Hey,
I need to do electrical control for the basement damper.
2.6 x 0.9 meter flap. Made of ash wood with a foam polystyrene insert, the pre-calculated flap weight will be within 100-120 kg.
The flap is to be a closure between the pantry and the entrance to the basement, this can be seen in the photo:
The photo shows the places where the hinges will be mounted in red.
The damper is to be opened and closed electrically from two places: from the pantry and from the basement. It is also important that after opening the mechanism is self-locking, i.e. that the flap does not fall on someone's head, e.g. in the event of a power outage / failure of some component. The whole should open quite smoothly (a subjective description, but I would not like to wait 60 seconds for it to be possible to enter).
I am thinking about two solutions:
1. electric motor mounted above the hinges and with the help of rollers a cable which will be mounted from the top of the damper. Opening and closing would be done by winding the rope on a roll. For this probably some gear that would implement the condition of self-locking.
2. a linear actuator mounted from the bottom of the damper. From what I looked at the specifications are actuators that are self-locking.
As I do not have much practical experience in designing such solutions, I will be grateful for any suggestion on how to solve the topic and help in the selection of components. Or maybe someone has some other idea / concepts to implement it?
pozdr
I need to do electrical control for the basement damper.
2.6 x 0.9 meter flap. Made of ash wood with a foam polystyrene insert, the pre-calculated flap weight will be within 100-120 kg.
The flap is to be a closure between the pantry and the entrance to the basement, this can be seen in the photo:
The photo shows the places where the hinges will be mounted in red.
The damper is to be opened and closed electrically from two places: from the pantry and from the basement. It is also important that after opening the mechanism is self-locking, i.e. that the flap does not fall on someone's head, e.g. in the event of a power outage / failure of some component. The whole should open quite smoothly (a subjective description, but I would not like to wait 60 seconds for it to be possible to enter).
I am thinking about two solutions:
1. electric motor mounted above the hinges and with the help of rollers a cable which will be mounted from the top of the damper. Opening and closing would be done by winding the rope on a roll. For this probably some gear that would implement the condition of self-locking.
2. a linear actuator mounted from the bottom of the damper. From what I looked at the specifications are actuators that are self-locking.
As I do not have much practical experience in designing such solutions, I will be grateful for any suggestion on how to solve the topic and help in the selection of components. Or maybe someone has some other idea / concepts to implement it?
pozdr
