Sliding grilles give a stylish security closure that stacks to the side, for openings that don’t allow overhead stacking of a rolling grille.
Key Features
- Top-hung curtain on adjustable-height roller assemblies in an extruded aluminum track, with no floor track
- Up to 30′ wide without a bi-part, and unlimited widths with bi-parts
- Curtain of vertical aluminum rods and tubes connected with horizontal aluminum links; full-height aluminum for maximum security
- Durable clear anodized finish on exposed aluminum; optional colors to suit any architectural design
- Lead post options: keyed cylinder top and bottom locking post, or a hook bolt that locks into a wall channel
- Emergency egress fire exit available to meet fire code regulations
Specifications
| Models | EZ Grille, EZ Vent, EZ Guard |
|---|---|
| Max height | 12’0″ (all models) |
| Max width | Unlimited with bi-parts |
| Stacked load | 6.5 lbs/sq ft (EZ Grille); 9 (EZ Vent); 10 (EZ Guard) |
| Extended load | 0.75 lbs/sq ft (EZ Grille); 1.10 (EZ Vent); 1.30 (EZ Guard) |
| Storage pocket with an aluminum pocket door and adjustable height; wide variety of sizes | |
| Track | Durable hardened track; optional curves and custom curves |
| Cylinders | 1″ mortise cylinder in locking posts, easily changed on site; optional SFIC housing and cores |
| Curtain adjustment | Up to 1″ (25 mm) up or down to compensate for field conditions |
The header support must be able to carry the stacked weight of the grille.
Grille Clearance Elevations
Curtain height is adjustable to a maximum of 1″ (25 mm) upward, and 1″ (25 mm) downward to compensate for unexpected field conditions.
This will vary top clearance from curtain to track from 1 ⁄ 2″ (13 mm) to 2 1 ⁄ 2″ (63 mm).
Side Folding Grilles Post Descriptions
- Wall channel
- Lead post – with cylinders interior/exterior engaging hook bolt lock
- Bi-part – with cylinders interior/exterior and interior drop bolt
- Bi-part – with cylinder exterior and interior thumb turn and drop bolt
- Intermediate post – with interior cylinder lock and drop bolt
- Intermediate post – with interior drop bolt
- Top and bottom post – with interior/exterior cylinder lock and rubber bumper
- Top and bottom post – with cylinder lock and protection plate
- Traveling end post – with protection plate, post self locks into floor “v” stop
- Fixed end post
- 90° Bi-part – with interior/exterior cylinders and exterior drop bolt
Design Types of Folding Grilles
Applications
Side-folding grilles are ideal for retail applications in malls, airports and concourses, and for storefronts and openings where a rolling grille can’t stack overhead.
Related Guides
Unfamiliar with a term on this page? Bi-part, lead post, SFIC core and more are explained in The Doorman’s Glossary.
