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US2628090A
US2628090A US99720A US9972049A US2628090A US 2628090 A US2628090 A US 2628090A US 99720 A US99720 A US 99720A US 9972049 A US9972049 A US 9972049A US 2628090 A US2628090 A US 2628090A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/665—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings
    • E05F15/668—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings
    • E05F15/681—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts
    • E05F15/686—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for vertically-sliding wings for overhead wings operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts by cables or ropes
    • 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
    • E05Y2201/40—Motors; Magnets; Springs; Weights; Accessories therefore
    • E05Y2201/43—Motors
    • E05Y2201/434—Electromotors; Details thereof
    • 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
    • E05Y2201/604—Transmission members
    • 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
    • E05Y2201/64—Carriers
    • E05Y2201/642—Trackless carriers
    • 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
    • E05Y2201/708—Sliders
    • 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
    • E05Y2600/00—Mounting or coupling arrangements for elements provided for in this subclass
    • E05Y2600/40—Mounting location; Visibility of the elements
    • E05Y2600/46—Mounting location; Visibility of the elements in or on the wing
    • 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
    • E05Y2900/106—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for garages

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  • the invention relates to improvements in electric door operators, where a motor driven mechanism opens and closes the garage door to which it is attached; and the objects of the improvement are: first; to provide novel mounting means, which make installation simple and easy, since there are no mounting pieces to be secured to the ceiling of the garage for support, as with the present door operators; and second, it can be packaged into smaller space for shipment from factory.
  • Fig. l is a vertical view of door with operator attached
  • Fig. 2 is a side view of same
  • Fig. 3 is an enlarged view along line 3-3 of Fig. 2.
  • a crossmember 2 has rollers 3 on each end which travel in door tracks 4.
  • Crossmember 2 is connected to door by arms 5, through hinge pins 6.
  • the door operating mechanism consisting of cable drum 1, which is driven by motor 8 through pulleys l2, belt l3, gears 14 and frame I5, is mounted on crossmember 2.
  • One end of cable 9 is secured to front of garage with screw eye It], and other end of cable is secured to screw eye H at rear wall of garage.
  • motor 8 is started in direction which will rotate cable drum 1 counter-clockwise (Fig. 2). As drum 1 continues to turn, the cable between drum 1 and eye II will be wound on drum 1, opening door I. When motor 8 is reversed, cable drum 1 will turn in opposite direction and close door.
  • a pair of tracks having vertical portions, horizontal portions, and curved portions connecting said vertical and horizontal portions, an articulated door, rollers supporting said door in said tracks, a pair of straps pivotally connected to said articulated door, a cross member rigidly attached to said straps adjacent either end of the cross member, said cross member having rollers adjacent the opposite ends thereof engaging said tracks, a power drive means mounted on said cross member substantially centrally thereof, said power drive means comprising a motor depending below said cross member, a drum for receiving a cable, and means for driving said drum from said motor including reduction gear means, said power drive means, in-
  • said reduction gear means and said cross member being rigidly mounted with relation to each other for pivotal movement about the axis of said cross member rollers, a cable the ends of which are connected to the front and back wall of a building supporting said tracks and door, said cable being mounted in parallel relation with the horizontal tracks and located substantially midway between said horizontal tracks, a portion of the cable between the ends thereof being wound about said drum.
  • a door operating mechanism the combination of an articulated door, a grooved track on either side of said door having vertical portions, horizontal portions, and curved portions connecting said vertical and horizontal portions, rollers for guiding said door on said track, a transverse member having end rollers mounted in said track and moving solely in the horizontal portions of said track, means pivotally connecting the transverse member with the door, a motor, a drum and reduction gear means, said motor, drum and reduction gear means being rigidly mounted on said transverse member midway thereof whereby said motor, drum, and reduction gear means together with said cross member are pivotally mounted about the axis of said transverse member rollers, said motor, drum, and reduction gear means being supported and guided in their movements solely by said transverse member, cable means mounted above the horizontal portions of said track in parallel relation thereof, winding about said drum and extending on opposite sides of said drum, means attaching the ends of said cable means to fixed supports located aboveand centrally of said door and transverse member and at each end of the horizontal portion of the track.
