Door Lock Doesn’t Latch Properly When a door latch doesn’t click into position, it usually means the door latch and the strike plate on the door jamb are out of alignment. Tighten the door hinge screws and then, if necessary, adjust the strike plate by loosening its screws and shifting...
A working door will have a latch with “open” jaws. These jaws can catch the door jamb anchor and rotate into a closed orientation to secure the door. If the latch’s jaws are already closed, it can’t engage with the anchor or close properly. ...
Above is pictured the magnet installed onto the face of the header on the pull side. The armature is held by a “TJ” (Top Jamb) or “Z” bracket. This is a less common install since egress doors are usually push-to-exit doors. Also, if installed on the exposed side of an exterior...
As mentioned earlier, the reveal dimension of your header can affect whether or not you can use a closer mounted in top jamb configuration. Other opening idiosyncrasies – arch top doors, transoms, odd widths – can also affect your choice of door closer. My best advice is to take good mea...
In some custom millwork (or with some master carpenters), the manufacture or installer will bevel the leading edge Door swing directions diagram. (the first edge to meet the jamb as the door is closing) so that the door fits tight without binding. Specifying an incorrect hand and/or swing ...
FIG. 2 illustrates a variation of a strike plate mounted in a door jamb. FIG. 3 shows a cross-section of a variation of the locking device mounted in the door. FIGS. 4a through 4c are side, front perspective, and rear perspective views, respectively, of cross-section A-A of FIG. 1a...
Reversible door jamb system A stop can be included which is adapted to attach to the head jamb, the strike jamb, or the hinge jamb. The strike jamb and the hinge jamb are interchangeable to allow for reversing the swing of a door panel.John Horton... J Horton 被引量: 0发表: 2018年...
2, the control unit is located in the door frame 33 which may also be referred to as the door header or jamb with the first end of single link 36 connected to an output shaft of the control unit 34 and the second end of link 36 movably located in U-shaped channel 42 located along...
(not shown) may be arranged around the edges of the door. Also, the door may be formed of a pair of overlapped panels, joined together at their edges to provide a rigid door panel (not shown). The door is provided with hinges 61 for connecting it to one of the jamb forming members...
Two rods 32, 34 extend from opposite ends of the rod holder bar 30 and protrude into jamb plates 36, 38 which are installed in the door frame 43 at the appropriate locations to receive rods 32, 34. The rods 32, 34 screw into threaded holes at the opposite ends of the rod holder bar...