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US 10,280,678 B1Granted
Breakout sliding door system with pivoting rod
AssigneeLandert Motoren AG
InventorsHumberto Rendon, Jr., Jaime Alonzo Ramirez, David Samuel Woodring
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a breakout sliding door system for use in retail and other buildings. The system includes at least one door configured to slide open and closed and also breakout in at least one direction when a force is exerted on the doors in order to, for example, allow customers and employees to exit a building in the event of a fire. The system also includes a leveling system configured to keep at least one door level when it breaks out.
Claims29
A breakout sliding door system comprising:
- a) a rectangular door system frame comprising a system frame front side, a system frame rear side, a system frame thickness extending from the system frame front side to the system frame rear side, a system frame top, a system frame bottom, a system frame height extending from the system frame top to the system frame bottom, a system frame left side, a system frame right side, and a system frame width extending from the system frame left side to the system frame right side, the rectangular door system frame defining a system frame opening;
- b) a left door comprising a left door front side, a left door rear side, a left door thickness extending from the left door front side to the left door rear side, a left door left side, a left door right side, a left door width extending from the left door left side to the left door right side, the left door width perpendicular to the left door thickness, a left door top, a left door bottom, and a left door height extending from the left door top to the left door bottom, the left door height perpendicular to the left door width and the left door thickness;
- c) a right door comprising a right door front side, a right door rear side, a right door thickness extending from the right door front side to the right door rear side, a right door left side, a right door right side, a right door width extending from the right door left side to the right door right side, the right door width perpendicular to the right door thickness, a right door top, a right door bottom, and a right door height extending from the right door top to the right door bottom, the right door height perpendicular to the right door width and the right door thickness;
- d) a top left panel located above the left door, the top left panel connected to the left door and comprising a top left panel left side, a top left panel right side, a top left panel top, a top left panel bottom located below the system frame top, a top left panel height extending from the top left panel top to the top left panel bottom, a top left panel front side, a top left panel rear side, and a top left panel thickness extending from the top left panel front side to the top left panel rear side, the top left panel height perpendicular to the left door thickness, the top left panel thickness and the top left panel width;
- e) a top right panel located above the right door, the top right panel connected to the right door and comprising a top right panel left side, a top right panel right side, a top right panel width extending from the top right panel left side to the top right panel right side, a top right panel top, a top right panel bottom located below the system frame top, a top right panel height extending from the top right panel top to the top right panel bottom, a top right panel front side, a top right panel rear side, and a top right panel thickness extending from the top right panel front side to the top right panel rear side, the top right panel height perpendicular to the right door thickness, the top right panel thickness and the top right panel width;
- f) a motor;
- g) a left rod having a left rod top pivotally attached to the top left panel by a left pivot pin forming a left pivot pin axis, a left rod bottom attached to the left door left side, and a left rod longitudinal axis extending from the left rod top to the left rod bottom, the left rod extending in a general downward direction from the top left panel at least partially through the left door, the left pivot pin transverse to the left rod longitudinal axis and attached to the top left panel;
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- h) a right rod having a right rod top pivotally attached to the top right panel by a right pivot pin forming a right pivot pin axis, a right rod bottom attached to the right door right side, and a right rod longitudinal axis extending from the right rod top to the right rod bottom, the right rod extending in a general downward direction from the top right panel at least partially through the right door, the right pivot pin transverse to the right rod longitudinal axis and attached to the top right panel,
- wherein the motor is configured to slide the left door and right door in a sliding plane parallel to the system frame width from a sliding open position in which the left and right doors are apart and do not close the system frame opening to a sliding closed position in which the left door moves rightwardly and the right door moves leftwardly and in which the left and right doors meet to close the system frame opening,
- wherein the top left panel is configured to slide with the left door from the sliding open position to the sliding closed position,
- wherein the top right panel is configured to slide with the right door from the sliding open position to the sliding closed position,
- wherein, when the left door moves from the sliding plane to a left door front open position when a force is exerted on the left door rear side perpendicular to the left door rear side when the left door is in the sliding plane, i) the left door is configured to rotate around the left rod about a left rotational plane generally perpendicular to the left rod longitudinal axis, ii) the left door is configured to rotate relative to the top left panel and iii) the left rod is configured to remain stationary relative to the top left panel,
- wherein the left door right side is in front of the rectangular door system frame and in front of the left door left side in the left door front open position,
- wherein, when the right door moves from the sliding plane to a right door front open position when a force is exerted on the right door rear side perpendicular to the right door rear side when the right door is in the sliding plane, i) the right door is configured to rotate around the right rod about a right rotational plane generally perpendicular to the right rod longitudinal axis, ii) the right door is configured to rotate relative to the top right panel and iii) the right rod is configured to remain stationary relative to the top right panel, and
- further wherein the right door left side is in front of the rectangular door system frame and in front of the right door right side in the right door front open position.
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A breakout sliding door system comprising:
- a) a rectangular door system frame comprising a system frame front side, a system frame rear side, a system frame thickness extending from the system frame front side to the system frame rear side, a system frame top, a system frame bottom, a system frame height extending from the system frame top to the system frame bottom, a system frame left side, a system frame right side, and a system frame width extending from the system frame left side to the system frame right side, the rectangular door system frame defining a system frame opening;
- b) a door comprising a front side, a rear side, a door thickness extending from the front side to the rear side, a left side, a right side, a width extending from the left side to the right side, the width perpendicular to the thickness, a top, a bottom, and a height extending from the top to the bottom, the height perpendicular to the width and the thickness;
- c) a top panel located above the door, the top panel connected to the door and comprising a top panel left side, a top panel right side, a top panel top, a top panel bottom located below the system frame top, a top panel height extending from the top panel top to the top panel bottom, a top panel front side, a top panel rear side, and a top panel thickness extending from the top panel front side to the top panel rear side, the top panel height perpendicular to the door thickness, the top panel thickness and the top panel width;
- d) a motor;
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- e) a rod having a rod top pivotally attached to the top panel by a pivot pin forming a pivot pin axis, a rod bottom attached to the door, and a rod longitudinal axis extending from the rod top to the rod bottom, the rod extending in a general downward direction from the top panel at least partially through the door, the pivot pin transverse to the rod longitudinal axis and attached to the top panel,
- wherein the motor is configured to slide the door in a sliding plane parallel to the system frame width from a sliding open position to a sliding closed position,
- wherein the top panel is configured to slide with the door from the sliding open position to the sliding closed position,
- wherein, when the door moves from the sliding plane to a door front open position when a force is exerted on the door rear side perpendicular to the door rear side when the door is in the sliding plane, i) the door is configured to rotate around the rod about a rotational plane generally perpendicular to the rod longitudinal axis, ii) the door is configured to rotate relative to the top panel and iii) the rod is configured to remain stationary relative to the top panel,
- wherein the door right side or the door left side is in front of the rectangular door system frame in the door front open position.
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