Movable or removable closures – Closures interconnected for concurrent movement – Closures mounted for swinging
Patent
1981-08-25
1984-02-28
Downey, Kenneth
Movable or removable closures
Closures interconnected for concurrent movement
Closures mounted for swinging
49114, 49115, E05C 706
Patent
active
044335059
ABSTRACT:
A plug door for a vehicle, such as a railway carriage, is carried and driven by a swinging lever which has a sliding fulcrum mechanism the effect of which is to flatten the arc through which the door is carried. The edge of the door which trails in an opening movement is guided either by means of a relatively long pivot arm or by a curved or straight track. The alternative guide means give different trajectories to the leading edge of the door, the long pivot arm guide keeps the door closest to the side of the vehicle during opening. A duplicate swinging lever with sliding fulcrum mechanism as a guide for the trailing edge will move the door parallel to the side of the vehicle and the sliding fulcrums will substantially reduce the outward excursion. By mounting the driving swinging lever over-center, i.e. closer to the trailing edge of the door the plug action is provided for so that a closed door may be flush with the vehicle skin.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2298158 (1942-10-01), Piron
Downey Kenneth
Westinghouse Brake and Signal Co. Ltd.
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