Door control switching device

• US 4,429,490 A
• Filed: 03/01/1982
• Issued: 02/07/1984
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Schlage Lock Company (Allegion PLC)
• Original Assignee: Schlage Lock Company (Allegion PLC)
• Inventors: Zunkel, Richard L.
• Primary Examiner(s): KANNAN, PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US06/353,622
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 49/32, 49/340, 49/345, 200/153 L
• US Class Current: 49/32
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/53 for swinging wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 3/224 for assisting in opening the wing
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/41 for closing
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/422 for opening
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/448 Fluid motors; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/3015 Power assistance
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/132 Doors

Abstract

Especially for use with a door panel hinged on a frame for relative swinging movement is a device for so swinging the panel relative to the frame, the swinging device being responsive to a switch. An arm journalled on an eccentric hub rotatable with the door frame is movable in one direction against a stop and in the other direction against a switch that controls the operation of the panel swinging device, in this way affording an easy and proper control of power door operation.

Claims

1. In a door control switching device for a door panel hinged to rotate in a door frame and having a shaft rotatable about an axis and interconnected with said panel and said frame for rotation of said shaft into rotary positions corresponding to the rotary positions of the door panel in the door frame and having means incorporating a controlling switch contact for rotating said panel relative to said frame, the combination of a hub projecting eccentrically from said shaft, an arm having opposite ends, and means disposing one of said ends frictionally engaging said hub for movement of one of said ends in an orbital path relative to said shaft axis and disposing the other of said ends freely alongside said switch for arcuate movement directly toward and away from abutment with said switch contact and for another movement normal to said arcuate movement and transversely across said switch contact between a first position and a second position.

2. A device as in claim 1 including a stop, means for fixing said stop with respect to said switch contact and in a position on the side of said other of said arm ends opposite said switch contact.

3. A device as in claim 1 including means on said arm constituting a reduced shank and an enlarged end, and in which said arm in said first position is disposed with said reduced shank adjacent said switch contact and in said second position is disposed with said enlarged head adjacent said switch contact.

4. A door control switching device for a door panel hinged to swing in a door frame and having a rotary shaft adapted to occupy rotary positions corresponding to the rotary positions of the door panel in the door frame and having means for swinging said door panel relative to said frame, including a circuit controlling switch for actuating said swinging means, comprising an arm, and means for moving said arm arcuately toward and away from said switch into and out of a position actuating said switch and for moving said arm transversely of said switch into and out of a position actuating said switch.

5. A device as in claim 4 including a stop, means for mounting said stop stationarily relative to said switch and in the path of said arm moving arcuately away from said switch.

6. A door control switching device for use with a door frame having an opening therein, a door panel, means for mounting said door panel on said door frame for rotation of said door panel into and out of said opening, a shaft, means fixed relative to said door frame for mounting said shaft for rotation relative to said door frame about a shaft axis, and means for interconnecting said shaft and said door panel for rotation of said shaft about said shaft axis corresponding to said rotation of said door panel, said switching device comprising an arm having opposite ends, means for frictionally engaging one of said ends with said shaft both for rotation of said arm in a predetermined path together with said rotation of said shaft and also for rotation of said arm relative to said shaft, a switch operable between open position and closed position, means for mounting said switch stationarily with respect to said door frame and in said predetermined path in a position to be operated by the other of said ends of said arm, a stop, and means for mounting said stop stationarily with respect to said door frame in said predetermined path in position to be engaged by said other of said ends of said arm.

7. A device as in claim 6 including means for locating said switch and said stop on opposite sides of said other one of said ends of said arm.

8. A device as in claim 6 in which said means for engaging said one of said ends of said arm with said shaft includes a hub secured to said shaft in position with the hub axis eccentric to said shaft axis, and in which the other of said ends of said arm is unattached.

9. A device as in claim 6 in which said switch has an open position and a closed position and is spring biased to open position.

10. A device comprising a shaft having a shaft axis, stationary means for mounting said shaft for rotation about said shaft axis, a hub having a hub axis, means for mounting said hub on said shaft with said hub axis parallel with and eccentric to said shaft axis, an arm having a remote end and having a bearing end, means for frictionally journalling said bearing end on said hub for movement of said arm together with said hub about said shaft axis when said remote end is free and for movement of said arm relative to said hub about said hub axis when said remote end is restrained.