US20110126478A1 - Hangar Door and Roof Assembly and Method of Use - Google Patents

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US20110126478A1
US20110126478A1 US12/788,551 US78855110A US2011126478A1 US 20110126478 A1 US20110126478 A1 US 20110126478A1 US 78855110 A US78855110 A US 78855110A US 2011126478 A1 US2011126478 A1 US 2011126478A1
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    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H6/00—Buildings for parking cars, rolling-stock, aircraft, vessels or like vehicles, e.g. garages
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
    • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
    • E06B3/00—Window sashes, door leaves, or like elements for closing wall or like openings; Layout of fixed or moving closures, e.g. windows in wall or like openings; Features of rigidly-mounted outer frames relating to the mounting of wing frames
    • E06B3/01—Removable or disappearing walls for hangars or other halls, e.g. for aircraft

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  • the present invention relates, in general, to building door assemblies, and, in particular, to hangar door assemblies.
  • Agricultural, aviation, commercial buildings and the like generally require a large opening for accommodating trucks, tractors, airplanes, large farm equipment (e.g. combines), large industrial equipment, and others, through such opening.
  • Numerous door members have been devised for these large buildings to accommodate this need.
  • the types of door members developed in the past generally require a larger opening than is required to accommodate the door members, thus reducing the overall available vertical height of the building opening that can be provided for a given limited area of space or land.
  • An aspect of the invention involves a hangar door/roof assembly including a door and roof combination that pivots relative to a roof of a hangar for opening and closing the hangar to allow the ingress and egress of an airplane and/or other vehicle/object.
  • the door assembly for a building including a support structure, walls, and a roof.
  • the door assembly includes a combination hangar door and roof assembly pivotably coupleable to the support structure for opening and closing the building to allow the ingress and egress of an object.
  • the combination hangar door and roof assembly is a door that forms at least part of the roof.
  • the building includes a pitched roof and the combination hangar door and roof assembly includes a roof section to form at least part of, and be flush with, the roof; one or more hinges pivotably couple the combination hangar door and roof assembly to the support structure; one or more hydraulic cylinder mechanisms operably couple the combination hangar door and roof assembly and the support structure for opening and closing the combination hangar door and roof assembly;
  • the roof includes a crest and an edge, and the combination hangar door and roof assembly is pivotably coupleable to the support structure at any distance from the crest to the edge where the combination hangar door and roof assembly is a door that forms one of at least part of the roof and all the roof;
  • the roof is a pitched roof, and the combination hangar door and roof assembly includes a roof section and an end section, the roof section to form part of the pitched roof and the end section to form an end wall when the combination hangar door and roof assembly is in a closed condition;
  • the roof section and the end section include skinning
  • FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of an embodiment of a hangar including a movable hangar door/roof assembly shown in a closed position, and a portion of a side wall of the hangar is partially removed to show an airplane in the hangar;
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the hangar of FIG. 1 , and shows the movable hangar door/roof assembly shown in a raised position to allow the allow the ingress and egress of the airplane;
  • FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the hangar of FIG. 1 and shows the movable hangar door/roof assembly shown in a closed position, similar to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the hangar of FIG. 1 and shows the movable hangar door/roof assembly shown in an open position, similar to FIGS. 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a hangar, with multiple hangars shown side by side, including a movable hangar door/roof assembly shown in a raised position to allow the allow the ingress and egress of the airplane.
  • a hanger building 100 including a pair of movable hangar door/roof assemblies 110 will be described.
  • the building 100 will be shown and described as a hangar including an airplane therein, in alternative embodiments, the building 100 may be, for example, but not by way of limitation, a hangar, a barn, a factory, and other large structures.
  • the vehicle/equipment inside may be, for example, but not by way of limitation, a truck, a tractor, an airplane, large farm equipment (e.g. combine), or other vehicle/equipment.
  • the hangar 100 generally includes a support/frame structure with side walls 120 and a pitched roof 140 attached thereto.
