CLOSURE
20230003061 ยท 2023-01-05
Inventors
Cpc classification
E05B63/04
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
E05B63/0056
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
E05C3/041
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
E05C3/004
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
International classification
Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a door lock includes a locking latch which is rotatable to and fro between a locking position and an unlocking position; a locking holder that engages the locking latch in a locking position; and a stop that limits the rotational movement of the locking latch; wherein the stop is repositionable and provides different stop positions in different stop receptacles.
Claims
1. A door lock, comprising a locking latch which is rotatable to and fro between a locking position and an unlocking position; a locking holder that engages the locking latch in a locking position (V); and a stop that limits the rotational movement of the locking latch; wherein, the stop is repositionable and provides different stop positions in different stop receptacles.
2. The lock of claim 1, wherein the stop is repositionable from one stop receptacle into another stop receptacle.
3. The lock of claim 1, wherein as claimed in the locking latch is a double locking latch with two latch elements.
4. The lock of claim 3, wherein one of the two latch elements engages in the locking holder to lock the door and the other latch element strikes against the stop to limit the rotational movement.
5. The lock of claim 1, wherein the locking latch is rotatably mounted in a latch housing.
6. The lock as claimed in claim 5, wherein the stop receptacles (8, 9) are arranged on the latch housing.
7. The lock as claimed in claim 6, wherein the stop receptacles are configured as insertion openings into which the stop is selectively insertable.
8. The lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein the stop receptacles are arranged on the locking holder.
9. The lock of claim 1, wherein the stop includes a locking stop surface for limiting a rotational movement in the locking direction and an unlocking stop surface for limiting the rotational movement in the unlocking direction.
10. The lock as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking holder includes a mounting element in which the locking holder is fastenable to a door frame in a mounting plane, a holding element, and a holding surface which is arranged at a distance from the mounting plane and which can be engaged behind by a door-side locking latch to lock the door.
11. The lock as claimed in claim 10, wherein the stop receptacle includes a recess extending into the holding element and/or into the mounting element.
12. The lock of claim 11, wherein the stop includes a guide element that is guided in the recess.
13. The lock of claim 1, wherein the stop is connectable to the locking holder via a holding shoe that is pushable onto the holding element.
14. The lock as claimed in claim 13, wherein the holding shoe holds a guide element of the stop in the stop receptacle.
15. A door, comprising a lock having a locking latch which is rotatable to and fro between a locking position and an unlocking position; a locking holder that engages the locking latch in a locking position; and a stop that limits the rotational movement of the locking latch; wherein the stop is repositionable and provides different stop positions in different stop receptacles.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0042] Further details and advantages of the disclosed closure are explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings of an exemplary embodiment. In the drawings:
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0057] In order to fix a door 11 in relation to a door frame 12 such that the door 11 cannot be opened, a lock 14 with a frame-side locking holder 10 and a door-side locking latch 7 is provided, see
[0058] First of all, the configuration of the locking holder 10 will now be described with reference to the illustration in
[0059] Furthermore, the locking holder 10 has a holding element 2, which is connected to it via two supports 1.1. Since the two supports 1.1 are at the same height and are arranged perpendicularly on the mounting element 1, the holding element 2 extends substantially parallel to the mounting element 1 or to the mounting plane M.
[0060] To lock the door 11, the locking latch 7 is now rotated into the intermediate space between the mounting plane M or the mounting element and the holding element 2 such that the locking latch 7 can no longer be moved in the vertical direction with respect to the mounting plane M and the door 11 is fixed relative to the frame 12. The position of the holding element 2 or the distance between the holding element 2 and the mounting plane M thus defines the closed position of the door 11.
[0061] A door seal is arranged between the door 11 and the frame 12, but this is not shown in the figures. Said door seal is compressed in the closed position of the door 11 such that the door 11 does not rattle and is not movable in the closed position. In addition, the seal can also ensure that gas exchange between the interior and the exterior is prevented or at least reduced. Owing to the compression of the seal, the latter exerts at least a certain force on the door 11 in the direction of the open position and thus presses the locking latch 7 from the direction of the mounting element 1 onto the holding element 2. The side of the holding element 2 which faces the mounting plane M then acts as a holding surface 3 on which the locking latch 7 rests in the locked position.
