Door system having a swing interlock system

A door system, comprising:

• a door frame including a header member having a guide rail, the guide having a central portion with a notch that extends upwardly from a lower terminal edge of the guide rail;
• a panel hanger member slidably coupled to the header member;
• a door panel coupled to the panel hanger member, the door panel having a handle end portion releasably coupled to the panel hanger member and a pivot end portion pivotably coupled to the panel hanger member, the panel hanger member and the door panel configured to slide in unison along the header member between a closed position and a fully open position along a longitudinal plane;
• an interlock plate fixedly mounted to the handle end portion of the door panel and positioned to extend upwardly from the door panel, the interlock plate including a guide slot configured to slidably receive the guide rail of the header member, wherein in the fully open position of the door panel, the interlock plate aligns with the notch of the guide rail of the header member in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal plane to facilitate pivoting of the door panel relative to the panel hanger member away from the longitudinal plane;
• a lower pivot member fixedly connected near a lower portion of the door frame, the lower pivot member having an upwardly extending cylindrical protrusion, and the pivot end portion of the door panel having a U-shaped pivot recess, the U-shaped pivot recess being engaged with the cylindrical protrusion of the lower pivot member only when the door panel is in the fully open position;
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• an interlock block assembly connected to a first end portion of the panel hanger member, the interlock block assembly including a rotational member pivotable about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal plane, the rotational member being biased to a slide blocking position and configured to rotate between the slide blocking position and a slide release position, wherein in the fully open position of the door panel the rotational member is aligned with the notch of the guide rail of the header member in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal plane to block sliding of the panel hanger member and the door panel relative to the header member along the longitudinal plane.

A door system, comprising:

• a door frame including a header member having a guide rail, the guide rail having a central portion and a lower terminal edge extending along the central portion, the guide rail including a notch that extends upwardly from the lower terminal edge;
• a panel hanger member slidably coupled to the header member, the panel hanger member having a first end portion;
• a door panel coupled to the panel hanger member, the door panel having a handle end portion releasably coupled to the panel hanger member and a pivot end portion pivotably coupled to the panel hanger member, the panel hanger member and the door panel configured to slide in unison between a closed position and a fully open position along a longitudinal plane;
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• an interlock plate fixedly mounted to the handle end portion and positioned to extend upwardly from the door panel, the interlock plate including a guide slot configured to slidably receive the guide rail of the header member, wherein in the fully open position the interlock plate is aligned with the notch of the guide rail of the header member in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal plane to facilitate a pivoting of the door panel relative to the panel hanger member away from the longitudinal plane;
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• an interlock block assembly connected to the first end portion of the panel hanger member, the interlock block assembly including a rotational member being pivotable about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal plane, the rotational member being rotationally biased toward a slide blocking position and configured to rotate between the slide blocking position and a slide release position, wherein in the fully open position the rotational member is aligned with the notch of the guide rail of the header member in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal plane to block sliding of the panel hanger member and the door panel relative to the header member along the longitudinal plane.

A door system, comprising:

• a door frame including a header member having a guide rail, the guide rail having a front surface, a rear surface, and a lower terminal edge, the guide rail having a central portion that has a notch that extends upwardly from the lower terminal edge between the front surface and the rear surface;
• a panel hanger member slidably coupled to the header member;
• a first door panel coupled to the panel hanger member, the first door panel having a handle end portion releasably coupled to the panel hanger member and a pivot end portion pivotably coupled to the panel hanger member, the panel hanger member and the first door panel configured to slide in unison between a closed position and a fully open position along a longitudinal plane;
• an interlock plate fixedly mounted to the handle end portion and positioned to extend upwardly from the first door panel, the interlock plate including an extending guide slot configured to slidably receive the guide rail of the header member, wherein in the fully open position of the first door panel, the interlock plate is aligned with the notch of the guide rail of the header member in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal plane to facilitate a pivoting of the first door panel relative to the panel hanger member away from the longitudinal plane;
• a fixed panel hanger member fixedly attached to the door frame, the fixed panel hanger member having a distal end portion;
• a second door panel pivotably coupled to the door frame and the fixed panel hanger member, the second door panel having an upper distal portion;
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• a magnetic detent having an upper magnet portion and a lower magnet portion, the upper magnet portion being attached to the distal end of the fixed panel hanger member and the lower magnet portion being attached to the upper distal portion of the second door panel.