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= CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A SLIDING AND PIVOTING DOOR
TECHNICAL FIELD
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This Invention belongs to the technical field of closure systems for
sliding panels
made from glass.
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BACKGROUND
Closure systems that use panels made from glass or materials with: similar
mechanical characteristics are usually formed mainly, by an assembly of panels
supported
and guided by upper and lower rails that are mounted on the ceiling, and
oround of the .=
compartment upon which closure is to be carried out.
= There are closure systems on the market with panels that are retracted
via sliding On
the rails, and they end up being stored at one end or divided between both
ends of Seld:ralls. -
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These systems have a panel that Is called a' door, which may be opened and
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rotation on a virtual fixed axis that Joins the upper and lower rails, and
thus, it Is hot. possible.
to slide it along the section. Therefore, In these systems, the door Is always
relegated to One
of the ends of the sections, since, as It cannot slide along the rails, If it
were hot located at .
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one of the ends, it would hinder the passage of the panels and they could not
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retracted. .
The patent application ES2324273 Al describes one of these closure systems
with
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independent ,panels that move guided by an upper rail and another lower.one:
The'weight of
each of the panels is evenly and longitudinally distributed along the lower
rail, Whereby the
upper rail only serves as a guide. Each panel can move individually. The
closure system, in
addition to, the independent panels, has a door, which Is the last panel arid
does not Move
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25 longitudinally from the retracted position. Otherwise,' said door
has a configuration that. Is.
similar to the rest of the panels, although, it includes a locking system.
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The utility model ES1149237 U describes In detail how these doors function.
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Patent applications E52365575 Al and WO 2012/175754 Al shOw Improvements to
this type of closure system with Independent panels. Also, document
EP1446546A1
discloses a hinging piece (15) of a glazing system, which, when Installed In
Its place, is
intended movable in the X direction when it Is arranged In a guide profile
(16) of the glazing
system, to which the glass panes (1) of the glazing system are intended to be
suspended by
means of said hinging-piece (15).
These systems are. very common In business and restaurant terraces wherein,
due to
these limitations, Customers exit from one end or side of the closure, which
is not comfortable
or convenient from a safety point of view.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
This problem Is solved by means of a closure device according to claim 1. The
dependent claims define preferred embodiments of the invention.
In a first Inventive aspect, the Invention relates to a closure device,
comprising:
a lower rail;
a lower pivot, fastened to the lower rail, the lower pivot in turn comprising
a selective
retention element and a lower guide element that comprises a lower
longitudinal passage
slot with a width and lower rotation space with a circular shape through which
the lower
longitudinal passage slot passes, the lower rotation space having a diameter;
a fixed door; and
a sliding door;
wherein the sliding door, in turn, comprises a lower fitting, which, in turn,
comprises a lower
protrusion suitable for being retained by the selective retention element,
wherein the selective retention element of the lower pivot comprises a surface
and a
cavity comprised on said surface, said cavity being open such that it Is
accessible In a sliding
direction, therefore being suitable for allowing the entry of the lower
protrusion, and said
cavity comprising retention means suitable for retaining the lower protrusion
when It is
located in said cavity; and
wherein the cavity has a size equal to or smaller than the width of the
longitudinal
passage slot.
Advantageously, this closure device allows there to be both panels and doors,
fixed
and sliding, In the same device, all of them being able to slide along the
lower rail, except for
the fixed door, but In such a way that only the desired sliding door Is
retained by the selective
retention element, while the remaining panels can pass over the lower pivot
without being
retained. The fastening caused by the selective retention element enables the
rotation axis of
the sliding door to be defined.
In a particular embodiment, the lower fitting further comprises a pivot piece,
the width
of which Is smaller than the width of the lower longitudinal passage eiot and
the plan cross
section of which is enclosed in a circumference with a diameter that is the
diameter of the
lower rotation space.
This pivot piece enables the lower fitting of the sliding door to remain in
contact with
the lower pivot during the rotation movement of the sliding door, reinforcing
the exact position
of the rotation axis. =
In a particular embodiment, the closure device further comprises an
Intermediate
separation element, which may slide along the lower rail, the intermediate
separation
element comprising
a support piece intended to slide along the lower rail; and
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= a separation piece suitable for separating two elements that are on the
lower rail.
