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Title: High speed door assembly

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6285978

A high speed door assembly is described, comprising an actuator cylinder and piston rods, a pressure supply cylinder and fittings, an electrically detonated explosive bolt, a honeycomb structured door, a honeycomb structured decelerator, and a structural steel frame encasing the assembly to close over a 3 foot diameter opening within 50 milliseconds of actuation, to contain hazardous materials and vapors within a test fixture.

DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5205069; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-769657
OSTI ID:
6285978
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2 Oct 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English