EP2447451A2 - Fluorescent material on rosettes - Google Patents

Abstract

The fitting has rosette device (10) with rosette main portion and cover rosette (30). The rosette main portion is comprised of locking mechanism, and is covered by cover rosette. The rosette device is provided with a material portion (40) in which light source such as fluorescent unit, photo-luminescent unit, LED, or organic LED, is installed, so as to illuminate rosette device in dark.

Description

The present invention relates to a fitting for doors and / or windows with a rosette device having a rosette body and a cover rosette, wherein the rosette body comprises a locking mechanism, and wherein the covering rosette covers the rosette body to protect the locking mechanism from external influences.

It is known that in dark rooms doors and their fittings are not easy to find. In addition, a problem is known that groups of people who can not see well, can not easily manage in buildings, especially when leaving buildings and can not find the doors easily. The currently known solutions to these problems are exemplified illuminated door handles made wholly or partly of a luminous material.

It turned out that customers first have to know the product in order to properly allocate a visualization at the door. Such a executed door handle can be perceived, for example, as a luminous strip in darkness, which does not immediately close to a door handle. Especially in public institutions such as hospitals, hostels or cinemas, which are frequented by different groups of people, the hints of luminous elements on door handles are not easy to understand for those unfamiliar with a particular visualization technology.

In addition, such door handles or parts are expensive to use in door handles in their production and also have a high manufacturing and assembly costs. Therefore, such solutions are not just public Area but especially for small households, private apartments or hallways only partially suitable.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide a device which reduces the above-mentioned disadvantages. In particular, the object of the present invention to provide a cost-effective solution to make the fitting in dark rooms recognizable, which allows easy installation, especially on existing pushers.

This object is achieved with all features of claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are specified in the dependent claims.

The invention includes the technical teaching that the rosette device comprises a portion of material having at least one light source to make the fitting, in particular the rosette device in darkness visually recognizable. The bulbs help to find the doors more easily in the dark, so that people in buildings can orient themselves well and at the same time find the exits quickly. The bulbs effectively illuminate the rosette device, so that the position for operating a fitting or a door lock is easy to recognize and detect quickly.

According to the invention, the luminous means can be embodied as fluorescent agents and / or photoluminescent agents and / or LED or OLED light sources. Advantageously, the lighting means can glow with the supply of optical or electrical energy. It is also conceivable that the bulbs can convert UV light into visible light. Furthermore, it is possible that the bulbs can store the energy of an artificial or natural light source and can linger over a longer time. In addition, the room doors, Exits, escape routes and windows at night or in case of power failure are made visually recognizable. The bulbs can be implemented using different technologies, including LCD or plasma technology.

In one possible embodiment of the invention, the illuminants can be arranged flat or punctiform on the material section. Depending on the design of the lamps, they can be attached to the material section as luminous surfaces or spot light sources. Advantageously, the lighting means can be bright or self-energizing. It is also conceivable that the luminous means are arranged as punctual luminescent particles on the material portion as on a substrate material, which can shine with the supply of optical energy. Furthermore, the light sources can be made flat on the material section, so that the material section forms a luminous surface. It is likewise possible to produce the light sources from LED light sources and to arrange them selectively at the material section. Here, the bulbs can be fed with the supply of electrical energy.

The material portion of the invention may comprise a support plate, which may serve to fasten the bulbs. Advantageously, the support plate can be made with a light-reflecting surface to direct the light of the bulbs, which falls back on the fitting, to the outside and to increase the illumination intensity.

The inventive concept may include that the material portion may be implemented as a retrofit kit for placement in existing fittings. Furthermore, it can be a replacement component which is arranged instead of a fitting component. Furthermore, the material portion can be designed as an additional part, which is attached to one of the fitting components. The existing ones Hardware therefore does not need to be completely replaced. In this way, the conversion costs can be kept low.

Preferably, the material portion may be formed as an at least partially transparent film. The material section can thus guide the light of the lighting means without hindrance, without reducing the emission intensity of the lighting means. In addition, it can be provided according to the invention that the material section is designed as a flexible film. Here, the shape of the material portion can be adapted to different shapes of other components to which the material portion can be attached.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the material portion may be performed as an adhesive film to arrange the material portion without additional components on the fitting.

