Types of Elevator Doors

Hey, ever thought about elevator doors? They’re more than just barriers; they’re what keep us safe as we go up and down. And guess what? There are different types of elevator doors such as manual and automatic doors for lifts, each with its own style and function. Let’s check them out!

Overview of Lift Doors

Lift doors, or elevator doors, are the doors you walk through to get into the elevator. They’re super important for keeping you safe and making sure your ride is smooth. These doors can look different depending on the building and how many people use the elevator.

How Elevator Doors Work?

Elevator doors have two main parts: the doors inside the elevator that move when the elevator goes up and down, and the doors on each floor that open when the elevator arrives. They’re controlled by the elevator’s “brain,” called the elevator controller.

Here’s how they work:

Mechanism:

• A motor, powered by the controller, moves a bunch of wheels and arms.
• These parts help open and close the elevator doors using a track system.

Safety Features:

• The doors on each floor only open when the elevator is level with that floor. This happens because of a special mechanism on the elevator door.
• Elevator door sensors make sure they don’t close if someone or something is in the way.

Categories

1 Manual doors

These lift doors are usually found in older buildings. Most of the time, the person opens and closes them, but sometimes they close themselves. The ones that have them most often are small, old European lifts from the 1950s and 1970s.

The door may be spring-loaded, which means the gate can’t be left open. Alternatively, the gate may close itself when the user presses the button and open partly or fully when the lift gets to a floor. 

2 Automatic doors

In modern buildings, automatic doors for lifts doors are seen as normal. Almost all automatic doors are powered by a door operator inside the door. You can find them in stores, schools, hospitals, airports, and shopping malls, among other places. Automatic doors have a lot of features that manual doors don’t, such as pressure sensors, traffic sensors, speed controls, and the ability to recognise obstacles.

There are also different ways that they can open. What does “single opening” mean? It means a door with one panel that opens to the left or right. It’s common in old houses all over North America. Many buildings have doors that open in the middle. These doors have two panels that meet in the middle and swing open to the side. These kinds of doors work very well, but you can’t use the whole width of the door.

3 Swing doors

Swing doors are often put in so that people can walk through them. They are easy to put in homes and other similar buildings and can open and close themselves. There are different kinds of swing doors, such as: 

• Strong elevator doors.
• Vision doors with panels. 
• Doors made of glass. 
• Aluminium door frames. 
• Door made of stainless steel. 
• Doors that can withstand fire. 
• Eco bus doors that fold up.

4 Telescopic sliding doors

Most of the time, telescopic doors are found in small rooms because they don’t have to slide all the way through the side walls to open. The doors open and close automatically, taking up less wall room inside and making the opening bigger than with regular lift doors. There are different kinds of telescoping swing doors, such as:

• Doors that slide.
• Central opening or opening in a panel.
• Door made of stainless steel.
• Doors made of glass.
• Doors that can withstand fire.

5 Eco bus folding doors

People usually put these doors in places where there isn’t much room or weight. Because they are smaller and fold up, eco-bus sliding doors don’t change the weight of a lift or the structure of its cabin. For swing landing doors, there is also a motorised release system that is built in.

Eco bus folding doors come in many different styles, sizes, and finishes, just like other types of lift doors:

• Oval-shaped view screen.
• Door made of stainless steel.
• Aluminium door frames.
• Lock for the car door.
• Doors were painted.

6 Centre Opening

In the centre, as the name suggests, doors that open by splitting from the middle open. Because of how they look and feel, these types of doors are used for most power-operated door applications.
You can get these electric doors in a powder-coated mild steel finish, a hairline stainless steel finish, glass doors, or a designer stainless steel finish.

To sum up, lift doors are very important for safety and smooth rides. MAS Industries has come up with a lot of different choices, from manual doors to elevator door sensor with different styles. From swing doors to telescopic sliding doors and eco-bus folding doors, they make the best use of room and improve the user experience. 

MAS Industries is the best lift manufacturers in India when it comes to design, safety, and performance. They meet a wide range of needs in residential buildings and places with a lot of traffic, raising the bar for transportation around the world.