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

Claim 8:
9. 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;
a motor assembly operably connected to the door to pivot the door about the pivot axis;
a control board controlling the motor assembly;
a first break beam emitter mounted to one of the opposing jambs and operatively connected to the control board; and
a first break beam receiver mounted to the other one of the opposing jambs and operatively connected to the control board;
wherein the first break beam emitter and first break beam receiver are disposed along a beam axis extending parallel to the pivot axis and proximate to an edge of the door opposite the pivot axis, and wherein interruption of a light beam projected along the beam axis between the first break beam emitter and the first break beam receiver alters operation of the motor assembly.