Sectional door panel and method of manufacture

Abstract

A sectional door ( 10 ) and an assembly method for attaching a component ( 40, 41, 90 ) to a panel ( 11 ) of the sectional door ( 10 ) including the steps of fabricating a panel ( 11 ) for the sectional door ( 10 ), preparing a component ( 40, 41, 90 ) for attachment to the panel ( 11 ), dispensing a first adhesive ( 71, 72 ) on a surface where the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) are to be joined, locating the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) in a predetermined relative attachment position, and dispensing a second adhesive ( 71, 72 ) along at least one surface where the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) abut. The sectional door ( 10 ) according to the assembly method includes a panel ( 11 ) having at least one side with at least a portion being a substantially planar surface ( 12, 13 ), a component ( 40, 41, 90 ) having at least one engaging surface ( 65, 66, 87, 88, 91 ) joined to the planar surface ( 12, 13 ), a first adhesive ( 71, 72 ) interposed between the planar surface ( 12, 13 ) and the engaging surface ( 65, 66, 87, 88, 91 ), and a second adhesive ( 71, 72 ) disposed along an edge of the engaging surface ( 65, 66, 87, 88, 91 ) and the planar surface ( 12, 13 ), whereby the second adhesive ( 71, 72 ) effects a seal between the panel ( 11 ) and the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) and imparts structural strength of the component ( 40, 41, 90 ) to the panel ( 11 ).

1 . A sectional door comprising, a panel having at least one side with at least a portion being a substantially planar surface, a component having at least one engaging surface joined to said planar surface, a first adhesive interposed between said planar surface and said engaging surface, and a second adhesive disposed along an edge of said engaging surface and said planar surface, whereby said second adhesive effects a seal between said panel and said component and imparts structural strength of said component to said panel.  
   
   
       2 . A sectional door according to  claim 1 , wherein said second adhesive is a structural adhesive.  
   
   
       3 . A sectional door according to  claim 1 , wherein said first adhesive is a quick setting adhesive.  
   
   
       4 . A sectional door according to  claim 1 , wherein said component is a stile.  
   
   
       5 . A sectional door according to  claim 4 , wherein said component is a center stile with a pair of spaced lips joined to said planar surface.  
   
   
       6 . A sectional door according to  claim 4 , wherein said component is an end stile with a pair of spaced lips, one joined to said planar surface and a second otherwise engaging said panel.  
   
   
       7 . A sectional door according to  claim 1 , wherein said component is a decorative piece having a planar engaging surface joined to said planar surface of said panel and imparting aesthetic characteristics to said panel.