WO1999022105A2 - Portes programmables pour espaces a ambiance controlee - Google Patents

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WO1999022105A2
WO1999022105A2 PCT/US1998/022850 US9822850W WO9922105A2 WO 1999022105 A2 WO1999022105 A2 WO 1999022105A2 US 9822850 W US9822850 W US 9822850W WO 9922105 A2 WO9922105 A2 WO 9922105A2
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/632—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for horizontally-sliding wings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/021—Sliding doors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/10—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof
    • E05Y2900/102—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for buildings or parts thereof for cold-rooms

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  • the invention relates to programmable automatic movable parti- tions, and more particularly relates, in one embodiment, to programmable automatic movable partitions, such as doors, for environmentally controlled spaces, such as coolers, freezers.
  • a difficulty with some doors is that the motors operate at one speed.
  • the door begins moving suddenly and often slams into the door frame or a stop with an impact or jolt that can damage the door and the frame or stop, and also possibly the drive mechanism.
  • Some prior motorized doors have brakes to facilitate stopping the door.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a programmable mov- able partition system where activation of a safety edge brings the partition to an immediate stop, and optionally reverse its direction to an open and even full open position.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a programmable movable partition system which can be set to open the partition to a position and at a speed less than that necessary to fully open the partition.
  • Still another object of the invention is to offer greatly improved ease in setting limits on partition position and acceleration and deceleration.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a programmable movable partition system where the program may be easily updated.
  • a further object of the invention would be to provide a programmable movable partition system which can open partitions in response to a variety of signals and also has the ability to close the partitions after a timed interval.
  • Another object of the present invention would be to provide a system for programming movement of multiple movable partitions to a room, where the partitions may be programmed to move independently.
  • Still another object of the invention would be to provide a programmable movable partition system in which activity of all of the partitions may be monitored from a central monitoring location.
  • a programmable movable partition system having a programmable logic controller (PLC); a movable partition adapted to open and close over an aperture; and a mechanical mechanism for opening and closing the movable partition over the aperture.
  • PLC programmable logic controller
  • a first limit switch mechanism is present for determining that the movable partition is closed and sending a signal to the PLC that the movable partition is closed.
  • a second limit switch mechanism is present for determining that the movable partition is open and sending a signal to the PLC that the movable partition is open.
  • At least one first signal line from the PLC to the mechanical mechanism is present, at least one second signal line from the PLC to the first limit switch mechanism, and at least one third signal line from the PLC to the second limit switch mechanism.
  • Control programming is present in the PLC to control the mechanical mechanism over the first signal line to open and close the movable partition over the aperture.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall programmable multiple petition system
  • FIG. 2 is an expanded view of the various components of the electronics panel for the programmable multiple partition system.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the overall programmable multiple partition system 10 of this invention having an electronics panel 12, a multiple partition or door 14 for opening and closing over an aperture or doorway 16, and a mechanical mechanism 18, in the case illustrated only, a variable speed motor, for opening and closing the door 14.
  • the door 14 is a sliding door and is carried into place by carrier bar 20 which in turn runs along rail system 22.
  • a first limit switch mechanism 24 is present in the illustrated embodiment on the left side of the rail system 22.
  • First limit switch mechanism 24 indicates the door 14 is closed, and may be a proximity switch, sensor or other suitable device for this purpose.
  • Second limit switch mechanism 26 is present in the illustrated embodiment on the opposite or right side of the rail system 22, and indicates the door 14 is in full open, and may also be a proximity switch, sensor or other suitable device. It communicates with PLC 30 over third signal line 31.
  • Electronics panel 12 is shown in more detail in FIG. 2. It contains a variable frequency drive 28, in this case a Mitsubishi FR-A024/ A044 0.4K-UL l/2 to 3/4 HP drive; PLC 30, in this case a Mitsubishi FXON-24MR-ES-UL PLC with 14 in/ 10 out VDC input, relay output and sink source 120/240 VAC power supply; fuses 32 and a 24 VDC control transformer 34.
  • a variable frequency drive 28 in this case a Mitsubishi FR-A024/ A044 0.4K-UL l/2 to 3/4 HP drive
  • PLC 30 in this case a Mitsubishi FXON-24MR-ES-UL PLC with 14 in/ 10 out VDC input, relay output and sink source 120/240 VAC power supply
  • fuses 32 and a 24 VDC control transformer 34 The particular part numbers given are merely examples and do not limit the invention. Equivalent components capable of accomplishing the stated purposes may be used.
  • This cassette permits the overall programmable door system 10 to be loaded with an upgraded software control program without erasing the settings and limits used for a particular door or set of doors with a previous program. It will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to the particular electronic components employed in the embodiment illustrated herein, but that other components which may accomplish the same functions may be used.
