Patent ID: 11913273
Assignee: APEX INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 0:
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.