EP4665933A1 - Guiding member for a door operator system - Google Patents

Guiding member for a door operator system

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EP4665933A1
EP4665933A1 EP24703542.1A EP24703542A EP4665933A1 EP 4665933 A1 EP4665933 A1 EP 4665933A1 EP 24703542 A EP24703542 A EP 24703542A EP 4665933 A1 EP4665933 A1 EP 4665933A1
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Prior art keywords
door
guiding
sliding element
protruding track
guiding member
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German (de)
French (fr)
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Friedhelm Frede
Marco Ruechel
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Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/16Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding vertically more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/165Details, e.g. sliding or rolling guides
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/02Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • E06B9/06Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type
    • E06B9/0607Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position
    • E06B9/0615Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position characterised by the closing elements
    • E06B9/0638Slats or panels
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/56Operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures; Spring drums; Tape drums; Counterweighting arrangements therefor
    • E06B9/58Guiding devices
    • E06B9/582Means to increase gliss, light, sound or thermal insulation
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05DHINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/16Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding vertically more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/24Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding vertically more or less in their own plane consisting of parts connected at their edges
    • E05D15/242Hinge connections between the parts
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/606Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/61Cooperation between suspension or transmission members
    • E05Y2201/612Cooperation between suspension or transmission members between carriers and rails
    • E05Y2201/614Anti-derailing means
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/622Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/64Carriers
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2201/00Constructional elements; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/60Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefor
    • E05Y2201/622Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/688Rollers
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2600/00Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/50Mounting methods; Positioning
    • E05Y2600/51Screwing or bolting
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/106Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for garages
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/02Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • E06B9/06Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type
    • E06B9/0607Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position
    • E06B9/0646Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position characterised by the relative arrangement of the closing elements in the stored position
    • E06B2009/0684Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary collapsible or foldable, e.g. of the bellows or lazy-tongs type comprising a plurality of similar rigid closing elements movable to a storage position characterised by the relative arrangement of the closing elements in the stored position stored in a spiral like arrangement
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06BFIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B9/00Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
    • E06B9/02Shutters, movable grilles, or other safety closing devices, e.g. against burglary
    • E06B9/08Roll-type closures
    • E06B9/11Roller shutters
    • E06B9/15Roller shutters with closing members formed of slats or the like
    • E06B2009/1577Slat end pieces used for guiding shutter
    • E06B2009/1594Slat end pieces used for guiding shutter attached to outer surface of slat

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a guiding member for a door operator system.
  • the guiding member is configured to facilitate guiding of a door of the door operator system when the door is moved between an open and closed position.
  • the present invention also relates to a guiding arrangement comprising such a guiding member.
  • the present invention also relates to a door operator system comprising such a guiding member.
  • a door operator system with doors being configured to be operated at high speed.
  • One of the most used principals to operate a rigid exterior high-speed door of a door operator system is a spiral door system.
  • Such a door comprises a plurality of interconnected sections so as to allow change of direction of the door.
  • Such a door may e.g. comprise a curtain made of a plurality of rigid slats that are connected by rigid hinges. The door curtain moves on both sides in vertical side tracks.
  • the door operator system comprises a guiding arrangement comprising rollers arranged in connection to the hinges of the door sections, said rollers being configured to run in a U-tracks of said side tracks.
  • the width of the inside U-track needs to be wider than the roller diameter too ensures that the rollers do not clamp.
  • the gap between the U-track and the roller should not be too wide to reduce noise.
  • the rollers run in the upper tracks on the inner U-track-surface and on the lower track on the outer U-track-surface, creating wear and noises. This means many rollers switch a few times their rotating direction. It is important that the rollers do run on a defined lane in the U-track and that the door sections are not allowed to move more than a few millimetres to right hand or left hand.
  • DE 20 2018 101 842 U1 discloses a guiding arrangement comprising a protruding spiral track and guide member comprising roller pairs, said guide members being arranged in connection to hinges between the door sections of the door, wherein the rollers of the respective roller pairs are configured to run on opposite sides of the protruding track in order to prevent changing the rotating direction of the rollers.
  • utilizing pairs of rollers instead of single rollers increase costs, and the rollers may still be subjected to wear, and result in undesired noises.
  • There is thus a need to provide a guiding member for a door operator system which may provide high speed door movement, which is cost-efficient, facilitates low noise operation, and low wear during guiding of the door.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a guiding member for a door of a door operator system, which guiding member facilitates high speed door movement, low noise during operation, low wear, and is cost-efficient.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a guiding arrangement comprising such a guiding member.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a door operator system comprising such a guiding member.
  • a guiding member for a door operator system is configured for opening and closing an opening.
  • the door operator system comprises a door frame comprising a first frame section at a first side of the opening and a second frame section at a second side of the opening opposite the first side.
  • the door operator system further comprises a door arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door being movably arranged in connection to the door frame.
  • the door operator system comprises a first protruding track member configured to run along said first frame section, and a second protruding track member configured to run along said second frame section.
  • the door operator system comprises a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member, and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member.
  • Said guiding member is configured to be comprised in such a set of guiding members.
  • Said guiding member is configured to at least partly surround opposite sides of a portion of said protruding track member when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member of said first and second protruding track members.
  • Said guiding member comprises a sliding element and an opposite roller member. When said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, said sliding element is configured to slidingly engage with one of said opposite sides and said roller member is configured to rollingly engage with the other of said opposite sides of said protruding track member.
  • Said first and second protruding track members and said first and second set of guiding members provides a guiding arrangement, wherein said guiding member is configured to be comprised in such a guiding arrangement, i.e. be comprised in said set of guiding members of such a guiding arrangement.
  • the sliding element of the guiding member when the guiding member is connected to a door and being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, has a width having a main direction of extension corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member.
  • the guiding member when connected to a door and being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, has a length having a main direction of extension corresponding to the transversal extension of the door.
  • the guiding member when connected to a door and being slidingly engaged to a protruding track member, is configured to be arranged and transversely extend in its length direction between a door side of the door and a frame section.
  • the guiding member according to the present disclosure is intended to guidingly engage with protruding track member having a protruding direction which is transversal, i.e. configured to extend in the transversal direction from a frame section towards the opening.
  • said first protruding track member is configured to be arranged in connection to said first frame section at said first side so that it protrudes transversely towards said second frame section
  • said second protruding track member is configured to be arranged in connection to said second frame section at said opposite second side so that it protrudes transversely towards said first frame section and hence said first protruding track member
  • said sliding element has an inner side configured to face one of said opposite sides of said protruding track member, said inner side comprising at least one sliding surface configured to slidingly engage with that side of said opposite sides of said protruding track member.
  • said roller member is rotatably arranged about a roll axis, said roller member having a radial outer side configured to rollingly engage with one of said opposite sides of said protruding track member.
  • said guiding member has a connection configuration for facilitating connection of said guiding member to said door so that said sliding element, when said guiding member is connected to said door and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track of said protruding track member during door movement.
  • said connection configuration has an axial extension corresponding to the guide axis.
  • the extension of said guide axis about which said sliding element is configured to be pivotable and the extension of said roll axis about which said roller member is rotatable are configured to be essentially parallel to the protruding direction of said protruding track member.
  • efficient guiding by means of said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, with low friction and low wear is facilitated.
  • the closest distance between the inner side of said sliding element and said radial outer side of said roller member is greater than a thickness of said protruding track member.
  • robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
  • said at least one sliding surface of said sliding element and/or said radial outer side of said roller member has a convex configuration.
  • said at least one sliding surface of said sliding element has an arced shape, running in the length direction of said sliding element of said guiding member.
  • said radial outer side of said roller member of said guiding member has an arced shape, running in the transversal direction, i.e. parallel to the length direction of said sliding element.
  • said sliding element has a width having a main direction of extension orthogonal to the guide axis and a length having a main direction of extension parallel to the guide axis and orthogonal to said width, said inner side of said sliding element being configured to extend along said width of said sliding element, said extension of said inner side, when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the portion of the protruding track member to which said guiding member is guidingly engaged.
  • said guiding member comprising said sliding element, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
  • said inner side of said sliding element comprises a central recess arranged centrally relative to the width of said sliding element and extending in the main direction of extension of the length of the sliding element, said extension, when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, corresponding to the protruding direction of said protruding track member, said central recess being configured to provide a distance to the side of said opposite sides of said protruding track member towards which said inner side is facing, which is greater than the distance between said sliding surface and said side of said opposite sides.
  • the width of the sliding element of the guiding member, and hence the extension of the sliding element in the direction along the protruding track member, may be extended and still facilitate curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement, thus facilitating a more stable guiding of said door.
  • the longitudinal extension of said protruding track member is orthogonal to the protruding extension of said protruding track member.
  • said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that, when connected to said door, said guide axis has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element and centrally relative to the width of said sliding element.
  • said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
  • Such a guiding member may be connected to the door in two ways, i.e. either so that the roller member rolls against the outer side, i.e.
  • said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that, when connected to said door, said guide axis has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element and closer to one of the end sides of the sliding element relative to the width of said sliding element.
  • said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
  • roller member and sliding element may be arranged so that the shortest distance between a sliding surface of said sliding element and the radial outer side of said roller member is smaller, which facilitate further reducing noises during door movement, i.e. when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to and moves along said protruding track member.
  • said guiding member when connected to said door and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, is configured so that said guide axis and said roll axis, configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane formed by the distance between said guide axis and roll axis is extending orthogonal relative to the main direction of extension of the width of said sliding element and orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element.
  • said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
  • said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that said guide axis, when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, is configured to extend essentially in line with the protruding direction of said protruding track member.
  • said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that, when said guiding member is configured to be connected to said door, said guide axis and said roll axis are coaxially arranged so that said sliding element and said roller member are rotatable about an axis having the same axial extension, wherein said sliding element and said roller member are arranged so that they are allowed to rotate relative to each other.
  • said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
  • stiffer fixation of said roller member is facilitated.
  • said guiding member comprises a support member, configured to support said sliding element, wherein said support member is configured to be pivotably connected to said door about said guide axis for allowing pivoting of said sliding element about said guide axis.
  • said support member comprises said connection configuration.
  • said support member is configured to support said roller member, said roller member being connected to said support member.
  • said roller member comprises a shaft and a wheel rotatably connected to said shaft, wherein said shaft is configured to be connected to said support member so as to allow rotation of said wheel about said roll axis.
  • said support member and said sliding element supported by said support member constitute a first unit
  • said roller member constitute a second unit separate from said first unit
  • said guiding member when attached to said door, is configured so that said first unit is configured to be pivotably connected to said door about said guide axis by means of said connection configuration and said second unit, i.e. said roller member is configured to be connected to said door so as to allow rotation about said roll axis.
  • said roller member comprises a shaft and a wheel rotatably connected to said shaft, wherein said shaft is configured to be connected to said door so as to allow rotation of said wheel about said roll axis.
  • the difference between the closest distance between the inner side of said sliding element and said radial outer side of said roller member and the thickness of said protruding track member may be reduced and still facilitate efficient guiding in the spiral track of said protruding track member, particularly during door opening when arranging the roller member at the outer side of said opposite side and the sliding element at the inner side of said protruding track member.
  • said guide axis and said roll axis configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane, formed by the distance between said guide axis and roll axis and the extension of said guide axis and roll axis, is extending in an angle relative to an imaginary plane, formed by the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element and the direction of extension orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the width and the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element.
  • the difference between the closest distance between the inner side of said sliding element and said radial outer side of said roller member and the thickness of said protruding track member may be reduced and still facilitate efficient guiding in the spiral track of said protruding track member, particularly during door opening when arranging the roller member at the outer side of said opposite side and the sliding element at the inner side of said protruding track member.
  • an object of the invention is achieved by a guiding arrangement for a door operator system.
  • the door operator system is configured for opening and closing an opening.
  • the door operator system comprises a door frame comprising a first frame section at a first side of the opening and a second frame section at a second side of the opening opposite the first side.
  • the door operator system further comprises a door arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door being movably arranged in connection to the door frame.
  • the guiding arrangement comprises a first protruding track member configured to run along said first frame section, and a second protruding track member configured to run along said second frame section.
  • the guiding arrangement further comprises a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member; and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member.
  • Said sets of guiding members comprises at least one guiding member as set out herein.
  • the door operator system is configured for opening and closing an opening.
  • the door operator system comprises a door frame comprising a first frame section at a first side of the opening and a second frame section at a second side of the opening opposite the first side.
  • the door operator system further comprises a door arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door being movably arranged in connection to the door frame.
  • the door operator system further comprises a first protruding track member configured to run along said first frame section, and a second protruding track member configured to run along said second frame section.
  • the door operator system further comprises a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member; and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member.
  • Said sets of guiding members comprises at least one guiding member as set out herein.
  • Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a front view of a door operator system with a guiding arrangement configured to guide a door, the door being in a closed position, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 2a schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding arrangement of a door operator system with the door in the closed position, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 2b schematically illustrates a side view of the guiding arrangement in fig. 2a with the door in the open position, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a side view of a portion of a guiding arrangement with guiding members connected to a door, each guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding members being guidingly engaged to an arc-shaped track of a protruding track member for guiding door sections of the door along said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member and protruding track member in fig. 4, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a straight track of a protruding track member for guiding door sections of a door along said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 6 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member and protruding track member in fig. 5 guiding door sections of a door along an arc-shaped track of said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 7 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to an arc-shaped track of a protruding track member for guiding door sections of a door along said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 8 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 9 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 10 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 11 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 12 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 13 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the door operator system according to the present disclosure is a door operator system having a door comprising a plurality of horizontal and interconnected sections arranged to be connected to the door frame of the door operator system.