According to the invention, the material section can be provided with an adhesive coating in order to provide the material section with a material fit on the fitting. In this case, the material section can be detachably and / or permanently arranged on a corresponding component. Furthermore, the material portion may include a peelable cover sheet provided with an adhesive layer to protect the adhesive coating. According to the invention, the material section can be designed as an additional component or a replacement component. With the help of the cover, the material section can be protected from damage during storage or during transport. If necessary, the cover sheet can be removed without much effort to expose the adhesive coating and to attach the material portion to a fitting component cohesively.

Furthermore, the material portion can be rigid. Advantageously, the material portion may be formed complementary to a component of the fitting to form-fitting and / or non-positively on the component to be attached. It can preferably be provided that the material section is arranged detachably.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the material portion may comprise latching means, the force-locking and / or positively cooperate with counter-locking means on the fitting, to arrange the material portion releasably on the fitting. Here, the counter-locking means can be attached to the cover rosette or on the rosette body. The latching connection can be performed, for example, as a clip connection. It is also conceivable that the material section can be formed in such a way to form a positive connection with the corresponding component, without the component having to be provided with counter-locking means.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the covering rosette can be made completely or partially from the material section. Advantageously, the cover rosette can serve as a replacement part for conventional fittings. In this case, the covering rosette according to the invention can be used without much effort instead of the existing cover rosette, wherein the rosette body does not have to be replaced. Advantageously, the cover rosette can be made partially luminous, for example, to illuminate the outline of the rosette device or the location around an actuator such as the lock cylinder or the door handle.

In a further alternative embodiment, the material portion may completely or partially surround the covering rosette. Here, the material portion can be attached as an additional part of the cover rosette. The material portion can be made, for example, as a ring that can be placed on the rosette rim from the outside, or as an L-profile encircling the cover rosette, which is flush with a surface on the cover rosette from above and with the second surface laterally on the Edge of the cover rosette rests. Furthermore, the material portion may have different profiles, such as a C-profile, which can be adapted to the shape of the Abdeckros rosette to be arranged on the Abdeckros rosette. Here, the connection between the material portion and the cover rosette material and / or positive, and / or non-positively realized.

In a still further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the material section can be arranged between the covering rosette and the rosette body. The light emitted by the material portion can shine through at the location between the cover rosette and the rosette body, so that the outline of the rosette device is made visually recognizable. It is also possible to provide on the cover rosette recesses through which the light from the material section can shine through unhindered. In this case, the recesses can be cut out as windows in the material of the Abdeckros rosette, wherein the recesses may for example have the shape of two opposite crescents. In a further embodiment of the present invention, the cover rosette can be made on the outside with recesses into which the material portion can be introduced, in particular glued. Also in this embodiment, the recesses in the cover rosette may have different shapes to provide a pleasing visual impression of the rosette device.

Furthermore, the rosette device, in particular the covering rosette, can at least partially be made of a light-transmitting material. Advantageously, in this case, the material portion can be attached as an additional part below the Abdeckrosette to make the Abdeckrosette appear bright.

Furthermore, it can be provided according to the invention that the material section is arranged completely or partially around the rosette body. Here, the material portion can be placed on a specific part of the rosette body. By way of example, the portion of material may be embodied as a luminous cap for a guide bush which may serve to receive an actuator such as a pusher or a lock cylinder. On the edge of the actuating element can thus be a luminous outline, which makes the position of the actuating element for actuating a locking mechanism of the rosette device recognizable. The material portion can be connected in a different manner with the rosette body, such as material, and / or positive and / or non-positive.

In a further development of the present invention, an actuating element for actuating the locking mechanism may be accommodated in the rosette device. The actuator can be designed as a lock cylinder, pusher, handle, knob, rod, bar or plate. It is also conceivable that the actuating element can be made completely or partially from the material portion. Again, parts of the actuator or the actuator itself may consist of the material portion or surrounded with the material portion.

