Side guide for a fire protection closure and a fire protection closure equipped with side guides

Claims

1. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) for a fire protection closure (2, 102, 202, 302), in particular for full fire protection, wherein the lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) is a fire protection lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320), which comprises at least one guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322), wherein the lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) enables the fire protection closure (2, 102, 202, 302) to move along the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322), wherein the lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) has a block-like, elongated shape, wherein the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) is made entirely of wood, wherein the wood is a surface-processed, smoothed wood, so that the lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) has a fire resistance for at least 30 minutes, and wherein the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) constitutes the sides of a guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330), which is bounded on at least four sides, and the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) is designed to receive and guide along the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) at least one guide element (32, 33, 132, 133), which is movable on a surface of the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) and is connected to a fire protection curtain (4, 104, 204, 304) of the fire protection closure (2, 102, 202, 302).

2. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to claim 1, wherein the lateral guide enables the fire protection closure (2, 102, 202, 302) to move in a lateral direction along the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322).

3. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) has a plurality of inner faces that form the, in particular fastener-free, guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330), of which preferably one inner face forms a surface along which the guide element (32, 33, 132, 133) is movable, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) opens out from the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) on the longitudinal side by way of a guide opening (24, 224, 324) along a longitudinal extent of the guide rail.

4. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) has at least one first boundary face (46), which at the same time is formed as a running surface (46) for the guide element (32, 33, 132, 133), wherein preferably the first boundary face (46) is suitable for absorbing a pulling force.

5. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to claim 4, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) has at least one second boundary face (47), which at the same time provides a running surface (47) for at least one of the guide elements (32, 33, 132, 133), wherein preferably the second boundary face (47) is suitable for absorbing a pushing force.

6. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) has at least one sliding surface (50, 51), which preferably is located between a first boundary face (46) and a second boundary face (47).

7. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) has a guide gap (60, 160, 260, 360), which adjoins an element guide groove (44) and which adjoins a boundary of the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) on a first side of the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330), wherein in particular the guide gap (60, 160, 260, 360) extends from a first boundary face (46), preferably between a first running surface region (54) and a second running surface region (55) of a two-part first boundary face (46).

8. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) has at least one first guide protrusion (62, 262, 262', 362), which forms a closure element sliding surface (66, 67).

9. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to claim 8, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) has a second guide protrusion (63, 263, 263', 363) extending parallel to the first guide protrusion (62, 262, 262', 362), which second guide protrusion is in particular spaced further away from a boundary face (46, 47) than the first guide protrusion (62, 262, 262', 362), and wherein preferably the first guide protrusion (62, 262, 262', 362) offers a narrower guide gap area for the fire protection closure (2, 102, 202, 302) than the second guide protrusion (63, 263, 263', 363).

10. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) comprises at least one sealing groove (70, 170, 270, 270'), in particular for a thermally swellable sealing material (171, 171'), wherein the sealing material (171, 171') serves to seal against the fire protection closure (2, 102, 202, 302).

11. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) is made, preferably entirely, of a hardwood, such as oak, or of a structural wood, wherein preferably the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) is a multi-part guide rail (22, 122, 322), and wherein in particular two or three guide rail parts (72, 73, 172, 173, 372, 373, 374) bound the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330).

12. Lateral guide (20, 120) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lateral guide (20, 120) comprises at least one locking pin (86), which can be extended through a thermally swellable material from a bearing hole (84) in the guide rail (22, 122) into a region of the fire protection closure (2, 102).

13. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) has an insertion end (26), which is designed as a tenon (25, 325) that can be connected to a curtain mount or a closure box, wherein in particular an insertion opening (28, 228) of the guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322) receives a wedge-shaped extension by way of a connection.

14. Lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide rail (122) has a mounting groove (188), which extends at least partially along the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330), wherein between the mounting groove (188) and the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330) there is preferably a strip (90, 90', 190, 190', 390) that separates the mounting groove (188) from the guide channel (30, 130, 230, 330), in particular along an entire length of the guide rail (122).

15. Lateral guide (320) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide rail (322) is of modular construction, wherein a first guide rail module (372) serves to adapt the guide rail (322) to a thickness of a fire protection closure (302) with the aid of at least one second guide rail module (373), for which purpose in particular the first guide rail module (372) has at least two mounting points (376, 376', 377), preferably four mounting points, which define an arrangement of one second guide rail module (373) or a spacing (380) of two second guide rail modules (373, 374) on the first guide rail module (372).

16. Fire protection closure (2, 102, 202, 302), which comprises at least one fire protection curtain (4, 104, 204, 304) that can be deployed over a large area, wherein the fire protection curtain (4, 104, 204, 304) is guided on at least two sides by at least one lateral guide (20, 120, 220, 320), wherein the fire protection curtain (4, 104, 204, 304) has guide elements (32, 33, 132, 133) on at least one curtain side (6), characterized in that at least one of the lateral guides (20, 120, 220, 320) is designed according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the guide elements (32, 33, 132, 133) are designed to facilitate guidance of the fire protection curtain (4, 104, 204, 304), and the guidance is presented along at least one guide rail (22, 122, 222, 322).