  • the door operator system according to the present disclosure is according to an aspect a door operator system where the door, in the closed position is arranged with a substantially straight extension along the opening, e.g. vertical, horizontal or with a certain angle, and when moved to the open position is subjected to at least one direction change.
  • the door operator system according to the present disclosure is according to an aspect a door operator system where the door, in the closed position is arranged substantially vertical, and in the open position is spirally assembled.
  • the door operator system according to the present disclosure may alternatively be a door operator system where the door, in the closed position is arranged substantially vertical, and in the open position is arranged in an inclined position relative to said vertical position, e.g. a horizontal position or a position with an angle between said vertical position and said horizontal position.
  • Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a front view of a door operator system S for opening and closing an opening 0, according to an aspect of the present disclosure.
  • the door operator system S is arranged to be installed in said opening 0, which, according to an aspect of the present disclosure may be defined by a wall and a ground/floor.
  • the door operator system I comprises a door frame 10.
  • Said door frame 10 comprises a first frame section 12 at a first side I of the opening O and a second frame section 14 at a second side II of the opening O opposite the first side I.
  • the door operator system I further comprises a door 20 arranged to be moved between an open position and closed position.
  • the door 20 is configured to be movably arranged in connection to the door frame 10.
  • Fig. 2a schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding arrangement of a door operator system, e.g. the door operator system S in fig. 1 , with the door 20 in the closed position, according to an aspect of the present disclosure
  • fig. 2b schematically illustrates a side view of the guiding arrangement in fig. 2a with the door 20 in the open position, according to an aspect of the present disclosure.
  • the door operator system S is a spiral door operator system where the door 20, in the closed position, is arranged substantially vertical, see fig. 2a, and in the open position is spirally assembled, see fig. 2b.
  • Said first frame section 12 comprises a first frame section portion 12-1 arranged for straight, here vertical, movement of the door 20, and a second frame section portion 12-2 for spiral movement of the door 20.
  • Said second frame section 14 comprises a second frame section portion 14-1 arranged for straight, here vertical, movement of the door 20, and a second frame section portion 14-2 for spiral movement of the door 20.
  • Said door 20 has opposite sides 20a, 20b, a first side 20a facing towards said first frame section 12, and a second short side 20b facing towards said second frame section 14, see fig. 1 .
  • Said door 20 has a first end side 20c, which in the closed position, for a door being vertically arranged in the closed position, as illustrated in fig. 1 , is the upper end side 20c, and an opposite end side 20d, which in the closed position is the lowest most side 20d, see fig. 1 .
  • the door 20 comprises a plurality of interconnected sections 22 so as to allow change of direction of the door 20 during movement between said open position and closed position.
  • Said interconnected sections 22 may also be denoted panels or lamellas.
  • Said interconnected sections 22, when said door 20 is arranged in connection to said door frame 10, are configured to extend transversely between said first frame section 12 and opposite second frame section 14.
  • Said interconnected sections 22 may also be denoted interconnected door sections 22.
  • Said interconnected sections 22 have opposite short sides 22a, 22b, a first short side 22a facing towards said first frame section 12, and a second short side 22b facing towards said second frame section 14.
  • Said interconnected sections 22 have opposite long sides 22c, 22d running transversely between said frame sections 12, 14.
  • Said interconnected sections 22 are arranged adjacent to each other and interconnected to each other in connection to the long sides 22c, 22d.
  • Said first short sides 22a of the interconnected sections 22 form the first side 20a of the door, and said second short sides 22b of the interconnected sections 22 form the second side 20b of the door 20.
  • Said interconnected sections 22 are interconnected to each other so that they may pivot relative to each other in connection to adjacent long sides of adjacent sections 22.
  • Said interconnected sections 22 are interconnected to each other via interconnections at adjacent sections, e.g. hinge members, embodiments of hinge members 50 being illustrated in fig. 4-13, so as to facilitate pivoting relative to each other.
  • Said interconnections, e.g. hinge members may facilitate pivoting about a transversal axis.
  • the door operator system S further comprises a door movement arrangement for moving said door 20 between said open and closed position.
  • said door movement arrangement comprises a first transmission member, not shown, configured to be arranged in connection to said first side I and a second transmission member, configured to be arranged in connection to said second side II.
  • Said transmission members are configured to be connected to the door 20 at the respective side and configured to be movable so as to move said door 20 between said open and closed position.
  • Said transmission members may e.g. be chains, belts or the like.
  • said door movement arrangement comprises a drive unit D for moving said door by means of said transmission members.
  • said drive unit D comprises an electric motor.
  • the door operator system S comprises a roller 40, e.g. a transmission drum.
  • said transmission members are connected to the drive unit D, wherein said drive unit D is configured to rotate said roller 40 about an axis X so as to facilitate moving the door 20 between said open and closed position.
  • the door operator system S may comprise a control unit C for facilitating control of operation of said door operator system S, comprising controlling said drive unit D.
  • the door operator system S comprises a guiding arrangement A configured to facilitate guiding of the door 20 of the door operator system S when the door is moved between said open and closed position.
  • Said guiding arrangement A comprises a first protruding track member 100 configured to run along said first frame section 12, and a second protruding track member 100 configured to run along said second frame section 14.
  • said first protruding track member 100 is arranged in connection to said first frame section 12 at said first side I so that it protrudes transversely towards said second frame section 14, and said second protruding track member 100 is arranged in connection to said second frame section 14 at said opposite second side II so that it protrudes transversely towards said first frame section 14 and hence said first protruding track member 100.
  • the respective protruding track member has a protruding direction which is transversal.
  • the respective protruding track member 100 configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, is configured to protrude from a portion 12p, 14p of said frame section 12, 14.
  • Said portion 12p, 14p may be denoted frame section portion 12p, 14p.
  • said frame section portions 12p, 14p constitute portions of the frame sections 12, 14 to which said protruding track member 100 is configured to be attached.
  • said frame section portions 12p, 14p constitute an integrated portion of said protruding track member 100, wherein said protruding track member 100 comprises a protruding portion and a non-protruding portion.
  • the first protruding track member 100 and second protruding track member 100 comprise a straight track 110 for straight guiding of said door 20 in connection to said opening O, and a spiral track 120 for guiding said door 20 so that said door 20 may be spirally assembled in the open position.
  • Said straight tracks 110 are according to the embodiment illustrated in e.g. fig. 1 and 2a-b vertical tracks 110.
  • the respective protruding track member 100 has a longitudinal extension which is essentially orthogonal to its protruding direction.
  • the respective protruding track member 100 has a thickness having an extension which is essentially orthogonal to its protruding direction and essentially orthogonal to its longitudinal extension.
  • the respective protruding track member 100 has opposite sides, wherein the thickness of the respective protruding track member 100 corresponds to the shortest distance between said opposite sides.
  • the vertical track 110 of the first protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the first frame section portion 12-1 of the first frame section 12.
  • the spiral track 120 of the first protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the second frame section portion 12-2 of the first frame section 12.
  • the vertical track 110 of the second protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the first frame section portion 14-1 of the second frame section 14.
  • the spiral track 120 of the second protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the second frame section portion 14-2 of the second frame section 14.
  • the respective protruding track member 100 configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, may be provided and assembled in any suitable way by means of any suitable material.
  • the respective protruding track member 100 configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, are sheet metal strips. According to an alternative aspect, the respective protruding track member 100, configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, are aluminium profiles.
  • the second frame section portion 12-2, 14-2 of the first and second frame sections 12, 14 comprises plate elements having a plate configuration.
  • the spiral tracks 120 of the first and second protruding track members 100 are sheet metal strips which have been bent into a spiral shape, prior to attachment to said second frame section portion 12-2, 14-2, e.g. plate elements, of the first and second frame sections 12, 14.
  • a spiral slot for said spiral tracks 120 is provided at said plate element, of the first and second frame sections 12, 14.
  • Said guiding arrangement A further comprises a first set of guiding members 200 distributed along and attached to said door 20 and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member 100.
  • the respective guiding member 200 is pivotably connected to said door 20 so as to facilitate said change of direction of the door 20 when sliding along said protruding track members 100 during movement between said open position and closed position.
  • Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a side view of a portion of a guiding arrangement with guiding members 200 connected to a door 20, each guiding member 200 having a sliding element 210 and an opposite roller member 220. Said guiding members are guidingly engaged to an arc-shaped track 120 of a protruding track member 100 for guiding door sections 22 of the door 20 along said protruding track member 100.
  • Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member 200 and protruding track member 100 in fig. 4.
  • Fig. 5, 6 and 7 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20, said guiding member 200 having a sliding element 210 and an opposite roller member 220, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100 for guiding door sections 22 of the door 20 along said protruding track member 100, according to different embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 8-13 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20, said guiding member 200 having a sliding element 210 and an opposite roller member 220, said guiding member 200 being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, according to different embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the guiding member 200 when connected to a door 20 and being slidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, is configured to be arranged and transversely extend in its length direction between a door side of the door 20 and a frame section, see e.g. fig. 8-13.
  • the guiding member 200 when connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50 and being slidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, is configured to be arranged and transversely extend in its length direction between said hinge member 50 and a frame section, see e.g. fig. 8-13.
  • the guiding member 200 according to the present disclosure is intended to guidingly engage with protruding track member 100 having a protruding direction which is transversal, i.e. configured to extend in the transversal direction from a frame section towards the opening.
  • said guiding member 200 has a connection configuration C200 for facilitating connection of said guiding member 200 to said door 20 so that said sliding element 210, when said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis X2 so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track 120 of said protruding track member 100 during door movement.
  • said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axial extension of the guide axis X2.
  • said sliding element 210 has an inner side 21 Oi configured to face one of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100.
  • Said opposite sides 100o, 100i of said protruding track member 100 are according to an aspect denoted outer side 100o and inner side 10Oi, where said outer side 10Oo is the side facing outwardly, i.e. providing the outer curve, of said arc-shaped track 120 of said protruding track member 100.
  • Said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 comprises at least one sliding surface 210a configured to slidingly engage with that side of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100.
  • the guiding member 200 or at least part of said guiding member is made of a low friction material 21 OF, for example low friction plastic.
  • the low friction plastic material is according to an aspect of the present disclosure ultra-high molecular polyethylene (PE- UHMW).
  • At least the sliding element 210, or at least one said sliding surface 210a of said sliding element is made of said low friction material 21 OF, for example low friction plastic.
  • Said at least one sliding surface 210a is configured to facilitate sliding of said guiding member 200 relative to said protruding track member 100 when said at least one sliding surface 210a of said track member 200 engage with said protruding track member 100, i.e. contact surface of a side of said opposite side 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100, during door movement.
  • said roller member 220 has a radial outer side 220a configured to rollingly engage with one of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100.
  • Said roller member 220 is rotatably arranged about a roll axis X3.
  • said roller member 220 comprises a wheel 222 configured to roll about said roll axis X3.
  • said roller member 220 comprises a shaft 224 having an axial extension corresponding to the roll axis X3.
  • Said wheel 222 is configured to be rotatably connected to said shaft 224.
  • Said shaft 224 may also be denoted axle 224.
  • said sliding element 210 when said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis X2 so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track 120, here arc-shaped track 120, of said protruding track member 100 during door movement.
  • the sliding element 210 of the guiding member 200 when the guiding member 200 is connected to a door 20 and being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, has a width W1 having a main direction of extension corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100, see e.g. fig. 4-7.
  • said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 is configured to extend along said width W1 of said sliding element 210. Said extension of said inner side 21 Oi, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the portion of the protruding track member 100 to which said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged.
  • Said central recess 21 OR being configured to provide a distance to the side of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100 towards which said inner side 21 Oi is facing, which is greater than the distance between said sliding surface 210a and said side of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi, see e.g. fig. 4-6.
  • the guiding member 200 has a first side 200-1 , also denoted first end portion 200-1 , and an opposite second side 200-2, also denoted second end portion 200-2.
  • the shortest distance between said first end portion 200-1 and said second end portion 200-2 constitutes the length L of said guiding member 200.
  • the first end portion 200-1 constitutes the end portion of said sliding element 210 configured to face towards a portion of a frame section, here a portion 12p of said first frame section 12 and the second side 200-2 is configured to face towards the door 20/hinge member 50 connected to the door 20.
  • the guiding member 200 will only be guidingly engaged against said protruding track member 200, and not be in contact with said portion 12p of said first frame section 12, facilitating said guiding and hence door movement.
  • the guiding member 200 when attached to the door and slidingly engaged to the protruding track member 100, is arranged at a distance D5 from said portion 12p.
  • the guiding member 200 has a fifth side 200-5 configured, when the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, to face upwardly in the direction of extension of said protruding track member 100, when the protruding track member runs vertically, and an opposite sixth side 200-6.
  • a fifth side 200-5 configured, when the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, to face upwardly in the direction of extension of said protruding track member 100, when the protruding track member runs vertically
  • an opposite sixth side 200-6 As illustrated in e.g. fig.
  • the a fifth side 200-5 of the guiding member is a side 200-5 of the sliding element 210 configured, when the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, to face upwardly in the direction of extension of said protruding track member 100, when the protruding track member runs vertically, and wherein said opposite sixth side 200-6 is a side of said sliding element 210 opposite to said fifth side of said sliding element 210.
