DE19628289A1 - Servo drive for door - Google Patents

Abstract

The door is driven by an electric servo motor (9) fitted to one end of a slim rectangular housing (1) which also contains the back-up batteries (11), the control circuit (10) and the power connections (12,13). The housing has a U-shaped cover and a flat base and is fitted in a vertical position to one side of the door opening or in a horizontal position on the upper support frame for an up and over door. The servo motor drives the door via a flexible belt or via a simple rack and pinion drive. A reduction gearing is included in the drive. The electric supply is via a socket and the unit is fitted with external controls and, if required, a remote control. The batteries provide failsafe operation in a power failure.

Description

The present invention relates to a door equipped with a drive, preferably a single or multi-leaf tilting, swiveling sliding gate or the like.

Such gates, but in particular sliding gates, are suitable for wide gate openings, as they e.g. B. garages, gardens, industrial hall or premises driveways u. Like. Have. They are equipped with a wide variety of mechanisms and facilities for their operation equipped and suitable - equipped with appropriate sensors and activators or with the appropriate structure - for a variety of tasks, such as in particular also as security gates and fire protection gates. Mechanisms for such gates and their Leadership has been proposed in various embodiments. The goals can with one or more door leaves, wings, parts u. Like. Be carried out a rather slow running and at least in the start phase powerful drive and in in many cases cooperating with a drive wheel and with the gate or its wing or connecting elements to the same or connected tension elements for it or their linear, pivoting or running along a guide rail Movement on.

The majority of such gates have little space and little Construction heights are available, which conditions specifically sliding gates for a horizontal Opening and closing movements are particularly helpful. In the sense of minimizing the Manipulation effort is mostly the mentioned gates with organs and Elements for their automatic, mostly remote-controlled operation and Ease of use equipped accessories.

In large numbers there are now those for a user-friendly, trouble-free mechanized and automatic actuation of the gate movement provided, individual Devices for triggering a gate push, swivel or another Gate movement, e.g. B. switches, sensors and. Like., Power supply and -distribution organs, drive motor and gearbox usually separated from each other, free or each in its own housing z. B. on the walls or walls of the interior and Outside of a building, such as. B. assembled a garage, and often even over Plastered pipes connected together.

The invention has now set itself the task of rather cumbersome and possibly prone to failure practice standardized module system that minimizes space requirements and assembly time Actuating and operating device for such gates, such as sliding gates in particular  to provide that ultimately alongside the economic and is easy to handle and also takes the aesthetic aspect into account.

The subject of the present invention is therefore a mechanical gate, preferably sliding gate, especially for garage and / or security and / or Fire protection purposes, with at least one guide or running rail for at least one Sliding, swiveling or tilting door leaf and / or for one connected to it Movement transmission element and gate closing and opening device with Power supply, with at least one power storage unit, a drive motor, one Gearbox and a gate motion drive based on flexible elements, especially with a toothed belt drive with a cooperating drive wheel or drive pinion, as well as with Actuating or triggering, control and / or control devices or electronics for the Gate movement, which is characterized in that the gate closing and Opening device is designed as a compact unit, at least Drive motor, power supply or connection, conversion and / or power distribution Elements, power storage and control and / or control device in a modular place or width-saving, sequential within a single, uniform, elongated or Elongated, preferably narrow-elongated box-shaped, door drive housing arranged are.

The main advantage of the new sliding gate, operator and actuation module is that he all the facilities and elements necessary for a modern gate operator including the door operator combined in a single housing, which means the delivery is simplified and for the installation of a gate drive on the spot only that for The pushing, pulling, tilting or pivoting of the power supplying drive wheel with the for Pushing, tilting or swiveling movement necessary pulling or sliding element, such as. B. one Traction element, a rack or the like. In engagement or force-transmitting Connect and with a few simple steps in a time-saving manner is finally releasably attached to a wall. Due to the elongated construction is a extremely space-saving installation on edges and protrusions, in corners and in niches of the Building with such a gate allows, and the wall surfaces remain free for other uses. It should not go unmentioned that with the new Construction of the gate operator as a compact unit, a reduction in external influences, a significantly reduced risk of pollution and a significantly improved Serviceability are connected.

