# US 2019/0376330 A1 · Space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened

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- Number: US 2019/0376330 A1
- Document ID: US20190376330A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/478,855
- Filed: 2018-01-06
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-16
- Assignees: Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Architectural Technology; Southeast University; China University of Mining and Technology
- Applicants: Jiangsu Vocational Institute of Architectural Technology; China University of Mining and Technology
- Inventors: Xiang JI; Hong ZHANG; Yuan JI; Xiangfeng LI; Bingke XIAO; Guohua TIAN; Wei LIU; Dong WANG; Zhidong CHEN; Yaxi GONG; Xinyu LIU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376330A1

## CPC

- E05D 15/0604: {allowing an additional movement (E05D15/10 takes precedence; raising wings before sliding E05D15/565)}
- E05F 15/632: for horizontally-sliding wings
- E05D 15/58: with both swinging and sliding movements
- E05F 15/60: using electrical actuators
- E06B 3/4645: {with the sliding wing flush closing or moving a considerable distance towards the opening when closing}
- E06B 3/5054: {where the sliding and rotating movements are independent of each other}
- E05Y 2201/43: Motors
- E05Y 2400/41: for multiple motors
- E05Y 2800/102: Additional wing movements
- E05Y 2900/132: Doors
- E05Y 2900/148: Windows
- 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 space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened which belongs to the field of smart building technology includes a door/window panel mounting space, a door/window panel storage space and a door/window panel control module. The present invention adopts a lengthwise and widthwise moving system. All of the door/window panels can be entirely stored in the door/window panel storage space, making the door/window fully opened to spare all the occupied space. The door/window panel storage space may be located in a wall or outside the room to hide the stacked door/window panels. By controlling the operations of the moving system and the control system, the door/window panels are effectively connected to one another in an aligned manner and can move automatically, so the space-saving movable door/window system is convenient to use, space-saving, and can effectively improve space utilization ratio.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened comprising a door/window panel mounting space, a door/window panel storage space and a door/window panel control module;
wherein, the door/window panel mounting space comprises an upper track groove located in a top board and a lower track groove located below a ground surface, wherein the upper track groove and the lower track groove extend in a same direction and are parallel to each other, a plurality of successively arranged door/window panels are provided between the upper track groove and the lower track groove, and the door/window panel storage space is located at an end of the door/window panel mounting space; the door/window panel storage space comprises a door/window panel stacking space located between the top board and the ground surface, an upper widthwise moving space located in the top board, and a lower widthwise moving space located below the ground surface, a length of the door/window panel stacking space is equal to a length of each of the door/window panels, a width of the door/window panel stacking space is a sum of thicknesses of all the door/window panels in a same row;
each of the door/window panels comprises a door/window panel main body, a door/window panel top frame located at an upper side of the door/window panel main body, and a door/window panel base located at a lower side of the door/window panel main body, wherein an upper lengthwise moving track is provided in the upper track groove, an upper part of the door/window panel top frame is provided with an upper lengthwise moving guide wheel matching with the upper lengthwise moving track, the lower lengthwise moving track is provided in the lower track groove, a lower part of the door/window panel base is provided with lower lengthwise moving wheels matching with the lower lengthwise moving track, the lower lengthwise moving wheels of each door/window panel include at least one lengthwise moving power wheel, the lengthwise moving power wheel is driven by a lengthwise moving motor of each of the door/window panels; an upper widthwise moving track is provided in the upper widthwise moving space, the upper widthwise moving track is perpendicular to the upper lengthwise moving track, the upper widthwise moving track is provided with an upper track frame capable of sliding widthwise along the upper widthwise moving track, the upper track frame is placed on the upper widthwise moving track through an upper widthwise moving power wheel, the upper widthwise moving power wheel is driven by an upper widthwise moving motor, a lower part of the upper widthwise moving space is provided with an upper moving groove at a position corresponding to the door/window panel stacking space, an interior of the upper widthwise moving space is provided with an upper track frame storage cavity at a position opposite to the upper moving groove, a lower part of the upper track frame is provided with a plurality of upper butting tracks matching with the door/window panels, the upper butting tracks serve as an extension of the upper lengthwise moving track in a lengthwise direction, when one of the upper butting tracks is butted to the upper lengthwise moving track, the rest of upper butting tracks are misaligned with the upper lengthwise moving track, the upper lengthwise moving guide wheel at the upper part of each of the door/window panels can enter the corresponding upper butting track after the corresponding upper butting track is butted to the upper lengthwise moving track;
