EP2952670A1 - Method for manufacturing and installing a gate - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing and installing a device (1) gate, consisting of at least one door, characterized in that: each door is designed in a first (6) and a second (7) sections with an internal space (12) in its thickness, the thickness of the second section (7) corresponding to said space (12); said door is telescopically telescoped by slidingly engaging said second section (7) within said first section (6); the lateral end of said first section (6) is hinged to a fixed point of a frame (3); the length of said door, relative to another fixed point of said frame or another door, is adjusted by sliding displacement in translation of said second section (7) inside said space (12) and along said first section (7). ); and securing the second section (7) relative to the first (6).

Description

The present invention is in the field of outdoor gates type doors.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing and implantation of a door-type external sash device.

In known manner, an opening of the gate type is intended to close an opening, formed in a frame, in particular between two fixed points. Such an opening is constituted by one or two doors, movably mounted relative to one or two of said fixed points of said frame through a hinge, so as to pass from an open position to a closed position, and vice versa.

The articulation of each door can be provided pivotally about a vertical axis integral with one of the fixed points, allowing each door to turn in rotation, their course then corresponding to an arc of a circle, generally a quarter of turn, even a half-turn.

Another articulation may be provided in translation, namely that each door is slidably mounted in a plane parallel to the plane containing said fixed points of the frame, generally on the side located inside the property.

In the case of a rotating joint, a problem lies in the realization of an opening, having one or two doors, the length of which adapts to the distance between the fixed points of the frame. Indeed, the manufacture of a door is made according to standard lengths, requiring the modification of said points fixed if the distance is not suitable. If one wishes to keep the existing frame, it is then necessary to make a door to measure, resulting in additional manufacturing time and therefore a significant cost, often prohibitive.

A solution has been provided through the document FR 2,490,716 , describing an opening consisting of one or two doors, each being provided telescopic. More specifically, each door consists of a frame, generally U-shaped, whose inner space receives a wall fixing. This frame has a vertical amount connected to its upper ends to horizontal spars. These are the longitudinal members that have a telescopic character. To do this, firstly, each spar consists of a first section secured to one end of said amount and the opposite end is free. On the other hand, each spar comprises a second hollow section intended to internally receive sliding interlocking said opposite end of said first section. It is this second section which is fixed articulated on the fixed point of the frame. Thus, it is then possible to adapt the length of the beams according to the distance between the fixed points.

However, the wall consists of a plate that is necessary to cut once the size of the door determined. It is then the fixing of this wall which locks the sliding of the telescopic sections together, by means of fixing lugs. This custom cutting step of the plate constituting the wall always has the same disadvantages. The cutting must be done on site, during the implantation, when adjusting the length of the door, or after measuring the space between the fixed points, which is reported to cut and adjust the length of the plate, resulting in errors that generally lead to an approximate closure of such an opening.

In a related manner, in the context of long lengths between said fixed points, the length of the doors then leads to a substantial displacement, in the case of a rotating articulation, requiring a space free of any obstacle in order to allow the opening and closing of the door. closure or, in the case of a translation, requiring on one side or on both sides of the fixed points, a length sufficient to reciprocally receive the door or doors, to allow full opening between said fixed points. Such problems have been solved through doors consisting of elements movably slidable relative to one another, on one side as in the document FR 2 950 922 or telescopically as in the document US 2009/0139144 . The translational movement of the movable walls relative to each other is effected during the opening or closing maneuvers of each door. In particular, during opening, the walls move from an extended position to a folded position, and vice versa. The displacement of the walls is synchronized with the opening and closing movements of the doors. The telescopic nature of these solutions is therefore mobile, the walls of each door not being fixed to each other but retain their mobility sliding relative to each other.

The present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the state of the art, by proposing a method of manufacturing and implementing a device external gate type gate, provided on the one hand, telescopically movable for its mounting and its adaptation in length to the dimensions of the frame and, secondly, fixed once the adapted length.

• on conçoit chaque porte en un premier et un second tronçons, ledit premier tronçon étant constitué de deux parois avant et arrière fixées par des entretoises au moins à leurs extrémités supérieures et inférieures, de manière à ménager un espace interne dans l'épaisseur dudit premier tronçon, ledit second tronçon étant constitué d'un panneau unique dont l'épaisseur correspond audit espace ;
• on agence de façon télescopique ladite porte en emboîtant en coulissement ledit second tronçon au sein dudit premier tronçon par une de ses extrémités latérales ;
• on fixe par l'intermédiaire d'une articulation l'extrémité latérale opposée dudit premier tronçon à un point fixe d'un dormant ;
• on ajuste la longueur de ladite porte, par rapport à un autre point fixe dudit dormant ou une autre porte, par déplacement coulissant en translation dudit second tronçon à l'intérieur dudit espace et le long dudit premier tronçon ; et
• on fixe le second tronçon par rapport au premier tronçon au niveau desdites entretoises.