At least one, is or are present in the elongated housing as a power storage device. however, preferably at least two emergency power accumulator (s) in the event of one Power interruption, e.g. B. in the event of a power failure, protected, which is especially for a door actuation in case of security risks and fire protection gates from is crucial. Of course it is also for gates today  general uses, e.g. B. for garages, practical convenience, whose Actuation even if the power supply from the network fails, but still by the Ensure drive motor. If the new unit two or more Has electricity storage, these are also in the elongated housing of the door drive sequentially, i.e. H. depending on the horizontal or vertical arrangement of the housing or arranged one below the other. Under power supply, connection, forming and / or -distribution elements are of course supply units, terminal strips and -understand plates, transformer (s), fuses and the like.

In the sense of a space-saving, space-saving use is one Embodiment according to claim 2 particularly cheap.

Here, especially in the case of low building and interior heights, Storage u. The like is often a vertical or upright, standing arrangement of the new Compact unit according to claim 3 of particular advantage, which, for. Legs Installation on a vertical gate recess edge allowed, in particular manual ease of use is given.

In the case of a remote control for a gate according to the invention, in particular Sliding gate, and if the overall height of the space provided with the gate is sufficient and unobtrusiveness as well as free, vertical edges of the door recess are desirable are, is a "lying" or horizontal, z. B. on a side facing away from the Door guide rails can be arranged and assembled in this way for the compact unit To prefer gate drive according to claim 4.

One is particularly easy to manufacture and assemble and therefore preferred Embodiment of the assembly according to the invention with, for. B. wall-mountable, Back part and at this closable cover part (s) according to claim 5. Such trained compact module for the door drive also inhibits later readjustments or Modifications of the units, i.e. flexible adaptation, as well as maintenance and service work practically not.

At - in the vertical version - the upper end of the housing unit is there in its Interior advantageous the drive motor, and u. a. e.g. B. for reasons of economy in the manufacture of the outside of the gearbox with its gearbox, being too its holder is a construction variant of the new door drive assembly or its housing is preferred according to claim 6.

The arrangement of the drive motor just mentioned in one of the End regions of the door drive housing forms the subject of claim 7.

Now what the arrangement of the reduction gear and its it housing housing in the distal end region of the elongated door drive box, so this is particularly preferably attached to this door drive housing and in the Claim 8 formed manner.  

So it is inside the door drive housing the body of the drive motor arranged, the axis of which is "horizontal" and the housing z. B. on its front side or z. B. penetrates its cover part. To this motor axis and its pinion then the reduction gear, z. B. gear-based, which in preferably also mounted on the front of the door drive housing Gear box is arranged, and its protruding from the gear box, ultimately with high torque applied drive wheel or pinion with parallel to the motor axis Axis again points in the direction of the position of the drive motor body.

A high level of maintenance convenience and real protection of the gearbox is releasably Door drive housing attachable or fixed box for the gearbox according to Claim 9.

The features of the arrangement according to claim 10 are also in this sense of preferred interest.

A one-piece design of brings particularly high mechanical stability Gear box and gate drive housing according to claim 11.

Due to the elongated, narrow design of the door drive housing and the spatially successive or longitudinally sequential arrangement of the for the gate drive essential units in the same is a variant according to Claim 12 to be particularly preferred.

In terms of easy accessibility, accessibility and usability as well as simplified maintenance as well as manual operation and, in the case of one Remote control, also operational security, e.g. B. for a trouble-free response from sensors to radio or infrared signals in the case of one as stated above Installation of the new door drive assembly on an upper edge of the door recess on the Garage ceiling or on an upper gate guide rail itself is a design of the new door drive module or an arrangement of its actuating and releasing elements particularly recommendable according to claim 13.

Simple and effective to install and a minimum of fastening effort What is required is the advantageous securing of an assembly of the integral door drive module e.g. B. in a vertical arrangement with its upper end on a door guide rail Mounting elements according to claim 14, wherein an increase in flexibility and Adaptability of the fastening system to different types of embodiments the rails and their mounting elements with a multi-part embodiment is achievable according to claim 15.