[0062] A holding shoe 5 is also provided in order to compensate for manufacturing tolerances or possibly also signs of aging of the seals. The function and the configuration of the holding shoe 5 will be described in more detail below, in particular with regard to
[0063] A door 11 hinged on the left can be seen, for example, in the illustration on the left in
[0064] First of all, for this purpose, the door 11 is completely released from the frame 12 and then rotated through 180 degrees. In doing so, the frame-side elements of the lock 14 must be released from the right-hand side of the frame 12 and then reassembled on the left-hand side of the frame 12. The same can also apply to the door hinges. If the door 11 has then been rotated through 180 degrees and fastened to the frame 12 again, it can be opened again, closed and also locked again via the lock 14. However, as is evident from a comparison of the right and middle illustrations in
[0065] A first embodiment will first be described with reference to
[0066] The locking latch 7 is shown in a locking position V in
[0067] In the illustration of
[0068] In order now to convert the door 11, for example, from a left-hand door stop to a right-hand door stop, the stop 6 must first be pulled out of the respective stop receptacle 8, 9. The handle lever 13 and the locking latch 7 can then be rotated freely such that the handle lever 13 can be rotated into the desired downwardly pointing position, as can be seen in the right-hand illustration in
[0069] As an alternative to the arrangement of the stop receptacles 8, 9 or the stop 6 on the latch housing 15, the stop receptacles 8, 9 can also be arranged on the locking holder 10. In this embodiment, the outside of the latch housing 15 no longer has to have insertion openings for the stop 6. This embodiment will be described below first of all with reference to the illustration in
[0070] The holding shoe 5 is used to fasten the stop 6 to the locking holder 10 and thus has a dual function. This is because the holding shoe 5 serves not only to adjust the distance A1, A2 of the holding surface 3 from the mounting plane M, but also serves to secure the stop 6 in the corresponding stop receptacle 8, 9 of the locking holder 10. As described in more detail below, the holding shoe 5 can be latched to the holding element 2 and/or to the supports 1.1. In this latching position, the receptacles 5.4 arranged between the spring arms 5.3 and the limbs 5.1, 5.2 grip the two upper guide elements 6.3 of the stop 6 and thus hold them in the recesses 8.1, 9.1 of the respective stop receptacle 8, 9. The stop 6 is then received in a form-fitting manner between the holding shoe 5 and the mounting element 1 and the holding element 2. Furthermore, the stop receptacles 8, 9 also have a contact surface 8.2, 9.2, which are each part of one of the supports 1.1. Said contact surfaces 8.2, 9.2 serve as an additional support and thus ensure that the forces acting on the guide elements 6.3 are reduced, in particular when the locking latch 7 strikes against the stop 6. The sectional view of
[0071] Furthermore, it can be seen in particular in
[0072] A further embodiment of the stop 6 and the stop receptacles 8, 9 will now be described below with reference to the illustrations in
[0073] The holding shoe 5 likewise has a receptacle 5.4 arranged between the spring arms 5.3 and the limbs 5.1, 5.2. In this embodiment, however, the receptacle 5.4 does not serve to hold the guide elements 6.3 in the respective recess 8.1, 9.1, but rather also to grip the supports 1.1 laterally in the manner of a clamp, as already described with regard to the holding element 5. In contrast to the embodiment with the four recesses 8.1, 9.1 per stop receptacle 8, 9, the contact surface 8.2, 9.2 is of greater importance in this embodiment. This is because the contact surface 8.2, 9.2 ensures that the stop 6 does not rotate when the locking latch 7 strikes against it. A corresponding sectional view through the stop 6 and the locking holder 10 is shown in
[0074] As can also be seen in
[0075] The unlocking of the lock 14 will now be explained in more detail below with reference to
[0076] For unlocking purposes, the locking latch 7 must now be rotated clockwise, as indicated by an arrow in
[0077] If the stop 6 is now pulled out of the stop receptacle 9 and inserted into the stop receptacle 8, a different stop pattern results. Starting from the position in
[0078] By repositioning the stop 6 between the two stop receptacles 8, 9, the rotational movement of the locking latch 7 can thus be controlled. Since, depending on the stop position, the latch element 7.2 and the latch element 7.1 engage behind the holding surface 3 of the locking holder 10 and the locking holder 10 is connected to the handle lever 13, the position of the handle lever 13 can then also be adjusted in the locking position V and the unlocking position E.
[0079] The holding shoe 5 fulfills a dual function and serves to secure the stop 6 in the stop receptacles 8.9, but at the same time the distance between the holding surface 3 and the mounting plane M can also be adjusted via the holding shoe 5. The function and the configuration of the holding shoe 5 with regard to the distance adjustment will now be explained in more detail below with regard to
[0080] A door seal is arranged between the door 11 and the frame 12, but this is not shown in the figures. Said door seal is compressed in the closed position of the door 11 such that the door 11 does not rattle and is not movable in the closed position. In addition, the seal can also ensure that gas exchange between the interior and the exterior is prevented or at least reduced. Owing to the compression of the seal, the latter exerts at least a certain force on the door 11 in the direction of the open position and thus presses the locking latch 7 from the direction of the mounting element 1 onto the holding element 2. The side of the holding element 2 which faces the mounting plane M then acts as a holding surface 3 on which the locking latch 7 rests in the locked position.
