Balancing and guiding device for sliding doors

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EP 0 874 122 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/44

(21)	Application number: 98107211.9

(22)	Date of filing: 21.04.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: E05D 13/00, E05D 15/24, E05F 1/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

24.04.1997 IT MI970980
03.06.1997 IT MI970403 U

(71)	Applicant: Ristolfi, Oscar
	20019 Settimo Milanese, (MI) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Ristolfi, Oscar 20019 Settimo Milanese, (MI) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Coloberti, Luigi
	Via E. de Amicis No. 25 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	Balancing and guiding device for sliding doors

(57) A balancing and guiding device (16) for vertically movable doors (10). The door (10) is sliding on tracks (13) vertically extending on both sides, and it is operatively connected to a balancing device; according to an embodiment, the balancing device (16) comprises a vertically movable body member having an upper body portion (17) of constant weight, and a bottom body portion (18) of variable weight, provided by superimposable and hingeably connected plates (23). The tracks (13) for the door are provided by channel members comprising bottom and side walls defining a guide portion (40) and a protective portion (41) partially extending on both faces of the paneling (10) of the door.

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