For particularly quiet running and minimized noise pollution, the installation of Insulating elements in the track rail drive housing connection according to claim 16 particularly cheap.  

Another embodiment for the said rail, housing module Mounting system describe claims 17 and 18, respectively.

The U-shape of the mounting bracket provided can advantageously be designed according to claim 19 so that the drive pinion-toothed belt system of Gate drive is prevented from jumping out of the cooperating intervention and additionally against fluctuations in the mounting angle, e.g. B. Deviations from the Vertical is insensitive.

Specifically for horizontal mounting, especially a z. Belly view-covering arrangement of the door drive module on the top of an "upper" Guide rail is a preferred form of training, dimensioning and arrangement the drive pinion of the door drive assembly aligned according to claim 20.

For a further, preferred design of the interior of the new Gate drive unit according to claim 21 is particularly the aspect of Personal security is crucial.

This means that, from outside influence, the sliding, tilting or Swivel movement and / or force of the respective door depending on the respective distance or angle traveled can be controlled in a reproducible manner and what is even more important when there is an inhibition of sliding or Pivotal movement, e.g. B. by a "pinched" person can lower the from Existing force exerted a shutdown and possibly an opposite Opening movement are caused, so that personal injury by "choking" or the like are excluded. In the event of door movement inhibition by a rigid Subject, e.g. B. by switching off the drive motor before its damage Overload guaranteed. Also a termination of the closing movement in one desired end position can be achieved.

In the sense of being independent of personal service, everyone Door movement control taking safety aspects into account is a form of training the new door drive assembly and its control according to claim 22 of not to underestimating advantage.

The gate control system provided according to claim 23 impresses through simplicity and minimal susceptibility to faults.

A substantially similar advantage can be claimed for the concrete "inner" door movement control according to claim 24.

One that offers a particularly cheap and flexible solution for personal security Embodiment of the new door drive system according to claim 25, in particular in their concrete construction according to claim 26.

Finally, claim 27 contains what appears to be a trivial one up to now however applied solution of the power connection, through which neither  Provision of a separate circuit or the involvement of an electrician during installation and maintenance is necessary.

In conclusion, here are functions and advantages of the subject matter of the invention essentially briefly summarized.

All functional elements for opening and closing, switching, controlling and emergency power are combined into a module or device and guarantee high Functional security.

The construction as a module allows standardized, identical dimensions in each Performance class and for various door movement systems. The integrated Emergency power supply and electronic battery monitoring ensure at least 30 minutes Continuous operation in the event of a power failure. Electronic monitoring of the closing edges and a non-inhibiting spur gear meet legal and standard requirements without additional securing elements, such as. B. feelers must be provided; the Opening width, tilt height and the swivel angle are adjustable, e.g. B. for frequent Pedestrian traffic between areas with different temperatures; e.g. B. can electronic status and position control with colored light (red-green) display electronics and battery status monitoring can be provided, the gate, for. B. at the push of a button Movement is set, moves or pivots completely or up to a stop or up to one reduced opening width according to the program and closes e.g. B. after a fixed set time again automatically. The modular design ensures that the new devices can be used and assembled left-right. Of course, the new ones Door drive modules Extensions of all kinds accessible, especially for connection to Single smoke detectors or on smoke detection systems, for the integration of sensors such as Photoelectric sensors, induction loops etc. via their potential-free contact or rectangular Signal, 24 V DC, for controlling traffic lights with 24 V or with Power supply from the network, furthermore for an integral integration into the building services of a building and for equipping it with any type of remote control.

The installation is basically simple. Module and pulley or drive pinion for the Toothed belts, a rack or the like are on the running rail for the gate itself or for connecting elements to the gate, e.g. B. swivel lever u. Like. And the module housing with "vertical mounting" additionally fastened once on the wall or ceiling.

The device can be equipped with a usual plug for 220 V, immediately after the mechanical assembly be ready for operation. In addition, it should also be stated that the Modules with the same dimensions depending on the door frequency according to ÖNORM z. B. with 200, 600 or 1000 N tractive force can be equipped for the respective gate and at higher Frequencies then z. B. a next size with increased power supply can come.

