the key cylinder and / or the follower.

In the example, the plate carries two parallel tabs 58, respectively, bearing with the fields of the two similar elements 46 of the cam 35.

More specifically, in the example described, the plate 59 is movable perpendicular to the base so as to be able to be brought into the mechanical coupling position with a follower 60 and the movement of the plate is controlled by a key cylinder not visible in the drawings. .

Typically, it is a so-called "European" cylinder, classic, carried by the support. This cylinder is housed in a receptacle 61 of the support, visible in FIG. 7. The plate 59 is mounted movable along two guide rods 62 and resiliently urged by two springs 63 towards a position (FIG. 5) where it cooperates with the follower 60. More specifically, the plate 59 has two oblong holes 64 by which it is slidably mounted along the guide rods 62 and each of these rods, fixed to the base, ends in a shoulder forming a stop, each spring being mounted between a such shoulder and the plate 59 itself.

Furthermore, the follower 60, mounted in rotation on the base, has a circular inner surface cut out to define a flat 65. One end of the plate is capable of engaging in the hollowed-out portion of the follower and therefore being displaced by the field of flat 65, when the follower is operated from the outside. It should be noted that the axis 34, which serves as a stop for the spring

30 is also in contact with the internal face of the follower and keeps the latter in position on the base. The presence of this pin therefore prevents the nut from being pushed in, which could result in its coupling with the plate, even when the latter is in the position illustrated in FIG. 1. When the plate is moved to the left when considering FIG. 6 , under the action of the follower, the tabs 58 rotate the cam 35, which causes the separation between the pivoting bolt 26 and the roller-shaped stop 36 and consequently, the pivoting of the bolt towards said position of exhaust.

The movement of the wafer 59, in a direction perpendicular to the base 18, allowing its coupling or uncoupling to the follower, is controlled by a clutch 68 which is controlled by the aforementioned key cylinder. This clutch is here constituted by a flat piece, generally perpendicular to the plate 59 (Figure 2). This clutch is interposed between the plate 59 and the base 18. The flat part which constitutes it nevertheless has a boss 70 with inclined edges, capable, when in contact with the plate (Figure 2) to maintain it in a position where it is released from said follower, as can be seen in FIG. 1. The clutch is fixed to a tongue 72 coupled to the barrel of the cylinder by a conventional grooved arrangement. Consequently, the position of the clutch 68 can be changed by actuating the cylinder. In the position shown in Figures 1 and 2, the clutch keeps the wafer away from the follower and the latter rotates empty. On the other hand, when the actuation of the cylinder causes the displacement of the clutch, it slides in its own plane, so that the boss 70 moves away from the wafer. In this case, the plate 59 is pushed back in the direction of the follower by the springs 63 (FIG. 5), establishing the coupling between the follower and the cleats 58. From this moment, actuation of the follower causes the displacement of the insert, therefore tabs and causes the cam to pivot in the direction of arrow F3.

On the other hand, it should be noted that one of the edges of the slot 27 formed in the bolt is part of a weakened part 76 thereof, obtained by cutting, capable of bending under the effect of an external force to a position where the force developed between the keeper and the bolt is substantially directed in the direction of the axis of rotation of the latter, constituted by the axis of the pin 29. This folding of the part weakened bolt makes the door more difficult to force, insofar as, after this deformation of the bolt, the forces generated on it no longer generate any torque on said bolt. Part 76, once folded is shown in broken lines in FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 illustrates a variant more particularly suitable for installing the mechanism 11 on one of the leaves of a double leaf door. In this case, the assembly is as follows. The leaf, which carries the mechanism 11, is equipped with an anti-panic push bar and said mechanism installed substantially at mid-height, cooperates with a fixed strike 13 mounted on the second leaf.

Furthermore, this second leaf is also equipped with a panic bar which actuates top and bottom closing latches, making it possible to immobilize the second leaf in the frame. When the door is opened, several cases are possible.

If the leaf which carries the mechanism is the only one to be opened, the behavior of said mechanism is similar to that which has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

If, on the other hand, it is the second leaf which is open, then the top and bottom closing mechanisms are released and therefore the pivoting bolt of the mechanism 11 mounted on the first leaf must also be released so as to assume the position which is illustrated in figure 6. If the push bar of the first leaf is not actuated, the swivel bolt must nevertheless be able take this position both so as not to hinder the opening of the second leaf and also to allow the closing of the two leaves later.

In this case, to cooperate with the keeper 13 mounted on the second door leaf, said mechanism comprises a trigger 75 pivoting relative to said support and cooperating with cam 35 to actuate the latter in a direction tending to release the bolt (arrow F3 ). This trigger has a cam edge 76 laterally adjoining the slot 27 of the bolt and shaped to cooperate with the keeper so that, when said second leaf is opened, the keeper actuates by releasing said trigger, which in turn moves the cam 35 to release the pivoting bolt 26.

As can be seen in FIG. 7, this trigger 75 is a simple flat part rotatably mounted on the same pin 29 as the pivoting bolt. The cam edge 76 defined above has a ramp-shaped end portion located in the vicinity of the opening of the slot 27 of the pivoting bolt, on one of the sides thereof.

