Housings for automatic door mechanisms, revolving doors, sensor strips, sensor strips with integrated rails, and sliding door drive systems having a fastening system for end caps of the housings, which housings are formed by sections

• US 6,199,321 B1
• Filed: 10/08/1999
• Issued: 03/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dorma GmbH + Company KG (dormakaba Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Dorma GmbH + Company KG (dormakaba Holding AG)
• Inventors: Ginzel, Lothar
• Primary Examiner(s): Redman, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US09/415,334
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 49/26, 49/27, 49/28, 494/03, 200/61.43
• US Class Current: 49/27
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/73 responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 2003/228 Arrangements where the end of the closer arm is sliding in a track
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 3/227 mounted at the top of wings, e.g. details related to closer housings, covers, end caps or rails therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/11 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/40 Mounting location; Visibility of the elements
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/132 Doors

Abstract

A fastening of end caps to housings that are made of profiles and are used for door-specific devices on automatically operated doors. The end caps are thereby invisibly clipped or clipped in a concealed manner onto installation elements that have previously been connected with the sections, whereby at least one of the installation elements is simultaneously used as a fastening for the housing.

Claims

1. An automatic door system, said automatic door system comprising:

at least one movable partition;

a housing;

said housing being configured to contain components for automatic operation of said automatic door system;

end caps;

said end caps comprising at least two connection elements;

said end caps being configured and disposed to be connected in a concealed manner to said housing by said at least two connecting elements;

a mounting structure;

said housing being configured to be mounted on said mounting structure;

said mounting structure being connected to a stationary building structure; and

at least one of said at least two connection elements being configured and disposed to fasten said housing to said mounting structure.