The device according to the invention helps the groups of people who can, for example, see poorly, find their way around buildings more easily and find the doors more easily. Furthermore, the invention allows a good orientation in dark or poorly lit rooms, such as in cinemas, hospitals, youth hostels, public buildings but also in accessible areas at night and in case of power failure. The rosette device according to the invention can also be applied to room doors, doors of sanitary facilities and exit doors and help to make escape routes recognizable. The invention can also help to find the way to exit doors in the hallways and staircases that are poorly lit and at night and in case of power failure. In private apartments and houses, the invention can be arranged, for example, on bedroom doors to facilitate orientation in the dark.

Figur 1

eine erfindungsgemäße Rosettenvorrichtung in einer ersten Ausführungsalternative in einer Draufsicht und einer Seitenansicht,

Figur 2

eine Explosionsansicht der erfindungsgemäßen Rosettenvorrichtung, oben zur Aufnahme eines Türdrückers und unten zur Aufnahme eines Schließzylinders,

Figur 3

links einen erfindungsgemäßen Materialabschnitt und rechts eine zweite Ausführungsalternative der erfindungsgemäßen Rosettenvorrichtung,

Figur 4

links ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Materialabschnitts und rechts die erfindungsgemäße Rosettenvorrichtung in einer dritten Ausführungsalternative,

Figur 5

links ein noch weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Materialabschnitts, in der Mitte die erfindungsgemäße Rosettenvorrichtung in einer vierten Ausführungsalter- native und rechts die erfindungsgemäße Rosettenvorrichtung mit dem eingebauten Materialabschnitt, und

Figur 6

links ein weiteres mögliches Ausführungsbeispiel des erfindungsgemäßen Materialabschnitts und rechts die erfindungsgemäße Rosettenvorrichtung in einer fünften Ausführungsalternative.

Further advantages, features and details of the invention will become apparent from the following description in which with reference to the drawings, the embodiments of the invention are described. The features mentioned in the claims and in the description may each be essential to the invention individually or in any desired combination. Show it:

FIG. 1

a rosette device according to the invention in a first alternative embodiment in a plan view and a side view,

FIG. 2

an exploded view of the rosette device according to the invention, above for receiving a door handle and below for receiving a lock cylinder,

FIG. 3

on the left a material section according to the invention and on the right a second alternative embodiment of the rosette device according to the invention,

FIG. 4

on the left another embodiment of the material section according to the invention and on the right the rosette device according to the invention in a third alternative embodiment,

FIG. 5

On the left, a further embodiment of the material section according to the invention, in the middle of the rosette device according to the invention in a fourth Ausführungsalter- native and right the rosette device according to the invention with the built-in material section, and

FIG. 6

left another possible embodiment of the material portion of the invention and the right rosette device according to the invention in a fifth alternative embodiment.

The FIG. 1 shows a rosette device 10 according to the invention, which comprises a luminous material portion 40. In the illustrated example, the cover rosette 30 is completely made of the material portion 40. The rosette device 10 in this case has a guide bush 21 to receive an actuator, and mounting bushes 22 to attach the rosette device 10 to a door leaf. The cover escutcheon 30 according to the invention lights up in darkness and makes the fitting optically visible, so that the door and the fitting itself are easy to find. The covering rosette 30 according to the invention can be arranged on an existing fitting instead of a conventional covering rosette.

