Movable or removable closures – Treadle or impact initiated operator – Switch in approach to closure
Patent
1982-12-30
1985-02-26
Downey, Kenneth
Movable or removable closures
Treadle or impact initiated operator
Switch in approach to closure
49 31, 49336, 49334, E05F 1300
Patent
active
045010900
ABSTRACT:
An automatic door operator for a swing door supported by a door supporting frame to swing about a vertical axis. The automatic door operator includes a mechanism for opening and closing the swing door, a drive for driving the door opening and closing mechanism to open the swing door, the drive including a prime mover for driving the door opening and closing mechanism, a door closer including a resilient device for storing part of mechanical energy provided by the drive in opening the swing door and for exerting driving force on the door opening and closing means by using the stored mechanical energy to close the door, a unit for electrically controlling the drive to swing the swing door, and a sensor for sensing a body accessing the door and thereby providing an electric signal to open the door to the controlling unit.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3470653 (1969-10-01), Kalog
patent: 3874117 (1975-04-01), Boehm
patent: 4220051 (1980-09-01), Catlett
patent: 4333270 (1982-06-01), Catlett
Murokawa Masayuki
Nomura Toshiaki
Yoshida Kei
Chikura Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Downey Kenneth
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