  • said guiding member 200 is configured such that, when connected to said door 20, here via said hinge member 50 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said guide axis X2 has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210, and hence essentially parallel to the protruding direction of extension of said protruding track member 100, wherein said connection configuration C200, not shown in fig. 7, of said guiding member 200 is arranged closer to one of the end sides 200-5, 200-6, here end side 200-6 of the sliding element 210, relative to the width W1 of said sliding element 210.
  • said guiding member 200 when connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is configured so that said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3, configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100 at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane formed by the distance between said guide axis X2 and roll axis X3 is extending orthogonal relative to the main direction of extension of the width W1 of said sliding element 210 and orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210.
  • said guiding member 200 comprises a support member 230, configured to support said sliding element 210.
  • said sliding element 210 is an integrated portion of said support member 230 of said guiding member 200.
  • said support member 230 is made of said low friction material 21 OF.
  • said third side 200-3 is a side 200-3 of said support member 230 configured to, when the guiding member 200 is slidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100 and said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 by means of said support member 230, face in a direction orthogonal to the extension of said protruding track member 100 outwardly when the protruding track member curves, and wherein said opposite fourth side 200-4 is a side of said support member 230 opposite to said third side 200-3 of said support member 230 of said guiding member 200.
  • said support member 230 is configured to be pivotably connected to said door 20 about said guide axis X2 for allowing pivoting of said sliding element 210 about said guide axis X2.
  • said support member 230 is configured to support said roller member 220.
  • said roller member 220 is configured to be connected to said support member 230.
  • said roller member 220 is configured to be connected to said support member 230 so that it can rotate about said roll axis X3.
  • said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 is configured to be fixedly attached to said support member 230 so that said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is allowed to rotate about said roll axis X2.
  • said support member 230 comprises a first support portion 232 configured to support said sliding element 210 and a second support portion 234 configured to support said roller member 220.
  • said guiding member 200 may be made of two guiding member parts.
  • said guiding member parts G1 , G2 may comprise a first guiding member part G1 comprising said first support portion 232 and said sliding element 210 supported by said first support portion 232, and a second guiding member part G2 comprising said second support portion 234 and said roller member 220 supported by said second support portion 234.
  • the guiding member parts may be configured to be connected to each other by means of one or more joint members, e.g. screw members.
  • the guiding member 200 described in e.g. fig. 9-13 may also be made of two guiding member parts.
  • said support member 230 not shown in fig. 5 and 6, and said sliding element 210 supported by said support member, constitute a first unit U1
  • said roller member 220 constitute a second unit U2 separate from said first unit.
  • said guiding member 200 when attached to said door 20, is configured so that said first unit U1 is configured to be pivotably connected to said door 20 about said guide axis X2 by means of said connection configuration C200, not shown in fig. 5 and 6.
  • said guiding member 200 when attached to said door 20, is configured so that said first unit U1 is configured to be pivotably connected to said door 20 about said guide axis X2 by means of said connection configuration C200 comprised in said support member 230.
  • said guide axis X2 when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210, i.e. the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100, and centrally relative to the width W1 of said sliding element 210.
  • said guide axis X2 when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is configured to extend essentially in line with the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100.
  • said second unit U2 i.e. said roller member 220 is configured to be connected to said door 20, e.g. via a hinge member 50, about said roll axis X3.
  • said roller member 220 is configured to be fixedly connected to said door 20, e.g. fixedly connected to said hinge member 50, by means of a shaft so that said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is allowed to rotate relative to said shaft about said roll axis X3.
  • Said second unit U2, i.e. said roller member 220 is here independent of said first unit U1 , i.e. said support member and sliding element 210 supported by said support member, so that, when said sliding member 200 is thus connected to said door 20, and said sliding element and hence the support member supporting said sliding element 210 is rotating about said slide axis X2, said roller member 220 is not affected by that rotation.
  • the roll axis X3 is not rotatable about said slide axis X2.
  • the roller member 220 being fixedly connected to said door 20, e.g.
  • said hinge member 50 via said hinge member 50, is arranged so that it is roll ingly engaged with the outer side 21 Oo, of said protruding track member 100 so that it rotates about said roll axis X3 during door movement, independently of pivoting of said sliding element 210 about said slide axis X2.
  • the difference D3 between the closest distance D2 between the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 and said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 200 and the thickness D1 of said protruding track member 100 may be reduced and still facilitate efficient guiding in the spiral track 120 of said protruding track member 100.
  • the difference D3 is in fig.
  • the closest distance D2 between the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 and said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 200 refers to the distance when said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 touches the inner side 100i of said protruding track member 100.
  • Said difference D3 corresponds to the distance D3 between said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220 and the outer side 100o of said protruding track member 100.
  • the distance D2 increases when the guiding member 200 thus connected to the door 20, during door movement from a closed to an open position, transfers from a guiding engagement with the straight track 110 of the protruding track member 100, as illustrated in fig. 5, to a guiding engagement with the spiral track 120, as illustrated in fig. 6.
  • said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3, configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100 at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane P1 , formed by the distance between said guide axis X2 and roll axis X3 and the extension of said guide axis X2 and roll axis X3, is extending in an angle relative to an imaginary plane formed by the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the width W1 and the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210.
  • said plane P1 is extending in an angle relative to an imaginary plane formed by the protruding extension of the protruding track member 100 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the protruding extension of the protruding track member 100 and the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100.
  • said slide axis X2 is arranged centrally between said adjacent door sections 22 so that an imaginary plane P2, formed by the extension of said slide axis X2 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the extension of said slide axis X2 and orthogonal to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100, and hence orthogonal to the width W1 of said sliding element 210, is running centrally between and along said said long side 22c of the lower door section 22 and the long side 22d of the adjacent upper door section 22.
  • said roll axis X3 is arranged displaced between said adjacent door sections 22 so that an imaginary plane P3, formed by the extension of said roll axis X3 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the extension of said roll axis X3 and orthogonal to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100, and hence orthogonal to the width W1 of said sliding element 210, is running displaced relative to said adjacent door sections 22, here along a portion of the upper door section along in the direction of extension of the long side of upper door section 22.
  • said imaginary plane P2 and said imaginary plane P3 are at a distance B from each other, said distance being associated with the displacement of said slide axis X2 relative to said roll axis X3.
  • said guiding member 200 has a connection configuration C200 for facilitating connection of said guiding member 200 to said door 20 so that said sliding element 210, when said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis X2 so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track 120 of said protruding track member 100 during door movement.
  • connection configuration C200 is comprised in a connection arrangement for connecting said guiding member 200 to a door 20, directly or via a hinge member 50.
  • connection arrangement comprises a first joint member J1 and a second joint member J2.
  • the guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20 via said first joint member J1 connected to the door 20 and said second joint member J2 connected to said guiding member 200 and coaxially attached to said first joint member J1 so that said guiding member 200 is allowed to rotate about said axis X2.
  • Said first joint member J1 is configured to be connected to the door 20 via a hinge member 50.
  • Said hinge member 50 is configured to provide interconnection between door sections 22 of said door 20 for facilitating mutual pivoting of adjacent door sections 22.
  • Said hinge member 50 may further, according to an aspect, be pivotably connected to another hinge member for an adjacent door section.
  • Said connection arrangement comprises said connection configuration C200.
  • said connection configuration C200 comprises or constitutes a connection opening in the guiding member 200.
  • Said connection opening, and here said connection configuration C200 is configured to face towards the door 20 when the guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20.
  • Said connection configuration C200 is configured to face towards the hinge member 50 when the guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20 via said hinge member 50.
  • Said connection configuration C200 is configured to face away from the protruding track member 100 when the guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20 and glidingly engaged with said protruding track member 100.
  • connection opening of said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axis X2 about which said guiding member 200 is configured to pivot.
  • the wording that the connection configuration C200 is facing said door 20 should be interpreted broadly, i.e. that the connection configuration C200 faces in the direction where said door 20 is located.
  • Said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 has a circular cross section, having a centre axis corresponding to the axis X2 about which guiding member 200 is configured to pivot.
  • said first joint member J1 comprises a first portion configured to be arranged between the second end portion 200-2 of said guiding member 200, facing said door 20, and said door 20 so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 towards said door 20.
  • said first portion of said first joint member J1 is configured to be arranged between said second end portion 200-2 of said guiding member 200, facing said hinge member 50 connected to said door 20, and said hinge member 50 so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 towards said door 20.
  • Said first portion of said first joint member J1 is configured to be wider than said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 so that a part of said first portion of said first joint member J1 faces at least a part of said end portion 200-2 of said guiding member 200 so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 towards said door 20.
  • a portion of said second joint member J2 is arranged to run within said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 and tube portion to a space 200S.
  • Said second joint member J2 comprises an end portion arranged within said space so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 away from said door 20 in the axial direction relative to said connection opening of said connection configuration C200.
  • connection opening of said connection configuration C200 running in the axial direction about which said guiding member 200 is allowed to pivot, within said guiding member 200, from said second end portion 200-2 towards said first end portion 200-1 , wherein said connection opening transfers into said space 200S, said space being wider in the direction orthogonal to said axial extension than the width, i.e.
  • connection opening of said connection configuration C200 wherein said end portion of said second joint member J2 has a width which is wider than the width of said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 so that an outer portion of said end portion faces a transition portion of the transition from said connection opening to said space 200S, facilitating said prevention of movement of said guiding member 200 away from said door 20 in the axial direction relative to said connection opening of said connection configuration C200.
  • said space 200S has a circular cross section.
  • said connection arrangement comprises a third joint member J3.
  • Said third joint member J3 is arranged and coaxially attached to said first joint member J1 so that said door 20 is connected to said first joint member J1.
  • Said third joint member J3 is, according to an embodiment, connected to said first joint member J1 via said hinge member 50.
  • Said third joint member J3 has a first portion configured to prevent movement away from the door 20, and a second portion configured to provide connection to said first joint member J1.
  • said first joint member J1 is a nut member J1 with inner threads
  • said second joint member J2 is a screw member J2 with outer threads configured to engage with said nut member J1 within said connection opening of said connection configuration C200
  • said third joint member J3 is a screw member with outer threads configured to engage with said nut member J1 between said door 20, i.e. said hinge member 50, and said guiding member 200.
  • said end portion of said second joint member J2 is a screw head, and said portion is a threaded screw portion configured to engage with inner threads of said tube portion of said nut member J1 within said connection opening of said connection configuration C200.
  • said end portion of said third joint member J3 is a screw head
  • said second portion is a threaded screw portion configured to engage with inner threads of said first portion of said nut member J1 between said door 20, i.e. said hinge member 50, and said guiding member 200.
  • the sliding surface 210a of said sliding element 210 has a convex configuration.
  • Fig. 8-13 schematically illustrate a top cross-sectional view of the guiding member 200 guidingly engaged to the protruding track member 100, according to different embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • Said sliding surface 210a has a convex configuration facing said inner side 10Oi of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100.
  • said sliding surface 210a has an arc-shaped configuration.
  • said sliding surface 210a has a convex configuration so that the distance between said sliding surface 210a has a distance to said inner side 10Oi of said protruding track member 100, from the first side 200-1 and in the main direction of extension of said length L1 of said sliding element 210 towards the centre of the length L1 which decreases and is shortest essentially half way and then increases from half way in the direction towards the second side 200- 2 until the end of the sliding surface 210a.
  • the transversal extension of said sliding surface 210a corresponds to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100.
  • said sliding surface 210a has an arced shape, running in the length direction of said sliding element 210 of said guiding member 200.
  • the radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220 has a convex configuration.
  • Fig. 11 schematically illustrate a top cross-sectional view of the guiding member 200 guidingly engaged to the protruding track member 100 and pivotably connected to the door, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Such a solution with a radial outer side 220a is applicable to all embodiments of the present disclosure, e.g. the embodiments in fig. 8-10 and 12-13.
  • Said radial outer side 220a has a convex configuration facing said outer side
  • said radial outer side 220a has an arc-shaped configuration.
  • said radial outer side 220a has a convex configuration so that the distance between said radial outer side 220a has a distance to said inner side
  • said protruding track member 100 from a first side of said roller member 220 configured to face towards a frame section, and in the main direction of extension of said length L2 of said roller member 220 towards the centre of the length L1 which decreases and is shortest essentially half way and then increases from half way in the direction towards the second side 200- 2 of the guiding member 200 until the end of the radial outer side 220a.
  • the transversal extension of said radial outer side 220a corresponds to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100.
  • said radial outer side 220a has an arced shape, running in the length direction of said roller member 220 of said guiding member 200.
  • said sliding element 210 has at least one sliding surface 210a with such a convex configuration and/or said roller member 220 has a radial outer side 220a having such a convex configuration.
  • Fig. 8 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
  • Said guiding member 200 comprises said support member 230, configured to support said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220.
  • said sliding element 210 is an integrated portion of said support member 230.
  • Said support member 230 comprises said connection configuration C200.
  • Said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axial extension of the guide axis X2.
  • Said connection configuration C200 of said support member 230 is configured so that, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said guide axis X2 is configured to extend essentially in line with the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100.
  • Said roller member 220 comprises a shaft 224 fixedly connected to said support member 230.
  • Said roller member 220 comprises a wheel 222 rotatably connected to said shaft 224.
  • Said shaft 224 has an axial extension corresponding to the extension of the roll axis X3.
