Swinging-sliding door system of a vehicle

The pivoting sliding door system addresses locking security and manufacturing challenges by using a guiding and locking device with a non-coaxial second sliding block arrangement, enhancing locking security and reducing wear and manufacturing complexity.

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Application Number
PCT/EP2024/082122
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-11-29
Filing Date
2024-11-13
Publication Date
2025-06-05

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Technical Problem

Existing pivoting sliding door systems for vehicles face challenges with locking security, manufacturing complexity, and high wear due to the design of the guiding and locking devices, which are prone to disengagement under transverse forces and require tight manufacturing tolerances.

Method used

The system incorporates a guiding and locking device with a first guide and locking element, a first pivot lever, and a link device comprising a first and second link slide guided in first and second link guides. The second sliding block is arranged non-coaxially and at a distance from the first sliding block, creating a longer lever arm to support transverse forces and eliminating the need for a locking lug, thereby simplifying manufacturing and reducing wear.

Benefits of technology

This design enhances locking security, reduces manufacturing costs, and minimizes wear by providing a robust mechanism to handle transverse forces without the need for complex locking lugs, ensuring reliable operation and longevity of the door system.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a swinging-sliding door system (100) of a vehicle, at least comprising: a door frame (4) with a door opening; at least one door leaf (2) which is designed to open and close the door opening; a drive device (8) which is designed to drive the door leaf (2) relative to the door frame (4), in particular along a track with a linear component and an arc-shaped or curved component; and a guiding and locking device (6') which is designed to guide the door leaf (2) and lock the door leaf (2) at least in a closed position, said guiding and locking device at least comprising: at least one first guiding and locking element (14), which is rigidly connected to the door frame (4) in particular; and a first pivoting lever (16), one side of which is guided in or on the door leaf (2) and the other side of which is slidingly and pivotally mounted relative to the first guiding and locking element (14) via a first slotted link device (72), said slotted link device comprising a first slotted link slider (22), which is guided on or in a first slotted link guide (24), and a second slotted link slider (26), which interacts with a second slotted link guide (28), wherein the first slotted link guide (24) has a locking region (30) and a pivoting region (34) which preferably adjoins the locking region (30). In the closed position of the door leaf, the first slotted link slider (22) is locked on or in the locking region (30), and the second slotted link slider (26) deviates from a coaxial position and is spaced from the first slotted link slider (22).
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Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION

[0002] Swing-sliding door system of a vehicle

[0003] The invention relates to a pivoting-sliding door system of a vehicle, in particular a rail-bound passenger transport vehicle, with a guiding and locking device for a door leaf, according to the preamble of claim 1. The invention also relates to a vehicle with a pivoting-sliding door system according to claim 21.

[0004] Guiding and locking devices for door leaves of pivoting and sliding door systems for passenger transport vehicles are known from the prior art. They ensure that, in the case of single- or double-leaf pivoting and sliding doors, the door leaves are flush with the vehicle's outer wall when closed, and that, when opening and closing, the door leaves can be moved along a path with a linear and curved and arcuate section along the vehicle's outer wall. The door leaves are driven for this purpose by a drive device. In particular, a locking function of the guiding and locking device is intended to ensure that the closed position of the door leaves can be held stable, especially when forces occur perpendicular to the vehicle's longitudinal axis, for example due to pressure differences when driving in tunnels, or when passengers bump into the door leaves.

[0005] A generic pivoting sliding door system with a guide and locking device is disclosed in EP 2 071 110 B1. There, the guide and locking device comprises a pivot lever, one end of which is guided via guide rollers in and on the door leaf, and the other end of which is mounted displaceably and pivotably via a sliding block in sliding block guides. A first axial section of the sliding block is guided in a first linear sliding block guide (Fig. 4) in order to guide the sliding block in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Parallel to this, a second axial section of the sliding block, provided with a locking lug, is guided in a second sliding block guide of a second guide element (Fig.7) to hold the sliding block in a locking position when the sliding block is located in a locking region of the second sliding block guide, and to enable rotation of the pivot lever when the sliding block is located in a pivoting region of the second sliding block guide (Fig. 8). The two axial sections of the sliding block are therefore arranged coaxially.

[0006] The disadvantage is that the locking lug provides only a relatively short lever arm, which is subject to the aforementioned forces, resulting in high surface pressure. Especially in the case of unavoidable deformations of the adjacent structures during operation, the risk of the locking lug disengaging from the locking area cannot be ruled out. Furthermore, the locking lug and the complementary locking and pivoting areas of the second guideway require a narrow manufacturing tolerance, which has an adverse effect on manufacturing costs. Furthermore, the variability of the pivoting movement is limited in this design, and wear due to the sliding movements is high.

[0007] The present invention, in contrast, is based on the object of providing a pivoting-sliding door system with a door leaf and a guide and locking device for the door leaf, which ensures high locking reliability of the door leaf while being simple to manufacture and with low wear. Furthermore, a vehicle with such a pivoting-sliding door system is also to be provided.

[0008] This object is achieved according to the invention by the features of claims 1 and 21.