  • Shown in electronics panel 12 of FIG. 2 are a plurality of signal lines 31 to various components such as mechanical mechanism 28, the first and second limit switch mechanisms 24 and 26, respectively, etc. Also shown in the electronics panel 12 of FIG. 2 is a floor loop control 38 which would be in electronic communication via a signal line (not shown) with floor loop 40 of FIG. 1.
  • Floor loop 40 would be proximal to door 14, that is, either before or after door 14 as one would leave or enter the doorway 16, or both. It would detect the presence of an object such as a forklift or a of a person through conventional means such as pressure, weight, magnetic field, electromagnetic field, etc.
  • the programmable door system 10 is designed to control the door 14 at all times, that is, to never let it coast at any point, neither coast to a close or coast to an open position. This is very important for safety reasons, as well as to prolong the life of the door 14 and the system 10.
  • the door is driven by a motor that operates at one speed. Thus, if a motor is activated to open the door, the motor causes the door to move with rapid acceleration. For closure, the motor shuts off and the door either rapidly decelerates against the door frame or is permitted to coast to a stop, or if the door is being opened, coast or rapidly decelerate against a stop of some sort.
  • Some prior systems to have brakes to stop the door, which may be a brake on the motor.
  • the door 14 is a door to a cooler or a freezer, that is, a room at reduced temperature or at a tempera- ture below freezing, respectively.
  • the programmable movable partition system 10 of the subject invention could be readily adapted to carefully control partitions over windows, skylights, floor openings and the like.
  • rooms and other spaces with controlled environments or access such as heated spaces, spaces with controlled humidity, pressure and light, spaces of high security or safety risk, and the like, could all benefit from the system 10 of this invention.
  • Doors on coolers and freezers typically range from 8' wide x 10' tall to 20' wide x 24' tall, in non-limiting examples. Because of their size, and because such doors are heavily insulated, they may have considerable weight, and may have considerable momentum if they are moving very quickly.
  • a further problem with coasting a door 14 to a stop is that the coasting rate will vary according to a number of factors including, but not limited to, the temperature of the environment, the length the door 14 travels to close, the wear and tear of the mechanism 18 and carrier bar 20 and rail system 22, and the like. A little difference in starting position can multiply into a big difference on the stopping position.
  • Limit switch mechanisms (sensors) 24 and 26 and other sensors (not shown) along the length of the rail system 22 determine the position of the door 14 and send signals to the PLC 30 over second and third signal lines 31 about the exact position of the door 14 so that the programming in the PLC 30 can adjust the acceleration, speed, and deceleration position of the door 14 accordingly and take the various factors such as temperature, starting position, etc. into account.
  • first and second limit switch mechanisms 24 and 26 are integrated into one positioner mechanism, such as a rotary optical encoder 27 with flexible coupling that can sense or determine the position of the partition or door 14 at any point along its path or line of travel, in the case illustrated rail system 22.
  • PLC 30 is programmed to open and close the door 14 by directing the mechanical mechanism 18 over a first signal line 31 to gradually ramp up the speed of the door, that is, in a planned acceleration, and then to gradually ramp down the speed of the door 14 in a planned deceleration as the stopping point is approached.
  • This constant control prevents or greatly reduces the problem of the door 14 slamming into the doorway 16, or a stop, or anything else in the path of the door 14 — as will be explained.
  • Safety edge 42 for detecting an object or a person in the path of the leading edge 44 of the door 14 when it is closing.
  • Safety edge 42 may be a conventional hollow rubber or polymer barrier supplied by air or other gas under pressure through safety edge air hose 46.
  • Safety edge 42 communicates directly with safety edge diaphragm switch 48 (shown in FIG. 2) via air pressure, which in turn communicates with PLC 30 over a fourth signal line 31 which immediately lets PLC 30 know if an object is encountered.
  • PLC 30 can immediately send a signal to mechanism 18 over first signal line 31 to immediately stop the door 14 and begin reversing its direction (typically to open the door, although this portion of the invention could be implemented on the opposite, trailing edge of door 14 as well).
  • This immediate feedback loop to PLC 30 will help pre- vent injury to people and damage to equipment that might otherwise occur from a heavy door that was coasting and that might take a few critical inches to stop.
  • PLC 30 programming may also contain software to permit door 14 to be partially open. For example, if door 14 is designed to let a relatively large object therethrough, such as a forklift (not shown) or other vehicle, it may be desirable to open door 14 to less than its fully open position, such as to permit a single person through. This may be economically important if the doorway 16 is to a climate-controlled room or the like and it is desirable to retain the climate-controlled atmosphere within the room as much as possible. With multiple sensors 24, 26, and others (or one rotary optical encoder 27 or the like), the PLC 30 can direct the mechanism 18 to open the door 14 to the desired distance at the desired speed and/ or acceleration and deceleration profiles.
  • the system 10 may be designed so that controls 50 for setting speed and open width distance of the door 14 may be present on the variable frequency drive 28 or elsewhere.
