Arrangement for sliding doors on mobile units
AssigneeAlimak AB
InventorMats Olof Olofsson
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Abstract
In an arrangement for sliding doors, a door leaf comprises a number (n) of interlinked and jointed sections (4:1-4:n) in which adjoining sections are able to rotate around a joint axis (A) from a position in which the sections are in alignment with each other to a relative angled position. The door leaf can slide in the door opening (6) in guides (8, 9), each of which comprising a first and a second interacting guide element (8′, 8″; 9′, 9″) arranged on two opposing end edges (22, 23) of the door leaf and the corresponding sides of the door opening. To obtain a sound insulating door, there is an elastically deformable material between the adjoining and relatively flexible sections (4:1-4:n) to separate the sections from each other.
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Arrangement for a sliding door on a mobile unit which defines a door opening and where a door leaf comprises a plurality of interlinked and jointed sections in which adjoining sections are able to rotate around a joint axis from a position in which the sections are in alignment with each other to a relative angled position, whereby the door leaf can slide in the door opening in guides, each of which comprising first and second interacting guide elements, the first interacting guide elements arranged on two opposing end edges of the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements arranged on corresponding sides of the door opening, characterized in that
- at least one of the first and second interacting guide elements comprises an elastically deformable material separating each of the first interacting guide elements on the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements from each other,
- a continuous jointing element of elastically deformable material fastened between abutting side edges of the adjoining sections for flexibly joining the abutting side edges of the sections with each other,
- the jointing element is fluted and exhibits first and second partitions that via a joint are connected to the abutting side edges of the adjoining sections, a first sidewall connecting the first and second partitions forms a transition between first outside surfaces of the adjoining sections, a fluted depression arranged on each longitudinal side edge of the jointing element that surrounds Protrusions emanating from each of the abutting side edges of adjoining sections in a position in which the adjoining sections are aligned with each other to form a transition between the second outside surfaces of the adjoining sections.
Arrangement for a sliding door on a mobile unit which defines a door opening and where a door leaf comprises a plurality of interlinked and jointed sections in which adjoining sections are able to rotate around a joint axis from a position in which the sections are in alignment with each other to a relative angled position, whereby the door leaf can slide in the door opening in guides, each of which comprising first and second interacting guide elements, the first interacting guide elements arranged on two opposing end edges of the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements arranged on corresponding sides of the door opening, characterized in that between the adjoining sections of the plurality of interlinked and jointed sections is an elastically deformable material separating the adjoining sections from each other and that at least one of the first and second interacting guide elements comprises an elastically deformable material separating the first interacting guide elements on the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements arranged on the corresponding sides of the door opening and that the jointing element is fluted and exhibits first and second partitions that via a joint are connected to the abutting side edges of the adjoining sections, a first sidewall connecting the first and second partitions forms a transition between first outside surfaces of the adjoining sections, a fluted depression arranged on each longitudinal side edge of the jointing element that surrounds protrusions emanating from each of the abutting side edges of the adjoining sections in a position in which the adjoining sections are aligned with each other to form a transition between second outside surfaces of the adjoining sections.
Arrangement for a sliding door on a mobile unit which defines a door opening and where a door leaf comprises a plurality of interlinked and Jointed sections in which adjoining sections are able to rotate around a joint axis from a position in which the sections are in alignment with each other to a relative angled position, whereby the door leaf can slide in the door opening in guides, each of which comprising first and second interacting guide elements, the first interacting guide elements arranged on two opposing end edges of the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements arranged on corresponding sides of the door opening, characterized in that between the adjoining sections of the plurality of interlinked and jointed sections is an elastically deformable material separating the adjoining sections from each other and that at least one of the first and second interacting guide elements comprises an elastically deformable material separating the first interacting guide elements on the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements arranged on the corresponding sides of the door opening and that the joint axis between the adjoining sections is located on one of the adjoining sections and runs therethrough so that the other of the adjoining sections can rotate around the joint axis at a radial distance from the one of the adjoining sections.
Arrangement for a sliding door on a mobile unit which defines a door opening and where a door leaf comprises a plurality of interlinked and jointed sections in which adjoining sections are able to rotate around a joint axis from a position in which the sections are in alignment with each other to a relative angled position, whereby the door leaf can slide in the door opening in guides, each of which comprising first and second interacting guide elements, the first interacting guide elements arranged on two opposing end edges of the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements arranged on corresponding sides of the door opening, characterized in that between the adjoining sections of the plurality of interlinked and jointed sections is an elastically deformable material separating the adjoining sections from each other and that at least one of the first and second interacting guide elements comprises an elastically deformable material separating the first interacting guide elements on the door leaf and the second interacting guide elements arranged on the corresponding sides of the door opening and further including a connecting device for the adjoining sections on each of the opposing end edges, the connecting devices having portions cantilevered from the one of the adjoining sections and accommodating the other of the adjoining sections by creating a rotating bearing joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.