[0009] Disclosure of the invention

[0010] The invention provides a pivoting sliding door system of a vehicle, in particular a passenger transport vehicle, at least comprising: a) a door frame with a door opening, b) at least one door leaf designed to open and close the door opening, c) a drive device designed and configured to drive the door leaf relative to the door frame, in particular along a path with a linear and arcuate or curved portion, d) a guiding and locking device designed and configured to guide the door leaf and to lock the door leaf at least in a closed position, which at least comprises: d1) at least one first guiding and locking element, which is in particular rigidly connected to the door frame, d2) a first pivot lever,which is guided on the one hand in or on the door leaf and on the other hand is mounted displaceably and pivotably relative to the first guide and locking element via a first link device, which comprises a first link slide guided on or in a first link guide and a second link slide which cooperates with a second link guide, wherein e) the first link guide has a locking region and a pivoting region preferably adjoining the locking region, and wherein f) in the closed position of the door leaf, the first link slide is locked on or in the locking region.

[0011] According to the invention, it is then provided that g) the second sliding block is arranged deviating from a coaxial position and at a distance from the first sliding block.

[0012] The fact that the second sliding block is arranged in a position other than coaxial and at a distance from the first sliding block means, on the one hand, that the first sliding block and the second sliding block are not arranged coaxially as in EP 2071 110 B1, but rather at a distance from each other. The first sliding block and the second sliding block can also be arranged without overlapping or overlapping, i.e., without overlapping or overlapping. Alternatively, they can also at least partially overlap or overlap.

[0013] This creates a larger lever arm between the first sliding block and the second sliding block, which can then advantageously better support the above-described (transverse) forces, especially in the closed position of the door leaf. Furthermore, this also makes it possible to dispense with the locking lug of EP 2 071 110 B1, which allows the use of simpler cross-sectional shapes, particularly for the first sliding block, such as a cylindrical cross-section, which simplifies manufacturing.

[0014] In particular, it is provided that during an opening process of the door leaf, the door leaf driven by the drive device drives the first pivot lever, wherein a) the first pivot lever brings the first sliding block out of engagement with the locking area, in particular disengages it from the locking area and then engages it with the pivoting area, wherein the first sliding block runs along the pivoting area, and b) the first pivot lever moves the second sliding block along or on or in the second sliding block guide until the door leaf has reached the opening position.

[0015] It can also be provided that during a closing operation of the door leaf, the door leaf driven by the drive device drives the first pivot lever, wherein a) the first pivot lever moves the first sliding block out of engagement with the

[0016] Pivoting area and then engages with the locking area, in particular engages in the locking area, and b) the first pivoting lever moves the second sliding block along or on or in the second sliding block guide until the door leaf has reached the closed position.

[0017] Preferably, the locking region has a first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track for the first sliding block, and / or the pivoting region has a first, in particular at least partially curved, guide track for the first sliding block.

[0018] Then, in the closed position of the door leaf, the first sliding block can interact with the first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track in such a way, in particular engage into the first, in particular at least partially linear guide track, that a movement of the door leaf at least perpendicular to the first, in particular at least partially linear guide track is prevented.

[0019] The second link guide can also have a second, in particular at least partially linear, guideway for the second link slide, on or in which the second link slide is then guided.

[0020] In particular, the at least partially curved guideway can deviate from a circular arc and / or have any desired curvature. This allows for a high degree of flexibility with regard to the swing-out movement of the door.

[0021] In particular, the second sliding block forms a pivot axis of the first pivot lever when the door leaf is moved, in particular a door frame-side pivot axis of the first pivot lever, around which the first pivot lever then rotates. Because the second sliding block is preferably guided in the second linear guideway, it is advantageous if the first sliding block is guided on or in the pivot range of the first sliding block guide in order to ensure defined guidance of the first pivot lever. In this respect, the guidance of the first pivot lever during pivoting or rotating is now realized by the guidance of the first sliding block in or on the first sliding block guide and by the interaction of the second sliding block with the second sliding block guide.

[0022] The first guide rail and the second guide rail can be arranged, in particular spaced apart from one another, in a single plane or in different planes, which are, for example, parallel to one another. In particular, the first guide rail and the second guide rail are arranged spaced apart on the first guide and locking element.

[0023] In particular, the first, in particular linear, guideway runs parallel to the second, in particular linear, guideway. Preferably, the first linear guideway and the second linear guideway are arranged parallel and, in particular, collinearly with each other. Furthermore, it can be provided that the first, in particular linear, guideway and the second, in particular linear, guideway are spaced apart from each other and, in particular, arranged without overlap.

[0024] The first sliding block and the second sliding block can also be arranged parallel to each other and point in the same direction or in opposite directions.

[0025] The first guide rail and / or the second guide rail can be at least partially configured as a guide rail opening(s). The first guide rail and / or the second guide rail can then also have at least one inner guide surface, preferably two opposing guide surfaces, for the first guide rail and / or the second guide rail. Alternatively or additionally, the first guide rail and / or the second guide rail can also have an outer guide surface for the first guide rail and / or the second guide rail.

[0026] In this respect, the term “guideway” can be understood to mean that a) the guideway has opposing guide surfaces within which the sliding block or blocks are then guided on both sides, in particular by contact on both sides with these opposing guide surfaces, or that b) the guideway comprises or forms a single inner or outer guide surface.

