TWO-PART HINGE DEVICE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HINGE DEVICE, AND USE OF THE HINGE DEVICE

Abstract

The invention relates to a two-part hinge device for a door or a window, comprising a first housing part (20) and a second housing part (30), which in the assembled state form a door hinge housing (19), and a rod (15) which extends in the first housing part (20) and second housing part (30) along the axial direction (60) thereof, wherein the rod (15) has at least three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections (16, 17, 18). The first rod section (16) is supported in the first housing part (20) by a clamping element (50), and the third rod section (18) supports the second housing part (30). In the region of the second rod section (17), the rod (15) is adjustable relative to the first housing part (20) in two directions at an angle to each other and independently of each other, and the two directions at an angle to each other are arranged transversely to the axial direction (60) of the rod (15).

Claims

1. A two-part hinge device for a door, a gate or a window, comprising a first housing part and a second housing part which in an assembled state form a hinge housing; a rod which extends in the first housing part and the second housing part along an axial direction thereof, wherein the rod has at least three successive rod sections including first, second and third rod sections, wherein the first rod section is supported in the first housing part by a clamping element or supports the first housing part, and the third rod section supports the second housing part or is supported in the second housing part, characterized in that in the region of the second rod section the rod can be adjusted relative to the first housing part in two directions (X, Y) at an angle (β) to each other, independently of each other, and the two directions (X, Y) at an angle (β) to each other are arranged transversely to the axial direction of the rod.

2. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the rod a suspension rod or a bolt, wherein the suspension rod preferably has at least one polygonal section on the second rod section and at least one cylindrical section as the first rod section wherein the suspension rod has at least two erosion notches along the longitudinal extension thereof, and wherein the suspension rod is a triaxial ellipsoid.

3. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the rod is constructed as a single part, or as a two-part device, wherein the rod consists of a first rod element and a second rod element.

4. The hinge device according to claim 3, wherein the second rod element comprises a bushing for introducing the force from the second housing part, wherein at least a portion of the second rod section is arranged on the bushing.

5. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the rod is adjustable in the region of the second rod section by means of spindles.

6. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the rod is secured against undesirable axial rotation about the axial direction with an antirotation device.

7. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the rod is clamped in radial direction with respect to the first housing part by the first rod section.

8. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein at least a first adjustment opening and a further adjustment opening are present, and are offset in two directions (X, Y) with respect to each other by the angle (β).

9. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the first rod section has a ball head which precisely fits the clamping element, wherein the clamping element comprises a hollow spherical bearing, and the ball head includes the antirotation device, or the first rod section of the rod has a polygon head that precisely fits the clamping element, preferably wherein the clamping element comprises a polygonal bearing and the polygon head includes the antirotation device.

10. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the rod can be adjusted by means of at least four spindles, wherein one spindle is arranged in the first rod section and a second spindle is in the third rod section, which have two directions (X, Y) at an angle to each other, and wherein two spindles are arranged in the second rod section, wherein the first spindle in the second rod section is arranged parallel to the spindle of the first rod section, and the second spindle in the second rod section is arranged parallel to the spindle of the third rod section, or wherein the first spindle in the second rod section is aligned perpendicularly to the spindle of the first rod section, and the second spindle in the second rod section is aligned perpendicularly to the spindle of the third rod section.

11. The hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the third rod section of the rod is a ball-head bolt, on which the bushing is supported.

12. A method for adjusting a hinge device for a door, a gate or a window, in particular a two-part hinge device according to claim 1, wherein a rod is present in the hinge device and comprises at least three rod sections, wherein the method comprises at least the following steps: joining a first housing part to a second housing part to form a door hinge housing, wherein a first rod section is arranged inside the first housing part and at least a portion of the third rod section of the rod is at least partly introduced into a second housing opening in the second housing part; adjusting the first housing part relative to the second housing part, wherein the distance between the housing parts is adjusted thereby; and adjusting the rod perpendicularly to the axial direction, wherein the adjustment takes place in a second rod section of the rod, which is arranged between the first rod section and the third rod section, and wherein the rod is adjusted in two directions (X, Y) at an angle (β) to each other and independently of one another.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the adjustment of the rod (15; 115; 215; 315; 415; 515; 615) is effected in the second rod section (18; 118; 218; 318; 418; 518; 618) by actuation of at least two positioning elements (22, 32; 422, 432; 522, 532; 622).

14. Use of the two-part hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the first housing part is mounted on a pivotable door or gate or window frame or door leaf, and the second housing part is mounted on a non-moving door or gate or window frame.

15. The use of the two-part hinge device according to claim 1, wherein the first housing part is mounted on a non-moving door or gate or window frame, and the second housing part is mounted on a pivotable door or gate or window frame or door leaf.

