Safety sensors are designed to prevent accidents caused by automatic garage doors which have led to serious damage to cars and injuries and deaths to people and animals.
Automatic door safety sensors.
Sensors designed to offer the highest level of pedestrian safety during automatic door movement.
In fact these safety sensors have been required by law since 1993.
Let s look at the various kinds of sensors used in automatic doors.
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In the 1960s control mats were used as sensors to detect the approach of pedestrians.
The safepath sss 5 is a door mounted presence sensor designed to provide safety protection for any swing bi fold revolving and low energy automatic doors.
On swing doors while the door is opening the sss 5 will sense and protect a person in it s path and either slow or stop the door.
The traditional form of sensor is mechanical in which a.
They are part of the automatic garage door system.
Safety sensors are critical components of most automatic garage doors.
The sensors detect obstructions in the path of a closing garage door and prevent the door from closing when the path isn t.
Product reliability consistent and reliable sensor performance in a wide range of installation environments.