CASEMENT/LEAF ARRANGEMENT HAVING A CASEMENT/LEAF OF A WINDOW OR A DOOR, AND METHOD FOR FRONTAL INSTALLATION OF A FITTING PART IN CASEMENT/LEAF

Abstract

A casement/leaf arrangement having a casement/leaf of a window or door, with a frame profile of the casement/leaf. The frame profile having a C-shaped casement/leaf groove in the rebate, and with at least one fitting part, in particular a drive rod of a fitting, provided to be inserted into the casement/leaf groove. The casement/leaf groove has a first groove limb and a first groove portion and, located opposite, a second groove limb and a second groove portion. The fitting part has an elongate main body having a front side and a rear side. The main body has, on opposite longitudinal sides, a first peripheral region for engaging behind the first groove limb of the casement/leaf groove and a second peripheral region for engaging behind the second groove limb of the casement/leaf groove. The fitting part is pivotable into the casement/leaf groove with a peripheral region inserted into the groove portion.

Claims

1-15. (canceled)

16. A casement/leaf arrangement having a casement/leaf of a window or door, with a frame profile of the casement/leaf, said frame profile having a C-shaped casement/leaf groove in a rebate, and with at least one fitting part insertable into the casement/leaf groove; wherein the casement/leaf groove has a first groove limb and a first groove portion and, located opposite, a second groove limb and a second groove portion; wherein said at least one fitting part has an elongate main body having a front side and a rear side; wherein the elongate main body has, on opposite longitudinal sides, a first peripheral region to engage behind the first groove limb of the casement/leaf groove and a second peripheral region to engage behind the second groove limb of the casement/leaf groove; and wherein a distance of a groove bottom of the first groove portion or second groove portion from a free end of a groove limb of an opposite groove portion is greater than a width of said at least one fitting part, such that said at least one fitting part is pivotable into the casement/leaf groove with the peripheral regions inserted into the groove portions.

17. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 16, wherein said at least one fitting part is a drive rod of a fitting.

18. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 16, further comprising said at least one peripheral limb, protruding on the front side of the main body, provided on at least one longitudinal side of said at least one fitting part to engage behind one of the groove limbs of the casement/leaf groove.

19. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 18, wherein said at least one longitudinal side of the main body is angled to form the peripheral limb.

20. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 18, further comprising two peripheral limbs, and two spaced-apart angled limbs provided on the front side of the main body, free ends of said two angled limbs being directed away from one another; and wherein each angled limb forms, with a corresponding peripheral limb, a peripheral groove to receive a second fitting part into the peripheral groove.

21. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 18, further comprising two spaced-apart angled limbs provided on the front side of the main body, free ends of said two angled limbs being directed towards one another, to form a C-shaped groove to receive a second fitting part into the C-shaped groove.

22. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 16, further comprising a cover configured to be placed on the main body to at least substantially cover the front side of the main body.

23. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 20, further comprising a cover releasably connected to the main body and having a front-side covering rail and, on a rear side, at least one foot, configured as a latching limb, to engage the peripheral groove of the main body.

24. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 21, further comprising a cover releasably connected to the main body and having a front-side covering rail and, on a rear side, at least one foot, configured as a latching limb, to engage the C-shaped groove of the main body.

25. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 20, wherein the main body has a channel-like recess on its underside, between the two angled limbs, to form a free space on the underside.

26. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 16, wherein said at least one fitting part has a connector releasably connected to said at least one fitting part; and wherein the connector is configured to be placed on or pushed onto said at least one fitting part.

27. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 26, wherein the connector has a connection body having a rear side and a front side; and further comprising at least one foot, on the rear side of the connection body, having at least one engagement protrusion to engage a groove of said at least one fitting part.

28. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 27, wherein the connection body has a screw-connection through-opening to receive a punching screw to fix the connector to said at least one fitting part.

29. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 20, wherein said at least one fitting part has a connector releasably connected to said at least one fitting part, the connector having a connection body; and further comprising a protrusion, tapering in a wedge-shaped manner towards its free end in a longitudinal direction or on its underside, is arrangeable between the two angled limbs of said at least one fitting part on at least one end side of the connection body.

30. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the main body is configured in a mirror-symmetrical manner in relation to its longitudinal center axis

31. The casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 29, further comprising a cover releasably connected to the main body and having a front-side covering rail and, on a rear side, at least one foot, configured as a latching limb, to engage a groove of the main body; wherein the connection body has a screw-connection through-opening to receive a punching screw to fix the connector to said at least one fitting part; an wherein the connection body is configured in a mirror symmetrical manner in relation to its longitudinal center axis with regard to at least one of the following: said at least one foot, the screw-connection opening and the protrusion.

32. A method for a frontal installation of a first fitting part in a C-shaped casement/leaf groove in a rebate of a frame profile of a casement/leaf of a window or door of the casement/leaf arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the first fitting part is inserted frontally with the first and second peripheral regions obliquely into the first and second groove portions of the casement/leaf groove, respectively; and the first fitting part is subsequently pivoted into the casement/leaf groove.

33. The method according to claim 32, further comprising a step of placing or pushing either a second fitting part or a cover onto the fitting part.

34. The method according to claim 33, further comprising steps of inserting the second fitting part into the casement/leaf groove at a different location from the first fitting part; either moving one fitting part in a direction of other fitting part or moving the first and second fitting parts towards one another in the casement/leaf groove to arrange the second fitting part next to the first fitting part; and connecting the second fitting part to the first fitting part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Further features, advantages and possible applications of the present invention can be gathered from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawing and from the drawing itself. Here, all the features described and/or illustrated form separately, or in any desired combination, the subject matter of the present invention, regardless of how they are combined in the claims or how the latter refer back.

[0030] In the drawing:

[0031] FIG. 1 shows a view of a window, partly in section,

[0032] FIG. 2 shows a perspective illustration of part of a frame profile with a fitting part and a further fitting part,

[0033] FIGS. 3 to 5 show side views of the frame profile during the insertion of the fitting part into the casement/leaf groove in the frame profile,

[0034] FIG. 6 shows a perspective illustration of part of the frame profile with the fitting part and further fitting part inserted,

[0035] FIG. 7 shows a view of the fitting-part arrangement pre-installed in the frame profile,

[0036] FIG. 8 shows a sectional view from FIG. 7 taken along the section line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7.

[0037] FIG. 9 shows an enlargement of a detail from FIG. 8,

[0038] FIG. 10 shows a view of a fitting-part arrangement installed in the frame profile,

[0039] FIG. 11 shows a sectional view taken along the section line XI-XI in FIG. 10,

[0040] FIG. 12 shows an enlarged illustration of a detail from FIG. 1,

[0041] FIG. 13 shows a perspective illustration of part of a frame profile with a fitting part and a different further fitting part,

[0042] FIG. 14 shows a perspective illustration of the fitting-part arrangement from FIG. 13 in the installed state.

[0043] FIG. 15 shows a cross-sectional view of a further embodiment of a fitting part according to the invention,

[0044] FIG. 16 shows an exploded illustration of part of a casement/leaf arrangement according to the invention,

[0045] FIG. 17 shows a perspective illustration of the casement/leaf arrangement with the fitting part already installed,

[0046] FIG. 18 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 17 with the further fitting part installed,

[0047] FIG. 19 shows a cross-sectional illustration of a frame profile with the fitting part placed obliquely,

[0048] FIG. 20 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 19 with the fitting part inserted obliquely into the casement/leaf groove in the frame profile,

[0049] FIG. 21 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 20 with the fitting part inserted completely into the casement/leaf groove,

[0050] FIG. 22 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 21 in cross section with the further fitting part fastened to the fitting part.