This element can operate perfectly without the need for =doors or panels,
since its
operation consists of separating any two' elements that are being guided on
the lower rail. in
this particular embodiment, It serves to separate the lower fitting of the
sliding do& from the
lower fitting of a panel. This function is useful when the panels are
retracted and rotated, in
other words, when the device must be open and the panels withdrawn. In this
case, the
panels slide to one side of the lower rail and once In that position, they can
leave the lower
and upper rails by rotating, as If they were doors. When the sliding -door
reaches that end,
since the finish of the rigid sheet may have protrusions or beveled edges, it
is desirable to
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leave a certain distance between the sliding door and the panels that are
already retracted.
To do this, an intermediate element& separation is introduced between the
sliding door and
the adjacent panel on the side that has the lower fitting.
In a particular embodiment, the retention means of the cavity of the Selective
retention'
element of the lower pivot are clipping retention means, wherein the selective
retention
element comprises flexible ends that allow elastic deformation In order to
receive an element ,
and that recover their shape after deformation In order to retain said
element. = - = =
The retention means of the cavity of the selective retention. element AIM
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lower protrusion in a reversible manner. Clipping can only be overcome by
applying sufficient
force in the sliding direction, which ,only occurs when th'e panels are going
to be' retracted,
since, if the pivot plecels riot aligned with the longitudinal rotation slot,
said:pivot 'piece butts
against said slot, arid the lower fitting cannot move.
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In .a particular embodiment, the lower guide element of the lower pivot
comprises two
pieces facing each other, such that the separation between them constitutes
the lower =
longitudinal passage slot and the .lower rotation space.
In a particular embodiment, each piece of the_ lower guide. elenient
compriseOwb = '
straight segments joined by a circular segment, said places being arranged
such that the , =
straight segments of both pieces are parallel or oblique and the circular
segments of-both .
pieces correspond to segments with the same cIrcurriference.
In a particular embodiment; the lower pivot further contains a chamfer oh
'each Of the
pieces of the lower guide elerrient, which is Intended to facilitate the
Insertion, extraction and
maneuverability of said lower pivot On the lower rail.
In e particular embodiment, the closure device further comprises:
an upper rail:
an upper pivot, fastened to the upper rail, the upper pivot in turn comprising
an upper
guide element that comprises an upper longitudinal .paSsage slot and an upper
rotation gap
with a, circular shape Opened by the upper longitudinal passage slot;
and wherein the sliding door further comprises
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an upper fitting, which in turn comprises an upper plate joined to an
upperframe; and
.= =a rigid sheet joined to the upper frame and the lower
frame.
In a particular embodiment, the upper guide element of the upper pivot
comprises two
pieces .facing each other, such that the separation between them
donstituteµthe Upper
longitudinal passage slot and the upper rotation space.
In a particular embodiment, the upper pivot further contains a chamfer on each
of the
pieces of the guide element, which Is intended to facilitate the insertion,
extraction and
maneuverability of said upper pivot on the upper rail.
. In a particular embodiment, the rigid sheet is a glass' sheet. In a
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embodiment, the upper frame comprises an upper guide protrusion'.
In a particular embodiment, the upper rail comprises an upper mortise, the
width of,
which Is larger than or equal ,to the. length of the upper gUide= .proiruslon,
such that the .
distance between the center of the lower rotation space and the upper mortise
Is'eqUal tp the
distance between the center of the lower circular protrusion and the upper
guide protrOsion. =
In a particular embodiment, the demure device further comprises a stop Joined
to the =
upper rail. and intended to limit the movement of the upper frame when it
leaves the' upper
rail.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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To complete the description and to Improve understanding of the invention, the
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following set of figures is provided. Said figures are an integral part of the
description and'. :
they show one or more specific. embodiments, which should not be Interpreted
as restricting
the scope of protection of the Invention, but rather simply as an example of
how the.inventidn
may be carried out. This set comprises the following figures:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view_ of a closure device according to
the:invention.
Figure 2 shows a detailed view of the lower pivot of a closure device
according to the
invention.
Figure 3 shows a detailed view of the lower fitting of a sliding door of a
closure device
according to the Invention.
Figure 4 shows a detailed view of the separation element of a closure device
according to
the Invention. -
Figure 5 shows a detailed view of the lower guide element of a closure device
according to
the invention. =
Figure 6 shows a detailed view of the upper pivot of a closure device
according to the
invention.
