GB2431684A - Extending top rail for sliding door - Google Patents

Extending top rail for sliding door Download PDF

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GB2431684A
GB2431684A GB0521444A GB0521444A GB2431684A GB 2431684 A GB2431684 A GB 2431684A GB 0521444 A GB0521444 A GB 0521444A GB 0521444 A GB0521444 A GB 0521444A GB 2431684 A GB2431684 A GB 2431684A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D15/00—Suspension arrangements for wings
    • E05D15/06—Suspension arrangements for wings for wings sliding horizontally more or less in their own plane
    • E05D15/0621—Details, e.g. suspension or supporting guides
    • E05D15/0626—Details, e.g. suspension or supporting guides for wings suspended at the top
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2201/00—Constructional elements; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/60—Suspension or transmission members; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/622—Suspension or transmission members elements
    • E05Y2201/684—Rails
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2800/00—Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
    • E05Y2800/10—Additional functions
    • E05Y2800/122—Telescopic action
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/13—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof characterised by the type of wing
    • E05Y2900/132—Doors

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  • Support Devices For Sliding Doors (AREA)

Abstract

A top rail for a sliding door comprises a back plate 3, a carrier 4 and a door plate 5 connected by sliding devices 6 to allow the rail to extend. The back plate may be connected to a doorway 1, and the door plate may be connected to a door 2, such that the rail extends as the door is opened. The arrangement is such that the rail does not visibly protrude from the side of the doorway when the door is in a closed position. The sliding devices 6 may be wheels. Buffers 7 may be provided to limit extension of the rail by limiting movement of the sliding devices. The rail may be provided with a hood (not shown), an automatic opening and closing device (not shown) and a locking method (not shown). The rail may be used with or without a bottom door guide.

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<p>* 2431684 Sliding door extending top rail This invention relates to a
sliding door extending top rail.</p>
<p>Sliding doors are commonly used on doorways as an alternative to hinged doors or when a hinged door is not suitable. They are widely used for example in buildings, furniture and vehicles.</p>
<p>However, sliding doors are either connected, with wheels or runners on rails, at the top and the bottom or only suspended at the top with or without a guide at the bottom.</p>
<p>When only suspended at the top they require a top rail, usually covered with a hood, which protrudes to the side, the width of the door, to carry the weight of the door to the side when it opens.</p>
<p>Having the top rail I hood protruding to the side on a greenhouse for example, it usually protrudes beyond the width of the gable end of the greenhouse and therefore has to be supported and looks unattractive and utilitarian.</p>
<p>To overcome these problems, the present invention proposes a sliding door extending top rail, which does not require a permanent protruding top rail to the side. The sliding door extending top rail has a back plate which is connected to the top of the doorway opening and a door plate which is connected to the back of the top of the door. It has a sliding carrier, between the plates and connecting them, which slides using wheels, bearings or other slideable means on tracks between the two plates. This is similar to the drawer runners in a filling cabinet. The weight of the door, when sliding and fully open, is supported by the fact that the carrier is restricted to travel only half the length of both of the back plate and door plate, therefore, when the door is fully open the weight of the door is supported by the carrier in the middle and not at the edge. This enables the weight of the door to be easily manoeuvred without the need for a bottom support or a protruding top rail.</p>
<p>The invention will now be described solely by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows in perspective a sliding door extending top rail attached to the doorway and the door with the door in the open position.</p>
<p>Figure 2 shows, from a front elevation, a sliding door extending top rail in the closed, half open and fully open positions.</p>
<p>Figure 3 shows a sliding door extending top rail plan view in the open position.</p>
<p>Figure 1 shows in perspective a sliding door extending top rail with the doorway I and the door 2 in the open position. The back plate 3 is connected to the doorway 1 with the carrier 4 connecting, by wheels, or slideable means, 6 the back plate 3 to the door plate 5 which is connected to the door 2.</p>
<p>Figure 2 shows, from a front elevation, a sliding door extending top rail in the closed, half open and fully open positions. When the door 2 is closed over the doorway 1 the door plate 5 is aligned and in front of the back plate 3 with the carrier 4 in between.</p>
<p>As the door 2 is slid open it slides on the wheels, or slideable means, 6 which are connected to the back plate 3, the carrier 4 and the door plate 5.</p>
<p>As the door 2 is slid fully open the carrier 4 is stopped by buffers 7 halfway along both the back plate 3 and the door plate 5.</p>
<p>Figure 3 shows a sliding door extending top rail plan view in the open position showing the wheels, or slideable means 6 and buffers 7 on the back plate 3, the carrier 4 and the door plate 5.</p>

Claims (1)

  1. <p>Claims 1. A sliding door extending top rail comprising a back plate,
    carrier and door plate connected by wheels.</p>
    <p>2. A sliding door extending top rail according to claim 1, in which the back plate, carrier and door plate are connected by any type of slideable means.</p>
    <p>3. A sliding door extending top rail according to any preceding claims, in which the door can open to the left or right.</p>
    <p>4. A sliding door extending top rail according to any preceding claims, in which there is a hood provided.</p>
    <p>5. A sliding door extending top rail according to any preceding claims, in which there is an automatic opening and closing device provide.</p>
    <p>6. A sliding door extending top rail according to any preceding claims, in which there is a locking method.</p>
    <p>7. A sliding door extending top rail according to any preceding claims, in which two units can be used to open one door right and one door left.</p>
    <p>8. A sliding door extending top rail according to any preceding claims, in which it can be used with or without a bottom door guide.</p>
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITRM20100594A1 (en) * 2010-11-12 2012-05-13 Sliding S R L SUPPORT AND SLIDING DEVICE FOR SLIDING DOORS
FR3053992A1 (en) * 2016-07-18 2018-01-19 Tordo Belgrano SLIDING AUTOPORTE
EP3670819A1 (en) * 2018-12-20 2020-06-24 ABO Window Fashion Corp. Panel curtain

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0254077A (en) * 1988-08-15 1990-02-23 Nabuko Syst Kk Unit type horizontally sliding door
DE29915279U1 (en) * 1999-09-01 2001-02-08 Diener Horst sliding door
JP2005139774A (en) * 2003-11-07 2005-06-02 Nishimura:Kk Expandable opening-closing guiding device and fittings having this device

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0254077A (en) * 1988-08-15 1990-02-23 Nabuko Syst Kk Unit type horizontally sliding door
DE29915279U1 (en) * 1999-09-01 2001-02-08 Diener Horst sliding door
JP2005139774A (en) * 2003-11-07 2005-06-02 Nishimura:Kk Expandable opening-closing guiding device and fittings having this device

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ITRM20100594A1 (en) * 2010-11-12 2012-05-13 Sliding S R L SUPPORT AND SLIDING DEVICE FOR SLIDING DOORS
EP2453089A1 (en) * 2010-11-12 2012-05-16 Sliding S.R.L. Door wing sliding supporting device
FR3053992A1 (en) * 2016-07-18 2018-01-19 Tordo Belgrano SLIDING AUTOPORTE
EP3670819A1 (en) * 2018-12-20 2020-06-24 ABO Window Fashion Corp. Panel curtain

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