Door operator system with adaptor and back plate
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
InventorsLee Griswold, Tommy McNally
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Abstract
Door operator systems include the use of an adaptor. The adaptor may be utilized to operatively couple separate door operator assemblies together in a double door operator system. The adaptor includes control components (e.g., switches, buttons, toggles, or levers) that are used to turn the door operator system on and off. While the adaptor may be used to operatively couple two separate door operator assemblies together to form a double door operator system, the adaptor may also be used within a single door operator system. Furthermore, with respect to double door operator systems, the system may also utilize a back plate assembly formed from two or more separate back plates (e.g., two or more back plate portions).
Claims14
A double door operator system, the system comprising:
- a first operator assembly having a first motor configured to open or close a first swinging door;
- a second operator assembly having a second motor configured to open or close a second swinging door;
- a first housing and a first back plate for the first operator assembly;
- a second housing and a second back plate for the second operator assembly, wherein the first back plate or the second back plate comprise one or more fingers or one or more finger apertures, wherein the first back plate is operatively coupled to the first housing and the second back plate is operatively coupled to the second housing, and wherein a joint is formed through the operative coupling of the one or more fingers with the one or more finger apertures of the first back plate and the second back plate;
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- an adaptor operatively coupling the first housing to the second housing, wherein the adaptor comprises:
- a first face surface;
- a second face surface;
- a front face surface operatively coupling the first face surface and the second face surface;
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- one or more control components operatively coupled to one or more of the first face surface, the second face surface, or the front face surface, wherein the one or more control components are configured to activate or deactivate the door operator system.
An adaptor configured to be used with a single door operator system that opens or closes a single swinging door or with a double door operator system that opens or closes a first swinging door and a second swinging door, the adaptor comprising:
- a first face surface;
- a second face surface;
- a front face surface operatively coupling the first face surface and the second face surface;
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- one or more control components operatively coupled to the first face surface or the second face surface;
- wherein the adaptor is configured to be operatively coupled adjacent to either end of a single door housing of the single door operator system or configured to be operatively coupled between a first housing of a first door operator assembly and a second housing of a second door operator assembly of the double door operator system;
- wherein a single control component is configured to be operatively coupled to the first face surface of the adaptor for use with the single door operator system or two control components are configured to be operatively coupled to the second face surface of the adaptor for use with the double door operator system;
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- wherein the adaptor is reversible for use with the single door operator system or the double door operator system.
A back plate assembly for a double door operator for swinging double doors, the back plate assembly comprising:
- a first back plate;
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- a second back plate operatively coupled to the first back plate;
- wherein the first back plate or the second back plate comprise one or more fingers or one or more finger apertures, and wherein a joint is formed through the operative coupling of the one or more fingers with the one or more finger apertures of the first back plate and the second back plate;
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- wherein the first back plate is configured to be operatively coupled with a first housing of a first operator assembly having a first motor configured to open or close a first swinging door, and the second back plate is configured to be operatively coupled with a second housing of a second operator assembly having a second motor configured to open or close a second swinging door, of the double door operator.
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