US 10,718,143 B2Granted

Sliding door system

AssigneeArconic Technologies LLC

InventorsJosh Tuminella, William J. Hooper, Ion-Horatiu Barbulescu, Matthew M. Miller

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Abstract

A sliding door assembly includes a door panel, a frame that supports the door panel and includes a bottom member with a lower profile and a top member with an upper profile, wherein the lower profile and the upper profile are parallel to one another. A lower sliding assembly is operatively coupled to a bottom of the door panel and engages the lower profile, and an upper sliding assembly is operatively coupled to a top of the door panel and engages the upper profile. A gasket interposes the door panel and a portion of the frame when the door panel is in a sealed position. The door panel is movable between the sealed position, where the gasket creates a sealed interface between the door panel and the frame, and a sliding position, where the door panel is moved laterally relative to the frame while remaining substantially perpendicular to a floor.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A sliding door assembly, comprising:

a door panel;
a frame that supports the door panel and includes a bottom member with a lower profile and a top member with an upper profile, wherein the lower profile and the upper profile are parallel to one another;
a lower sliding assembly operatively coupled to a bottom of the door panel and engaging the lower profile;
an upper sliding assembly operatively coupled to a top of the door panel and engaging the upper profile;
a gasket interposing the door panel and a raised lip provided on the frame;
and
a rail provided by the lower profile and upon which the lower sliding assembly traverses,
wherein the door panel is movable between a sealed position, where the gasket creates a sealed interface between the door panel and the frame, and a sliding position, where the door panel is moved laterally relative to the frame while remaining substantially perpendicular to a floor, and
wherein the rail is angled towards the raised lip to urge the door panel laterally to the sealed position.

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A method, comprising:

providing a sliding door assembly that includes:
a door panel;
a frame that supports the door panel and includes a bottom member with a lower profile and a top member with an upper profile parallel to the lower profile;
a lower sliding assembly operatively coupled to a bottom of the door panel and engaging the lower profile;
an upper sliding assembly operatively coupled to a top of the door panel and engaging the upper profile;
and
a rail provided by the lower profile and upon which the lower sliding assembly rides;
placing the door panel in a sealed position, where a gasket interposing the door panel and a portion of the frame creates a sealed interface between the door panel and the frame;
moving the door panel to a sliding position by moving the door panel laterally relative to the frame while the door panel remains substantially perpendicular to a floor;
and
urging the door panel laterally to the sealed position with the rail, the rail being angled towards the portion of the frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/906,751Filed 27 Feb 2018
Published: US 2019/0264484 A129 Aug 2019
Granted: 21 Jul 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

E05D 15/0686
For wings supported at the bottom: tracks
E06B 7/2309
With a single sealing-line or -plane between the wing and the part co-operating with the wing: with a hollow sealing part
E05D 15/0604
For wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane: allowing an additional movement
E05D 15/0652
For wings suspended at the top: tracks