IP Library Granted Patent US 8,806,715
Granted Patent B2
US 8,806,715 · App. 13/513,468 · Granted Aug 19, 2014

Door closer comprising device for preventing a spring-back

Inventors: Volker Bienek (Dortmund, DE); Sabine Wiemann (Ennepetal, DE); Thomas Pabst (Schwelm, DE)
Assignee: Dorma GmbH + Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 8,806,715
App. No.
13/513,468
Granted
Aug 19, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A door closer, in particular a hinge door closer, including a locking function or free-swing function, having a door closer housing, an output shaft to be connected to a door, a piston assembly connected to the output shaft and guided in the door closer housing, a closer spring, a piston rod adapted to connect the piston assembly to the closer spring, a hydraulic lock compartment adapted to lock the closer spring, and a spring-loaded check valve arranged between the lock compartment and a space becoming smaller during the opening process of the door, in particular an accommodating space for the closer spring. The spring-loaded check valve locks toward the space becoming smaller.

Claims (25)

1. A door closer having at least one of a locking function and a free-swing function, comprising:

a door closer housing;

an output shaft configured to be connected to a door;

a piston assembly connected to the output shaft and guided in the door closer housing;

a closer spring;

a piston rod that connects the piston assembly to the closer spring;

a hydraulic lock compartment adapted to lock the closer spring;

an sliding-coupling accommodating space for the closer spring that becomes smaller during an opening process of the door;

a spring-loaded check valve that locks toward the accommodating space becoming smaller and arranged between the hydraulic lock compartment and the accommodating space;

a closer spring tension piston guided in the door closer housing and abutting on the closer spring;

wherein the spring-loaded check valve is arranged such that hydraulic oil in the accommodating space is pre-pressurized by an opening process and is actively pumped through the spring-loaded check valve into the hydraulic lock compartment.

2. The door closer of claim 1 , further comprising a free-swing assembly configured to enable a translational motion of the piston assembly decoupled from the closer spring when the closer spring is locked.

3. The door closer of claim 2 , wherein the free-swing assembly is a sliding-coupling that exclusively transmits compressive force between the closer spring and the piston assembly.

4. The door closer of claim 1 , further comprising:

a fluid-tight separating wall arranged in the door closer housing between the piston assembly and the closer spring,

wherein the piston rod passes through the separating wall in a fluid-tight manner.

5. The door closer of claim 4 , wherein the hydraulic lock compartment is arranged between the separating wall and the closer spring tension piston.

6. The door closer of claim 1 , wherein

the output shaft comprises a cam-shaped rolling contour configured as a cam disc, and

the piston assembly comprises at least one cam roller abutting on the cam-shaped rolling contour.

7. The door closer of claim 1 , wherein the spring-loaded check valve is arranged in the closer spring tension piston.

8. The door closer of claim 1 , wherein the accommodating space is closed, except for the spring-loaded check valve, during the opening process.

9. The door closer of claim 8 , wherein a further check valve is arranged between the accommodating space a tank line, wherein the further check valve is configured to lock toward the tank line.

10. The door closer of claim 9 , wherein the further check valve is a spring-loaded check valve.

11. The door closer of claim 1 , wherein the door closer is a hinge door closer.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2017
From: DORMA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: DORMAKABA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 044090/0447 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Mar 17, 2015
From: DORMA GMBH + CO. KG
To: DORMA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 035220/0595 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2012
From: BIENEK, VOLKER; WIEMANN, SABINE; PABST, THOMAS
To: DORMA GMBH + CO. KG
Reel/Frame 028502/0458 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2009 056 265 · Dec 1, 2009 · national
DE 10 2010 013 853 · Apr 1, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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