A large number of motorists want to see swing gates at home , but it is not very convenient to drive them with your hands. Therefore, increasingly often, homeowners install automation for them, which makes the use of such devices convenient and reliable.
The main components that drive the entire mechanism are the swing gate operators. In terms of frequency of use, the mechanisms are of general use, private and with a high intensity of work. There are several categories of devices:
- for industrial use and private;
- installation outside or inside;
- electric or electro-hydraulic drive;
- for sections oar or retractable.
It is necessary to choose drives for swing gates taking into account many factors:
- the size;
- construction;
- mass of leaves;
- frequency of use.
Particular attention when choosing such a mechanism should be given to the last factor:
- at parking lots, the opening of the gates will be oscillatory, with greater intensity of work in the morning and evening;
- in industrial use, this process will have more than 300 cycles.
Before deciding which drives for swing gates to install, you need to know that there are three classes of them:
- The most popular option is with a linear device. It can open the gates in or out. From 6 to 8 cm there should be a distance between the struts on which the flaps are installed with the mounting location for the drive. External opening narrows the opening for vehicles on each side by almost 15 cm.
- Use of the lever mechanism. It is rational to use for wide openings.
- Installing the device underground. In the case of wide opening of the openings are mounted next to the axis of the structure at the level of the road.
Drives for swing gates are actuated from a remote control or remote control. Most often,
the control unit is included in the package
.There are combined control options or with connecting other systems to the automation unit: a code keypad, proximity or magnetic card reader, token receiver, and others.
A system of “stopping them in the event of a collision with an obstacle” can be integrated into the electric drive of swing gates. It is also equipped with a warning light that indicates in the dark that the mechanism is working. It is equipped with a safety photo-barrier, which prevents the curtains from closing if there is a foreign object, machine or person nearby.
The electric drive for swing gates has proven itself when working in bad weather: snowfall, rain, big wind, temperature fluctuations. Such devices are reliable constipation. When the power is turned off, it can be unlocked with a key, in which case the shutters can be freely closed or opened manually and the drive locked again.
It is good to use such automatic devices to access a small group of people in private institutions, cottages, hotels.
When approaching your home, you can effortlessly press just one button on the remote control to open the swing gates with electric drive. Having approached the garage, from the same device, you can open them. Even in bad weather, you can get into the room without leaving the car.