If your dilemma is having a manual or automatic gate, don’t worry, here is a guide for you to find out how opening an electric gate works and how it will make your life easier.
How does the opening of an electric gate work?
Opening an automatic gate is very simple. Before answering this question, let’s make some clarifications.
Imagine the feeling of being able to open and close your gate remotely with a remote control with a simple click inside your car or your home without having to take rain or other bad weather.
This point may already be enough to choose to automate your gate to simplify and make your normal daily life better.
Going into detail, to define the operation of the electric gate, it is necessary to define the two main gate types:
- Automatic sliding gate that has a track on which a single large leaf moves, which requires lateral space to allow the opening of a large passage;
- Automatic swing gate that has one or two leaves that open towards the inside or outside of the residence.
An automatic swing or sliding gate requires certain components for correct operation:
- A panel or control unit, that is the center of the system to which all the signals from the various control sensors arrive;
- An electric motor that can be single or multiple according to the type of gate;
- An articulated arm for swing gates;
- A track for sliding gates;
- The piston which is located inside the mechanical arm;
- Photocells connected to the control unit, which detect obstacles and block the opening or closing movement;
- The remote control that allows you to operate the gate remotely.
The gate motor can be buried for greater safety against damage or external using electromechanical or hydraulic systems used above all for large industrial applications.
The automatism in the event of a power failure always has a particular mechanism that allows you to unlock the motor and move the gate leaf manually.
So the answer to how the opening of an electric gate works is simple: thanks to the control unit that receives the signal sent by a remote control that immediately activates the motor that moves the door through a mechanical arm equipped with a piston.
The sensors and photocells are indispensable because they communicate to the control unit the presence of obstacles that can cause damage both to the structure and to people or animals that are crossing the passage during opening or closing at that moment.
VDS Automation has always been the right solution for your automatic gate
For over 30 years, our company has been involved in designing and manufacturing automatisms for every type of gate, always focusing on innovation and the quality of Made in Italy.
Our production consists of:
For more clarifications and more detailed information, you can contact the VDS Automation assistance center, call 085 4971946 or send an e-mail to info@vdsautomation.com. We are always at your disposal!
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