  • Said roll axis X3 is configured to run parallel relative to said guide axis X2 so that, when said guiding member 200 is connected to the door via said hinge member 50 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said the radial outer side 220a of the roller member 220, i.e.
  • the radial outer side 220a of the wheel 222 of the roller member 220 is arranged so that the closest distance between the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 and said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 200 is greater than the thickness of said protruding track member 100, said closest distance being a predetermined distance for facilitating guiding along said protruding track member 100 by means of said guiding member 200 during door movement.
  • said support member 230 When said support member 230, by means of said connection configuration C200, is pivotably connected to said door 20 via said hinge member 50, said guiding member 200, and hence said support member 230, is allowed to rotate about said guide axis X2.
  • said roller member 220 i.e. said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 and hence said roll axis X3 is rotated about said guide axis X2.
  • the roller member 220 according to the embodiment in fig. 8 further comprises a bearing configuration 226 for facilitating rotation of said wheel 222 about said shaft 224.
  • Said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is configured to be journaled in bearings by means of said bearing configuration.
  • said bearing configuration 226 comprises an first ring member fixed around said shaft 224, a second ring member fixed on inner side of said wheel 222 and ball bearings arranged between said first and second ring members so as to facilitate rotation of said wheel 222 about said shaft 224.
  • said wheel member 222 or at least the radial outer side 220a of said wheel member 222 is made of a noise reducing material such as plastic or rubber, so as to facilitate noise reduction during door movement.
  • the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100 so that said sliding element 210 is arranged in connection to said inner side 10Oi and the roller member 220 is arranged in connection to the outer side 100o of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100.
  • the guiding member 200 according to fig. 8 is designed so that it may be arranged, i.e. pivotably connected to said door 20, e.g. via said hinge member 50, so that instead said sliding element 210 is arranged in connection to said outer side 100o and the roller member 220 is arranged in connection to the inner side 10Oi of said opposite sides 10Oo, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100.
  • FIG. 9 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
  • Fig. 9 differs from fig. 8 in that the wheel 222 is directly rotatably connected to said shaft 224.
  • the roller member 220 according to fig. 9 is not provided with a bearing configuration.
  • a cost-efficient roller member may be provided.
  • said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is made of rigid material, preferably a low friction material such as low friction plastic.
  • Fig. 10 differs from fig. 8 in that the bearing configuration 226 is a slide bearing sleeve 226 arranged about said shaft 224, wherein the wheel 222 is rotatably arranged about said slide bearing sleeve 226. Further the wheel 222 is of said roller member 220 is made of rigid material such as plastic, metal or the like. Hereby a cost-efficient roller member 220 may be provided.
  • Fig. 11 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
  • Fig. 11 differs from fig. 10 in that the radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220, i.e. the radial outer side of the wheel 222 of said roller member 220, has a convex configuration, as described above, with reference to fig. 11 .
  • Fig. 12 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
  • the roller member 220 in fig. 12 is similar to the roller member 220 in fig. 8, said roller member 220 comprising a bearing configuration 226 with roller bearings.
  • the bearing configuration 226 comprises a ring-shaped member configured to be fixedly connected about said shaft 224, wherein said roller bearings are arranged between said ring shaped member and said wheel 222 so as to allow said wheel 222 to rotate relative to said shaft 224 about said roll axis X3.
  • Fig. 12 differs from fig. 8 in that said connection configuration C200 of said guiding member 200 is configured so that, when said guiding member 200 is configured to be connected to said door 20, here via said hinge member 50, said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3 are coaxially arranged so that said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 are rotatable about an axis having the same axial extension, wherein said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 are arranged so that they are allowed to rotate relative to each other.
  • said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 is configured to be part of a joint member of said connection configuration C200, said joint member comprising said shaft 224 being configured to run from and be connected to said hinge member 50, through said support member 230, and be arranged so as to facilitate said rotation of said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 about said axis having the same axial extension, and so that said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 are allowed to rotate relative to each other.
  • said roller member 220 is connected to said door 20, via said hinge member 50.
  • said roller member 220 is directly connected to said hinge member 50 by means of said joint member comprising said shaft 224.
  • said support member 230 may, according to an aspect, be removed, wherein said roller member 220 is still connected to said door 20 via said hinge member, by means of said shaft 224, i.e. joint member comprising said shaft 224.
  • said shaft 224 may correspond to said joint member.
  • said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 is configured to be fixedly connected to said support member 230 so that said shaft 224 is coaxially arranged relative to the axial extension of said connection configuration C200.
  • Such a guiding arrangement 200 as illustrated in fig. 12 enables a stiffer fixation of the roller member 220.
  • said sliding element 210 is arranged in connection to said inner side 10Oi and the roller member 220 is arranged in connection to the outer side 100o of said opposite sides 100o, 100i of said protruding track member 100.
  • the guiding member needs to be designed for such a solution.
  • Fig. 13 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
  • the roller member 220 in fig. 13 corresponds to the roller member in fig. 12.
  • Fig. 13 further differs from fig. 8 in that the connection configuration C200 of said support member 230 is arranged so that, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said guide axis X2 is configured to extend parallel to but displaced relative to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100.
  • the distance between said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3, running parallel relative to each other are at a greater distance from each other compared to the solution according to fig. 8.
  • Said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axial extension of the guide axis X2.

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Abstract

ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB has developed a guiding arrangement and a guiding member (200) for a door operator system (S) comprising: a first and second frame section (12, 14) at a opposite sides (I, II) of an opening (0); a door (20) arranged to be moved between an open and closed position; a first and second protruding track member (100) running along said first and second frame sections (12, 14). Said door operator system further comprises a first and second set of guiding members (200) distributed along and attached to said door (20) and configured to guidingly engage with said first and second protruding track members (100). Said guiding member (200) is comprised in such a set of guiding members. Said guiding member (200) is configured to at least partly surround opposite sides (100o, 100i) of said protruding track member (100). Said guiding member (200) comprises a sliding element (210) and an opposite roller member (220). Said sliding element (210) is configured to slidingly engage with one of said opposite sides (100o, 100i) and said roller member (220) is configured to rollingly engage with the other of said opposite sides (100o, 100i) of said protruding track member (100).

Description

GUIDING MEMBER FOR A DOOR OPERATOR SYSTEM
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a guiding member for a door operator system. The guiding member is configured to facilitate guiding of a door of the door operator system when the door is moved between an open and closed position.
The present invention also relates to a guiding arrangement comprising such a guiding member.
The present invention also relates to a door operator system comprising such a guiding member.
BACKGROUND
In order to facilitate high speed closing of opening, door operator systems with doors being configured to be operated at high speed are provided. One of the most used principals to operate a rigid exterior high-speed door of a door operator system is a spiral door system. Such a door comprises a plurality of interconnected sections so as to allow change of direction of the door. Such a door may e.g. comprise a curtain made of a plurality of rigid slats that are connected by rigid hinges. The door curtain moves on both sides in vertical side tracks.
Over lintel the track change to a spiral contour so that the movement of the door changes from a vertical movement into a spiral movement. To open the door the door curtain is lifted or pulled on both sides upwards into the spiral track and downwards out of the spiral track into the closed position. The door operator system comprises a guiding arrangement comprising rollers arranged in connection to the hinges of the door sections, said rollers being configured to run in a U-tracks of said side tracks. By thus utilizing roller, low friction of the guiding arrangement is facilitated and thereby high-speed movement of the door.
The width of the inside U-track needs to be wider than the roller diameter too ensures that the rollers do not clamp. On the other hand, the gap between the U-track and the roller should not be too wide to reduce noise.
Such spiral-U-tracks are expensive to produce. Moreover, rollers are subjected to a lot of wear. Depending on if the roller touches one or the other of the inner U-track surfaces the roller turns right hand or left hand. If the door curtain shakes or works under changing pressure/wind direction the rollers switch, touching the surfaces of the U-track and have to abruptly change turning direction.
Once the door sections are moving in the overhead spiral track, the rollers run in the upper tracks on the inner U-track-surface and on the lower track on the outer U-track-surface, creating wear and noises. This means many rollers switch a few times their rotating direction. It is important that the rollers do run on a defined lane in the U-track and that the door sections are not allowed to move more than a few millimetres to right hand or left hand.
DE 20 2018 101 842 U1 discloses a guiding arrangement comprising a protruding spiral track and guide member comprising roller pairs, said guide members being arranged in connection to hinges between the door sections of the door, wherein the rollers of the respective roller pairs are configured to run on opposite sides of the protruding track in order to prevent changing the rotating direction of the rollers. Thus, utilizing pairs of rollers instead of single rollers increase costs, and the rollers may still be subjected to wear, and result in undesired noises. There is thus a need to provide a guiding member for a door operator system which may provide high speed door movement, which is cost-efficient, facilitates low noise operation, and low wear during guiding of the door.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a guiding member for a door of a door operator system, which guiding member facilitates high speed door movement, low noise during operation, low wear, and is cost-efficient.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a guiding arrangement comprising such a guiding member.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a door operator system comprising such a guiding member.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
These and other objects, apparent from the following description, are achieved by a guiding member for a door operator system, a guiding arrangement, and a door operator system, as set out in the appended independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the guiding member are defined in appended dependent claims.
Specifically, an object of the invention is achieved by a guiding member for a door operator system. The door operator system is configured for opening and closing an opening. The door operator system comprises a door frame comprising a first frame section at a first side of the opening and a second frame section at a second side of the opening opposite the first side. The door operator system further comprises a door arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door being movably arranged in connection to the door frame. The door operator system comprises a first protruding track member configured to run along said first frame section, and a second protruding track member configured to run along said second frame section. The door operator system comprises a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member, and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member. Said guiding member is configured to be comprised in such a set of guiding members. Said guiding member is configured to at least partly surround opposite sides of a portion of said protruding track member when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member of said first and second protruding track members. Said guiding member comprises a sliding element and an opposite roller member. When said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, said sliding element is configured to slidingly engage with one of said opposite sides and said roller member is configured to rollingly engage with the other of said opposite sides of said protruding track member.
By providing such a guiding member with a sliding element and opposite roller member configured to guidingly engage with a single protruding track member, a guiding member, for a door operator system, with low friction and low wear is facilitated. Further, a guiding member, configured to guidingly engage with a single protruding track member, which is cost-efficient is facilitated. Further, a guiding member for a door operator system which, during door movement, facilitates low noise is provided. Further, a guiding member, for a door operator system, which facilitates high speed door movement is provided. By thus providing a guiding member with a combination of sliding element and roller member, a cost-efficient guiding arrangement including single protruding track members, with low friction and low wear during operation, i.e. during door movement.
