Integrated guide system and door seal for a soft close sliding door
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Hawkinson, Philip Anthony Goossens
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AssigneeASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Hawkinson, Philip Anthony Goossens
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A door system includes a door having a housing mounted in the bottom edge of the door that retains a bottom seal and a second channel for receiving a guide. A seal is formed adjacent the periphery of the door between the door and a door opening in a structure when the door is in the closed position. The seal includes deformable gaskets that extend between the structure and the door to form a seal around the door opening. A first soft close device is mounted adjacent the open positon and a second soft close device is mounted adjacent the closed position. A single activator pin is mounted on the door and positioned such that the activator pin engages the first soft close device as the door nears the open positon and engages the second soft close device as the door nears the closed position.
A sliding door system comprising:
A door assembly comprising:
A method of operating a door assembly comprising a door mounted for lateral sliding movement between an open position and a closed position, a first soft close device mounted adjacent the open position, a second soft close device mounted adjacent the closed position, and an activator pin mounted on the door, the method comprising:
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