Patent ID: 8915020
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A device for closing a room opening, the device comprising a frame, at least one leaf, an inflatable sealing member and a sealing member actuation device in fluid communication with the sealing member, the frame being adapted to be set in a reveal of the room opening, the at least one leaf being movably arranged relative to the frame so as to move relative to the frame from an open to a closed position in which there exists between the frame and the at least one leaf a gap, the sealing member being disposed at least substantially within the gap, wherein: the sealing member, when not actuated, does not drag against an adjacent component of a facing surface of the at least one leaf or the frame which is moving relative thereto when the room opening is opened or closed, the sealing member is actuated by the actuation device when the device for closing a room opening is in a position suitable for actuation of the sealing member, the sealing member actuation device comprises an electrically operated compressed air source arranged inside a leg of the frame, thereby permitting installation of said device for closing a room opening in a building without a need for a pre-existing external fluid pressure source, the at least one leaf is slidable relative to the frame, a control panel, operatively connected to the actuation device, is attached to the frame allowing sealing and unsealing of the device for closing a room opening, and the sealing member extends along the entire gap between the leaf and the frame.