Gate Closer DIREKT handles 3,500 mm wide hinged gate
Slamming driveway gate leads to disruption of the peace
The unique location directly on a lake in the middle of the nature reserve makes this campsite something special. It goes without saying that the enjoyment of nature, peace and quiet, are of utmost importance to many guests. A slamming gate can quickly become a nuisance.
Therefore, a solution had to be found for the 3,500 mm wide entrance gate to the campsite. Every now and then it didn’t close completely, i.e. the lock didn’t latch. Although the gate is not paneled, the wind would catch it and slam it shut with a loud bang. The annoyance due to the resulting disruption of quiet was inevitable.
The gate closer DIREKT closes the 3,500 mm wide, 1.750 mm high and 160 kg heavy hinged gate with controlled speed
The company Metallbau Tögel from Nickenich, Germany (their website can be found here), was assigned to solve the problem. They knew DICTATOR from other areas and also knew that DICTATOR works out simple, reliable and affordable solutions for many tricky cases together with the customer.
The advantage: The closing speed can be precisely adapted to the respective application. Although the gate closes very slowly here, the DIREKT gate closer always brings it safely into the lock.
Despite the large dimensions, an easy-to-retrofit solution was found: the special version DIREKT 300 with a particularly long stroke, a mounting bracket specially made by Tögel as a mounting accessory for the DIREKT and the exact calculation and specification of the installation points by DICTATOR’s technical customer service. The slamming of the entrance gate is now prevented with the “big brother” of the gate closer DIREKT, which has already been closing the adjacent pedestrian entrance gate safely and cushioned for many years.
With the help of a special mounting bracket, the DIREKT 300 could be fixed in such a way that its force can optimally act on the very wide gate leaf and it does not “collide” with the eye bolt hinges.
Thanks to the special version of the DIREKT gate closer, the night’s rest is no longer endangered.
The smaller pedestrian access gate has been safely closing by the DIREKT gate closer (top left) for years. The closing speed can be adjusted so slowly that one can pass the door comfortably.
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