CASEMENT LOCK FOR LOCKING A DOOR

Abstract

A casement lock for locking a door, the casement lock having a casement lock housing, an actuation element rotatably mounted on the casement lock housing,. and a locking element which is coupled with the actuation element and can be translationally moved in a first angular range of the actuation element and rotationally moved in a second angular range of the actuation element, the actuation element being axially secured by securing means in the first angular range and being axially released by the securing means in the second angular range.

Claims

1. A casement lock for locking a door, the casement lock comprising: a casement lock housing; an actuating element which is mounted rotatably on the casement lock housing, and having a locking element which is coupled to the actuating element and which is movable in a translational manner through a first angular range of the actuating element and in a rotational manner through a second angular range of the actuating element; and securing means, wherein the actuating element is, with respect to the casement lock housing, in a state axially secured via the securing means in the first angular range and in a state axially released via the securing means in the second angular range.

2. The casement lock as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a coupling shaft, wherein the actuating element is coupled to the locking element via the coupling shaft.

3. The casement lock as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a mechanism, wherein, for the purpose of generating the translational and rotational movement of the locking element, the actuating element is coupled to the coupling shaft via the mechanism.

4. The casement lock as claimed in claim 3, wherein the mechanism has an actuating-element-side first mechanism part and a coupling-shaft-side second mechanism part.

5. The casement lock as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first mechanism part is in the form of a guide slot and the second mechanism part is in the form of a driver which can be moved via the guide slot.

6. The casement lock as claimed in claim 3, wherein the mechanism is arranged completely within the casement lock housing.

7. The casement lock as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a compression spring, wherein the coupling shaft is preloaded with respect to the actuating element via the compression spring.

8. The casement lock as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pin guide that provides translational guidance of the locking element in the first angular range of the actuating element.

9. The casement lock as claimed in claim 8, wherein the pin guide includes a guide pin which is arranged on the coupling shaft and which is oriented transversely to the shaft axis thereof.

10. The casement lock as claimed in claim 9, wherein the casement lock housing includes a pin groove, and the guide pin engages the pin groove in the first angular range.

11. The casement lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein the securing means includes at least two securing contours which are formed to correspond to one another.

12. The casement lock as claimed in claim 11, wherein one of the at least two securing contours is arranged on the actuating element and the other of the at least two securing contours is arranged on the casement lock housing.

13. The casement lock as claimed in claim 11, wherein the at least two securing contours are in engagement with one another in the first angular range of the actuating element and are not in engagement in the second angular range of the actuating element.

14. The casement lock as claimed in claim 11, wherein the securing contours have in a circumferential direction in each case at least one fitting opening for fitting the actuating element in an axial direction to the casement lock housing.

15. The casement lock as claimed in claim 11, wherein one of the at least two securing contours is arranged on a face side, facing toward the locking element, of the actuating element, and/or one of the at least two securing contours is arranged on an inner lateral surface of the casement lock housing.

16. The casement lock as claimed in claim 15, wherein one of the at least two securing contours is in the form of a groove which is arranged on the inner lateral surface and which extends over part of a circumference of the inner lateral surface, and in that the securing contour is in form of a securing hook which engages the groove.

Description

[0039] Further details and advantages of casement locks according to the invention will be discussed below on the basis of an exemplary embodiment with the aid of the appended drawings. In the drawings:

[0040] FIGS. 1a, 1b show an exemplary embodiment of a casement lock according to the invention in an exploded illustration and in an assembled state in a perspective view,

[0041] FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c show plan views of the casement lock in various positions,

[0042] FIGS. 3a, 3b, 3c show sectional views of the casement lock according to the sections denoted by A-A in FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c,

[0043] FIGS. 4a, 4b, 4c show sectional views of the casement lock according to the sections denoted by C-C in FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c,

[0044] FIGS. 5a, 5b show the actuating element in perspective views,

[0045] FIGS. 6a, 6b show the casement lock housing in a front view and in a sectional view according to the section denoted by D-D in FIG. 6a, and

[0046] FIG. 7 shows the casement lock housing with actuating element arranged therein in a sectional view.

