Carrier car door assembly

A carrier car door assembly, comprising:

• a track system comprising two or more stations;
• a carrier car connected to the track system such that the carrier car travels along the track system between the two or more stations, the carrier car comprising a body and a door connected to the body and movable between a door-closed position and a door-open position;
• a linkage system connected to the carrier car and comprising:
• a drive mechanism movable between a door-closed position and a door-open position, and
• a driven mechanism connected between the drive mechanism and the door and movable between a door-closed position and door-open position;
• and
• a magnetic release mechanism connected to the driven mechanism and movable between a magnetically coupled state and a magnetically de-coupled state;
• wherein the drive mechanism moves from the door-closed position to the door-open position when the drive mechanism engages a stabilizer positioned at each of the two or more stations and moves the driven mechanism and door from the door-closed position to the door-open position;
• wherein the magnetic release mechanism moves from the magnetically coupled state to the magnetically de-coupled state when a user manually moves the door from the door-open position to the door-closed position;
• and
• wherein the magnetic release mechanism synchronously moves with the driven mechanism between a door-closed position and a door-open position when in the magnetically coupled state.

A carrier car door assembly, comprising:

• a track system comprising two or more stations and a stabilizer positioned at each of the two or more stations;
• a carrier car connected to the track system such that the carrier car travels along the track system between the two or more stations, the carrier car comprising a body and a door connected to the body and movable between a door-closed position and a door-open position;
• a linkage system connected to the carrier car and comprising:
• a drive mechanism movable between a door-closed position and a door-open position,
• a driven mechanism connected between the drive mechanism and the door and movable between a door-closed position and door-open position, and
• a spring connected to one of the driven mechanism, drive mechanism, or door, biasing the driven mechanism, drive mechanism, and door to the door-closed position;
• and
• a magnetic release mechanism connected to the driven mechanism and movable between a magnetically coupled state and a magnetically de-coupled state;
• wherein the drive mechanism moves from the door-closed position to the door-open position when the drive mechanism engages the stabilizer at one of the two or more stations and moves the driven mechanism and door from the door-closed position to the door-open position;
• wherein the magnetic release mechanism releases from the magnetically coupled state to the magnetically de-coupled state when a user manually moves the door from the door-open position to the door-closed position;
• and
• wherein the magnetic release mechanism synchronously moves with the driven mechanism between a door-closed position and a door-open position when in the magnetically coupled state.