a lower widthwise moving track is provided in the lower widthwise moving space, the lower widthwise moving track is perpendicular to the lower lengthwise moving track, the lower widthwise moving track is provided with a lower track frame capable of sliding widthwise along the lower widthwise moving track, the lower track frame is placed on the lower widthwise moving track through a lower widthwise moving power wheel, the lower widthwise moving power wheel is driven by a lower widthwise moving motor, an upper part of the lower widthwise moving space is provided with a lower moving groove at a position corresponding to the door/window panel stacking space, an interior of the lower widthwise moving space is provided with a lower track frame storage cavity at a position opposite to the lower moving groove, an upper part of the lower track frame is provided with a plurality of lower butting tracks matching with the door/window panels, the lower butting tracks serve as an extension of the lower lengthwise moving track in the length direction, when one of the lower butting tracks is butted to the lower lengthwise moving track, the rest of lower butting tracks are misaligned with the lower lengthwise moving track, and the lower lengthwise moving wheels at the lower part of each of the door/window panels can enter the corresponding lower butting track after the corresponding lower butting track is butted to the lower lengthwise moving track.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 1, wherein
the door/window panel control module comprises a main control unit, a main control switch, a communication module, an inductive switch, a driving unit, and an executive unit, the main control switch is connected to the main control unit through the communication module, the main control unit drives the executive unit through the driving unit, the executive unit comprises a widthwise moving motor and the lengthwise moving motor, the upper widthwise moving motor and the lower widthwise moving motor acting synchronously are regarded as one whole to form the widthwise moving motor, the inductive switch is connected to the main control unit;
when the main control switch activates an instruction of opening, the main control switch sends a signal to the main control unit through the communication module, the main control unit drives the lengthwise moving motor to act through the driving unit and controls the door/window panels to move toward the door/window panel storage space; when the inductive switch detects that a given door/window panel completely enters the corresponding upper and lower butting tracks, the inductive switch sends a signal to the main control unit; the main control unit drives the widthwise moving motor to act through the driving unit and controls the upper and lower track frames to move widthwise toward a door/window panel storage direction by one position, so that a next upper butting track and a next lower butting track are able to butt with the upper and lower lengthwise moving tracks; by repeating the above processes, each of the door/window panels is controlled to move into a predetermined track, and the door/window panels are stack together in the door/window panel stacking space;
when the main control switch activates an instruction of closing, the main control switch sends a signal to the main control unit through the communication module, the main control unit drives the lengthwise moving motor to act through the driving unit and controls the door/window panels to move toward the door/window panel mounting space; when the inductive switch detects that a given door/window panel has completely left the corresponding upper and lower butting track, the inductive switch sends a signal to the main control unit; the main control unit drives the widthwise moving motor to act by the driving unit and controls the upper and lower track frames to move widthwise toward an upper and lower track frame storage cavity by one position, so that the next upper butting track and the next lower butting track are able to butt with the upper and lower lengthwise moving tracks; by repeating the above processes, each of the door/window panels is controlled to enter the upper and lower lengthwise moving tracks and the door/window panels extend in the door/window panel mounting space to close a space.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 1, wherein a first end of each of the door/window panel main bodies is hinged to the door/window panel top frame and the door/window panel base through a single panel rotating shaft, a second end of each of the door/window panel main bodies is locked on the door/window panel base through a single panel hand-actuated bolt.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 3, wherein an end of each of the door/window panel main bodies near the single panel hand-actuated bolt is provided with an inwardly recessed arc-shaped groove to provide a rotating space for an adjacent door/window panel main body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 1, wherein each of the door/window main panels is provided with a chargeable power supply to supply power to the lengthwise moving motor, conductor interfaces of a positive electrode wire and a negative electrode wire of the chargeable power supply are connected to conductor interfaces of other door/window panels to form a parallel charging circuit, a wall body is provided with an alternating current charging connector, the conductor interfaces of the door/window panel near the wall panel is connected to the alternating current charging connector to form a charging circuit.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 1, wherein the upper widthwise moving motor and the lower widthwise moving motor are connected to a wired power source.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 2, wherein the communication module is a wired communication device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 2, wherein the communication module is a wireless communication device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The space-saving movable door/window system capable of being fully opened according to claim 1, wherein the upper widthwise moving motor, the lengthwise moving motor and the lower widthwise moving motor are connected to corresponding power wheels through a belt-driven wheel pair or a chain-driven wheel pair.