[0047] The casement locks 1 illustrated in the figures are used in various technological fields and are suitable in particular for locking doors 100 whose seals are compressed during the locking.

[0048] In order to lock the door 100, the actuating element 3 is actuated through rotation.

[0049] Consequently, firstly a locking element 4 designed in the manner of a locking tongue is moved in a rotational manner, whereupon the door leaf of the door can no longer be opened. Subsequently, the locking element 4 is moved in a translational manner, whereby the door leaf is braced against the door frame and a door seal arranged between door leaf and door frame is compressed. In this regard, casement locks of this type are also referred to as “turn-and-brace locks”.

[0050] The casement lock 1 is actuated by a user manually by hand. For this purpose, the actuating element 3, which is accessible to the user from one side of the door 100, is actuated in a rotational manner. In the exemplary embodiment, the rotational actuation may be carried out for example by way of an appropriate tool or a key. The use of fixedly mounted handles, pivoting handles or similar elements is also conceivable, however.

[0051] The actuating element 3 can be actuated over an actuation angle of in total 180°. The actuation angle is subdivided into a first angular range α and a second angular range β. In the exemplary embodiment, the angular ranges α, β are each 90° in size, wherein different angular ranges α, β are also possible. It would also be conceivable for the actuation angle to be configured to be greater than or less than 180°.

[0052] In the locked state of the door 100, the locking element 4 is firstly moved in a translational manner through the actuation of the actuating element 3 in the first angular range α (cf. also FIGS. 3a and 3b and 4a and 4b). Upon further actuation of the actuating element 3, the locking element 4 is moved in a rotational manner in the second angular range β (cf. also FIGS. 3b and 3c and 4b and 4c). Consequently, for the opening, or also unlocking, process of the casement lock 1, it follows that the locking element 3 is firstly moved axially and is then pivoted. For the locking process of the door 100 with the casement lock 1, the movement sequence which is reversed in relation to the unlocking process results.

[0053] In order for the actuating element 3 not to be over-rotated during the locking process, the locking element 4 has an abutment nose 10 which can correspondingly abut against an abutment 11 of the casement lock housing 2. In the other direction, too, an abutment which limits the actuation angle is provided.

[0054] The actuating element 3 and the locking element 4 are connected to one another via a mechanism 8 and a coupling shaft 6.

[0055] At its locking-element-side end, the coupling shaft 6 is connected fixedly to the locking element 4. The connection is a form fit. The connection is secured via a screw 20. At the actuating-element-side end, the coupling shaft 6 is coupled to the actuating element 3 via the mechanism 8.

[0056] The mechanism 8 transmits the rotational movement of the actuating element 3 to the coupling shaft 6 and thus the locking element 4. The mechanism 8 has on the actuating element 3 a first mechanism part 8.1, which is in the form of a guide slot, and has on the coupling shaft 6 a second mechanism part 8.2, which is in the form of a driver. The driver and the guide slot of the mechanism 8 are in engagement such that the movement of the actuating element 3 can be transferred into the movement of the locking element 4.

[0057] For this purpose, the guide slot 8.1 is oriented obliquely with respect to the axis of rotation of the actuating element 3, and is arranged so as to be rotatable, but axially fixed, together with the actuating element 3. In the first angular range α, the driver 8.2 is arranged so as to be non-rotatable, but axially movable with the coupling shaft 6. During the rotation of the actuating element 3, the guide slot 8.1 rotates over the rotationally fixedly arranged driver 8.2 such that the axial component thereof provides for a corresponding axial movement of the driver 8.2.