Description

[0053] In the drawing:

[0054] FIG. 1 shows an exploded diagram of a first embodiment of a two-part hinge device according to the invention;

[0055] FIG. 2 shows a perspective representation of the two-part hinge device of FIG. 1;

[0056] FIG. 3 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device of FIG. 1;

[0057] FIG. 4 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device of FIG. 1;

[0058] FIG. 5 shows an exploded diagram of a second embodiment of a two-part hinge device according to the invention;

[0059] FIG. 6 shows a perspective representation of the rod of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 5;

[0060] FIG. 7 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 5;

[0061] FIG. 8 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 5;

[0062] FIG. 9 shows an exploded diagram of a third embodiment of a two-part hinge device according to the invention;

[0063] FIG. 10 shows a perspective representation of the rod of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 9;

[0064] FIG. 11 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 9;

[0065] FIG. 12 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 9;

[0066] FIG. 13 shows an exploded diagram of a fourth embodiment of a two-part hinge device according to the invention;

[0067] FIG. 14 shows a perspective representation of the rod of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 13;

[0068] FIG. 15 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 13;

[0069] FIG. 16 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 13;

[0070] FIG. 17 shows an exploded diagram of a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device according to the invention;

[0071] FIG. 18 shows a perspective representation of the rod of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 17;

[0072] FIG. 19 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 17, and

[0073] FIG. 20 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 17;

[0074] FIG. 21 shows an exploded diagram of a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device according to the invention;

[0075] FIG. 22 shows a perspective representation of the rod of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 21;

[0076] FIG. 23 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 21,

[0077] FIG. 24 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 21,

[0078] FIG. 25 shows an exploded diagram of a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device according to the invention;

[0079] FIG. 26 shows a perspective representation of the rod of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 25;

[0080] FIG. 27 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 25;

[0081] FIG. 28 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 25;

[0082] FIG. 29 shows an exploded diagram of the embodiment of the two-part hinge device according to the invention in FIG. 13 in a preferred use;

[0083] FIG. 30 shows an exploded diagram of the embodiment of the two-part hinge device according to the invention in FIG. 25 in a preferred use;

[0084] FIG. 31 shows a first cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 30,

[0085] FIG. 32 shows a second cross-sectional representation of the two-part hinge device according to FIG. 30,

[0086] FIG. 33 shows a perspective representation of an axial bearing for one of the hinge devices described previously, and

[0087] FIG. 34 shows a perspective representation of the axial bearing of FIG. 30 in one of the hinge devices described previously.

[0088] FIGS. 1 to 4 show a two-part hinge device 11 for a door, a gate or a window. The two-part hinge device 11 comprises a first housing part 20 and a second housing part 30, which when assembled form a hinge housing 12. A first flange 13 with openings 14 is arranged on the first housing part 20, wherein the first housing part 20 is fastened to the frame R of a door, window or gate by means of the first flange 13. A second flange 31 with openings 34 is arranged on the second housing part 30, wherein the second housing part 30 is fastened to a door, window or gate by means of the second flange 31. The two-part hinge device 11 comprises a rod 15 which extends inside the first housing part 20 and the second housing part 30 along the axial direction 60 thereof. For this purpose, the first housing part 20 has a first housing opening 21, into which the rod 15 may be introduced. The second housing part 30 has a second housing opening 33, into which the rod 15 may be introduced.

[0089] The rod 15 includes three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections 16, 17, 18. With the two-part hinge device 11 in the assembled state, the first rod section 16 is supported in the first housing part 20 by a clamping element 50. The third rod section 18 bears a bushing 25 and therewith the second housing part 30, wherein a portion of the third rod section 18 is arranged in the bushing 25. An axial bearing 45 is arranged between the second housing part 30 and the bushing 25. In the region of the second rod section 17, the rod 15 is adjustable relative to the first housing part 20 in two directions X, Y which are at an angle β to each other, wherein the two directions X, Y at an angle β to each other are arranged transversely to the axial direction 60 of the rod 15. The rod 15 is also adjustable in direction X, and in direction Y independently thereof. The two-part hinge device 11 comprises positioning elements for adjusting the rod 15. The positioning elements shown are spindles 22 and 32, each of which has a thread and may be screwed into two threaded holes 19, 19a in order to adjust the rod 15. For this purpose, the inner sides of the threaded holes 19, 19a are furnished with corresponding threads. The two threaded holes 19, 19a extend in two directions X,Y at angle β to each other in the second rod section 17. The rod 15 is clamped in the radial direction with respect to the first housing part 20 at the first rod section 16.

[0090] The first housing part 20 has a first adjustment opening 23 and a second adjustment opening 24, which are arranged in two directions X, Y that are offset with respect to one another by angle β. In the assembled state, the rod 15 of the two-part hinge device 11 can be adjusted by means of the spindles 22 and 32 and with a tool, wherein the tool is inserted in the respective adjustment opening 23, 24 to turn or actuate the spindles 22, 32 (not shown). Alternatively, other positioning elements are suitable, for example screws, pins, bolts and the like.

