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US3886851A
US3886851A US339774A US33977473A US3886851A US 3886851 A US3886851 A US 3886851A US 339774 A US339774 A US 339774A US 33977473 A US33977473 A US 33977473A US 3886851 A US3886851 A US 3886851A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F9/00—Use of air currents for screening, e.g. air curtains
    • 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
    • E06B3/92—Doors or windows extensible when set in position
    • E06B3/921—Doors or windows extensible when set in position with several parts mounted telescopically inside each other

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  • an air curtain device including a blower mounted within or adjacent to a wall opening, and having a movable closure.
  • a blower mounted within or adjacent to a wall opening, and having a movable closure.
  • a movable closure such as a sliding or movable double door having spaced-apart inner and outer sections, the center space portion of said door forming a duct for air passage communicating at one end through an intermediate plenum with said blower and emitting the air through a nozzle in an air screen from the other end of said door.
  • the invention is directed to a sliding door including several improved features such as insulation and end sealing means and to a process of establishing and using an air curtain cooperatively with said door for optimum protection of an open or partially open door position and to improved use of such air curtain device to provide lateral flow, and to several structural and process improvements disclosed in my parent application.
  • the inner and outer sections of the door hereof are an assembly of numerous panels separably or pivotally joined at their edges to be relatively movable, one panel with respect to the next contiguous panel.
  • the assembled panels of both inner and outer sections may be moved, usually vertically, and slide one upon the next between guides at each end, sealing both inner and outer sections to the wall opening at opposite ends of the panels.
  • the panels thus form a double door, either or both sections of which may be raised and lowered from an upper, preferably nested, position of the panels in open or partially open door position to an extended edge to edge sealed position of the panels when the door is closed.
  • the spaced-apart inner and outer sections of the double door maintain between them a continuously sealed air passage for flow of air from a variably sized plenum communicating with a blower mounted as desired near the upper wall opening, so that the air passes downward through the double door walls to the opposite lower edge of said door where the air is emitted, usually through a nozzle, forming an air screen flowing from the lower end of the partially or fully opened door.
  • the door is formed of two vertical tiers of separate sliding panels forming both inner and outer sections, the panels being raised and lowered, preferably vertically.
  • the panels at each panel height level are each progressively offset inwardly in the direction of the door closing so that each panel slides upwardly beside the next vertical panel and both inner and outer panels nest in an upper plenum section telescopically as the door is opened.
  • the inner and outer panels at the same section height may be fastened together, preferably by straps, so that both move vertically in opening and closing of the door as a pair; and a lower pair of panels will nest within the next vertical pair of panels telescopically as the door is opened.
  • Each panel has bent over flanges sealing an upper panel to a lower one for firm gripping and sealing engagement of a lower panel with an upper, both for sealing the panels against substantial escape of air laterally in sealed position as well as reenforcement of the pair of upper and lower panels, one by the other, against vibration or movement under lateral pressure of wind or weather conditions.
  • the upper part of the door includes means for raising and lowering both inner and outer sections; and preferably includes means for raising them in aligned telescopic or nesting position of the panels while allowing a central opening between the inner and outer sections of the door for continuous passage of air from the blower to the nozzle without obstruction or lateral leakage when the panels are vertically sealed in any fully or partially opened position of the door.
  • each panel board may include an insulated sheet, providing both heat as well as sound insulation. For instance, such insulation will prevent moisture condensation by heat exchange with a colder outer wall as well as sound deadening, thus greatly improving the practical use of the telescopically constructed door.
  • the air is provided by a tangential fan which supplies an even flow of air through the center of the door sections.
  • the panels are each formed of the same dimension, so that a door may be constructed of a standard strip, cutting the same into panels of the desired length to provide the door, thus allowing ready replacement of a damaged panel with a new panel cut from the stock strip to the desired dimension. It is useful in folding the edges, to form the upper edge of the panel of a slightly larger size and the corresponding oppositely bent edge of the lower edge of the panel thus to more securely engage the panels into a series for forming the door.
  • Another feature of the invention lies in the fact that as the door is opened an open pair of panels appearing progressively in a series from top to bottom as the door is progressively closed form a plenum which becomes continuously elongated as the door approaches the closed position.
