This must be considered if your local building code has a minimum clear opening width requirement typically 44.
Double egress door handing.
Typically both door leaves are active.
This is called a double egress opening.
The unique design of the de series frame allows for the use of swing clear hinges.
Cdf distributors offers a way to determine the correct door swing for your commercial door using our easy handing chart.
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.
Left hand active inswing.
General door frame handing door swing handing door.
The handing will be lhr lhr or rhr rhr.
When the hinge edgeis at the left the swing is left hand if the door swings away from.
Left hand active outswing egress.
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.
Not perfect for traffic flow but usually there s a reason it s done this way an obstruction or odd ball traffic pattern.
Right hand active outswing egress.
Again door handing does not have to be a complicated matter.
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.
Double egress doors are dangerous for student use must be held open on automatic release devices will usually diminish exiting capacity and are discouraged.
A pair of swinging doors each leaf which swings in the opposite direction of the other.
Marked set by keying room.
These openings are installed in cross corrid.
Double door surface vertical rods.
When viewed from the exterior side of the door the hinge edge of the door determines the.
Marked set by keying room.
When provided the right hand door leaf should swing in the direction of egress.
Spotweld hand.
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.
Door leafs with exit panic devices installed are always handed as a reverse bevel door lhr or rhr.
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