The traditional form of sensor is mechanical in which a.
Automatic door safety sensors.
The sensors detect obstructions in the path of a closing garage door and prevent the door from closing when the path isn t.
Bea has successfully tested a.
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.
Now coming to modern day automated door systems most of them consist of sensors that help trigger the opening closing of doors when required.
Door mounted safety sensor.
Let s look at the various kinds of sensors used in automatic doors.
Product reliability consistent and reliable sensor performance in a wide range of installation environments.
Many thanks to jeff dunham of bea sensors for his assistance with the background information needed for this article.
In the 1960s control mats were used as sensors to detect the approach of pedestrians.
Sensors designed to offer the highest level of pedestrian safety during automatic door movement.
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.
Safety sensors are critical components of most automatic garage doors.