Electrically actuated door holder and release

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Checks and closers

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292263, 16 485, E05F 300

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040695441

ABSTRACT:
This disclosure relates to an electrically actuated door holder and release for the multi-point holding of a pivoted door at selected door opening angles, and for the release of a held door either electrically or in response to manual override. The door holder and release includes a rotatable spindle adapted to be connected to a pivoted door which is either push or pull-side mounted. The holder and release comprises a spindle gear assembly having a pair of male spline gears with each gear having a circular ring of splineways forming a series of male projecting keys. A pair of cams, each having cam lobes defining detent segments with each cam having a circular hole internally grooved to mate with the projecting keys of spline gear, is mounted on the shaft. A pair of springs yieldingly hold the cams into mating positions with associated spline gears to rotate therewith. A double lever having a common pivot or fulcrum carries a roller which follows the cams. The lever may be electromagnetically actuated and released to effect a door hold and release, or alternatively, the lever may be manually overridden. The selected hold-open angles may be set and altered, without removal of the holder and release or the associated door closer from their fixed positions on a header frame and door, respectively. This function is attained by the arrangement of the cams on the spline gears in association with depressible springs which enable the cams to be manually adjusted without removal of any component except the housing cover.

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