[0091] FIG. 2 shows the single-part rod 15, which is embodied as a suspension rod, wherein the suspension rod has at least one polygonal section 17a on the second rod section 17. The polygonal section 17a has at least one polygonal cross-section, which is designed symmetrically about the axial direction 60 of the rod 15. Adjustment of the rod 15 is effected at the second rod section 17, wherein the polygonal section 17a has surfaces in which the threaded holes 19, 19a are arranged. The threaded holes 19, 19a are located at a distance from each other along the axial direction 60 of the rod 15.

[0092] The first rod section 16 of the rod 15 includes a substantially cylindrical section 16a and a ball head 52 which precisely fits the clamping element 50, wherein the clamping element 50 comprises a hollow spherical bearing 53. A pull-out guard 35 is also provided, which fixes the rod 15 in the first housing part 20. The hollow spherical bearing 53 is introduced into a bearing opening 26 of the first housing part 20 and fixed in place there. In this way, the rod 15 is clamped at a single point in the hollow spherical bearing 53 and thus also in the first housing part 20. The rod 15 is secured against undesirable axial rotation about the axial direction 60 with an antirotation device 51, wherein the antirotation device 51 is arranged between the first housing part 20 and the hollow spherical bearing 53. For this purpose, the first rod section 16 of the rod 15 has a polygonal section 50a. The polygonal section 50a on the first rod section 16 holds the rod 15 non-rotatably about the axial direction 60 in the first housing part 20 by cooperating with the antirotation device 51. The third rod section 18 of the rod 15 is embodied as a ball-head bolt 18a on which the bushing 25 is supported.

[0093] Alternatively, the second rod section of the suspension rod 15 has a spherical section or a cylindrical section, wherein the respective section comprises at least one positioning element, as described herein (not shown). Alternatively, the second rod section of the suspension rod 15 includes a section with a cross-section that is larger than the first rod section (not shown).

[0094] In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the two-part hinge device 11 described previously is represented, wherein an adjuster 40 for adjusting height is arranged in the second housing part. The adjuster 40 is arranged in an extension of the rod 15. The adjuster 40 comprises an adjustment member 41 and a threaded adjustment hole 43, in which the adjustment member 41 is arranged so that it can rotate. When the adjustment member 41 is actuated with a tool (not shown), the adjustment member 41 is turned into the threaded adjustment hole 43 and presses against the axial bearing 45, and thus also against the bushing 25, with the result that the two housing parts 20, 30 are adjustable relative to each other in order to adjust the height of the door or window relative to the frame. The adjuster 40 is in operative connection with the rod 15, and consequently the distance between the first housing part 20 and the second housing part 30 is adjustable as a function of the motion of the movement of the rod 15 in the hinge housing 12. The threaded adjustment hole 43 is closable with a cover 42, which in the closed state presses on the adjustment member 41, so that the adjustment member 41 is fixed in place, because it is locked with the cover 42.

[0095] FIGS. 5 to 8 show a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device. The two-part hinge device 111 includes substantially the same components as the two-part hinge device 11 according to FIGS. 1 to 4, wherein the two-part hinge device 111 has an alternative rod 115 as well as an alternative clamping element 150, an alternative pull-out guard 155, 156 and an alternative antirotation device 151, 151a.

[0096] FIG. 6 shows the rod 115 with the three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections 116, 117, 118. With the two-part hinge device 111 in the assembled state, the first rod section 116 is supported in the first housing part 20 by a clamping element 150, and the third rod section 118 supports the bushing 25 and thus also the second housing part 30, wherein a portion of the third rod section 118 is arranged inside the bushing 25. The third rod section 118 of the rod 115 is embodied as a ball-head bolt 118a, on which the bushing 25 is supported. The ball-head bolt 118a comprises bevels 118b designed to form an antirotation device 151a, so that the rod is held non-rotatably about the axial direction 160 in the second housing part 30. A locking ring is arranged on the third rod section 118 as a first pull-out guard 155, so that the rod 115 cannot be pulled out of the bushing 25. Adjustment of the rod 115 is carried out at the second rod section 117, wherein the polygonal section 117a has surfaces in which the threaded holes 119, 119a are arranged, as described previously with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0097] The first rod section 116 of the rod 115 has a substantially cylindrical section 116a and a polygon head 152 which precisely fits the clamping element 150. The precisely fitting polygon head 152 has radially disposed polygonal surfaces 152a, which when assembled engage precisely in a polygonal bearing 153, thereby forming the further antirotation device 151. The clamping device 150 is held in the first housing part 20 by the cover 154. A locking ring is arranged on the first rod section 116 as the second pull-out guard 156.

