Sliding door arrangement
AssigneeAssa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
InventorsRoger Dreyer, Ola Ahlqvist, Ivan Rajic
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Abstract
A guiding assembly (300) for guiding a sliding door leaf (101) movable along a sliding door rail (110) is provided. The guiding assembly (300) comprises a bogie (130) having a first end (132) being provided with a first steering member (136) and a second steering member (138), and an opposite end (134) comprising at least one guiding element (122) being engaged with the sliding door rail (110), wherein the bogie (130) is connected to the sliding door leaf (101). The guiding assembly (300) further comprises a guiding rail (140) having first end section (140a) and a second end section (140b). The bogie (130) is configured to pivot relative the sliding door leaf (101) as the second steering member (138) travels along the guiding rail (140).
Claims12
A guiding assembly for guiding a sliding door leaf along a sliding door rail, the guiding assembly comprising:
- a bogie being connected to the sliding door leaf, the bogie having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end comprising a first steering member configured to engage the sliding door rail and a second steering member, the opposite second end comprising at least one guiding element being engaged with the sliding door rail;
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- a guiding rail having a first end section and a second end section, wherein the second steering member is configured to engage the guiding rail with the first steering member being disengaged from the sliding door rail, and
- wherein the bogie is configured to pivot relative the sliding door leaf as the second steering member travels along the guiding rail.
A method for providing a sliding door assembly for operating a sliding door leaf driven by a drive unit along a sliding door rail, the method comprising:
- positioning the door leaf relative the sliding door rail;
- positioning a guiding rail relative the sliding door rail;
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- connecting a bogie to the drive unit and the door leaf, wherein the bogie has a first end and an opposite second end, the first end of the bogie comprising a first steering member configured to engage the sliding door rail and a second steering member, the opposite second end comprising at least one guiding element being engaged with the sliding door rail,
- wherein the second steering member is configured to engage the guiding rail with the first steering member being disengaged from the sliding door rail, and wherein the bogie is configured to pivot relative the sliding door leaf as the second steering member travels along the guiding rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.