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Granted Patent B2
US 8,522,398 · App. 12/662,688 · Granted Sep 3, 2013

Carriage for holding a separation element and separation element

Inventors: Gregor Haab (Allenwinden, CH); Martin Frei (Ottenbach, CH); Alfred Stutz (Hausen a.A., CH)
Assignee: Hawa AG
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Patent No.
US 8,522,398
App. No.
12/662,688
Granted
Sep 3, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The carriage, which serves for holding a slidable separation element, comprises a carriage body and at least one running wheel, which is a rolling along a rail when the separation elements is displaced. According to the invention the carriage body comprises a housing with an interior space, in which a holding unit is provided, which is protruding through an opening out of the housing and which is seated slidable in a direction at least approximately vertically to the running direction of the carriage, and which the holding unit comprises a holding element that interacts within the housing with an adjusting element, that is displaceable in relation to the holding element by means of an adjusting screw, which is held by the carriage body, so that the holding unit is held at a selected position, whereas either the part of the holding unit that is protruding out of the housing is provided with the at least one running wheel and the carriage body is connected to the separation element; or the part of the holding unit that is protruding out of the housing is connected to the separation element and the carriage body is provided with the at least one running wheel.

Claims (20)

1. A carriage for holding a slidable separation element comprising:

a carriage body; and

at least one running wheel which rolls along a rail when the slidable separation element is displaced;

wherein

the carriage body includes a housing with an interior space, in which a holding unit is provided, a part of the holding unit protrudes through an opening out of the housing and is seated slidable in a direction at least approximately vertically to a running direction of the carriage,

the holding unit includes a holding element that interacts within the housing with an adjusting element, that is displaceable in relation to the holding element by means of an adjusting screw, which is held by the carriage body, so that the holding unit is held at a selected position,

the part of the holding element that protrudes out of the housing is provided with the at least one running wheel,

the carriage body is connected to the slidable separation element,

the holding element is a holding wedge provided with a wedge face, which is inclined in relation to the running direction of the carriage, and the adjusting element is an adjusting wedge provided with a wedge face, which abuts against the wedge face of the holding element,

the adjusting screw is aligned in parallel to the running direction of the carriage and is seated rotatable and non-relocatable in bearing openings of the carriage body,

the adjusting screw corn rises a threaded shank with a respective screw head at each end,

the screw heads are seated in respective bearing openings, which are arranged in sides, lying opposite each other, of the housing, and

the threaded shank is rotatably held in a threaded channel of the adjusting wedge.

2. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the bearing openings are leading through the walls of the housing, so that each screw head can is configured to be coupled with a tool.

3. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the holding unit includes a holding bar, which is slidably held within the housing between guide beams.

4. The carriage according to claim 3 , wherein the interior space of the housing is closed by a housing lid that includes a bearing block which secures the holding bar between the guide beams.

5. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the part of the holding unit that protrudes out of the housing is connected via a central axle with a support lever, and on each side includes a wheel axle with a wheel.

6. The carriage according to claim 5 , wherein the carriage body includes a mounting part configured to be connected to a mounting bracket, that holds hinges that are connected to the slidable separation element.

7. The carriage according to claim 5 , wherein the carriage body includes a mounting part configured to be connected to the slidable separation element or a fitting mounted thereto.

8. The separation element connected to the carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the carriage is guided in the rail.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 21, 2010
From: HAAB, GREGOR; FREI, MARTIN; STUTZ, ALFRED
To: HAWA AG
Reel/Frame 024427/0146 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 09158984 · Apr 28, 2009 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100269291A1 · Oct 28, 2010