Roller carriage for the reception of a sliding door having at least two mounting devices

Abstract

A roller carriage for the reception of a sliding door includes a roller module for the displaceable affixing at a roller running path and a basic body for the attachment to the sliding door, wherein at least two mounting devices are provided for realizing respectively one mounting function of the roller carriage. Each mounting device includes at least one mounting element with a manipulation interface for applying a mounting force for performing a mounting movement of the mounting element. The manipulation interfaces of the mounting elements of the at least two mounting devices are disposed on a first side of the roller carriage, and a bearing device of the roller module for the displaceable affixing at the roller running path is disposed on the opposing second side of the roller carriage.

Claims

1. A roller carriage for the reception of a sliding door, including a roller module for displaceable affixing at a roller running path and a basic body for attachment to the sliding door, wherein at least two mounting devices are provided for configuring one mounting function of the roller carriage, wherein each mounting device includes at least one mounting means with a manipulation interface for applying a mounting force for performing a mounting movement of the at least one mounting means, wherein each manipulation interfaces of the mounting means of the at least two mounting devices is disposed on a first side of the roller carriage, and a bearing device of the roller module for the displaceable affixing at the roller running path is disposed on a second side of the roller carriage, which is located opposite the first side, wherein each manipulation interface includes at least one form closure portion, which forms an at least partial form closure with an interface portion of a uniform manipulation tool, wherein at least one of the following mounting devices is provided: a height adjusting device for a height adjustment of the basic body in relation to the roller module in a direction of gravity, an attachment device for an attachment of the sliding door to the basic body, a lift-off protection device for protection against a lifting of the roller carriage out of the roller running path, a securing device for a secured affixing of the displaceable bearing of the basic body at the roller module, and an accessory device for attachment of an accessory module to the basic body or to the roller module.

2. The roller carriage according to claim 1, wherein each manipulation interfaces of all mounting means of all mounting devices is disposed on the first side of the roller carriage.

3. The roller carriage according to claim 1, wherein all mounting means include a positioning for a mounting movement.

4. The roller carriage according to claim 1, wherein all mounting means include an axis of movement for the mounting movement, wherein the axes of movement are aligned essentially parallel to each other.

5. The roller carriage according to claim 1, wherein the bearing device of the roller module includes at least one rotatable roller.

6. The roller carriage according to claim 1, wherein each mounting means presents a mechanical load-bearing capacity with regard to receiving the mounting force in a range of at least one of the following parameters: torque higher than or equal to 5 Nm, and E-modulus larger than or equal to 210 kN/mm.sup.2.

7. The roller carnage according to claim 1, wherein the basic body is supported at the roller module to be displaceable along a direction of gravity for a fine-tuning movement, wherein a first adjusting means for an adjusting movement is supported at the basic body to be movable, wherein, for a movement of the basic body along a direction of gravity in relation to the roller module when performing the adjusting movement, the first adjusting means is in operative connection with a second adjusting means of the roller module.

8. The roller carriage according to claim 1, wherein the lift-off protection device includes a lift-off protection means, which is movable between a protection position and a release position, as well as an arresting device for arresting the lift-off protection means at least in the protection position.

9. The roller carriage according to claim 1, wherein the roller carriage configured for attaching a first accessory module of at least two different accessory modules, as the mounting devices, includes at least one accessory device with a locating surface for contacting a counter-locating surface of the first accessory module, and at least one accessory attachment means for attaching the first accessory module.

10. A sliding door installation, including a roller running path and at least one roller carriage according to claim 1 and supported in the roller running path to be displaceable.

11. The sliding door installation according to claim 10, wherein the sliding door is supported in the roller running path to be displaceable by means of at least two roller carriages.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Further advantages, features and details of the disclosure will result from the following description, in which exemplary embodiments of the disclosure are described in detail. In the drawings:

(2) FIG. 1 an embodiment of a roller carriage,

(3) FIG. 2 an embodiment of a sliding door installation,

(4) FIG. 3 a lateral illustration of a roller carriage in a roller running path,

(5) FIG. 4 a lateral illustration of a roller carriage in cross-section,

(6) FIG. 5 the illustration of FIG. 4 in an isometric view,

(7) FIG. 6 an illustration of a mounting device in the shape of a height adjusting device,

(8) FIG. 7 an illustration of different mounting devices from the first side,

(9) FIG. 8 an illustration of a manipulation tool prior to engagement, and

(10) FIG. 9 the manipulation tool according to FIG. 8 during engagement.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(11) An embodiment of a roller carriage 10 is illustrated in an isometric illustration in FIG. 1. Basically, said carriage includes two structural components. In this case, the components are the roller module 20 on the one hand and, on the other hand, the basic body 30. In this case, both structural components, namely the roller module 20 and the basic body 30 include a plurality of individual parts. Said individual parts will be briefly explained in the following.

