Another distinguishing criterion for doors in different door types is the way in which they can be opened and closed. Accordingly, we can make the following types of doors:
Hinged or pivot door
A so-called hinged door or pivot door is the type of door that is most frequently installed. we can divide hinged doors into rebated and flush-closing doors.
Here the name is movement program: A sliding door is a type of door that can push to open and close the passage.
swing- sliding door
The door type swing- sliding door or sliding-swing door, often just called a swing door (and therefore to be confused with a hinged door), is characterized in that the door leaf is pushed out of the wall plane and aside here.
Folding door
The door type folding door describes doors whose surface can fold to close and open the passage.
revolving door(carousel)
The door type (carousel) revolving door often found as an entrance door in department stores, airports, etc.
Rotating plate door
A so-called rotating plate door is a type of door that consists of two interconnected door leaf parts that rotate ably mounted on top of each other. To open and close the door, the door leaf parts swivel in opposite directions, synchronously in a horizontal rotation of 90 degrees, out of or into the passage.
Automatic door
Then there is the automatic door type, which works thanks to an electric drive.
Swing doors
Swing doors are usually double-leaf doors, the leaves of which automatically swing back into the closed position after opening by means of appropriate springs in the hinges.
Flap doors
With flap doors mean doors of the type that hinge at the top.
