Window and window handle

• US 20070170729A1
• Filed: 12/14/2004
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shuco International KG
• Original Assignee: Shuco International KG
• Inventors: Link, Daniel, Kaiser, Konrad
• Application Number:
  US10/596,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20070170729A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 292/251.500
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/0029 motor-operated for vehicles E05B81/20
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/22 Means for operating or controlling lock or fastening device accessories, i.e. other than the fastening members, e.g. switches, indicators E05B39/00 - E05B45/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0016 with linearly reciprocating motion
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0091 Retrofittable electric locks, e.g. an electric module can be attached to an existing manual lock electrically driven keys E05B2047/0083
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0012 with rotary electromotors actuators with rotary electromotors per se H02K7/06, H02K23/68
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 63/0052 Locks mounted on the "frame" cooperating with means on the "wing" E05B47/0046, E05B65/0829, E05B65/0847, E05B65/0882 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 9/066 Locks for windows or doors specially adapted for tilt and turn
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/619 using flexible or rigid rack-and-pinion arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/724 Flexible
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/148 Windows
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/08 by opening, e.g. of door, of window, of drawer, of shutter, of curtain, of blind
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/11 Magnetic

Abstract

The invention relates to a window comprising a window frame and a casement which can be displaced in relation to the window frame, mountings which are arranged between the casement and the window frame and which are used to displace the casement in relation to the window frame, and a handle which is disposed on the casement. The handle comprises control elements and/or sensors and a handle part which can be displaced, particularly rotated, on the casement in various positions of the handle which correspond to different operational positions of the casement. The handle is connected in a wireless manner or via electric lines to electromagnetic or electromechanical locking elements between the casement and the window frame, and/or to electromagnetic or electromechanical functions, in particular coupling elements for at least one or several mountings and/or to an electromechanical drive device which is used to open or close the casement.

Claims

1. A window comprising:

a) a window frame and a casement, which can be moved relative to the window frame;

b) mountings between the casement and the window frame for the moving of the casement relative to the window frame;

c) a handle arranged on the casement, which handle has a grip part which can be moved into different grip positions at the casement, which positions correspond to different operating positions of the casement;

d) one of switching elements and sensors, for determining the grip positions; and

e) one of the following controlled by one of the switch elements and sensors

i. electromagnetic or eletromechanical locking elements between the casement and the window frame,

ii. electromagnetic or electromagnetic function elements, particularly coupling elements for at least one or more of the mountings and

iii. an electromechanical driving device for opening and closing the casement.

2. A window according to claim 1, wherein one of the switching elements and sensors for detecting the grip rotating position as well as a manually operable switch are arranged directly on the handle, for switching a drive for the tilting position, where the handle connected with at least one electromotive locking element for the casement and with at least one electromotive coupling element for the tilting bearing, and the handle being connected by way of electric lines or a radio link with an electromechanical driving device for opening and closing the casement into and out of a tilting position.

3. A window according to claim 1 wherein the handle is connected with one of the locking elements and the mountings without mechanical elements.

4. A window according to claim 1, wherein the window frame and the casement are constructed without connecting rods.

5. A window according claim 1, wherein the handle is designed for the manual opening and closing of the casement.

6. A window according to claim 5, wherein the handle is designed for the manual opening and closing of the casement into and out of a rotating position.

7. A window according to claim 6, wherein the handle includes a manually operable switch for operating an electromechanical driving device at a tilt-out bracket for the automatic opening and closing of the casement into and out of a tilting position.

8. A window according to claim 1, wherein an electronic monitoring device for monitoring the grip position of the handle is assigned to the handle.

9. A window according to claim 8, wherein the handle is connected in one of a wireless manner and an electric line with the monitoring device.

10. A window according to claim 1, including a rabbet space between the window frame and the casement, and in that at least one or more of the locking elements are arranged and distributed in or on the rabbet space, where the locking elements bridge the rabbet space and lock the casement on the window frame in the closed position of the window, such that at least one locking element is responsive to the grip position of the handle, and has an electromagnetically or electromechanically acting closing element.

11. A window according to claim 1, wherein the function elements, are designed for the engaging and disengaging of one of a pivot bearing and a tilting bearing in and out of their operating position, and the function elements responsive to the grip position of the handle.

12. A window according to claim 1, wherein one of the mountings, serves as a tilt-out device for limiting the tiltability or rotatability of the casement.

13. A window according to claim 12, wherein the electromechanical drive for the opening and closing of the window is assigned to the tilt-out device.

14. A window according to claim 12, wherein one of the function elements is assigned to the tilt-out device.

15. A window according to claim 1, wherein the handle is connected in a wireless manner or by way of at least one data line with a monitoring device.

16. A window according to claim 1, wherein an electronic circuit for one of switching elements and sensors assigned to the handle directly on the casement.

17. A window according to claim 16, wherein the electronic circuit of the handle is moveably mounted to the grip housing.