Figure 7 shows a detailed view of the upper fitting of the sliding door of a
closure device
according to the invention,
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Figure 8 shows a detailed view of the stop of a closure device according to
the invention:
DETAILED DESCRIPTION, OF THE INVENTION
In figure 1, a perspective view of a closure device (100) according to the
invention
5 may be seen, In which some elements have moved from their
original Position to allow all
elements to be seen. This closure device (100) comprises the following
elements:
an upper rail (11); =
a lower rail (12); . =
a lower pivot (1); .
= - a lower fitting (2);
an Intermediate separation element (3), which may slide along the lower rail
(12); =
a lower guide element (4);
= an upper pivot (5);
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= an upper
fitting (6); =
' 15 a stop .(7);
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an upper guide element (8);
a plurality of panels (51);
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a fixed door (58); =
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a sliding door (52) that comprises a lower frame (55), an upper frame (56)
arid a rigid*
sheet (57); =
a lower mortise (53); and =
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an upper mortise (54).
The upper rail (11) and the lower rail (12) are moved from their original
position so
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that the lower pivot (1), the lower fitting (2), the intermediate separation
element (3); the
upper pivot (5), the upper fitting (6) and the upper guide element (8) maybe
seen. The loWer .. .
guide element (4) Is shown In the detailed view In the figure.
In this figure, three directions have also been shown, to better define the
elements
. Involved in the present description.
The sliding direction (X) is considered to.be the longitudinal direction along
which the
=30 upper and lower rails are extended.
The vertical direction (Z) Is considered to be the direction perpendicular to
the sliding
direction (X) that is contained on the plane of the sliding door_
The width directiOn (Y) Is Considered to be the direction perpendicular to the
sliding
direction (X) and the vertical direction (Z).
* 35, Both the panels (51) and the sliding door (52) are elements
Intended to slide along .
the lower rail (12), and they comprise a lower fitting, a lower=frame, e rigid
sheet, preferably
made of gIas.s, an upper frame and a lower fitting. The difference is. that
the elements of the
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sliding door' (52) are Such that, In combination with the'elements of the
closure device (100),
they enable the sliding door (52) to open, leaving the plane defined by the
Sliding (X) and
vertical (Z) directions, while the elements of the panels (51) do not enable
it to have any
other position that is not that of the fixed door when said panels are
retraoted. In this
'particular embodiment, these elements of the sliding door (52) are: a lower
fitting (2), a lower
guide element (4) and an upper fitting (6) and an upper guide element (8).
Furthermore, In
this particular embodiment, the elements of the closure. device (100) that
collaborate with
these elements of the sliding door are: a lower pivot (1), an upper pivot (5)
and a 'separation
element (3), along with lower (53) and upper (54) mortises.
Figure 2 shows a detailed view of the lower pivot (1) separated from the lower
rail
(12), although its position within the closure device (100) Is fastened to
said lower rail (14. =
This lower pivot (1) comprises the following parts:
a selective retention element (104) =
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a lower guide element (103) that comprises a lower longitudinal passage
sict,(l05). = ,
and a lower rotation space (106) with a circular shape through which the lower
longitudinal
passage slot (105) passes, and
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a plurality of through holes (101, 102).
The selective retention element (104) comprises a flat surface (107) and
àclrcuiar
cavity (108) comprised in said flat surface (107).: This circular cavity (108)
Is Open, In Other.
words, the clraular cavity (108) can be accessed from the flat surface (107),
from. where the..
