Sliding door insert for retrofitting a sliding door in a sliding door cassette of an expandable sliding door, sliding door cassette having a sliding door insert, and retrofitting method

A sliding door insert for retrofitting a sliding door cassette of an expandable sliding door with a sliding door, the sliding door insert comprising:

• a sliding door assembly, wherein the sliding door assembly includes a non-expandable sliding door leaf and is designed to be hooked into a guide rail of the sliding door cassette;
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• a panel set designed to modify a frame of the sliding door cassette configured for the expandable sliding door for the sliding door leaf, wherein the panel set comprises a stop panel, a guide panel, and a slot panel, wherein the stop panel is designed to be arranged on a stop side of the frame and to seal a stop side of the sliding door leaf, wherein the guide panel is designed to be arranged on a top side of the frame and to seal a top side of the sliding door leaf, wherein the slot panel is designed to be arranged on a slot side of the frame and to seal a slot side of the sliding door leaf, and wherein the guide panel includes at least one lowerable seal for sealing the top side of the frame.

A sliding door cassette for an expandable sliding door, having a sliding door, the sliding door cassette comprising:

• a sliding door insert including a sliding door assembly and a panel set, wherein a non-expandable sliding door leaf of the sliding door assembly of the sliding door insert is hooked into a guide rail of the sliding door cassette, and the panel set of the sliding door insert modifies a frame of the sliding door cassette for the sliding door leaf, wherein a stop panel of the panel set is arranged on a stop side of the frame and seals a stop side of the sliding door leaf, wherein a guide panel of the panel set is arranged on a top side of the frame and seals a top side of the sliding door leaf, and wherein a slot panel of the panel set is arranged on a slot side of the frame and seals a slot side of the sliding door leaf.

A method for retrofitting a sliding door cassette of an expandable sliding door having a sliding door, the method comprising:

• providing a sliding door insert including a sliding door assembly and a panel set, wherein a preferably non-expandable sliding door leaf of the sliding door assembly of the sliding door insert is hooked into a guide rail of the sliding door cassette, wherein a frame of the sliding door cassette configured for the expandable sliding door s modified using the panel set of the sliding door insert for the sliding door leaf, wherein a stop panel of the panel set is arranged on a stop side of the frame to seal a stop side of the sliding door leaf, wherein a guide panel of the panel set is arranged on a top side of the frame to seal a top side of the sliding door leaf, and wherein a slot panel of the panel set is arranged on a slot side of the frame to seal a slot side of the sliding door leaf.