Roller shutter
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A roller shutter, roller door or sectional overhead door is a type of door
or window shutter
consisting of many horizontal slats (or sometimes bars or web systems) hinged together. The door is raised to open it and lowered to close it. On large doors, the action may be motorized. It provides protection against wind and rain. In shutter form, it is used in front of a window and protects the window from vandalism
and burglary
attempts.
s, garages
, kitchens, schools, prisons and warehouse
s.
Describes the type where the roller shutter box is fixed to the exterior of the building facade.
Built-in Roller Shutter Doors
Where the roller shutter box is built into the lintel above the window.
Integrated roller shutter
A roller shutter and window combined as a single unit.
Roller shutter with tilting laths
A roller shutter with laths that tilt, similar to an external venetian blind.
Manual
With gear drive from the shutter roller traced through the building facade to a universal joint on the room side that is operated by a cranked winding handle.
Manual tape
A tape drive around a flange on the roller is traced through the building facade with pulley guides to an inertia reel on the room side.
Electric
With a tubular motor fitted within the roller. Automatic operation can be added.
Fire Shutter
Can either be manual roller shutter or electric roller shutter, which uses Woods Metal and a weight bar to close the roller shutter or can be linked to Fire Alarm System to close automatically on event of fire alarm activation.
Steel, aluminium or PVC extrusion, single or multi wall.
Roller (or roller tube)
Steel, aluminium tube supported at either end by an end plate.
Shutter box
Formed steel or aluminium extrusions designed to protect the roller assembly.
Guide rail
Steel or aluminium to retain the shutter curtain. Rubbing strips to reduce rattle and draught strips can be added.
Bottom lath
Steel, aluminium or PVC to match the lath. Rubber tubes to reduce draught can be added.
Door
A door is a movable structure used to open and close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates inside of a space....
or window shutter
Window shutter
A window shutter is a solid and stable window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails...
consisting of many horizontal slats (or sometimes bars or web systems) hinged together. The door is raised to open it and lowered to close it. On large doors, the action may be motorized. It provides protection against wind and rain. In shutter form, it is used in front of a window and protects the window from vandalism
Vandalism
Vandalism is the behaviour attributed originally to the Vandals, by the Romans, in respect of culture: ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable...
and burglary
Burglary
Burglary is a crime, the essence of which is illicit entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offense. Usually that offense will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary...
attempts.
Applications
Roller shutters have many applications, including doors for vanVan
A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people.In British English usage, it can be either specially designed or based on a saloon or sedan car, the latter type often including derivatives with open backs...
s, garages
Garage (house)
A residential garage is part of a home, or an associated building, designed or used for storing a vehicle or vehicles. In some places the term is used synonymously with "carport", though that term normally describes a structure that is not completely enclosed.- British residential garages:Those...
, kitchens, schools, prisons and warehouse
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
s.
Types and operation
Built-on Roller Shutter DoorsDescribes the type where the roller shutter box is fixed to the exterior of the building facade.
Built-in Roller Shutter Doors
Where the roller shutter box is built into the lintel above the window.
Integrated roller shutter
A roller shutter and window combined as a single unit.
Roller shutter with tilting laths
A roller shutter with laths that tilt, similar to an external venetian blind.
Manual
With gear drive from the shutter roller traced through the building facade to a universal joint on the room side that is operated by a cranked winding handle.
Manual tape
A tape drive around a flange on the roller is traced through the building facade with pulley guides to an inertia reel on the room side.
Electric
With a tubular motor fitted within the roller. Automatic operation can be added.
Fire Shutter
Can either be manual roller shutter or electric roller shutter, which uses Woods Metal and a weight bar to close the roller shutter or can be linked to Fire Alarm System to close automatically on event of fire alarm activation.
Components
LathSteel, aluminium or PVC extrusion, single or multi wall.
Roller (or roller tube)
Steel, aluminium tube supported at either end by an end plate.
Shutter box
Formed steel or aluminium extrusions designed to protect the roller assembly.
Guide rail
Steel or aluminium to retain the shutter curtain. Rubbing strips to reduce rattle and draught strips can be added.
Bottom lath
Steel, aluminium or PVC to match the lath. Rubber tubes to reduce draught can be added.