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US 12,428,885 B2Granted
Magnetic locking system for a movable door or window
AssigneeRenson Outdoor NV
InventorsStijn Colpaert, Ruben Vandendriessche, Joost Benjamin Renaat De Frene
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Abstract
The present invention relates to means and methods for fixing a movable object, such as a door or window, to a frame. In particular, the present invention provides a magnetic locking system configured for releasably mounting a movable object to the frame.
Claims20
A magnetic locking system for releasably fixing a movable object, including a movable door or window, to a frame, the locking system comprising:
- at least one stop element, mounted to the frame;
- at least one blocker, mounted to the movable object, that is configured to be moved between:
- a retracted state configured to allow the blocker to move unhindered past the stop element;
- and,
- an extended state configured to fix the blocker on the stop element when the blocker is moved till at the stop element;
- a locking mechanism that is mounted to the movable object and is connected to the blocker, and is configured to selectively:
- in a first state, disconnect the blocker to move it to the extended state;
- in a second state, bring and/or hold the blocker in the retracted state;
- and
- wherein the blocker comprises a magnet and the stop element comprises a magnetically attractable material, and/or vice versa;
- configured so that in the extended state the blocker is fixed to the stop element by attraction of the magnet toward the magnetically attractable material,
- wherein the locking system further comprises a movement mechanism that moves within the frame and is configured to bring about a movement of the movable object relative to the frame;
- wherein the movement mechanism comprises a holder, which has a passage with a first opening for mounting the blocker and a second opening for mounting a tensioning cable connected to the blocker;
- and wherein the holder is mounted between the movement mechanism and the movable object.
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