Looking for the right presence detector? You will find what you need at GEZE

Comfortable, accessible – and, of course, secure: These are the characteristics you naturally expect from automatic doors. As the operator of an automatic door, you are responsible for ensuring people can pass in and out of the door safely. Good thing there are sensors that detect promptly when something or someone nears the door using radar or infrared technology. Depending on whether the door is opening or closing at the time, the process is immediately stopped, or the passage is released again directly.

Reliable sensors for added safety

Hermetically sealing sliding door systems with Powerdrive HT drives for large and heavy door leaves

Hermetically sealing sliding door systems with Powerdrive HT drives for large and heavy door leaves © H. Łukasz Janicki / GEZE Polska

A presence detector is an ideal choice for anyone seeking optimal protection for an automatic swing door or sliding door. Especially since traffic safety requirements under European standard EN 16005 specify that sensors must be used to prevent crushing, shearing and impacts while the door opens and closes. GEZE offers a wide variety of products in this area: We would be happy to help you select the right presence detector for your needs.

There are four overarching categories to select from:

  • Sensor strips are moving sensors, and have active infrared rays that monitor the travel range of an automatic swing door.
  • Laser scanners – also moving sensors – cover the primary and secondary closing edge in their range, in addition to the travel range for swing doors.
  • Active infrared detectors protect secondary closing edges, and can also be used for activation. They offer highly flexible adjustment options thanks to integrated configurations.
  • Combined detectors, which are suitable for sliding doors, combine a radar movement detector with an infrared light curtain. They ensure that the automatic sliding door opens at the right time and does not touch the user.

We offer a variety of options for each of these sensor models to precisely meet your stipulations. We would be happy to advise you on which one to select.

Four questions to select the right presence detector

GEZE offers a variety of sensor solutions, adapted to every possible door solution and entry situation. But which sensor is suitable for which automatic door? The following questions serve as a guide to help you select the right product for your needs.

The equipment offered by our presence detectors

Criterion Details Recommendation
Installation height <2500 mm

GC 338 (please link all product designations)

GC 342 / GC 342+
  <3850 mm

GC 342 / GC 342+

3850 mm for a 1200 mm door width

3650 mm for a 1600 mm door width
Door width <1200 mm

All

  >1200 mm GC 342 / GC 342+
Push-bar? No All
  Yes GC 342 / GC 342+, regardless of the door width
Secondary closing edge protection function? No all
provide finger guard curtain if necessary
  Yes

GC 342+ on the opposite hinge side

Provide finger guard curtain if necessary for daycare centres
People in special need of protection in the “closing swivelling range”? No All
  Yes GC 342+ on BGS
Comfort functions

Expanded protection of the main closing edge

Virtual push button (function only possible if GC 342+ is directly connected with the drive as the master module)

Setting via remote control
GC 342+

 

Criterion

Details Recommendation  
Installation height <3500 mm All  
  >3500 mm Special sensor (Business Solutions*)  
Door width Number of sensors dependent on the installation height of the sensor GC 363 SF can only be connected in series on escape and rescue route doors (FR)  
Number of leaves 1-leaf All  
  2-leaf All  
FR? (Escape and rescue route doors) No

Protection passage

GC 363+ / GC 339+

GC 365 / GC 341

Protection secondary closing edges

GC 339+

GC 341
  Yes

Protection of passage

In the direction of escape

GC 363 SF

GC 365 SF

Opposite to the direction of escape

GC 363+

GC 365 R

Protection of secondary closing edges

Possible depending on the sensor, since an FR door always has to open the full emergency opening width in 3 sec
Curved sliding door? Yes

GC 363+ / GC 339+

(Business Solutions*)
 
Comfort functions

Parameter setting via remote control

Detailed error display

Language settings

Active infrared detector diagnostics

Auxiliary LED for tilt angle adjustment
GC 363+ / GC 339+  

*Such door systems are custom-manufactured according to customer specifications.

Criterion Details Recommendation
Protection of leading mullions Door leaf and leading mullion Contact strips
  <3500 mm GC 339+
  >3500 mm LZR P220
Mobile safeguarding device Radius >3000 mm?

GC 338

GC 342
Heel protection   Contact strips

GEZE presence detectors at a glance

GEZE Powerturn with GC 338 sensor strip in the experimenta in Heilbronn.