  • the pressure of the air blowing into the plenum is substantially constant despite the variation in length of the plenum as the door opens telescopically whereby, as the door is opened or closed, a constant pressure is emitted from a lower nozzle imparting a constant quality and integrity to the air screen formed by such nozzle.
  • this door will operate to produce an air screen of constant air flow and pressure in any position of the door fully opened or partially open to any select degree.
  • louvre type openings may be provided at the bottom or at various levels to supply a lateral flow from the interior of the door into a space enclosed by said door.
  • the plenum is preferably designed to have a cross section at least three times that of the nozzle. This gives the air curtain a homogeneity and strength resistance to turbulence or disruption from a side pressure.
  • HQ 1 shows an elevational section of a portion of the edge fastened panels of the door in closed position
  • FIG. 2 is an end view in section showing the end sealing of the closure in closed position
  • FIG. 3 is a detail of a similar end view in section of the closure in closed position, showing an alternate end sealing means
  • FIG. 4 is an end view of the closure in open panel nested position in section to illustrate nesting and the details of the raising and lowering means;
  • FIG. 5 is a section through the plenum chamber taken on the line 5 5 of FIG. 4',
  • FIG. 6 is a similar sectional end view of the closure in partially open position and using a side blower
  • FIG. 7 is another detailed end view of the closure in open door position and in section using a top mounted tangential fan
  • FIG. 8 is a section taken in plan along the lines 8 8 of FIG. 2 showing corresponding panels of inner and outer sections of the closure fastened together with straps;
  • FIG. 9 is a detail showing edge sealing of one panel of the closure to both upper and lower panels
  • FIG. 10 is an edge seal detail in which the lower end of a panel carries a roller to bear against the outer surface of a lower panel;
  • FIG. 11 is a modified panel edge seal in which an upper edge ofa panel carries a roller to bear against the inner surface of an upper panel;
  • FIG. 12 is another form of modified panel edge seal showing the resilient sealing material mounted within cooperating edge flanges
  • FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional elevation through the tangential fan
  • FIG. 14 is a section through the tangential fan moditied for side entry of air
  • FIG. 15 is an end view showing a modification of a panel closure of U-shaped telescopically interfitted sections in which the downturned legs form the panels having internal telescoping annular ducts;
  • FIG. 16 is an end view of a closure similar to FIGS. 4, 6 and 7 to show inclusion of insulation against the panels.
  • a vertical tier of panels 10, 12, 14 and 16 are arranged with their ends in opposite vertically disposed end guide and sealing members 18 in both sides of a wall opening 20 to slide vertically in both opening and closed direction to form an outer section A of a closure.
  • FIG. 2 there is an assembly of corresponding series of panels 11, 13, 15 and 17 which form the inner side section B of the closure.
  • panels 11, 13, 15 and 17 which form the inner side section B of the closure.
  • the panels may be wider or narrower at the top or bottom of the closure to provide economy in the construction or extra strength to the closure in using them wide or narrow at these points as desired.
  • the panels are preferably each of the same dimensional size so that they may be cut from standard larger sized strips for variously sized doors. In that manner each of the Ubent strips 11-17 are interchangeable and are easily replaced if one or more were damaged or destroyed.
  • Both sections A and B are spaced apart from each other and may be raised and lowered separately or together in spaced-apart relationship, but preferably are handled together as a single closure, as will appear.
  • a blower 21 preferably a tangential blower such as shown in my prior U.S. Pat. No. 3,362,469.
  • a plenum chamber 19 is mounted in the top portion of the wall opening into which the outlet air flow 23 from the blower 21 is discharged.
  • the top of the plenum 19 has fixed sides 24 and 25 whose lower ends 26 and 27 are fastened at opposite upper sides 28 and 29 in any position of the upper, outer and inner closure sections A and B to discharge its air flow as received from the air blower into a space C between the sections.
  • each closure section from the bottom to the top is disposed progressively outward one to the next in the opening direction and may slide, one panel against the next, in raising and lowering, so that the uppermost panels 28 and 29 encase or house each of the lower panels of each section telescopically.
  • the plenum I9 continuously expands in the closing direction and is thereby of varied size as the door opening varies from closed through partially open to completely open positions of the door.
  • each intermediate panel is bent to extend laterally, herein termed a U-bend, downward for reenforcement of the top edge and upward for the bottom edges of the panels.