circular cavity (108) has the shape of a cross section of a circumference, as
well as from the
sliding direction .(X). The fact that this circular cavity (108) Is open and
can be accessed from
the sliding direction (X) enables the lower circular protrusion (204) Utile
lower fitting ,(2) to
access the circular cavity (108). Said circular cavity (108) further comprises
retention means
(109) suitable for retainind an element that Is located in said circulair
cavity (108): In this
case, these retention means (109) are the flexible ends of the circular cavity
(lop). These
= flexible ends (109) allow elastic deformation In order to receive an
element and they recover
their shape after deformation in order to retain said element. Therefore, in
this particular
case, the circular cavity (108) must be larger than a semicircle, since in a
semicircle the ends
cannot retain the element that enters Into the cirCular cavity. As can be seen
in the figure, the
circular cavity (108) reproduces a circular. sector, in other words, part of
what would be a
complete or closed circular cavity. If the circular cavity Is considered to be
complete or
closed, It would be 3606; in this particular embodiment, the opened circular
cavity of the -
Invention runs approximately between 240 and 300 . Nevertheless, other
retention means
are possible and compatible with this invention, such as leaving a circular
cavity of barely
180 and providing different retention means for the circular cavity, such as
auxiliary pins, a
magnet, e,tWo-level ramp or any other retention means that can retain in a
reversible manner
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an element within said circular cavity. In any case, although the circular
cavity does not have
a full circumference, the circumference defined by said Circular cavity can be
knovtin, and this
circumference has a diameter that can be calculated.
The lower guide element (103) comprises. i lower longitUdinel passage slot
(105) and
a lower rotation space (106) that -has a circular shape through which the
tower longitudinal
pass slot (105) passes. In this particular embodiment, the lower longitudinal
passage slot
(105) and the lower rotation space (106) are defined by the space that exists
between two
pieces (103a, 103b). Each of these places (103a, 103b) comprises two straight
segments
Joined by a circular segment, and are arranged such that the straight segments
of both
piece's are parallel and the circular segments of both pieces correspond to
segments with the
same circumference. Thus, the space between the straight segments Of both
pieces
configures the lower longitudinal passage slot (105), and the space between
the circular
segments, which form part of the same circumference, constitutes the lower
rotation space
(106), which has a circular shape, but-which Is passed through by the lower
iCrigitudinal
passage slot (105), since the circular segments do not form a complete
circumference given _
that it is necessary that the lower longitudinal passage slot (105) pastes
through said lower
rotation space (106). In any case, although the circular segments do not form
a complete
circumference, the circumference defined by the circular segments can be
known, and this . =
circumference has a diameter that can be calculated.
in other embodiments, the straight segments are not arranged In a parallel
manner; = =
but rather oblique Manner. In these embodiments, the space between the
=straight oblique '
, segments continues to be the lower longitudinal passage slot (105).
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In this embodiment, the width, measured on the width axis (Y), between the -
straight ' ,µ
segments of the pieces (.103a, 103b) is constant, such that it can be said
that the width of the
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lower longitudinal passage Slot (105) is a constant value, which is the
distance betWeen said = =
= straight segments of the pieces- (103a, 103b). In the embodiments in
which the straight
segments are oblique, it is considered that width of the lower longitudinal
passage slot (105)
' Is the smallest distance existing between the straight segments. Therefore,
this distance
corresponds In both cases to the width, measured on the width axis (Y) of the
piece with the
largest width through which the lower longitudinal passage slot (105) may
pass.
The circular cavity (108) of the selective retention element (104) has a
diameter equal
to or smaller than said width of the lower longitudinal passage slot (105).
With this configuration, a piece is obtained that enables the passage of
elements, that
are high enough to butt against the lower guide element (103), but riot high
enough to butt
against the selective retention element (104); and it does not enable the
passage of
elements that are high enough to butt against the selective retention element
(104).
Furthermore, If said elements have a .particular confIguratn, they are
retained by said
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selective retention eiement (104), as shall be seen further on.
This lower pivot (1) further contains a. chamfer (110) on each of the pieces
(1039, =
103b) of the lower guide element (103), which Is intended to facilitate its
insertion, extraction
and maneuverability once introduced on the tower rali (12). In this
embodiment, the chamfer
Is located on the upper half of a piece (103a) and on the lower half of the
other (103b).
The through holes (101,102) serve to join the lower pivot (1) to the lower
rail (12) by
means of screws. In other. embodiments, the lower pivot (1) is Joined to the
lower rail (12) by
means of gluing or by any other fastening means that makes It possible to
maintain the lower
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pivot (1) fastened on the lower rail (12) supporting lateral movement loads,
-.Figure 3 shows a lower fitting (2) of the sliding door (52). This loWer
fitting. (2)
comprises
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a lower plate (202) Joined to a rigid sheet (57), for example made of glass:
arid for =
sliding along the lower rail (12); =
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a pivot piece (203);
a lower circular protrusion (204) suitable for being retained by the selective
retention. .
element (104) of the lower pivot (1), Joined to the pivot piece (203).; and
a lateral support (206). -
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The circular protrusion (204) has a diameter substantially identical to the
diameter of
the circumference defined by the circular cavity (108) of the selective
r;etenticin elerinent
(104), or it can even be slightly larger, siKee In this ease, by having the
circular caVity.(.108)
formed by flexible ends (109), said circular cavity (168) admits a lower
circular protrusion
(204) with. a slightly largendiarneter, This circular protrusion (204) Is
intended to befitted Into
said selective retention element (104), in a way that shall be described
further on.
