MEILLER’s new FingerGuard system closes the security gap at lift entrances.

Hands down: Thanks to MEILLER’s newly developed "FingerGuard®” system, there will be no more accidents involving children getting their fingers caught in lift doors in the future.

MEILLER’s solutions are anything but half hearted, which has been amply proven by our new FingerGuard® system that completely prevents children from getting their fingers caught in lift doors. In addition to that, the system can be installed quickly and only needs to be configured once. FingerGuard® is patent pending and available both for centre-opening and telescopic lift doors.

Lifts - proven and safe

There are millions of lift systems installed all over the globe for quickly transporting people and goods, with more than 700,000 lifts in Germany alone. 

The use of lifts for transporting people and goods has nowadays become commonplace, just like shopping on the 6th floor of a shopping centre or enjoying a quick cappuccino in a restaurant in a high rise. What is the situation like, however, when it comes to the safety of our lift installations?

Accidents with fatal consequences are extremely rare, says Ralph Fähnrich from Germany's Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. "Taking into account the number of lifts in use and their time of operation, the situation looks very good." Using a lift is safer than travelling by car or train.

Safe for children too?

It might be true in general that lifts are safe compared to other forms of transport, but they still pose a risk for children:

Children are fascinated by anything that moves; for them the world is a huge playground to explore and they hardly have any concept of danger, their sense of body and balance is still developing, and thus they do not have the motor skills of an adult.

This explains why children are so interested in lifts, and why they like to gaze into lift shafts and feel the motion of the lift. They experience all of this with a sense of wonder and curiosity. Consequently, glass lift doors represent a particular danger, since children like to place their hands on the glass and peer through the windows down into the shaft. If the lift arrives and the doors open, there is a real risk of their hands getting caught by the opening landing doors.

While the resulting injuries are mostly pinched fingers or lacerations, broken bones are sadly not unheard of. 

Underestimated risk

Studies conducted by the well-respected Indiana University (United States) have shown the risk of injury to small children due to a technical defects in the lift is very low, with only one out of twenty incidents being attributed to such circumstances.

On the other hand, the study does make reference to a large number of so-called “accidents” due to carelessness or lack of attention. Accidents that would have been avoidable had the right kind of safety systems been installed.

No such in-depth studies have been carried out in Germany yet, where accidents occurring in connection with lifts are generally recorded as “contusions” or “lacerations” in hospital records. Based on the data from the US, together with reports published by the media, it is possible to assume that there is a large number of unreported cases.

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Standard version

Landing door frame height:

• Upper frame higher by 50 mm
• Minimum frame height:
  • 100 mm for side-opening doors
  • 130 mm for centre-opening doors with closing weight inside door frame
  • 100 mm for centre-opening doors with closing weight outside door frame

Transom height

297 mm

Minimum floor level distance

Increased by 50 mm

With energy chain for cable duct, installation on site

Invisible cable ducting

Landing door frame height:

• Upper frame higher by 50 mm
• Minimum frame height:
  • 100 mm for side-opening doors
  • 130 mm for centre-opening doors with closing weight inside door frame
  • 100 mm for centre-opening doors with closing weight outside door frame

Transom height

347 mm

Minimum floor level distance

Increased by 100 mm

With energy chain, factory-installed, concealed in the landing and car door transom

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