Power door kit

• US 6,588,153 B1
• Filed: 08/10/2000
• Issued: 07/08/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stanley Works Limited (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Stanley Works Limited (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kowalczyk, Thomas M.
• Primary Examiner(s): REDMAN, JERRY E
• Application Number:
  US09/635,401
• Time in Patent Office: 1,062 Days
• Field of Search: 49/29, 49/30, 491/39, 491/40, 493/40, 493/34, 493/35, 493/33, 492/80, 493/80
• US Class Current: 49/380
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0091 Retrofittable electric locks, e.g. an electric module can be attached to an existing manual lock electrically driven keys E05B2047/0083
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/00 Power-operated mechanisms for wings motor-operated accessories in locks for completing closing or initiating opening of a wing E05B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/603 using rotary electromotors
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/614 operated by meshing gear wheels, one of which being mounted at the wing pivot axis; operated by a motor acting directly on the wing pivot axis
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/63 operated by swinging arms
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/77 using wireless control
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 2015/631 the end of the arm sliding in a track; Slider arms therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2201/434 Electromotors; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/822 Light emitters, e.g. LEDs
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2600/46 in or on the wing
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/00 Details, accessories and auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/22 of not identical elements of the same category, e.g. combinations of not identical springs
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2800/426 against unauthorised use E05Y2400/51, E05Y2400/522 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/132 Doors

Abstract

The present application discloses a door kit for installation across an opening formed through the wall of a building. The door kit has a power-operated door latch and a power-operator door operator.

Claims

1. A pre-hung door assembly for installation across an opening through a wall of a building, said door assembly comprising:

a frame constracted and arranged to be mounted along a peripheral edge of the wall opening when said door assembly is installed, said frame providing a doorway through which persons can travel;

a door panel pre-hung mounted to said frame prior to installation of said pre-hung door assembly, said door panel being movable between (a) an open position wherein said door panel is moved away from said doorway to permit persons to travel therethrough and (b) a closed position wherein said door panel is moved into covering relation with respect to said doorway to prevent persons from traveling therethrough;

a power-operated door latch pre-mounted to one of said door panel and said frame prior to installation of said door assembly, said door latch being operable under power to selectively move between (a) a latched position wherein, when said door panel is in the closed position thereof, said door latch engages structure on the other of said door panel and said frame to releasably maintain said door panel in the closed position thereof, and (b) an unlatched position wherein said door latch allows said door panel to move from said closed position thereof to said open position thereof;

a power-operated door operator pre-mounted between said door panel and said door frame prior to installation of said door assembly, said door operator being operable under power to selectively move said door panel relative to said frame between said open and closed positions thereof; and

a controlling system communicated to said door latch and said door operator prior to installation of said door assembly and having an input device adapted to receive an input signal, said controlling system being adapted to control said door operator so as to cause said door operator to move said door panel from said closed position thereof to said open position thereof responsive to said input device receiving an input signal, said controlling system also being adapted to control said door latch so as to cause said door latch to move from said unlatched position thereof to said latched position thereof responsive to said input device receiving input signal;

wherein said door panel being pre-hung to said frame, said latch being pre-mounted to said one of said door panel and said frame, said door operator being pre-mounted between said door panel and said door frame, and said controlling system being pre-installed in communication with said door latch and said door operator enables said pre-hung door assembly to be installed as a unit across the opening of the wall by mounting the frame to the peripheral edge of the opening.

2. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said controlling system being adapted such that, at least when said door panel is in said closed position thereof with said door latch in said latched position thereof and an input signal is supplied to said input device, said controlling system determines whether said input signal is a valid access signal and then operates said door latch so as to cause said door latch to move from said latched position thereof to said unlatched position thereof only if said input signal is determined to be a valid access signal.

3. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 2, wherein said controlling system is adapted such that, at least when said door panel is in said closed position thereof with said door latch in said latched position thereof and the input signal is supplied to said input device, said controlling system determines whether said input signal is a valid access signal and then, only if said input signal is determined to be a valid access signal, operates both said door latch so as to cause said door latch to move from said latched position thereof to said unlatched position thereof and said door operator so as to cause said door operator to move said door panel from said closed position thereof towards and into said open position thereof.

4. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 2, wherein said controlling system is adapted such that, at least when said door panel is in said closed position thereof with said door latch in said latched position thereof and the input signal supplied to said input device is a door unlatching signal, said controlling system determines whether said unlatching input signal is a valid access signal and then operates only said door latch so as to cause said door latch to move from said latched position thereof to said unlatched position thereof only if said controlling system determines that said unlatching input signal is a valid access signal;

said controlling system being adapted to operate said door operator to move said door panel from said closed position thereof towards and into said open position thereof when the input signal supplied to said input device is a door opening signal separate from the unlatching input signal.

5. A pre-hung assembled door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said door panel is pre-hung by being pivotally connected to said frame for pivotal movements about a generally vertical pivot axis between the open and closed positions thereof.

6. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 5, wherein said door operator is pre-mounted to said frame and has an output shaft extending generally parallel to the generally vertical pivot axis of said door panel,

said door operator further comprising a radial arm having a first end thereof pre-connected to said output shaft for rotation therewith and a second end thereof carrying a rotatable roller,

said door panel providing an elongated track in which the roller on said radial arm is received, said door operator moving said door panel between said open and closed positions thereof by rotating said output shaft under power so as to rotate said radial arm and roll said roller within said track such that said roller and said track cooperate to affect pivotal movement of said door panel.

7. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said power-operated door latch is pre-mounted to said frame.

8. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 7, wherein said power-operated door latch is pre-mounted along a vertically extending edge of said frame.

9. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said input device comprises a receiver pre-mounted on said frame prior to installation of said door assembly and a remote transmitter that is carried by a person and selectively operated to transmit input signals to said receiver.

10. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said input device is a keypad pre-mounted on an exterior side of said door assembly prior to installation of said door assembly into which a person desiring entrance into the building manually keys the aforesaid input signals.

11. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said input device comprises an electronic card reader and a card carried by a person actuates said card reader to generate the input signal.

12. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said frame comprises a pair of vertically extending door jambs and a upper frame member extending perpendicularly between upper ends of said door jambs.

13. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said power-operated door latch is pre-mounted to said door panel.

14. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said door operator and said latch are electrically powered and wherein said door assembly further comprises a battery for supplying electricity to said operator and said latch.

15. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said frame assembly has guide rails and wherein said door panel is a sliding door panel pre-mounted to said guide rails for guided, rectilinear movement between the open and closed positions thereof.

16. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said operator is pre-mounted to said frame such that, when said assembly is installed in the opening of a wall having a pair of spaced apart exterior wall members, said operator is received between the spaced apart wall members.

17. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 1, wherein said operator is pre-mounted within an interior of said door panel.

18. A pre-hung door assembly for installation across an opening through a wall of a building, said door assembly comprising:

a frame constructed and arranged to be mounted along a peripheral edge of the wall opening when said door assembly is installed, said frame providing a doorway through which persons can travel;

a door panel pre-hung to said frame prior to installation of said pre-hung door assembly, said door panel being movable between (a) an open position wherein said door panel is moved away from said doorway to permit persons to travel therethrough and (b) a closed position wherein said door panel is moved into covering relation with respect to said doorway to prevent persons from traveling therethrough;

a power-operated door operator pre-mounted between said door panel and said door frame prior to installation of said door assembly, said door operator being operable under power to selectively move said door panel relative to said frame between said open and closed positions thereof; and

a controlling system pre-installed in communication with said door operator prior to installation of said door assembly, and having an input device adapted to receive an input signal, said controlling system being adapted to control said door operator so as to cause said door operator to move said door panel from said closed position thereof to said open position thereof responsive to said input device receiving an input signal;

wherein said door panel being pre-hung to said frame, said door operator being pre-mounted between said door panel and said door frame, and said controlling system being pre-installed in communication with said door operator enables said pre-hung door assembly to be installed as a unit across the opening of the wail by mounting the frame to the peripheral edge of the opening.

19. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said door panel is pre-hung by being pivotally connected to said frame for pivotal movements about a generally vertical pivot axis between the open and closed positions thereof.

20. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 19, wherein said door operator is pre-mounted to said frame and has an output shaft extending generally parallel to the generally vertical pivot axis of said door panel,

said door operator further comprising a radial arm having a first end thereof pre-connected to said output shaft for rotation therewith and a second end thereof carrying a rotatable roller,

said door panel providing an elongated track in which the roller on said radial arm is received, said door operator moving said door panel between said open and closed positions thereof by rotating said output shaft under power so as to rotate said radial arm and roll said roller within said track such that said roller and said track cooperate to affect pivotal movement of said door panel.

21. A prehung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said input device comprises a receiver pre-mounted on said frame prior to installation of said door assembly and a remote transmitter that is carried by a person and selectively operated to transmit input signals to said receiver.

22. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said input device is a keypad fixed on an exterior side of said door assembly prior to installation of said door assembly into which a person desiring entrance into the building manually keys the aforesaid input signals.

23. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said input device comprises an electronic card reader and a card carried by a person actuates said card reader to generate the input signal.

24. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said frame comprises a pair of vertically extending door jambs and a upper frame member extending perpendicularly between upper ends of said door jambs.

25. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said door operator is electrically powered and wherein said assembly further comprises a battery for supplying electricity to said operator.

26. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said frame assembly has guide rails and wherein said door panel is a sliding door panel pre-mounted said guide rails for guided, rectilinear movement between the open and closed positions thereof.

27. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said operator is pre-mounted to said frame such that, when said assembly is installed in the opening of a wall having a pair of spaced apart exterior wall members, said operator is received between the spaced apart wall members.

28. A pre-hung door assembly according to claim 18, wherein said operator is mounted within an interior of said door panel.