In the FIG. 2 a possible rosette device 10 is shown in an exploded view, which has a rosette body 20 and a Abdeckrosette 30, wherein the rosette body 20 includes the locking mechanism, which is covered by means of a cover rosette 30 and thus protected from external influences. The rosette device 10 in the example shown above according to FIG. 2 is designed with a guide bush 21 into which a door handle for operating the locking mechanism can be inserted. In the example below according to FIG. 2 a rosette device 10 is shown which is adapted to receive a lock cylinder. The rosette body 20 is attached by means of fastening bushes 22 to a door leaf, wherein the cover rosette 30 is fixed to the rosette body 20. The cover rosette 30 is in this case provided with locking means 33 which cooperate with counter-locking means 23 on the rosette body 20 positively and non-positively to hold the Abdeckrosette 30 on the rosette body 20. Cover roses 30 thus formed may be made of a luminous material portion 40, as shown in FIG FIG. 1 is shown. Here, the cover rosette 30 according to the invention can be easily mounted in a conventional fitting by being placed on the rosette body 20 instead of an existing cover rosette. Advantageously, the fitting does not have to be rebuilt. According to the invention only a part of the rosette device 10, as in FIG. 1 is shown, the cover rosette 30, replaced. In this way it is achieved that the assembly effort during application of the inventive luminous material portion 40, in the case of the cover rosette 30, is kept low.

Left in the FIG. 3 a further alternative embodiment of the material section 40 according to the invention is shown. Here, the material portion 40 is made as an additional part, which is attached to the existing Abdeckrosette 30, as shown right in the FIG. 3 is shown. The material portion 40 is designed as an L-profile, which has a first surface, which is placed on the Abdeckrosette 30 from above, and a second surface, which is placed from the side on the edge of the Abdeckrosette 30. The inner diameter of the material section 40 is selected in this case in order to correspond to the outer diameter of the covering rosette 30, so that the L-profile 40 can form a positive connection with the covering rosette 30. The material section 40 according to the invention is designed in such a way that it can be attached in a form-fitting manner to a conventional rosette device 10. Right in the FIG. 3 a door fitting is shown schematically, comprising a rosette device 10, which is bordered by the material portion 40, the left in the FIG. 3 is shown. The rosette device 10 is in this case designed with a guide bush 21 to receive an actuating element for the locking mechanism. The mounting sockets 22 are provided to secure the rosette device 10 to a door leaf. In this case, the material section 40 illuminates the covering rosette 30 from the side and in part from above, so that the covering rosette 30 can be quickly recognized and located in the dark.

The FIG. 4 shows on the left another embodiment of a material portion 40 which is made as a circumferential ring. The material portion 40 can be placed on the edge of a cover rosette 30 of a conventional rosette device. The diameter of the ring 40 is in this case selected such that it corresponds to the outer diameter of the Abdeckros rosette 30 and that the material portion 40 forms a positive connection with the Abdeckrosette 30, as shown in the right in the FIG. 4 will be shown. Also in the example of FIG. 4 the material portion 40 is attachable to a conventional rosette device. The ring 40 illuminates the outline of the Abdeckrosette 30 and makes them easily findable in the dark.

Left in the FIG. 5 Yet another embodiment of a portion of material 40 is shown configured as a sheet or thin plastic sheet of luminescent material that can be mounted between a cover rosette 30 and a rosette body 20 of a conventional rosette apparatus 10. In this case, the material section 40 is designed as a circular strip whose outer diameter is chosen to be smaller than or equal to the inner diameter of the cover rosette 30. The cover rosette 30 is provided in this Ausführungsaltemative with two half-moon-shaped recesses 31, as it is in the middle of FIG. 4 is shown. By the recesses 31, which are designed as a window, the light from the luminous material portion 40 can shine through freely to the outside to illuminate the rosette device 10. Right in the FIG. 5 the material portion 40 is displayed in the assembled state, wherein the material portion 40 is located below the cover rosette 30. The material section 40 can be attached to the inside of the covering rosette 30 in a material and / or positive and / or non-positive manner.

The FIG. 6 shows on the left side another possible embodiment of the material portion 40 of the invention, which is designed as an attachable luminescent cap for a guide bush 21 for receiving an actuating element such as a door handle. In this case, the material section 40 illuminates the region around the actuating element in order to make the position visually recognizable, on which the actuating element is located or movably mounted. In this way it is ensured that the actuating element can be quickly recognized and found even in the dark in order to perform the operation of a locking mechanism of the rosette device 10 and to allow an exit. Right in the FIG. 6 the material portion 40 is shown in the installed state on a conventional fitting. Also in this alternative embodiment, the invention requires no unnecessary conversion or replacement of the existing fitting, the material portion 40 is placed only as an additional part on the existing guide bush 21. Here, the material portion 40 may also be positively and / or positively and / or materially connected to the guide bush 21. The material section 40 can be made both rigid and flexible.

