Running mechanism assembly for a sliding door

• US 6,185,784 B1
• Filed: 08/20/1999
• Issued: 02/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eku AG (Hawa AG)
• Original Assignee: Eku AG (Hawa AG)
• Inventors: Gämperle, Walter
• Primary Examiner(s): SANDY, ROBERT JOHN
• Application Number:
  US09/378,589
• Time in Patent Office: 543 Days
• Field of Search: 16/872, 16/99, 16/97, 161/05
• US Class Current: 16/99
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 15/0634 with height adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/638 Cams; Ramps
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/64 Carriers
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/20 characterised by the movement transmission
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/46 in or on the wing
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/296 Slots
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/20 for furnitures, e.g. cabinets

Abstract

A running mechanism assembly for a sliding door (9) includes a roller carrier (13) which is vertically (height) adjustable by an eccentric disk (15) relative to the sliding door (9). The adjustment takes place with a tool, for example a socket head cap screw wrench, by rotating the eccentric disk (15). After adjustment, the adjusted position can be fixed with a locking screw (19) mounted in a thread (20) on the eccentric disk (15).

Claims

1. A running mechanism assembly for a sliding door (9), comprising at least one running roller (23) rotatably fastened on a height-adjustable roller carrier (13), an eccentric disk (15) rotatably arranged on the roller carrier (13) with a wrench fixture for adjusting the eccentric disk (15), and a fastening plate (31) having a cylindrical extension (33) for insertion into a pot bore hole (35) on the sliding door (9), the fastening plate (31) having a recess (55) for the roller carrier (13), wherein the roller carrier (13) with the eccentric disk (15) fastened to it is firmly clamped and height-adjustable on the fastening plate (31).

2. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 1, wherein the wrench fixture comprises a sleeve (17), the sleeve (17) having a hexagonal recess formed therein for rotating the sleeve (17) and the eccentric disk (15).

3. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical extension (33) of the roller carrier (13) comprises a cage (37) for accommodating the eccentric disk (15), the cage comprising a radially elastic wall.

4. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 3, wherein the wall comprises a plurality of tongues (39) mounted on the fastening plate (31).

5. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 4, wherein cams (47) are formed on free ends of the tongues (39).

6. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 5, wherein the eccentric disk (15) has a peripheral groove (49) for locking in the cams (47).

7. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 1, wherein a locking screw (19) which penetrates the roller carrier (13) is arranged in a threaded bore hole (20) in the eccentric disk (15), the locking screw (19) being screwable for locking the eccentric disk (15) relative to the roller carrier (13).

8. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 7, wherein the locking screw (19) penetrates an arc-shaped opening (21) in the roller carrier (13).

9. The running mechanism assembly according to claim 7, wherein identical wrench fixtures are formed on the eccentric disk (15) and on the locking screw (19) for activation thereof.