Panel movement system
OwnerGraeme Owen Bertraminventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of operating a panel system including a moveable panel and an opening, the method characterised by the steps of aligning the panel with respect to the opening in an alignment plane so that the panel is capable of moving across the opening in the alignment plane, and positioning a panel release mechanism such that a user pushing on the panel along the alignment plane causes the panel release mechanism to release the panel from a fixed position within the panel system.
Claims11
A panel release mechanism configured to release a moveable panel from an open position within a panel system, the panel release mechanism comprising:
- a housing;
- a translation member configured to be moved between a released position and a loaded position;
- a biasing mechanism configured to bias the translation member towards the released position;
- a control mechanism configured to control movement of the translation member, comprising a locating mechanism and a guidance mechanism, wherein the guidance mechanism comprises a path which interacts with the locating mechanism to define the travel and release of the biasing mechanism, which indirectly or directly causes the panel to be released from the open position, and
- wherein either the locating mechanism or the guidance mechanism is configured to remain in a fixed position relative to the housing while the guidance mechanism or the locating mechanism respectively rotates and travels within the housing in order to control the movement of the translation member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.