Said first and second protruding track members and said first and second set of guiding members provides a guiding arrangement, wherein said guiding member is configured to be comprised in such a guiding arrangement, i.e. be comprised in said set of guiding members of such a guiding arrangement. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the sliding element of the guiding member, when the guiding member is connected to a door and being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, has a width having a main direction of extension corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the guiding member, when connected to a door and being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, has a length having a main direction of extension corresponding to the transversal extension of the door. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the guiding member, when connected to a door and being slidingly engaged to a protruding track member, is configured to be arranged and transversely extend in its length direction between a door side of the door and a frame section. The guiding member according to the present disclosure is intended to guidingly engage with protruding track member having a protruding direction which is transversal, i.e. configured to extend in the transversal direction from a frame section towards the opening. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, for said guiding arrangement for which the guiding member is intended, said first protruding track member is configured to be arranged in connection to said first frame section at said first side so that it protrudes transversely towards said second frame section, and said second protruding track member is configured to be arranged in connection to said second frame section at said opposite second side so that it protrudes transversely towards said first frame section and hence said first protruding track member.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said sliding element has an inner side configured to face one of said opposite sides of said protruding track member, said inner side comprising at least one sliding surface configured to slidingly engage with that side of said opposite sides of said protruding track member. Hereby efficient sliding for efficient guiding along the protruding track member by means of said guiding member is facilitated, so as to facilitate efficient door movement.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said roller member is rotatably arranged about a roll axis, said roller member having a radial outer side configured to rollingly engage with one of said opposite sides of said protruding track member. Hereby efficient rolling for efficient guiding along the protruding track member by means of said guiding member is facilitated, so as to facilitate efficient door movement.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said guiding member has a connection configuration for facilitating connection of said guiding member to said door so that said sliding element, when said guiding member is connected to said door and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track of said protruding track member during door movement. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said connection configuration has an axial extension corresponding to the guide axis. Hereby efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, both through guiding in connection to a straight track of said single protruding track member and in connection to a curved track of said single protruding track member, such as a spiral track, is facilitated.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, the extension of said guide axis about which said sliding element is configured to be pivotable and the extension of said roll axis about which said roller member is rotatable are configured to be essentially parallel to the protruding direction of said protruding track member. Hereby efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, with low friction and low wear is facilitated. According to an embodiment of the guiding member, the closest distance between the inner side of said sliding element and said radial outer side of said roller member is greater than a thickness of said protruding track member. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said at least one sliding surface of said sliding element and/or said radial outer side of said roller member has a convex configuration. Hereby the risk of clamping during door movement may be efficiently reduced. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said at least one sliding surface of said sliding element has an arced shape, running in the length direction of said sliding element of said guiding member. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said radial outer side of said roller member of said guiding member has an arced shape, running in the transversal direction, i.e. parallel to the length direction of said sliding element.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said sliding element has a width having a main direction of extension orthogonal to the guide axis and a length having a main direction of extension parallel to the guide axis and orthogonal to said width, said inner side of said sliding element being configured to extend along said width of said sliding element, said extension of said inner side, when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the portion of the protruding track member to which said guiding member is guidingly engaged. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said inner side of said sliding element comprises a central recess arranged centrally relative to the width of said sliding element and extending in the main direction of extension of the length of the sliding element, said extension, when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, corresponding to the protruding direction of said protruding track member, said central recess being configured to provide a distance to the side of said opposite sides of said protruding track member towards which said inner side is facing, which is greater than the distance between said sliding surface and said side of said opposite sides. Hereby the width of the sliding element of the guiding member, and hence the extension of the sliding element in the direction along the protruding track member, may be extended and still facilitate curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement, thus facilitating a more stable guiding of said door. The longitudinal extension of said protruding track member is orthogonal to the protruding extension of said protruding track member.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that, when connected to said door, said guide axis has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element and centrally relative to the width of said sliding element. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement. Such a guiding member may be connected to the door in two ways, i.e. either so that the roller member rolls against the outer side, i.e. the side facing outwardly in the curved/spiral track of the protruding track member, and the sliding element slides against the opposite inner side of said protruding track member, or so that the roller member rolls against the inner side and the sliding element slides against the outer side of said protruding track member.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that, when connected to said door, said guide axis has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element and closer to one of the end sides of the sliding element relative to the width of said sliding element. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement. Hereby roller member and sliding element may be arranged so that the shortest distance between a sliding surface of said sliding element and the radial outer side of said roller member is smaller, which facilitate further reducing noises during door movement, i.e. when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to and moves along said protruding track member.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said guiding member, when connected to said door and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, is configured so that said guide axis and said roll axis, configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane formed by the distance between said guide axis and roll axis is extending orthogonal relative to the main direction of extension of the width of said sliding element and orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that said guide axis, when said guiding member is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, is configured to extend essentially in line with the protruding direction of said protruding track member. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement. According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said connection configuration of said guiding member is configured so that, when said guiding member is configured to be connected to said door, said guide axis and said roll axis are coaxially arranged so that said sliding element and said roller member are rotatable about an axis having the same axial extension, wherein said sliding element and said roller member are arranged so that they are allowed to rotate relative to each other. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement. Hereby stiffer fixation of said roller member is facilitated.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said guiding member comprises a support member, configured to support said sliding element, wherein said support member is configured to be pivotably connected to said door about said guide axis for allowing pivoting of said sliding element about said guide axis. Hereby robust, easy and efficient guiding, by means of said guiding member comprising said sliding element and roller member, is facilitated both during straight, e.g. vertical guiding and during curved, e.g. spiral, guiding during door movement. Hereby a robust configuration for said sliding element is facilitated.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said support member comprises said connection configuration. Hereby a robust configuration with easy connection to said door for pivoting of said sliding element about said slide axis is facilitated.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said support member is configured to support said roller member, said roller member being connected to said support member. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said roller member comprises a shaft and a wheel rotatably connected to said shaft, wherein said shaft is configured to be connected to said support member so as to allow rotation of said wheel about said roll axis. Hereby a robust configuration of said guiding member for support of both said sliding element and said roller member is facilitated.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, said support member and said sliding element supported by said support member constitute a first unit, and said roller member constitute a second unit separate from said first unit, wherein said guiding member, when attached to said door, is configured so that said first unit is configured to be pivotably connected to said door about said guide axis by means of said connection configuration and said second unit, i.e. said roller member is configured to be connected to said door so as to allow rotation about said roll axis. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said roller member comprises a shaft and a wheel rotatably connected to said shaft, wherein said shaft is configured to be connected to said door so as to allow rotation of said wheel about said roll axis. Hereby the difference between the closest distance between the inner side of said sliding element and said radial outer side of said roller member and the thickness of said protruding track member may be reduced and still facilitate efficient guiding in the spiral track of said protruding track member, particularly during door opening when arranging the roller member at the outer side of said opposite side and the sliding element at the inner side of said protruding track member.
According to an embodiment of the guiding member, when said guiding member is configured to be connected to said door and being guidingly engaged to said protruding track member, wherein said guide axis and said roll axis, configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane, formed by the distance between said guide axis and roll axis and the extension of said guide axis and roll axis, is extending in an angle relative to an imaginary plane, formed by the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element and the direction of extension orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the width and the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element. Hereby the difference between the closest distance between the inner side of said sliding element and said radial outer side of said roller member and the thickness of said protruding track member may be reduced and still facilitate efficient guiding in the spiral track of said protruding track member, particularly during door opening when arranging the roller member at the outer side of said opposite side and the sliding element at the inner side of said protruding track member.
Specifically, an object of the invention is achieved by a guiding arrangement for a door operator system. The door operator system is configured for opening and closing an opening. The door operator system comprises a door frame comprising a first frame section at a first side of the opening and a second frame section at a second side of the opening opposite the first side. The door operator system further comprises a door arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door being movably arranged in connection to the door frame. The guiding arrangement comprises a first protruding track member configured to run along said first frame section, and a second protruding track member configured to run along said second frame section. The guiding arrangement further comprises a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member; and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member. Said sets of guiding members comprises at least one guiding member as set out herein.
Specifically, an object of the invention is achieved by a door operator system. The door operator system is configured for opening and closing an opening. The door operator system comprises a door frame comprising a first frame section at a first side of the opening and a second frame section at a second side of the opening opposite the first side. The door operator system further comprises a door arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door being movably arranged in connection to the door frame. The door operator system further comprises a first protruding track member configured to run along said first frame section, and a second protruding track member configured to run along said second frame section. The door operator system further comprises a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member; and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member. Said sets of guiding members comprises at least one guiding member as set out herein.
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For a better understanding of the present disclosure reference is made to the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views, and in which:
Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a front view of a door operator system with a guiding arrangement configured to guide a door, the door being in a closed position, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 2a schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding arrangement of a door operator system with the door in the closed position, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 2b schematically illustrates a side view of the guiding arrangement in fig. 2a with the door in the open position, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a side view of a portion of a guiding arrangement with guiding members connected to a door, each guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding members being guidingly engaged to an arc-shaped track of a protruding track member for guiding door sections of the door along said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member and protruding track member in fig. 4, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 5 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a straight track of a protruding track member for guiding door sections of a door along said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 6 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member and protruding track member in fig. 5 guiding door sections of a door along an arc-shaped track of said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 7 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to an arc-shaped track of a protruding track member for guiding door sections of a door along said protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 8 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 9 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 10 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 11 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 12 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and,
Fig. 13 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member connected to a door, said guiding member having a sliding element and an opposite roller member, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments and aspects set forth herein; rather, these embodiments and aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. The terminology used in the detailed description of the particular embodiments/aspects illustrated in the accompanying drawings is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the drawings, like numbers refer to like elements.
The door operator system according to the present disclosure is a door operator system having a door comprising a plurality of horizontal and interconnected sections arranged to be connected to the door frame of the door operator system. The door operator system according to the present disclosure is according to an aspect a door operator system where the door, in the closed position is arranged with a substantially straight extension along the opening, e.g. vertical, horizontal or with a certain angle, and when moved to the open position is subjected to at least one direction change. The door operator system according to the present disclosure is according to an aspect a door operator system where the door, in the closed position is arranged substantially vertical, and in the open position is spirally assembled. The door operator system according to the present disclosure may alternatively be a door operator system where the door, in the closed position is arranged substantially vertical, and in the open position is arranged in an inclined position relative to said vertical position, e.g. a horizontal position or a position with an angle between said vertical position and said horizontal position.
The door according to the present disclosure may be any suitable door such as an industrial door.
Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a front view of a door operator system S for opening and closing an opening 0, according to an aspect of the present disclosure. The door operator system S is arranged to be installed in said opening 0, which, according to an aspect of the present disclosure may be defined by a wall and a ground/floor.
The door operator system I comprises a door frame 10. Said door frame 10 comprises a first frame section 12 at a first side I of the opening O and a second frame section 14 at a second side II of the opening O opposite the first side I.
The door operator system I further comprises a door 20 arranged to be moved between an open position and closed position. The door 20 is configured to be movably arranged in connection to the door frame 10.
Fig. 2a schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding arrangement of a door operator system, e.g. the door operator system S in fig. 1 , with the door 20 in the closed position, according to an aspect of the present disclosure; and fig. 2b schematically illustrates a side view of the guiding arrangement in fig. 2a with the door 20 in the open position, according to an aspect of the present disclosure.
The door operator system S is a spiral door operator system where the door 20, in the closed position, is arranged substantially vertical, see fig. 2a, and in the open position is spirally assembled, see fig. 2b.
Said first frame section 12 comprises a first frame section portion 12-1 arranged for straight, here vertical, movement of the door 20, and a second frame section portion 12-2 for spiral movement of the door 20.
Said second frame section 14 comprises a second frame section portion 14-1 arranged for straight, here vertical, movement of the door 20, and a second frame section portion 14-2 for spiral movement of the door 20.
Said door 20 has opposite sides 20a, 20b, a first side 20a facing towards said first frame section 12, and a second short side 20b facing towards said second frame section 14, see fig. 1 . Said door 20 has a first end side 20c, which in the closed position, for a door being vertically arranged in the closed position, as illustrated in fig. 1 , is the upper end side 20c, and an opposite end side 20d, which in the closed position is the lowest most side 20d, see fig. 1 .
The door 20 comprises a plurality of interconnected sections 22 so as to allow change of direction of the door 20 during movement between said open position and closed position. Said interconnected sections 22 may also be denoted panels or lamellas. Said interconnected sections 22, when said door 20 is arranged in connection to said door frame 10, are configured to extend transversely between said first frame section 12 and opposite second frame section 14. Said interconnected sections 22 may also be denoted interconnected door sections 22.
Said interconnected sections 22 have opposite short sides 22a, 22b, a first short side 22a facing towards said first frame section 12, and a second short side 22b facing towards said second frame section 14. Said interconnected sections 22 have opposite long sides 22c, 22d running transversely between said frame sections 12, 14. Said interconnected sections 22 are arranged adjacent to each other and interconnected to each other in connection to the long sides 22c, 22d. Said first short sides 22a of the interconnected sections 22 form the first side 20a of the door, and said second short sides 22b of the interconnected sections 22 form the second side 20b of the door 20.
Said interconnected sections 22 are interconnected to each other so that they may pivot relative to each other in connection to adjacent long sides of adjacent sections 22. Said interconnected sections 22 are interconnected to each other via interconnections at adjacent sections, e.g. hinge members, embodiments of hinge members 50 being illustrated in fig. 4-13, so as to facilitate pivoting relative to each other. Said interconnections, e.g. hinge members, may facilitate pivoting about a transversal axis.
The door operator system S further comprises a door movement arrangement for moving said door 20 between said open and closed position. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said door movement arrangement comprises a first transmission member, not shown, configured to be arranged in connection to said first side I and a second transmission member, configured to be arranged in connection to said second side II. Said transmission members are configured to be connected to the door 20 at the respective side and configured to be movable so as to move said door 20 between said open and closed position. Said transmission members may e.g. be chains, belts or the like.
According to the exemplary embodiment of the door operator system S illustrated in fig. 1 , said door movement arrangement comprises a drive unit D for moving said door by means of said transmission members. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said drive unit D comprises an electric motor.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the door operator system S comprises a roller 40, e.g. a transmission drum. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said transmission members are connected to the drive unit D, wherein said drive unit D is configured to rotate said roller 40 about an axis X so as to facilitate moving the door 20 between said open and closed position.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the door operator system S may comprise a control unit C for facilitating control of operation of said door operator system S, comprising controlling said drive unit D.
The door operator system S comprises a guiding arrangement A configured to facilitate guiding of the door 20 of the door operator system S when the door is moved between said open and closed position.
Said guiding arrangement A comprises a first protruding track member 100 configured to run along said first frame section 12, and a second protruding track member 100 configured to run along said second frame section 14.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 1 , and fig. 2a-b, said first protruding track member 100 is arranged in connection to said first frame section 12 at said first side I so that it protrudes transversely towards said second frame section 14, and said second protruding track member 100 is arranged in connection to said second frame section 14 at said opposite second side II so that it protrudes transversely towards said first frame section 14 and hence said first protruding track member 100. The respective protruding track member has a protruding direction which is transversal.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 1 , the respective protruding track member 100, configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, is configured to protrude from a portion 12p, 14p of said frame section 12, 14. Said portion 12p, 14p may be denoted frame section portion 12p, 14p. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said frame section portions 12p, 14p constitute portions of the frame sections 12, 14 to which said protruding track member 100 is configured to be attached. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said frame section portions 12p, 14p constitute an integrated portion of said protruding track member 100, wherein said protruding track member 100 comprises a protruding portion and a non-protruding portion.
According to the embodiment illustrated in e.g. fig. 1 and 2a-b, the first protruding track member 100 and second protruding track member 100 comprise a straight track 110 for straight guiding of said door 20 in connection to said opening O, and a spiral track 120 for guiding said door 20 so that said door 20 may be spirally assembled in the open position. Said straight tracks 110 are according to the embodiment illustrated in e.g. fig. 1 and 2a-b vertical tracks 110.
