Adjustable door mounting arrangement for refrigerated display cabinets

• US 4,416,086 A
• Filed: 08/03/1981
• Issued: 11/22/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1981
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ardco Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Ardco, Inc. (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Inventors: Niekrasz, Frank M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Downey, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US06/289,779
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: 49/501, 49/388, 49/70, 49/382, 49/400, 49/386, 160/206
• US Class Current: 49/388
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 11/1028 for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/04 Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 7/081 the pivot axis of the wing being situated near one edge of the wing, especially at the top and bottom, e.g. trunnions
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/202 for display cabinets, e.g. for refrigerated cabinets
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2323/024 Door hinges

Abstract

An improved adjustable mounting arrangement for mounting a glass door assembly on a door frame for a refrigerated display cabinet. The mounting arrangement includes upper and lower hinge assemblies for providing swinging movement of the door assembly relative to the door frame, with the hinge assembly accommodating adjustment of the hinge axis relative to the door frame for alignment of the door assembly in order to provide effective sealing and enhanced appearance of the display case. The hinge assemblies include upper and lower hinge brackets which are adapted to receive upper and lower hinge pins of the door assembly, the brackets being adapted to be attached to frame members of the door frame in different positions for effecting alignment of the door.

Claims

1. An adjustable door mounting arrangement for mounting a door on a structure comprising:

a generally rectangular frame adapted to be affixed to said structure and defining a door opening and including a first frame member and a second frame member maintained in spaced, generally parallel relation by a plurality of transversely spaced apart column members;

first and second hinge means disposed at respective upper and lower corner portions of said door for hingedly connecting said door to said frame for providing swinging movement of said door inwardly and outwardly with respect to said door opening about an axis;

said first hinge means including adjustment means for adjustably positioning the first hinge means longitudinally of said first frame member whereby the axis about which said door swings may be shifted thereby accommodating realignment of said door relative to said frame

said first hinge means including a first hinge pin defining said swinging axis and extending outwardly from said door, said adjustment means comprising a first hinge bracket including a body portion defining pin receiving means and having upstanding lug means,

said first frame member including a web portion defining a first slot within which said lug means extends and is selectively positionable therewithin by shifting said hinge bracket longitudinally of said first frame member, said first hinge pin extending within said pin receiving means and said first slot in said first frame member.

2. The adjustable door mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein:

said lug means is disposed adjacent to said pin receiving means.

3. The adjustable door mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein:

said body portion of said first hinge bracket defines elongated slot means adapted to receive a mechanical fastener for adjustably attaching said first hinge bracket to said first frame member.

4. The adjustable door mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein:

said web portion of said first frame member defines a second slot spaced from said first slot and adapted to receive said lug, said lug being selectively positionable therewithin by shifting said bracket means longitudinally of said first frame member for accommodating opposite swinging movement of said door with respect to said frame.

5. The adjustable door mounting arrangement of claim 1, including:

hinge pin lock means adapted to engage said first hinge pin for limiting motion of said door along said axis relative to said frame.

6. The adjustable door mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein:

said second hinge means comprises a second hinge pin defining said swinging axis, and a second hinge bracket defining a slot for receiving said second hinge pin; and

said second hinge means further comprises fastener means for adjustably attaching said second bracket to said second frame member to accommodate realignment of said door relative to said frame.

7. The adjustable door mounting arrangement of claim 1, wherein:

said second hinge bracket includes upstanding stop means which cooperate with said door for limiting the outward swinging movement thereof relative to said frame.

9. The door structure as recited in claim 1, wherein:

said upper bracket means defines a hinge pin slot within which said upper hinge pin is disposed, said hinge pin slot being disposed adjacent to said lug means and adapted to prevent relative rotation of said hinge pin relative to said bracket means;

said adjustment means comprises an elongated fastener slot defined by said bracket means through which an upper mechanical fastener extends for adjustably attaching said bracket means to said upper frame member.

10. The door structure as recited in claim 9, wherein:

said upper bracket means are reversibly attachable to said upper frame member, and

said lower hinge bracket defines a pair of slots, said lower hinge pin being positionable in one of said slots, whereby said door is hingedly mountable on said frame by said upper and lower hinge assemblies for opposite swinging movement with respect to said door opening.

11. The door structure as recited in claim 9, wherein:

said lower hinge assembly includes a lower hinge pin extending downwardly from said door assembly and a lower hinge bracket within which said lower hinge pin is disposed;

said lower hinge bracket being adjustably attached to said lower frame member by lower mechanical fastener means.

12. The door structure as recited in claim 11, wherein:

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said lower hinge bracket includes stop means cooperative with said door for limiting outward swinging movement of said door with respect to said door opening.

13. The door structure as recited in claim 11, wherein:

said upper mechanical fastener and said lower mechanical fastener means being respctively disposed such that they are accessible when said door is mounted within said upper and lower hinge assemblies.