To do this, in such a method, said opening is constituted by at least one door. This method comprises at least the following steps:

• each door is designed in a first and a second section, said first section consisting of two front and rear walls fixed by spacers at least at their upper and lower ends, so as to provide an internal space in the thickness of said first section said second section consisting of a single panel whose thickness corresponds to said space;
• said door is telescopically arranged by slidably engaging said second section within said first section by one of its lateral ends;
• the opposite lateral end of said first section is fixed by means of a hinge to a fixed point of a frame;
• adjusting the length of said door, with respect to another fixed point of said frame or another door, by sliding displacement in translation of said second section inside said space and along said first section; and
• the second section is fixed with respect to the first section at the level of said spacers.

In addition, according to other additional features, non-limiting, one can fix said spacers, being in the form of plates, through screwing at the edges and in the thickness of each front wall and rear.

The method may consist of producing said first section from full front and rear panels and said second section from a solid or perforated wall.

The method may further consist in producing the wall of said second section in the form of a parallelepiped frame serving as support for a solid or perforated inner surface.

Thus, the manufacture and implementation of such a portal is considerably simplified, taking less time for a lower cost. In addition, the gate can then adapt to any length of the opening of the frame to be closed.

• la figure 1 représente schématiquement une vue avant d'un exemple de réalisation d'un dispositif de portail selon l'invention, ledit portail comprenant une seule porte ;
• la figure 2 représente schématiquement une vue de la figure 1 en coupe selon un plan médian horizontal, au cours de l'étape d'ajustement en coulissement du second tronçon mobile par rapport au premier tronçon, par rapport à la distance entre les points fixes du dormant ; et
• la figure 3 représente schématiquement une vue de dessus de la figure 1, une fois les tronçons fixés entre eux.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments of the invention, with reference to the appended figures, in which:

• the figure 1 schematically represents a front view of an exemplary embodiment of a gate device according to the invention, said gate comprising a single door;
• the figure 2 schematically represents a view of the figure 1 sectional along a horizontal median plane, during the step of sliding adjustment of the second movable section relative to the first section, relative to the distance between the fixed points of the frame; and
• the figure 3 schematically represents a top view of the figure 1 once the sections are fixed together.

The present invention relates to the production of a gate type device 1, from its manufacture to its implantation on site.

According to the embodiment shown on the figures, such an opening 1 consists of at least one door. According to another embodiment, not shown, said opening 1 consists of two doors.

Such an opening is intended to be secured to a frame, in particular to at least one fixed point 2 of said frame. In the case of a single door, it is fixed to a single fixed point 2, while in the case of two doors, one is fixed to a fixed point 2 (for example to the left) and the other is fixed at an opposite fixed point 3 (for example on the right). These fixed points 2,3 may be wall walls 30 or posts 31. These rest on the ground 4, which can be anchored in particular with foundations.

According to the preferred embodiment, each fixed point 2,3 may be directly directly connected to the ground 4 and, therefore, to the wall element 30 or the post 31 of the frame. This connection is effected in particular by means of a plate 5, fixed to the ground 4, in particular anchored, on which each door is mounted.

It will be noted that an additional plate, not shown, can be positioned higher, connecting the fixed point to the wall elements 30 or posts 31 of said frame.

In one case as in the other, the opening is intended to close the opening between said fixed points 2,3. Depending on the distance between these fixed points 2,3 of the frame, it is therefore necessary to adapt the length of said gate 1.

To do this, we design each door in two parts, namely a first 6 and a second 7 sections. During manufacture and at the time of implantation, these sections 6.7 are provided movable relative to each other. This mobility translates into a character telescopic, allowing the displacement in horizontal translation of the second section 7 sliding relative to the first section 6.

Indeed, said first section 6 is connected to the frame and to a fixed point 2. In particular, is fixed by means of a hinge 8 a lateral end of said first section 6 to the fixed point 2 of the frame.

Such articulation can be provided pivoting or allow the translation of the door with which it cooperates. According to the preferred embodiment, the hinge 8 is in the form of an axis of rotation, connecting the first section 6 in the lower part with its fixed point 2. Such an axis can cross part of the height of said first section 6, to come out in the upper face, then cooperating with the additional plate. Such a pivoting joint allows the rotational movement of the door relative to the fixed point and the frame, in particular in a circular arc, preferably a quarter to a half-circle.

Regarding the telescopic nature, the invention provides to manufacture each section 6.7 in a unique manner, with standard dimensions, to come then adjust the total length of the door during its assembly.

It will be noted that, depending on the size ranges of the opening of the frame, the invention provides for the use of sections 6, 7 of different lengths. More specifically, all the first 6 (or second 7) sections may have an identical length in manufacture, while the second 7 (or first 6) may have different lengths, increased at intervals or levels, for example every 30, 50 or 100 centimeters. So, he is possible to have a type of section 6 (or 7) standard and to choose the other section 7 (or 6) depending on the size of the opening of the frame.

