Considering safety is crucial along with smooth passage
Automatic doors have the potential to provide convenience, especially for patients with physical constraints. When patients using wheelchairs or stretchers move in and out of a facility, it is important for them to be able to move smoothly without using their hands, which is where automatic doors are particularly beneficial. Additionally, automatic doors can facilitate efficient entry and exit during busy times by considering the traffic flow within the facility. However, if sensor settings are not appropriate, it may reduce the convenience of the automatic doors. In healthcare facilities, it’s important to ensure that automatic doors provide smooth passage while prioritizing maximum safety to prevent accidents.
The safest function achieved by automatic door sensors
What if a small child sits on the door threshold? Or if a patient stops to talk to medical staff?If the automatic door doesn’t detect a person right under it, there’s a risk of it closing.
To reduce this risk, it’s crucial to have a safety detection area that overlaps the door threshold. After the door opens, keeping it open even if someone stops right underneath helps prevent accidents. While traditional sensors using infrared or microwaves can only create a detection area up to the edge of the door threshold, they may malfunction if they react to the threshold or metal, causing issues.
However, with OPTEX’s BLUEZONE, it’s possible to create a safety area that overlaps the door threshold only when the door is in detection mode. This BLUEZONE ensures safety without the risk of malfunction. Additionally, by equipping this BLUEZONE on both sides, a safety area that crosses the threshold can be established, further enhancing safety. Why not try out this BLUEZONE for yourself?
Should we be conscious of threshold safety for all automatic doors?
The answer is yes!
Introducing BLUEZONE is a one of kind technology that is unique and is setting the trend for automatic door threshold coverage with “look through” capability, which provides the ultimate threshold safety that adds value to the end user.
Optex is focused on being better and presenting BLUEZONE matches our commitment to leading the industry with providing safety in the threshold.