8. An improved door structure for refrigerated display cabinets comprising:

a generally rectangular frame including upper and lower frame members and a plurality of laterally spaced column members extending therebetween defining at least one door opening;

a generally rectangular door;

upper and lower hinge assemblies for hingedly mounting said door on said frame for swinging movement about a generally vertical axis inwardly and outwardly with respect to said door opening;

said upper hinge assembly including an upper hinge pin extending upwardly from said door and upper bracket means within which said upper hinge pin is disposed; and

said upper bracket means including lug means extending into said upper frame member and adjustment means for adjustable attachment of said bracket means to said upper frame member in a plurality of positions whereby the vertical swinging axis of said door may be shifted, said upper frame member including a web portion defining a slot within which said lug means and said upper hinge pin extend.

14. An improved door structure for refrigerated display cabinets comprising:

a generally rectangular frame including upper and lower frame members and a plurality of laterally spaced column members extending therebetween defining at least one door opening;

a generally recangular door;

upper and lower hinge assemblies for hingedly mounting said door on said frame for swinging movement about a generally vertical axis inwardly and outwardly with respect to said door opening;

said upper hinge assembly including first adjustment means for shifting the swinging axis of said door with respect to said frame;

said lower hinge assembly including second adjustment means for shifting the swinging axis of said door with respect to said frame;

whereby said first and second adjustment means accommodate realignment of said door assembly with respect to said door frame; and

means for reversibly hingedly mounting said door on said frame for accommodating opposite swinging movement of said door with respect to said door opening including means for repositioning said first and second adjustment means on said frame.

15. The door structure as recited in claim 14, wherein:

said first adjustment means comprises an upper bracket defining an upper pin slot adapted to receive an upper hinge pin projecting upwardly from said door assembly, said upper bracket including an upstanding lug portion and means for adjustably attaching the upper bracket to said upper frame member; and

said upper frame member includes a web portion defining a first lug slot adapted to receive said lug portion when said upper bracket is attached to said upper frame member.

16. The door structure as recited in claim 15, wherein:

said second adjustment means comprises a lower bracket defining a first lower hinge slot adapted to receive a lower hinge pin projecting downwardly from said door and further defining means for adjustably attaching the lower bracket to said lower frame member.

17. The door structure as recited in claim 16, wherein:

said means for reversibly mounting said door comprise a second lower hinge slot defined by said lower bracket and adapted to receive said lower hinge pin, and a second lug slot defined by said web portion and adapted to receive said lug portion when said upper bracket is reversibly attached to said upper frame member.

18. An adjustable door mounting arrangement for mounting a door on a structure comprising:

a generally rectangular frame adapted to be affixed to said structure and defining a door opening and including a first frame member and a second frame member maintained in spaced, generally parallel relation by a plurality of transversely spaced apart column members;

first and second hinge means disposed at respective upper and lower corner portions of said door for hingedly connecting said door to said frame for providing swinging movement of said door inwardly and outwardly with respect to said door opening about an axis;

said first hinge means including adjustment means for adjustably positioning the first hinge means longitudinally of said first frame member whereby the axis about which said door swings may be shifted thereby accommodating realignment of said door relative to said frame;

said first hinge means including a first hinge pin defining said swinging axis and extending from a corner portion of said door;

said adjustment means comprising a first bracket defining slot means for receiving said hinge pin, said first bracket further defining adjustable fastener means for receiving a fastener for adjustable attachment of said bracket to said first frame member;

said second hinge means comprising a second hinge pin defining said swinging axis, and a second hinge bracket defining a slot for receiving said second hinge pin, said second hinge means further comprising fastener means for adjustably attaching said second bracket to said second frame member to accommodate realignment of said door relative to said frame;

said second hinge means including hold-open means movable between a first position wherein said door is swingingly movable with respect to said frame in a second position wherein said door is maintained in a selected position relative to said frame.

19. An adjustable door mounting arrangement for mounting a door on a structure comprising:

a generally rectangular frame adapted to be affixed to said structure and defining a door opening and including a first frame member and a second frame member maintained in spaced, generally parallel relation by a plurality of transversely spaced apart column members;

first and second hinge means disposed at respective upper and lower corner portions of said door for hingedly connecting said door to said frame for providing swinging movement of said door inwardly and outwardly with respect to said door opening about an axis;

said hinge means including adjustment means for adjustably positioning the first hinge means longitudinally of said first frame member whereby the axis about which said door swings may be shifted thereby accommodating realignment of said door relative to said frame;

said first hinge means including a first hinge pin defining said swinging axis and extending outwardly from said door;

said adjustment means comprising first bracket means including a body portion defining pin receiving means and having an upstanding lug adjacent said pin receiving means;

said first frame member including a web portion defining a first slot within which said lug extends and is selectively positionable therewithin by shifting said bracket means longitudinally of said first frame member, said first hinge pin extending within said pin receiving means and said first slot;

said second hinge means comprising a second hinge pin defining said swinging axis, and a second hinge bracket defining a slot for receiving said second hinge pin;

said second hinge means including hold-open means movable between a first position wherein said door is swingingly movable with respect to said frame and a second position wherein said door is maintained in a selected position relative to said frame.