US3545133A - Installation package for prefabricated door - Google Patents

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US3545133A
US3545133A US776099A US3545133DA US3545133A US 3545133 A US3545133 A US 3545133A US 776099 A US776099 A US 776099A US 3545133D A US3545133D A US 3545133DA US 3545133 A US3545133 A US 3545133A
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  • This invention relates to the installation of doors over openings which are formed through walls, and in particular, the invention is concerned with providing a novel"H installation package which permits a precise and rapid erection and suspension of relatively heavy doors externally of existing wall structures or of wall structures which cannot be easily modified to carry heavy loads.
  • the invention has particular utility in providing a means for installing relatively heavy insulated doors of the type which are used to seal openings entering into cold storage rooms or buildings. However, the invention is equally useful for the installation of other types of doors.
  • a support frame means is positioned on one side of a wall through which a door opening is formed, and the support frame means func- 3,545,133 Patented Dec. 8, 1970 tions to carry all loads of the door, and its associated control equipment, without transmitting any heavy loads to the wall.
  • the support frame means may be in the form of a pair of support frame units positioned at each upright edge of a doorway, and each support frame unit includes framing members which extend outwardly from the wall and downwardly to a floor area which is adjacent the wall.
  • the support frame units include means for suspending a door means over the door opening, and thus, the Weight of the door means is carried by the support frame units.
  • separate support frame units are positioned at each side of a doorway, on one side of a wall, so as to carry an overhead track between the pair of units and over the door opening which is formed through the wall.
  • One or more door panels or segments are hung from the overhead track so that bearing elements carried by the door segments -can slide or roll along the track.
  • a power unit is also carried by the support frame means so that the power unit is protected within the frame means itself and so that the door means can be opened and closed automatically.
  • the support frame units include individual framing elements which also function as guard rails at each side of a doorway, and similar guard rails can be installed on an opposite side of the wall from the side which carries the door.
  • Power units can be used with the door to provide an actuating mechanism for opening and closing the door, and all units of the installation package can be preassembled, tested and adjusted at the point of manufacture prior to shipment to a customer. Components of the shipped package can then be put in place against any existing or new wall construction without a requirement for providing load bearing members within the wall.
  • FIG. l is a perspective view of the installation package of this invention, as installed relative to a typical door opening;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a partial assembly of the installation package of this invention to show the method of assembly
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view showing the relationships of an installed support frame unit relative to a wall
  • FIG. 4 is an elevational view similar to FIG. 3, but showing details for connecting upper portions of the support frame unit to a wall;
  • FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4, showing an alternative means for connecting an upper portion of a support frame unit to a wall;
  • FIG. ⁇ 6 is similar to the views of FIGS. 4 and 5, showing a third means for installing an upper portion of a support frame unit relative to a wall;
  • FIG. 7 is an elevational view of a lower end of a support frame unit, illustrating details for anchoring the unit in a oor area adjacent to a wall;
  • FIG. 8 is a similar view to FIG. 7, showing an alternative way of anchoring a support frame unit into a floor;
  • FIG. 9 is a further view similar to FIGS. 7 and 8, showing a third way of anchoring a support frame unit relative to a tloor.
  • the installation package of this in- -vention is illustrated in an assembled condition relative to a door opening formed through a wall.
  • the installation package includes a support frame means which is shown as including two separate support frame units 10 ⁇ and 12.
  • Each support frame unit includes framing members of the type shown at 14, and each such framing member is shaped to include a generally horizontally disposed portion 16 and a generally vertically disposed portion 18, when it is installed.
  • each support frame unit 10 and 12 may include a pair of framing members 14 which are spaced from one another by rigid connecting members 20 and 22 so as to form a rigid, unitary structure which can be easily handled and fixed in place relative to a wall.
  • the support frame units 10 and 12 are positioned on each side of the wall so as to suspend and carry the load of a door which is mounted externally of the wall.
  • an overhead supporting means in the form of an overhead track 24 is suspended from the support frame units 10 and 12, and the overhead track 24 functions to carry the load of a door means while it is being moved relative to a door opening formed through the wall.
  • the support frame means made up of two separate support frame units, is positioned and installed on the side of a wall at which a door is to be carried, and the two support frame units are positioned at each side of the doorway so as to not obstruct a clear passage through the doorway when the door is in an open position.
  • the support frame units 10 and 12 may be made up of any desired number of framing members 14 and 20 which are interconnected together to form unitary structures that can be positioned against a vertical surface of an existing wall.