[0027] Furthermore, the first, in particular linear, guideway and / or the second, in particular linear, guideway can be parallel to the door leaf when the door leaf is in the closed position or parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

[0028] Last but not least, the first link guide and / or the second link guide can be designed as a link opening.

[0029] Particularly preferably, the drive device drives the door leaf, with the resulting movement of the door leaf driving the first pivot lever. In this respect, the first pivot lever is driven by the drive device, for example, indirectly via the door leaf.

[0030] It can be provided that during an opening process of the door leaf, the door leaf driven by the drive device drives the first pivot lever, wherein a) the first pivot lever brings the first sliding block out of engagement with the first, in particular linear, guide track, in particular disengages the first sliding block from the first, in particular linear, guide track, wherein the first sliding block is moved along the first, in particular linear, guide track in a first direction, and then brings it into engagement with the pivoting region, in particular engages the pivoting region, wherein the first sliding block runs along the at least partially curved guide track and the pivot lever pivots until the door leaf has reached an opening position, and b) the first pivot lever moves the second sliding block along the second, in particular linear, guide track.

[0031] It can also be provided that during a closing process of the door leaf, the door leaf driven by the drive device drives the first pivot lever, wherein a) the first pivot lever brings the first sliding block out of engagement with the pivoting region, in particular disengages the first sliding block from the pivoting region, and brings it into engagement with the locking region, in particular engages it in the locking region, wherein the first sliding block initially runs along the at least partially curved guide track of the first sliding block guide and then along the first, in particular linear, guide track in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, and b) the first pivot lever moves the second sliding block along or in or on the second, in particular linear, guide track.

[0032] Since the drive device drives the door leaf, to which the first pivot lever is coupled, for example, by means of guide rollers, for example, the first pivot lever is also (indirectly) driven by the drive device during the drive, along with the first sliding block and the second sliding block. The first pivot lever is therefore driven exclusively by the door leaf, which in turn is driven by the drive device.

[0033] It can also be provided in the pivoting sliding door system that a) the first sliding link comprises at least one roller, in particular with a circular cross-section, which rolls along the first sliding link guide, or at least one pin, in particular with a circular cross-section, which slides along the first sliding link guide, and / or that b) the second sliding link comprises at least one roller, in particular with a circular cross-section, which rolls along the second sliding link guide, or at least one pin, in particular with a circular cross-section, which slides along the second sliding link guide.

[0034] The advantage of using at least one roller is that it reduces friction and wear and provides better guidance for the first pivot lever.

[0035] According to a further development of the pivoting sliding door system, it can be provided that the first slotted guide is designed as a first slotted opening and the first, in particular linear, guide track is designed with a closed end and an open end, which adjoins the at least partially curved guide track. The closed end can have a, in particular, semicircular cross-section with an inner diameter, into which the first slotted slide can engage in a form-fitting manner and, in particular, with little play, in particular when the first slotted slide has a cylindrical or circular cross-section. Preferably, the inner diameter of the semicircular cross-section of the closed end of the first, in particular linear, guide track is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first slotted slide.

[0036] A transition between the open end of the first, in particular linear, guideway and the at least partially curved guideway of the first slotted guide can then be designed as an edge or as a radius when viewed in cross section.

[0037] In an analogous manner, the second link guide can be designed as a second link opening with two closed ends, of which at least one closed end has a particularly semicircular cross-section with an inner diameter into which the second link slide can engage in a form-fitting manner and in particular with little play, in particular if the second link slide has a complementary cylindrical or circular cross-section.

[0038] It can also be provided that a) the first sliding block and / or the second sliding block are mounted on the first

[0039] pivot lever is (are) arranged and that the first slotted guide and / or the second slotted guide are (are) formed in or on the first guide and locking element, or that b) the first slotted slide and / or the second slotted slide on the first

[0040] Guide and locking element are formed and that the first link guide and / or the second link guide are formed in or on the first pivot lever.

[0041] Preferably, the pivoting sliding door system is provided with the first sliding block and the second sliding block being attached or arranged on the first pivot lever, and with the first sliding block and the second sliding block being formed in or on the first guide and locking element. Preferably, the first sliding block and the second sliding block protrude perpendicularly from the first pivot lever, in the same direction or in opposite directions.

[0042] Preferably, in the pivoting sliding door system, the first guide rail and the second guide rail can be arranged a) in one plane, or b) in parallel planes, or c) in mutually perpendicular planes.

[0043] A particularly high guide rigidity results from a further embodiment of the pivoting sliding door system, in which it is preferably provided that a) the first link device is arranged in a first plane, and that b) the first leg lever is mounted at least displaceably via a second link device relative to a second guide and locking element, which is in particular rigidly connected to the door frame, wherein c) the second link device has at least one further link guide in a second plane, which is in particular perpendicular to the first plane, wherein d) the at least one further link guide runs parallel at least to the second link guide and in the at least one further link guide at least one further link slide connected to the first guide and locking element is guided in the second link guide, in particular in the same direction as the second link slide.

