Patent ID: 6997230

Claim:
A folding device as a room divider or room closure, comprising: at least one wing chain comprised of wings pivotably connected to one another such that the wings upon opening of the folding device are folded against one another; wherein the wings have guide elements ( 10 ) forming a pivot axis ( 11 ), respectively, for the wings, wherein the guide elements ( 10 ) are connected to one side of the wings, respectively, or the wings are pivotably secured on a lateral frame; a first guide rail ( 8 ) and a second guide rail ( 8 ) receiving the guide elements ( 10 ) such that the wings are slidably guided in the first and second guide rails ( 8 ); wherein at least one of the wings of the at least one wing chain is an opening wing ( 1 ) connected only to a single neighboring wing of the at least one wing chain and has a free wing edge ( 3 ) guided in the first and second guide rails ( 8 ); wherein at least the first guide rail has a stop ( 18 ) on one longitudinal side, wherein the wings cannot move past the stop ( 18 ); wherein the free wing edge ( 3 ) has a profiled strip ( 16 ) at a side facing the stop ( 18 ) and wherein the profiled strip ( 16 ) is immobile relative to the free wing edge ( 3 ); wherein the profiled strip ( 16 ) projects past the pivot axis ( 11 ) of the guide element ( 10 ) provided at the free wing edge ( 3 ) and has a slanted portion ( 17 ) facing the stop ( 18 ) and slanted in a direction toward the free wing edge ( 3 ), wherein the slanted portion extends at least across a height (A) of the stop ( 18 ).