Door control system and release mechanism

• US 5,576,581 A
• Filed: 11/17/1993
• Issued: 11/19/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Solid State Securities, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Solid State Securities, Inc.
• Inventors: Iannuzzi, Nelson A., Mehalshick, George M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PALADINI, ALBERT WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US08/153,590
• Time in Patent Office: 1,098 Days
• Field of Search: 307/39, 307/60, 307/64, 307/117, 160/133, 160/7, 160/310, 74/2
• US Class Current: 307/117
• CPC Class Codes: A62C 2/24 Operating or controlling mechanisms emergency operation of doors and windows E05F1/002, E05F15/72
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/08 Roll-type closures roller blinds E06B9/40; operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures E06B9/56; usable only as awnings E04F10/06
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 9/80 Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening; Braking or immobilising devices; Devices for limiting unrolling securing devices or arrangements for direct manual operation E06B9/78
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/061 for DC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 292/66 Thermally controlled mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1021 Motor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1028 Sliding catch
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/699 Motor controlled
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/11 Tripping mechanism

Abstract

Fire control systems and release mechanisms. The release mechanisms of the present invention comprise a digital logic circuit for processing signals which are indicative of a condition in an outside environment, and for providing a trigger that will actuate the mechanical release mechanism in response to the condition, a power circuit for providing regulated power to the electronic circuit in response to the input power, the regulated power being used to operate the digital logic circuit, and a power backup circuit interfaced to the power circuit for providing the regulated power for a predetermined time in the event of an input power failure so that the digital logic circuit can be operated for the predetermined time during the input power failure.

Claims

1. An electronic circuit for controlling a mechanical release mechanism for a rolling fire door comprising:

a mechanical release mechanism for releasing the rolling fire door when a condition in an outside environment requires that the door be released;

digital logic means for processing signals which are indicative of the condition in the outside environment and for providing a trigger that will actuate the mechanical release mechanism in response to the condition, thereby releasing the rolling fire door;

power means for providing regulated power to the electronic circuit in response to input power, the regulated power being used to operate the digital logic means; and

power backup means interfaced to the power means for providing the regulated power for a predetermined time to the digital logic means in the event of an input power failure so that the digital logic means can be operated for the predetermined time during the input power failure and so that the fire door can be released in response to the condition in the absence of input power.

2. The electronic circuit recited in claim 1 further comprising relay means interfaced with the digital logic means for receiving the trigger from the digital logic means to actuate the mechanical release mechanism in response to the condition.

3. The electronic circuit recited in claim 2 further comprising power actuation means interfaced to the relay means for providing power to the relay means to actuate the mechanical release mechanism.

4. The electronic circuit recited in claim 3 wherein the power backup means is a capacitor.

5. The electronic circuit recited in claim 4 wherein the power backup capacitor has a capacitance value of about 22,000 microfarads.

6. The electronic circuit recited in claim 5 wherein the power activation means is a capacitor.

7. The electronic circuit recited in claim 6 wherein the power activation capacitor has a capacitance value of about 22,000 microfarads.

8. The electronic circuit recited in claim 7 wherein the predetermined time is about 30 seconds.