CPC E05F 15/73 (2015.01) [E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/41 (2015.01); E05F 15/43 (2015.01); E05F 15/611 (2015.01); E05F 15/614 (2015.01); F16D 7/025 (2013.01); F16D 7/044 (2013.01); E05F 2015/435 (2015.01); E05F 2015/765 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/216 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/41 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/308 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A motorized door assembly comprising:
a door positioned between opposing jambs of a door frame and movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door is pivotable about a pivot axis extending across the opposing jambs; and
a motor assembly mounted adjacent to the door, the motor assembly comprising:
an electric motor;
a plurality of drive gears;
a slip clutch; and
a driven shaft operably connected to the door to pivot the door about the pivot axis;
wherein the slip clutch includes a clutch plate that is slideable along the driven shaft, a drive plate driven by the electric motor via the drive gears, and a clutch spring urging the clutch plate into engagement with the drive plate, the clutch plate having a profiled face and the drive plate having a counter-profiled face for engagement with the profiled face.
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