Automatic door opening is a very convenient feature that allows you to save free time. You can make such automation with your own hands, and in this article we will tell how to cope with such a task. There are 3 main types of models: sliding, swing and garage doors. With each view, we will deal with more.

Automatic swing gate

The automatic opening of the swing type gate is considered the most simple and convenient in the use of the option, and most importantly, you need it is free space for opening sash. The framework for the design is collected from a high strength profile, after which it is trimmed with wood or metal panels. If the means allow, you can make expensive, but very attractive and status gates made of forged carved grilles.

In order to make a swing gate with automatic opening, you will need that:

• structures for mounting design;
• fastening loops;
• central and side stops;
• sash;
• bolt;
• 2 electrical drives;
• brackets, with which the drive will be fixed on the pillars and gates;
• handles for opening.

To independently create a system of automatic opening of the gate, you must prepare pillars. Often they are made of steel pipes, and sometimes instead of pillars, a P-shaped frame is built, which is slightly lighter by weight. To mount the design you also need to pour a solid foundation.

The gate sash is fixed on the pillars with the help of special loops that should be sold complete with the gate themselves. Such hinges provide a smooth movement of the construction, and their number directly depends on the severity and square of the flaps. The loops are made from metal or from polymeric materials. The sash also consist of several components: frame and panels. The fill panel is sometimes presented in the form of a solid canvase, sometimes they are sparse or combined. The materials applies wood, metal stakenik, aluminum profile, sandwich panels, etc. Frames made from metal products. Any metal parts that are present on the gate must be primed and painted.

Communicable components of the system are lateral or central stops. They perform the functions of the limiters and hold the design sash at the specified limits. Such stops are removable or non-removable. When installing the gate, even automatic, it is necessary to take care of the presence of pens and grazing. In the event of problems with electricity, when you cannot use the automatic, such elements will be very useful.

Electric drives of automatic opening of the gate and brackets for their fixation are often sold complete. These items should be one manufacturer, only so they will be absolutely approaching each other and working properly.

To make a system of automatic opening of the gate, you can purchase a ready-made automation kit that includes self-accessed drives, control unit, photocells, fasteners, and keys to unlock the gate in case of an emergency. The list of all components of the automatic system on opening the swollen gates, as well as the rules for installing elements are indicated in the instructions.

Choosing an automatic system, certain factors should be taken into account:

• size and mass of sash;
• the intensity of the opening of the gate;
• easy moves of sash.

Mass and sash area must be considered as two complementary factor. Since the wind loads are constantly affected on the gate canvas, the automation must be selected appropriate. For example, if you put a system designed for weight up to 100 kg, but do not take into account the area of \u200b\u200bthe gate, the strong wind can break the design. To decide which device to buy, it is necessary to make simple calculations to begin. For example, if the sash area is 2x2 m, and the average wind load rate for a particular area is 50 kg / m, the load on the gate will be 2x2x50 \u003d 200 kg. Suppose that the sash weighs about 100 kg. We add this digit to the value obtained and get 300 kg. It is advisable to buy automation with some power reserve, it means that the drive must be designed for sash weighing from 400 to 800 kg.

The intensity of the opening is another important factor that shows the time of the actual work of the structure in 1 hour, the intensity is calculated in percent. As a rule, this parameter is present in the technical passport of the product.

The ease of the movement of the sash shows how well the loops are lubricated and the entire design elements are mounted correctly. The climate and weather, humidity and air temperature affect the ease of movement of the sash.

The actuators of the automatic opening of the gate are several types:

1. Linear or worm. Such systems are best mounted on the gate that swallow in both directions. The price of worm drives is relatively low, and in operation they are quite simple.
2. The lever drive is a kind of long lever, the two parts of which are interconnected by the hinge. Best of all the mechanism of automatic opening of the lever type gate is suitable for designs whose flaps are attached to remove from poles by 20-40 cm. The automation system is mounted on columns that are located in front of the frame columns.

