KENT AUTOMATIC ACCORDION CURTAINS

DESCRIPTION

Kent Automatic Accordion Fire Curtain is life safety system that is designed to arrest the spread of fire in a building. The assembly comprises a fire resistant fiberglass fabric stacked inside a headbox that is typically installed above the ceiling to be virtually invisible until activated. The curtain descents at a controlled speed upon receipt of signal from a fire alarm and provides resistance for up to 4 hours.

Kent Accordion Curtain - Retracted Stage

Kent Accordion Curtain - Retracted Stage

Kent Accordion Curtain - Deployed Stage

Kent Accordion Curtain - Deployed Stage

SYSTEM TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

  • UL Listed and classified under the UL follow up third party accreditation service

  • UL 10D

  • Classified to UL 10D for a period of up to 4 hours ( 690 Fabric)

    • Rated up to and including 4 hr., for use in masonry wall type constructions

    • Rated up to and including 3 hr., for use in gypsum wall type constructions

  • Classified to UL 10D for a period of 1 hour ( 455 Fabric)

    • Rated up to and including 1 hr., for use in masonry or gypsum wall type constructions.

  • UL 1784 - Air Leakage Test of Door Assemblies & other opening protectives

  • ASTM - E84 (455 Fabric) Test Method for surface Burning characteristics of Building Material

  • Fabric Tested in accordance with BS 476 Pt 6 & Pt 7 and achieved Class 0

  • Stitch Load Test: Fabric tested to 500Pa of Pressure.

  • Fabric Impact Tested in accordance with BS 5234-2:1992

  • Oversize certification available

COMPLIANCE

  • NFPA 80 - Standard for fire doors and opening protectives

  • NFPA 252 - Standard method of test

FEATURES

  • Lightweight & Compact - Reduced headroom requirement compared to a rolling fire shutter

  • State of Art Technology - Manufactured with intricacy using advanced machinery

  • Flexible Design Solution - Meeting Bespoke requirements.

  • Improved Aesthetics & Mechanics - Negates the requirement for corner support columns.

  • Kent Gravity Fail Safe System Guaranteed deployment of the curtains at a controlled descent rate using our gravity fail safe system. Applies under any scenario such as mains power failure and damage to control systems.