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AAADM
The American
Association of Automatic Door Manufactures.
ADA
The Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990.
ANSI
American National
Standard Institute.
ANSI
A156.10
The industry
standards for power operated pedestrian doors. Published by the American
National Standard Institute.
ANSI
A156.19
The industry
standards for power assist and low energy door operators. Published by
the American National Standard Institute.
ACTIVE AREA
The area or zone where motion or presence is detected.
ACTIVATION
When a sensing device or mat signals the door's control box to perform a
specific action or function.
ACTUATION
See ACTIVATION
ACTUATOR
See OPERATOR
AIR LOCK
A vestibule in which only one door (or set of doors) can be opened at a
time.
APPROACH
MAT
The activating control mat placed in the usual approach side of a door.
APPROACH
SENSOR
The activating control sensing device placed in the usual approach side
of a door.
ARM
See DRIVE ARM
BACK
CHECK
See OPEN CHECK
BELT DRIVE
OPERATOR
A door operator, which utilizes a gear box and pulley system, to move a
belt (usually nylon) as a means of power transmission.
BI-PARTING
SLIDING DOORS
Two sliding door panels, moving in opposite directions, but providing
one door opening.
BREAKOUT
See PANIC BREAKOUT
CLEAR
OPENING
The normal clear opening width, when the door is in the normal full open
position.
CLOSING
CYCLE
When an automatic
door moves from its full open position towards its full closed position.
CLOSING
CHECK POSITION
The position of the
door's travel where its speed is reduced prior to reaching the full
closed position. Must be at least the last 2" (51 mm) of closing
travel for a sliding door and the 10 degrees of closing travel for a
swinging door.
CLOSING
CHECK SPEED
The reduced rate of speed a door travels, during its final closing
travel.
CLOSING
SPEED
The rate of speed a
door travels towards its full closed position.
CONTROL BOX
An electronic device
which regulates and controls the door's operator.
COVER
A removable panel or
case to provide service access to the door operator.
CYCLE,
CLOSING
The entire travel
distance and time elapsed, while a door moves from the full open
position to the full closed position.
CYCLE,
OPENING
The entire travel
distance and time elapsed, while a door moves from the full closed
position to the full open position.
DOOR
ARM
See DRIVE ARM
DOOR LIGHT
or DOOR LITE
The area of a door panel glazed with glass.
DOOR STILE
(No, not style) The vertical structural component of a door's edge.
Narrow door stiles are about 2" wide, medium door stiles are about
4" wide and wide door stiles are about 5" wide.
DOOR RAIL
The horizontal structural component of a door's top and bottom edge.
Typically a narrow stile door has a 4" bottom rail, a medium or
wide stile door typically has a 6" bottom rails. High bottom rails
are typically 10".
DRIVE ARM
The mechanical device, connecting the operator to the door, which
transmits motion.
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
OPERATOR
A self contained door operator which uses an electric motor in
conjunction with a gear box (transmission) as a means of transmitting
locomotion to a door.
ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC
OPERATOR
A self contained door operator which utilizes an electric motor in
conjunction with a pump and piston.
FLOOR
MOUNTED OPERATOR
Door operator which is installed at or below the floor surface; usually
a hydraulic door operator.
GLASS GUARD
A grille or bar mounted on the door to protect the glass from damage
caused by impacts.
GUARD BAR
See GLASS GUARD
GUIDE RAIL
Traffic control device used to move pedestrians around and away from a
door's travel arc. Also used to direct pedestrian traffic through a door
opening in a perpendicular travel path.
HEADER
CASE
An enclosure used to conceal and mount a door operator.
HOLD-OPEN
BEAM
A photo electric light mounted across the threshold area of a door, used
to keep the door in the open position when the threshold area is
occupied.
HYDRAULIC
OPERATOR
Door operator which
utilizes a cylinder and piston powered by compressed fluid. The pump (or
power pack) for a hydraulic operator is usually mounted in a remote
location. Hydraulic lines or hoses are used to supply pressurized fluid
to the operator.
KNOWING ACT
An intentional means of activating a door operator. i.e. wall switch,
card reader, ceiling mounted pull cord switch, etc.
LATCH JAMB
The door's jamb
(frame) opposite the hinges. Usually the side the door latches on.
LATCH CHECK
POSITION
See CLOSING CHECK POSITION
LATCH CHECK
SPEED
See CLOSING CHECK
SPEED
LEFT HAND
DOOR
A door hinged on the left side, which swings into a building space.
LEFT HAND
REVERSE DOOR
A door hinged on the left side, which swings out of a building space.
LEFT HAND
TRAFFIC
Traffic pattern through a vestibule or an entrance in which traffic
enters and exits the door through the left side.
LINTEL
Supporting structure over the top of a doorway.
LINEAR
DRIVE
Gearless mechanical transmission which converts rotary motion of a drive
shaft to linear motion.
LOW ENERGY
DOOR OPERATOR
Automatic door
operator which opens a door under low power and slow speed. Usually used
at accessible entrances for the disabled. Low energy door operators are
usually both manually operable and automatic.
