High Speed Door Assembly

A high-speed door assembly comprising:

• a door panel including a width substantially equal to or less than the width of the opening;
• a collapsible first guide operatively mounted proximate the opening and having opposed surfaces extending into the opening;
• a collapsible second guide operatively mounted proximate the opening and having opposed surfaces extending into the opening, wherein a portion of the door panel is guided between the opposed surfaces of the collapsible first and second guides during normal opening and closing of the door panel;
• and,
• a controller including a plurality of operating modes and coupled to the motor, wherein the controller changes its operating mode in response to displacement of the door panel from its normal operative path of travel.

A high-speed door assembly capable of vertically moving a door panel to permit and prohibit access through an opening having a width defined by opposed sides, the high-speed door assembly being adapted for displacement of its door panel from its normal operative path of travel upon receiving an atypical dislodging force, the high-speed door assembly comprising:

• a first guide operatively mounted proximate the opening and having opposed surfaces between which a portion of the door panel is guided during normal opening and closing and wherein at least a portion of the opposed surfaces extends into the opening;
• and,
• a second guide operatively mounted proximate the opening and having opposed surfaces between which a portion of the door panel is guided during opening and closing and wherein at least a portion of the opposed surfaces extends into the width of the opening;
• and,
• further wherein the second guide being spaced apart from and aligned with the first guide to define a path of travel for the door panel such that a portion of the door panel is guided within the first and second guides.

For a high-speed door assembly including an electric motor for vertically moving a door panel to permit and prohibit access through an opening having a width defined by opposed sides, the high-speed door assembly being adapted for displacement of its door panel from its operative path of travel upon receiving a dislodging force, a method for realigning the door panel within its operative path of travel comprising the steps of:

• utilizing a sensor to detect displacement of the flexible door panel from its typical operative path of travel;
• transmitting a signal to the electric motor indicating displacement of the flexible door panel from its typical operative path of travel;
• and,
• utilizing the electric motor to reduce the speed of travel of the flexible door panel in response to the detection of the displacement of the flexible door panel from its typical operative path of travel.

A high-speed door assembly operatively mounted proximate an opening having a width defined by opposed sides, the high-speed door assembly being capable of vertically moving a door panel to permit and prohibit access through the opening, the high-speed door assembly comprising:

• a first guide operatively mounted proximate the opening and having opposed surfaces between which a portion of the door panel is guided during opening and closing and wherein at least a portion of the opposed surfaces extends into the opening;
• a second guide operatively mounted proximate the opening and having opposed surfaces between which a portion of the door panel is guided during opening and closing and wherein at least a portion of the opposed surfaces extends into the opening;
• and,
• a guide moving assembly being operatively connected to at least one of the first or second guides, where, in conjunction with opening and closing of the door panel, an at least a portion of the at least first or second guides is movable between a first position and a second position.