Door assembly and door adjusting mechanism
View Patent ↗A door adjusting mechanism enables adjusting a position of a door moving in a track. The adjusting mechanism includes a truck member secured to the door and having moving structure engageable with the track. A connector connects the truck member to the door and includes cam structure for adjusting a position of the door relative to the truck member, thereby adjusting a position of the door relative to the track. In one arrangement, the truck member supports an adjuster bolt, and a connector includes an offset aperture that fits over the adjuster bolt. A nut is engageable with the adjuster bolt to secure the connector to the truck member. A position of the door in the track is adjusted by simply rotating the connector.
1. A door adjusting mechanism for adjusting a position of a door moving in a track, the door adjusting mechanism comprising:
a truck member including moving structure engageable with the track, the truck member supporting an adjuster bolt;
a connector including an aperture offset with respect to a rotational centerline of said connector, said aperture fitting over the adjuster bolt with the door interposed between the connector and the adjuster bolt; and
a nut engageable with the adjuster bolt to secure the connector to the truck member, the connector thereby securing the truck member to the door,
wherein a position of the truck member relative to the door is adjusted by rotation of the connector.
2. A door adjusting mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises adjustment apertures therein sized to receive a spanner for rotating the connector.
3. A door adjusting mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the truck member comprises a T-slot, and wherein the adjuster bolt is a T-bolt slidably adjustable in the T-slot.
4. A door adjusting mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a first diameter portion sized to fit into an opening in the door and a second diameter portion sized larger than the opening in the door.
5. A door adjusting mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein the connector further comprises an O-ring fit over the first diameter portion abutting the second diameter portion.
6. A door adjusting mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a cylindrical member, and wherein the offset aperture is spaced from an axial center of the connector.
7. A door assembly comprising:
a track;
a door frame supporting a door panel;
a truck member including moving structure engageable with the track, the truck member supporting an adjuster bolt;
a connector including an aperture offset with respect to a rotational centerline of said connector, said aperture fitting over the adjuster bolt with the door frame interposed between the connector and the adjuster bolt; and
a nut engageable with the adjuster bolt to secure the connector to the truck member, the connector thereby securing the truck member to the door frame,
wherein a position of the truck member relative to the door frame is adjusted by rotation of the connector.
8. A door assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the door frame and door panel comprise a companionway door.
9. A door assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the door panel is glass.
10. A door assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the door frame and door panel are bent such that opposite ends are disposed in different planes.
11. A door assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the connector comprises adjustment apertures therein sized to receive a spanner for rotating the connector.
12. A door assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the truck member comprises a T-slot, and wherein the adjuster bolt is a T-bolt slidably adjustable in the T-slot.
13. A door assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the connector comprises a first diameter portion sized to fit into an opening in the door and a second diameter portion sized larger than the opening in the door.
14. A door assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the connector further comprises an O-ring fit over the first diameter portion abutting the second diameter portion.
15. A door assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the connector comprises a cylindrical member, and wherein the offset aperture is spaced from an axial center of the connector.