[0051] FIG. 23 shows a view of a first embodiment of a cover,

[0052] FIG. 24 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 23 of a further embodiment of a cover,

[0053] FIG. 25 shows an illustration of a further cover in the state placed on the fitting part, and

[0054] FIG. 26 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 18 with the cover fastened to the fitting part.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0055] FIG. 1 illustrates a casement arrangement 1 with a casement 2 of a window. The casement 2 is mounted in a pivotable manner on a frame 3. In order to open and close the casement 2, use is made of a handle 4, which is rotatable through 90° or 180° from the vertically oriented position illustrated. The handle 4 interacts with a fitting gear mechanism (not illustrated), which in turn interacts with a fitting 5. The casement 2 has an all-round frame profile 6, which has a C-shaped casement groove 7 that is open in the direction of the frame 3. The casement groove 7 is arranged in the rebate of the frame profile 6 of the casement 2.

[0056] In the exemplary embodiments illustrated, the fitting 5, which can be located at one or more locations in the rebate of the frame profile 6 of the casement 2, has at least one fitting part in the form of at least one drive rod 8. In the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 2 and 6 to 12, a further fitting part in the form of a closing mechanism 9 is provided, while in the embodiment according to FIGS. 13 and 14, the further fitting part is in the form of a tilt-locking device 10.

[0057] The fact that the further fitting part may also be in the form of a corner deflection means or scissor mechanism is not illustrated. What is said here in relation to the closing mechanism 9 and/or to the tilt-locking device 10 therefore also applies to further fitting parts with fundamentally different functions and designs. To this extent, what is said below in relation to the drive rod 8 and/or the closing mechanism 9 and/or the tilt-locking device 10 also relates to other possible fitting parts, which are usually arranged in the casement groove 7 in the rebate of the frame profile 6, even if these fitting parts are not specified individually in the following text.

[0058] The drive rod 8 has an elongate, flat main body 11, which has a front side 12 and a rear side 13. In the installed state, the rear side 13 is directed towards the bottom 14 of the casement groove 7. The front side 12 of the main body 11 is directed into the rebate or towards the frame 3. On opposite longitudinal sides 15, 16, the main body 11 has a first peripheral region 17 for engaging behind a groove limb 18 of the C-shaped casement groove 7 and a second peripheral region 19 for engaging behind a further groove limb 20 of the casement groove 7. The groove limbs 18, 20 have their free ends directed towards one another.

[0059] In conjunction with the drive rod 8 illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 14, it is the case that two spaced-apart angled limbs 21, 22, the free ends of which are directed towards one another, are provided on the front side of the main body 11. The angled limbs 21, 22, which—as seen in cross section—may also be of arcuate design in principle, since ultimately the only important thing is for an undercut to be formed by each of the angled limbs 21, 22, form a C-shaped groove 23 in the main body 11, which is provided for the insertion of the further fitting part into the groove 23.

[0060] In addition to the angled limbs 21, 22, the main body 11 has, on the two longitudinal sides 15, 16, a peripheral limb 24, 25 protruding on the front side, wherein the peripheral limbs 24, 25 are provided for engaging behind a groove limb 18, 20 of the casement groove 7. Ultimately, it is the longitudinal sides 15, 16 of the main body 11 that are angled in order to form the peripheral limbs 24, 25. Thus, two angled limbs 21, 22 and two peripheral limbs 24, 25 are located on the front side 12 of the main body 11. In this case, a limb groove 26, 27 is formed in each case between the angled limb 21 and the peripheral limb 24 and between the angled limb 22 and the peripheral limb 25.

[0061] An elevation 28 is located on the main body 11, between the two angled limbs 21, 22. A free space 29 is provided on the underside, in the region of the elevation 28. In the region of the elevation 28, the wall thickness of the main body 11 is the same as in the non-elevated region. In any case, the main body protrudes from the bottom 14 of the casement groove 7 in the region of the elevation 28, while otherwise the rear side 13 of the main body 11 rests against the bottom.