  • a door operating mechanism the combination of an articulated door, a grooved track on either side of said door having vertical portions, horizontal portions, and curved portions connecting said vertical and horizontal portions, rollers for guiding said door on said track, a transverse member having end rollers mounted in said track and moving solely in the horizontal portions of said track, means pivotally connecting the transverse member with the door, a motor, a drum and reduction gear means, said motor, drum and reduction gear means being rigidly mounted on said transverse member midway thereof whereby said motor, drum, and reduction gear means together with said cross member are pivotally mounted about the axis of said transverse member rollers, said motor,

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Feb. 10, 1953 w, VERDIER 2,628,090
ELECTRIC GARAGE DOOR OPERATOR Filed June 17, 1949 JIE l f "JIE. 3
IN V EN TOR. W/L U5 JAM/ES I FEO/EG HIS A TTOPA/EV Patented Feb. 10, 1953 U N I T ED S TAT E S PATENT OFFICE ELECTRIC GARAGE DOOR OPERATOR Willis James Verdier, Sidney, Ohio Application June 17, 1949, Serial No. 99,720
3 Claims. 1
The invention relates to improvements in electric door operators, where a motor driven mechanism opens and closes the garage door to which it is attached; and the objects of the improvement are: first; to provide novel mounting means, which make installation simple and easy, since there are no mounting pieces to be secured to the ceiling of the garage for support, as with the present door operators; and second, it can be packaged into smaller space for shipment from factory.
One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a vertical view of door with operator attached, Fig. 2 is a side view of same, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged view along line 3-3 of Fig. 2.
Construction A crossmember 2 has rollers 3 on each end which travel in door tracks 4. Crossmember 2 is connected to door by arms 5, through hinge pins 6. The door operating mechanism consisting of cable drum 1, which is driven by motor 8 through pulleys l2, belt l3, gears 14 and frame I5, is mounted on crossmember 2. One end of cable 9 is secured to front of garage with screw eye It], and other end of cable is secured to screw eye H at rear wall of garage.
Operation With door I in closed position, motor 8 is started in direction which will rotate cable drum 1 counter-clockwise (Fig. 2). As drum 1 continues to turn, the cable between drum 1 and eye II will be wound on drum 1, opening door I. When motor 8 is reversed, cable drum 1 will turn in opposite direction and close door.
I am aware that motor driven mechanism operating doors are old, which part I do not claim.
I claim:
1. In combination, a pair of tracks having vertical portions, horizontal portions, and curved portions connecting said vertical and horizontal portions, an articulated door, rollers supporting said door in said tracks, a pair of straps pivotally connected to said articulated door, a cross member rigidly attached to said straps adjacent either end of the cross member, said cross member having rollers adjacent the opposite ends thereof engaging said tracks, a power drive means mounted on said cross member substantially centrally thereof, said power drive means comprising a motor depending below said cross member, a drum for receiving a cable, and means for driving said drum from said motor including reduction gear means, said power drive means, in-
eluding said motor, said reduction gear means and said cross member being rigidly mounted with relation to each other for pivotal movement about the axis of said cross member rollers, a cable the ends of which are connected to the front and back wall of a building supporting said tracks and door, said cable being mounted in parallel relation with the horizontal tracks and located substantially midway between said horizontal tracks, a portion of the cable between the ends thereof being wound about said drum.
2. In a door operating mechanism, the combination of an articulated door, a grooved track on either side of said door having vertical portions, horizontal portions, and curved portions connecting said vertical and horizontal portions, rollers for guiding said door on said track, a transverse member having end rollers mounted in said track and moving solely in the horizontal portions of said track, means pivotally connecting the transverse member with the door, a motor, a drum and reduction gear means, said motor, drum and reduction gear means being rigidly mounted on said transverse member midway thereof whereby said motor, drum, and reduction gear means together with said cross member are pivotally mounted about the axis of said transverse member rollers, said motor, drum, and reduction gear means being supported and guided in their movements solely by said transverse member, cable means mounted above the horizontal portions of said track in parallel relation thereof, winding about said drum and extending on opposite sides of said drum, means attaching the ends of said cable means to fixed supports located aboveand centrally of said door and transverse member and at each end of the horizontal portion of the track.