  • the lowermost panels 10 and 11 have U-bent flanges at their top edges only and the uppermost sides 24 and 25 of the plenum 19 have such U-bent flanges only at their lower edges 26 and 27.
  • the upper edges of the upper sliding panels 28 and 29 are flanged to fasten to the bottom edges 26 and 27 of the uppermost panels 24 and 25 of plenum 19.
  • a panel 14 is bent horizontally at the top 30 with a downturned flange leg 31 to form an inverted U-bent shaped channel in which may be received an upturned U-bent mating bottom channel of the next higher panel member 16, having an inwardly bent flange 32 and an upwardly bent leg at 33.
  • the inwardly and upwardly turned lower edge 32 of the U-bent flange of the upper panel 16 mates with but is preferably smaller than the upper edge 30 of downturned channel 30 and 31 but, nevertheless, the smaller channel 32 fits into the U-bent flange 30 of the lower panel 14.
  • These flanges are shown as being U-bent, but may be of different shapes as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
  • the wall opening hereof is closed such as by a sliding door, usually for a garage, warehouse or factory, such opening being protected by the air screen when open, thus preventing heat exchange between the inner and outer spaces
  • the structures herein may be used for protecting any wall opening such as a window and the term closure is intended to be used in its generic sense to refer to either.
  • a flexible gasket 34 may be emplaced in the joint to impart a further air sealing effect.
  • the upturned flange edge 33 of the panel 16 bears against the inner face of panel 14 in upward sliding movement.
  • the downturned flange 31 of the lower panel 14 can bear against the inner side of panel 16 as a guide so that the panel 14 in vertical movement will slide against the panel 16 with the flanged edges bearing against the surfaces for guiding movements as the door opens and closes.
  • a lower mating joint 35 and still lower joint 36 will each grip and separate to slide a lower panel against the upper one to nest telescopically as the door closes and opens, as shown in FIGS. 2 through 6.
  • a corresponding set of flanges 37 and 38 between adjacent edges of panels in the inner door section B operate similar to those of section A to grip or guide the inner series of panels for simultaneous closure of the inner door.
  • a winding drum or pulley 40 is rotatably mounted near each end of the door on a shaft 39 and is driven by a motor 41.
  • Wire cables 42 are entrained about drums 40. The opposite ends of cables 42 pass downward through the central duct section C of the door and are fastened to each of the brackets 43 between the lowermost panels.
  • the stop member engaging the next vertical section to raise it from its telescoped position into the succeeding vertically disposed section until all are nested in the open or partially open door position as shown in FIGS. 4, 6 and It is preferred herein as shown to fasten strap members 46 across the tops of pairs of panel members disposed at the same vertical height to fasten them together.
  • the lowermost strap members 460 is welded or bolted at 50 through a flange top 36 at each side of the strap as it extends across the tops of panel members 10 and 11, fastening them together as a pair.
  • an upper strap 46b fastens a second vertical pair of panels 12 and 13 together and a next higher strap member 46c fastens the pair 14 and 15 panels together and a highest strap member 46 fastens the uppermost panels together.
  • the ends of the closure are sealed within a channel member 18 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, one at each end of the closure.
  • the channel 18 has flanges 54, each tapering at least at one side from top to bottom; whereby. in the closed position, the taper may correspond to the exact inner to outer dimensions of the telescopically combined sections of the closure so that the flanges 54 bear against the lowermost edges of each pair of panels to frictionally support the total series of panels wedged thereagainst by their weights at each higher level.
  • each channel 18 may have an inner support 57 supported by the flange 54 and formed as a series of steps 58 upon which each panel may rest for support in open door position.
  • each channel member It will be useful to line or coat the faces or webs 18 of each channel member with a sealing material such as plastic or sponge rubber or preferably polyfluoroethylene to prevent loss of air through the ends of the door and to provide sealing thereof and reduced friction upon the ends of the closure for movement while supplying efficient end sealing.
  • a sealing material such as plastic or sponge rubber or preferably polyfluoroethylene to prevent loss of air through the ends of the door and to provide sealing thereof and reduced friction upon the ends of the closure for movement while supplying efficient end sealing.
  • the lowermost panels 10 and 11 as shown in FIG. 4 are parallel to each other and are open at the lower end to emit the air as a sheet or curtain having parallel sides.