[0098] FIGS. 9 to 12 show a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device. The two-part hinge device 211 includes substantially the same components as the two-part hinge device 11 according to FIGS. 1 to 4 and/or the two-part hinge device 111 according to FIGS. 5 to 8, wherein it has an alternative rod 215 and an alternative clamping element 250.

[0099] The rod 215 has three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections 216, 217, 218. The rod 215 differs from the rod 115 of FIGS. 5 to 8 in that an alternative, precisely fitting ball head 252 is provided on the first housing section 16. The precisely fitting ball head 252 includes radially arranged polygonal surfaces 252a, which in the assembled state fit precisely into a prism-shaped plate 254 as a mating part, so that the precisely fitting ball head 252 is fixed in place by the hollow spherical bearing 253, and the antirotation device 251 is formed. Adjustment of the rod 215 is carried out at the second rod section 217, wherein the polygonal section 217a has surfaces in which the threaded holes 219, 219a are arranged, as described previously with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0100] FIGS. 13 to 16 show a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device. The two-part hinge device 311 has substantially the same components as the two-part hinge device 11 according to FIGS. 1 to 4, wherein this embodiment has an alternative rod 315, an alternative pull-out which is also designed as an antirotation device 351. Otherwise, the functional and structural properties of the components of the two-part hinge device 311, are designed as described for the two-part hinge device 11 and usable as needed to create an advantageous combination of the two embodiments.

[0101] The rod 315 has three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections 316, 317, 318. With the two-part hinge device 311 in the assembled state, the first rod section 316 is supported in the first housing part 20 by a clamping element 350. The first rod section 316 of the rod 315 has a ball head 352 which fits precisely in the clamping element 350 and is fixed in place by the hollow spherical bearing 353. Adjustment of the rod 315 is carried out at the second rod section 317, wherein the polygonal section 317a has surfaces in which the threaded holes 319, 319a are arranged, as described previously with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0102] An antirotation device 351 is arranged inside the ball head 352 to hold the rod 315 non-rotatably about the axial direction 360 in the first housing part 20. In this case, the antirotation device 351 is designed as a first bolt 351a, at least a portion of which extends through the ball head 352 and partially protrudes from the ball head 352. The protruding section of the first bolt 351a is in operative connection with the first housing part 20, as it extends in an elongated hole or groove in the first housing part 20, and the rod 315 is held in place non-rotatably. The first bolt 351a also functions as a pull-out guard.

[0103] The third rod section 318 of the rod 315 is also embodied as a ball-head bolt 318a on which the bushing 325 is supported. The ball-head bolt 318a includes an antirotation device 351, which is in the form of a second bolt 318b, at least a portion of which extends through the ball-head bolt 318a and a portion of which protrudes from the ball-head bolt 318a. The protruding section of the second bolt 318b is in operative connection with the bushing 325, as it extends in an elongated hole or a groove, so that the rod 315 is held in place in non-rotatable manner.

[0104] FIGS. 17 to 20 show a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device 411 for a door, a gate or a window. The two-part hinge device 411 comprises a first housing part 420 and a second housing part 430, which in the assembled state form a hinge housing 412. A first flange 413 with openings 414 is arranged on the first housing part 420, wherein the first housing part 420 is fastened to the frame R of a door, a window or a gate by means of the first flange 413. A second flange 431 with openings 434 is arranged on the second housing part 430, wherein the second housing part 430 is fastened to a door, a window or a gate by means of the second flange 431.

[0105] The two-part hinge device 411 comprises a rod 415, which extends in the first housing part 420 and the second housing part 430 along the axial direction 460 thereof. For this purpose, the first housing part 420 has a first housing opening 421, in which a portion of the rod 415 may be inserted. The second housing part 430 has a second housing opening 433, in which a portion of the rod 415 may be inserted. In this configuration, a bushing such as was used in the embodiments described previously, may be dispensed with.

