Closure with roller endlock
View Patent ↗A closure is described. In a preferred embodiment a novel door roller is presented that is more resistant to a dislodgement force. The door roller comprises a bearing that rolls on a piece of round stock that is part of a door guide. When a dislodgement force is imposed on the door, the door bows and the bearing contacts the stock preventing dislodgement of the door roller from its track and allow the door to remain operational.
1. A closure comprising:
a door; and
a plurality of roller assemblies, each roller assembly having a first end attached to the door, a second end comprising a retentive member retentively held within a door guide; and a first shaft between the first end and second end, the retentive member in a non-movable location relative to the first shaft;
wherein the door guide comprises
a door guide channel located in a plane normal to a plane of the first shaft, and
a roller assembly support receiving member offset from the first shaft; and
at least one roller assembly of the plurality of roller assemblies further comprises a single roller assembly support member positioned inline between the roller assembly first end and the roller assembly second end;
wherein the retentive member engages the roller assembly support receiving member and the door remains operable when deflected.
2. The closure of claim 1 wherein the door is a coiling curtain and the closure further comprises an operator operatively connected to a coiling shaft upon which the coiling curtain winds and unwinds.
3. The closure of claim 1 wherein the door is a horizontally sliding plurality of slats affixed to one another.
4. The closure of claim 1 wherein the roller assembly support member comprises
a long bearing positioned on the first shaft.
5. The closure of claim 4 wherein the roller assembly support member is free floating.
6. The closure of claim 1 wherein the door comprises a sectional overhead door comprising a plurality of hingably connected door panels having at a panel end a roller assembly hingably mounted at the first end to a contiguous panel.
7. The closure of claim 1 wherein the roller assembly support member comprises a plate.
8. The closure of claim 7 further comprising a material affixed to the plate, the material having a coefficient of friction allowing the plate to effectively freely slide against the roller assembly support receiving member.
9. The closure of claim 1 wherein the roller assembly support receiving member comprises round stock.
10. A closure comprising:
a coiling curtain;
an operator operatively connected to a coiling shaft upon which the coiling curtain winds and unwinds; and
a plurality of roller assemblies, each roller assembly having a first end attached to the door, a second end comprising a retentive member retentively held within a door guide, and a second shaft between the first end and second end;
wherein the door guide comprises
a door guide channel located in a plane normal to a plane of the second shaft, and
a roller assembly support receiving member offset from the second shaft; and
at least one roller assembly of the plurality of roller assemblies further comprises a single long bearing positioned on the second shaft and inline between the roller assembly first end and the roller assembly second end to contact the offset roller assembly support receiving member.
11. The closure of claim 10 wherein the long bearing is free floating.
12. The closure of claim 10 wherein an offset member offsets the second end from the second shaft.
13. The closure of claim 10 wherein the roller assembly second end is a roller.
14. The closure of claim 10 wherein the offset roller assembly support receiving member comprises round stock.