  • the lower panels 10 and 11 are fastened to opposite sides of a nozzle member 44 which comprises a grill formed of horizon tal cross louvres 58 whereby the louvres may be adjusted laterally for modifying the downward direction of the air screen from side to side.
  • a nozzle member 44 which comprises a grill formed of horizon tal cross louvres 58 whereby the louvres may be adjusted laterally for modifying the downward direction of the air screen from side to side.
  • an adjustably mounted deflecting shield or arm 60 may be mounted at one side of the nozzle 44 to deflect the air current inward of the closure in the direction B, as desired.
  • the arm 60 may be mounted in the opposite direction on the opposite side of the nozzle depending from the panel 11 side whereby to deflect the air current outward of the closure in the direction A.
  • the lower part of the nozzle may terminate in a slotted shield in the form ofa ball socket joint 62 allowing deflection through a rotatable but downwardly directed slot 64 through which passes the entire nozzle stream inward as shown by arrows 66 or outward as shown by arrows 69, rotatably.
  • the blower or tangential fan 21 fastened rigidly to the inner wall 69 near the wall opening 20 draws air from inside of the space 13 confined by the wall into its upper plenum 19.
  • the blower is preferably of the tangential type as described in my patent, and produces an even air flow constant temperature across the entire plenum width in a homogeneous. non-turbulent flow downward through its outlet nozzle 23 and thence into the upper plenum 19 which evenly distributes the air across the entire upper plenum opening 19.
  • the plenum directs the air to pass downward between the two sections A and B separated by the closure, and from which the air is emitted as a curtain through the lower outlet nozzle 44.
  • the closure is partially opened or raised together with the nozzle to full open to any selected intermediate position as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6, 7 and by rotation of the drums 40 driven by a motor 41 disposed in the upper plenum 19.
  • the blower 21 passes a blast of air through its outlet 23 and down through the central passageway C of variable length, depending upon the open or partially open positions of the closure; and then downward through the outlet nozzle 44 forming an air curtain over the open portion of the door, the length of the curtain to fill the wall opening depending upon the position of the closure.
  • a source of air at a fixed position above the door may be taken from within the building and passed downward through the door to produce an air curtain of constant air temperature and quality.
  • the closure per se, itself becomes easily opened by collapsing vertically, such as by telescoping into the uppermost panel level of the closure, without interferring or obstructing the central air flow channel through which the air is passed.
  • the blower 21 preferably a tangential blower
  • the blower 21 is mounted beside the upper plenum chamber 19 so that a stream of air 23 enters under the steady pressure of the blower or fan 21.
  • that fan could be a conventional centrifugal blower
  • the use of the tangential fan has important advantages, primarily in that it provides a steady homogeneous stream of air 23 passing into the plenum 19 with a minimum of turbulence.
  • the fan of FIG. 6 is shown as mounted beside the upper plenum 19 to flow air therein laterally. This allows the entire air curtain device to be mounted within the wall opening 20.
  • the blower can be mounted on top of the closure, and the entire closure is displaced inward or outward of the opening 20; that is, with the outer or inner sections A or B disposed adjacent to the wall sides 69 or 71, thus affording both the convenience of mounting of the blower on top of the plenum 19 as well as to allow mounting of a door parallel to the inner or outer walls 71 or 69 of the building.
  • a fan or blower beside one axial end of the plenum chamber 19 to pass the air into the plenum axially thereof, as shown in FIG. 5.
  • a fan 74 mounted in an end 73 of the top plenum 19 is driven by a motor 75 to pass air axially therein. It is preferred either to mount the fan as shown in FIG. 7 above the plenum or when the closure is inside or outside of the opening 20, inward or outward thereof at a point near the top to pass the air stream 23 laterally into the plenum 19 as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the plenum 19 operates in the closing direction of the door and continues to increase in length as the nested panels descend and additional panels become a sectional wall portion of the partially closed door.
  • the plenum as a series of chambers is greatly increased in length, in contrast to where the several plenum chambers comprising the panels are fully nested within the upper chamber, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the air within the plenum is at the constant pressure supplied by the fan 21 whereby the air emitted through the nozzle 44 or through the low straight parallel panels 10 and 11 is emitted at a constant angular or downward pressure.
  • an air screen of relatively constant pressure in smooth laminar flow is produced being emitted from the lower nozzle at the same pressure existing within the plenum 19. despite the variation in the height of the door between open and closed position; that is, despite variation in the height or size of the expandable plenum per se.
