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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2000
Yoshinori Hamada, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Yokotachi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Nabco Limited, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A revolving door system includes outer walls ( ) disposed in parallel with a doorway in a building. A hollow center core ( ) having a racetrack-shaped cross-section is disposed between the outer walls, whereby passageways are defined by the lower surface ( ) of a ceiling ( ), the floor, the center core and the outer walls. Upper and lower rails ( ) and ( ) are secured within the center core, and with which plural sets of upper and lower suspension devices ( ) and ( ) are movable engaged. A plurality of doors ( ) are supported by the upper and lower suspension devices. A pulling bar ( ) is linked to the upper suspension device for each door. The pulling bars are connected to a driving chain ( ) driven to move by a door driving arrangement. A carrier bar ( ) is connected to each upper suspension device, for rotatably supporting the upper portion of each door at a location near the center core. The lower portion of each door is rotatably supported by one of the lower suspension devices. An electromagnetic locking arrangement ( ) detachably holds the upper portion of each door with respect to the carrier bar at a location remote from the center core.