Cell door operating system

Movable or removable closures – Jail-type closure with remote control station – Additional key or combination control of individual closure

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49 18, 49449, E05B 4706

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052417875

ABSTRACT:
A symmetrical cell door and operating system comprises a vertically shiftable locking bar mounted in a center column of a cell opening. A cell door is movable in either direction relative to the central column and has upwardly facing locking notches in a lower horizontal frame element to receive the lower end of the locking bar to lock the cell door when moved either to the extreme right or to the extreme left of the center column. An elongated rack is secured to the top of the cell door by a lost motion connection and defines a cam slot engagable with a horizontally projecting actuator on the locking rod to cam the locking bar into and out of the respective locking notch. The rack is reciprocated by a pinion driven by a DC motor. Two separate banks of batteries selectively supply power to the DC motor and one bank is always being charged, thus eliminating the need for a mechanical backup system for concurrently opening or closing all cell doors in the event of a failure of the AC power supply to the building. In a modified system, the symmetrical door is electrically locked and unlocked by a DC motor, but manually moved between locked and unlocked positions.

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