The respective protruding track member 100 has a longitudinal extension which is essentially orthogonal to its protruding direction. The respective protruding track member 100 has a thickness having an extension which is essentially orthogonal to its protruding direction and essentially orthogonal to its longitudinal extension. The respective protruding track member 100 has opposite sides, wherein the thickness of the respective protruding track member 100 corresponds to the shortest distance between said opposite sides.
The vertical track 110 of the first protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the first frame section portion 12-1 of the first frame section 12. The spiral track 120 of the first protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the second frame section portion 12-2 of the first frame section 12.
The vertical track 110 of the second protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the first frame section portion 14-1 of the second frame section 14. The spiral track 120 of the second protruding track member 100 is configured to be arranged in connection to or constitute a portion of the second frame section portion 14-2 of the second frame section 14.
The respective protruding track member 100, configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, may be provided and assembled in any suitable way by means of any suitable material.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the respective protruding track member 100, configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, are sheet metal strips. According to an alternative aspect, the respective protruding track member 100, configured to run in connection to the respective frame section 12, 14, are aluminium profiles.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the second frame section portion 12-2, 14-2 of the first and second frame sections 12, 14 comprises plate elements having a plate configuration.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the spiral tracks 120 of the first and second protruding track members 100 are sheet metal strips which have been bent into a spiral shape, prior to attachment to said second frame section portion 12-2, 14-2, e.g. plate elements, of the first and second frame sections 12, 14.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a spiral slot for said spiral tracks 120 is provided at said plate element, of the first and second frame sections 12, 14.
Said guiding arrangement A further comprises a first set of guiding members 200 distributed along and attached to said door 20 and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member 100.
Said guiding arrangement A further comprises a second set of guiding members 200 distributed along and attached to said door 20 and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member 100.
The respective guiding member 200 is pivotably connected to said door 20 so as to facilitate said change of direction of the door 20 when sliding along said protruding track members 100 during movement between said open position and closed position.
Fig. 3 schematically illustrates a side view of a portion of a guiding arrangement with guiding members 200 connected to a door 20, each guiding member 200 having a sliding element 210 and an opposite roller member 220. Said guiding members are guidingly engaged to an arc-shaped track 120 of a protruding track member 100 for guiding door sections 22 of the door 20 along said protruding track member 100. Fig. 4 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member 200 and protruding track member 100 in fig. 4.
Fig. 5, 6 and 7 schematically illustrates a side view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20, said guiding member 200 having a sliding element 210 and an opposite roller member 220, said guiding member being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100 for guiding door sections 22 of the door 20 along said protruding track member 100, according to different embodiments of the present disclosure. Fig. 8-13 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20, said guiding member 200 having a sliding element 210 and an opposite roller member 220, said guiding member 200 being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, according to different embodiments of the present disclosure.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the guiding member 200, when connected to a door 20 and being slidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, is configured to be arranged and transversely extend in its length direction between a door side of the door 20 and a frame section, see e.g. fig. 8-13. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the guiding member 200, when connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50 and being slidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, is configured to be arranged and transversely extend in its length direction between said hinge member 50 and a frame section, see e.g. fig. 8-13. The guiding member 200 according to the present disclosure is intended to guidingly engage with protruding track member 100 having a protruding direction which is transversal, i.e. configured to extend in the transversal direction from a frame section towards the opening.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 8-13, said guiding member 200 has a connection configuration C200 for facilitating connection of said guiding member 200 to said door 20 so that said sliding element 210, when said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis X2 so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track 120 of said protruding track member 100 during door movement. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axial extension of the guide axis X2.
As illustrated in e.g. fig. 4, said sliding element 210 has an inner side 21 Oi configured to face one of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100. Said opposite sides 100o, 100i of said protruding track member 100 are according to an aspect denoted outer side 100o and inner side 10Oi, where said outer side 10Oo is the side facing outwardly, i.e. providing the outer curve, of said arc-shaped track 120 of said protruding track member 100. Said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 comprises at least one sliding surface 210a configured to slidingly engage with that side of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the guiding member 200, or at least part of said guiding member is made of a low friction material 21 OF, for example low friction plastic. The low friction plastic material is according to an aspect of the present disclosure ultra-high molecular polyethylene (PE- UHMW).
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, at least the sliding element 210, or at least one said sliding surface 210a of said sliding element, is made of said low friction material 21 OF, for example low friction plastic.
Said at least one sliding surface 210a is configured to facilitate sliding of said guiding member 200 relative to said protruding track member 100 when said at least one sliding surface 210a of said track member 200 engage with said protruding track member 100, i.e. contact surface of a side of said opposite side 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100, during door movement.
As illustrated in e.g. fig. 4, said roller member 220 has a radial outer side 220a configured to rollingly engage with one of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100. Said roller member 220 is rotatably arranged about a roll axis X3.
As illustrated in e.g. fig. 4, said roller member 220 comprises a wheel 222 configured to roll about said roll axis X3. As illustrated in e.g. fig. 8, said roller member 220 comprises a shaft 224 having an axial extension corresponding to the roll axis X3. Said wheel 222 is configured to be rotatably connected to said shaft 224. Said shaft 224 may also be denoted axle 224. As illustrated in e.g. fig. 4, said sliding element 210, when said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis X2 so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track 120, here arc-shaped track 120, of said protruding track member 100 during door movement.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the extension of said guide axis X2 about which said sliding element 210 is configured to be pivotable and the extension of said roll axis X3 about which said roller member 220 are configured to be essentially parallel to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the closest distance D2 between the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 and said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 200 is greater than the thickness D1 of said protruding track member 100, see e.g. fig. 4-7.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the sliding element 210 of the guiding member 200, when the guiding member 200 is connected to a door 20 and being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, has a width W1 having a main direction of extension corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100, see e.g. fig. 4-7.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 is configured to extend along said width W1 of said sliding element 210. Said extension of said inner side 21 Oi, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the portion of the protruding track member 100 to which said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the guiding member 200, when connected to a door 20 and being guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100, has a length L having a main direction of extension corresponding to the transversal extension of the door 20, see e.g. fig. 8-13. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the sliding element 210 has a length L1 having a main direction of extension corresponding to the main direction of extension of the length L of said guiding member 200, see e.g. fig. 8-13. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the roller member has a length L2 having a main direction of extension corresponding to the main direction of extension of the length L of said guiding member 200, see e.g. fig. 8-13. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the length L2 of the roller member 220 corresponds to the thickness of the wheel of the roller member 220 configured to rollingly engage with a side of said protruding track member 100.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 4-6, said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 comprises a central recess 21 OR arranged centrally relative to the width W1 of said sliding element 210 and extending in the main direction of extension of the length L1 of the sliding element 210. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said extension of said central recess 21 OR, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, corresponds to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100. Said central recess 21 OR being configured to provide a distance to the side of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100 towards which said inner side 21 Oi is facing, which is greater than the distance between said sliding surface 210a and said side of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi, see e.g. fig. 4-6.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 8-13, the guiding member 200 has a first side 200-1 , also denoted first end portion 200-1 , and an opposite second side 200-2, also denoted second end portion 200-2. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the shortest distance between said first end portion 200-1 and said second end portion 200-2 constitutes the length L of said guiding member 200. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the first end portion 200-1 constitutes the end portion of said sliding element 210 configured to face towards a portion of a frame section, here a portion 12p of said first frame section 12 and the second side 200-2 is configured to face towards the door 20/hinge member 50 connected to the door 20. During normal operation involving door movement between said open and closed position, the guiding member 200 will only be guidingly engaged against said protruding track member 200, and not be in contact with said portion 12p of said first frame section 12, facilitating said guiding and hence door movement. The guiding member 200, when attached to the door and slidingly engaged to the protruding track member 100, is arranged at a distance D5 from said portion 12p.
As illustrated in e.g. fig. 8, the guiding member 200 has a third side 200-3 configured, when the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, to face in a direction orthogonal to the extension of said protruding track member 100 outwardly when the protruding track member curves, and an opposite fourth side 200-4.
As illustrated in e.g. fig. 5-7, the guiding member 200 has a fifth side 200-5 configured, when the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, to face upwardly in the direction of extension of said protruding track member 100, when the protruding track member runs vertically, and an opposite sixth side 200-6. As illustrated in e.g. fig. 5-7, the a fifth side 200-5 of the guiding member is a side 200-5 of the sliding element 210 configured, when the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, to face upwardly in the direction of extension of said protruding track member 100, when the protruding track member runs vertically, and wherein said opposite sixth side 200-6 is a side of said sliding element 210 opposite to said fifth side of said sliding element 210.
As illustrated in the embodiment in fig. 7, said guiding member 200 is configured such that, when connected to said door 20, here via said hinge member 50 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said guide axis X2 has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210, and hence essentially parallel to the protruding direction of extension of said protruding track member 100, wherein said connection configuration C200, not shown in fig. 7, of said guiding member 200 is arranged closer to one of the end sides 200-5, 200-6, here end side 200-6 of the sliding element 210, relative to the width W1 of said sliding element 210.
According to the embodiment illustrated in fig. 7, said guiding member 200, when connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is configured so that said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3, configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100 at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane formed by the distance between said guide axis X2 and roll axis X3 is extending orthogonal relative to the main direction of extension of the width W1 of said sliding element 210 and orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210.
With such a solution according to the embodiment in fig. 7 with the non- symmetric configuration, i.e. being arranged such that the axial extension of said guide axis is closer to an end side of the sliding element 210, relative to the width W1 of said sliding element 210, the gap between said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220 and said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 may be made smaller.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 8-13, said guiding member 200 comprises a support member 230, configured to support said sliding element 210. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said sliding element 210 is an integrated portion of said support member 230 of said guiding member 200. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said support member 230 is made of said low friction material 21 OF.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said third side 200-3 is a side 200-3 of said support member 230 configured to, when the guiding member 200 is slidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100 and said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 by means of said support member 230, face in a direction orthogonal to the extension of said protruding track member 100 outwardly when the protruding track member curves, and wherein said opposite fourth side 200-4 is a side of said support member 230 opposite to said third side 200-3 of said support member 230 of said guiding member 200.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said support member 230 is configured to be pivotably connected to said door 20 about said guide axis X2 for allowing pivoting of said sliding element 210 about said guide axis X2.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said support member 230 is configured to support said roller member 220. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said roller member 220 is configured to be connected to said support member 230. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said roller member 220 is configured to be connected to said support member 230 so that it can rotate about said roll axis X3. According to an aspect said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 is configured to be fixedly attached to said support member 230 so that said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is allowed to rotate about said roll axis X2.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 8-13, said support member 230 comprises a first support portion 232 configured to support said sliding element 210 and a second support portion 234 configured to support said roller member 220.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said guiding member 200, e.g. any of the embodiments illustrated in fig. 8-13, may be made of two guiding member parts. With reference to fig. 8, said guiding member parts G1 , G2 may comprise a first guiding member part G1 comprising said first support portion 232 and said sliding element 210 supported by said first support portion 232, and a second guiding member part G2 comprising said second support portion 234 and said roller member 220 supported by said second support portion 234. The guiding member parts may be configured to be connected to each other by means of one or more joint members, e.g. screw members. The guiding member 200 described in e.g. fig. 9-13 may also be made of two guiding member parts. By thus providing a guiding member 200 made of two guiding parts as described, facilitates manufacturing and assembling of said guiding member 200.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, said support member 230, not shown in fig. 5 and 6, and said sliding element 210 supported by said support member, constitute a first unit U1 , and said roller member 220 constitute a second unit U2 separate from said first unit.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, said guiding member 200, when attached to said door 20, is configured so that said first unit U1 is configured to be pivotably connected to said door 20 about said guide axis X2 by means of said connection configuration C200, not shown in fig. 5 and 6. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, said guiding member 200, when attached to said door 20, is configured so that said first unit U1 is configured to be pivotably connected to said door 20 about said guide axis X2 by means of said connection configuration C200 comprised in said support member 230.
Further, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, said guide axis X2, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210, i.e. the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100, and centrally relative to the width W1 of said sliding element 210. Further, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, said guide axis X2, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is configured to extend essentially in line with the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100. Further, according to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, said second unit U2, i.e. said roller member 220 is configured to be connected to said door 20, e.g. via a hinge member 50, about said roll axis X3. According to an aspect said roller member 220 is configured to be fixedly connected to said door 20, e.g. fixedly connected to said hinge member 50, by means of a shaft so that said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is allowed to rotate relative to said shaft about said roll axis X3.
Said second unit U2, i.e. said roller member 220, is here independent of said first unit U1 , i.e. said support member and sliding element 210 supported by said support member, so that, when said sliding member 200 is thus connected to said door 20, and said sliding element and hence the support member supporting said sliding element 210 is rotating about said slide axis X2, said roller member 220 is not affected by that rotation. Thus, the roll axis X3 is not rotatable about said slide axis X2. The roller member 220, being fixedly connected to said door 20, e.g. via said hinge member 50, is arranged so that it is roll ingly engaged with the outer side 21 Oo, of said protruding track member 100 so that it rotates about said roll axis X3 during door movement, independently of pivoting of said sliding element 210 about said slide axis X2.
By thus having said roller member 220 as a separate second unit U2 directly connected to said door 20, e.g. via a hinge member 50, and not connected to said door 20 via the support member of said guiding member 200, the difference D3 between the closest distance D2 between the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 and said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 200 and the thickness D1 of said protruding track member 100 may be reduced and still facilitate efficient guiding in the spiral track 120 of said protruding track member 100. The difference D3 is in fig. 5 and 6 illustrated as the gap between the outer side 100o of the protruding track member 100 and the radial outer side 220a of the roller member 220 when the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element touches the inner side 10Oi of said protruding track member 100. The closest distance D2 between the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 and said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 200, refers to the distance when said inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 touches the inner side 100i of said protruding track member 100. Said difference D3 corresponds to the distance D3 between said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220 and the outer side 100o of said protruding track member 100.