The invention provides a fitting having a light emitting material portion 40 and illuminating the rosette device 10. Here, the material portion 40 can be performed as an addition or even as a spare part for the existing fitting. The material portion 40 may, as in the FIGS. 1 to 6 is shown, either on the rosette body 20 or on the cover rosette 30 are fixed, in particular non-positively and / or positively secured or glued. The luminescent material section according to the invention 40 makes it easy to find the doors in a dark room and to identify the fitting to operate the locking mechanism to the exit. The solution according to the invention is applicable to existing fittings.

The material section 40 according to the invention can have fluorescent light sources which can be light-emitting with the introduction of optical energy. Fluorescent bulbs can, for example, transform the UV light into visible light. Alternatively, the material portion 40 may include photoluminescent bulbs that can store the optical energy and can linger over a long period of time even in full darkness. It is also conceivable, however, for the light sources to be designed as punctual LED or OLED light sources in order to illuminate the rosette device 10 while supplying electrical energy.

The applications of the invention are very diverse. In this case, the luminescent material section may comprise color pigments in order to convey certain information with the aid of colors (eg red and green). This embodiment of the present invention can be used in particular in public areas, business premises but also in toilets and in dressing rooms.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

rosette device

20

rosette body

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guide bush

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mounting bushings

23

Securing means

30

cover rosette

33

latching means

40

material section

Claims (14)

Fitting for doors and / or windows with a rosette device (10), which has a rosette body (20) and a covering rosette (30), wherein the rosette body (20) comprises a closing mechanism, and wherein the covering rosette (30) covers the rosette body (20) covering, in order to protect the locking mechanism against external influences, characterized in that the rosette device (10) comprises a material portion (40) having at least one lighting means to make the fitting, in particular the rosette device (10) in the dark visually recognizable , Fitting according to claim 1, characterized in that the lighting means are designed as fluorescent means, and / or photoluminescent means, and / or LED or OLED light sources. Fitting according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lighting means are arranged flat or selectively on the material portion (40). Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material portion (40) has a carrier plate, which in particular has a light-reflecting surface. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material portion (40) is formed as an at least partially transparent and / or a flexible film and / or an adhesive film. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material portion (40) is provided with an adhesive coating to the material portion (40) cohesively to be arranged on the fitting, wherein in particular the material portion (40) has a peelable cover sheet, which is provided with an adhesive layer to protect the adhesive coating. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material portion (40) is rigid. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material portion (40) locking means (33) which cooperate with counter-latching means (23) on the fitting non-positively and / or form-fitting manner to detachably arrange the material portion (40) on the fitting, wherein in particular the counter-locking means (23) on the covering rosette (30) or on the rosette body (20) are mounted. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cover rosette (30) is completely or partially made of the material portion (40) and / or the material portion (40) completely or partially surrounds the covering rosette (30), wherein in particular the material portion ( 40) is material and / or positive, and / or non-positively connected to the covering rosette (30). Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material portion (40) between the covering rosette (30) and the rosette body (20) is arranged, wherein in particular the covering rosette (30) has at least one recess (31) through which the light from the material section (40) can show through unhindered. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rosette device (10), in particular the Cover rosette (30) is at least partially made of a translucent material. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the material portion (40) completely or partially surrounds the rosette body (20), wherein in particular the material portion (40) materially and / or positively, and / or non-positively with the rosette body ( 20) is connected. Fitting according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the Rasettenvorrichtung (10) receives an actuating element for actuating the locking mechanism, wherein in particular the actuating element is designed as a lock cylinder, pusher, handle, knob, rod, bar or plate. Fitting according to claim 13, characterized in that the actuating element is completely or partially made of the material portion (40) and / or the actuating element is completely or partially surrounded by the material portion (40), wherein in particular the material portion (40) fabric or form - Is connected or non-positively connected to the actuating element.

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