[0044] In this embodiment, it can be further provided that the first slotted guide and the second slotted guide are designed on or in a first plate-shaped element as the first guide and locking element. The above-mentioned at least one further slotted guide can also preferably also be designed as a slotted opening with at least one closed end, in particular with two closed ends, and can be designed on or in a second plate-shaped element as the second guide and locking element. The first plate-shaped element or the first guide and locking element can then be arranged in particular perpendicular to the second plate-shaped element or to the second guide and locking element. In a further development of this embodiment, the first pivot lever and the second guide and locking element can also be connected to one another by the second slotted slide.

[0045] According to a further embodiment, the pivoting-sliding door system can also be provided with a second pivot lever, which is pivotally connected to the door frame at one end and supports the second sliding link at its other end. In particular, the second pivot lever pivots relative to the door frame when the second sliding link moves along the second sliding link guide. Then, in particular, the first pivot lever and the second pivot lever are connected to one another via the second sliding link guide, with the second sliding link extending through the second sliding link guide of the first guide and locking element.

[0046] This design has the advantage that, thanks to the pivoting ability of the first lever arm around two axes—namely, around the second sliding block and the linkage of the second lever arm to the door frame—the arcuate movement path of the first lever arm, and thus also of the door leaf, can be flexibly adapted to the specific requirements. This design also places lower tolerance requirements and avoids distortion.

[0047] In the pivoting sliding door system, the first pivot lever, optionally the second pivot lever and the at least one guide and locking element can be arranged in the region of a lower or upper door edge of the door leaf.

[0048] The invention also relates to a vehicle, in particular a rail-bound passenger transport vehicle, which comprises at least one pivoting sliding door system as described above.

[0049] drawing

[0050] Exemplary embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings below and explained in more detail in the following description. In the drawing,

[0051] Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a pivoting sliding door system with two door leaves according to a preferred embodiment; Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view II of a preferred embodiment of the guide and locking device of the

[0052] Swing-sliding door system of Fig. 1;

[0053] Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the guide and locking device of Fig. 2 along the line III-III of Fig. 1, in a situation in which the door leaves are closed;

[0054] Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the guide and locking device of Fig. 2 along the line III-III of Fig. 1, in a situation at the beginning of the opening of the door leaves;

[0055] Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the guide and locking device of Fig. 2 along the line III-III of Fig. 1, in a situation in which the door leaves are open;

[0056] Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of another embodiment of the guiding and locking device of the pivoting sliding door system of Fig. 1 in a situation in which the door leaves are closed;

[0057] Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the guide and locking device of Fig. 6, in a situation in which the door leaves are closed;

[0058] Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the guide and locking device of Fig. 6, in a situation in which the door leaves are open;

[0059] Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of another embodiment of the guiding and locking device of the

[0060] Pivoting sliding door system of Fig. 1 in a situation in which the door leaves are closed;

[0061] Fig. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of the embodiment of the guiding and locking device of Fig. 9 in a situation in which the door leaves move in the opening direction;

[0062] Fig. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of the embodiment of the guide and locking device of Fig. 9 in a situation in which the door leaves are open. Description of the embodiments

[0063] Fig. 1 shows a pivoting-sliding door system 100 of a not-shown, particularly rail-bound, passenger transport vehicle, having two door leaves 2 that close a door opening formed in a door frame 4. A guiding and locking device 6, explained in detail below, is not limited to such a two-leaf pivoting-sliding door system 100, but can also be used with single-leaf pivoting-sliding door systems, i.e., with only one door leaf. In such a pivoting-sliding door system, the door leaves 2, which are then pivoting-sliding door leaves, execute a movement path composed of a linear movement and an arcuate movement.

[0064] Each door leaf 2 is mounted in its upper region via brackets on support rods not shown in Fig. 1, so that it can be displaced and pivoted. Furthermore, a drive device 8, shown only schematically in Fig. 1, is arranged in the upper region of the door opening. This drive device drives and moves the door leaves 2 to open and close the door opening, as well as during their displacement along a vehicle exterior wall 10.

[0065] Preferably, each door leaf 2 is provided with a guiding and locking device 6, each of which is assigned to a door leaf arranged on the side of the respective door leaf 2 facing the vehicle interior. In the exemplary embodiment, for each door leaf 2 or door leaf, for example, a guiding and locking device 6 is attached to the door frame 4 on the floor side, preferably at the level of a lower side edge of the left and right door leaves 2. However, it is also conceivable to arrange the guiding and locking devices 6 at any desired height of the door leaves 2 or the vertical posts of the door frame 4, wherein the guiding and locking devices 6 are preferably arranged in the region of the vehicle floor 12.

[0066] The guiding and locking devices 6 are designed and configured to guide and lock the door leaves 4, wherein the locking takes place, in particular, in a direction perpendicular to the vehicle's longitudinal direction or to the vehicle's outer wall 10, here, for example, in a closed position of the door leaves 4. The structure and operation of such a guiding and locking device 6 are explained below as examples for all other guiding and locking devices 6.