  • a locked key switch 62 of FIG. 2 may be desirable to limit access to personnel's ability set the door limits and parameters with either the variable frequency drive 28 and /or the PLC 30.
  • Such limits for example a partial opening, could be programmed to be easy established by an authorized user. For example, pressing a particular control 50 once could send the door 14 to a predetermined "home" or preset default position; pressing the same control 50 could direct the door 14 to open or close (depending on its starting position); pressing the control 50 a third time could set the limit until it is changed by a similar procedure.
  • the programmable door system 10 of the invention where a user has the ability to access and change preset limits and parameters of door 14 control it is useful for the programming of the PLC 30 to control the mechanical mechanism 18 to return the door 14 to a preset "home" or default position in the event of an error or confusion in the PLC 30. For example, if the PLC 30 receives too many conflicting signals over a short period of time, an error may occur. It may be useful to have the PLC 30 programmed to automatically open the door 14 to its full open position instead of permitting it to coast or otherwise go to its full closed position to avoid accidental trapping of a person or object between the door 14 and the doorway 16. This feature may be understood as an automatic correction feature or "autocor- rect".
  • the PLC 30 could be programmed to close the door 14 after a preset time delay when the door 14 would be opened by any of such means or other means. This latter feature would prohibit the door 14 from standing open too long, for instance if it were a door to a climate-controlled room.
  • Such manually controlled mechanisms would include, but are not necessarily limited to front door pull 52; rear recessed pull 54, inside /outside release mechanism 56 (all seen in FIG. 1); floor loop 40 (previously discussed); switches (not shown) proximal to but not on the door 14 itself as well as switches on the door; remote controls (not shown), similar to garage door openers and the like, which direct remote control receiver 58 on electronics panel 12 shown in FIG.
  • the PLC 30 may be provided with a real time clock enabling time control functions (incorporated into controls 50) for a key operator to keep the door closed during non-working hours, in a non-limiting example.
  • Another optional feature of the inventive system 10 would be to provide the interior of the door 14 with a room temperature monitor (not shown) which would activate an alarm (not shown) of some sort via a signal to the PLC 30 over a fifth signal line 31 to alert an operator that the temperature in the climate-controlled room was different from a preset temperature Umit.
  • Such a subsystem would be employed whether the room was to be kept at a temperature above or below ambient.
  • monitors or sensors for other conditions e.g. humidity, light, pressure, etc. could be employed instead of or in addition to one for temperature.
  • PLC 30 would call an operator at a remote location to alert them of a temperature control failure, or an unauthorized opening of a door 14 or other urgent event.
  • the programmable door system 10 of this invention may be provided with an output mechanism to display information about present and past limits and parameters of the door 14. If a history of the door 14 operations was stored in memory (not shown), an operator would review this history via output to determine if the door 14 were being used properly. Such data as discussed above would be provided by any convenient means, such as visual display, such as a screen 60 on variable frequency drive 28 shown in FIG. 2, by printing, etc. This data could be used for recalibration of the door 14, trouble-shooting of the system 10, tabulation of faults, etc. Such data would also alert an operator that a particular component of the system, including but not limited to, the sensors 24 and 26, mechanism 18, safety edge 42, is about to fail.
  • each PLC 30 from more than one programmable door system 10 of this invention may be linked to a central monitoring unit (not shown) via at least a pair of signal lines per system 10. Programming in the central monitoring unit would permit receiving and displaying information from each PLC 30, and /or for controlling each PLC 30 from the central monitoring unit.
  • the central monitoring unit may be a personal computer, work station, server or other suitable device.
  • system 10 of this invention would be particularly useful in helping prevent the two sides of a bi-part door to crash together. Further, it is anticipated that the system 10 of this invention could be implemented on other door types, for example swinging doors, accordion doors, articulated rolling doors, etc. as well as on windows, louvers, blinds, and other physical parti- tions which mechanically close over apertures or openings in a wall or barrier.

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On a découvert que l'on pouvait améliorer le fonctionnement de cloisons amovibles, telles que des portes destinées à permettre ou à interdire l'accès à certains espaces, par exemple des pièces dont l'ambiance est contrôlée, en utilisant un contrôleur programmable ainsi qu'un système mécanique directement relié permettant d'ouvrir et de fermer une cloison amovible. Un tel mécanisme permet de faire accélérer ou ralentir avec soin une cloison pendant un cycle d'ouverture ou de fermeture, et ainsi de réduire tout dommage éventuel pouvant être causé à cette cloison, à l'ouverture, au système mécanique, et aux autres composants. Ce mécanisme peut en outre être programmé de manière à restreindre ou à permettre l'accès à une pièce de plusieurs manières appropriées, et peut également permettre une utilisation plus sure de la cloison ou de la porte, notamment en empêchant celle-ci de se mouvoir par inertie de manière non contrôlable à l'improviste.
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