  • the support frame means functions to carry all loads of a door and of any associated power equipment that may be used to actuate the door to and from opened and closed positions, and thus, relatively heavy, insulated doors can be installed without modifying or reinforcing wall structures which are otherwise inadequate for carrying such loads. It can be seen that the individual framing members 14 of the illustrated support frame units receive essentially all downward and outward loads which normally result from an overhung door assembly.
  • FIG. 1 also illustrates an overhead protective member 25
  • the member 25 gives an early warning as to whether a lift truck or other device will CFI clear the doorway.
  • guard rails and protective members 25 are positioned on both sides of a wall (as shown in FIG. 4) to protect a doorway.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the installation package of FIG. 1 in a partially assembled and installed condition.
  • a support frame unit 12 is illustrated in the assembled form in which it is shipped from the point of manufacture, and such a unit includes (a) the unitary structure made up of framing members 14 and 20, (b) a single panel or segment '26 of a two-panel door which is to be installed, and (c) a portion (one-half in the illustration) of an overhead track 24.
  • One of the features of the present invention is that all necessary components for an assembled door can be pre-assembled, tested, and adjusted at the point of manufacture so that the installation package can be shipped in a condition for relatively rapid and efficient erection at a building site.
  • the support frame units 10 and 12 can be erected in a testing station at the point of manufacture, and the overhead tracks 24 can be attached to the erected support frame units so that adjustments can be made in the track to provide a level and properly positioned suspension means for a door.
  • the door itself which may be made up of one or more panels 26, can be hung in the erected unit at the test center, and further adjustments can be made to align the door with the track and with a reference wall structure so that a precise, and tight, closing of the door can be effected.
  • the door panels 26 may be of any known construction and are mounted to roll or slide along the track 24 in any well known manner. Bearing elements are carried by brackets 27 to engage the track 24.
  • a power unit 28 (including an electric motor and a control panel) can also be installed at the factory test station and adjusted to a condition for actuating the door. Then, the installation package, including the two support frame units 10 and 12, can be removed from the test center and packed for shipment.
  • the illustrated support frame units 10 and 12 provide convenient shipping packages which carry all of the basic components of a door assembly in an assembled, adjusted, and tested condition.
  • the framing members 14 provide protection during shipment for the power unit 28 and its associated mechanisms and controls, and very little assembly or adjustment is required at the job site.
  • FIG. 2 also illustrates a method of assembly wherein a support frame unit 10 is shown as being raised (from the position shown for the unit 12) and positioned against a previously prepared wall surface laround a door opening.
  • the wall surface should be plumb, true, and square for the areas around the doorway which receive the nstallation package, and the floor area adjacent to the wall surface should be relatively level.
  • the individual support frame units 10 and 12 can be lifted and positioned into place, as shown in FIG. 2, and the attached overhead track portion 24 can be used as a template to mark bolt positions on the wall surface to which the support frame units are to be connected.
  • FIGS. ⁇ 4 through 6 Several types of connections to wall surfaces are shown in FIGS. ⁇ 4 through 6.
  • the individual support frame units can be temporarily moved away from the wall so that borings can be made through the wall to receive bolts which fasten the overhead track to the wall surface.
  • the connection of the track to the wall surface does not place the load of the door on the wall since the track is secured and suspended from the support frame units themselves (as shown in FIGS. 4 through 6).
  • the support frame units can be put back into their intended positions against the wall surface, and bolts can be inserted through the wall to connect the overhead track portions and the support frame units to the wall.
  • the overhead track 24 includes a number of openings through it for positioning fastening bolts in desired locations relative to the wall.
  • the lower ends of the support frame units can be anchored to the iloor area which is adjacent to the doorway, and a number of anchoring arrangements are illustrated in FIGS. 7 through 9.
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational View of a typical installation of a support frame unit, showing one of the framing members 14 connected to a wall at its upper end and anchored to a oor at its lower end.
  • the frame member 14 may be formed from tubular metal stock so as to include the-horizontal portion 16 and the vertical portion .18, as illustrated. In a typical example, the horizontal portion may extend outwardly from the wall for a distance of -12 inches.
  • an end plate member 30 is secured to the upper end of the framing member 14 to provide a ilat lower surface from which the overhead track rail 24 can be suspended.
  • Bolts, or other fastening devices, 32 are used to secure an upper portion of the overhead track 24 to a at bottom surface 34 of the end plate 30.
  • the framing unit is pre-assembled at its point of manufacture to the extent that all major components of the installation package are assembled, tested, and adjusted before shipment.
  • Such pre-assembly includes a securement of the overhead track 24 (or of a portion of it) to the upper ends of the framing members 14 so that the track and the door means carried thereby will transmit their loads to the framing members 14 of a completed installation.