Automatic sweating gate

Retractable gates are currently considered the most common option. Their design looks more complicated than that at the swollen gate, and not so long ago, the special accessories on the skate gate was not so easy to find. Now you can purchase all the items without any problems and establish a sliding gate that have many advantages:

1. At such a gate, you do not need to install guide elements, and therefore the design can be absolutely arbitrary height. This allows you to not think about the height of the vehicles entering the garage or to the courtyard.
2. Automation in this type of gate works clearly and properly. You do not need to leave the car to open the sash manually.
3. Retractable gates are easy to operate and maintain.
4. They are durable, capable of listening to their masters not one dozen years. This design can withstand up to 50 thousand openings.

Of the minuses it is worth highlighting the fact that the set of automation for the retractable gate is more expensive than for swinging. In addition, to install such a design you will need a free place where the sash will roll back.

Installing the automatic opening system of the retractable gate does not represent any difficulties for those who know how to work with the welding machine and use the grinder. Visually, the sliding gate can be absolutely any, the choice of material for the canvas you are entitled to choose at your discretion. Very often, the design is sewn with wood, metal, profiled sheets, stakenist, forged elements, plastic, and the like. Retractable gates are made in the form of a solid cloth or have a built-in door.

Return gate with your own hands

1. The very first thing to do before assembling the gate is to determine their size. Its mass depends on the dimensions of the design, and in accordance with this, the necessary fittings are selected. The dimensions of the structure also determine the distance that will be needed to open the sash, as a rule, this indicator is one and a half times higher than the size of the gateway.
2. Deciding with the dimensions of the structure, you can start the installation of support pillars. They are made of durable wood, chawller, bricks, steel or concrete. The posts are taken to the soil to a depth of at least 1 m. If it is not so deep inserting it, through the time the bar can change the position and disrupt the stability of the entire structure. Before pumping pillars in the ground, it is necessary to first dig a pockets to 120 cm deep, then fill them with rubble and sand, pouring materials with a layer of 15 cm. Then rubble must be tamped, to put a pillar from above, align it vertically and pour cement-sandy solution.
3. The next stage is the fill of the foundation. It must be high quality and durable to withstand a significant mass of the design. A channel is immediately mounted in the foundation, which is responsible for the movement of the sash on the rollers. Before making a foundation in Earth dig a deepening. Its length is equal to half the opening of the gate, the width ranges from 40 to 45 cm, the depth ranges between 100 and 120 cm. I must have a P-shaped form. At the bottom of the recess, as in the previous case, pour a layer of sand and rubble, and then his trambet.
4. In the created ditch mounted a banquette. To do this, take a 20-centimeter chaserler and 10 centimeter fittings. The reinforcement is divided into fragments of 1 m long, after which she welded it to the shelter shelves. This bench is immersed in the pit and poured with cement-sandy solution.
5. The carrier frame for the design is made of steel pipe, which is also called the profile for the gate. This pipe is cut into fragments of the desired length, which are subsequently grinding the grinder to remove rust. Then the metal is treated with a gasoline or another solvent for degreasing the surface, after which the anti-corrosion primer is covered. The frame is collected, connecting elements with a welding machine. The seams are cleaned, and then the design is once again opened with the primer.
6. The next stage the frame is painted and sewn. Painting metal is best alkyd enamel - it is inexpensive and durable. To get a more attractive result, apply the paint at least 2 layers while drying each of the layers before applying the following. Seel the frame can be anything, choose the material at your discretion. The elements of the gate sheets are fixed to the frame from the inside, fixing the rigidity on the edges with the help of self-tapping screws.
7. When the gate is ready, they can be placed in place. Initially, the design rollers, hiding them in the guide element on the banquette. Then the design is aligned horizontally and vertically using the construction level. The lower rollers are welded to the schuleler, and then the top rollers are mounted on the support poles. The columns also fix captors, after which the automatic opening system is mounted on the gate.

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