Door opening and closing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9340215-B2
Application number	US-201414300579-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2014
Priority date	Jun 13, 2013
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

A door opening and closing apparatus including a lock mechanism that is configured to hold the door in a fully closed state, and that has an engaging member which engages with a lock member provided in the door when in the fully closed state. A link mechanism having a plurality of link members is configured to be able to undergo deformation into a linear state and a bent state, and restricts rotation of the engaging member by being brought into the linear state. In the link mechanism, a first face is pressed by a projecting shaft moved by the actuator in order that the link mechanism changes from the linear state to the bent state, and a second face is pressed by the projecting shaft in order that the link mechanism changes from the bent state to the linear state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A door opening and closing apparatus for opening and closing a door, comprising:
an actuator that moves the door in an opening direction and a closing direction; and
a lock mechanism that holds the door in a fully closed state, and has an engaging member which engages with a lock member provided in the door when in the fully closed state, and a link mechanism which has a plurality of link members, is configured to switch between a first state and a second state, and restricts rotation of the engaging member by being brought into the first state,
wherein the link mechanism has a first face that is formed in one of the link members and is pressed by a projecting shaft moved by the actuator in order that the link mechanism changes from the first state to the second state, and a second face that is formed in one of the link members and is pressed by the projecting shaft in order that the link mechanism changes from the second state to the first state, and
the first face and the second face form an L-shaped face, and are provided so as to have a positional relationship in which the first face and the second face of the L-shaped face intersect each other.

2. The door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second face is a face that is aligned with a moving direction of the projecting shaft when the link mechanism is in the first state.

3. The door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the engaging member has an engaging portion in which an opening portion is formed, an end portion of the link mechanism being inserted into the opening portion when the engaging member is rotated in a predetermined direction by the lock member moving in the closing direction,
the link members include a first link member having an end portion that serves as the end portion of the link mechanism and is inserted into the opening portion, and a second link member that is connected to the first link member and is provided rotatably, and
a rotation restricting member that restricts rotation of the second link member is further provided.

4. The door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein a withdrawal preventing portion that prevents the end portion of the link mechanism engaging with the opening portion from withdrawing in a case where a force in the opening direction is exerted on the door in the fully closed state is formed in the opening portion.

5. The door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 4 ,
wherein the withdrawal preventing portion has a bulging portion that is formed in a part of the opening portion on a side opposite to a side in the predetermined direction, and that bulges from the part toward the opening portion.

6. The door opening and closing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lock mechanism includes:
a plurality of the engaging members each being rotated in a predetermined direction by the lock member moving in the closing direction; and
a plurality of biasing portions that are provided in association with the engaging members in one-to-one correspondence and bias the respective engaging members in a direction opposite to the predetermined direction.

Assignees

• Nabtesco Corp

Inventors

• Masuda Takeshi
• Ueda Shinji

Classifications

• E05F15/635

  operated by push-pull mechanisms, e.g. flexible or rigid rack-and-pinion arrangements (E05F15/652 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E05B85/26

  Cooperation between bolts and detents · CPC title

• B61D19/00

  Door arrangements specially adapted for rail vehicles (locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00; door-operating mechanisms E05F) · CPC title

• E05B15/0086

  Toggle levers (toggle fasteners E05C19/14) · CPC title

• B61D19/007 Primary

  The doors being wall panels enabling complete opening of the wagon sides, e.g. for quick loading or unloading · CPC title