Likewise, the pivot piece (203) has two main dimensions: width and length,.
The
length Is the dimension measured In the 'sliding direction (X), and the width,
Iry-the. Width
. direction (Y), which determines whether the pivot piece (203) can pass
through the .
longitudinal passage slot (105). the width of the pivot piece (203) Is smaller
than tlie Width of
= the longitudinal passage slot (105). The length and width of the pivot
piece, (203) are such
that their plan cross section, which Is the cross section seen from the
'vertical direction (Z), Is
enclosed in a circumference with a diameter that Is the diameter of the
rotation space (106).
This ensures that the pivot piece .(203) has suitable dimensions that enable
It to rotate
without clearance in the rotation space (106), once the circular protrusion
(204) is retained by
the-selective retention element (104).
The operation mode Is as follows: when the lower fitting (2) of a sliding door
(52)
slides along the lower rail (12), It reaches the area of the lower rail (12)
where the lower pivot
(1) Is fastened. At this time, the circular protrusion (204) of the lower
fitting' .(2) 'reaches the
lower pivot (1) and when the circular protrusion (204) reaches the selective
retention element
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(104), It Is retained by it. Since both the circular protrusion (204) and.the
circular cavity (108)
have a circular shape the only movement that enabies this coupling is circular
moVement.
Once the circular protrusion (204) Is retained by the selective retention
element (104),
the pivot piece (203) is placed in the rotation space (106). Since the
.51Irnensione- of the pivot
piece (203) are such that said pivot piece (203) is enclosed In the
circumference of the
rotation space (106), said pivot piece (203) is able to serve as a guide for
the lower fitting (2),
and therefore, for the sliding door (52) so that it can rotate with respect to
a. fixed. axis that
passes through the center of the circular cavity (108) and that Is parallel
to. the vertical
direction (Z).
in this and in other particular embodiments, the lower plate (202). le a
Monoblock
piece, made from a single piece, and it has a transverse cross section In the
shape of a ,
cross, with a main surface parallel to the plane defined by the sliding (X)
end. width (Y)
= directions and two ribs, one of them on each side of the main surface, In
order to -provide
greater stability to the path of the plate (202) along the lower rail (12).
The lateral support (206) Is an element of the lower fitting (2) adjacent to
the pivot .
piece (203). It alms to separate the lower fitting (2) .of the sliding door
(52) from :the lower =
fittings of the panels (51), providing said lower fitting (2) with a length
additional to the length
of the pivot piece (203). So as to not interfere with the passage of the pivot
piece (203).
through the lower pivot (1), the lateral support (206) has a height, measured
In the vertical
direction (Z), smaller than the height of the pivot piece' (203).
As for the panels (51), they also have lower fittings, but these lower
fittings of the
panels (51) are. different from the lower fitting (2) of the sliding door
(52), since they do not
have any circular protrusions. As these lower fittings of the panels (51) pass
through the
lower pivot (1), since they do not comprise any circular protrusion, they are
not retained by
the selective retention element (104), but rather they are free to continue =
sliding along the
= lower rail (12).
Figure 4 shows another element comprised of a closure device (100) according
to the
invention. It Is an intermediate separation element (3). In this embodiment,
this intermediate
separation element (3) Is placed on the lower rail (12), being slIdable along
it. This
intermediate separation element (3) comprises a support piece (301) and a
separation piece
(303).
The support piece (301) Is the part of the Intermediate separation element (3)
that is
intended to slide on the lower rail (12), thus enabling the intermediate
separation element (3)
to slide on the .lower rail (12). Moreover, the separation piece (303) Is
intended to separate
any two elements that are on the lower rail (12), such that said elements are
not required to
specifically be doors or panels, but rather serve to separate any element.