[0067] The preferred embodiment of the guide and locking device 6 shown in Figures 2-5 has a first guide and locking element 14, which is particularly rigidly connected to a vertical post of the door frame 4. The guide and locking element 14 is formed here, for example, by a plate attached to the door frame.Furthermore, the guiding and locking device 6 has a first pivoting lever 16 which, on the one hand, is guided in a linearly displaceable and pivotable manner, for example by two guide rollers 18 in or on a linear guide 20 of the relevant door leaf 2, and on the other hand is mounted displaceably and pivotably relative to the first guiding and locking element 14 via a first link device 72 which, for example, has a first link slide 22 arranged, for example, on the first pivoting lever 16, in a first link guide 24 designed, for example, as a first link opening, for example of the first guiding and locking element 14, and a second link slide 26 arranged, for example, on the first pivoting lever 16, in a second link guide 28 designed, for example, as a second link opening, for example of the first guiding and locking element 14.Therefore, in addition to the first pivot lever 16, the first and second sliding blocks 22, 26 as well as the first and second sliding block guides 24, 28 are also included in the guiding and locking device 6.

[0068] The first link guide 24 has a locking region 30 with a first, in particular exclusively linear, guideway 32 for the first link slide 22 and a pivoting region 34 adjoining the locking region 30 with a curved guideway 36 for the first link slide. The second link guide 28 comprises a second, in particular exclusively linear, guideway 38 for the second link slide 26. Furthermore, it is provided here, for example, that the first linear guideway 32, the second linear guideway 38, and also the curved guideway 36 are arranged in the first guide and locking element 14 as through openings without overlapping or overlapping.The first linear guideway 32 is therefore preferably arranged at a distance from the second linear guideway 38 on or in the guide and locking element and runs parallel and in particular collinear with the second linear guideway 38, wherein both linear guideways 32, 38 are substantially parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction or to the vehicle outer wall 10. The first slotted guide 24 and the second slotted guide 28 are also preferably arranged at a distance from each other on the first guide and locking element 14.

[0069] Preferably, all guideways 32, 36 and 38 each have two opposing guide surfaces 40 for the first sliding block 22 and for the second sliding block 26 in order to ensure defined and rigid guidance of the sliding blocks 22, 26. Preferably, both sliding blocks 22, 26, in particular at least one sliding block (is), are designed as rollers, wherein the first sliding block 22 comprises a first roller rotatable about a first roller axis 56 (Figures 7 and 8), and the second sliding block 26 comprises a second roller rotatable about a second roller axis 54. The two roller axes 54, 56 are then held in openings in one end of the first pivot lever 16, in particular in a rotationally and axially fixed manner.

[0070] The rollers are rotatably mounted on the roller axes, which here, for example, extend parallel from a side surface of the first pivot lever 16. The rollers then contact the opposing guide surfaces 40 of the guideways and roll along these guide surfaces 40. Alternatively, the sliding blocks 22, 26 or at least one sliding block can also be designed as pins, which then slide in the guideways 32, 36, 38 or sliding block guides 24, 28. A combination of rollers and pins is also conceivable.

[0071] Furthermore, the first linear guideway 32 is designed with a closed end 42 and an open end, which adjoins the curved guideway 36. The closed end 42 can have a particularly semicircular cross-section with an inner diameter into which the first sliding block 22, here as the first roller, can engage or engage in a form-fitting manner and, in particular, with minimal play. Therefore, the inner diameter of the semicircular cross-section of the closed end 42 of the first linear guideway 32 is preferably approximately equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter of the first roller, which here forms the first sliding block 22.

[0072] A transition between the open end of the first linear guideway 32 and the curved guideway 36 of the first link guide 24 can then be formed as an edge 44 when viewed in cross section, as shown in particular in Fig. 5.

[0073] In an analogous manner, the second linear guideway 38 can be designed with two closed ends 46, which here, for example, each have a semicircular cross-section with an inner diameter into which the second roller can engage or engage in a form-fitting manner and in particular with little play, in particular if, as here, the second roller has a complementary cylindrical or circular cross-section.

[0074] As can best be seen from Figures 3-5, the second sliding block 26 is arranged on the first pivot lever 16 in a position deviating from a coaxial position and spaced apart from the first sliding block 22.

[0075] As shown in Fig. 3, in the closed position of the door leaf 2, the first roller, acting as the first sliding block 22, is positively engaged with the closed end 42 of the first linear guideway 32 of the locking region 30 of the first sliding block guide 24 and preferably contacts this closed end 42, which then also forms a stop for the first roller, acting as the first sliding block 22. This prevents movement of the door leaf 2 perpendicular to the first linear guideway 32 and, in particular, also to the second guideway 38, which causes the door leaf 2 to lock in the closed position in this direction. In the locked, closed position of the door leaf, the second roller, acting as the second sliding block 26, also contacts a closed end 46 of the second linear guideway 38, which, like the other closed end 46, is preferably shaped in a semicircular cross-section, complementary to the second roller.

[0076] When the door leaf 2 begins to open, as shown in Fig. 4, the second roller rolls as the second sliding block 26 along the second linear guideway 38, and the first roller rolls as the first sliding block 22 along the first linear guideway 32, each in a first direction. However, the first roller only rolls until the edge 44 is reached, which forms the transition between the first linear guideway 32 (the locking area 30) and the curved guideway 36 (the pivoting area 34).