By thus having said roller member 220, i.e. second unit U2, as a separate second unit U2 directly connected to said door 20, e.g. via a hinge member 50, and not connected to said door 20 via the support member of said guiding member 200, and having the first unit U1 , i.e. the support member with the sliding element 210, separately connected to said door 20, e.g. via said hinge member 50, the distance D2 increases when the guiding member 200 thus connected to the door 20, during door movement from a closed to an open position, transfers from a guiding engagement with the straight track 110 of the protruding track member 100, as illustrated in fig. 5, to a guiding engagement with the spiral track 120, as illustrated in fig. 6. This is due to said connection of the guiding member 200 to the door 20, and due to the pivoting of said adjacent door sections 22, increasing the angle between said opposite long sides of said adjacent door section 22. Said distance D2 will hereby increase with decreased radius of the spiral track 120 during movement along the spiral track 120 of the protruding track member 100.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3, configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100 at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane P1 , formed by the distance between said guide axis X2 and roll axis X3 and the extension of said guide axis X2 and roll axis X3, is extending in an angle relative to an imaginary plane formed by the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the width W1 and the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element 210. Thus, said plane P1 is extending in an angle relative to an imaginary plane formed by the protruding extension of the protruding track member 100 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the protruding extension of the protruding track member 100 and the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5, there is a distance D6 between a long side 22c of one door section 22, here the lower door section 22, and the long side 22d of an adjacent door section 22, here an upper door section 22 in the vertical direction relative to the lower door section 22.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5, when said guiding member 200, is connected to the door 20, e.g. via a hinge member 50, one of said slide axis X2 and said roll axis X3, here said slide axis X2, is arranged centrally between said adjacent door sections 22 and the other, here said roll axis X3 is displaced relative to said slide axis X2.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5, said slide axis X2 is arranged centrally between said adjacent door sections 22 so that an imaginary plane P2, formed by the extension of said slide axis X2 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the extension of said slide axis X2 and orthogonal to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100, and hence orthogonal to the width W1 of said sliding element 210, is running centrally between and along said said long side 22c of the lower door section 22 and the long side 22d of the adjacent upper door section 22.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 5, said roll axis X3 is arranged displaced between said adjacent door sections 22 so that an imaginary plane P3, formed by the extension of said roll axis X3 and the direction of extension orthogonal to the extension of said roll axis X3 and orthogonal to the longitudinal extension of the protruding track member 100, and hence orthogonal to the width W1 of said sliding element 210, is running displaced relative to said adjacent door sections 22, here along a portion of the upper door section along in the direction of extension of the long side of upper door section 22.
Hereby said imaginary plane P2 and said imaginary plane P3 are at a distance B from each other, said distance being associated with the displacement of said slide axis X2 relative to said roll axis X3.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 8-13, said guiding member 200 has a connection configuration C200 for facilitating connection of said guiding member 200 to said door 20 so that said sliding element 210, when said guiding member 200 is connected to said door 20 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, is allowed to pivot about a guide axis X2 so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track 120 of said protruding track member 100 during door movement.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said connection configuration C200 is comprised in a connection arrangement for connecting said guiding member 200 to a door 20, directly or via a hinge member 50.
Said connection arrangement comprises a first joint member J1 and a second joint member J2. The guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20 via said first joint member J1 connected to the door 20 and said second joint member J2 connected to said guiding member 200 and coaxially attached to said first joint member J1 so that said guiding member 200 is allowed to rotate about said axis X2.
Said first joint member J1 is configured to be connected to the door 20 via a hinge member 50. Said hinge member 50 is configured to provide interconnection between door sections 22 of said door 20 for facilitating mutual pivoting of adjacent door sections 22. Said hinge member 50 may further, according to an aspect, be pivotably connected to another hinge member for an adjacent door section. Said connection arrangement comprises said connection configuration C200. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said connection configuration C200 comprises or constitutes a connection opening in the guiding member 200. Said connection opening, and here said connection configuration C200, is configured to face towards the door 20 when the guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20. Said connection configuration C200 is configured to face towards the hinge member 50 when the guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20 via said hinge member 50. Said connection configuration C200 is configured to face away from the protruding track member 100 when the guiding member 200 is attached to the door 20 and glidingly engaged with said protruding track member 100.
Said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axis X2 about which said guiding member 200 is configured to pivot. The wording that the connection configuration C200 is facing said door 20 should be interpreted broadly, i.e. that the connection configuration C200 faces in the direction where said door 20 is located. Said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 has a circular cross section, having a centre axis corresponding to the axis X2 about which guiding member 200 is configured to pivot.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said first joint member J1 comprises a first portion configured to be arranged between the second end portion 200-2 of said guiding member 200, facing said door 20, and said door 20 so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 towards said door 20. According to an aspect, said first portion of said first joint member J1 is configured to be arranged between said second end portion 200-2 of said guiding member 200, facing said hinge member 50 connected to said door 20, and said hinge member 50 so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 towards said door 20.
Said first portion of said first joint member J1 is configured to be wider than said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 so that a part of said first portion of said first joint member J1 faces at least a part of said end portion 200-2 of said guiding member 200 so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 towards said door 20.
Said first joint member J1 comprises a tube portion configured to be closely received within said connection opening of said connection configuration C200. Said connection opening has a circular cross section. Said connection opening comprises an inner sliding surface 21 Od configured to be in contact with said tube portion of said first joint member J1 so as to facilitate pivoting of said guiding member 200 about said axis X2. Said inner sliding surface 21 Od of said connection opening 2100 is according to an aspect made of said low friction material 21 OF.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a portion of said second joint member J2 is arranged to run within said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 and tube portion to a space 200S. Said second joint member J2 comprises an end portion arranged within said space so as to prevent movement of said guiding member 200 away from said door 20 in the axial direction relative to said connection opening of said connection configuration C200.
Thus, the connection opening of said connection configuration C200, running in the axial direction about which said guiding member 200 is allowed to pivot, within said guiding member 200, from said second end portion 200-2 towards said first end portion 200-1 , wherein said connection opening transfers into said space 200S, said space being wider in the direction orthogonal to said axial extension than the width, i.e. diameter, of said connection opening of said connection configuration C200, wherein said end portion of said second joint member J2 has a width which is wider than the width of said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 so that an outer portion of said end portion faces a transition portion of the transition from said connection opening to said space 200S, facilitating said prevention of movement of said guiding member 200 away from said door 20 in the axial direction relative to said connection opening of said connection configuration C200. According to an aspect, said space 200S has a circular cross section.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, illustrated in e.g. fig. 8, said connection arrangement comprises a third joint member J3. Said third joint member J3 is arranged and coaxially attached to said first joint member J1 so that said door 20 is connected to said first joint member J1. Said third joint member J3 is, according to an embodiment, connected to said first joint member J1 via said hinge member 50. Said third joint member J3 has a first portion configured to prevent movement away from the door 20, and a second portion configured to provide connection to said first joint member J1.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said first joint member J1 is a nut member J1 with inner threads, said second joint member J2 is a screw member J2 with outer threads configured to engage with said nut member J1 within said connection opening of said connection configuration C200 and said third joint member J3 is a screw member with outer threads configured to engage with said nut member J1 between said door 20, i.e. said hinge member 50, and said guiding member 200.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said end portion of said second joint member J2 is a screw head, and said portion is a threaded screw portion configured to engage with inner threads of said tube portion of said nut member J1 within said connection opening of said connection configuration C200.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said end portion of said third joint member J3 is a screw head, and said second portion is a threaded screw portion configured to engage with inner threads of said first portion of said nut member J1 between said door 20, i.e. said hinge member 50, and said guiding member 200.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in e.g. fig. 8-13, the sliding surface 210a of said sliding element 210 has a convex configuration. Fig. 8-13 schematically illustrate a top cross-sectional view of the guiding member 200 guidingly engaged to the protruding track member 100, according to different embodiments of the present disclosure.
Said sliding surface 210a has a convex configuration facing said inner side 10Oi of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said sliding surface 210a has an arc-shaped configuration. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said sliding surface 210a has a convex configuration so that the distance between said sliding surface 210a has a distance to said inner side 10Oi of said protruding track member 100, from the first side 200-1 and in the main direction of extension of said length L1 of said sliding element 210 towards the centre of the length L1 which decreases and is shortest essentially half way and then increases from half way in the direction towards the second side 200- 2 until the end of the sliding surface 210a. The transversal extension of said sliding surface 210a corresponds to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said sliding surface 210a has an arced shape, running in the length direction of said sliding element 210 of said guiding member 200.
By thus providing a sliding element 210 with a sliding surface 210a having a convex configuration, the risk of clamping during operation of said door operation system, e.g. due to undesired door movement, may be efficiently reduced.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, as illustrated in fig. 11 , the radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220 has a convex configuration. Fig. 11 schematically illustrate a top cross-sectional view of the guiding member 200 guidingly engaged to the protruding track member 100 and pivotably connected to the door, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Such a solution with a radial outer side 220a is applicable to all embodiments of the present disclosure, e.g. the embodiments in fig. 8-10 and 12-13.
Said radial outer side 220a has a convex configuration facing said outer side
1000 of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said radial outer side 220a has an arc-shaped configuration. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said radial outer side 220a has a convex configuration so that the distance between said radial outer side 220a has a distance to said inner side
1001 of said protruding track member 100, from a first side of said roller member 220 configured to face towards a frame section, and in the main direction of extension of said length L2 of said roller member 220 towards the centre of the length L1 which decreases and is shortest essentially half way and then increases from half way in the direction towards the second side 200- 2 of the guiding member 200 until the end of the radial outer side 220a. The transversal extension of said radial outer side 220a corresponds to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said radial outer side 220a has an arced shape, running in the length direction of said roller member 220 of said guiding member 200.
By thus providing a radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220 having a convex configuration, the risk of clamping during operation of said door operation system, e.g. due to undesired door movement, may be efficiently reduced.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said sliding element 210 has at least one sliding surface 210a with such a convex configuration and/or said roller member 220 has a radial outer side 220a having such a convex configuration. Fig. 8 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
Said guiding member 200 comprises said support member 230, configured to support said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220. Here said sliding element 210 is an integrated portion of said support member 230. Said support member 230 comprises said connection configuration C200. Said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axial extension of the guide axis X2. Said connection configuration C200 of said support member 230 is configured so that, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said guide axis X2 is configured to extend essentially in line with the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100.
Said roller member 220 comprises a shaft 224 fixedly connected to said support member 230. Said roller member 220 comprises a wheel 222 rotatably connected to said shaft 224. Said shaft 224 has an axial extension corresponding to the extension of the roll axis X3. Said roll axis X3 is configured to run parallel relative to said guide axis X2 so that, when said guiding member 200 is connected to the door via said hinge member 50 and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said the radial outer side 220a of the roller member 220, i.e. the radial outer side 220a of the wheel 222 of the roller member 220 is arranged so that the closest distance between the inner side 21 Oi of said sliding element 210 and said radial outer side 220a of said roller member 200 is greater than the thickness of said protruding track member 100, said closest distance being a predetermined distance for facilitating guiding along said protruding track member 100 by means of said guiding member 200 during door movement.
When said support member 230, by means of said connection configuration C200, is pivotably connected to said door 20 via said hinge member 50, said guiding member 200, and hence said support member 230, is allowed to rotate about said guide axis X2. Hereby, when said support member 230 is rotated about said guide axis X2, said roller member 220, i.e. said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 and hence said roll axis X3 is rotated about said guide axis X2.
The roller member 220 according to the embodiment in fig. 8 further comprises a bearing configuration 226 for facilitating rotation of said wheel 222 about said shaft 224. Said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is configured to be journaled in bearings by means of said bearing configuration. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said bearing configuration 226 comprises an first ring member fixed around said shaft 224, a second ring member fixed on inner side of said wheel 222 and ball bearings arranged between said first and second ring members so as to facilitate rotation of said wheel 222 about said shaft 224.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said wheel member 222 or at least the radial outer side 220a of said wheel member 222 is made of a noise reducing material such as plastic or rubber, so as to facilitate noise reduction during door movement.
Here the guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100 so that said sliding element 210 is arranged in connection to said inner side 10Oi and the roller member 220 is arranged in connection to the outer side 100o of said opposite sides 100o, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100. The guiding member 200 according to fig. 8 is designed so that it may be arranged, i.e. pivotably connected to said door 20, e.g. via said hinge member 50, so that instead said sliding element 210 is arranged in connection to said outer side 100o and the roller member 220 is arranged in connection to the inner side 10Oi of said opposite sides 10Oo, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100. Fig. 9 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
Fig. 9 differs from fig. 8 in that the wheel 222 is directly rotatably connected to said shaft 224. Thus, the roller member 220 according to fig. 9 is not provided with a bearing configuration. Hereby a cost-efficient roller member may be provided. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said wheel 222 of said roller member 220 is made of rigid material, preferably a low friction material such as low friction plastic.