The operation of the device which has just been described follows clearly from the preceding description.

In the case of normal actuation from the panic bar associated with the mechanism of FIGS. 1 to 6, it is clear that, when said bar is pushed, the lever 22 is actuated and causes the pivoting of the member. actuation 45 in the direction of arrow F4, which causes the cam 35 to tilt in the direction of arrow F3 and consequently, the separation between the profiled spout 38 of the pivoting bolt and the stop 36. This unstable situation is illustrated in FIG. 3 and the pivoting bolt immediately switches to the position illustrated in FIG. 4, under the action of the spring 30.

From this moment, the pivoting bolt is in said exhaust position and the thrust, which is exerted on the door, causes the release of the spacer 14 from the keeper, which causes the door to open. . It is clear that, even if a significant push is exerted on the door itself, this push has little effect on the movement of the bolt. The effort to develop to open the door is therefore not very sensitive to the pressure exerted on it.

Furthermore, if an authorized person has a key to the cylinder which actuates the clutch 68, it is possible to move the latter so that the plate carrying the lugs 58 comes into contact with the follower 60. This is the situation illustrated in FIG. 5. From this moment, the operation of the follower (FIG. 6) causes the displacement of the lugs and consequently the tilting of the cam 35. As a result, the pivoting bolt can reach said exhaust position and the door can be opened from the outside without any action being exerted on the panic bar.

Finally, in the case of a double leaf door, if the second leaf which carries the keeper 13 is opened first, the opening of this second leaf puts the spacer in contact with the trigger 75 arranged on the side of the bolt pivoting and this trigger acts directly on the roller constituting the stop 36 of the cam 35. The latter rocks in the direction of FIG. 3 and releases the pivoting bolt, which enables it to reach the position illustrated in FIG. 6. By Consequently, the pivoting bolt no longer opposes the opening of the second leaf and, subsequently, the opening of the first. When the door closes following an emergency evacuation, the second leaf is first put back in place and locked by its top and bottom latches and the pivoting bolt of the mechanism 11 mounted on the first leaf is in the correct position to allow the first leaf to close, the pivoting bolt taking up the position illustrated in FIG. 1 when the cylindrical spacer 14 of the keeper engages again in the slot 27.

Claims

.REVENDICATIONS

1- Door operating mechanism, in particular of the anti-panic type, characterized in that it comprises, installed on a support intended to be fixed to a door leaf:

a pivoting bolt (26) provided with a slot capable of receiving a keeper external to said support,

- A pivoting cam (35) provided with a stop cooperating with a profiled spout of said bolt to prevent rotation of the latter in a direction which would allow said bolt to reach an escape position where the separation between said bolt and said striker may occur, - an actuating member (45) of said cam, cooperating with an arm of the latter to cause the erasure of said stop, suitable for releasing said pivoting bolt to allow the latter to reach said exhaust position.

2- Mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that said stop (36) has the shape of a roller.

3- Mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that said actuating member is pivotally mounted and comprises a rounded end portion (50) cooperating with said arm.

4- Mechanism according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that said roller is mounted between two similar elements (46) of said cam and in that these two elements are mounted parallel to each other on a common journal ( 42) and spaced apart by the length of said roller.

5- Mechanism according to all of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that said actuator comprises two end portions (50) similar, parallel, spaced the same distance as that which separates said similar elements (46) and cooperating with them respectively.

6- Mechanism according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises actuating means (55) of said cam linked to a key cylinder and / or a follower (60), cooperating with said cam to release said bolt and allow it to reach said escape position. 7- Mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that said actuating means comprise a cleat (58) cooperating with said cam and integral with a movable plate (59), said plate being capable of being brought into the coupling position mechanical with said key cylinder and / or said follower.

8- Mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that said plate is moved by a clutch (68) controlling its coupling with such a follower, said clutch being moved by a key cylinder.

9- Mechanism according to one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that said plate is movably mounted along guide rods (62) and resiliently biased towards a position where it cooperates with said key cylinder and / or said follower .

10- Mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that said clutch (68) is a flat piece slidably mounted under said plate and having a boss (70) with inclined edges, capable, when in contact with said plate, keep it in a position where it is clear of said follower.

11- Mechanism according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that one of the edges of said slot formed in said bolt is part of a weakened part (76) thereof, capable of bending under the effect of an external force to a position where the force developed between the strike and the bolt is substantially directed in the direction of the axis of rotation of the latter.

12- Mechanism according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, to cooperate with a strike (13) mounted on a second door leaf, it further comprises a trigger (75) pivoting relative to said support and cooperating with said cam to actuate the latter in a direction tending to release said bolt and in that said trigger comprises a cam edge (76), laterally adjoining the slot of said bolt and shaped to cooperate with said keeper so that, upon opening of said second leaf, said strike actuates by releasing said trigger which in turn moves said cam to release said bolt. 13- Mechanism according to claim 12, characterized in that said trigger (75) is a flat part rotatably mounted on the same pin as said pivoting bolt.

14- Mechanism according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that said cam edge (76) comprises an end portion in the form of a ramp, located in the vicinity of the opening of said slot.