The invention is explained in more detail with reference to the drawing.  

There, Figs. 1 and 2 are insulated and together with the gate runner rail a first mold forming a Tortrieb module according to the invention for a sliding gate in each case for an upright or vertical arrangement, Figs. 3 and 4 in "built-in" form another specific embodiment of the new module also for "vertical" assembly, Fig. 4 on a new module shown in isolation, a variant of the attachment of the gear box on the housing of the door drive according to the invention for a vertical assembly, Fig. 5 shows another embodiment the new, integral door drive module unit for "horizontal mounting" and FIG. 6 shows the construction variant of a preferred door movement control provided in the context of the invention, starting from the door movement gear of the new module, FIG. 7 shows an oblique view of one with a single pull element for two Gate leaves and a vertically arranged gate drive module equipped sliding gate, Fig. 8 the Sch ema one with the new gate operator module equipped tilting gate and FIGS . 9 and 10 the diagram of a two-leaf swing gate according to the invention in side and top view. Fig. 11, 12 and 13 show an arrangement of an inventive Tortrieb module above a track rail mounted. Fig. 14 shows the assembly of a module according to the invention Tortrieb parallel to a running rail and a gate to be driven. Fig. 15, 15a, 15b and 15c show details concerning the mounting of a toothed belt to a gate.

In detail now to Figures 1 and 2 show the following.:
The drive unit 100 has a narrow-box-shaped door drive housing 1, which can be arranged or arranged "vertically" along a wall edge 801 of the door recess, a rear part 110 and a divided cover part 120 with two partial cover parts 19 and 20 and detachably fastened thereon by means of screws 21 , e.g. B. made of sheet steel, other sheets, plastic or an equivalent material, which is releasably attached to the gate rail 17 of the gate 8 by means of a bracket 2 of the connecting element 200 . On the console 2 , soundproof separated by two elastic rubber or plastic elements 3 , a mounting bracket 4 for the gear 5 , which also serves as a jump protection for the toothed belt 7 guided over the output pinion 6 and which drives the gate 8 , is fastened in this way that the electric motor 9 provided for the drive "protrudes" on the same side from the transmission 5 in the transmission case 50 as the output pinion 6 . The motor 9 is housed in the narrow, long box 1 in its upper end region 101 .

Below the drive motor 9 , control electronics 10 or the like is arranged in the housing 1 , sequentially below it one or more power storage batteries 11 , 11 ', preferably one above the other. Below the batteries 11 , 11 'are a terminal block 12 , which is used for connecting electrical lines for possibly incoming or outgoing information and control lines and in the vicinity of the lower end region 102, the power supply unit 13 is housed, from which a cable 14 goes out led out of the housing 1 and is provided here with a standard plug contact plug 15 . On the visible side 120 of the housing 1 switching, operating or control elements 23, 24 are z. B. for presetting or programming and immediate function actuation buttons, function lights, warning lights 18 or the like. Arranged.

In the embodiment of the door drive assembly shown in FIG. 3, the gearbox 5 and the inner support 16 for the housing 1 can be made in one piece. In this case, the acoustic isolation elements 3 between the housing 1 and in this case U-profile having Direction console 200 by means of which the entire Tortriebsmodul 100 are of the gate 8 is fixed to the rail 17, to install. The reference symbols which otherwise appear in FIG. 3 have meanings analogous to the reference symbols according to FIGS. 1 and 2.

According to the construction variant shown in FIG. 4, the door drive housing 1 can also be pulled laterally with cheeks 140 over the transmission 5 or its box 50 and can be fastened laterally. In all cases, the housing 1 is fastened in the region of its lower end 102 , preferably by means of the rear wall of its rear part 110, to the wall or wall edge 801 lying behind, in order to improve the stability. In the variants described above, the outer surface lying below the gearbox 5 forms the front side 120 of the housing 1 . It is preferably formed with two cover parts 19 and 20 , which are preferably detachable or removable with screws 21 or the like. On the front, preferably in the area above the terminal block 12 , the switching elements 18 u. Required for manual operation and control of the sliding gate drive are. Arranged like that, at the very top, in the area of control and monitoring electronics 10 z. B. a reset button 23 and status indicators 24 or the like.

