Mechanical arm system for opening a door
First Claim
1. A mechanical arm system in combination with a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) door, the mechanical arm system for opening the SCIF door from a closed position to an open position, comprising:
- an actuator assembly having an output shaft, said actuator assembly being mounted to a support member adjacent the door; and
an arm driven by the output shaft so as to selectively contact the door to move the door toward the open position, wherein the arm is moveable between a position in which the arm directly or indirectly contacts the door in the open position and a retracted position in which the arm is free from direct or indirect contact with the door in the closed position.
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Abstract
A mechanical arm system for opening a door includes an actuator assembly having an output shaft and an arm driven by the output shaft so as to move the door from a closed position toward an open position. The arm is free from contact with the door when the door moves from the open position to the closed position. The actuator assembly is mounted to a support member adjacent the door. The arm extends between the output shaft and the door. The arm may be moveable between a position in which the arm contacts the door in the open position and a retracted position in which the arm is free from contact with the door in the closed position. The arm may be moved to the retracted position before the door reaches the open position so as to abort the opening of the door.
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16 Claims
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1. A mechanical arm system in combination with a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) door, the mechanical arm system for opening the SCIF door from a closed position to an open position, comprising:
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an actuator assembly having an output shaft, said actuator assembly being mounted to a support member adjacent the door; and an arm driven by the output shaft so as to selectively contact the door to move the door toward the open position, wherein the arm is moveable between a position in which the arm directly or indirectly contacts the door in the open position and a retracted position in which the arm is free from direct or indirect contact with the door in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mechanical arm system in combination with a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) door, the mechanical arm system for opening the SCIF door, comprising:
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an actuator assembly having an output shaft, said actuator assembly being mounted to a support member adjacent the door; and an arm driven by the output shaft, said arm extending between the output shaft and the door, wherein the arm moves the door from a closed position toward an open position, and wherein the arm is free from direct or indirect contact with the door when the door moves from the open position to the closed position, and wherein the arm is free from direct or indirect contact with the SCIF door in the closed position, wherein the door is configured to swing back to the closed position under its own power. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. The mechanical arm system in combination with a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) door, the mechanical arm system for opening the SCIF door, comprising:
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an actuator assembly having an output shaft, said actuator assembly being mounted to a support member adjacent the door; an arm driven by the output shaft, said arm extending between the output shaft and the door, wherein the arm moves the door from a closed position toward an open position, and wherein the arm is free from direct or indirect contact with the door when the door moves from the open position to the closed position, and wherein the arm is free from direct or indirect contact with the SCIF door in the closed position; a controller unit for controlling the actuator assembly so as to alternatively rotate the output shaft in a first direction and a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein, when the controller unit activates the actuator assembly to initiate a door opening process, the output shaft is rotated in a first direction to move the arm against the door so as to force the door toward the open position; and a stop switch manually operable by a user and in electronic communication with the controller unit, wherein the opening process is aborted when the stop switch is activated, wherein the controller unit activates the actuator assembly so that the output shaft rotates in the second direction and moves the arm away from direct or indirect contact with the door, whereby the door is permitted to close under its own power.
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