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Garage Door - Diagram

1Window Lite Glazed section with various types of glass or clear acrylic to allow for light and visibility.

2Sections Steel panels reinforced with stiles interconnected with hinges and rollers.

3Bottom Bracket
A structured support which provides for attachment of lifting cables.

4Cable Drum Grooved drums on the torsion spring shaft that lifting cables wind around when door is opening.

5Torsion Springs Provides the means to raise and lower the door via cable winding on drums.

6Extension Extends along both horizontal tracks

7Rear Hanger Track

8Track: Provides a guide for section to raise or lower door.

  • Track Types:  Standard, Low Headroom, High Lift, Vertical Lift
  • Track Components:
    Vertical Track: on either side of opening.
    Horizontal Track: attached to ceiling.
    Radius: curved track

Standard Heights: 7 feet high - 4 sections high
8 feet high - 5 sections high

Gauge = thickness of steel
Lower is better. 24-gauge is thicker than 25-gauge.

 

 


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