The reference symbols not explained here are analogous to those of the previous ones treated figures.

Also in this embodiment of the door operating unit 100 or, of the housing 1 thereof, the rear part 110 , which has approximately a U-profile, has a web 111 connecting its free leg to the actuating or operating buttons 18 ; the two cover parts 19 and 20 are shown here. and arranged below it.

The Fig. 5 is in otherwise the same reference numerals meanings a "horizontal mounting" variant for the new Tortrieb assembly 100 and the housing 1 is shown, showing how the housing and on the gate runner rail 17 can be mounted horizontally. In this variant, gear 5 and the housing 50, and belt-driven sprocket 6 are dimensioned and configured such that the output gear 6 is larger in diameter than the gear housing 50 is wide. The drive belt 7 can then be guided in and above the U-profile running rail 17 , as a result of which the concealments or the like which are necessary in the case of a low door height can be omitted in whole or in part. In this variant, the gear box 50 in the area of the motor 9 , which may protrude from the housing 1 , as shown here, also includes the above-mentioned door drive housing 1 and does not protrude beyond its longitudinal walls, as is otherwise the case, for. B. is the case in the arrangements shown in Figs. 1-3. Electronics or control 10 , batteries 11 , 11 ', terminal block 12 and power supply unit 13 are sequentially in this variant side by side. The removable front side 120 with cover parts 19 , 20 lies here on the invisible surface of the door drive housing 1 opposite the gear 5 . Indicator lights, radio or IR reception sensors and. Actuating and triggering elements 18, 23, 24 are provided on the housing 1 .

The partially schematic representation of the transmission 5 in its box 50 shown in FIG. 6 shows - with otherwise the same reference numerals - a particularly preferred embodiment of the transmission 5 with a gate movement monitoring device that can be used for all construction variants shown so far and possible within the scope of the invention. and security system and its control and monitoring device 10 .

A distance measuring device is provided. This consists of a magnet or ring magnet 26 directly attached to the motor pinion shaft 25 and one, two or more electromagnetic probes 27 , e.g. B. Hall probes or the like., Which convert the rotating movement of the ring magnet 26 into signals that are evaluated in a displacement measuring unit 257 . The motor current values measured via a current measuring unit 29 are combined with the values measured earlier at the respective point in a microprocessor 30 to form average values and are logged in the memory 31 together with the path coordinates. By continuously comparing the actual motor current with the logged values, the controller 10 recognizes obstacles or obstacles in the path of the gate 8 from the increase in the actual current. If this, and thus the force exerted by the gate 8 on the obstacle, exceeds a respectively predefined level, the movement of the gate 8 within the framework of the predefined security is, for. B. stopped by switching off the motor 9 .

Since the motor 9 is powered by batteries, the closing function is guaranteed if the safety standard is fully observed, even in the event of a power failure, which is why the drive for fire doors and other gates that must close safely even in the event of a power failure, without additional equipment such as springs, closing weights or. Like. is suitable.

The schematic representation of FIG. 7 shows otherwise the same reference symbol on a two-wing embodiment of a sliding gate 8 , like the first sliding gate leaf 80 on the lower-running area of the drive belt 7 and the second gate leaf 81 via a motion transmission element 85 in the manner of a flap are connected to the upper run of the toothed belt, which is further away from the sheet 81 . In FIG. 7 , only one common tension belt, that is to say a toothed belt 7, is provided for actuating the two door leaves 80, 81 .

However, it should be noted that of course for each of the door leaves individually a separate toothed belt and in particular a separate drive can be provided can.

An upwardly movable overhead door 8 in the home position and two other positions during the opening process, the preferred arrangement of the Tortriebmoduls 1 is horizontal visible along and above the guide rail 17 from the reproduced in Fig. 8 schematic of a side view. It is also shown how a movement transmission lever 85 is arranged on the toothed belt 7 which can be driven by the drive wheel 6 and is connected to the upper side of the door leaf 8 .