  • an air screen Given a nozzle velocity of 6,000 fpm and a nozzle width of 3 inches and a closure height of 14 feet, an air screen can stop a lateral wind velocity according to the equation:
  • the air curtain protection or resistance against true draft from a lateral wind increases approximately by the square root of the distance by which the air curtain is enlarged; or, conversely, the cross section of the plenum is enlarged. Again, the enlargement of the plenum by placing the door in partial open position increases the lateral wind resistance by the square root of the velocity through the nozzle.
  • each pair of panels slides vertically in the end channels 18, each panel sliding relative to each other to nest, the lower within the next higher, telescopically in a series, as the closure is opened.
  • the panels 12, 14 and 16 as shown in FIG. 10 may each have roller members 68 mounted on the inner flange 33 to bear against the outer surface of the next lower panel 14 so that rolling movement of the inner flange 33 against the surface 14 is provided with little friction, scratching or scoring of a polished surface of the panel.
  • the roller 68 may be a series of longitudinally disposed rollers extending from several positions along the flange; or it may be a single roller.
  • rollers 68 may be supplied to both upper and lower flanges.
  • a cushioning, sealing or insulating gasket 34 within the U-bend of the flange to engage the edge 33 of a flange to provide a desired cushioning or sealing effect of one flange element against the next.
  • Similar sealing gaskets 34 can be supplied in the same manner to the inner bend ofthe opposite engaging flange 32.
  • the combined side panels may be formed as a U-shaped section comprising a flat top portion 66 having downturned sides 78 such as shown in United States Pat. to Sims, No. 2,057,850.
  • Each of these U-shaped sections are sized to telescopically interfit, the lower into the higher, so that the group of sections form a closure of telescopically interfltting sections.
  • the upper surface top portions 66 of a section may have similar mating and sealing flanges laterally extending whereby a low edge flange 80 may extend laterally inwardly to engage and seal with an upper flange 82 welded to extend laterally from the top 66 of each U-shaped section.
  • the upper surfaces 66 may have an annular portion 84 cut out and into which are fitted the tubular members 86. These tubular members are fitted to slide nestingly into each other from one U-shaped panel section into the next, vertically, thus to allow the interior of the section to form a series of several ducts telescopingly interfitted to conduct the air from the upper plenum 88 to a lower plenum 90 having a similar nozzle outlet 44.
  • the telescopically fitting series of U-shaped sections as well as their internal annular ducts telescopically nest in opening and closing which continuously provide the telescopic ducts.
  • the ducts terminate in a lower plenum 90 beneath which is fitted a nozzle outlet 44 to provide an air curtain downward, while the series of slidable tubular ducts 86 conduct the air between plenums 88 and 90 in any telescoped vertically raised position of the sections. While the tubular ducts are preferred, they may also be rectangular or otherwise shaped.
  • the flange may extend the entire length of the panel with or without sealing elements therein and in addition to the presence of reenforcing straps 46.
  • some or all of the panels of the inner closure side 8 facing the wall enclosed space may have openings such as a grill or a manually adjustable louvre comprising adjustable slats 92 which may be set and turned by man' ual movement to open or closed position, the louvres extending from end to end in the surface of an inner section panel member.
  • the louvres 92 may be constantly open or manually set from closed to open positions, as desired, as in setting the slats of venetian blinds, whereby to allow a portion of the air passing down through the central section C of the closure to be diverted laterally at the height of the panel section having lateral openings.
  • the louvres are mounted at the lowermost panel, but they may be mounted at any selected height so that side openings in any panel may be manually set to open or closed positions of the louvres as desired, at a selected intermediate height.
  • the louvre openings 92 may also be mounted vertically stationary in a side 81 of the uppermost plenum chamber 19 to provide a fixed upper position for lateral flow of air outward of the plenum, with the louvres opened or closed, as desired. In this manner when the door is partially open, air may flow as an air screen downward through the nozzle 44, protecting the wall opening in a vertical sheet comprising the air screen, and some air may be diverted to the lateral flow from the upper plenum by way of the open louvres, as desired.
  • the louvres when the door is closed, the louvres, particularly in the lowermost level, may be desirably opened for lateral bottom panel air flow, since the air screen will be interrupted by the floor or bottom of the wall opening in the closed closure position. Nevertheless, lateral flow through the side louvres may be made available selectively at the desired height.