In this particular case, its sides have a shape and size that would make it
butt against
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the .adjacent Panels when the panels (51) and the sliding. door (52) are
retracted. For this
. reason, the Intermediate separation device (3) is introduced onto the lower
rail (12), such that
the separation piece (303) separates the pivot piece (203) from the lower
fitting (2) of the
sliding door (52) of a piece contained In the lower fitting of a panel (51).
Figure 5 shows a lower guide element (4) suitable. for being placed on the
lower frame
(55) of the .sliding door (52), serving as a guide for sliding the sliding
door (52) along the
lower rall (12). This guide element (4) comprises holes (401) to joih the
lower guide element
(4) to the lower frame (55) of the sliding door (52) and a guide flange (403).
The elm of this
guide flange (403) is two-fold: on one hand, it has a 'width, measured In the
width direction.
(Y), which is substantially equal to the width of the lower rail (12), thereby
serving' as a guide
for the movement of the lower frame (55) along said rail. On the .other hand;
its length, , !=
measured in the Sliding direction (X), is smaller than the length of the.
guide flanges Of the
lower guide elements located on the panels (51). The lower rail (12) comprises
a, lower
mortIse*(53) which haea width, measured In the sliding direction (X), which
is. sLibetantiellY
equal to the length of the guide flange (403) of the guide elemeht (4) of the
Sliding door (52). =
In this way, the sliding door (52) Is able to pass through the lower rail (12)
via_ Said loWer.
mortise (53). Since the guide flanges of the lower guide elements located on
the panels 51) . =
have a greater length, said guide flanges cannot pass through the lower rail
(12)'via *aid.
lower mortise (53).
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Figure 6 shows a detailed view of the upper pivot (5) separated from the Upper
rail
(11), although its position within the closure device (100) is fixed to said
upper red.-61). this "
upper pivot (5) comprises the following parts:
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an upper guide element (503) that comprises an upper longitudinal passage slot
(505)
and an upper rotation space (506) with a circular shape through Which the
upper longitudinal
passage slot (505) passes;
an upper stop element (504); and
a plurality of through holes (501, 602).
The upper guide element (503) comprises an upper longitudinal passage Slot
(505)
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upper'IongitudIntal '
passage slot (505) passes. In this particular embodiment, the upper
longitudinal passage slot
(505) and the upper rotation space (506) are defined by the space that exists
between two
pieces (503a, 503b). Each of these pieces (503a, 503b) comprises two straight
segments
Joined by a circular- segment, and are arranged such that the straight
segments of both
pieces are parallel arid the circular segments of both pieces correspond to
segments with the
same circumference. Thus, the space between the straight segments of both
pieces
. configures the upper longitudinal passage slat. (505) and the space.
between. the circular
. segments, ifhloh=forni part of the sarne circumference, Constitute the upper
rotation space
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(506), which has a circular shape, but is passed through by the upper
longitudinal pass slot
(505); since the circular segments do not form a complete circumference, since
it. Is
necessary that the upper longitudinal passage slot (505) passes through said
rotation space.
In Any case: 'although the circular segments do not form a complete
eircumference, the
= 5 'circumference defined by the circular segments can be known,
arid this circumference has a
diameter that can be calculated.
In other embodiments, the straight segments are not arranged in a parallel
manner,
but rather an oblique manner. In these embodiments, the space between the
straight oblique
= segments continues to be the upper longitudinal slot passage (505).
In this embodiment; - the width, measured on the width axis (Y), betWeen 'the
straight
' segments of the pieces (503a, 503b) is constant, such that It can be said
that the width of the
.uppeir longitudinal passage slot (505) is a constant value, equal to the
dlitance'between. the
straight segments of the pieces- (503a, 503b). In the embodiments In which
the. Straight . ...µ.
segments are oblique, It Is considered that the width of the longitudinal
passage slot (505) Is '
the smallest distance existing between the straight segments. This distance,
therefore,
corresponds In both cases to the width, measured on the width axis (Y) of the
piece with the ' = ',
largest width through which the upper longitudinal passage slot (505) can
pass....