[0106] The rod 415 has three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections 416, 417, 418. In the assembled state of the two-part hinge device 411, the first rod section 416 is supported in the first housing part 420 by a clamping element 450. The clamping element 450 comprises a cover 452, on which the first rod section 416 stands. The third rod section 418 supports the second housing part 430. An axial bearing 445 is arranged between the second housing part 430 and the third rod section 418. In the region of the second rod section 417, the rod 415 can be adjusted relative to the first housing part 420 in two directions X, Y at an angle β to each other, wherein the two directions X, Y at an angle β to each other are aligned transversely to the axial direction 460 of the rod 415. In this context, the rod 415 is adjustable in direction X and in direction Y independently thereof. The two-part hinge device 411 comprises positioning elements for adjustment of the rod 415. The positioning elements shown are four spindles 422, 427 and 432, 435, each of which is furnished with a thread. The spindles 422, 427 and 432, 435 can be screwed into and out of the threaded holes 419, 419a, 419b, 419c in order to adjust the rod 415. For this purpose, the insides of the threaded holes 419, 419a, 419b, 419c in the rod 415 are furnished with corresponding threads. The threaded holes 419, 419a extend in the second rod section 417 in two directions X, Y at angle β with respect to each other, and the threaded holes 419b, 419c extend in the first rod section 416 and in the third rod section 418 in two directions X, Y at angle β with respect to each other. In this context, one spindle 435, 427 is arranged in each of the first rod section 416 and the third rod section 418, having two directions X, Y aligned at an angle β with respect to each other, and wherein two spindles 422 and 432 are arranged in the second rod section 417, wherein the first spindle 432 is aligned in the second rod section 417 perpendicularly to the spindle 435 of the first rod section 416, and the second spindle 422 is aligned in the second rod section 417 perpendicularly to the spindle 427 of the third rod section 418.

[0107] The first housing part 420 has four adjustment openings 423, 424, 428, 429, wherein the first and second adjustment openings 423, 428 are offset with respect to the third and fourth adjustment openings 424, 429 in two directions X, Y relative to each other by angle β. In the assembled state, the rod 415 of the two-part hinge device 411 may be adjusted by means of the spindles 422, 427 and 432, 435 and with a tool, wherein the tool is inserted in the respective adjustment opening 423, 424, 428, 429 in order to turn or actuate the spindles 422, 427 and 432, 435 (not shown). Alternatively, other positioning elements are suitable, such as screws, pins, bolts and the like.

[0108] FIG. 18 shows the single-part rod 415, which is embodied as a bolt. The rod 415 is secured against undesirable axial rotation about the axial direction 460 with an antirotation device 451, wherein the antirotation device 451 is embodied as polygonal sections 416a, 417a, 418a on the rod 415, which are arranged non-rotatably in the first housing part 420.

[0109] FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 illustrate the two-part hinge device 411 described previously in the assembled state, wherein an adjuster 440 for height adjustment is arranged in the second housing part 430. The adjuster 440 is arranged in extension to the rod 415. The adjuster 440 comprises an adjustment member 441 and a threaded adjustment hole 443, in which the adjustment member 441 is arranged in rotatable manner. When the adjustment member 441 is actuated with a tool (not shown), the adjustment member 441 is turned into the threaded adjustment hole 443 and presses against the axial bearing 445 and therewith also against the rod 416 in the region of the third rod section 418, so that the two housing parts 420, 430 are adjustable with respect to each other, to adjust the height of the door or the windows relative to the frame. The adjuster 440 is in operative connection with the rod 416, with the result that the distance between the first housing part 420 and the second housing part 430 may be adjusted thereby as a function of the movement of the rod 415 inside the hinge housing 412. The threaded adjustment hole 443 is closable with a cover 442, which in the closed state presses on the adjustment member 441, so that the adjustment member 441 is fixed in place.

[0110] FIGS. 21 to 24 show a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device 511 for a door, a gate or a window. The two-part hinge device 511 comprises a first housing part 520 and a second housing part 530, which in the assembled state form a hinge housing 512. A first flange 513 with openings 514 is arranged on the first housing part 520, wherein the first housing part 520 is fastened to the frame R of a door, a window or a gate by means of the first flange 513. A second flange 531 with openings 534 is arranged on the second housing part 530, wherein the second housing part 530 is fastened to a door, a window or a gate by means of the second flange 531.

[0111] The two-part hinge device 511 comprises a rod 515 which is constructed in two parts. The rod 515 consists of a first rod element 515a and a second rod element 515b. The two rod elements 515a, 515b include connecting sections 515c, 515d, to which the two rod elements 515a and 515b are joined to form a rod 515. An axial bearing 545 is arranged between the first rod element 515a and second rod element 515b. In the assembled state, the rod 515 extends in the first housing part 520 and in the second housing part 530 along the axial direction 560 thereof. The first housing part 520 has a first housing opening 521, in which the first rod element 515a may be inserted, and the second housing part 530 has a second housing opening 533 in which the second rod element 515b may be inserted.

[0112] The two-part rod 515 has three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections 516, 517, 518. The first rod section 516 is arranged on the first rod element 515a and the third rod section 518 is arranged on the second rod element 515b, wherein the second rod section 517 includes portions of the first and the second rod elements 515a, 515b (see FIG. 22). The first rod element 515a is embodied as a bushing 525 for introducing the force from the second housing part 530, wherein a portion of the second rod section 517 is arranged on the bushing 525.

[0113] The rod elements 515a, 515b each have two threaded holes 519a, 519b and 519, 519c. The insides of threaded holes 519, 519a, 519b, 519c are furnished with corresponding threads. The threaded holes 519, 519a extend in the second rod section 517 in two directions X, Y at an angle β to each other, and the threaded holes 519b, 519c extend in the third rod section 518 in two directions X, Y at an angle in β to each other.

