US 11,891,847 B2
Compact sliding door system with soft-close and locking functionality
Danielle L. Racicot, Calgary (CA); Colin V. Blehm, Calgary (CA); Thomas A. Brown, Calgary (CA); and Adam J. Stosky, Calgary (CA)
Assigned to DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD., Calgary (CA)
Filed by DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD., Calgary (CA)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/244,717.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/018,090, filed on Apr. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0340798 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. E05D 15/00 (2006.01); E05D 15/06 (2006.01); E05F 5/00 (2017.01)
CPC E05D 15/0634 (2013.01) [E05F 5/003 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/614 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/684 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/132 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sliding door, comprising:
a door panel comprising:
a first face;
a second face opposite the first face; and
a top edge defining a first raised portion of the door panel, a second raised portion of the door panel, and an open space extending between the first raised portion and the second raised portion;
a plurality of rollers affixed to the door panel, wherein each of the plurality of rollers has an axis of rotation normal to the first face of the door panel; and
a soft-close assembly secured within the open space between the first raised portion of the door panel and the second raised portion of the door panel, wherein the plurality of rollers and the soft-close assembly do not extend above the first raised portion or the second raised portion of the door panel.