Furthermore, a section 6 (or 7) may have a length so as to allow the telescopic sliding of the other section 7 (or 6) over part of its length, preferably at least one-third to one-half of its length. length. Thus, it is possible to significantly adjust the size of the door, by retracting a section 6 (or 7) to its half inside the other section 7 (or 6).

According to the preferred embodiment, the second section 7 slides inside the first section 6. The opposite is also possible.

Said first section 6 consists of two front walls 9 and rear 10 fixed by spacers 11 at least at their upper and lower ends, so as to provide an internal space 12 in the thickness of said first section 6.

According to the preferred embodiment, said spacers 11, in the form of plates, are fixed by screwing 110 passing through the edges and in the thickness of each front wall 9 and rear 10. This fixing from above and the below, resting against the edges of the walls 9, 10 of the first section 6, make it possible to completely release the space 12 in order to receive internally the second section 7.

Said second section 7 consists of a single panel whose thickness corresponds to said space 12. This correspondence results in a thickness less than or equal to the clearance to allow the interlocking and sliding of the second section 7 inside. and along the first section 6.

Preferably, said first section 6 is made from full front and rear panels and said second section 7 from a solid or perforated wall. Thus, when the second section 7 is found inside the first section 6, the fact that it is full makes the telescopic character and the inserted part of said second section 7 completely invisible.

The wall of said second section 7 is made in the form of a parallelepipedal frame 70 serving as support for a solid or perforated interior surface.

According to the embodiment shown on the figure 1 , the surface is perforated and is in the form of sleepers 71, extending horizontally and fixed at their ends on said frame 70, at each of its vertical uprights.

The door is then telescopically arranged by slidingly fitting said second section 7 within said first section 6 by one of its lateral ends, namely the end located opposite the lateral end intended to be connected by the articulation 8 at the fixed point 2 (or 3).

Note that this arrangement can be made in the factory, while maintaining the mobility of the sections 6.7 between them, or directly on site during the implementation of the portal 1.

It is during the on-site assembly operation that the length of said door is adjusted relative to another fixed point 3 of said frame or another door. This adjustment step is carried out by sliding displacement in translation of said second section 7 inside said space 12 and along said first section 6. The length of each door is thus precisely adjusted to the nearest millimeter for suit perfectly with the dimensions of the opening. In the case of two doors, the size of each door is adjusted to obtain or not a symmetry, but above all to obtain a perfect junction between said two doors.

It should be noted that this adjustment can take place before, on the floor 4, or after the elevation of each door, namely its fixation in rotation with the hinge 8 with respect to its fixed point 2, 3.

Once this door length has been set, the mobility of the sections 2,3 is locked, so as to obtain a door of fixed length, which is no longer adjustable. To do this, the second section 7 is fixed with respect to the first section 6 at the level of said spacers 11.

This fixation is preferably effected by screwing 13, from above, passing through each spacer 11 and being fixed in the thickness of the second section 7. This screwing 13 therefore operates at the internal space 12 within which is introduced said second section 7.

In a related manner, the elements constituting the gate device 1 can be of any type, wood, plastic, composite or, preferably, metal, including aluminum. These elements can be covered, in particular by means of a painting.

Moreover, the sections 6, 7 may have various shapes and openwork, in order to give the gate 1 an aesthetic appearance. In particular, the free edge of the first section 6 receiving the second section 7 may be straight, as in the figures, or well inclined or rounded.

Thus, the invention makes it possible to optimize by rationalizing the manufacture of the sections 6, 7 of portal 1, according to length intervals. It also allows greatly facilitate the implantation operation, when mounting the telescopic sections 2,3, movable in translation to allow easy adaptation of the total length of each door. From standard elements and a quick installation, one perfectly fits a door-type opening to its frame, at a lower cost.

Claims (4)

A method of manufacturing and installing a gate-type external opening device (1), wherein said opening is constituted by at least one door, characterized in that : each door is designed in a first (6) and a second (7) section, said first section (6) consisting of two front (9) and rear (10) walls fixed by spacers (11) at least to their upper and lower ends, so as to provide an internal space (12) in the thickness of said first section (6), said second section (7) consisting of a single panel whose thickness corresponds to said space (12); said door is telescopically arranged by slidably engaging said second section (7) within said first section (6) by one of its lateral ends; - Is fixed by means of a hinge the opposite lateral end of said first section (6) at a fixed point of a frame (3); the length of said door is adjusted, with respect to another fixed point of said frame or another door, by sliding displacement in translation of said second section (7) inside said space (12) and along said first section ( 7); and - The mobility of the sections 2,3 is locked by fixing the second section (7) relative to the first section (6) at the level of said spacers (11). A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said spacers (11), which are in the form of plates, are screwed through at the edges and in the thickness of each front wall (9) and rear wall (10). ). Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists in producing said first section (6) from front and rear panels solid and said second section (7) from a solid wall or openwork. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it consists in producing the wall of said second section (7) in the form of a parallelepiped frame (70) serving as support for a solid or perforated inner surface.

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