[0114] When the two-part hinge device 511 is in the assembled state, the first rod section 516 is supported in the first housing part 520 by a clamping element 550. The clamping element 550 comprises a cover 552, on which the first rod section 516 stands. The third rod section 518 supports the second housing part 530. In the region of the second rod section 517, the rod 515 is adjustable relative to the first housing part 520 in two directions X, Y at an angle β to each other, wherein the two directions X, Y at an angle β to each other are aligned transversely to the axial direction 560 of the rod 515. The rod 515 is adjustable in direction X and also in direction Y independently thereof. The two-part hinge device 511 comprises positioning elements for adjustment of the rod 515. The positioning elements shown are four spindles 522, 527 and 532, 535, each of which is furnished with a thread, and which may be screwed into and out of threaded holes 519, 519a, 519b, 519c for adjusting the rod 515. In this context, one spindle 527, 535 is arranged in each of the first rod section 516 and the third rod section 518, which have two directions X, Y at an angle β to each other, and wherein two spindles 522 and 532 are arranged in the second rod section 517, wherein the first spindle 532 is aligned in the second rod section 517 parallel to the spindle 535 of the first rod section 516 and the second spindle 522 is aligned in the second rod section 517 parallel to the spindle 527 of the third rod section 518.

[0115] The first housing part 520 has two adjustment openings 523, 524 and the second housing part 530 has two adjustment openings 528, 529, wherein the first and third adjustment openings 523, 528 are offset with respect to the second and fourth adjustment openings 524, 529 in two directions X, Y at angle β to each other. In the assembled state, the rod 515 of the two-part hinge device 511 is adjustable by means of the spindles 522, 527 and 532, 535 and with a tool, wherein the tool is inserted in the respective adjustment opening 523, 524, 528, 529 in order to turn or actuate the spindles 522, 527 and 532, 535 (not shown). Alternatively, other positioning elements are suitable, such as screws, pins, bolts and the like.

[0116] FIG. 22 shows the assembled two-part rod 515, which is embodied as a bolt. The rod 515 is secured against undesirable axial rotation about the axial direction 560 with an antirotation device 551, wherein the antirotation device 551 are embodied on the first rod section 516 and on the third rod section 518 as polygonal sections 516a and 518a.

[0117] FIG. 23 and FIG. 24 illustrate the two-part hinge device 511 described previously, which has an adjuster 540 on the second housing part 530 as in the previously shown embodiments according to FIGS. 1 to 4 or FIGS. 17 to 20.

[0118] FIGS. 25 to 28 show a further embodiment of a two-part hinge device. The two-part hinge device 611 includes substantially the same components as the two-part hinge device 311 according to FIGS. 13 to 16, wherein a alternative rod 615, alternative housing parts 622, 630 and a alternative clamping element are provided. Otherwise, the functional and structural properties of the components of the two-part hinge device 611, are designed as described for the two-part hinge device 311, and usable as needed to create an advantageous combination of the two embodiments.

[0119] The rod 615 is a triaxial ellipsoid and has three successive—a first, a second and a third—rod sections 616, 617, 618. When the two-part hinge device 611 is assembled, the first rod section 616 is supported in the hollow spherical housing bearing 653 in the first housing part 620. The first rod section 616 of the rod 615 has a ball head 652 which precisely fits the hollow spherical housing bearing 653. The hollow spherical housing bearing 653 functions as a clamping element 650. Adjustment of the rod 615 is effected at the second rod section 617, wherein the polygonal section 617a has surfaces in which the threaded holes 619, 619a are arranged, as described previously in FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0120] The rod 615 has two erosion notches 627, 627a along its longitudinal extension. This lends the suspension rod a bone-like profile, enabling savings in materials. The two erosion notches 627, 627a extend at least partly into the first and third rod sections 616, 618 and along the whole of the second rod section 617. The two erosion notches 627, 627a each have a flat area in the second rod section, where the spindles 622, 632 engage in the threaded holes 619, 619a. The spindles 622, 632 each engage partly in adjusting discs 622a, 632a to enable the adjustment. Alternatively, the respective spindles 622, 632 may be secured in the rod by means of a chemical securing means, by using Tuflok® or Nytemp® as a chemical locking agent, for example.

[0121] The third rod section 618 of the rod 615 is embodied as a precisely fitting (hemi-) spherical head 652a, on which the bushing 625 is supported. A non-rotatable axial bearing 645 is arranged between the second housing part 630 and bushing 625. The ball head 652a includes an antirotation device 351, in the form of a second bolt 318b, at least a portion of which extends through the precisely fitting ball head 652a and a portion of which protrudes from the precisely fitting ball head 652a. The protruding section of the second bolt 318b is in operative connection with the bushing 625, as it extends into an elongated hole or groove with the result that the rod 615 is held in non-rotatable manner.