  • the panels may be insulated by a sheet of insulating fiber or board 96 such as foamed plastic or matted fiber to insulate the panels, 15, 17, etc., against the transfer of heat through the usually heat-conductive metal panel.
  • the insulation prevents condensation of moisture carried by the central plenum air stream passing downward through the section C of the closure from depositing moisture in contact with the cold panel sections forming the closure wall. While it is common to symmetrically insulate both walls A and B, inner and outer, it may suffice in some instances to insulate only one wall whose temperature is in greatest contrast to the temperature of the air curtain air flowing downward through the central duct C.
  • a pair of closure walls formed of separable panels are assembled into inner and outer sections of a wall closure, either of which may be raised independently and variously folded, as a folding garage or warehouse door is described.
  • closure walls are operated together as an assembly of opposite pairs of panels at the same level strapped together and inwardly spaced in the closing direction of the door as a series of telescopically nestable panels.
  • separable closure sections are usually and preferably horizontally mounted between end seals such as channel irons for vertical raising and lowering, they also may be mounted from a side of a wall opening as pairs of vertically disposed panels of the closure in a wall opening, and sliding in a series between upper and lower guiding end pieces (not shown) to operate according to the same principle as the horizontal panels to fill a wall opening by sliding to and from an open to closed position as a closure from the side of the wall opening.
  • the nestable pairs of panels strapped together are maintained vertically parallel to each other, depending as legs from the cross straps which confine them, the pairs of panels, into a single closure unit comprising the cross strap as a base having downturned legs.
  • the contiguous panels carry U-bent flanges at upper and lower ends, and they further carry rollers to avoid scratching of one panel against the next in vertical sliding movement.
  • the open section between the panels forms a passageway for unobstructed flow of air from an upper entrance point, into which air from a blower is passed, to an opposite outlet end of the passageway between sections, which operate either by the lower two parallel panel walls as a nozzle, or into which a nozzle may be fitted for direction or deflection of the evolved air as an air stream.
  • the construction hereof may operate merely as a door for certain periods composed of strong, preferably telescopically nestable units which serve as a strong, readily raised and lowered closure of substantial rigidity and rugged usefulness, each panel section reenforcing, sealing against and within the next for compact storage of one section with the next; but, nevertheless, forming a variable length sealed duct between sections for conducting air interiorally either in collapsed, telescoped or extended position at any vertical height of the closure in a wall opening.
  • Such structure allows simple and permanent mounting of the blower in a wall enclosed space upon the wall near the closure with a constant and controlled supply of interior warm or cold air evenly distributed to a plenum in the wall opening above the closure.
  • the closure allows variable distribution from a central and readily positioned nozzle at the lower end of the closure to provide an air screen at any desired height.
  • a lateral flow of air inward of the closure may be provided at any selected height by openings in the inner section.
  • an air screen device mountable near a wall opening comprising closure elements movable from open through intermediate to closed posi tions across said wall opening, means for moving said closure elements between open and closed positions in said wall opening, said closure elements comprising spaced-apart inner and outer sections enclosing a central duct-like passageway for air comprising a plenum chamber variably sized with the position of said closure elements, said plenum chamber having a fixed end disposed near an edge of said wall opening, a blower hav ing an air outlet, said plenum communicating at its fixed end with the outlet of said blower for receiving an air screen supply of air therefrom for passage through said duct-like passageway between sections and an outlet nozzle member in an opposite movable end of said plenum to intercept and distribute air passing between said sections as an air screen across said wall opening when the closure is in open to intermediate positions in said wall opening, each spaced-apart section of said closure comprising an assembly of a series of adjacent panels separably joined together at their edges and guide means at
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein said guide means mounted at opposite ends of each section are channel members having side flanges with supporting elements therein, supporting each panel in open door position, said flanges positioned to confine and guide the vertical movement of said spaced-apart sections between their flanges and seal said sections against substantial outward passage of air through the section ends.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein said guide means mounted at opposite ends of each section are channel members tapered from top to bottom to confine and guide the vertical movement of said spaced-apart sections between their flanges and seal said sections against substantial outward passage of air through the section ends.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 6 wherein said supporting elements are a step-like frame, each step positioned inward of said flange to support the lower end of a panel.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein strap means are mounted horizontally across panel tops at the same height level, said strap means being fas tened to each opposite panel firmly securing said panels together as a pair, each pair of panels being disposed inwardly of the next vertical pair of panels, whereby on raising and lowering of said closure each strapped-together pair of panels nests slidingly within the upper adjacent strapped-together pair of panels and all of said panels of both sections and their straps nest together telescopically in open door position near the top of said wall closure, with the open duct-like passageway between the telescopically nested sections maintained by said strap means for passage of air from said plenum downward through said nozzle as an air screen.
