# US 2014/0190085 A1 · Vertically Sliding Door Assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190085 A1 - Document ID: US20140190085A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/129,404 - Filed: 2012-06-12 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-29 - Assignees: Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB - Inventors: Marinus Van Ingen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190085A1 ## CPC - E04H 5/00: Buildings or groups of buildings for industrial or agricultural purposes - E05D 15/165: {Details, e.g. sliding or rolling guides (E05D15/18 - E05D15/24 take precedence)} - E05F 15/686: by cables or ropes - E06B 1/522: {for overhead garage doors} - E05F 15/665: for vertically-sliding wings - E05Y 2800/12: Sealing - E05Y 2900/106: for garages - E05Y 2900/132: Doors - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00) - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract A vertically sliding door assembly, in particular in the wall (3) of a docking station of a warehouse, comprising a vertically sliding door panel (4) having an inner surface and an outer surface, two vertical guide systems (5) each mounted adjacent one lateral side of a wall opening (2) and arranged to guide said sliding door panel (4) in a vertical direction between a closed position wherein said wall opening (2) is closed by said door panel (4) and an open position wherein said wall opening (2) is open, and driving means (6, 7) for moving said door panel (4) in vertical direction between said open and closed positions, and wherein said guide systems (5) each comprise two vertically extending slide bearing surfaces (15), a first one of said slide bearing surface (15) facing the inner surface of said door panel (4) and the second one of said slide bearing surface (15) facing said outer surface of said door panel (4), such that movement in the direction perpendicular to said inner and outer surfaces of said door panel (4) is substantially blocked by said slide bearing surfaces (15) while moving in the vertical direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vertically sliding door assembly, in particular in the wall of a docking station of a warehouse, comprising a vertically sliding door panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, two vertical guide systems each mounted adjacent one lateral side of a wall opening and arranged to guide said sliding door panel in a vertical direction between a closed position wherein said wall opening is closed by said door panel and an open position wherein said wall opening is open, and driving means for moving said door panel in vertical direction between said open and closed positions, characterized in that wherein said guide systems each comprise two vertically extending slide bearing surfaces, a first one of said slide bearing surface facing the inner surface of said door panel and the second one of said slide bearing surface facing said outer surface of said door panel, such that movement in the direction perpendicular to said inner and outer surfaces of said door panel is substantially blocked by said slide bearing surfaces while moving in the vertical direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said door panel and said guide systems are provided with means to block lateral movement of said door panel while moving in vertical direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means to block lateral movement of said door panel comprise two third vertically extending bearing surfaces, preferably being slide bearing surfaces, extending in said vertical guide systems, said two third bearing, surfaces facing opposite lateral directions, and two bearing bodies extending from said door panel, each bearing body facing one of said third bearing surfaces, thereby blocking lateral movement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 3, wherein said bearing bodies extend from said door panel near the lower end of said door panel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said guide systems each comprise a profiled beam with a substantially C-shaped cross section, wherein said first and second slide bearing surfaces being formed by the mutually facing surfaces at the two outer ends of said C-shaped cross section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 5, wherein said third bearing surfaces are each formed by a vertically extending strip shaped surface area adjacent one of the outer ends of said C-shaped cross section. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said slide bearing surfaces and/or said bearing body are made of low friction material, for instance a low friction plastic material. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said first and second slide bearing surfaces are provided with flexible, for instance rubber, vertically extending strips extending obliquely in a lateral direction and towards said door panel, such that the outer ends of said flexible strips rest on the respective inner and outer surfaces of said door panel if the door panel extends between said slide bearing surfaces. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 5, wherein said slide bearing surfaces are provided on vertically extending plastic and/or rubber strips which are mounted on the outer ends of said substantially C-shaped cross section. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 5, wherein each of said profiled beams comprises two beam parts, each having a substantially J-shaped cross section, which beam parts are mounted to the wall such that they together form said beam with said substantially C-shaped cross section. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 10, wherein said beam parts are provided with adjusting means such that the distance between the outer ends of said C-shaped cross section can be set in dependence of the thickness of the door panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 11, wherein said adjusting means are comprised of slotted holes in said beam parts and screwing means which are used to connect said beam parts. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said driving means is arranged to apply a lifting force to said door panel near the lower end of said door panel. ### Claim 14 (depends on 5) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 5, wherein said driving means comprise a driven cord which is attached at one point, preferably near the lower end, to one side of said door panel, and which cord extends Inside said substantially C-shaped beam. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The vertically sliding door assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said door assembly further comprises spring means which, in the closed position of the door panel apply a lifting force to said door panel near the lower end of said door panel.