This upper pivot (5) further contains a chamfer (610) on each of the. pieces
(503,
503b) of the guide element (503) which Is intended to facilitate Its
insertion, eitractiOn and:
maneuverability once Introduced on the upper rail (11). In this embodiment,
the chamferiion ,
the upper half of a piece (503a) arid on the lower half-of the other (503b):
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503b) of the
upper guide element (503), and has the function of preventing the passage of
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whose dimensions are sufficient enough to butt 'against it and of enabling the
passage of. the
elements whose dimensions are not sufficient enough to butt against It. =
The through holes (501,502) serve to loin the upper pivot (5) to the upper
rail (11) by
means of screws. In other embodiments, the upper pivot (5) Is Joined to the
upper rail (11) by
means of gluing or by any other fastening means that makes it possible to
maintain the upper
pivot (5) fastened on the upper rill (11) supporting lateral movement loads.
Figure 7 shows an upper fitting (6) of a sliding door (52).* This upper
fitting (6)
corn prises
an upper plate (602) joined to a rigid sheet (57) suitable for being guided
along the
' upper rail (11);
a pivot piece (603);
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a hole. (601) to Join the upper fitting to. the. upper frame .(56) and a hole
(604) to join
the pivot:pleCe (603) to the rest of the upper fitting (6). .
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The pivot piece (603) has two main dimensions: width and length. The length Is
the
dimension measured in the sliding direction (X), and the width in the width
direction (Y),
which determines whether the pivot piece (603) can pass throUgh the
longitudinal passage
slot (505) of the upper pivot (5). The width of the pivot pees (603) Is
smaller than the width of
the longitudinal passage slot (505). The length =arid width of the pivot piece
(693). are such
that their plan cross section, which Is the cross section seen frOm the
vertical direction (Z), is
= enclosed In a circumference with a diameter that is the diameter of the
rotation' spade (506)
of the upper pivot (5). This ensures that the pivot piece (603) has suitable
dimensions that
enable it to turn without clearance in the rotation space (506) once It .has
butted against the
upper stop element (504).
The operation mode is as follows: when the lower fitting (6) of the sliding
door (52)
slides guided along the upper rail' (11), it. reaches the area of the upper
rail (11 ),'wher.ein.the
upper pivot (5) Is fastened. At this time, the pivot piece (603) of the
upper=litting= (6) reechSs
the Upper pivot (5) and butts against the upper stop element(504).
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Once the pivot piece (603) is stopped by the upper' stop element (504),
.salci:.pivOt
piece (603) Is located in the rotation space (506). Since the dimensions of
the pivot' piece .. '
(693) are such that said pivot piece (603) Is enclosed in .the circumference
o;f the 'rätatlon
space (506), said pivot piece (603) Is able to serve as a guide for the upper.
fitting.(6);..and
therefore, for the sliding door (52) so that it can rotate with respect to a
fixed axis that passes
through the center of the rotation space (506) arid that Is parallel to the
vertical direction (Z)..
As for the panels (51), they also. have Upper fittings, but these upper
fittings of the
. panels (51) are different from the upper fitting (6) of the
silding'door (52), since it plvotplece =
has a smaller dimension on the vertical dimension (Z) than the pivot piece
(603) Of the iower
fitting (6) of the 'sliding door (52). When these lower fittings of the panels
(51) pass through = '
the upper pivot (5), they do not butt against the upper stop element (504),
but rather are free
to continue advancing along the upper rail (11).
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Figure 8 shows a stop (7) intended to be joined to the upper rail (11). The
function of =
this stop (7) is to limit the mOvement of the :upper frame(56) when It leaves
the upper rail'
(11) when the sliding door (52) is opened. This stop comprises two holes (702)
to Join the
upper rail (11) and a stop element (701) intended to limit the movement Of the
upper frame
(56) when It leaves the upper rail (11) when the sliding door (52) is opened.
Additionally, both the sliding door (52) and the panels (51) comprise upper
guide
elements (8) located on the upper frame (56). The upper rail (11) comprises an
upper mortise
(54), the width of which, measured In the sliding direction (X), Is greater or
equal to the length'
= 35 of the upper guide element (8) measured in said sliding
direction (X). In this way, when the
= sliding door (52) opens, the upper guide element (8) can cross the upper
rail (11) by means
of eald upper mortise (64).
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(104) Selective retention element = ,
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(107) Fiat surface ,.
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(51) Panel
(52) Sliding door
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(55) Lower frame
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