GEZE Powerturn with GC 338 sensor strip in the experimenta in Heilbronn. © Jürgen Pollak / GEZE GmbH

GC 338: Sensor strip with standby mode for the protection of automatic swing doors and revolving doors

  • Standard protection for automatic swing doors and revolving doors from GEZE
  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors with narrow door profiles
  • High stability, even on difficult door situations and ground conditions
  • Energy saving on the GEZE Powerturn using Standby mode (up to 50 %)
  • Integrated object and wall blanking
  • Max. installation height 3,500 mm
  • Automatized teaching of the system with the push of a button
  • All settings can be conveniently made by DIP switch
  • Click assembly in the sensor cut-out profile reduces installation work

Learn more about the GEZE 338 sensor strip

GC 335: Sensor strip with high safety standard for the protection of automatic swing doors and revolving doors

  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors with normal ground conditions
  • Fulfils a high safety standard of protection for main and secondary closing edges
  • Max. installation height 2,500 mm
  • Angle of inclination and scanning range can be adjusted mechanically

Learn more about the GEZE 335 sensor strip

GEZE Slimdrive EMD IS with GC 342 laser scanner in the experimenta in Heilbronn.

GEZE Slimdrive EMD IS with GC 342 laser scanner in the experimenta in Heilbronn. © Jürgen Pollak / GEZE GmbH

GC 342: Laser scanner for the protection of automatic doors and windows with integrated object and wall blanking

  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors
  • Compact and space-saving
  • For door leaf widths up to 1,600 mm
  • Max. installation height 3,850 mm, depending on the door width
  • High stability, even on difficult door situations and ground conditions
  • Use on doors with continuous vertical pull handle
  • Protection of the main and secondary closing edges on automated windows

Learn more about the GC 342 laser scanner

GC 342+: Laser scanner for the protection of automatic swing doors with integrated object and wall blanking

  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors
  • Compact and space-saving
  • For door leaf widths up to 1,600 mm
  • Max. installation height 3,850 mm, depending on the door width
  • High stability, even on difficult door situations and ground conditions
  • Added safety: Four laser curtains prevent the door from closing if someone is under the door frame
  • Use on doors with continuous vertical pull handle
  • Virtual push button for activation via the active infrared detector (function only possible if GC 342+ is directly connected to the door drive)

Learn more about the GC 342+ laser scanner

Automatic linear sliding door system in escape and rescue routes © Robert Sprang / GEZE GmbH

GC 339+: Safety sensor for automatic swing, revolving, and curved sliding doors, as well as for windows

  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors
  • Protects the secondary closing edge on automatic sliding doors without a protective leaf, or the main and secondary closing edges on automated windows.
  • Installation height up to 3,500 mm
  • With ten adjustable active infrared detector configurations

Learn more about the GC 339+ safety sensor

GC 341: Safety sensor for automatic doors

  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors
  • Protects the secondary closing edge on automatic sliding doors without a protective leaf
  • Installation height up to 3,500 mm
  • With four adjustable active infrared detector configurations
  • Convenient commissioning via DIP switch

Learn more about the GC 341 safety sensor

The GC 363 combined detector is a radar movement detector with infrared light curtain. It fulfils the stipulations for activation and protection of automatic sliding doors.

The GC 363 combined detector is a radar movement detector with infrared light curtain. It fulfils the stipulations for activation and protection of automatic sliding doors. © Lorenz Frey / GEZE GmbH

GC 339+: Combined detector for the activation and protection of automatic sliding doors with ten adjustable light curtain configurations

  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors
  • With ten adjustable active infrared detector configurations
  • Installation height up to 3,500 mm
  • All settings can be changed via remote control
  • The combination of activation and protection in one device reduces installation work

Learn more about the GC 339+ combined detector

GC 365: Combined detector for the activation and protection of automatic sliding doors with four adjustable light curtain configurations

  • Suitable for interior and exterior doors
  • Installation height up to 3,500 mm
  • With 4 adjustable active infrared detector configurations
  • Covers a larger area of the ground, meaning fewer sensors are required overall
  • Look back function secures the area between the door leaves during the hold-open time
  • All settings can be conveniently made by DIP switch
  • The combination of activation and protection in one device reduces installation work

Learn more about the GC 365 combined detector

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