[0058] In order for the driver 8.2 to be held in a rotationally fixed manner in the first angular range α of the actuating element 3, the coupling shaft 6 has a guide pin 7.1. The guide pin 7.1 extends transversely to the axis of the coupling shaft 6, that is to say in a radial direction. The guide pin 7.1 forms, together with a correspondingly formed pin groove 7.2, a linear guide which is in the form of a pin guide 7. The pin guide 7 serves for the translational guidance of the coupling shaft 6, and thus of the locking element 4, in the first angular range α. The pin groove 7.2 is formed as a feature of a casement lock housing 2 and runs parallel to the axis of the latter (cf. FIGS. 6a, 6b).

[0059] The length of the pin groove 7.2 corresponds to the axial component of the oblique guide slot 8.1, that is to say the axial extent of the guide slot 8.1. In this way, in the first angular range α, the locking element 4 is prevented from rotational movement and is moved exclusively in a translational manner until the guide pin 7.1, upon the second angular range β being reached, exits the pin groove 7.2 and enables the rotational movement. In this position, the driver 8.2 has reached an end of the guide slot 8.1, and for this reason the coupling shaft 6 follows the rotational movements of the actuating element 3. In this way, the locking element 4 can then be rotated until the open position thereof has been reached.

[0060] The casement lock housing 2 is arranged between the actuating element 3 and the locking element 4 and protects the coupling shaft 6, which is received in its interior, and the mechanism 8 from external environmental influences. The mechanism 8 is completely surrounded by the casement lock housing 2 irrespective of the rotational position of the actuating element 3, that is to say irrespective of whether the latter is in the first angular range α or in the second angular range β (cf. also FIGS. 3a, 3b, 3c and 4a, 4b, 4c). The coupling shaft 6 is received only partially by the casement lock housing 2 and, in the first angular range α, moves likes a telescopic rod in relation to the casement lock housing 2.

[0061] The actuating element 3 is mounted in a rotatable and axially fixed manner on the casement lock housing 2.

[0062] A securing means 5 is provided for axially securing the actuating element 3. The securing means 5 serves for axially securing the actuating element 3 in its first angular range α and for axially releasing it in its second angular range β. In the first angular range α, the locking element 4 is moved in a translational manner via the mechanism 8, for which purpose it is necessary for the actuating element 3 to be axially secured. The securing means 5 serves for this purpose. In the second angular range β, in which the locking element 4 is pivoted, the actuating element 3 is likewise in a state in which it is axially secured, but not via the securing means 5. In the second angular range β, the actuating element 3 is axially secured indirectly via the coupling shaft 6 in that an element which can be rotated with the coupling shaft 6 pivots behind an element arranged on the casement lock housing 2.

[0063] In the exemplary embodiment, the axial securing of the actuating element 3 in the second angular range β is realized via the guide pin 7.1. As soon as said guide pin has left the pin groove 7.2, it is pivoted together with the coupling shaft 6 and the locking element 4. In the process, the guide pin 7.1 ends up in abutment behind an axial face surface of the casement lock housing 3 and in this way provides for axial securing.

[0064] The result is a kind of staggered securing of the actuating element 3 without interruption, which actuating element is secured via the securing means 5 in the first angular range α and via the guide pin 7.1 in the second angular range β.

[0065] The release of the actuating element 3 in the second angular range β allows a structurally simple and easy-to-assemble construction of the casement lock 1, which will become even clearer below in the description of the processes during the assembly of the casement lock 1.

[0066] The securing means 5 has two securing contours 5.1, 5.2. The first securing contour 5.1 is arranged on a locking-element-side face side 18 of the actuating element 3 and is formed as an integral feature thereof (cf. also FIGS. 5a, 5b). The second securing contour 5.2 is arranged on the inner lateral surface 16 of the casement lock housing 2 and is likewise formed as an integral feature thereof (cf. FIGS. 6a, 6b).

[0067] At the assembly stage for the casement lock 1, first of all a sealing means 13 may be pushed onto the actuating element 3 (cf. FIG. 1a). The sealing means 13 serves, at the door 100, for sealing between the door 100 and the actuating element 3 in the assembled state of the casement lock 1. In particular if the casement lock 1 is used in the hygiene sector, contaminants, germs, dust, moisture or the like can, in a simple and reliable manner, be kept away from an area with high hygiene requirements.

