Power operated garage door

A power operated door for installation in a building having a vertical wall with a door opening comprising:

• a one-piece door movable between a closed position disposed vertically in said door opening and a horizontal ,position above said opening, said door having an upper edge and a lower edge;
• vertically extending tracks disposed adjacent said door opening;
• horizontally extending tracks positioned above said door opening and extending inwardly from said door opening;
• first bearing means at the lower edge of said one-piece door engageable in said vertically extending tracks for guiding said door for vertical movement;
• second bearing means at the upper edge of said door engageable in said horizontally extending tracks for guiding said door for horizontal movement;
• door drive mechanism including a first reversible motor, a flexible drive member drivingly connecting said motor and said door to raise and lower said door, a pulley fixedly supported adjacent said lower edge of said door in the closed position of said door, said flexible drive including a first portion extending from said motor to a connection to said door and a second portion extending from said motor around said pulley to a connection to said door;
• a control circuit for driving said motor in a first direction for closing said door and a second direction for opening said door, said circuit including means responsive to motor rotation to reverse said motor upon said door engaging an obstruction to the closing of said door,
• said second bearing means comprising a bearing shaft mounted adjacent the upper edge of said door for movement toward and away from said door, said door having a first portion positioned within said opening and having an outer face on said first portion which is substantially coextensive with the outside surface of said vertical wall, said door having a second portion which supports said first portion and includes peripheral edges extending along the sides and top of said door opening to engage and seal against the inside of said wall, shaft translation means connected to said door and said bearing shaft for rotating the top edge of said door inwardly out of said door opening.

A power operated garage door movable from a vertically disposed closed position to a horizontally disposed raised opened position comprising;

• a one-piece garage door having upper and lower edges and being supported by upper and lower bearings, extending horizontally adjacent said upper and lower edges;
• a pair of vertically extending tracks guiding said lower bearings for vertical movement from a lower edge of a door opening to an upper edge of said door opening;
• a pair of horizontally extending tracks guiding said upper bearings for horizontal movement on a plane above said door opening;
• a first drive mechanism mounted on said door for displacing said upper bearings laterally with respect to said door to pivot said door about said lower bearings to an inwardly inclined position;
• a second drive mechanism connected to said door adjacent the lower edge to drive said lower bearings upwardly in said vertical tracks to open said door and drive said lower bearings downwardly in said vertical tracks to close said door;
• and control means operating said first and second drive mechanisms in sequence to open said door by pivoting said door inwardly with said first drive mechanism and then raising the lower edge of said door with said second drive mechanism to move said door from the vertical closed position to the horizontal raised opened position and in a reversed sequence to close said door.

A power operated door displaceably supported in a wall opening with said door and wall having a flush outer surface comprising:

• a door panel being vertically positionable within said wall opening to close said opening and having peripheral edges at vertical sides and at a horizontal top edge to overlap wall portions defining the edges of said wall opening;
• a decorative wall portion configured to simulate in appearance said wall adjacent to said wall opening;
• said door panel having a support to mount said decorative wall portion with the decorative wall portion and said wall forming a continuous flush outer surface;
• horizontally extending bearings carried by said panel to support said panel for pivotal movement about a bottom edge of said door to an inwardly tilted position wherein said door is angled a distance sufficient to withdraw the top of said door from within said opening;
• vertical tracks receiving said horizontally extending bearings and extending vertically along the edges of said wall opening;
• an upper support shaft having bearings at its ends and mounted on said door adjacent to said top edge and displaceable between a first position adjacent the door panel and a second position spaced outwardly of said door panel;
• horizontally extending tracks disposed above said door opening and extending inwardly therefrom, said horizontally extending tracks receiving said upper support shaft bearings to guide the top of said door;
• a first drive mechanism on said door driving said upper support shaft between said first and second positions;
• a second drive mechanism on said wall driving said door between a lowered inwardly tilted position to an open horizontal position, flexible connectors extending between said second drive mechanism and said horizontally extending bearings to drive said door upwardly on opening and downwardly on closing;
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• circuit means connected to said second drive mechanism and responsive to motor speed reversing the direction of door movement when said door engages an obstruction.