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US2544952A
US2544952A US84059A US8405949A US2544952A US 2544952 A US2544952 A US 2544952A US 84059 A US84059 A US 84059A US 8405949 A US8405949 A US 8405949A US 2544952 A US2544952 A US 2544952A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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  • FIG. 5 OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR AND OPERATING MEANS Filed March 29, 1949 F:s.4 FIG. 5
  • This invention relates to one piece doors that have an elevated horizontal position when open and a vertical position when closed.
  • the principal object of this invention is, to provide a counterbalance assembly, secured to leverv arms, whereby the-gravital moment of the door has a slight prevalence over the moment of the counterpoise during a minor portion of the door travel as when the door is moved by a cantilever action from a vertical position to an inclined position and the moment of the counterpoise having a slight prevalence over the gravital moment of the door during a major portion of the door travel as when the door is moved from an inclined position to a near horizontal position and the moments of the door and counterpoise being equal when the door is fully open.
  • Another object of this invention is in having the link member of the counterbalance assembly serve as a pivotal connection between the plate and the counterpoise during the initial downward movement of the door from an elevated horizontal position and thereafter the said link becoming a supplement to the plate, thereby increasing the mechanical advantage of the lever.
  • Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the door in a closed position.
  • Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the door about one fourth open and having an inclined position.
  • Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view showing the door fully open.
  • Fig. 4 is a fragmentary interior elevation of the right vertical side of the door.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the counterbalance assembly attached to the plate member lower end of the door is raised and supported by a lever which is pivoted to each side of the door frame, the said lever comprising the door supporting arm- 7, in conjunction with the plate 8,
  • a link I l including two similarly shaped members having spaced end portions, is pivoted at one end to the plate at I 2, and the other end being connected to the upper end of the counterpoise spring [6, at I4, the lower end of the spring being fastened to the lower end of the side-jambs 2, at [8.
  • the coun ter oise spring may be supplemented by a counterweight 13.
  • a pull strap [1, Fig. 3, is fastened to the lower interior surface of the door to facilitate a closing of the door from an elevated horizontal position.
  • the counterpoise moment being governed by fixing the mechanical advantage of counterpoise arm of the lever by means of the adjusting holes in the plate, the length of the counterpoise arm of the lever being the distance between the pin I0, and the pin l2.
  • One feature of this invention is in providing an increase in the counterbalancing moment of the counterpoise by increasing the mechanical advantage of the lever during the downward travel of the door.
  • Another feature of this invention is in having the gravital moment of the door prevail over the counterpoise moment during the minor portion of the door travel and then having the counterpoise moment prevail over the gravital moment of the door during the major portion of the door travel.
  • Another feature of this invention is in having the plate member of the lever support the upper half of the door and enable the door to have a cantilever action during the minor portion of the door travel.
  • what I claim as said lever comprising a door supporting arm pivotally connected at one end to the lower sides of the door, and a plate rigidly secured to the other end of said arm, a link pivotally connected at one end to said plate and at the other end to a counterpoise, counterpoise adjustment holes in the plate to receive the counterpoise adjustment pin connecting the link to the plate, for each counterpoise adjustment hole a correlated stop-pin hole in the plate to receive a stop-pin, the correlated holes being spaced apart so that in the travel of the door from an open position to a closed position, the link being free of the stop-pin during the initial downward movement of the door and the link being engaged by the stop-pin during the major portion of the door travel, the engagement of the link by the stop-pin causing the link to i become a supplement to the plate and thereby increase the length of the counterpoise arm of the lever.

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March 13, 1951 w. G. DEURING 2,544,952
OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR AND OPERATING MEANS Filed March 29, 1949 F:s.4 FIG. 5
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Patented Mar. 13, 1951 William G. Deuring, Cleveland, Ohio Application March 29, 1949, Serial No. 84,059
1 Claim. (Cl. 20-19) V This invention relates to one piece doors that have an elevated horizontal position when open and a vertical position when closed.
This application is a substitute for and continuation-in-part of abandoned application Serial No. 494,098, filed July 9, 1943, for the same invention.
The principal object of this invention is, to provide a counterbalance assembly, secured to leverv arms, whereby the-gravital moment of the door has a slight prevalence over the moment of the counterpoise during a minor portion of the door travel as when the door is moved by a cantilever action from a vertical position to an inclined position and the moment of the counterpoise having a slight prevalence over the gravital moment of the door during a major portion of the door travel as when the door is moved from an inclined position to a near horizontal position and the moments of the door and counterpoise being equal when the door is fully open.
