Door assembly and door adjusting mechanism
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorEdward J. Erskine
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Abstract
A door adjusting mechanism enables adjusting a position of a door moving in a track. The adjusting mechanism includes a truck member secured to the door and having moving structure engageable with the track. A connector connects the truck member to the door and includes cam structure for adjusting a position of the door relative to the truck member, thereby adjusting a position of the door relative to the track. In one arrangement, the truck member supports an adjuster bolt, and a connector includes an offset aperture that fits over the adjuster bolt. A nut is engageable with the adjuster bolt to secure the connector to the truck member. A position of the door in the track is adjusted by simply rotating the connector.
Claims15
A door adjusting mechanism for adjusting a position of a door moving in a track, the door adjusting mechanism comprising:
- a truck member including moving structure engageable with the track, the truck member supporting an adjuster bolt;
- a connector including an aperture offset with respect to a rotational centerline of said connector, said aperture fitting over the adjuster bolt with the door interposed between the connector and the adjuster bolt;
- and
- a nut engageable with the adjuster bolt to secure the connector to the truck member, the connector thereby securing the truck member to the door,
- wherein a position of the truck member relative to the door is adjusted by rotation of the connector.
A door assembly comprising:
- a track;
- a door frame supporting a door panel;
- a truck member including moving structure engageable with the track, the truck member supporting an adjuster bolt;
- a connector including an aperture offset with respect to a rotational centerline of said connector, said aperture fitting over the adjuster bolt with the door frame interposed between the connector and the adjuster bolt;
- and
- a nut engageable with the adjuster bolt to secure the connector to the truck member, the connector thereby securing the truck member to the door frame,
- wherein a position of the truck member relative to the door frame is adjusted by rotation of the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.