  • the hangar door/roof assemblies 110 are pivotally connected to the hangar 100 at overhead hinges 150 for moving the hangar door/roof assembly 110 between a closed position ( FIGS. 1 , 3 ) and an open position ( FIGS. 2 , 4 ).
  • FIGS. 1 , 3 closed position
  • FIGS. 2 , 4 open position
  • the hangar building may include other numbers (e.g., 1 , 3 , 4 , etc) of hangar door/roof assemblies 110 .
  • the hinges 150 are disposed along an edge 160 of a roof section 170 , 190 of the roof 140 .
  • the hangar door/roof assemblies 110 are on opposite ends of the roof 140 and the hangar 100 , facing in opposite directions. Accordingly, the length of the front roof section 170 is the same as the length of a rear roof section 190 .
  • the hinges 150 are shown as being located down from the crest/ridgeline 180 , approximately 1 ⁇ 3 the distance between from the crest 180 and edge 210 , in alternative embodiments, the hinges 150 are disposed at an alternative location, such as, but not limited to, 1) between a mid-point between the crest 180 and edge 210 , and the crest 180 , 2) at the crest 180 , 3) near (i.e., substantially at) the crest 180 , and 4) at any point between the crest 180 , and edge 210 .
  • a pair of hydraulic cylinder mechanisms 220 are mounted at the top of opposite side walls 120 with mounting brackets 230 for imparting the force required to open and close the hangar door/roof assemblies 110 relative to the hangar 100 .
  • the hydraulic cylinder mechanisms 220 are connected to the hangar door/roof assembly 110 at lower mounting points 240 along a lower portion of roof section 250 of hangar door/roof assembly 110 .
  • Each hydraulic cylinder mechanism 220 includes a cylinder ram that moves in and out of a hydraulic cylinder for opening and closing the hangar door/roof assembly 110 .
  • the hangar door/roof assemblies 110 include a support/frame structure and tin or other “skinning” materials for covering the support/frame structure to form roof section 250 and end section 260 .
  • the end section 260 is angled relative to the roof section 250 so that when the hangar door/roof assembly 110 is closed, as shown in FIG. 1 , the end section 260 forms an end wall 130 and the roof section 250 forms part of pitched roof 140 .
  • the end section 260 may include a doorway/door 270 that one may use to enter and exit the hangar 100 when the hangar door/roof assembly 110 is closed.
  • the end section 260 may include one or more doors of the same or different sizes/configurations to facilitate ingress/egress of different objects (e.g. pedestrians, vehicles, equipment) while the hangar door/roof assembly 110 is closed.
  • the hangar door/roof assembly 110 includes a bottom edge 280 along a bottom of the hangar door/roof assembly 110 .
  • the hangar door/roof assembly 110 is opened to the position shown in FIGS. 2 , 4 for egress and ingress of an airplane and/or other vehicle/object.
  • the bottom edge 280 of the hangar door/roof assembly 110 is raised to a high-enough position so that the highest point of the airplane (e.g., top of tail) clears the bottom edge 280 of the hangar door/roof assembly 110 .
  • the hydraulic cylinder mechanisms 220 are actuated to cause the cylinder rams to move outwardly from the hydraulic cylinders.
  • the extension of the cylinder rams forces the hangar door/roof assembly 110 upwardly, with the hangar door/roof assembly 110 pivoting upwardly at the hinges 150 .
  • the plane can easily enter and exit the hangar 100 without contacting the hangar door/roof assembly 110 .
  • the hydraulic cylinder mechanisms 220 are actuated to cause the cylinder rams to retract into the hydraulic cylinders.
  • the retraction of the cylinder rams forces the hangar door/roof assembly 110 downwardly, with the hangar door/roof assembly 110 pivoting downwardly at the hinges 150 .
  • the hangar door/roof assembly 110 With the hangar door/roof assembly 110 closed, as shown in FIGS. 1 , 3 , the plane and inside of the hangar 100 are protected from the environment.
  • weather-tight resilient seals e.g., compressed foam seal
  • FIG. 5 which shows multiple hangars 100 a side by side
  • a hangar 100 a including a movable hangar door/roof assembly 110 a will be described.
  • the hangar 100 a is generally similar to hangar 100 (similar/same elements will not be described and/or will be referenced with like reference numbers, but with “a” suffix), except the hangar 100 a has a construction/configuration that is 1 ⁇ 2 the construction/configuration hangar 100 shown in FIGS.
  • the hangar 100 a includes a hangar door/roof assembly 110 a that is hinged at or near a crest/ridgeline 180 a instead of hinged 1 / 3 the distance from crest/ridgeline 180 to edge 160 as shown in FIGS. 1-4 .
  • the hangar door/roof assembly 110 a of the hangar 100 a includes any portion of the roof 140 a and includes hinge distances from the crest/ridgeline 180 a other than those shown.
  • the hangar 100 , 100 a is advantageous in that the hangar 100 , 100 a uses less space than a traditional T hangar, the hangar 100 , 100 a uses less steel than a traditional T hangar, and the hangar 100 , 100 a has a lower profile than a traditional T hangar.

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