[0068] The coupling shaft 6 is connected to the actuating element 3 via the mechanism 8. The coupling shaft 6 is pushed into the actuating element 3 and, during the subsequent connection of the second mechanism part 8.2 to the coupling shaft 6, is connected by way of plugging into the guide slot 8.1 to the actuating element 3.

[0069] In order to make possible play-free transmission of the movement of the actuating element 3 to the coupling shaft 6, and thus also to the locking element 4, via the mechanism 8, the actuating element 3 is preloaded with respect to the coupling shaft 6 by means of a spring 15. For this purpose, the spring 15 is arranged between actuating element 3 and coupling shaft 6. The spring 15 is in the form of a compression spring, so that, in an axial direction, the actuating element 3 is preloaded with respect to the coupling shaft 6 in such a way that the second mechanism part 8.2 is in engagement with the first mechanism part 8.1.

[0070] The actuating element 3, which is fitted to the coupling shaft 6, is then pushed into the casement lock housing 2. For this purpose, the actuating element 3 is oriented in relation to the casement lock housing 2 in such a way that the securing contours 5.1, 5.2 are not in engagement when the actuating element 3 is pushed axially into the casement lock housing 2, so that said securing contours can be pushed past one another. If the actuating element 3 is subsequently rotated in the casement lock housing 2, then the securing contours 5.1, 5.2 come into engagement and the actuating element 3 is axially secured with respect to the casement lock housing 2. Owing to the axial securing, the actuating element 3 remains in the casement lock housing 2 even before the further fitting of the locking element 4, so that, during the fitting, the actuating element 3, with coupling shaft 6 included, does not necessarily need to be held in the casement lock housing 2 until the fitting of the locking element 4. The result, in this regard, is a significantly simplified assembly of the casement lock 1.

[0071] In order to fit the casement lock to the door, the casement lock housing 2 is plugged through an opening in the door 100 and is fastened to the latter by way of the nut 19 via the outer thread 12 of the casement lock housing 2. Finally, the locking element 4 is connected in a form-fitting manner to the coupling shaft 6, in that the locking element 4 is plugged onto the coupling shaft 6, and is secured via the screw 20. The casement lock 1 is then in a state fully fitted to the door 100.

[0072] The exact functioning principle of the casement lock 1 will now be discussed once again in more detail on the basis of the unlocking process. In the case of the locking process, the individual steps take place analogously in reverse order.

[0073] The illustrations in FIGS. 2a, 2b and 2c show the casement lock 1 in different positions, in each case in the front view.

[0074] FIG. 2a shows a first position of the casement lock 1. In said first position, the door 100 is locked and braced. The actuating element 3 is correspondingly in the starting position. Below, said first position of the casement lock 1, in association with the subsequent figures, will be referred to as “locked position”.

[0075] FIG. 2b shows a second position of the casement lock 1. In this position, the actuating element 3 has been actuated in the first angular range α, such that the locking element 4 has been moved in a translational manner, that is to say telescoped. In the exemplary embodiment, the first angular range α of the actuating element 3 corresponds to 90°, wherein, here, different sizes of the first angular range α are also possible. In this regard, the actuating element 3 has been rotationally actuated through 90° proceeding from the locked position. In said second position of the casement lock 1, the door 100 is still engaged behind by the locking element 4, but is no longer braced. The second position of the casement lock 1 will be referred to below as “telescoped position”.

[0076] FIG. 2c shows a third position of the casement lock 1, in which the actuating element 3 has been actuated through a further 90° in the second angular range β, such that the locking element 4 has been correspondingly pivoted through 90°. In the casement lock 1, the rotational movement of the actuating element 3 in the second angular range β is converted in a one-to-one manner into the rotational movement of the locking element 4 by the mechanism 8. Consequently, in this exemplary embodiment of the casement lock 1, the pivoting angle of the locking element 4 corresponds exactly to the second angular range β of the actuating element 3. In the third position of the casement lock 1, the door 100 is in an unlocked state and can be correspondingly opened. This position will be referred to below as “open position”.