In the door 8 shown in FIGS . 9 and 10 in a side view and in a top view, two vertically pivoted wings 80 , 81 and - horizontally bound to a building ceiling or the like and horizontally and at right angles to the door plane - have a guide rail 17 for guiding the the gate leaves 80 , 81 articulated movement transmission lever 85 and a gate drive module 1 mounted on this rail 17 at the top. The toothed belt 7 is connected to the pivotable door leaves 80 , 81 via the two motion transmission elements 85 connected to it.

It should be repeated briefly at this point that gate drives according to State of the art the different units in different with lines interconnected housings were housed and only by an electrician could be installed after mechanical assembly.

A major advantage of the new, in the described preferred embodiment The new gate operator is that all units in one device summarized and arranged in a housing so practical and space-saving are that the drive on all common gates, especially fire gates, practical without increasing the space requirement and in most cases even significantly less space required than in the case of mechanical devices customary in the prior art Locking devices, used and installed by the gate builder during the course of assembly and can be made ready for operation immediately by plugging it into the power supply. There are not any additional security elements such as sensor strips, light barriers or the like required, the drive is also after a power failure with full safety standard ready for use for a sufficiently long time. The linear or swivel displacement measuring unit can be used for Using a ring magnet as a transmitter can be easily installed in the gearbox and in this form is insensitive to contamination from the gear grease and. Like. And therefore hardly susceptible to malfunction.

Fig. 11 shows diagrammatically an embodiment of a door according to the invention, in which the compact unit 100 is disposed above the Torführungsschiene or connected to the Torführungsschiene or the wall by means of corresponding attachment means. As can be seen in FIG. 12, deflection rollers 6 ', over which the toothed belt 7 is guided, protrude into the running rail 17 ; the toothed belts 7 are connected to the gate 8 to be moved. FIG. 13 shows a cross section through the arrangement shown in FIG. 12. The toothed belt 7 runs between lateral guides 86 in the upper narrow region of the gate 8 and is driven by the drive pinion 6 . The compact structural unit 100 can be encompassed by a profiled rail 177 or mounted on this profiled rail 177 , which in turn can be fastened to the running rail 17 or to the wall or to the ceiling.

Fig. 14 shows an arrangement in which the running rail 17 is mounted on the ceiling. For this reason, the assembly 100 , if necessary with the aid of a rail 177 , in which the assembly 100 is mounted, is formed on its own support suspended from the ceiling or on the running rail 17 on corresponding ones on the running rail 17 and / or the rail 177 Flanges 178 mounted, e.g. B. screwed. About appropriate deflection rollers 6 ', as shown in Fig. 6, the toothed belt 7 is driven, which rests essentially on the front surface of the gate 8 . In order to avoid sagging of the toothed belt 7 , a horizontal guide 71 for the toothed belt 7 can be provided on the front surface of the door 8 . This horizontal guide 71 can be a horizontally extending, fixed to the front surface flat iron or an angle profile with which the toothed belt 7 is supported, but without hindering it in its contact with the deflection rollers 6 '.

Fig. 15, 15a, 15b and 15c show different fastening possibilities for a toothed belt 7 at a gate 8. In Fig. 15, an unillustrated timing belt is guided around a deflection 84 to an adjustable clamp 82 and fixed there. At 83 , an end length adjustment for the toothed belt 7 is provided in order to be able to fix the gate 8 , in particular with regard to its end positions. The devices 82, 83, 84 are located on a narrow side surface of the door leaf 8 .

Fig. 15a shows a clamping plate 82 for fixing the toothed belt 7 at the front end face of the door leaf 8 similar to Fig. 15.

Fig. 15b and 15c show a clamping device 82 for the toothed belt; FIG. 15b additionally shows a tensioning device 83 for tensioning the toothed belt. These devices are located on the upper narrow side of the door leaf 8 .

The arrangements of the door drive in relation to the door track 17 described in accordance with FIGS. 11 to 15 enable good integration and optimal power transmission from the door drive to the door 8 to be moved . At the same time, the structural conditions are optimally taken into account.

These special arrangement options therefore form an integral part of the present invention.