[0077] As the opening movement of the door leaf 2 continues, the first roller, acting as the first sliding block 22, then disengages from the first linear guideway 32, as shown in Fig. 5, and then engages with the curved guideway 36, acting as the pivoting region 34 of the first sliding block 24, in particular engaging the pivoting region 34. The first roller, acting as the first sliding block 22, then runs along the curved guideway 36 of the first sliding block 24 to a closed end 48 of the curved guideway 36, which is preferably also shaped in a complementary semicircular manner to the first roller and then acts as a stop for the latter. The door leaf 2 has then reached the opening position.

[0078] In parallel, the second roller, acting as the second sliding block 26, continues to move in the first direction within the second linear guideway 38 until it reaches the other closed end 46 of this second linear guideway 38, which then also forms a stop. During the opening movement of the door leaf 2, the first pivot lever 16 pivots around the second roller (here, the second sliding block 26), which then forms a pivot axis of the first pivot lever 16 when the door leaf 2 is moved, in particular a door frame-side pivot axis of the first pivot lever 16.

[0079] It is then easy to imagine, in the reverse order of Figures 3-5, that during a closing process of the door leaf 2, the first roller as the first sliding block 22 disengages from the curved guide track 36 as the pivoting area 34 and then engages the first linear guide track 32 as the locking area 30, wherein the first roller as the first sliding block 22 initially runs along the curved guide track 36 and then along the first linear guide track 32 in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. This movement of the first roller as the first sliding block 22 continues until the first roller strikes the closed end 42 of the first linear guide track 32 or engages it. Parallel to this, the second roller as the second sliding block 26 moves from one closed end 46 of the second linear guide track 38 to the other closed end 46, also in the second direction.One can therefore speak of a synchronized movement of the two sliding blocks 22, 26 in the first and second sliding block guides 24, 28.

[0080] The difference between a further embodiment of a guiding and locking device 6' shown in Figures 6-8 and the preferred embodiment 6 described at the outset is that the first pivot lever 16 is additionally mounted displaceably and pivotably relative to a second guiding and locking element 50 via a second link device 74.For this purpose, in addition to the first guide and locking element 14, which is only partially visible here and is also plate-shaped, with the first slotted guide 24 and the second slotted guide 26, as shown in Figures 3-5, the second, for example also plate-shaped guide and locking element 50 is provided with at least one further slotted guide, here for example two further slotted guides 52, which is arranged for example in a second plane which is for example perpendicular to a first plane in which the first guide and locking element 14 is arranged.

[0081] Here, therefore, the first slotted guide 24 and the second slotted guide 28 are formed in a first plate-shaped element as the first guide and locking element 14, and the two further slotted guides 52 are formed in a second plate-shaped element as the second guide and locking element 50. The first plate-shaped element or the first guide and locking element 14 is arranged, for example, perpendicular to the second plate-shaped element or the second guide and locking element 50.

[0082] A connection between the first pivot lever 16 and the second guide and locking element 50 can be created here, for example, by a second roller axis 54 formed onto the second guide and locking element 50 being held, in particular, in a rotationally and axially fixed manner in a second opening of the first pivot lever 16, as is particularly illustrated in Figures 7 and 8. The second roller as the second sliding block 26 is then rotatably mounted on this second roller axis 54, wherein this second roller as the second sliding block 26 can then roll along the second linear guideway 38 of the first guide and locking element 14, as in the previously described embodiment. Also visible in Figures 7 and 8 is the first roller axis 56 for the first roller as the first sliding block 22, which is then also held, in particular, in an opening of the first pivot lever 16, in a rotationally and axially fixed manner.The first roller is then rotatably mounted as the first sliding block 22 on this first roller axis 56, wherein this first roller as the first sliding block 22 can then roll along the first sliding block guide 24 of the first guiding and locking element 14 in the embodiment described above.

[0083] The two further slotted guides 52 are also preferably designed as linear guideways 58, each with two closed ends, which in turn are formed complementarily to further rollers as further slotted slides 60, which are guided in the two further linear guideways 58. Furthermore, the two further linear guideways 58 of the two further slotted guides are, for example, spaced apart and collinear with one another and run parallel to the second slotted guide 28, i.e., to the second linear guideway 38.

[0084] The two additional rollers, as additional sliding blocks 60, are rotatably mounted here, for example, on two additional roller axes 62, which are mounted on cheeks 64 projecting perpendicularly from the first plate-shaped guide and locking element 14. Therefore, in the two additional sliding block guides 52, additional rollers, as additional sliding blocks 60 connected to the first guide and locking element 14, are linearly guided in the direction in which the second roller, as a second sliding block 26, is also linearly guided in the second sliding block guide 28.

[0085] When the door leaf 2 is closed (Fig. 6), the situation shown in Fig. 3 arises for the first guide and locking element 14 and the first and second sliding blocks 22, 26 guided therein, because the first guide and locking element 14 is constructed identically there. Furthermore, the additional rollers, as additional sliding blocks 60, are located at the other ends of the additional linear guideways 58 and are engaged therein, as shown in Fig. 7.