[0077] The functioning principles of the mechanism 8 and of the securing means 5 will now be discussed on the basis of FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c and FIGS. 4a, 4b and 4c.

[0078] FIGS. 3a and 4a each show the casement lock 1 in the locked position, correspondingly along the section lines A-A and C-C, respectively. In this state, the locking element 4 has been pulled up to the actuating element 3 to a maximum extent by way of the mechanism 8 via the coupling shaft 6, so that the spacing A between the actuating element 3 and the locking element 4 is minimal.

[0079] In the locked position, the abutment nose 10 abuts against the abutment 11 of the casement lock housing 2 (cf. FIG. 3a). Furthermore, the guide pin 7.1 is in engagement with the pin groove 7.2 and is correspondingly guided by the latter.

[0080] In the locked position, the securing means 5 axially secures the actuating element 3 in that the securing contours 5.1, 5.2 are in engagement with one another. In this case, the securing contour 5.1 of the actuating element 3 engages, in the manner of a non-latching bayonet fastener, behind the securing contour 5.2 of the casement lock housing 2 such that the fastening means 3 is secured, and is correspondingly immovable, in an axial direction with respect to the casement lock housing 2.

[0081] If, proceeding from the locked position as per FIGS. 3a, 4a, the actuating element 3 is then rotationally actuated in the first angular range α, the locking element 4 moves in a translational manner along the axis of the casement lock 1. In this case, the spacing A between the actuating element 3 and the locking element 4 is enlarged (cf. FIGS. 3b, 4b).

[0082] The conversion of the rotational movement of the actuating element 3 into the translational movement of the locking element 4 is made possible by the mechanism 8 in interaction with the pin guide 7. When the actuating element 3 is actuated, the first mechanism part 8.1 is co-rotated. The second mechanism part 8.2, which is guided in said first mechanism part 8.1, is correspondingly driven and guided along the guide slot. The guided movement of the second mechanism part 8.2 is transmitted, owing to the form fit, correspondingly to the coupling shaft 6 and to the locking element 4, which is coupled to the coupling shaft 6. In order for the rotational movement of the guide slot, that is to say the first mechanism part 8.1, into the translational movement of the driver, that is to say the second mechanism part 8.2, to be achieved, “co-rotation” of the driver in the first angular range α must be prevented by the pin guide 7.

[0083] For this reason, the guide pin 7.1 is guided in the pin groove 7.2 in the first angular range α (cf. FIGS. 4a and 4b). The pin groove 7.2, which is arranged in the casement lock housing 2, is formed here in such a way that the guide pin 7.1 is guided axially, so that the coupling shaft 6, together with the locking element 4, is correspondingly moved in a translational manner. As soon as the casement lock 1 is in the telescoped position as per FIGS. 3b and 4b, the translational movement of the locking element 4 is complete and the guide pin 7.1 is no longer in engagement with the pin groove 7.2 (cf. FIG. 4b).

[0084] The spacing A is enlarged during the translational movement of the locking element 4. Since the actuating element 3 is mounted merely rotatably in the casement lock housing 2, it is necessary for axial movement of the actuating element 3 to be prevented during the translational movement of the locking element 4. In order for the actuating element 3, together with the locking element 4 coupled thereto, to be prevented from being able to be displaced back and forth in the first angular range α, the securing means 5 axially secures the actuating element 3 with respect to the casement lock housing 2. In this case, the securing is realized through the engagement of the securing contour 5.1 of the actuating element 3 with the securing contour 5.2 of the casement lock housing 2 (cf. FIG. 4b).

[0085] If, proceeding from the telescoped position, the actuating element 3 is rotationally actuated further in the second angular range β, then the locking element 4 is pivoted (cf. FIG. 3c). In the exemplary embodiment, the pivoting angle of the locking element 4 corresponds to 90° and is thus exactly the same size as the second angular range β of the actuating element (cf. also FIG. 2c). During the rotational movement of the locking element 4, the spacing A between the actuating element 3 and the locking element 4 remains unchanged.

