Device for opening and closing a dock in railway and bus cars

• US 5,347,757 A
• Filed: 09/26/1991
• Issued: 09/20/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Oclap Srl (Nabtesco Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oclap Srl (Nabtesco Corporation)
• Inventors: Losito, Pietro
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US07/768,070
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 49/254, 49/257, 49/258, 49/260, 49/130, 49/128, 49/127, 49/209, 49/210, 49/211, 49/212, 49/213
• US Class Current: 49/255
• CPC Class Codes: B61D 19/009 both sliding and plugging, (e.g. for refrigerator cars)
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 15/1068 specially adapted for use in railway-cars or mass transit vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 15/1081 specially adapted for vehicles E05D15/1068 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 2015/1078 swinging or rotating in a horizontal plane
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 2015/1086 swingingly, e.g. on arms
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/565 for railway-cars
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/638 allowing or involving a secondary movement of the wing, e.g. rotational or transversal
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/722 Racks
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/506 for buses
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/51 for railway cars or mass transit vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/531 Doors

Abstract

A device is provided for opening and closing a door (5) in a doorway (7) of a structure (9) in a railway or bus car comprising an upper ejection assembly, a lower ejection assembly and a translation assembly, the upper ejection assembly further comprising a translation slide bar. The upper and lower ejection assemblies comprise rotation arms (1, 11) joined at one side to the fixed structure (9) by hinges (13) mounted through curved slots on respective brackets (15), and at the other side to a frame which is integral with the door (5). A slide bar (37) passes through the doorway (7) and is pivoted at one end to a movable end of the upper arm (1), and at the other end to a fixed bracket (47) on the other side of the doorway (7). After the door (5) has been separated from the doorway (7), the door is translated by means of a suitable rack (61) integral with the door, engaged by a gear wheel (59) which is driven through suitable gears (55, 57) by another rack (53) which in turn is driven by a rod (51) of a fluid actuated cylinder (49). According to one embodiment of the invention, the ejection assemblies are driven by at least one fluid pressure cylinder (20) the rod of which is secured to a rack (19) which engages a suitable gear wheel (21) keyed on a rotation shaft (23) of the ejection arms (1, 11) and causes their partial rotation, thus accomplishing the separation or ejection of the door (5) from the doorway (7) of the structure (9).

Claims

1. A device for opening and closing a door comprising:

a. a door;

b. a frame adapted to receive the door;

c. first rotating means located adjacent to an upper portion of the door for ejecting the door away from the frame, the first rotating means comprising a first arm rotatably mounted at one end to a first hinge member that is fastened to the frame and rotatably mounted at the other end to a first bracket that slidably mounted to the door, wherein the first hinge member comprises means for adjusting the axis of rotation of the first arm;

d. second rotating means located adjacent to a lower portion of the door for ejecting the door away from the frame, the second rotating means comprising a second arm rotatably mounted at one end to a second hinge member that is fastened to the frame and rotatably mounted at the other end to a second bracket that is slidably mounted to the door, wherein the second hinge member comprises means for adjusting the axis of rotation of the second arm to substantially coincide with the axis of rotation of the first arm;

e. means for rotating the first and second arms comprising first drive means for driving a first rack that engages at least one gear that is in driving engagement with a rotating shaft to which at least one of the first and second arms are connected at their axes of rotation;

f. means for translating the door in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the frame once the door has been ejected from the frame comprising second drive means rotatably mounted at one end to the frame and having a movable rod at the other end fastened to a second rack that engages a gear that is in driving engagement with a third rack that is fastened to the door;

g. a slide bar rotatably mounted at one end to the frame and rotatably mounted at the other end to the first arm; and

h. a sleeve slidably mounted on the slide bar and rotatably mounted on a support member that is fastened to the door.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second hinge members comprise brackets fastened to the frame having curved slots for adjustably mounting hinges thereto to thereby permit adjustment of the axes of rotation of the first and second arms.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the first drive means comprises a fluid pressure cylinder.

4. A device according to claim 3, wherein the pressure cylinder is hydraulic.

5. A device according to claim 3, wherein the pressure cylinder is pneumatic.

6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the first drive means comprises an electric motor.

7. A device according to claim 1, wherein the first drive means comprises a fluid motor.

8. A device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is a torsion bar connected to both the first and second arms that synchronizes the rotation of the first and second arms.

9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft is connected to one of the first or second arms.

10. A device according to claim 1, wherein the gear that is in driving engagement with the third rack is rotatably mounted to the first bracket to which the first arm is rotatably mounted.

11. A device according to claim 1, wherein the second drive means comprises a fluid pressure cylinder.

12. A device according to claim 11, wherein the fluid is liquid.

13. A device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is gaseous.

14. A device according to claim 1, wherein the first and second brackets are slidably mounted to the door by means of slide rails fastened to the door and sleeves connected to the first and second brackets.

15. A device according to claim 14, wherein the sleeves connected to the first and second brackets are mounted to the slide rails by means of bearings.

16. A device according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve mounted on the slide bar is slidably mounted thereon by means of bearings.

17. A device according to claim 16, wherein the end of the slide bar that is mounted to the frame has a triangular cross-section and the portion of the slide bar on which the sleeve is mounted has a circular cross-section.