Double Egress Door Handing
The de series double egress frames meet all the design parameters of conventional fe series double egress frames and is specified when cross corridor openings have the additional requirements of maximized clear opening width.
Double egress door handing. When the hinge edge is at the. Door leafs with exit panic devices installed are always handed as a reverse bevel door lhr or rhr. Cdf distributors offers a way to determine the correct door swing for your commercial door using our easy handing chart. When the hinge edgeis at the left the swing is left hand if the door swings away from.
A pair of swinging doors each leaf which swings in the opposite direction of the other. Typically both door leaves are active. This must be considered if your local building code has a minimum clear opening width requirement typically 44. This is called a double egress opening.
Double egress doors are dangerous for student use must be held open on automatic release devices will usually diminish exiting capacity and are discouraged. These openings are installed in cross corrid. The unique design of the de series frame allows for the use of swing clear hinges. Right hand outswing egress.
Again door handing does not have to be a complicated matter. General door frame handing door swing handing door. A double egress frame is a double door frame prepared to receive two single acting doors swinging in opposite directions both doors are the same hand. Right hand reverse active.
With a lh lh double egress pair you would still have a door available that is swinging in the direction of egress it would just be on the left hand side of the corridor. The handing will be lhr lhr or rhr rhr. 55th street davenport ia 52806 phone 563 386 8508 fax 563 386 1534. Marked set by keying room.
When viewed from the exterior side of the door the hinge edge of the door determines the. Left hand active outswing egress. Left hand reverse if it swings toward the viewer. When provided the right hand door leaf should swing in the direction of egress.
Not perfect for traffic flow but usually there s a reason it s done this way an obstruction or odd ball traffic pattern. Double acting rhr right hand reverse lhr left hand reverse rh lhr double egress lh rhr double egress lh left hand rh right hand 110 w. Spotweld hand. Marked set by keying room.