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2.14.5.6 Door Panels
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2.14.5.6.1
Door panels shall have a flush surface on the side exposed to the car interior. The panels shall have no area or molding depressed or raised more than 3 mm (0.125 in.); areas raised or depressed shall be beveled not more than 30 deg to the panel surface.
2.14.5.6.2
Panels shall overlap the top and sides of the car entrance opening by not less than 13 mm (0.5 in.) when the door is in the closed position.
2.14.5.6.3
The vertical clearance between a panel and the sill, or in the case of a vertically sliding door the vertical clearance between the leading edge and the sill, shall not exceed 10 mm (0.375 in.) when the door is in the fully closed position.
2.14.5.6.4
The horizontal clearance shall not exceed 13 mm (0.5 in.) for horizontally sliding panels and 25 mm (1 in.) for vertically sliding panels between
(a) the car side of a panel and the related car entrance jamb
(b) related panels of multispeed entrances
(c) the car side of the panel and the related car head jamb
2.14.5.6.5
The leading edges of doors shall be free of sharp projections.
2.14.5.6.6
The meeting panel edges of centeropening entrances shall be protected with not less than one resilient male member extending the full height of the panel. The meeting edges shall be permitted to interlock by not more than 10 mm (0.375 in.). When the door is in the closed position, the distance between the metal parts of the meeting panels shall not exceed 13 mm (0.5 in.).
2.14.5.6.7
The clearance between the leading edge of the trailing panel of multiple-speed panels and the jamb shall not exceed
(a) 13 mm (0.5 in.) for horizontal slide
(b) 25 mm (1 in.) for vertical slide
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