Fig. 10 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
Fig. 10 differs from fig. 8 in that the bearing configuration 226 is a slide bearing sleeve 226 arranged about said shaft 224, wherein the wheel 222 is rotatably arranged about said slide bearing sleeve 226. Further the wheel 222 is of said roller member 220 is made of rigid material such as plastic, metal or the like. Hereby a cost-efficient roller member 220 may be provided.
Fig. 11 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
Fig. 11 differs from fig. 10 in that the radial outer side 220a of said roller member 220, i.e. the radial outer side of the wheel 222 of said roller member 220, has a convex configuration, as described above, with reference to fig. 11 .
Fig. 12 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
The roller member 220 in fig. 12 is similar to the roller member 220 in fig. 8, said roller member 220 comprising a bearing configuration 226 with roller bearings. Here the bearing configuration 226 comprises a ring-shaped member configured to be fixedly connected about said shaft 224, wherein said roller bearings are arranged between said ring shaped member and said wheel 222 so as to allow said wheel 222 to rotate relative to said shaft 224 about said roll axis X3.
Fig. 12 differs from fig. 8 in that said connection configuration C200 of said guiding member 200 is configured so that, when said guiding member 200 is configured to be connected to said door 20, here via said hinge member 50, said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3 are coaxially arranged so that said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 are rotatable about an axis having the same axial extension, wherein said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 are arranged so that they are allowed to rotate relative to each other.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 is configured to be part of a joint member of said connection configuration C200, said joint member comprising said shaft 224 being configured to run from and be connected to said hinge member 50, through said support member 230, and be arranged so as to facilitate said rotation of said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 about said axis having the same axial extension, and so that said sliding element 210 and said roller member 220 are allowed to rotate relative to each other. In such an embodiment, said roller member 220 is connected to said door 20, via said hinge member 50. In such an embodiment, said roller member 220 is directly connected to said hinge member 50 by means of said joint member comprising said shaft 224. Hereby said support member 230 may, according to an aspect, be removed, wherein said roller member 220 is still connected to said door 20 via said hinge member, by means of said shaft 224, i.e. joint member comprising said shaft 224. According to an aspect said shaft 224 may correspond to said joint member.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, said shaft 224 of said roller member 220 is configured to be fixedly connected to said support member 230 so that said shaft 224 is coaxially arranged relative to the axial extension of said connection configuration C200.
Such a guiding arrangement 200 as illustrated in fig. 12 enables a stiffer fixation of the roller member 220. Here said sliding element 210 is arranged in connection to said inner side 10Oi and the roller member 220 is arranged in connection to the outer side 100o of said opposite sides 100o, 100i of said protruding track member 100. In order to have said sliding element 210 arranged in connection to said outer side 100o and the roller member 220 arranged in connection to the inner side 10Oi of said opposite sides 10Oo, 10Oi of said protruding track member 100, the guiding member needs to be designed for such a solution.
Fig. 13 schematically illustrates a top cross-sectional view of a guiding member 200 connected to a door 20 via a hinge member 50, said guiding member 200 having said sliding element 210 and said opposite roller member 220, wherein said guiding member is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member 100.
The roller member 220 in fig. 13 corresponds to the roller member in fig. 12. Fig. 13 further differs from fig. 8 in that the connection configuration C200 of said support member 230 is arranged so that, when said guiding member 200 is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member 100, said guide axis X2 is configured to extend parallel to but displaced relative to the protruding direction of said protruding track member 100. Here, the distance between said guide axis X2 and said roll axis X3, running parallel relative to each other, are at a greater distance from each other compared to the solution according to fig. 8. Said connection configuration C200 has an axial extension corresponding to the axial extension of the guide axis X2.
The description of the aspects of the disclosure provided herein has been presented for purposes of illustration. The description is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit aspects of the disclosure to the precise form disclosed, and modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings or may be acquired from practice of various alternatives to the provided aspects of the disclosure. The examples discussed herein were chosen and described in order to explain the principles and the nature of various aspects of the disclosure and its practical application to enable one skilled in the art to utilize the aspects of the disclosure in various manners and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. The features of the aspects of the disclosure described herein may be combined in all possible combinations of methods, apparatus, modules, systems, and computer program products. It should be appreciated that the aspects of the disclosure presented herein may be practiced in any suitable combination with each other.

Claims

1 . A guiding member (200) for a door operator system (S), the door operator system (S) being configured for opening and closing an opening (0), the door operator system comprising: a door frame (10) comprising a first frame section (12) at a first side (I) of the opening (0) and a second frame section (14) at a second side (II) of the opening (0) opposite the first side (I); a door (20) arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door (20) being movably arranged in connection to the doorframe (10), a first protruding track member (100) configured to run along said first frame section (12), and a second protruding track member (100) configured to run along said second frame section (14); a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door (20) and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member (100); and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door (20) and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member (100), wherein said guiding member (200) is configured to be comprised in such a set of guiding members, wherein said guiding member (200) is configured to at least partly surround opposite sides (100o, 10Oi) of a portion of said protruding track member (100) when said guiding member (200) is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member (100) of said first and second protruding track members (100), wherein said guiding member (200) comprises a sliding element (210) and an opposite roller member (220), wherein, when said guiding member (200) is guidingly engaged to a protruding track member (100), said sliding element (210) is configured to slidingly engage with one of said opposite sides (100o, 10Oi) and said roller member (220) is configured to rollingly engage with the other of said opposite sides (1 OOo, 10Oi) of said protruding track member (100).
2. The guiding member according to claim 1 , wherein said sliding element (210) has an inner side (21 Oi) configured to face one of said opposite sides (100o, 100i) of said protruding track member (100), said inner side (21 Oi) comprising at least one sliding surface (210a) configured to slidingly engage with that side of said opposite sides (100o, 100i) of said protruding track member (100).
3. The guiding member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said roller member (220) is rotatably arranged about a roll axis (X3), said roller member (220) having a radial outer side (220a) configured to rollingly engage with one of said opposite sides (100o, 10Oi) of said protruding track member (100).
4. The guiding member according to any of claims 1 -3, wherein said guiding member (200) has a connection configuration (C200) for facilitating connection of said guiding member (200) to said door (20) so that said sliding element (210), when said guiding member (200) is connected to said door (20) and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member (100), is allowed to pivot about a guide axis (X2) so as to facilitate guiding said door through a curved track (120) of said protruding track member (100) during door movement.
5. The guiding member according to claim 4, when depending on claim 3, wherein the extension of said guide axis (X2) about which said sliding element (210) is configured to be pivotable and the extension of said roll axis (X3) about which said roller member (220) is rotatable are configured to be essentially parallel to the protruding direction of said protruding track member (100).
6. The guiding member according to any of claims 3-5, when claim 4 depends on claim 3 and claim 3 depends on claim 2, wherein the closest distance (D2) between the inner side (21 Oi) of said sliding element (210) and said radial outer side (220a) of said roller member (200) is greater than a thickness (D1 ) of said protruding track member (100).
7. The guiding member according to any of claims 3-6, when claim 4 depends on claim 3 and claim 3 depends on claim 2, wherein said at least one sliding surface (210a) of said sliding element (210) and/or said radial outer side (220a) of said roller member (220) has a convex configuration.
8. The guiding member according to any of claims 4-6, when claim 5 and 6 depend on claim 4, wherein said sliding element (210) has a width (W1 ) having a main direction of extension orthogonal to the guide axis (X2) and a length (L1 ) having a main direction of extension parallel to the guide axis (X2) and orthogonal to said width (W1 ), said inner side (21 Oi) of said sliding element (210) being configured to extend along said width (W1 ) of said sliding element (210), said extension of said inner side (21 Oi), when said guiding member (200) is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member (100), corresponding to the longitudinal extension of the portion of the protruding track member (100) to which said guiding member (200) is guidingly engaged.
9. The guiding member according to claim 7, wherein said inner side (21 Oi) of said sliding element (210) comprises a central recess (21 OR) arranged centrally relative to the width (W1 ) of said sliding element (210) and extending in the main direction of extension of the length (L1 ) of the sliding element (210), said extension, when said guiding member (200) is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member (100), corresponding to the protruding direction of said protruding track member (100), said central recess (21 OR) being configured to provide a distance to the side of said opposite sides (1 OOo, 10Oi) of said protruding track member (100) towards which said inner side (21 Oi) is facing, which is greater than the distance between said sliding surface (210a) and said side of said opposite sides (100o, 100i).
10. The guiding member according to any of claims 4-9, when depending on claim 4 and claim 4 depends on claim 3, wherein said connection configuration (C200) of said guiding member (200) is configured so that, when connected to said door, said guide axis (X2) has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length (L1 ) of said sliding element (210) and centrally relative to the width (W1 ) of said sliding element (210).
11. The guiding member according to any of claims 4-9, when depending on claim 4 and claim 4 depends on claim 3, wherein said connection configuration (C200) of said guiding member (200) is configured so that, when connected to said door (20), said guide axis (X2) has an extension essentially parallel to the main direction of extension of the length of said sliding element (210) and closer to one of the end sides (200-5, 200-6) of the sliding element (210) relative to the width (W1 ) of said sliding element (210).
12. The guiding member according to any of claims 4-11 , when depending on claim 4 and claim 4 depends on claim 3, wherein said guiding member (200), when connected to said door (20) and guidingly engaged to said protruding track member (100), is configured so that said guide axis (X2) and said roll axis (X3), configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member (100) at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane formed by the distance between said guide axis (X2) and roll axis (X3) is extending orthogonal relative to the main direction of extension of the width (W1 ) of said sliding element (210) and orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the length (L1 ) of said sliding element.
13. The guiding member according to any of claims 4-12, when depending on claim 4 and claim 4 depends on claim 3, wherein said connection configuration (C200) of said guiding member (200) is configured so that said guide axis (X2), when said guiding member (200) is guidingly engaged to said protruding track member (100), is configured to extend essentially in line with the protruding direction of said protruding track member (100).
14. The guiding member according to any of claims 4-9, when depending on claim 4 and claim 4 depends on claim 3, wherein said connection configuration (C200) of said guiding member (200) is configured so that, when said guiding member (200) is configured to be connected to said door (20), said guide axis (X2) and said roll axis (X3) are coaxially arranged so that said sliding element (210) and said roller member (220) are rotatable about an axis having the same axial extension, wherein said sliding element (210) and said roller member (220) are arranged so that they are allowed to rotate relative to each other.
15. The guiding member according to any of claims 4-14, when depending on claim 4, wherein said guiding member (200) comprises a support member (230), configured to support said sliding element (210), wherein said support member (230) is configured to be pivotably connected to said door (20) about said guide axis (X2) for allowing pivoting of said sliding element (210) about said guide axis (X2).
16. The guiding member according to claim 15, wherein said support member (230) comprises said connection configuration (C200).
17. The guiding member according to claim 15 or 16, wherein said support member (230) is configured to support said roller member (220), said roller member (220) being connected to said support member (230).
18. The guiding member according to claim 15 or 16, wherein said support member (230) and said sliding element (210) supported by said support member (230) constitute a first unit, and said roller member (220) constitute a second unit separate from said first unit, wherein said guiding member (200), when attached to said door (20), is configured so that said first unit is configured to be pivotably connected to said door (20) about said guide axis (X2) by means of said connection configuration (C200) and said second unit, i.e. said roller member (220), is configured to be connected to said door (20) so as to allow rotation about said roll axis (X3)
19. The guiding member according to claim 18, wherein, when said guiding member (200) is configured to be connected to said door (20) and being guidingly engaged to said protruding track member (100), said guide axis (X2) and said roll axis (X3), configured to extend parallel the protruding direction of said protruding track member (100) at a distance from each other, are extending so that an imaginary plane (P1 ), formed by the distance between said guide axis (X2) and roll axis (X3) and the extension of said guide axis (X2) and roll axis (X3), is extending in an angle relative to the plane formed by the main direction of extension of the length (L1 ) of said sliding element (210) and the direction of extension orthogonal to the main direction of extension of the width (W1 ) and the main direction of extension of the length (L1 ) of said sliding element (210).
20. A guiding arrangement (A) for a door operator system (S), the door operator system (S) being configured for opening and closing an opening (0), the door operator system comprising: a door frame (10) comprising a first frame section (12) at a first side (I) of the opening (O) and a second frame section (14) at a second side (II) of the opening (0) opposite the first side (I); a door (20) arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door (20) being movably arranged in connection to the doorframe (10), wherein said guiding arrangement (A) comprises: a first protruding track member (100) configured to run along said first frame section (12), and a second protruding track member (100) configured to run along said second frame section (14); a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door (20) and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member (100); and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door (20) and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member (100), wherein said sets of guiding members comprises at least one guiding member (200) according to any of claims 1-19.
21 . A door operator system (S), the door operator system (S) being configured for opening and closing an opening (O), the door operator system comprising: a door frame (10) comprising a first frame section (12) at a first side (I) of the opening (0) and a second frame section (14) at a second side (II) of the opening (0) opposite the first side (I); a door (20) arranged to be moved between an open position and a closed position, the door (20) being movably arranged in connection to the door frame (10), a first protruding track member (100) configured to run along said first frame section (12), and a second protruding track member (100) configured to run along said second frame section (14); - a first set of guiding members distributed along and configured to be attached to said door (20) and configured to guidingly engage with said first protruding track member (100); and a second set of guiding members distributed along and attached to said door (20) and configured to guidingly engage with said second protruding track member (100), wherein said sets of guiding members comprises at least one guiding member (200) according to any of claims 1-19.
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