The traditional form of sensor is mechanical in which a.
Automatic door safety sensors.
In the 1960s control mats were used as sensors to detect the approach of pedestrians.
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.
Product reliability consistent and reliable sensor performance in a wide range of installation environments.
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Door mounted safety sensor.
Let s look at the various kinds of sensors used in 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.
Bea has successfully tested a.
In fact these safety sensors have been required by law since 1993.
They are part of the automatic garage door system.
The sensors detect obstructions in the path of a closing garage door and prevent the door from closing when the path isn t.
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.