  • Shims or spacer washers may be used to adjust the position of the overhead track relative to its connection with the framing members 14, and the track itself is of a conventional form and construction.
  • FIG. 3 also illustrates a typical anchoring of the lower end of the framing member 14 into a floor area adjacent to the doorway.
  • a mounting bracket 36 is shown for carrying an electric eye means which may be used as a control for automatic opening and closing of a power operated door.
  • FIGS. 4 through 6 illustrate details of alternative arrangements for connecting upper ends of the support frame units to wall portions around a doorway.
  • FIG. 4 represents a connection which may be used in a door- Way which is to lhave a wooden casing 40 placed around the entire door opening.
  • the wooden casing 40 is positioned between the support frame units 10 and 12 and the wall surface to which the support frame units are to be connected, and the support frame units are connected directly to the casing 40.
  • the casing 40 is placed against the surface of the wall, and long bolts 42 are inserted and fastened into aligned borings, formed into the casing and through the wall, to secure the casing in place.
  • the bolts may be insulated at each end to reduce conduction of heat into the room by way of the bolts 42.
  • the support frame units 10 and 12 are secured to the casing 40 by bolts 44, and the support frame units may be secured to the casing prior to fastening the casing against the wall.
  • the wall which is illustrated in the FIG. 4 arrangement may consist of a prefabricated sandwich panel having an insulating core and metal skins on each face of the core. Such a panel construction is not intended to carry heavy loads, but with the present invention, the weight of relatively heavy doors is carried by the support frame units which are positioned against the wall.
  • FIG. 4 also illustrates the use of additional framing elements 48 ⁇ which function as guard rails on an opposite side of the wall from where the door is carried.
  • a single guard rail member 48 may be positioned at each side of the doorway (as shown in FIG. l1 for example), and the upper ends of the guard rails may be secured to the wall by the use of end plates 30 which extend laterally 6 to each -side of each guard rail to provide a mounting surface through which the bolts 42 may be passed.
  • the end plates 30 for both the guard rails and the support frame units are ⁇ secured to the ends of the framing members by the use of fasteners or by welding.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a typical installation where no wooden casing is provided on the surface of the wall around the door opening.
  • the support frame units are connected to the wall by long bolts 42 which extend from the overhead track 24 to an opposite ⁇ surface of the wall where they may be supported by a header member 50.
  • a spacer plug 46 may be included within the wall structure to maintain the designed thickness of the wall without any distortion of its surface areas.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a third type of installation which is useful for plaster walls having no casings around the door opening.
  • a horizontal header or buck member 52 is mounted across the wall opening to define the height of the opening.
  • Vertical iamb members may be positioned at each side of the opening to support the header l52 and to define the width of the wall opening.
  • the support frame units are fastened to the header 52 in the manner illustrated so that the upper ends of the support frame units do not contact and damage the plaster wall.
  • guard rails 48 may be provided on an opposite side of the wall, and an inverted L-shaped member 54 may be provided for connecting the upper ends of the guard rails 48 to the header 52. The arrangement which is shown in FIG.
  • the panels 6 may be used for existing masonry wall structures in older buildings, and it can be vseen that it is only necessary to form a sufficiently large opening through the wall to receive the header 52 and its associated jambs.
  • the panels may be used to till in space of a very large opening which is formed in an existing wall, or in a new construction.
  • FIGS. 7 through 9 illustrate several arrangements for anchoring lower ends of the support frame units to floor areas adjacent a doorway.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an arrangement wherein each support frame member 14 of the support frame units 10 and 12 includes an extension portion which can be embedded into the floor itself.
  • base plate elements ⁇ 62 are welded, or otherwise secured, to the base ends of the support frame members 14, and the base plate ele-ments 62 are intended to iix the position of the support frame unit on a floor and to carry one or more guide members 64 which guide lower edges of door panels.
  • the base plate members I62 may be positioned on the Hoor area which is adjacent to the doorway, or they may be embedded into the floor surface slightly so that their upper surfaces are ush with surrounding floor areas. In the FIG.
  • FIG. 7 also illustrates a separate guide member 66 which is carried by a plate that can be anchored into the concrete floor. 'Ihe separate guide member 66 is normally placed in a position against the wall surface so that a door can be moved along the wall surface between the .two guide members ⁇ 64 and 66 for part of its travel.
  • FIG. 8 illustrates an alternative anchoring arrangement wherein a separate anchor plate is xed into position in a concrete Ifloor with its anchoring elements 72 embedded in the concrete.
  • the anchor plate 70 may carry a mounting bracket for the guide members 66, and the mounting bracket -may be secured to the anchor plate 70 by welding or by any other suitable means.
