Integrated guide system and door seal for a soft close sliding door
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
InventorWilliam Hawkinson
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Abstract
A door system includes a door having a top edge, a leading edge, a trailing edge and an inner face. A first gasket is deformed into engagement with the inner face adjacent the top edge, a second gasket is deformed into engagement with the inner face adjacent the top edge and spaced from the first gasket. An acoustic barrier is positioned to close a gap between the first gasket, the second gasket and the inner face. A third gasket is mounted to a structure adjacent the door and a fourth gasket is mounted to the trailing edge of the door. Sealing members on the first gasket engage sealing members on the second gasket when the door is in the closed position.
Claims13
A sliding door system comprising:
- a door comprising a top edge, a leading edge and a trailing edge defining an inner face, the door being mounted for sliding movement relative to a door opening formed in a structure between a closed position and an open position;
- a first gasket and a second gasket deformed into engagement with the inner face adjacent the top edge, the first gasket being spaced from the second gasket to create a gap between the first gasket, the second gasket and the inner face;
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- an acoustic barrier comprising a front side having a pad and a rear side having a plate positioned at one end of the first gasket and the second gasket, wherein at least a portion of the plate is dimensioned to extend between the first gasket and the second gasket, and wherein the pad of the acoustic barrier engages the inner face of the door and closes the gap between the first gasket, the second gasket and the inner face when the door is in the closed position.
A sliding door system comprising:
- a door comprising a top edge, a leading edge and a trailing edge defining an inner face, the door being mounted for sliding movement relative to a door opening formed in a structure between a closed position and an open position;
- a first gasket and a second gasket deformed into engagement with the inner face adjacent the top edge, the first gasket being spaced from the second gasket to create a gap between the first gasket, the second gasket and the inner face;
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- an acoustic barrier positioned at one end of the first gasket and the second gasket, wherein a back side of the acoustic barrier comprises slots that receive flanges of a bracket for aligning with the first gasket and the second gasket, and wherein the acoustic barrier engages the inner face and closes the gap between the first gasket, the second gasket and the inner face when the door is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.