Spring assisted swing door operator
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1. A motorized operator for a swing door comprising:
- a frame;
a motor supported on said frame;
a gear reduction drive mechanism supported on said frame and drivenly connected to said motor, said gear reduction drive mechanism including an output shaft having a part configured for connection to the door for moving said door in one direction and an opposite direction;
a sprocket connected to said output shaft and drivingly engaged with a chain partially wrapped around said sprocket, said chain having opposed runs;
a single coil spring supported on said frame;
an elongated shaft supporting a member engaged with said spring at one end of said spring for transmitting forces to and from said spring through said elongated shaft; and
a link member connected to said elongated shaft and directly connected to said opposed runs of said chain, whereby, in response to rotation of said output shaft in a first direction one of said runs becomes taut and the other run becomes slack to compress said spring and store energy in said spring, and said spring is operable to return said energy through said one run to said output shaft to rotate said output shaft in a second direction opposite to said first direction for assisting movement of said door.
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Abstract
A motorized universal swing door operator includes a motor driving a gear reduction drive mechanism having an output shaft adapted to be connected to a swing door operating arm. The output shaft supports a sprocket around which is trained a chain having opposite ends connected to a link supported on a shaft which is connected to a return spring. The return spring stores and returns energy regardless of the direction of rotation of the output shaft so as to provide the universal operating capability of the operator.
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1. A motorized operator for a swing door comprising:
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a frame; a motor supported on said frame; a gear reduction drive mechanism supported on said frame and drivenly connected to said motor, said gear reduction drive mechanism including an output shaft having a part configured for connection to the door for moving said door in one direction and an opposite direction; a sprocket connected to said output shaft and drivingly engaged with a chain partially wrapped around said sprocket, said chain having opposed runs; a single coil spring supported on said frame; an elongated shaft supporting a member engaged with said spring at one end of said spring for transmitting forces to and from said spring through said elongated shaft; and a link member connected to said elongated shaft and directly connected to said opposed runs of said chain, whereby, in response to rotation of said output shaft in a first direction one of said runs becomes taut and the other run becomes slack to compress said spring and store energy in said spring, and said spring is operable to return said energy through said one run to said output shaft to rotate said output shaft in a second direction opposite to said first direction for assisting movement of said door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A motorized operator for a swing door comprising:
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a frame; a motor supported on said frame; a gear reduction drive mechanism supported on said frame and drivenly connected to said motor, said gear reduction drive mechanism including an output shaft having a part configured for connection to said door for moving said door in one direction and in an opposite direction; a sprocket connected to said output shaft and drivingly engaged with a roller chain partially wrapped around said sprocket, said chain having opposed runs; a single coil spring supported on said frame; an elongated shaft supporting a member engaged with said spring at one end of said spring for transmitting forces to and from said spring through said elongated shaft; and a link member mounted for limited pivotal movement on said elongated shaft and directly connected to said opposed runs of said chain, whereby, in response to rotation of said output shaft in a first direction one of said runs becomes taut and the other run becomes slack to compress said spring and store energy in said spring, and said spring is operable to return said energy through said one run to said output shaft to rotate said output shaft in a second direction opposite to said first direction for assisting movement of said door.
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8. A motorized operator for a swing door comprising:
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a frame including a pair of spaced apart plates and opposed end plates connected to said pair of spaced apart plates; a motor supported on said frame at one of said end plates; a gear reduction drive mechanism supported on said spaced apart plates and drivenly connected to said motor, said gear reduction drive mechanism including an output shaft having a part configured for connection to said door for moving said door in one direction and in an opposite direction; a sprocket connected to said output shaft and drivingly engaged with a chain partially wrapped around said sprocket, said chain having opposed runs; a single coil spring supported on said frame at the other of said end plates; an elongated shaft supporting a member engaged with said spring at one end of said spring for transmitting forces to and from said spring through said elongated shaft; and a link member connected to said elongated shaft and directly connected to said opposed runs of said chain, whereby, in response to rotation of said output shaft in a first direction one of said runs becomes taut and the other run becomes slack to compress said spring and store energy in said spring, and said spring is operable to return said energy through said one run to said output shaft to rotate said output shaft in a second direction opposite to said first direction for assisting movement of said door.
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