The entry door hardware

Details are everything. The quality of man's watch determines his status, and the hardware determines the status of the entry door. In this article we will figure out the details that provide the beauty, safety and reliability of the entry door.

Door handles

Types of door handles:

1) Bell knobs. The handle is connected to the latch; when you press the latch, the latch "unlocks" the door; if the handle is released - the latch plate returns to the original position and securely fixes the door in the door frame. According to the method of attachment, the bell knobs are divided into two types: a plate handle and a rose plate handle.

2) Fixed door handles. A U-shaped door handle (a door pull handle, a tube handle) is not associated with the lock mechanism, it is mostly used for aisled doors, utility rooms etc.

In most cases, the entry doors are equipped with handles having a push mechanism, which are made of copper, zinc, steel or brass. The coating is chrome, brass or nickel, these materials are resistant to corrosion, mechanical damage, as well as various atmospheric phenomena, this is especially important if the door mounting is planned at the street-house line.

The Patriot and MED metal entry doors are equipped with rose plate bell knobs with chrome coating.

Door hinges

Door hinges are a hard and reliable fastening of the door to the door frame. Their aim is to provide an easy and free access to the entry door, as well as a reliable fixation of the assembly. The type (single-leaf or double-leaf doors) and the weight of the entry doors determine the number of hinges.

Hinges on the supporting ball are a kind of hinges for steel doors. A steel ball is inserted inside the hinge. It greatly reduces the friction area of the contact elements, thereby increasing the durability of the assembly. One hinge is designed to the weight up to 100 kg.

The hinges can be used for any direction of door hands (left / right).

The Patriot and MED entry doors are equipped with hinges on the supporting ball. The hinge number depends on the type and weight of the door:

• The MED single entry doors have 2 hinges;
• The Patriot single doors have 3 hinges;
• The Patriot sesquialteral doors are equipped with 6 hinges.

Locks

A lock is the main element of the entry door protection, it serves so that the unknown people can't get into your house. Modern entry metal doors are equipped with mortise locks. The mortise lock is built-in into the door leaf, opposite to which the holes for the header are located. Such a lock design provides a reliable level of tamper resistance.

Mortise locks are divided into two types according to their opening:

• A wing-key lock is a combination of equipped with elements of secrecy plates which are located inside the case. This type of the lock is one of the most protected from the intellectual break-in method, for example the selection of the keys, as well as the force break-in method such as drilling out, wrenching off and sawing the deadbolts.
• The cylinder lock is a confidential mechanism made in the form of a cylinder with a pin lock. The cylinder lock is quite reliable, but it is more prone to the force method of opening than the wing-key lock is, so it acts as an additional protection of the entry door.

The Patriot and MED entry doors are equipped with locks having various locking mechanisms - the wing-key one and the cylinder one. Such a lock system provides a reliable protection from various types of breaking-in.

Protector

A protector is a reliable lock protection from various physical break-in methods. Strong alloys (hardened steel) are used to produce it.

Types of protectors

• Laid on protectors are mounted directly on the door;
• Mortise protectors are attached to the lock case inside the door. The laid on protector can be knocked down, so the mortise protector has a higher level of tamper resistance.

The Patriot and MED metal entry doors are equipped with mortise and laid on protectors for the cylinder lock, depending on the door series. The protector coating is chrome and brass.

The Patriot and MED metal entry doors are the beauty and security of your house!