[0086] In the second angular range β, the actuating element 3 is in a state axially released via the securing means 5, such that the securing contours 5.1, 5.2 are not in engagement.

[0087] However, during the actuation in the second angular range β, the actuating element 3 is still axially immovable with respect to the casement lock housing 2, since the guide pin 7.1 engages behind the casement lock housing 2 owing to the pivoting (cf. FIGS. 3b to 3c and 4b to 4c). The axial release of the actuating element 3 with respect to the casement lock housing 2 allows, in particular, simplified assembly of the casement lock 1, as will be discussed on the basis of the subsequent FIGS. 5a, 5b and 6a, 6b.

[0088] FIGS. 5a and 5b show in detail views the actuating element 3 and the securing contour 5.1 which is arranged on the face side 18.

[0089] The securing contour 5.1 is formed on the face side 18 of the actuating element 3 as an integral feature of said face side. Owing to the arrangement of the face-side securing contour 5.1, it is, in a structurally simple manner, able to be brought into or out of engagement with the corresponding securing contour 5.2 in the assembled state of the casement lock 1 through rotation of the actuating element 3 in the casement lock housing 2.

[0090] The securing contour 5.1 has, for the purpose of fitting the actuating element 3, two fitting openings 5.3 which are situated opposite one another in a circumferential direction. In this case, the fitting openings 5.3 each extend over an angle of approximately 90°, so that the securing contour 5.1 is subdivided into four sections of approximately equal size. Here, it would also be possible for the fitting openings 5.3 to have an angle different from 90°.

[0091] FIGS. 6a and 6b show the casement lock housing 3 in a plan view and also in a sectional view along the section line D-D.

[0092] The securing contour 5.2 is arranged peripherally on the inner lateral surface 16 of the casement lock housing 2. Just like the securing contour 5.1 of the actuating element 3, the securing contour 5.2 also has two oppositely situated recesses 5.4.

[0093] However, the recesses 5.4 extend over a wider angle of in each case approximately 135°, wherein, here too, different angles are possible.

[0094] The design of the securing contours 5.1 and 5.2 is such that the actuating element 3 is plugged into the casement lock housing 2 and, through subsequent rotation, the securing contours 5.1, 5.2 are brought into engagement in a simple manner so as to axially secure the actuating element 3 in the casement lock housing 2.

[0095] By virtue of the fact that the actuating element 3 is, with respect to the casement lock housing 2, in a state correspondingly axially secured via the securing means 5 in the first angular range α and in a state axially released via the securing means 5 in the second angular range β, the securing means 5 makes it possible to realize a simply constructed and easy-to-assemble casement lock 1. Since the actuating element 3 is arranged on the casement lock housing 2 in an axially immovable manner, the casement lock 1 is also particularly suitable for applications in the hygiene sector.

REFERENCE SIGNS

[0096] 1 Casement lock

[0097] 2 Casement lock housing

[0098] 3 Actuating element

[0099] 4 Locking element

[0100] 5 Securing means

[0101] 5.1 Securing contour

[0102] 5.2 Securing contour

[0103] 5.3 Fitting opening

[0104] 5.4 Fitting opening

[0105] 6 Coupling shaft

[0106] 7 Pin guide

[0107] 7.1 Guide pin

[0108] 7.2 Pin groove

[0109] 8 Mechanism

[0110] 8.1 Mechanism part

[0111] 8.2 Mechanism part

[0112] 9 Casement lock tongue

[0113] 10 Abutment nose

[0114] 11 Abutment

[0115] 12 Outer thread

[0116] 13 Sealing means

[0117] 14 Bearing region

[0118] 15 Spring

[0119] 16 Inner lateral surface

[0120] 17 Securing means

[0121] 18 Face side

[0122] 19 Nut

[0123] 20 Screw

[0124] 100 Door

[0125] α First angular range

[0126] β Second angular range

[0127] A Spacing