[0062] As can otherwise be gathered from various figures, the main body 11 is configured in a mirror-symmetrical manner in relation to its longitudinal centre axis M.

[0063] The closing mechanism 9 and also the tilt-locking device 10, as a further fitting part, each have a connection body 30, which has a rear side 31 and a front side 32. Located on the rear side of the connection body 30 is a foot 33 with opposite engagement protrusions 34, 35, which are provided for engaging in the groove 23 between the angled limbs 21, 22. Furthermore, on its opposite longitudinal peripheries, the connection body 30 has a respective limb 36, 37 which is angled on the rear side, wherein the limbs 36, 37 are each designed for arranging in the respective limb groove 26, 27 between the respective peripheral limb 24, 25 and the adjacent angled limb 21, 22.

[0064] Furthermore, a screw-connection through-opening 38 for a punching screw 39 is provided in the connection body 30. This screw-connection serves for fixing the further fitting part to the drive rod 8.

[0065] Otherwise, the connection body 30 has a respective protrusion 42, 43 on the two end sides 40, 41. Each of the protrusions 42, 43 is configured in a wedge-shaped manner in two respects, that is to say, for the one part, in and counter to the longitudinal direction of the connection body 30. In this case, the two protrusions 42, 43 taper towards their free ends. Furthermore, the protrusions 42, 43 are each also provided with a slope 44 on the underside, however. The protrusions 42, 43 assist the arrangement and correct orientation of the further fitting part on the drive rod 8. Otherwise, the connection body is mirror-symmetrical with regard to the foot 33, the limbs 36, 37, the screw-connection opening 38 and/or the protrusions 42, 43.

[0066] The installation of the drive rod 8 in the frame profile 6 is illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 5. The drive rod 8 is installed frontally and, to this end, is inserted obliquely into the casement groove 7. In the exemplary embodiment illustrated, the peripheral region 19 is inserted obliquely into the groove portion 45, which is formed by the groove limb 18, as is illustrated in FIG. 4. In principle, however, it is also possible to insert the drive rod 8 into the groove portion 46 via the other peripheral region 17 and then pivot it in differently from the way in which this is illustrated in FIG. 4. The groove opening 47 provided between the free ends of the groove limbs 18, 20 has a width b that is smaller than the width B of the drive rod 8. However, the distance A between the groove bottom of the groove portion 45 and the groove bottom of the groove portions 46 is greater than the width B of the drive rod 8. These size ratios ultimately make it possible for the drive rod 8, once placed in position in a groove portion 45, 46, to be pivoted into the casement groove 7, as is illustrated in FIG. 5.

[0067] As a rule, following installation of the drive rod 8 in the manner described above, the closing mechanism 9 is inserted into the casement groove 7. In this case, the closing mechanism 9 is placed alongside the drive rod 8, as is illustrated in FIG. 6. The insertion of the closing mechanism 9 into the groove opening 47 of the casement groove 7 requires the distance between the outer sides of the limbs 36, 37 to be the same as or smaller than the width b of the groove opening 47. Once the closing mechanism 9 has been inserted into the casement groove 7, the closing mechanism 9 is moved in the direction of the drive rod 8, as is illustrated in FIG. 6. In contrast to the position illustrated in FIG. 6, the drive rod has the peripheral limb 25 resting on the groove bottom of the groove portion 45, as is shown in FIG. 5. When the closing mechanism 9 is moved in the direction of the drive rod 8, the protrusion 42 penetrates into the groove 23 and raises the latter within the casement groove 7 and centres the drive rod 8 in the casement groove 7. The slope 44 on the underside of the protrusion 42 makes it easier for the closing mechanism 9 to run onto the drive rod 8. The closing mechanism 9 is then pushed into the desired position on the drive rod 8. This is illustrated in FIG. 7. In this state, the limbs 36, 37 of the connection body 30 engage in the limb grooves 26, 27 of the main body 11. Moreover, the foot 33 has its engagement protrusions 34, 35 located in the groove 23, wherein the engagement protrusions 34, 35 engage behind the angled limbs 21 and 22. This is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.

