Door jamb
The frame is the lateral component of a spatial object.
Word origin
The word ' frame ' goes back to Old High German zarga f, sidewall, edge ' and is related to Old English targe f / targa m., Small shield, round shield ', Old Norse targa f, Buckler ', resulting in a Proto-Germanic root meaning, edge '→, lateral enclosure ', ' frame ' results. Related to the word is perhaps ancient Greek δρασσεσθαι, grasp '.
In barrel making the word frame " (or, Gargel ' ) is the groove in which the base is incorporated. It can be assumed that the term initially referred to wood joints that allow the right-angled Add ( corner joints, such as tongue and Einschübling, bearing edges and the like), and then rendered on the page so that built parts.
Door and window frame
The following specifications apply analogously also apply to window frames (windows floor).
The door frame ( colloquially the door frame), also known as door trim, is the fixed part of the door, in which the movable part of the door, the door panel or the door is located. The door frame is used primarily to the stop, that is to say the attachment and the form-fit counterpart of the actual door, but mostly covered the Mauerleibungen the wall opening. A threshold is often found as a sealing, bracing or covering element at the bottom of the frame.
The door frame is usually used to hold the door hinges (hinges ). Its position on the frame depends on the direction of door opening. Usually - except for double-leaf doors - even the strike plate for the latch bolt mounted on the door frame on the side opposite the hinge side.
Door frames are usually made of
- Wood or wood-based materials,
- Steel or
- Aluminum.
It differs in the structure:
- Wrap-around, often referred to as a door lining or casing frame, the classic wooden frame, which includes the wall opening on three sides, today also made of steel,
- Corner frame, comprises the wall opening on one side only and its part facing the reveal, usually made of steel or aluminum
- Rohrrahmenzarge (steel, plastic or aluminum ), usually formed as a block frame
- Block frame, regionally also called Stockzarge or door frame, a door frame with compact cross-section which is differentiated according to the mounting position in the: Block frame, which is mounted in the door soffit and fills in the whole width, the
- Stock frame, which is also mounted in the jamb, but not as wide as this, and
- Blendrahmenzarge which is mounted in front of the wall opening
The side panels of traditional Feeders sit on the wall surface. In modern architecture, often flush with the wall frames are used, which are connected by an elastic joint sealant or a U- profile to the wall, the latter forms a shadow. For the surface- mounted installation using block frames or narrow around frames which sit on a previously assembled block frame.
Standard Dimensions
Common standard dimensions are:
- Door width: 834 mm (internal, eg glass doors or non-rebated doors) This has the following dimensions derived: 819 mm Zargendurchgangsmaß, 841 mm frame rebate, 860 mm door width outside ( rebated in supernatant doors), 875 mm Coordinating size of the wall opening according to DIN 18100, 885 mm construction practice of the wall opening for today's standard frames. Other common widths derive from the door - standard widths of 584 mm (very narrow), 709 mm ( small), 959 mm ( width), 1084 mm (very wide ) and 1209 mm ( extra wide).
- Door height: 1972 mm ( normal) or 2097 mm (high) inside, 1985 and 2110 mm outside
- Band reference line, the area of contact between the belt part of the frame and the hinge part of the door: 241 mm top edge of door and upper band, 1435mm between upper and lower band.