Door apparatus for rest room

• US 5,605,014 A
• Filed: 11/09/1994
• Issued: 02/25/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kimura Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kimura Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kimura, Motoyasu
• Primary Examiner(s): KANNAN, PHILIP
• Application Number:
  US08/336,425
• Time in Patent Office: 839 Days
• Field of Search: 49/40, 49/41, 49/387, 49/171, 52/34, 52/79.1, 52/65, 4/607, 4/449, 4/460, 4/462, 4/557
• US Class Current: 49/40
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/30 Screens or collapsible cabinets for showers or baths A47K3/283 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 1/16 for sliding wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/608 for revolving wings
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/112 for restrooms
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/903 consisting of arcuate wings revolving around a parallel axis situated outside the wing, e.g. a cylindrical wing revolving around its axis E06B3/906 takes precedence

Abstract

A door apparatus for a rest room includes a wall member defining a predetermined space and an opening for an entrance and an exit thereof; a door body for opening or shutting the opening, having a substantially half-cylindrical shape, being rotatable about a center of curvature of the half-cylindrical shape; and a driving device for driving and rotating the door body about the center of curvature. In a preferred embodiment, the driving device has a pulley with a peripheral shape of involute, a wire wound about the pulley, and a weight connected to an end of the wire. The weight is inserted into a tube receiving oil.

Claims

1. A door apparatus for a rest room, comprising:

wall means defining a predetermined space with an opening for entrance into and exit from said space

a door means for opening or closing said space, said door means comprising a pair of substantially half-cylindrical door members which are separated from each other and are rotatable about the center of curvature of said door members, and

drive means for driving and rotating said door members about the center of curvature.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 whereby said drive means comprises variable torque means having stronger torque when beginning to close the door members and weaker torque as the door members are moved toward being closed.

3. A door apparatus for a rest room, comprising:

wall means defining a predetermined space with an opening for entrance into and exit from said space,

door means for opening or closing said space comprising a pair of first and second substantially concentric partial-cylindrical door members which are separated from each other and are rotatable about their center of curvature, said door members being positionable to extend convexly inward whereby the space is minimum, or to extend convexly outward whereby the space is maximum, and drive means for driving and rotating said first and said second door members about their center of curvature.

4. A door apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said drive means comprises motor means.

5. A door apparatus according to claim 3 further comprising:

a safety-confirming window in said door means,

a shutting member disposed on said door means for opening and closing said safety confirming window, and

a screen for partially closing said opening, said screen situated adjacent said wall means and outside of a radius of rotation of said door means.

6. Apparatus according to claim 3 whereby said drive means comprises variable torque means having stronger torque when beginning to close the door members and weaker torque as the door members are moved toward being closed.

7. A door apparatus for a rest room, comprising:

wall means defining a predetermined space with an opening for entrance into and exit from said space,

door means for opening or closing said space comprising at least a pair of first and second substantially concentric partial-cylindrical door members which are separated from each other and are rotatable about their center of curvature, said door members being positionable to extend convexly inward whereby the space is minimum, or to extend convexly outward whereby the space is maximum, and means for driving and rotating said first and said second door members about their center of curvature.