Claims (27)

1. gate, in particular sliding, tilting, rotating or pivoting gate, preferably sliding gate, preferably garage, security and / or fire protection gate, with at least one guide or running rail for at least one door leaf, gate segment, a gate wing or Gate part of a possibly multi-leaf or multi-part gate, gate closing and opening device with power supply, at least one power storage unit, drive motor, gear and with a gate motion drive based on directly or via at least one movement transmission element with the gate, its leaves, segments or wings connected flexible elements, in particular a belt or toothed belt drive cooperating drive wheel or drive pinion as well as actuating or triggering, control and / or control devices or electronics for the door movement, characterized in that the gate closing and opening device is designed as a compact structural unit ( 100 ), at least drive motor r ( 9 ), power supply or connection, conversion and / or power distribution elements ( 12, 13 ), power storage ( 11 ) and control and / or control device ( 10 ) space-saving or width-wise sequential are arranged within a single, uniform or elongated, elongated, preferably narrow, box-shaped door drive housing ( 1 ). 2. Gate according to claim 1, characterized in that the elongated gate drive housing ( 1 ) in the area and along or along one of the gate recess boundaries or edges ( 801, 802 ) next to a closing edge when the gate is open or on a ceiling Can be arranged or assembled above the gate. 3. Gate according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the gate drive housing ( 1 ) in the region and along a substantially vertical gate recess boundary or edge ( 801 ) is designed to be arranged or assembled in an upright position. 4. Gate according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the gate drive housing ( 1 ) in the region along a substantially horizontal, upper gate recess boundary or edge ( 802 ), optionally on the side or top side facing away from the gate guide mechanism ( 171 ) a gate guide rail ( 17 ) is designed to be essentially horizontal or horizontally arranged or mountable. 5. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the gate drive housing ( 1 ) with an elongated, substantially U-shaped cross-sectional profile having back part ( 110 ) with position stabilization or wall fastening elements such as screw holes, tabs or od. Like. And at least one covering part ( 120 ) covering the open side of the U-profile rear part ( 110 ), detachably connected to the same, preferably formed with such a covering part ( 120 ) divided into at least two partial covering parts ( 19, 20 ) is. 6. Door according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the door drive housing ( 1 ), in particular its rear part ( 110 ), on or in one ( 101 ) of its end regions ( 101, 102 ) - preferably in one piece or molded - has at least one carrier element ( 140 ), in particular carrier cheek (s), for an arrangement and detachable assembly of a gearbox ( 50 ) with a gearbox ( 5 ). 7. Door according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the drive motor ( 9 ) is arranged within the end region ( 101 ) of the door drive housing ( 1 ) near the guide rail. 8. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that on the axis of the drive motor ( 9 ) or its pinion ( 25 ) a reduction gear ( 5 ) with ultimately again in the direction of the extension of the drive motor ( 9 ) arranged or aligned gate drive wheel or gate drive pinion ( 6 ) is directly connected. 9. Door according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the gear ( 5 ) within a on the door drive housing ( 1 ) on or in one ( 101 ) of its end regions ( 101, 102 ) releasably attachable or attached gear box ( 50 ) is arranged. 10. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the gear box ( 50 ) at least partially on the door drive housing ( 1 ) or its wall, in particular on its cover part ( 120 ), arranged flat or detachably mounted is. 11. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the gear box ( 50 ) is at least partially formed in one piece with the gate drive housing ( 1 ). 12. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that substantially on or in one of the position or arrangement of the drive motor ( 9 ) and its gear ( 5 ) diametrical area or end area ( 102 ) of the door drive housing ( 1 ) at least one gate movement triggering or actuating device ( 18 ) is arranged. 13. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that on or on the door drive housing ( 1 ) directed to the outside, visible side or operating side or arranged there, preferably on the cover part ( 120 ) or Part cover part (s) ( 19, 20 ) Operating or manipulation and control elements ( 18, 23, 24 ), such as buttons, pushbuttons or rotary knobs, keys, switches, starter locks, signal receiving elements, sensors, display or Control lights, diodes and / or displays, loudspeakers or the like are arranged. 14. