Leading end assemblies for movable partitions including diagonal members, movable partitions including leading end assemblies and related methods

摘要

Leading end assemblies for movable partitions may include a movable trolley, a leading structure coupled to the movable trolley, a diagonal member comprising at least one movable feature enabling the leading structure to move from an initial position to a displaced position, and at least one sensor for sensing movement of the leading structure. Movable partition systems may include a leading structure suspended from a trolley and a sensor configured to sense rotation of the leading structure relative to the trolley. Methods of operating a movable partition may include moving at least a portion of a movable partition along a path from a retracted position to an extended position, rotating a leading structure of the movable partition about a coupling, using a sensor to sense rotation of the leading structure, and ceasing movement of the movable partition in response to a signal generated by the sensor.

主权项

1. A movable partition system, comprising:
a plurality of hingedly coupled panels movably coupled to a track; and a leading end assembly comprising:
a trolley for moving the leading end assembly along the track;a leading structure movably coupled to the trolley;a diagonal member extending from the trolley at an oblique angle to the track, the diagonal member comprising at least one movable feature enabling, during operation of the movable partition system, the leading structure to displace from an initial position to a displaced position in response to a force applied to a leading surface of the leading structure by an object positioned along the track; andat least one sensor configured to sense movement of the leading structure between the initial position and the displaced position, wherein the at least one sensor is coupled to the movable feature.