Particulate-capturing cover for a movable barrier operator
AssigneeOverhead Door Corporation
InventorsFederico Romero, John M. Gollihar, II
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Abstract
A cover for attachment to a header of a door system. The cover may have a motor compartment, a pulley compartment, and a first window. The motor compartment may be configured to at least partially enclose a motor and the pulley compartment may be configured to at least partially enclose a pulley, where the motor is operably attached to the pulley to drive a drive member. The first window may be configured to receive a portion of the drive member extending through an exterior wall of the cover.
Claims17
A cover for attachment to a header of a door system comprising:
- a motor compartment configured to at least partially enclose a motor;
- a pulley compartment configured to at least partially enclose a pulley, wherein the motor is operably attached to the pulley to drive a drive member;
- a first window configured to receive a portion of the drive member extending through an exterior wall of the cover;
- a second window disposed in an interior wall of the cover, the second window being aligned with the first window;
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- a plurality of fins disposed adjacent the first window and configured to capture debris generated by operation of the door system, wherein a fin compartment is defined between the first window and the second window, the plurality of fins being disposed in the fin compartment.
A cover for attachment to a header of a door system comprising:
- a motor compartment configured to at least partially enclose a motor;
- a pulley compartment configured to at least partially enclose a pulley, wherein the motor is operably attached to the pulley to drive a drive member;
- a first window configured to receive a portion of the drive member extending through an exterior wall of the cover;
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- a second window configured to receive a second portion of the drive member extending through a second exterior wall of the cover, wherein the second window is disposed on a part of the motor compartment.
A door system comprising:
- a motor for moving a door;
- a drive pulley operatively coupled to the motor;
- an idler pulley;
- a drive member extending between the drive pulley and the idler pulley;
- a motor compartment configured to be disposed around a part of the motor;
- a drive pulley compartment configured to be disposed around a part of the drive pulley;
- a first window configured to receive a portion of the drive member;
- a plurality of fins disposed adjacent the first window and configured to capture debris generated by operation of the door system;
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- a second window laterally offset from the first window, wherein a fin compartment is formed between the first window and the second window with the plurality of fins disposed within the fin compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.