Powered door system

A door operator for securement adjacent a door opening, the door operator comprising:

• a drive motor having a motor housing and a drive shaft selectively rotatable via electric power;
• a drive tube for receiving longitudinally therein the drive motor, wherein the motor housing is secured to the drive tube to prevent rotation therebetween;
• a first side plate and a second side plate with the drive tube rotatably supported therebetween;
• at least one drive cog secured to the drive tube, wherein the at least one drive cog is engageable with a door such that rotation of the drive tube provides translation of the door to at least one of an open position and a closed position;
• a locking gear secured to the drive shaft;
• a locking plate slidingly coupled to the first side plate, including a gear engagement portion;
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• a locking lever secured to the locking plate and operational to selectively disengage the gear engagement portion of the locking plate with the locking gear, thereby allowing the locking gear to be rotatable with the motor housing, wherein the locking lever further comprises a slide plate, wherein the slide plate is secured to the locking plate via a plurality of fasteners, and the first side plate further includes a plurality of slots for receiving the plurality of fasteners therethrough, and wherein the plurality of fasteners are vertically translatable within the slots.

A powered door system comprising:

• a door;
• an assist roller interconnected to the door and having a pair of roller end plates;
• a drive motor having a motor housing and a drive shaft selectively rotatable via electric power;
• a drive tube for receiving the drive motor longitudinally therein, wherein the motor housing is secured to the drive tube to prevent rotation therebetween, the drive tube including a central longitudinal axis, wherein the drive motor is longitudinally centered along the central longitudinal axis and in line with the drive tube;
• a first side plate and a second side plate with the drive tube rotatably supported therebetween;
• at least one drive cog secured to the drive tube, wherein the at least one drive cog is engageable with the door such that rotation of the drive tube provides translation of the door to at least one of an open position and a closed position;
• a locking gear secured to the drive shaft;
• a locking plate slidingly coupled to the first side plate, including a gear engagement portion;
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• a locking lever secured to the locking plate and operational to selectively disengage the gear engagement portion of the locking plate with the locking gear, thereby allowing the locking gear to be rotatable with the motor housing, wherein the locking lever further comprises:
• a slide plate, wherein the slide plate is secured to the locking plate via a plurality of fasteners extending through a plurality of slots in the first side plate, wherein the plurality of fasteners are vertically translatable within the slots;
• and a biasing element coupled to the slide plate to keep the locking plate in a downward biased position in engagement with the locking gear.

A door operator for securement adjacent a door opening, the door operator comprising:

• a drive motor having a motor housing and a drive shaft selectively rotatable via electric power;
• a drive tube for receiving longitudinally therein the drive motor, wherein the motor housing is secured to the drive tube to prevent rotation therebetween;
• a first side plate and a second side plate with the drive tube rotatably supported therebetween;
• at least one drive cog secured to the drive tube, wherein the at least one drive cog is engaged with a roll-up door having a plurality of vertically interconnected ribs, such that rotation of the drive tube provides translation of the door to at least one of an open position and a closed position;
• a locking gear secured to the drive shaft;
• a locking plate slidingly coupled to the first side plate, including a gear engagement portion;
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• a locking lever interconnected with the locking plate and operational to selectively disengage the gear engagement portion of the locking plate from the locking gear, thereby allowing the locking gear and drive shaft to rotate both relative to the first side plate and coincident with the motor housing, wherein the locking lever further comprises a slide plate, and wherein the slide plate is secured to the locking plate via a plurality of fasteners to allow for a vertical movement of the slide plate and locking plate relative to the side plate.