Door closer mounting arrangement

• US 4,288,054 A
• Filed: 08/11/1978
• Issued: 09/08/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Vereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Company GmbH
• Original Assignee: Vereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Company Limited
• Inventors: Schroder, Gerhard, Feucht, Fritz
• Primary Examiner(s): Foss, J. Franklin
• Application Number:
  US05/932,857
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 248/225.1, 248/223.3, 248/224.4, 248/220.2, 248/73, 248/221.4, 248/674, 248/675
• US Class Current: 248/222.14
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 3/227 mounted at the top of wings, e.g. details related to closer housings, covers, end caps or rails therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/626 Plates or brackets
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/132 Doors

Abstract

An arrangement for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame. The door frame is provided with a channel rail having longitudinally extending undercut grooves which form transverse guide tongues. Guide projections provided on the door closer are adapted to be received in the undercut grooves so as to be disposed behind the guide tongues. At least one thumbscrew is supported at the door closer and arranged so as to press the guide projections against the guide tongues to thereby mount the door closer at the channel rail.

Claims

1. An arrangement for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame having a channel rail, characterized in that the channel rail is provided with longitudinally extending undercut grooves, the undercut grooves form transversely extending guide means, means are provided for suspending the door closer at the channel rail, at least a portion of said suspending means is adapted to be received in the undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, and means adapted to be supported at the door closer are provided for alignment with an end face of the channel rail for exact positioning of the door closer along the channel rail and for pressing said suspending means against said transversely extending guide means so as to securely position the door closer relative to the channel rail.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the suspending means includes at least one holding bracket provided with guide projections extending into said undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, said pressing means pressing said guide projections against said transversely extending guide means so as to secure the door closer at the channel rail.

3. An arrangement for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame having a channel rail, characterized in that the channel rail is provided with longitudinally extending undercut grooves, the undercut grooves form transversely extending guide means, means are provided for suspending the door closer at the channel rail, at least a portion of said suspending means is adapted to be received in the undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, means adapted to be supported at the door closer are provided for pressing said suspending means against said transversely extending guide means so as to securely position the door closer relative to the channel rail,

the suspending means includes at least one holding bracket provided with guide projections extending into said undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, said pressing means pressing said guide projections against said transversely extending guide means so as to secure the door closer at the channel rail,

and in that the holding bracket is of a bi-partite construction and includes two individual members with a guide projection being provided on each of the members, and in that the pressing means fixedly secures the guide projections in mutually opposite positions with respect to each other and the door closer.

4. An arrangement according to claim 3, characterized in that the members are arranged so as to have at least one mutually overlapping zone, a bore is provided in each of the members in the mutually overlapping zone, the bores in each of the members being arranged so as to be essentially in alignment with each other when the members are in an assembled condition, and in that the pressing means is arranged so as to extend through each of the bores.

5. An arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that the bores are constructed as passage bores, and in that a part of the door closer having a threaded bore is arranged between the two members of the holding bracket and the channel rail, the passage bores and the threaded bores are in essential alignment in an assembled condition such that the pressing means consecutively extends through the two passage bores and the threaded bore with an end face of the pressing means being pressed against the channel rail.

6. An arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that the end face of the pressing means is one of pointed or formed with annular blades.

7. An arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that one of the bores is constructed as a passage bore and the other of said bores is a threaded bore, a part of the door closer is arranged between the two members of the holding bracket and the channel rail, and in that the pressing means consecutively extends through the passage bore and the threaded bore with an end face of the pressing means being pressed against the part of the door closer arranged between the two members and the channel rail.

8. An arrangement according to claim 7, characterized in that the end face of the pressing means is one of pointed or formed with annular blades.

11. An arrangement according to one of claims 4, 5, 7 or 9, for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame having a channel rail, characterized in that the channel rail is provided with longitudinally extending undercut grooves, the undercut grooves form transversely extending guide means, means are provided for suspending the door closer at the channel rail, at least a portion of said suspending means is adapted to be received in the undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, means adapted to be supported at the door closer are provided for pressing said suspending means against said transversely extending guide means so as to securely position the door closer relative to the channel rail, and in that the pressing means includes at least one thumbscrew.

13. An arrangement according to one of claims 3, 4, 5 or 7, for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame having a channel rail, characterized in that the channel rail is provided with longitudinally extending undercut grooves, the undercut grooves form transversely extending guide means, means are provided for suspending the door closer at the channel rail, at least a portion of said suspending means is adapted to be received in the undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, means adapted to be supported at the door closer are provided for pressing said suspending means against said transversely extending guide means so as to securely position the door closer relative to the channel rail,

the suspending means includes at least one holding bracket provided with guide projections extending into said undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, said pressing means pressing said guide projections against said transversely extending guide means so as to secure the door closer at the channel rail,

and in that means adapted to be secured to the door closer are provided for exactly positioning the door closer relative to the channel rail.

14. An arrangement according to claim 13, characterized in that the positioning means includes an upwardly projecting transversely extending tang means for contacting an end face of the channel rail.

15. An arrangement according to claim 14, characterized in that the positioning means further includes a carrier plate secured to the door closer having the tang provided thereon, and in that a curved extension portion is provided on the carrier plate at an end opposite the tang so as to permit a resilient pretensioning of the extension portion.

16. An arrangement according to claim 13, characterized in that at least one channel extending parallel to the undercut grooves is provided in the channel rail, the positioning means is adapted to overlap an end face of the channel and includes at least one bore alignable with the at least one channel, and in that means adapted to extend through the at least one bore of the positioning means are provided for fastening the positioning means against the end face of the at least one channel.