[0086] During the opening movement of the door leaf 2, the situations shown in Figures 4 and 5 arise for the first guide and locking element 14 and the first and second sliding blocks 22, 26 guided therein. Parallel to this, the additional rollers run as additional sliding blocks 60 in the additional linear guideways 58 until they each strike one end, as shown in Figure 8, which illustrates the situation in which the door leaf 2 has reached the opening position.

[0087] The difference between a further embodiment of a guiding and locking device 6" shown in Figures 9-11 and the preferred embodiment 6 described at the outset is that the second sliding block 26 is additionally pivotably connected to the door frame 4 via a second pivot lever 66 and a joint connection 68. The joint connection 68 to the door frame 4 is then arranged at one end of the second pivot lever 66, and the other end of the second pivot lever 66 is connected to the second sliding block 26 via a joint 76, the second sliding block 26 then protruding, for example, through the second sliding block guide 28.Therefore, for example, at the end of the second sliding block 26 protruding from the second sliding block guide 28, the joint 76 is formed, via which the other end of the second pivot lever 66 is pivotally connected to the second sliding block 26, the joint axis of the joint 76 being coaxial with the second sliding block 26. Consequently, the second pivot lever 66 can rotate relative to the second sliding block 26 via the joint 76. In addition, the two ends of the, for example, approximately linear second sliding block guide 28 can form end stops for the second sliding block 26 when the second pivot lever 66 rotates about the joint connection 68. When the door leaf 2 moves, the second pivot lever 66 can then pivot about the joint connection 68 relative to the door frame 4, as far as the end stops of the second sliding block guide 28 relative to the second sliding block 26 allow.

[0088] Fig. 9 then shows the situation of the closed door 2, in which the first roller, acting as the first sliding block 22, abuts one end of the first linear guideway 32, and the second roller, acting as the second sliding block 26, abuts one end of the second linear guideway 38. The second pivot lever 66 is then, for example, additionally preloaded by spring means 70, in a first pivot position, which is then defined, for example, by the abutment of the second roller, acting as the second sliding block 26, at the other end of the second linear guideway 38. The situation that arises during the opening movement of the door leaf 2 is then shown in Fig. 10.The processes relating to the guidance of the first roller as the first sliding block 22 within the first sliding block guide 24 and the second roller as the second sliding block 26 within the second sliding block guide 28 are identical to those in the preferred embodiment 6 described at the outset and will therefore not be repeated here.

[0089] When the door leaf 2 has then reached the opening position, which is shown in Fig. 11, the second pivot lever 66 is pivoted into a second pivot position, which is then defined, for example, by the stop of the second roller as a second sliding block 26 at one end of the second linear guideway 38.

[0090] List of reference symbols

[0091] 100 pivoting sliding door system

[0092] 2 door leaves

[0093] 4 door frames

[0094] 6, 6', 6" guiding and locking device

[0095] 8 Drive device

[0096] 10 Vehicle outer wall

[0097] 12 Vehicle floor

[0098] 14 first guide and locking element

[0099] 16 first pivot lever

[0100] 18 leadership roles

[0101] 20 linear guide

[0102] 22 first sliding gate valve

[0103] 24 first stage tour

[0104] 26 second sliding gate valve

[0105] 28 second scenery tour

[0106] 30 locking area

[0107] 32 first linear guideway

[0108] 34 Swivel range

[0109] 36 curved guideway

[0110] 38 second linear guideway

[0111] 40 guide surfaces

[0112] 42 closed end

[0113] 44 edge

[0114] 46 closed ends

[0115] 48 closed end 50 second guide and locking element

[0116] 52 additional stage tours

[0117] 54 second roller axis

[0118] 56 first roller axis 58 additional linear guideways

[0119] 60 additional sliding gate valves

[0120] 62 additional roller axes

[0121] 64 cheeks

[0122] 66 second pivot lever 68 articulated connection

[0123] 70 spring means

[0124] 72 first scenery setup

[0125] 74 second scenery setup

[0126] 76 joint

Claims

- Patent claims 1. A pivoting sliding door system (100) of a vehicle, in particular a rail-bound passenger transport vehicle, at least comprising: a) a door frame (4) with a door opening, b) at least one door leaf (2) designed to open and close the door opening, c) a drive device (8) designed and configured to drive the door leaf (2) relative to the door frame (4), in particular along a path with a linear and arcuate or curved portion, d) a guiding and locking device (6; 6', 6") designed and configured to guide the door leaf (2) and to lock the door leaf (2) at least in a closed position, which at least comprises: d1) at least one first guiding and locking element (14) which is in particular rigidly connected to the door frame (4), d2) a first pivot lever (16),which is guided on the one hand in or on the door leaf (2) and on the other hand is mounted displaceably and pivotably relative to the first guide and locking element (14) via a first link device (72), which comprises a first link slide (22) guided on or in a first link guide (24) and a second link slide (26) which cooperates with a second link guide (28), wherein e) the first link guide (24) has a locking region (30) and a pivoting region (34) preferably adjoining the locking region (30), and wherein f) in the closed position of the door leaf, the first link slide (22) is locked on or in the locking region (30), characterized in that g) the second link slide (26) is arranged deviating from a coaxial position and at a distance from the first link slide (22).

