Nuclear storage overpack door actuator and alignment apparatus

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C376S293000, C250S506100, C250S507100, C049S324000, C049S360000, C049S362000, C049S501000

Reexamination Certificate

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06891913

ABSTRACT:
The invention is a door actuator and alignment apparatus for opening and closing the 15,000-pound horizontally sliding door of a storage overpack. The door actuator includes a ball screw mounted horizontally on a rigid frame including a pair of door panel support rails. An electrically powered ball nut moves along the ball screw. The ball nut rotating device is attached to a carriage. The carriage attachment to the sliding door is horizontally pivoting. Additional alignment features include precision cam followers attached to the rails and rail guides attached to the carriage.

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