Granted Patent B2

US 12,637,890 · App. 17/921,771 · Granted May 26, 2026

Inventor: Tomas Eskilsson (Hamneda, SE)

Assignee: Inter IKEA Systems B.V.

E05F5/003E05D13/12E05D15/063E05D2015/487E05Y2201/412E05Y2600/56E05Y2900/20

Abstract

Claims (40)

1 . A sliding closet door assembly comprising:

a door leaf assembly configured to define a door leaf extending in a vertical door plane; and

a door guide assembly configured to define a first door guide for guiding the door leaf between a first position and a second position along a horizontal guide axis along the door plane, wherein the first position is a first end position of the door leaf along the guide axis and the second position is a second end position of the door leaf along the guide axis, and the first door guide is configured to guide the door leaf from the second position to the first position, and wherein the first door guide is a bottom guide configured to guide a bottom edge of the door leaf; and

a soft closing mechanism shuttle which is connectable to the door leaf to move with the door leaf between said first and second positions, guided by said first door guide, and to gradually brake the motion of the door leaf when approaching said first position,

wherein the door leaf assembly comprises a shuttle connector configured to connect the door leaf to the soft closing mechanism shuttle, and the soft closing mechanism shuttle comprises a door leaf connector configured to engage with the shuttle connector of the door leaf assembly,

wherein the shuttle connector is connectable to the door leaf connector at any one of at least a first mutual vertical relationship between the door leaf and the soft closing mechanism shuttle, and a second mutual vertical relationship between the door leaf and the soft closing mechanism shuttle; and

wherein the first door guide comprises a guide track opening facing in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the guide axis, wherein the shuttle connector is connectable to the door leaf connector via the guide track opening.

2 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shuttle connector is at a first vertical position when the door leaf and the soft closing mechanism shuttle are in said first mutual vertical relationship, and at a second vertical position when the door leaf and the soft closing mechanism shuttle are in said second mutual vertical relationship.

3 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a vertical distance between said first and second vertical positions exceeds 3 mm.

4 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shuttle connector is connectable to the door leaf connector at any mutual vertical relationship in a continuous range between said first mutual vertical relationship and said second mutual vertical relationship.

5 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shuttle connector is configured to be snap-fit to the door leaf connector.

6 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the shuttle connector and the door leaf connector are configured to define, when connected, a guide support interface which is rigid in a direction of the guide axis.

7 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the shuttle connector comprises a door leaf mounting flange configured to be attached to a face of the door leaf extending along the door plane, and a connector tongue extending substantially perpendicularly from the door leaf mounting flange, and/or wherein the door leaf connector comprises two connector interfaces facing in opposite directions.

8 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said soft closing mechanism shuttle is pre-mounted in said first door guide, and/or wherein said soft closing mechanism shuttle is a first soft closing mechanism shuttle and said shuttle connector is a first shuttle connector, wherein the sliding closet door assembly further comprises a second soft closing mechanism shuttle which is connectable to the door leaf to move with the door leaf between said first and second positions, the second soft closing mechanism shuttle being configured to be guided by said first door guide, and to gradually brake the motion of the door leaf when approaching said second position, wherein the door leaf assembly further comprises a second shuttle connector configured to connect the door leaf to the second soft closing mechanism shuttle, and the second soft closing mechanism shuttle comprises a respective door leaf connector configured engage with the second shuttle connector of the door leaf assembly.

9 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said first door guide comprises a brake activator adjacent to said first position, and said soft closing mechanism shuttle comprises an activator catcher configured to, when reaching the brake activator, engage with the brake activator to brake the door leaf.

10 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the activator catcher is movable relative to the door leaf connector along the guide axis.

11 . The bypass door assembly comprising two sliding closet door assemblies according to claim 1 .

12 . A sliding closet door assembly comprising

a door leaf assembly configured to define a door leaf extending in a vertical door plane;

a door guide assembly configured to define a first door guide for guiding the door leaf between a first position and a second position along a horizontal guide axis along the door plane; and

a soft closing mechanism shuttle which is connectable to the door leaf to move with the door leaf between said first and second positions, guided by said first door guide, and to gradually brake the motion of the door leaf when approaching said first position,

wherein the door leaf assembly comprises a shuttle connector configured to connect the door leaf to the soft closing mechanism shuttle, and the soft closing mechanism shuttle comprises a door leaf connector configured engage with the shuttle connector of the door leaf assembly,

wherein the shuttle connector is connectable to the door leaf connector at any one of at least a first mutual vertical relationship between the door leaf and the soft closing mechanism shuttle, and a second mutual vertical relationship between the door leaf and the soft closing mechanism shuttle;

wherein said first door guide comprises a brake activator adjacent to said first position, and said soft closing mechanism shuttle comprises an activator catcher configured to, when reaching the brake activator, engage with the brake activator to brake the door leaf;

wherein the activator catcher is movable relative to the door leaf connector along the guide axis; and

wherein the activator catcher is configured to lock to the brake activator, and the activator catcher is resiliently biased relative to the door leaf connector along the guide axis to, once locked to the brake activator, bias the door leaf towards said first position.

13 . A method of connecting a sliding door to a frame, the method comprising:

suspending the door in a top guide;

attaching the door to a soft closing mechanism shuttle guided by a bottom guide, the soft closing mechanism shuttle comprising a door leaf connector; and

adjusting a vertical position of the door within a vertical adjustment range permitted by a vertical play in a connection interface between the door and the soft closing mechanism shuttle;

wherein a first door guide defined in a door guide assembly that is configured to guide the door between a first end position of the door and a second end position of the door along a horizontal guide axis along the door plane, comprises a guide track opening facing in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the guide axis, wherein the first door guide is configured to guide the door leaf from the second end position of the door to the first end position of the door, and wherein a shuttle connector that is configured to connect a door leaf to the soft closing mechanism shuttle, is connectable to the door leaf connector via the guide track opening.

14 . A sliding closet door assembly comprising:

a door leaf assembly configured to define a door leaf extending in a vertical door plane; and

a door guide assembly comprising a top guide for guiding a top edge of the door leaf to move between a first position and a second position along a horizontal guide axis along the door plane;

wherein the door leaf assembly comprises a pair of top riders which are connectable to the top guide;

wherein the top riders are configured to move with the door leaf along the top guide; and

wherein the top riders comprise a snap arrangement configured to snap to the top guide via a pivotal motion of the door leaf in a lock direction about a horizontal pivot axis, thereby locking the door leaf to the top guide in such a manner that translation of the top edge of the door leaf in a direction transversal to the door plane is prevented.

15 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 14 , wherein the snap arrangement is configured to snap free from the top guide by pivoting the door leaf in a release direction about the pivot axis, the release direction being opposite to the lock direction.

16 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 14 , wherein each of said top riders comprises a respective guide wheel configured to ride along guide track in the top guide, wherein the pivot axis coincides with a line of engagement between the guide wheels and the guide track.

17 . The sliding closet door assembly according to claim 14 , wherein the snap arrangement comprises a hook configured to be pressed against and resiliently displaced by a lock portion of the top guide during said pivotal motion of the door leaf about the horizontal pivot axis, and to snap back to a relaxed state after having passed said lock portion to provide said snap function.

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