17. An arrangement according to claim 16, characterized in that the fastening means includes at least one self-tapping screw.

18. An arrangement according to claim 17, characterized in that the at least one channel has a circular cross-sectional configuration.

19. An arrangement according to claim 16, characterized in that means operatively connected with the positioning means and the channel rail are provided for supporting a torque momentum of the door closer.

20. An arrangement according to claim 19, characterized in that the torque momentum supporting means includes at least two additional channels in the channel rail extending parallel to the undercut grooves, at least two additional bores in the positioning means alignable with the at least two additional channels, and fitting pin means insertible into the additional bores and additional channels.

21. An arrangement according to claim 20, characterized in that the additional bores and additional channels are arranged such that the fitting pin means are symmetrically disposed with respect to said fastening means.

22. An arrangement according to claim 21, characterized in that the at least two additional channels are formed continuously over an entire length of the channel rail.

23. An arrangement according to claim 20, characterized in that the channels and undercut grooves in the channel rail are freely accessible on at least an end face located on a pivot bearing side of the door frame, means are provided for concealing the last-mentioned end face, and in that said means for fastening said positioning means secures said concealing means against the end face of the channel rail.

9. An arrangement for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame having a channel rail, characterized in that the channel rail is provided with longitudinally extending undercut grooves, the undercut grooves form transversely extending guide means, means are provided for suspending the door closer at the channel rail, at least a portion of said suspending means is adapted to be received in the undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, and means adapted to be supported at the door closer are provided for alignment with an end face of the channel rail for exact positioning of the door closer along the channel rail and for pressing said suspending means against said transversely extending guide means so as to securely position the door closer relative to the channel rail,

the suspending means includes at least one holding bracket provided with guide projections extending into said undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, said pressing means pressing said guide projections against said transversely extending guide means so as to secure the door closer at the channel rail,

the at least one holding bracket has an essentially U-shaped configuration and includes two spaced lateral legs joined by a connecting leg, the guide projections are provided at free ends of the respective lateral legs, a part of the door closer is adapted to be arranged between the connecting leg and the channel rail, and in that the pressing means is supported at the connecting legs and at the part of the door closer disposed between the connecting legs and the channel rail.

10. An arrangement according to claim 9, characterized in that the U-shaped bracket is resiliently deformable so as to facilitate insertion of the guide projections in the undercut grooves.

12. An arrangement according to claim 9, for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame having a channel rail, characterized in that the channel rail is provided with longitudinally extending undercut grooves, the undercut grooves form transversely extending guide means, means are provided for suspending the door closer at the channel rail, at least a portion of said suspending means is adapted to be received in the undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, means adapted to be supported at the door closer are provided for pressing said suspending means against said transversely extending guide means so as to securely position the door closer relative to the channel rail,

the suspending means includes at least one holding bracket provided with guide projections extending into said undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, said pressing means pressing said guide projections against said transversely extending guide means so as to secure the door closer at the channel rail,

and in that the pressing means includes at least one thumbscrew having a conically-shaped threaded section, and in that opposed peripheral surface portions of the thumbscrew are supported at one of the door closer, a part of the door closer, the channel rail and the holding bracket.

24. An arrangement for mounting a door closer to a stationary or movable door frame having a channel rail, characterized in that the channel rail is provided with longitudinally extending undercut grooves, the undercut grooves form transversely extending guide means, means are provided for suspending the door closer at the channel rail, at least a portion of said suspending means is adapted to be received in the undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, and in that means adapted to be supported at the door closer are provided for alignment with an end face of the channel rail for exact positioning of the door closer along the channel rail and for pressing said suspending means against said transversely extending guide means so as to securely position the door closer relative to the channel rail,

the suspending means includes at least one holding bracket provided with guide projections extending into said undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, said pressing means pressing said guide projections against said transversely extending guide means so as to secure the door closer at the channel rail,

and at least two holding brackets are provided, each of said holding brackets including guide projections extending into said undercut grooves behind the transversely extending guide means, said holding brackets are spaced from each other so as to suspend respective ends of the door closer at the channel rail.

25. An arrangement according to claim 24, characterized in that each of the holding brackets has an essentially U-shaped configuration and includes two spaced lateral legs joined by a connecting leg, the guide projections are provided at free ends of the respective lateral legs of each of the holding bracket, a part of the door closer is adapted to be arranged between the respective connecting legs and the channel rail, and in that a pressing means is supported at each connecting leg and at the part of the door closer disposed between the respective connecting legs and the channel rail.

26. An arrangement according to claim 25, characterized in that the U-shaped brackets are resiliently deformable so as to facilitate insertion of the guide projections of the respective brackets in the undercut grooves.

27. An arrangement according to claim 26, characterized in that the pressing means includes at least one thumbscrew interposed between the respective connecting legs and the part of the door closer disposed between the respective connecting legs and the channel rail, each of the thumbscrews includes a conically-shaped threaded section, and in that opposed peripheral surface portions of the respective thumbscrews are supported at one of the door closer or a part of the door closer and the channel rail or the respective holding brackets.

28. An arrangement according to claim 27, characterized in that the channel rail is freely accessible at least an end face at which the door closer is to be mounted, means are provided for concealing the last-mentioned end face, and means are provided for fastening said concealing means against the end face of the channel rail.

29. An arrangement according to claim 28, characterized in that the concealing means includes a vertically extending rail.

30. An arrangement according to claim 29, characterized in that the fastening means includes at least one channel provided in the channel rail extending parallel to the undercut grooves, at least one bore provided in the vertical rail alignable with the at least one channel, and means extending through the at least one bore of the vertical rail and into the at least one channel to secure the vertical rail against the end face of the channel rail.