Bircher ClickLine Electrical Safety Edge with Click-Fit Foot

Overview

What it is

ClickLine is Bircher’s family of rubber profiles with a click-fit foot. An ENT-R contact strip runs inside the EPDM profile; when the profile is pressed the conductive layers touch and the switching device sees the change.

What it is used for

Protecting crushing and shearing points on sliding gates, sectional doors, folding doors and revolving doors. Bircher shows it combined with the ExpertSystem XRF radio system on moving leaves.

Key features

• Profile clicks into the rail, so a damaged edge can be replaced without pulling it out sideways.
• Six profile types, from 29 x 30 mm to 36 x 65 mm.
• Switching force from 60 to 140 N and overtravel at 400 N from 10 to 29 mm depending on profile.
• Robust ENT-R contact strip suited to damp conditions and higher mechanical load.
• End pieces with 8.2 kΩ terminating resistor or two-wire connection, cable 0.5 to 25 m.

Buying considerations

Select the profile from the stopping distance and overtravel your gate needs; the Bircher brochure gives the calculation (s1 = ½ x v x T, safety factor at least 1.2). Edges are made to length up to 6 m, so state profile, length, cable lengths and end termination in your quote request.

Installation considerations

Aluminium rail AP-5 or AP-5-F1 suits the 25 and 30 mm profiles; AP-8 suits the 36 mm profiles. The edge only becomes a safety device when connected to a monitoring switching device or XRF transmitter.

Compatibility

Works with Bircher ESD3 switching device and ExpertSystem XRF (via cable ENEH-K05XRF).