[0122] The method for adjusting a hinge device for a door or a window, in particular one of the two-part hinge devices 11, 111, 211, 311 as described herein for a door, a gate or a window will be described for exemplary purposes with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The two-part hinge device 11 comprises the rod 15, which is arranged in the hinge device 11. The method comprises at least the following steps: [0123] Joining a first housing part 20 to a second housing part 30 to form a door hinge housing 12, wherein a first rod section 16 is arranged inside the first housing part 20, and a third rod section 18 of the rod is at least partly introduced into an opening in the second housing part 30; [0124] Adjusting the first housing part 20 relative to the second housing part 30, wherein the distance between the housing parts 20, 30 is altered thereby; [0125] Adjusting the rod 15 perpendicularly to the axial direction 60, wherein the adjustment takes place in a second section 17 of the rod 15, which is arranged between the first rod section 16 and the third rod section 18, and wherein the rod 15 is adjusted in two directions X,Y at an angle β to each other and independently of one another.

[0126] The adjustment of the rod 15 in the second rod section 17 is carried out by actuating at least two positioning elements 22, 32.

[0127] FIG. 29 shows the preferred use of the two-part hinge devices described herein based on the example of the two-part hinge device 311 according to FIG. 13 to FIG. 16. In this preferred use, the first housing part 20 is arranged on a pivotable door or gate or window frame (or sash) or door leaf R, and the second housing part 30 is arranged on a non-moving door or gate or window frame R1 (or screen frame). In this context, the first rod section 316 of the rod 315 is braced or supported in the first housing part 20 by the clamping element 350, and the third rod section 318 of the rod 315 is braced or supported in the second housing part 30, with the result that the loads in the two-part hinge device 311 are very much more favourable than are represented for example in FIG. 13 to FIG. 16.

[0128] FIGS. 30 to 32 show a further preferred used of the two-part hinge devices as described herein base on the example of the two-part hinge device 611 according to FIGS. 25 to 28. In this preferred use, the first housing part 620 is arranged on a pivotable door or gate or window frame (or sash) or door leaf R, and the second housing part 630 is arranged on a non-moving door or gate or window frame R1 (or screen frame). In this context, the first rod section 616 of the rod 615 is braced or supported in the first housing part 620 by the hollow spherical housing bearing 653, and the third rod section 618 of the rod 615 is braced or supported in the second housing part 630 by means of der bushing 625, with the result that the loads in the two-part hinge device 611 are very much more favourable than are represented for example in FIGS. 25 to 28.

[0129] FIG. 33 and FIG. 34 show an axial bearing 745 as an alternative embodiment to the axial bearings 45, 445, 545, 645 represented previously, each of which may be installed in the second housing part 30, 330, 430, 530, 630 in force-fitting manner. For example, the axial bearing 745 is installed in form-fitting manner in the second housing part 630 of the hinge device 611 and has a shoulder 746 auf. The axial bearing 745 is fixed in the hinge device 611 by means of a locking ring 747 on the cover 642.