  • a support frame unit is attached to the anchor plate 70 by bolting its base plates 62 to portions of the anchor plates 70.
  • each base plate element 62 carries a mounting .bracketfor theA guide member 64.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates an anchoring arrangement wherein the base plate element 62 is merely placed on the surface of a floor, and is secured thereto by anchoring bolts 74.
  • the anchoring bolts may be used in combination with expansion plugs, of well known construction, for effecting a tight engagement of the bolts 74 into borings formed into the concrete floor.
  • the door means of the present invention is intended to move along an outer surface of a wall so that there is no requirement for building a pocket, and insulating the same, within a wall structure.
  • the installation package may include a power unit having an electric motor, control panel, and all associated mechanisms for sliding door panels along a track, 'and such power units are well known to this art.
  • the support frame units of the invention not only support the weight of the door means and its associated devices, but also, protection is provided to the doorway by the support frame members 14 and 25 which are positioned on each side of the doorway and on each side of a wall.
  • the support Aframe units of this invention provide a safe mounting position for power and control units which may be associated with automatically operated doors. Power and control units should be placed above the floor level, and the support frame units which are provided by this invention yafford an easy and safe placement of such power and control units. Furthermore, the power and control units are protected during shipping and after installation by the unitary construction ofV individual support frame units of the type discussed for this invention. All component parts of the door assembly, in-
  • An installation package for installing and supporting prefabricated doors on an external surface of a wall comprising components which, when installed, provide the combination of:
  • each of said support frame units including (a) a generally horizontally disposed member for contacting a surface portion of the wall through which the door opening is formed and for carrying an overhead track means, said horizontally disposed member being installed relative to a wall to extend outwardly therefrom, and
  • actuating means carried by said support frame -units and operatively connected to said door means to move said door means along said overhead track means so that the opening formed through the wall can be open-ed and closed by said door means.
  • each support frame unit includes a pair of said horizontally yand vertically disposed members which are interconnected together to form a unitary structure.
  • said door means comprisesra pair of door leaves which can be moved towards and away from each other along said overhead track means
  • An installation package for installing and supporting doors without a requirement for an installation of heavy load supporting structures in a wall through which a door opening is formed comprising a support frame means which can be positioned and installed against one side of the wall through which the door opening is formed, said support frame means being of a configuration to extend outwardly from said wall and downwardly to a floor area adjacent to the wall so that the entire weight of a door means can be carried by said support frame means, said support frame means further including framing unembers which extend outwardly from the wall and downwardly to the floor area at each side margin of the door opening so as to function as guard means to protect the doorway from vehicles which may pass through the door opening, and
  • overhead supporting means suspended from said support frame means to carry said door means in suspended relationship to said support frame means, said overhead supporting means comprising an overhead track means which can receive bearing elements carried by said door means.
  • said support frame means comprises two support frame units which can be positioned adjacent each side of a door opening so as to suspend a door means between the two support frame units and over said door opening.
  • each of said two support frame units includes (a) a base portion which is positioned away from a wall and which can be anchored into a -:floor area adjacent the wall, and (b) a base plate which extends toward the wall from the base portion.
  • said overhead supporting means comprises an overhead track means, and wherein each of said support frame units is assembled and adjusted at the place of manufacture so as to include a part of said overhead track means, so that the overhead track is automatically positioned when said support frame units are erected into installed positions relative to a wall.
  • each support frame unit carries one-half of the overhead track.
  • An installation package for installing and supporting doors without a requirement for an installation of heavy load supporting structures in a wall through which a door opening is formed comprising a support frame means which can be positioned and installed against one side of the wall through which the door opening is formed, said support frame means being of a configuration to extend outwardly from said wall and downwardly to a iioor area adjacent to the wall so that the entire weight of a door means can be carried by said support frame means, said support frame means further including framing members which extend outwardly from the wall and downwardly to the oor area at each side margin of the door opening so as to function as guard means to protect the doorway from vehicles which may pass through the door opening, overhead supporting means suspended from said support frame means to carry said door means in suspended relationship to said support frame means, and a power unit carried and protected by said support frame means, said power unit being operatively connected to said door means to open and close said door means relative to the door opening in the wall.
  • a prefabricated door assembly which can be shipped in a knocked down condition and
  • each of said support frame units being of a conguration to extend outwardly from the wall and downwardly to a oor area adjacent to the wall,
  • sliding door means suspended from said overhead track means so as to be moved along the overhead track means to open and close the opening formed through the wall
  • actuating means operatively connected to said sliding door means to move and control said sliding door means.

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