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DOOR COUNTERWEIGHT PP28

Counter balances or counter weights are commonly used the automatic door closing mechanism of commercial refrigerators and freezers, and product merchandisers. Most commonly, equipment utilizing a counterbalance will feature a sliding door. The function of the counterbalance is to enable the weight to close the door under the natural force of gravity. Similarly, counterwieghts may be used to keep a mechanism in balance as in a scale, or to assist in moving another part of the equipment as in an assisted lifting mechanism.

Doors are common in restaurant equipment design from refrigerators and freezers, to ovens to ice machines. A door is a hinged or otherwise movable panel that allows access to an enclosure, cabinet, bin, or other cavity or container.  A door assembly comprises the components that work in tandem to allow the door to function properly such as the door set, strike, catch and lock set. Doors may be hinged and swing open and closed, or they may slide within a frame. Very frequently, restaurant equipment doors feature tempered glass windows which allow for visual inspection or merchandising of food and beverage products.