18. A window according to claim 1, wherein the casement is constructed as one of a rotating or tilting casement and as a rotating and tilting casement.

19. A window according to claim 1, wherein the casement is constructed as one of a sliding casement and a parallel/tilt-out casement.

20. A window according to claim 1, wherein the casement is one of a frameless construction and a casement frame.

21. A window according to claim 1, wherein the window frame has a surrounding construction.

22. A window according to claim 1, wherein an electric circuit for the handle is arranged in one of the handle or in the proximity of the handle, and a rabbet space, a chamber or a recess of the casement frame.

23. A window according to claim 16, wherein the electronic circuit and the handle form a functional construction unit.

24. A window according to claim 1, wherein the handle is equipped with at least one indicating device, which indicates the operating and functioning condition of one of the locking devices, the mountings and the drive.

25. A window according to claim 1, wherein the handle, its switch and a pertaining electronic monitoring and/or control device are designed such that the handle is used for the manual opening of the casement into a rotationally open position about the vertical axis of rotation, while the tilting takes place about a lower horizontal tilting axis by means of an electromechanical driving device.

26. A window according to claim 1, wherein an electronic switching and control unit for the electromechanical driving device is arranged in a housing on the grip.

27. A window according to claim 1, wherein a multi-core cable is laid from the window frame to the casement frame, which cable is used for the voltage supply to one of the electromechanical driving device and the data transmission.

28. A window according to claim 1, including a electronic switching and control unit connected by radio or by line with a higher-ranking control center.

29. A window according to claim 1, wherein the handle is a rotating window grip on whose side facing away from the casement is arranged one of the switches.

30. A window according to claim 29, wherein a manually operable switch, which is accessible from the outside, is constructed on the grip.

31. A window according to claim 1, including a device arranged on a grip shaft of the window grip which operates the closing mechanism for determining the position of the grip shaft, and the switching gate connected to a monitoring device.

32. A window according to claim 31, wherein the monitoring device is arranged directly on the window grip.

33. A window according to claim 31, wherein the monitoring device is arranged at a location spaced away from the window.

34. A window according to claim 31, wherein the switching gate interacts with at least one electric or magnetic sensor, and the sensors are connected to the control and/or monitoring device.

35. A window according to claim 31, wherein the switching gate interacts with at least two sensors arranged in an angularly offset manner in the rotating direction of the grip shaft.

36. A window according to claim 1, wherein, in the case of a rotating/tilting mounting, three sensors are provided which are assigned to different grip position correspondingly.

37. A window according to claim 1, wherein the sensors are constructed as electric microswitches, and the switching gate is a mechanical gate with at least one control cam.

38. A window according to claim 1, wherein the sensors are constructed as magnetically operable contacts, and the switching gate carries at least one magnet.

39. A window according to claim 1, wherein the sensors are arranged on a printed circuit board held by the bottom part of the grip mounting, which printed circuit board also carries a radio electronic module.

40. A window according to claim 1, wherein the sensors as well as a radio electronic module are arranged in a backing frame on a printed circuit board, which backing frame is to be inserted between a grip housing and the casement frame, and the printed circuit board has a passage hole for a grip shaft lengthened by the height of the backing frame.

41. A window according to claim 39, having a printed circuit board at least partially covering the dimension area of a grip shaft, of the grip part, and wherein the printed circuit board has a passage opening for the grip shaft.

42. A window according to claim 39, wherein at least one magnetic sensor is arranged on the handle, which magnetic sensor interacts with a magnet fastened to the window frame.

43. A window according to claim 1, wherein the handle is a rotating window grip on whose side facing away from the casement, a manually operable switch is arranged.

44. A window according to claim 43, including a device arranged on the grip shaft of the window grip which operates the closing mechanism for determining the positin of the grip shaft, and the switching gate is connected to a monitoring device.

45. A window according to claim 1, comprising:

an electrical handle system which includes a window frame;

a casement movable relative to the window frame, by monitoring the handle system;

comprising;

one of switching elements and sensors for determining the position of the handle; and

connected with one of electromagnetic and electromechanical locking elements between the casement and the window frame and/or with electromagnetic or electromechanical function elements, for at least one or more mountings and an electromechanical driving device for the opening and closing of the casement.

46. A handle system according to claim 45, wherein the handle has switching elements and/or sensors for detecting the grip rotating position as well as a manually operable switch arranged directly on the handle, for switching a drive for the tilting position.

47. A handle according to claim 45, wherein the handle is fastened to the casement and is connected with the locking elements and/or the mountings without mechanical elements.

48. A handle according to claim 45, wherein the handle has a grip collar, on which a grip is rotatably disposed, the grip collar being non-rotatably fastened to the casement, and the electric circuit in the grip collar being in an operative connection with one of drives for the locking elements and the mountings and opening and closing of the window.