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EP-4411101-B1 - KIT FOR A PROTECTIVE DEVICE WITH A FRAME SURROUNDING AN OPENING

EP4411101B1EP 4411101 B1EP4411101 B1EP 4411101B1EP-4411101-B1

Inventors

  • Büdenbender, Arnd

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20230203

Claims (13)

  1. A kit for a protective assembly having a surround (2) surrounding an opening (1), comprising - a protective device (3) for closing the opening (1), wherein the protective device (3) comprises a frame (3.1), and - a holding means (4) with which the protective device (3) can be held on the surrounding (2), wherein the holding means (4) comprises at least one magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5), and the frame (3.1) is magnetisable or magnetised at least in some portions so that the protective device (3) can be held against the surrounding (2) by means of the at least one magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5), wherein the frame (3.1) or frame struts forming the frame (3.1) consist of a magnetisable or magnetised material, characterised in that at least one of the at least one magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5) can be arranged and/or is designed as a hinge magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) such that the protective device (3) can be rotated about an axis defined by the at least one hinge magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
  2. The kit according to Claim 1, wherein the holding means (4) comprises at least two hinge magnets (4.1, 4.2, 4.3), which can be arranged such that the protective device (3) can be rotated about an axis defined by the at least two hinge magnets (4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
  3. The kit according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the kit comprises at least one closing magnet (5), which can be arranged at a distance from the axis defined by the at least one hinge magnet (4.1, 4.2, 3.3) in order to hold the protective device (3) in a position closing the opening.
  4. The kit according to Claim 3, wherein the at least one closing magnet (5) is weaker than the at least one hinge magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
  5. The kit according to one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the at least one hinge magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) can be attached to one side of a preferably rectangular surrounding (2).
  6. The kit according to one of the preceding Claims 1 to 5, wherein the frame (3.1) and/or the at least one hinge magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) have a curved surface at least in some portions, wherein the rotation about the axis defined by the at least one hinge magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) is guided by the curvature of the surface.
  7. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame (3.1) and one of the magnets (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5) together have a maximum width of 12 mm and a maximum height of 14 mm.
  8. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame (3.1) stretches a flat structure.
  9. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame (3.1) or the frame struts consist(s) of a composite material.
  10. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame (3.1) is formed in one piece.
  11. The kit according to Claim 10, wherein the one-piece frame (3.1) consists of a bent metallic bar, in particular steel bar.
  12. The kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the frame (3.1) has a maximum width of 10 mm and a maximum height of 12 mm.
  13. A protective assembly, produced with a kit according to one of the preceding claims, for an opening (1), comprising: - a surrounding (2) surrounding the opening (1), wherein the protective device (3) is held against the surrounding (2) by means of the at least one magnet (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5) of the holding means (4).

Description

The present invention relates to a protective arrangement for an opening which is surrounded by a frame and which can be closed by means of a protective device comprising a frame. The invention also relates to a kit for such a protective arrangement. The protective device preferably comprises, in addition to the frame, a textile fabric stretched across the frame. The textile fabric can be attached to the frame in a suitable and known manner. The textile fabric can be designed as insect screen fabric, sun protection fabric, privacy screen fabric, pollen screen fabric, and/or similar woven/knitted fabric. The protective device can therefore be an insect screen, sunshade, privacy screen, and/or pollen screen. The frame of such a protective device, which is typically rectangular, often has four frame members, with adjacent frame members arranged at right angles to each other. The frame struts can each consist of at least one profile strip made of metal or plastic, with profile strips of adjacent frame struts being connected to each other via a corner connector. Alternatively, the frame can be bent from exactly one piece (for example, from a rod). The frame that limits the opening could, for example, be a door frame to which a hinged door leaf is attached in addition to the protective device. In this case, the opening is the door opening. The frame surrounding the opening could also be a window frame to which a hinged window sash is attached in addition to the protective device. In this case, the opening is the window opening. However, the opening could also be any other type of opening in a building. Furthermore, the opening could be located in a vehicle or caravan. For example, the opening could be the door opening of a caravan, such as a motorhome or camper van. In the case of a protective device designed as an insect screen door, it is known to attach the frame of the protective device to a door frame by means of hinges, so that the protective device can pivot between a closed position that closes the door opening and an open position that releases the door opening. The hinges thus form a holding device with which the protective device is held to the frame. To keep the insect screen door in its closed position, it is also known to integrate a magnet into the frame on a side opposite the hinges, which interacts with a magnetizable element on the door frame in the closed position. Such an insect screen door is, for example, made of DE 10 2009 012 655 A1 This is known. Therefore, to install the insect screen door, it is necessary to attach the frame of the insect screen door to the hinges. to connect it to the door frame, for which the hinge must be manually attached to both the frame and the surround, requiring a certain amount of effort. DE 10 2011 103 554 A1 reveals a kit for a protective arrangement. DE 31 50 037 discloses a kit having the features of the preamble of claim 1. The object of the present invention is therefore to eliminate at least some of the disadvantages described with reference to the prior art and in particular to provide a kit for a protective arrangement with which the effort required for the installation of an (insect) protective arrangement can be reduced. A solution to the problem is provided by the kit with the features of the independent claim. Further solutions and advantageous embodiments of the kit are specified in the preceding and following description as well as in the dependent claims, wherein individual features of the embodiments can be combined with one another in a technically meaningful manner. Embodiments and advantages described with reference to the protective arrangement are applicable to the kit and the protective device, and vice versa. The problem is solved in particular by a kit for a protective arrangement for an opening surrounded (i.e., bounded or bordered) by a frame, which comprises a protective device including a frame for closing the opening and a holding device with which the protective device is held on the frame. It is now particularly proposed that the holding device comprises at least one magnet, preferably at least two magnets, and that the frame of the protective device is sectionally magnetizable/magnetized so that the protective device can be held on the frame by means of the at least one magnet. In other words, the basic idea of the invention is that the protective device is attached to the frame surrounding the opening solely by means of at least one magnet, and that the protective device is held to the frame solely by the at least one magnet. The magnet(s) and the protective device are thus arranged and designed such that the protective device is held to the frame solely by the magnets. Therefore, no further mechanical elements (such as hinges or mounting brackets) are required to connect the protective device to the frame. The protective device is thus held to the frame solely by the magnetic forces between the at least one magnet and the m