  • each of said panels have a U-bent flange both at each upper and lower horizontal edge engaging, securing and reenforcing similarly U-bent flange of the next adjacent upper and lower panels of the series, gripping said adjacent panels for reenforcement and sealing of the joint therebetween against air passage therethrough in closed door position while allowing sliding movement of one panel vertically against the next in opening position of the panels of said closure.
  • Air curtain device as defined in claim 1 wherein said means for raising and lowering said air curtain comprises at least one rope having the lower end fastened to the lower end of said sections and the other end entrained about a drum mounted above said panel members and means for rotating said drums for raising and lowering said nozzle and vertical paneled sections fastened thereto.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein strap means are mounted horizontally between panels at the same height level of both sections, said strap means being fastened to each opposite panel, firmly securing said panels together as a pair, whereby on raising and lowering of said door each strapped-together pair of panels nests slidingly within the upper adjacent strapped-together pair of panels and all of said panels of both sections and their straps nest together telescopically in open door position at the top of said wall closure, with the open duct-like passageway between the telescopically nested sections being maintained by said strap means for passage of air from said plenum downward through said nozzle as an air screen, said panels having U-bent flanges at each upper and lower horizontal edge engaging, securing and reenforcing a similarly U-bent flange of the next adjacent upper and lower panels of the series, gripping said adjacent panels for reenforcement and sealing of the joint therebetween against air passage therethrough while allowing sliding movement of a strapped-together pair of panels vertically against the
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein the upper portion of said plenum is fixedly mounted within said wall opening to the top of said closure to pass air therein into the central space between said closure sections, and said air blower is fixedly mounted beside said wall opening to pass its outlet air flow into said plenum.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein the upper end of said extendable plenum is fixedly mounted upon said wall beside said wall opening and an air blower is mounted near one end of the upper plenum to pass air therein axially of the upper plenum.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein the blower is mounted near the top of said wall opening near the fixed end of said plenum, said fixed plenum being mounted within said wall opening and the blower passes air laterally into said fixed plenum end.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein the blower is a tangential blower mounted near the top of said wall opening within the space enclosed by said wall to draw air therefrom and pass the same through said closure as an air screen whereby said air screen has a temperature corresponding to the inside of said enclosed space.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 17 wherein the tangential blower is mounted above said fixed plenum end and passes the air downward therein.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of the panels of the inner closure section has openings allowing lateral passage of air passing between sections to the wall enclosed space in closed closure position.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 20 wherein the lowermost panel of the inner closure section has openings allowing air passing between sections to pass laterally from the lower end of said closure into the space enclosed by said wall.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein at least one of said panels of the inner closure sections has louvre openings movable between closed and intermediate to full open positions to divert air from said central air passageway laterally into the space enclosed by said wall.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 1 wherein said nozzle at the bottom of the movable closure includes means to deflect the downwardly passing air screen laterally from a vertical to an oblique plane.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 23 wherein said means for diverting the air screen position comprises a deflector vane mounted at a controlled angle below said nozzle.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 23 wherein said means for diverting said air screen comprises an outlet mountable about said nozzle for rotating said nozzle angularly with respect to the central plane of the said movable closure.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 14 wherein said plenum has louvre openings on the inner closure side, said louvre openings being movable from closed to intermediate and to full open positions to divert air laterally into the space enclosed by said wall.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 4 wherein the upper edge of each panel below the uppermost is U-bent to form a flange carrying rollers in its outer leg, said rollers being positioned to bear outwardly against the inner surface of the panel next vertically adjacent in said section.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 4 wherein the lower edge of each panel above the lowermost is U- bent to form a flange carrying rollers in its outer leg, said rollers being positioned to bear inward against the outer surface of the panel next vertically adjacent in said section.