[0068] The closing mechanism 9 is subsequently fixed on the drive rod 8 by the punching screw 39 being tightened, as can be seen from FIGS. 10 to 12. In particular FIG. 12 shows that the punching screw 39 passes through the main body 11 by way of its end-side punching extension, and this results in a fixed connection between the drive rod 8 and the closing mechanism 9 in the region of the screw-connection. Punching residues that are produced during punching are received in the free space 29 in the main body 11.

[0069] It should be noted that it is also possible, in principle, for the closing mechanism 9 not to be arranged laterally alongside the drive rod 8 and then to be pushed onto the drive rod 8, but rather for the closing mechanism 9 to be placed in position directly on the drive rod 8, with the foot 33 being inserted into the groove 23, and the limbs 36, 37 being inserted into the limb grooves 26, 27, in the process.

[0070] FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate an embodiment in which, rather than a closing mechanism 9, a tilt-locking device 10 is provided. The main body 11 is in this case part of the body of the tilt-locking device. At the end, the tilt-locking device 10, or the body thereof, transitions into the main body 11. Even if the main body 11 is formed integrally with the tilt-locking device 10, the shape of the main body 11, which was described above, does not change. Ultimately, instead of the tilt-locking device 10 illustrated, it is also possible for some other fitting part, as mentioned above, to be provided, which is then preferably formed integrally with the main body 11, wherein the main body 11 is then provided on the end side of the fitting part in question.

[0071] FIGS. 15 to 26 then illustrate embodiments in which the drive rod 8, representing the first fitting part, is configured differently from the drive rod 8 illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 14. The closing mechanism 9, or the shape and configuration of the corresponding fastening elements on the underside of the closing mechanism 9, which is described as representing the further fitting part, is adapted to the drive rod 8, or the profile of the drive rod 8.

[0072] As can be gathered in particular from FIG. 15, peripheral limbs 24, 25 that protrude in each case on the front side are provided on the two longitudinal sides 15, 16 of the main body 11 in the respective peripheral regions 17, 19. The peripheral limbs 24, 25 serve for engaging behind the groove limbs 18, 20 of the casement groove 7. In this case, it is ultimately the respective longitudinal side 15, 16 of the main body 11 that is angled in order to form the respective peripheral limb 24, 25.

[0073] Furthermore, two spaced-apart angled limbs 21, 22 are provided on the front side of the main body 11, the free ends of said angled limbs 21, 22—in contrast to the above-described embodiment—being directed away from one another. The respective angled limbs 21, 22 face in the direction of the associated peripheral limbs 24, 25, wherein in each case one peripheral groove 23a, 23b is produced in the respective peripheral region 17, 19.

[0074] As a result, the drive rod 8 thus has a respective peripheral groove 23a. 23b on both longitudinal sides 15, 16. In this case, the length of the free ends of the angled limbs 21, 22 should be selected such that there is still an undercut on the respective peripheral groove 23a. 23b, but that the respective angled limb 21, 22 does not collide with the respective groove limb 18, 20, or the length thereof, so as to impede or even prevent the drive rod 8 from being pivoted into the casement groove 7. FIG. 20 illustrates the state in which it is still readily possible to pivot the drive rod 8 into the casement groove 7.

[0075] The configuration of the closing mechanism 9 as a further fitting part on the underside corresponds to the modified configuration of the profile of the drive rod 8. The closing mechanism 9 has, on the rear side 31 of its connection body 30, two feet 33a, 33b, which each have an engagement protrusion 34, 35. The feet 33a, 33b, with their engagement protrusions 34, 35, are provided to engage in each case in a peripheral groove 23a, 23b, as is illustrated in FIG. 22.