MASONRY
OPENING
Opening in a brick, stone or concrete wall into which a door or window
is to be installed. Also see ROUGH OPENING.
MAT,
ACTUATION
Means of activating an automatic door with a floor contact (weight
sensitive) mat.
MAT, SAFETY
Means of preventing a closed door from opening or a full open door from
closing with a floor contact (weight sensitive) mat.
MEETING
STILE
For a pair of doors within a single frame opening; the vertical door
edges that meet in the center of the opening.
MOTION
SENSOR
Electronic device which detects motion and sends an actuation signal to
a door operator. Microwave motion sensors detect motion by the Doppler
shift (radar) principle. Passive infra-red motion detectors detect a
heat differential moving through a detection grid. Motion sensors are
usually microwave units.
MUNTIN BAR
The horizontal mid-rail in a door panel, usually dividing the door's
glass into two pieces.
OPENING
CYCLE
When an automatic door moves from its full open position towards its
full closed position.
OPENING
CHECK
The final travel position just before the door reaches its full open
position. The door's opening speed is reduced when in open check.
OPENING
CHECK POSITION
The position of the
door's travel where its speed is reduced prior to reaching the full open
position.
OPENING
CHECK SPEED
The reduced rate of
speed a door travels, during its final opening travel.
OPENING
SPEED
The rate of speed a
door travels towards its full open position.
OVERHEAD
CONCEALED OPERATOR
An automatic door
operator which is concealed in a housing directly over the top of the
door.
PANIC
BREAKOUT
1) When doors which normally swing in the direction of ingress are
forced to swing in the emergency egress direction.
2) When sliding doors are forced to swing out in the emergency egress
direction.
PHOTO CELL
Actuation switch which sends a signal to the door's control mechanism,
when the path of a light beam is interrupted by a person or an object.
PHOTO BEAM
See PHOTO CELL
PNEUMATIC
OPERATOR
Automatic door operator which is powered by compressed air in a piston
cylinder.
POWER
ASSIST DOOR OPERATOR
A mechanism which reduces the amount of force required to manually
operate a door. Power assist doors do not open a door for traffic.
POWER
ASSIST CLOSE
When the door
operator's motor (or other type of power system) is used to assist the
door operator's closing spring. Usually at locations with very high
winds and/or building stack pressures.
POWER CLOSE
When the door operator's motor (or other type of power system) is used
to close the door. Power close door operators do not have closing
springs.
POWER OPEN
When the door operator's motor (or other type of power system) is used
to open the door.
POWER UNIT
Pump (hydraulic or air) used to power a door operator. Power units are
usually installed in a remote building location, with lines or hoses to
the door operator.
PRESENCE
DETECTOR
Electronic device
which detects presence inside a detection zone and sends a operating
signal to the door's control mechanism. Ultra-sonic presence detectors
use sound waves (sonar) to detect presence. Active infra-red presence
detectors use invisible light reflecting off a person or an object
within the detection zone.
PULL CORD
SWITCH
Ceiling mounted switch which is activated by pulling a chain or cord.
PUSH TO
OPEN PUSH TO CLOSE
Operation of an automatic door which requires the user to activate a
switch to open the door. The door remains open, until the user activates
a switch to close it.
RATCHET
CONTROL
See PUSH TO OPEN PUSH TO CLOSE
RECYCLE
The reversing of a
door's travel, prior to reaching its full closed position.
RIGHT HAND
DOOR
A door hinged on the right side, which swings into a building space.
RIGHT HAND
REVERSE DOOR
A door hinged on the right side, which swings out of a building space.
RIGHT HAND
TRAFFIC
Traffic pattern through a vestibule or an entrance in which traffic
enters and exits the door through the right side.
ROUGH
OPENING
Opening in a wall into which a door or window is to be installed. Also
see MASONRY OPENING
SAFETY BEAM
See HOLD-OPEN BEAM
SINGLE
SLIDE
Automatic sliding door with a single moving door panel.
SELF
CONTAINED OPERATOR
A door operator which
requires no external power unit. See POWER UNIT.
SPRING
CLOSE
An automatic door
which uses a spring to return the door to the closed position.
STILE
See DOOR STILE
STRIKE JAMB
See LATCH JAMB
SURFACE
MOUNTED OPERATOR
Door operator mounted
onto the surface of the top door jamb and the structure above the door.
SYNCHRONIZED
OPERATORS
Operators which open a pair of doors simultaneously with the same
(usually closely matched) operating speeds.
TELESCOPING
SLIDING DOOR
Sliding door with two or more door panels traveling in the same
direction.
TIME DELAY,
CLOSING
The length of time a door remains fully open, after the actuation signal
is removed.
TOUCHLESS
SWITCH
Actuation switch which requires a user to place their hand near the
switch device, but does not require the user to touch or push.
TRANSOM
MOUNTED OPERATOR
See SURFACE MOUNTED
OPERATOR.
UNKNOWING
ACT
An unconscious means
of activating a door, such as a motion sensor or presence detector.
VISIBLE
MOUNTED OPERATOR
See SURFACE MOUNTED
OPERATOR
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