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the elongated gate drive housing ( 1 ) in the region of its motor-side end region via a releasably attachable connecting element or a connecting bracket ( 200 ) with a guide rail ( 17 ) is releasably connectable. 15. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that the connecting element ( 200 ) in two parts with a with the gearbox ( 5 ) or the door drive housing ( 1 ) releasably connectable or connected support bracket ( 4 ) and one at the Guide rail releasably attachable bracket ( 2 ) is formed. 16. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that the support bracket ( 4 ) and the bracket ( 2 ) of the connecting element ( 200 ) are connected to one another via at least one flat-fitting damping element ( 3 ). 17. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that the connecting element ( 200 ) is formed in one piece with a substantially U-shaped cross section, one of the free legs being releasably connectable or connected to the housing ( 1 ) and the second free leg with the interposition of a damping element ( 3 ) can be connected to the guide rail ( 17 ). 18. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the connecting element ( 200 ) is integrally formed with a substantially U-shaped cross section, one of the free legs with the interposition of a damping element ( 3 ) with the housing ( 1 ) detachable is connectable or connected and the second free leg can be connected to the guide rail ( 17 ). 19. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the drive pinion ( 6 ) for protection against jumping out of the cooperating toothed belt ( 7 ) between the inside of the gearbox and the base of the U-shaped cross-section, it advantageously encompassing support bracket ( 4th ) is arranged. 20. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that for the case of a substantially horizontal assembly of the door drive housing ( 1 ) or an assembly thereof on the top ( 171 ) of the guide rail ( 17 ), the drive pinion ( 6 ) projecting beyond the contour of the door drive housing ( 1 ) or its gear box ( 5 ) and projecting into the guide rail ( 17 ) for cooperative engagement with the toothed belt ( 7 ). 21. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that the gate drive ( 100 ) accommodated in the gate drive housing ( 1 ) has at least one or one gate travel sensor ( 26 , 27 ) or gate travel measuring element ( 257 ) , which is connected to the control device ( 10 ) via a signal line, which in turn is used for a gate path and / or gate movement, inhibition-dependent control and control of the door leaf, gate segment, gate movement or pivoting speed, Torque and / or force is connected to the drive motor ( 9 ) control signal line. 22. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that the gate drive has at least one gate path or swivel angle measuring element ( 257 ) which is signal line connected to the control device ( 10 ), which in turn is program-dependent and / or dependent on the gate path Gate movement or pivot resistance-dependent control and control of gate movement or pivoting speed, torque and / or force is connected to the drive motor ( 9 ) control signal line. 23. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that the gate path measuring member ( 257 ) with the control device ( 10 ) signal line-connected revolution counter device with encoder ( 26 ) on the axis ( 25 ) or the pinion ( 250 ) of the drive motor ( 9 ), the door drive pinion ( 6 ) or on one of the axes of the transmission ( 5 ) itself. 24. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 23, characterized in that the gate path measuring member ( 257 ) is connected to one of the axes mentioned in claim 23, the rotation of which implements the discrete magnetic field transmitter or emitter ( 26 ) and a fixed magnetic field Sensor ( 27 ). 25. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 24, characterized in that the control device ( 10 ) has a program for gate travel-dependent control of the drive power of the drive motor ( 9 ), which at an adjustable distance of the moving door leaf ( 8 ) or -sheets, -segments or -segments, -wing, or -wing ( 80, 81 ) from its or their closing end position (s) the power of the drive motor ( 1 ) abruptly or continuously reduced with decreasing distance. 26. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 25, characterized in that for a gate movement-inhibition-dependent control of the gate or gate leaf, segment or wing movement, an actual current consumption sensor of the drive motor ( 9 ) with the control device ( 10 ) is connected to the signal line, by means of which the current supply to the drive motor ( 9 ) can be reduced, interrupted or reversed when the predetermined actual current or current consumption limit value is exceeded. 27. Gate according to one of claims 1 to 26, characterized in that a flexible cable ( 14 ) of any length with connecting element, preferably standard plug ( 15 ), is provided for the power supply to the door drive assembly ( 100 ).