A large number of motorists want to see swing gates, but it is not very convenient to put them into action by hand. Therefore, more and more homeowners are installing automation for them, which makes the use of such devices convenient and reliable.
The main units that drive the entire mechanism are swing gate drives. According to the frequency of use, the mechanisms are of general use, private and high-intensity work. There are several categories of devices:
- for industrial and private use;
- Installation outside or inside;
- drive electric or electro-hydraulic;
- for swing or retractable sections.
It is necessary to choose drives for swing gates taking into account many factors:
- size;
- design;
- mass of valves;
- frequency of use.
Special attention when choosing such a mechanism should be given to the last factor:
- in car parks, gate opening will beoscillatory, with greater intensity of work in the morning and evening;
- in industrial use this process will have over 300 cycles.
Before deciding which swing gate drives to install, you need to know that there are three classes of them:
- The most popular option is using a linear device. It can open the gate inward or outward. From 6 to 8 cm there should be a distance between the uprights on which the sashes with the attachment point for the drive are installed. Outward opening narrows the vehicle opening on each side by almost 15cm.
- Using a lever mechanism. It is rational to use for wide openings.
- Installing the device underground. In the case of a wide opening, the openings are mounted near the axis of the structure at road level.
Drives for swing gates are operated from a key fob or remote control. Most often, the package includes a control unit.
There are combined control options or with connection to the automation unit of other systems: code keypad, proximity or magnetic card reader, token acceptor and others.
The swing gate electric drive can have a built-in system “stopping them when they collide with an obstacle”. It is also equipped with a signal lamp that indicates in the dark that the mechanism is working. Equipped with a safety photocell that prevents the blinds from closing if close tothere is a foreign object, machine or person.
The electric drive for swing gates has proven itself when working in bad weather: snowfall, rain, high winds, temperature fluctuations. Such devices are reliable constipation. In the event of a power outage, it can be unlocked with a key, in which case the leaves can be freely closed or manually opened and the drive blocked again.
It is good to use such automatic devices to access a small group of people in private institutions, cottages, hotels.
At the entrance to your house, you can effortlessly, by pressing just one button on the remote control, 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 inside without getting out of your car.
