Description

Horizontal Steel Sliding Folding Door

Common use

Industrial

Maximum Width

14000mm

The Door Panel

Comprises of a galvanized steel collapsible gate having vertical picket interconnected by rectangular steel bars acting on the “lazy tong” principle.

Leaves 305 wide arranged in pairs hung from the front of each picket are hinged to adjacent leaves providing a heavy duty horizontal folding door assembly.

The door complete suspended from a lintel mounted heavy duty rolled steel top track by double rollers fitted to alternate pickets. Guides spigots at the base of each picket located in a substantial floor track. The whole door assembly fabricated from galvanized steel.

Typical Arrangements

Doors can be arranged to bunch to either one or both sides of an opening.

The unfixed edge of any section being fitted with a rebated lead post assembly to which internal and external operating handles are fitted.

Operations

Manual
Single phase
Three phase

Note - When power operated, a geared electric motor with torque limiter drives an endless chain running parallel to the overhead track and coupled to the lead post. Control of power operation is provided by push button operation switches with alternative remote systems being available if required.

Security

Hasp and staple padlocking facility is fitted to the inside or outside to enable positive locking from either side as standard.

Safety Factor

In the event of a electrically operated door meeting an obstruction when operating, the torque limit operates the micro switch to switch off the mains supply to the motor.

Options Extra

• An alternative lever lock system can be incorporated.
• Viewing panels – With toughened glass
• Railway lines – special track to allow railway line through the opening
• Runway beams – Cut out section to allow overhead beams though the door
• Sumps – Water drainage for bottom track