 |  | RITE-HITE DOORS EXTENDS SAFETY
BEYOND THE DOOR OPENING
 | MILWAUKEE--Rite-Hite Doors, Inc. announces the introduction of the I-Zone™ Area Detection System -- the newest safety device available for high-speed doors. This revolutionary system utilizes infrared (IR) technology to sense pedestrians before they are in the door opening, and prevents a door from beginning to close when a person enters the seven foot safety zone. This helps reduce the risk of impact because the door stays open when people are moving towards the door -- not just when a person is standing in the door opening.
Conventional downward-acting doors use reversing photoeyes to detect traffic within the door opening. This means that a pedestrian may be under a closing door before being detected by the photoeyes. The I-Zone extends safety beyond the door opening, and detects people as they approach the door from either side of the opening. |
Each IR sensor looks out in front of both sides of the opening, and the infrared beams cross to form the safety zone. If a pedestrian enters this zone, the door remains open. In addition, the sensors reverse the door if the close cycle has already begun and a pedestrian enters the zone. The I-Zone system keeps the door open the entire time the pedestrian is moving through the zone.
The I-Zone system also includes an exclusive self-monitoring feature. If the system detects a potential problem with its proper operation, an alarm will sound to indicate that the sensors should be examined.
The new I-Zone system is available exclusively on Rite-Hite Doors’ Protecdor® and TrakLine™ Series doors, and can be added to both new and existing installations.
Rite-Hite Doors, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., is a leading manufacturer of high performance doors designed for increased safety and productivity, and reduced operating costs. For more information on the new I-Zone System, call “The Leading Edge in Door Safety,” Rite-Hite Doors at 1-800-456-0600. |
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