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Opening/closing mechanism for the use in circular-arc shaped sliding doors

US4991347A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 1990
Grant dateFeb 12, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06B3/903
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An opening/closing mechanism for use in a circular-arc shaped sliding door including a transverse frame having a circular-arc horizontal sectional shape and mounted on the upper parts of a pair of left and right door bodies; a drive pulley and a driven pulley mounted on the circumferentially one end of the transverse frame and on the other end thereof, respectively; and an endless belt wound between and around the drive pulley and a driven pulley, the pair of door bodies being connected in place to the endless belt so that they may be slidably moved in opposite directions to each other along a pair of left and right guide rails, respectively, each of which is bent in a circular-arc shape concentric with the center of the circular-arc of the transverse door frame.

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