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US 9,765,557 B2Granted
Sliding door guide and an assembly comprising such a guide
AssigneeFermod
InventorFrancis Lecot
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Abstract
A sliding door guide, including a rail designed to be fastened against a vertical panel, the rail extending along a longitudinal axis, and a carriage designed to be fastened to the door, the carriage being provided with means for sliding along the rail, the sliding means including a stop opposing the movement of the carriage relative to the rail in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the stop can deform elastically under the effect of a force in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, so as to allow a separation between the carriage and the rail.
Claims6
A guide for a sliding door, comprising:
- a rail fastened against a vertical panel, the rail extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a pad fitted in said rail and able to slide along said rail, the pad comprising a first stop part;
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- a carriage fastened to a sliding door, the carriage comprising a connecting portion, connecting the carriage to said pad so as to allow sliding of the carriage and said pad together along said rail, the connecting portion comprising a second stop part,
- wherein said first and second stop parts are formed by respective first and second abutting surfaces that are each inclined relative to the vertical panel by an angle between 30° and 60°, the first abutting surface being part of said pad and the second abutting surface being part of said connecting portion of said carriage,
- wherein said first and second stop parts oppose movement of said carriage relative to said rail in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis,
- wherein under a first force applied in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, at least one of said first and second stop parts deform elastically so as to allow a separation between said carriage and said rail, and
- wherein under a second force less than the first force, applied perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first and second abutting surfaces slide against one another perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, while being retained in contact with each other, thereby preventing a separation between said carriage and said rail.
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An assembly comprising:
- a substantially vertical sliding door;
- and
- a guide for said sliding door, comprising:
- a rail fastened against a vertical panel, the rail extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a pad fitted in said rail and able to slide along said rail, the pad comprising a first stop part;
- and
- a carriage fastened to a lower half of said sliding door, the carriage comprising a connecting portion, connecting the carriage to said pad, so as to allow sliding of the carriage and said pad together along said rail, the connecting portion comprising a second stop part,
- wherein said first and second stop parts are formed by respective first and second abutting surfaces that are each inclined relative to the vertical panel by an angle between 30° and 60°, the first abutting surface being part of said pad and the second abutting surface being part of said connecting portion of said carriage,
- wherein said first and second stop parts oppose movement of said carriage relative to said rail in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis,
- wherein under a first force applied in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, at least one of said first and second stop parts deform elastically so as to allow a separation between said carriage and said rail, and
- wherein under a second force less than the first force, applied perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first and second abutting surfaces slide against one another perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, while being retained in contact with each other, thereby preventing a separation between said carriage and said rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.