Switch arrangements for powered doors
AssigneeRite-Hite Holding Corporation
InventorsCarl David Hardison, Daniel Vandermillen, Ryan Pfaff, Steven Campbell
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Abstract
Switch arrangements for powered doors are disclosed. A door includes a panel and a track to guide movement of the panel between an open position and a closed position. The track defines a track slot extending along an exterior length of the track. The door further includes a sensor target to be carried by the panel within the track. The door also includes a sensor selectively attachable to an exterior of the track via the track slot. The sensor to detect the sensor target when the panel is in a first position. The track defines an aperture to be positioned between the sensor target and the sensor when the panel is in the first position.
Claims21
A door comprising:
- a panel;
- a track to guide movement of the panel between an open position and a closed position, the track defining a track slot extending along an exterior length of the track;
- a sensor target to be carried by the panel within the track;
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- a sensor selectively attachable to an exterior of the track via the track slot, the sensor to detect the sensor target at a first point in time, the first point in time corresponding to the panel being in a first position, the track defining an aperture to be positioned between the sensor target and the sensor when the panel is in the first position.
A door comprising:
- a panel;
- a track to guide movement of the panel between an open position and a closed position;
- a sensor target to be carried by the panel within the track, a wall of the track including an aperture, the sensor target to be visible through the aperture at a first point in time, the first point in time corresponding to the panel being in a first position;
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- a sensor selectively attachable to an exterior of the track via a slot in the track, a position of the sensor relative to the track to be adjustable, the sensor to detect the sensor target when the panel is in the first position.
A door comprising:
- a track including an internal channel and an external track slot;
- a panel;
- a retainer to be attached to a lateral edge of the panel, the retainer to move within the internal channel of the track to guide movement of the panel between an open position and a closed position;
- a sensor target to be carried by the retainer;
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- a sensor selectively attachable to an exterior of the track via the external track slot, the sensor to detect the sensor target at a first point in time, the first point in time corresponding to the panel being in a first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.