2. Pivoting sliding door system according to claim 1, characterized in that a) the locking region (30) has a first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (32) for the first sliding link (22), and / or b) the pivoting region (34) has a guide track (36) for the first sliding link (22), in particular at least partially curved.

3. Pivoting sliding door system according to claim 2, characterized in that in the closed position of the door leaf, the first sliding block (22) interacts with the first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (32) in such a way, in particular is engaged in the first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (32), that a movement of the door leaf (2) at least perpendicular to the first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (32) is prevented.

4. Pivoting sliding door system according to claim 3, characterized in that the first slotted guide (24) is designed as a first slotted opening and the first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (32) is designed with a closed end (42) and with an open end which adjoins the, in particular at least partially curved, guide track (36) of the first slotted guide (24), wherein the closed end (42) has a, in particular, semicircular cross-section with an inner diameter into which the first slotted slide (22) can engage in a form-fitting manner.

5. Pivoting sliding door system according to claim 4, characterized in that a transition between the open end of the first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (32) and the in particular at least partially curved guide track (36) of the first link guide (24) is designed as an edge or as a radius.

6. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second link guide (28) has a second, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (38) in or on which the second link slide (26) is guided.

7. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of claims 2 to 5 and claim 6, characterized in that the first, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (32) and the second, in particular at least partially linear, guide track (38) are arranged spaced apart from one another and / or parallel and / or collinear.

8. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that during an opening process of the door leaf (2), the door leaf (2) drives the first pivot lever (16), wherein a) the first pivot lever (16) brings the first sliding block (22) out of engagement with the locking area (30), in particular disengages it from the locking area (30) and then brings it into engagement with the pivoting area (34), wherein the first sliding block (22) runs along the pivoting area (34), and b) the first pivot lever (16) moves the second sliding block (26) along or on or in the second sliding block guide (28) until the door leaf (2) has reached the opening position.

9. A pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that during a closing operation of the door leaf (2), the door leaf (2) drives the first pivot lever (16), wherein a) the first pivot lever (16) brings the first sliding block (22) out of engagement with the pivoting region (34) and then into engagement with the locking region (30), in particular in the Locking area (30) engages, and b) the first pivot lever (16) moves the second sliding block (26) along or on or in the second sliding block guide (28) until the door leaf (2) has reached the closed position.

10. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a) the first sliding block (22) comprises at least one roller, in particular with a circular cross-section, which rolls along the first sliding block guide (24), or at least one pin, in particular with a circular cross-section, which slides along the first sliding block guide (24), and / or that b) the second sliding block (26) comprises at least one roller, in particular with a circular cross-section, which rolls along the second sliding block guide (26), or at least one pin, in particular with a circular cross-section, which slides along the second sliding block guide (28).

11. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second link guide (28) is designed as a second link opening with at least one closed end (46), in particular with two closed ends (46), which has a particularly semicircular cross-section with an inner diameter into which the second link slide (26) can engage in a form-fitting manner.

12. A pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a) the first sliding block (22) and / or the second sliding block (26) is (are) arranged on the first pivot lever (16) and that the first sliding block guide (24) and / or the second sliding block guide (28) is (are) formed in or on the first guiding and locking element (14), or that b) the first sliding block (22) and / or the second sliding block (26) is (are) formed on the first guiding and locking element (14) and that the first link guide (24) and / or the second link guide (28) are formed in or on the first pivot lever (16).

13. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first guide rail (24) and the second guide rail (28) are arranged a) in one plane, or b) in parallel planes, or c) in mutually perpendicular planes. 14.Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a) the first link device (72) is arranged in a first plane, and in that b) the first leg lever (16) is mounted at least displaceably via a second link device (74) relative to a second guide and locking element (50), which is in particular rigidly connected to the door frame (4), wherein c) the second link device (74) has at least one further link guide (52) in a second plane, which is in particular perpendicular to the first plane, wherein d) the at least one further link guide (52) runs parallel at least to the second link guide (28), and in the at least one further link guide (52), at least one further link slide (60) connected to the first guide and locking element (14) is guided, in particular in the same direction as the second link slide (26) in the second link guide (28).

15. A pivoting sliding door system according to claim 14, characterized in that the first pivot lever (16) and the second guide and locking element (50) are connected to one another by the second sliding block (26).

16. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first guide rail (24) and / or the second guide rail (28) is / are designed as a guide rail opening(s).

17. A pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a second pivot lever (66) is provided, which is connected in an articulated manner at one end to the door frame (4) and at its other end to the second sliding link (26).

18. Pivoting sliding door system according to claim 17, characterized in that the first pivot lever (16) and the second pivot lever (66) are connected to one another via the second sliding block (26), wherein in particular the second sliding block (26) projects through the second sliding block guide (28) of the first guiding and locking element (14).

19. Pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the first pivot lever (16) and the at least one first guide and locking element (14) are arranged in the region of a lower or upper door edge of the door leaf (2).

20. A pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second sliding link (26) forms a pivot axis of the first pivot lever (16) when the door leaf (2) is moved.

21. Vehicle, in particular a rail-bound passenger transport vehicle, comprising at least one pivoting sliding door system according to one of the preceding claims.

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