[0076] In the embodiment illustrated, the closing mechanism 9 is pushed laterally onto the drive rod 8 and is subsequently fastened to the drive rod 8 via the punching screw 39. As can be gathered in particular from FIG. 22, the distance between the outer sides of the feet 33a, 33b is the same as or slightly smaller, that is to say smaller than 2 mm, than the width of the groove opening of the casement groove 7. As can otherwise be gathered from FIG. 22, not only the feet 33a, 33b engage in the peripheral grooves 23a, 23b in the installed state of the closing mechanism 9. In the installed state of the fitting part, or of the drive rod 8, the peripheral limbs 24, 25 of the drive rod 8 each engage behind a groove limb 18, 20 of the casement groove 7.

[0077] FIGS. 23 and 24 show different embodiments of a cover 48, which is provided to at least regionally cover the top or front side 12 of the main body 11. The cover 48 is releasably connectable to the main body 11. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 23, the cover 48 is able to be pushed onto the main body 11 of the drive rod 8, while it is able to be latched on in the embodiment according to FIG. 24. Specifically the cover 48 has a top-side covering rail 49 and feet 51, 52 on the underside. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 24, the feet 51, 52 are configured as latching limbs with corresponding latching protrusions. In particular when the feet 51, 52 are configured as latching limbs, the cover 48 can be latched into the peripheral grooves 23a, 23b. In this respect, too, frontal installation of the cover 48 is possible. In the embodiment according to FIG. 23, the cover 48 is pushed into the peripheral grooves 23a, 23b. However, if the covering rail 49 and/or the feet 51, 52 consist of an elastic material, it is also possible to install the cover 48 frontally.

[0078] As FIGS. 23 to 25 otherwise show, the covering rail 49 can protrude laterally beyond the feet 51, 52, but does not have to. In the installed state, the overhang can extend externally to over the groove limbs 18, 20. However, it is also possible for the groove limbs each to transition at the end into the covering rail 49.

[0079] Otherwise, the cover 48 has an elongate shape, as can be gathered in particular from FIG. 26. The cover 48 can in particular have on its underside a plurality of predetermined breaking points and also a plurality of feet 51, 52 in order for it to be possible to shorten the cover 48 in terms of length if necessary.

[0080] As far as the installation of the drive rod 8 is concerned, it is immaterial whether the angled limbs 21, 22 on the front side 12 of the main body 11 are directed towards one another or away from one another. The pivoting-in movement is in each case the same, as can be gathered from a comparison of FIGS. 3 to 5 and of 19 to 21.

[0081] Otherwise, it goes without saying that all of the features described in connection with FIGS. 2 to 14 can be provided in the same way in the embodiment according to FIGS. 15 to 26, and vice versa. This goes in particular also for the realization of the cover 48 in the embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 14. In this case, it is only the feet 51, 52 that have to be configured in a different way. In principle, it is also possible to realize only one foot.

TABLE-US-00001 List of reference signs:  1 Casement/leaf arrangement  2 Casement/leaf  3 Frame  4 Handle  5 Fitting  6 Frame profile  7 Casement/leaf groove  8 Drive rod  9 Closing mechanism 10 Tilt-locking device 11 Main body 12 Front side 13 Rear side 14 Bottom 15 Longitudinal side 16 Longitudinal side 17 Peripheral region 18 Groove limb 19 Peripheral region 20 Groove limb 21 Angled limb 72 Angled limb 23 Groove 23a Peripheral groove 23b Peripheral groove 24 Peripheral limb 25 Peripheral limb 26 Limb groove 27 Limb groove 28 Elevation 29 Free space 30 Connection body 31 Rear side 32 Front side 33 Foot 33a Foot 33b Foot 34 Engagement protrusion 35 Engagement protrusion 36 Limb 37 Limb 38 Screw-connection opening 39 Punching screw 40 End side 41 End side 42 Protrusion 43 Protrusion 44 Slope 45 Groove portion 46 Groove portion 47 Groove opening 48 Cover 49 Covering rail 50 Latching limb 51 Foot 52 Foot A Distance b Width B Width M Longitudinal centre axis