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US 12,486,702 B2Granted
Sliding door with braking system
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsEdward J. Erskine, Philip A. Oakes, Corey King
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Abstract
A sliding door assembly includes a door frame with a top trim member, a bottom sill, and side jambs connected between the top trim member and the bottom sill, and a primary sliding panel secured in the door frame. The top trim member includes a track configured to support a weight of the primary sliding panel and prevent the primary sliding panel from coming off the track. Other features include an interlock mechanism to limit relative movement using multiple sliding doors and a brake mechanism to secure the doors in position when the door handle is released. A drop window includes features to accommodate for manufacturing tolerances and box frame assemblies that are out of square.
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A sliding door assembly comprising:
- a door frame including a top header, a bottom sill, and side jambs connected between the top header and the bottom sill;
- a primary sliding panel secured in the door frame and including a top panel trim member, the top panel trim member defining a cavity;
- a primary rail extrusion fixed to the top header, the primary rail extrusion including a top rail and a bottom rail;
- a primary truck connected between the primary rail extrusion and the primary sliding panel, the primary truck being substantially U-shaped and disposed at least partly in the cavity of the top panel trim member;
- a primary roller fixed to the primary truck and secured in rolling engagement with the bottom rail;
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- at least one seal positioned between the primary truck and the primary rail extrusion, wherein the primary roller is fixed to one leg of the substantially U-shaped truck, and wherein at least a portion of the seal is connected to an opposite leg of the U-shaped truck,
- wherein the bottom rail of the primary rail extrusion is configured to support a weight of the primary sliding panel, and wherein the top rail of the primary rail extrusion is cooperable with the primary roller and configured to prevent the primary sliding panel from assuming an off-track position.
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A sliding door assembly comprising:
- a door frame including a top header, a bottom sill, and side jambs connected between the top header and the bottom sill;
- a sliding panel secured in the door frame and including a top panel trim member;
- a rail extrusion fixed to the top header, the rail extrusion including a top rail and a bottom rail;
- a truck connected to the top panel trim member and positioned between the rail extrusion and the top panel trim member;
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- a roller fixed to the truck and secured in rolling engagement with the bottom rail, wherein the top panel trim member is substantially U-shaped such that the truck extends at least partially into the U-shape and such that legs of the U-shape are at least partially disposed on opposite sides of the truck,
- wherein the truck is substantially U-shaped with the bottom of the U-shape disposed in the U-shape of the top panel trim member, one leg of the U-shape securing the roller, and an opposite leg of the U-shape securing a seal between the truck and the rail extrusion,
- wherein the primary roller comprises a concave rolling surface, and wherein the bottom rail is convex shaped in complement to the concave rolling surface, the top rail being disposed at least partially within an area defined by the concave rolling surface.
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A sliding door assembly comprising:
- a door frame including a top header, a bottom sill, and side jambs connected between the top header and the bottom sill;
- a sliding panel secured in the door frame and including a top panel trim member;
- a rail extrusion fixed to the top header, the rail extrusion including a top rail and a bottom rail;
- a truck connected to the top panel trim member and positioned between the rail extrusion and the top panel trim member;
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- a roller fixed to the truck and secured in rolling engagement with the bottom rail,
- wherein the top panel trim member is substantially U-shaped such that the truck extends at least partially into the U-shape and such that legs of the U-shape are at least partially disposed on opposite sides of the truck,
- wherein a rivet nut extends through a bottom of the truck and is connected to the top panel trim member via a hanger bolt,
- wherein the sliding panel is height adjustable via the hanger bolt and a jam screw, and
- wherein the jam screw is positionable to engage and stabilize the truck and the top panel trim member regardless of a height setting of the sliding panel by the hanger bolt, the jam screw serving to secure the truck and the top panel trim member in place.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.