(12) Here, the roller module 20 is equipped with a bearing device 26. Said bearing device 26 is equipped in this case with two rollers 26a, which are supported to be rotatable at a basic body of the roller module 20. Said rollers 26a can be placed onto, respectively inserted into a roller running path 120, as can be clearly seen in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. A part of a height adjusting device 70 is provided furthermore at the roller module 20. The detailed components of said height adjusting device 70 are in particular illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. Thus, a first adjusting means 32 is provided, which by means of a manipulation interface 36 is able to perform an adjusting movement. As in this case, the first adjusting means 32 is configured as a threaded bolt in an adjusting thread 32a, a rotary motion is performed at the manipulation interface, which motion simultaneously produces a linear translatory motion of the first adjusting means 32. Via a corresponding contacting portion 34, the first adjusting means 32 is in an operative connection with a counter-contacting portion 24 of the second adjusting means 22. In this case, the explicit action of said adjusting device includes transforming the adjusting movement into a fine-tuning movement along the direction of gravity SKR.

(13) As can be seen in FIG. 1, the roller carriage 10 is equipped with a plurality of different mounting devices 90, which are able to provide different mounting functions. In this case, the already described fine-tuning function of the height of the sliding door 110 is provided by means of the mounting device 90 in the shape of a height adjusting device 70. Furthermore, a mounting device 90 in the shape of a securing device 50 is provided, which, after completed fine-tuning of the height of the sliding door 110, provides a clamped fixing between the basic body 30 and the roller module 20.

(14) In this case, a further mounting device 90 includes an accessory device 40, which is provided by means of a corresponding interface and an affixed accessory module 300. Moreover, a lift-off protection device 60 is provided as a mounting device 90, which provides a lift-off protection against unwanted removal of the roller carriage 10 out of the position in which it is inserted into the roller running path 120. Furthermore, an attachment device 80 is provided as a glass clamp for a mounting device 90, in order to affix the sliding door 110 in a clamping manner.

(15) All mounting devices have in common that they include at least one mounting means 92, in order to be able to perform a corresponding mounting movement. Moreover, a manipulation interface is provided, intended to allow for performing exactly said mounting movement with the mounting means.

(16) As furthermore revealed in FIG. 1, the roller carriage 10 has different sides, namely the first side 12 and the second side 14. In this case with regard to their manipulation interface 96, all mounting devices are preferably aligned on the same side, namely the first side 12 opposite the second side 14, on which the bearing device 26 is disposed. This arrangement offers a considerably simpler access.

(17) FIG. 2 reveals how a sliding door 110 is retained by means of two roller carriages 10 according to FIG. 1, and that the two roller carriages 10 are already inserted into the roller running path 120. In a lateral illustration according to FIG. 3, in particular the correlation of the rollers 26a with the roller running path 120 is well visible.

(18) FIG. 6 illustrates a height adjusting device. Said FIG. 6 shows a solution, in which the first adjusting means 32 performs a combination of rotary motion and linear motion. The first adjusting means 32, configured as a threaded bolt, is rotated in an adjusting thread 32a about an axis of movement BA and moves in this way in FIG. 6 from the right side to the left side. A contacting portion 34a slides thereby on a counter-contacting portion 24 and lifts the entire basic body 30 in relation to the roller module 20. And as the sliding door 110 is attached to the basic body 30, the sliding door 110 is thereby lifted as well.

(19) FIG. 7 illustrates the roller carriage 10 from the first side 12. In this case, it is the view of an installation technician in the mounting position. The roller carriage 10 is thus shown in the position, in which its bearing device 26 is inserted into the corresponding roller running path 120. It can be very well seen that respectively one or more mounting means 92 are provided for a plurality of different mounting devices 90, namely an attachment device 80 on the right, an attachment device 80 on the left, a lift-off protection device at the top left, and a height adjusting device 80 at the top center. In this case, the axes of movement BA of all said mounting means 92 are aligned in parallel and point out of the plane of the drawing in FIG. 7. At the same time, the manipulation interfaces 96 can be seen for all mounting means 92. All said manipulation interfaces 96 include a form closure portion 96a, as can be seen for example very well in FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 7 now represents the image offered to the installation technician. One single s manipulation tool 200 is sufficient to be able to perform all mounting functions of all mounting devices 90. Thus, all manipulation interfaces 96 in the same alignment can be accessed with the same type of movement of the mounting movement with the same manipulation tool 200 from said first side 12, as the front side. At this point, the high reduction of complexity and thereby the intuitive serviceability according to the present disclosure is well visible.

(20) FIGS. 8 and 9 shows one possibility of the correlation with a uniform manipulation tool 200. The latter includes an interface portion 210, which for example may be configured as a hexagon or as a slotted screwdriver or as a cross-headed screwdriver. In a correlating manner, a corresponding form closure portion 96a is provided in a mounting means 92, so said manipulation interface 96 is able to cooperate with said manipulation tool 200. In this case, FIGS. 8 and 9 show the cooperating position and the position, in which the manipulation tool 200 is removed.

(21) The above explanation of the embodiments describes the present disclosure exclusively based on examples.

(22) Obviously, individual features of the embodiments, as long as technically reasonable, can be combined independently of each other without leaving the scope of the present disclosure.