[0081] A holding shoe 5 is also provided in order to compensate for manufacturing tolerances or possibly also signs of aging of the seals. The function and the configuration of the holding shoe 5 will now be described in more detail below, in particular with regard to
[0082] The holding shoe 5 is releasably connected to the holding element 2 and can be pushed onto the holding element 2 from the front in a mounting direction MR oriented parallel to the mounting plane M. The intermediate space located between the holding element 2 and the mounting element 1 is reduced by the holding shoe 5, which correspondingly also leads to a displacement of the holding surface 3 in the direction of the mounting plane M. The holding shoe 5 thus leads to the locking latch 1 being located closer to the mounting plane M and thus also closer to the door frame 12 in the locking position V. Accordingly, the door 11 is then also pressed more strongly against the seal in the closed position. As can also be seen, it is not required to connect the holding shoe 5 to the holding element 2 using a tool, but rather the holding shoe can simply be pushed onto the holding element 2 by hand and it then automatically latches to the holding element 2 and/or to the supports 1.1, which will be described in more detail below.
[0083] The holding shoe 5 can be connected to the holding element 2 in two different mounting positions M1, M2. The mounting position M1 is shown in the sectional view of
[0084] Furthermore, it can be seen that, because of the different limb thicknesses, the distance A1, A2 of the holding surface 3 to the mounting plane M is different in each mounting position M1, M2. The holding surface 3 refers in each case to the surface of the limb 5.1, 5.2 against which the locking latch 7 rests in the locked position, i.e. in each case that surface of the holding shoe 5 which faces the mounting plane M. Owing to the fact that the thicker limb 5.2 faces the mounting plane M in the mounting position M1, the distance A1 of the holding surface 3 relative to the mounting plane M is correspondingly also smaller than in the second mounting position M2. This also becomes clear when comparing the two distances A1 and A2 in the different mounting positions M1 and M2 which are shown in
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[0086] So that the holding shoe 5 is also reliably held on the holding element 2 when the locking latch 7 is moved into the unlocking position E and thereby slides onto the holding shoe 5, the holding shoe 5 has four spring arms 5.3, one of which is located on each side of the two limbs 5.1, 5.2. So that the spring arms 5.3 can latch to the holding element 2, each spring arm 5 has a latching lug, of which two then grip behind the holding element 2, depending on the mounting position M1, M2 of the holding shoe 5, as can be seen in the illustration of
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[0088] Furthermore, it can be seen in
[0089] With regard to the choice of material for the holding shoe 5, materials that have good sliding properties have proven to be particularly advantageous in practice. There are essentially two reasons for this. The locking latches 7 have to have a high level of strength and are therefore as a rule made of metal and, to prevent corrosion, mostly made of galvanized metal. Since the locking latch 7, as it engages behind the holding surface 3, now slides on this surface, the galvanized surface of the locking latch 7 may be abraded, which is then associated with an increased risk of corrosion. If the holding shoe 5 and in particular the corresponding surfaces of the holding shoe 5, on which the locking latch 7 slides, have good sliding properties, this reduces the risk of material abrasion.
[0090] In addition, if the locking latch 7 presses too hard on the holding surface 3, the holding shoe 5 may also entrain the holding shoe 5, when the locking latch 7 is rotated into the unlocking position E, and thus pulls it from the holding element 2. In this respect, good sliding properties also allow the holding shoe 5 to be able to be held securely on the holding element 2. Possible materials for the holding shoe 5 are, for example, plastic, in particular POM, brass or bronze. Furthermore, surface coatings can also be used to improve the sliding properties.
REFERENCE SIGNS
[0091] 1 Mounting element
[0092] 1.1 Support
[0093] 2 Holding element
[0094] 2.1 Guide
[0095] 3 Holding surface
[0096] 4 Holding shoe
[0097] 5.1 Limb
[0098] 5.2 Limb
[0099] 5.3 Spring arm
[0100] 5.4 Receptacle
[0101] 5 Stop
[0102] 6.1 Locking stop surface
[0103] 6.2 Unlocking stop surface
[0104] 6.3 Guide element
[0105] 6.4 Offset
[0106] 6 Locking latch
[0107] 7.1 Latch element
[0108] 7.2 Latch element
[0109] 7 Stop receptacle
[0110] 8.1 Recess
[0111] 8.2 Contact surface
[0112] 8 Stop receptacle
[0113] 9.1 Recess
[0114] 9.2 Contact surface
[0115] 9 Locking holder
[0116] 10 Door
[0117] 11 Door frame
[0118] 12 Handle lever
[0119] 13 Lock
[0120] 14 Latch housing
[0121] A1 Distance
[0122] A2 Distance
[0123] M Mounting plane
[0124] MR Mounting direction
[0125] M1 Mounting position
[0126] M2 Mounting position
[0127] V Locking position
[0128] E Unlocking position
[0129] P1 Stop position
[0130] P2 Stop position