Another object of this invention is in having the link member of the counterbalance assembly serve as a pivotal connection between the plate and the counterpoise during the initial downward movement of the door from an elevated horizontal position and thereafter the said link becoming a supplement to the plate, thereby increasing the mechanical advantage of the lever. These and other features of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following descriptions and claim, together with accompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated by like reference characters and wherein:
Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the door in a closed position.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the door about one fourth open and having an inclined position. Fig. 3 is a broken sectional view showing the door fully open.
Fig. 4 is a fragmentary interior elevation of the right vertical side of the door.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the counterbalance assembly attached to the plate member lower end of the door is raised and supported by a lever which is pivoted to each side of the door frame, the said lever comprising the door supporting arm- 7, in conjunction with the plate 8,
one end of the door supporting arm I, being piv-" supported by the pin H], which is journaled in the bracket [0A, the bracket lilA being fastened about midway on both interior sides of the sidejambs 2, The plate 8, having counterpoise adjusting holes to receive the pin I2, and additional spaced holes to receive the stop-pin l5. A link I l, including two similarly shaped members having spaced end portions, is pivoted at one end to the plate at I 2, and the other end being connected to the upper end of the counterpoise spring [6, at I4, the lower end of the spring being fastened to the lower end of the side-jambs 2, at [8. The coun ter oise spring may be supplemented by a counterweight 13. A pull strap [1, Fig. 3, is fastened to the lower interior surface of the door to facilitate a closing of the door from an elevated horizontal position. i
The initial adjustment of the counterpoise for the initial downward movement of the door is accomplished when the door is in an elevated horizontal position by connecting the link II, to
the plate 8, by the pin l2, the counterpoise moment being governed by fixing the mechanical advantage of counterpoise arm of the lever by means of the adjusting holes in the plate, the length of the counterpoise arm of the lever being the distance between the pin I0, and the pin l2. In the downward travel and immediately after the initial downward movement of the door, the load on the door supporting arm is suddenly in creased, to counteract this additional load the mechanical advantage of the counterpoise arm of the lever is also increased by preventing the pivotal movement of the link with respect to the plate, the link I I, being engaged by the stop-pin l5, the link then becoming a supplement to the plate, the length of the counterpoise arm of the lever then being the distance between the pin l0, and the pin 16, the counterpoise moment then having a slight prevalence over the gravital moment of the door until the door assumes an inclined position as shown in Fig. 2, the plate member of the lever then being in contact with the inside surface of the door and the lever then being the sole support of the door, and the gravital moment of the door and the moment of the counterpoise being equal. To close the door from the inclined position, the lower end of the door is forced in, the door then having a cantilever action by the pivoting of the lever on the pin ID, the gravital moment of the door then having a slight prevalence over the counterpoise moment during the minor portion of the door travel and when the door assumes a closed position.
One feature of this invention is in providing an increase in the counterbalancing moment of the counterpoise by increasing the mechanical advantage of the lever during the downward travel of the door.
Another feature of this invention is in having the gravital moment of the door prevail over the counterpoise moment during the minor portion of the door travel and then having the counterpoise moment prevail over the gravital moment of the door during the major portion of the door travel. a
Another feature of this invention is in having the plate member of the lever support the upper half of the door and enable the door to have a cantilever action during the minor portion of the door travel.
Having described the invention and in what manner the same may be used, what I claim as said lever comprising a door supporting arm pivotally connected at one end to the lower sides of the door, and a plate rigidly secured to the other end of said arm, a link pivotally connected at one end to said plate and at the other end to a counterpoise, counterpoise adjustment holes in the plate to receive the counterpoise adjustment pin connecting the link to the plate, for each counterpoise adjustment hole a correlated stop-pin hole in the plate to receive a stop-pin, the correlated holes being spaced apart so that in the travel of the door from an open position to a closed position, the link being free of the stop-pin during the initial downward movement of the door and the link being engaged by the stop-pin during the major portion of the door travel, the engagement of the link by the stop-pin causing the link to i become a supplement to the plate and thereby increase the length of the counterpoise arm of the lever.
WILLIAM G. DEURING.
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