Double breakout sliding door system

摘要

The present invention relates to a double breakout sliding door system for use in retail and other buildings. The system includes left and right doors that are configured to slide open and closed and also breakout in two directions (outward and inward) when a force is exerted on the doors in order to, for example, allow customers and employees to exit a building in the event of a fire and to prevent damage to the doors in the event that a user pushes on them when they are closed. The system also includes a leveling system configured to keep the doors level when they breakout and a ball detent mechanism to alert the user to the proper position of the doors.

主权项

1. A double breakout sliding door system comprising:
a) a rectangular door system frame comprising a system frame front side, a system frame rear side, a system frame thickness extending from the system frame front side to the system frame rear side, a system frame top, a system frame bottom, a system frame height extending from the system frame top to the system frame bottom, a system frame left side, a system frame right side, and a system frame width extending from the system frame left side to the system frame right side, the rectangular door system frame defining a system frame opening; b) a left door comprising a left door front side, a left door rear side, a left door thickness extending from the left door front side to the left door rear side, a left door left side, a left door right side, a left door width extending from the left door left side to the left door right side, the left door width perpendicular to the left door thickness, a left door top, a left door bottom, and a left door height extending from the left door top to the left door bottom, the left door height perpendicular to the left door width and the left door thickness; c) a right door comprising a right door front side, a right door rear side, a right door thickness extending from the right door front side to the right door rear side, a right door left side, a right door right side, a right door width extending from the right door left side to the right door right side, the right door width perpendicular to the right door thickness, a right door top, a right door bottom, and a right door height extending from the right door top to the right door bottom, the right door height perpendicular to the right door width and the right door thickness; d) a top left panel located above the left door, the top left panel connected to the left door and comprising a top left panel left side, a top left panel right side, a top left panel top, a top left panel bottom located below the system frame top, a top left panel height extending from the top left panel top to the top left panel bottom, a top left panel front side, a top left panel rear side, and a top left panel thickness extending from the top left panel front side to the top left panel rear side, the top left panel height perpendicular to the left door thickness, the top left panel thickness and the top left panel width; e) a top right panel located above the right door, the top right panel connected to the right door and comprising a top right panel left side, a top right panel right side, a top right panel width extending from the top right panel left side to the top right panel right side, a top right panel top, a top right panel bottom located below the system frame top, a top right panel height extending from the top right panel top to the top right panel bottom, a top right panel front side, a top right panel rear side, and a top right panel thickness extending from the top right panel front side to the top right panel rear side, the top right panel height perpendicular to the right door thickness, the top right panel thickness and the top right panel width; f) a motor; g) a left rod having a left rod top pivotally attached to the top left panel by a left pivot pin forming a left pivot pin axis, a left rod bottom attached to the left door left side, and a left rod longitudinal axis extending from the left rod top to the left rod bottom, the left rod extending in a general downward direction from the top left panel at least partially through the left door, the left pivot pin transverse to the left rod longitudinal axis and attached to the top left panel; and h) a right rod having a right rod top pivotally attached to the top right panel by a right pivot pin forming a right pivot pin axis, a right rod bottom attached to the right door right side, and a right rod longitudinal axis extending from the right rod top to the right rod bottom, the right rod extending in a general downward direction from the top right panel at least partially through the right door, the right pivot pin transverse to the right rod longitudinal axis and attached to the top right panel, wherein the motor is configured to slide the left door and right door in a sliding plane parallel to the system frame width from a sliding open position in which the left and right doors are apart and do not close the system frame opening to a sliding closed position in which the left and right doors meet to close the system frame opening, wherein the top left panel is configured to slide with the left door from the sliding open position to the sliding closed position, wherein the top right panel is configured to slide with the right door from the sliding open position to the sliding closed position, wherein, when the left door moves from the sliding plane to a left door front open position when a force is exerted on the left door rear side perpendicular to the left door rear side when the left door is in the sliding plane, i) the left door is configured to rotate around the left rod about a left rotational plane generally perpendicular to the left rod longitudinal axis, ii) the left door is configured to rotate relative to the top left panel and iii) the left rod is configured to remain stationary relative to the top left panel, wherein, when the left door moves from the sliding plane to a left door rear open position when a force is exerted on the left door front side perpendicular to the left door front side when the left door is in the sliding plane, i) the left door is configured to rotate around the left rod about the left rotational plane, ii) the left door is configured to rotate relative to the top left panel and iii) the left rod is configured to remain stationary relative to the top left panel, wherein the left door right side is in front of the rectangular door system frame and in front of the left door left side in the left door front open position and wherein the left door right side is to the rear of the rectangular door system frame and to the rear of the left door left side in the left door rear open position, and further wherein, when the right door moves from the sliding plane to a right door front open position when a force is exerted on the right door rear side perpendicular to the right door rear side when the right door is in the sliding plane, i) the right door is configured to rotate around the right rod about a right rotational plane generally perpendicular to the right rod longitudinal axis, ii) the right door is configured to rotate relative to the top right panel and iii) the right rod is configured to remain stationary relative to the top right panel, wherein, when the right door moves from the sliding plane to a right door rear open position when a force is exerted on the right door front side perpendicular to the right door front side when the right door is in the sliding plane, i) the right door is configured to rotate around the right rod about the right rotational plane, ii) the right door is configured to rotate relative to the top right panel and iii) the right rod is configured to remain stationary relative to the top right panel, wherein the right door left side is in front of the rectangular door system frame and in front of the right door right side in the right door front open position and wherein the right door left side is to the rear of the rectangular door system frame and to the rear of the right door right side in the right door rear open position.