  • Air screen device as defined in claim 4 wherein the U-bent flanges carry in their troughs a resilient sealing material to dampen sound and fill the joint against air passage therethrough.
  • a series of telescopically combined plenum chambers having opposite sides communicating with each other for passage of air from one to the next through the series, a blower having its outlet connected to pass impelled air to the first member of said series, the last member of the series having one side open to emit the air flowing through the series of plenums as an air curtain, said plenum chambers being separably joined one to the next to form a closure for a wall opening and means for emplacing and removing each of said plenums each plenum expanding and contracting as a series of interconnected units telescopically one within the next to form their positions as a closure element across said wall opening.
  • the air screen device as defined in claim wherein the said series of plenum chambers are mounted across said wall opening as a closure and include means for raising and lowering each chamber of the series serially to emplace and remove said chambers as a closure as they are serially raised and lowered in said wall opening to a selected adjustable height ranging from complete closure of said wall opening through raised intermediate closure height to full raised open position near the top of said wall opening whereby said air screen formed by air emitted downward from the lowermost plenum chamber is provided in said wall opening at each intermediate height adjusted position of said plenum chambers.
  • the plenum is formed of parallel walls at opposite sides constructed of slidable panels, one against the next adjacent, whereby to expand and contract the total cross sectional area of said plenum.
  • a closure for a wall opening comprising a series of U-shaped sections, each section comprising an upper horizontal wall having downturned legs with seals at each side extending from side to side of said wall opening, said sections nesting telescopically and sealing one within the other from the bottom to the top in opening movement and closed position of said closure, a plenum having a fixed portion mounted at the top of said closure, means in said fixed plenum portion for raising and lowering the lower and intermediate sections to nest the same telescopically within the uppermost, the lowermost section terminating in an air screen nozzle, a blower mounted near said wall opening to supply air to said fixed plenum portion, each of said U-shaped sections having at least one annular cut-away portion in which is fitted tubular ducts extending vertically through each section from said horizontal wall and downward to intercept and slidingly fit within an aligned next lower tubular section telescopically, the uppermost of said tubular sections communicating with said plenum to pass air downward therefrom through said telescopically interfitting tub
  • An air screen device for a wall opening comprising a sationary blower fixedly mountable on the wall near said wall opening, a moveable closure extending from side to side thereof variably expanding across said wall opening from open through intermediate to full closure positions, said closure comprising elements telescopically interfitted one within the other contracting and expanding to cover said wall opening mounted for raising and lowering in said wall opening, an air nozzle mounted across the bottom of said closure for providing a protective air screen in said wall opening in various open raised positions of said closure, and telescopically extendable duct means carried within the telescopically expandable elements of said closure extending the length thereof interconnecting said moveable nozzle with the outlet of said stationary blower to pass air from said blower to said nozzle.
  • Method of protecting a wall opening against lateral wind pressures comprising mounting a plenum telescopically variable in size as a closure completely across said wall opening and emitting an air screen through an outlet edge of said plenum as a nozzle directing said air screen protectively across said opening as a homogeneous air screen, and selectively reducing or increasing the size of said plenum in a range from substantially complete obstruction to unobstruction of said wall opening, while simultaneously and correspondingly decreasing and increasing the size of said air screen across said opening, whereby to selectively protect said wall opening at any selected closure position from full open through partially open to closed position of the closure, all or a portion of the protection supplied across said opening being afforded by said air screen and the remaining portion of the protection being afforded by varying the size of said plenum to selected closure position.

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SE7304199A SE407278B (sv) 1972-04-07 1973-03-26 Tillslutningsanordning for veggoppningar
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GB1633373A GB1432791A (en) 1972-04-07 1973-04-05 Apparatus for creating an air curtain
FR7312978A FR2179268B1 (fi) 1972-04-07 1973-04-05
GB4130775A GB1432792A (en) 1972-04-07 1973-04-05 Door closure
DE2317086A DE2317086C3 (de) 1972-04-07 1973-04-05 Tür o.dgl. aus mehreren teleskopartig verschiebbaren Elementen
JP3886473A JPS5443745B2 (fi) 1972-04-07 1973-04-06
ES413449A ES413449A1 (es) 1972-04-07 1973-04-06 Un metodo y su correspondiente dispositivo de cortina de aire para proteger un orificio formado en la pared contra las presiones de viento laterales.
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