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0130] 11 Two-part hinge device [0131] 12 Hinge housing [0132] 13 First flange [0133] 14 Openings in 13 [0134] 15 Rod [0135] 16 First rod section 15 [0136] 16a Cylindrical section [0137] 17 Second rod section 15 [0138] 17a Polygonal section [0139] 18 Third rod section 15 [0140] 18a Ball-head bolt [0141] 19 Threaded hole [0142] 19a Threaded hole [0143] 20 First housing part [0144] 21 First housing opening [0145] 22 Spindle [0146] 23 First adjustment opening [0147] 24 Second adjustment opening [0148] 25 Bushing [0149] 26 Bearing opening [0150] 30 Second housing part [0151] 31 Second flange [0152] 32 Spindle [0153] 33 Second housing opening [0154] 34 Openings in 31 [0155] 35 Pull-out guard [0156] 40 Adjuster [0157] 41 Adjustment member [0158] 42 Cover [0159] 43 Threaded adjustment hole [0160] 45 Axial bearing [0161] 50 Clamping element [0162] 50a Polygonal section [0163] 51 Antirotation device [0164] 52 Ball head [0165] 53 Hollow spherical bearing [0166] 60 Axial direction [0167] 111 Two-part hinge device [0168] 115 Rod [0169] 116 First rod section [0170] 116a Cylindrical section [0171] 117 Second rod section [0172] 117a Polygonal section [0173] 118 Third rod section [0174] 118a Ball-head bolt [0175] 118b Bevels [0176] 150 Clamping element [0177] 151 Further antirotation device [0178] 151a Antirotation device [0179] 152 Polygon head [0180] 152a Polygonal surfaces [0181] 153 Polygonal bearing [0182] 154 Cover [0183] 155 First pull-out guard [0184] 156 Second pull-out guard [0185] 160 Axial direction [0186] 211 Two-part hinge device [0187] 215 Rod [0188] 216 First rod section [0189] 217 Second rod section [0190] 217a Polygonal section [0191] 218 Third rod section [0192] 219 Threaded hole [0193] 219a Threaded hole [0194] 251 Antirotation device [0195] 252 Ball head [0196] 252a Polygonal surfaces [0197] 253 Hollow spherical bearing [0198] 254 Prism-shaped plate [0199] 260 Axial direction [0200] 311 Two-part hinge device [0201] 315 Rod [0202] 316 First rod section [0203] 317 Second rod section [0204] 317a Polygonal section [0205] 318 Third rod section [0206] 318a Ball-head bolt [0207] 318b Second bolt [0208] 319 Threaded hole [0209] 319a Threaded hole [0210] 325 Bushing [0211] 350 Clamping element [0212] 351 Antirotation device [0213] 351a First bolt [0214] 352 Ball head [0215] 353 Hollow spherical bearing [0216] 360 Axial direction [0217] 411 Two-part hinge device [0218] 412 Hinge housing [0219] 413 First flange [0220] 414 Openings in 413 [0221] 415 Rod [0222] 416 First rod section 415 [0223] 416a Polygonal section [0224] 417 Second rod section 415 [0225] 417a Polygonal section [0226] 418 Third rod section 415 [0227] 418a Polygonal section [0228] 419 Threaded hole [0229] 419a Threaded hole [0230] 419b Threaded hole [0231] 419c Threaded hole [0232] 420 First housing part [0233] 421 First housing opening [0234] 422 Spindle [0235] 423 First adjustment opening [0236] 424 Third adjustment opening [0237] 425 Bushing [0238] 426 Third housing opening [0239] 427 Spindle [0240] 428 Second adjustment opening [0241] 429 Fourth adjustment opening [0242] 430 Second housing part [0243] 431 Second flange [0244] 432 Spindle [0245] 433 Second housing opening [0246] 434 Openings in 431 [0247] 435 Spindle [0248] 440 Adjuster [0249] 441 Adjustment member [0250] 442 Cover [0251] 443 Threaded adjustment hole [0252] 445 Axial bearing [0253] 450 Clamping element [0254] 451 Antirotation device [0255] 452 Cover [0256] 460 Axial direction [0257] 511 Two-part hinge device [0258] 512 Hinge housing [0259] 513 First flange [0260] 514 Openings in 413 [0261] 515 Rod [0262] 515a First rod element [0263] 515b Second rod element [0264] 515c Connecting section [0265] 515d Connecting section [0266] 516 First rod section 515 [0267] 516a Polygonal section [0268] 517 Second rod section 515 [0269] 518 Third rod section 515 [0270] 518a Polygonal section [0271] 519 Threaded hole [0272] 519a Threaded hole [0273] 519b Threaded hole [0274] 519c Threaded hole [0275] 520 First housing part [0276] 521 First housing opening [0277] 522 Spindle [0278] 523 First adjustment opening [0279] 524 Third adjustment opening [0280] 525 Bushing [0281] 526 Third housing opening [0282] 527 Spindle [0283] 528 Second adjustment opening [0284] 529 Fourth adjustment opening [0285] 530 Second housing part [0286] 531 Second flange [0287] 532 Spindle [0288] 533 Second housing opening [0289] 534 Openings in 531 [0290] 535 Spindle [0291] 540 Adjuster [0292] 541 Adjustment member [0293] 542 Cover [0294] 543 Threaded adjustment hole [0295] 545 Axial bearing [0296] 550 Clamping element [0297] 551 Antirotation device [0298] 552 Cover [0299] 560 Axial direction [0300] 611 Two-part hinge device [0301] 615 Rod [0302] 616 First rod section [0303] 617 Second rod section [0304] 617a Polygonal section [0305] 618 Third rod section [0306] 619 Threaded hole [0307] 619a Threaded hole [0308] 620 First housing part [0309] 622 Spindle [0310] 622a Adjusting disc [0311] 625 Bushing [0312] 627 Erosion notches [0313] 627a Erosion notches [0314] 630 Second housing part [0315] 632 Spindle [0316] 632a Adjusting disc [0317] 642 Cover [0318] 645 Axial bearing [0319] 650 Clamping element [0320] 652 Call head [0321] 653 Hollow spherical housing bearing [0322] 652a Ball head [0323] 660 Axial direction [0324] 745 Axial bearing [0325] 746 Shoulder of 745 [0326] 747 Locking ring [0327] X Direction [0328] Y Direction [0329] β Angle between X and Y [0330] R Frame [0331] R1 Frame