3. In a door operating mechanism, the combination of an articulated door, a grooved track on either side of said door having vertical portions, horizontal portions, and curved portions connecting said vertical and horizontal portions, rollers for guiding said door on said track, a transverse member having end rollers mounted in said track and moving solely in the horizontal portions of said track, means pivotally connecting the transverse member with the door, a motor, a drum and reduction gear means, said motor, drum and reduction gear means being rigidly mounted on said transverse member midway thereof whereby said motor, drum, and reduction gear means together with said cross member are pivotally mounted about the axis of said transverse member rollers, said motor,
6 drum, and reduction gear means being supported and guided in their movements solely by said transverse member, cable means mounted above the horizontal portions of said track in parallel relation thereto, and extending on opposite sides of said drum, means attaching the ends of said cable means to fixed supports located above and centrally of said door and transverse member and at each end of the horizontal portion of the track, said motor being mounted below said transverse member and said drum being mounted above said transverse member.
WILLIS JAMES VERDIER.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
5 UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,478,326 Dooley Dec. 18, 1923 1,817,909 Blodgett Aug. 11, 1931 w 2,533,116 Jenkins Dec. 15, 1950
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US2700542A (en) * 1953-04-27 1955-01-25 Gen Motors Corp Vibration driven actuator
US2703236A (en) * 1952-09-22 1955-03-01 Verdier Brothers Inc Closure operating means
US2747863A (en) * 1954-11-24 1956-05-29 J P S Products Inc Door opening device
US2755081A (en) * 1951-10-08 1956-07-17 Johnson Clarence Garage door operators
US2790635A (en) * 1953-06-10 1957-04-30 Charles R Evans Operating mechanism for sectional garage doors
US2841390A (en) * 1953-10-12 1958-07-01 Byrne Doors Inc Operating system for multi-leaf doors
US2860872A (en) * 1955-01-27 1958-11-18 Peelle Co The Cable traction drive operator
US2922638A (en) * 1956-06-07 1960-01-26 Rado Corp Overhead door operating mechanism
US2987937A (en) * 1958-06-10 1961-06-13 Eaton Mfg Co Window operating mechanism
US3214042A (en) * 1962-10-10 1965-10-26 Eldon N Westrum Wheel handling vehicle
US3311159A (en) * 1964-12-07 1967-03-28 Taylor Garage Doors Garage door hardware
US3695332A (en) * 1970-05-25 1972-10-03 Steiner American Corp Door operating mechanism
US6779306B2 (en) * 2000-09-15 2004-08-24 Marantec Antriebs-Und Steuerungstechnik-Gmbh & Co. Kg Cable drive garage door opener
US9021740B2 (en) 2012-08-30 2015-05-05 The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Hinged rail for barrier operators

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US1478326A (en) * 1921-09-15 1923-12-18 William J Dooley Device for opening and closing sliding doors
US1817909A (en) * 1928-03-16 1931-08-11 Overhead Door Corp Electric door control
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US1817909A (en) * 1928-03-16 1931-08-11 Overhead Door Corp Electric door control
US2533116A (en) * 1946-05-01 1950-12-05 Felton S Jenkins Control system for doors

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US2755081A (en) * 1951-10-08 1956-07-17 Johnson Clarence Garage door operators
US2703236A (en) * 1952-09-22 1955-03-01 Verdier Brothers Inc Closure operating means
US2700542A (en) * 1953-04-27 1955-01-25 Gen Motors Corp Vibration driven actuator
US2790635A (en) * 1953-06-10 1957-04-30 Charles R Evans Operating mechanism for sectional garage doors
US2841390A (en) * 1953-10-12 1958-07-01 Byrne Doors Inc Operating system for multi-leaf doors
US2747863A (en) * 1954-11-24 1956-05-29 J P S Products Inc Door opening device
US2860872A (en) * 1955-01-27 1958-11-18 Peelle Co The Cable traction drive operator
US2922638A (en) * 1956-06-07 1960-01-26 Rado Corp Overhead door operating mechanism
US2987937A (en) * 1958-06-10 1961-06-13 Eaton Mfg Co Window operating mechanism
US3214042A (en) * 1962-10-10 1965-10-26 Eldon N Westrum Wheel handling vehicle
US3311159A (en) * 1964-12-07 1967-03-28 Taylor Garage Doors Garage door hardware
US3695332A (en) * 1970-05-25 1972-10-03 Steiner American Corp Door operating mechanism
US6779306B2 (en) * 2000-09-15 2004-08-24 Marantec Antriebs-Und Steuerungstechnik-Gmbh & Co. Kg Cable drive garage door opener
US9021740B2 (en) 2012-08-30 2015-05-05 The Chamberlain Group, Inc. Hinged rail for barrier operators
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