Anti panic handle, structure and function
If you have paid attention to the external structure of fire-resistant and emergency exit doors , you will notice that in most cases the external structure and the handle are different from normal handles, this structure may seem strange to you. In this article, we are going to examine how these types of handles, i.e. anti-panic handles, and their working system came about.
Anti panic handle, structure and function
The anti-panic handle is considered one of the safety standards and is a necessary principle in emergency exit doors or fire-resistant doors. In fire doors, you must consider a fixed method and mechanism to pass through the environment and escape from the fire, and be sure of its performance. Safety standards and standard introduce the way to use these handles for you, which provides you with a guaranteed way out without getting stuck. This standard , like the dimensions of the fire door, the material of its body, and the duration of fire resistance, is considered one of the important and necessary items in the fire door , and we will provide information about how it works and its structure.
The emergence of the anti-panic knob
If we want to examine the history of the anti-panic handle, we have to go back to 1883 in England, in a terrible fire incident, 183 children died due to blocking the exit and the door not opening in a corridor. After this incident, the British government began to determine standards In relation to constructions and considering emergency exit ways. Efforts to achieve this led to the invention of the anti-panic handle in 1892 by Robert Alexander Briggs.
It took a little longer for the world community to learn from what happened in England. By not complying These standards In other countries, bigger events and more unfortunate events, such as the death of 600 people in a theater due to the doors being blocked, and 174 children in a school fire, as well as 71 children in fire In a theater behind locked doors, while the anti-panic handle was discovered several years ago, it was one of the consequences of ignoring such standards.
After these events, in the late 1990s, most countries established standards for installing easy-opening doors in places where there is a possibility of needing to evacuate them quickly.
Anti panic handle structure
The anti-panic handle provides the opening of the door through a longitudinal plate or a rod, this plate and rod are spring-loaded and move in a direction that provides you with the fastest and most comfortable opening mode. By pressing the metal plate in the downward or forward direction, you release the tab and open the door.
In fact, these handles are designed to prevent the door from breaking due to a sudden attack. But nowadays, we see that in many buildings and public places, these doors are used for normal purposes due to their high quality and longevity.
In some places and places, such doors are used only for exiting in emergency situations, and these doors are also equipped with an alarm system. Anti-panic doors have the ability to be locked from one side, of course, if these handles are used, the lock will be ineffective and the door will open.
Correct functioning of the anti-panic lock and handle is of great importance. For this reason, organizations active in the field of safety and standardization provide tests to determine the correctness of their operation, and if the brand passes these tests, a certificate of approval is issued to them.
With a brief look at the explanations given about the structure of doors with anti-panic handles, we can see that these types of doors are designed for quick and easy exit of people, and guarantee safe and guaranteed emergency exit . These types of doors can prevent disasters such as crowding and injuries caused by pressure in quick escapes.
