VX8618.425 Rittal DOOR STAY FOR ESCAPE ROUTES

Why Choose the Rittal VX8618.425 Door Stay for Escape Routes?

The Rittal VX8618.425 is a specialist door stay for Rittal VX enclosures, designed for installations where an open enclosure door could otherwise obstruct an escape route. Unlike a conventional fixed door stay, this safety-focused accessory automatically releases when sufficient pressure is applied, allowing the enclosure door to move out of the escape path during an emergency.

When combined with compatible 180° hinges, the VX8618.425 allows the door to be released in both directions. This helps prevent an open enclosure door from becoming a fixed obstruction in corridors, access routes and other areas where maintaining a clear emergency escape path is important.

Designed specifically for the Rittal VX enclosure system, the VX8618.425 integrates with the enclosure door arrangement and is supplied complete with the required assembly parts. Its automatic pressure-release principle provides a practical safety enhancement for industrial control panels and electrical enclosures positioned alongside designated access and escape routes.

Key Advantages

• Specially designed door stay for escape-route applications.
• Automatically releases when pressure is applied during an emergency.
• Allows the enclosure door to release in both directions.
• Helps prevent an open enclosure door from blocking an escape route.
• Designed for use in conjunction with compatible 180° hinges.
• Purpose-designed for the Rittal VX enclosure system.
• Provides a practical safety enhancement for enclosures installed alongside access routes.
• Supplied complete with the required assembly parts.

Key Features

• Rittal VX door stay for escape routes.
• Compatible with VX enclosure systems.
• Pressure-activated automatic release mechanism.
• Releases the enclosure door in both directions when actuated.
• Designed to prevent a retained open door from obstructing an emergency route.
• Intended for use with 180° enclosure hinges.
• Suitable for industrial electrical and automation enclosure installations.
• Supplied with assembly parts.
• 1 pc per pack.

Automatic Door Release for Clear Escape Routes

Conventional door stays are designed to retain an enclosure door in its open position, but this can create an obstruction when an electrical enclosure is positioned next to a designated escape route. The Rittal VX8618.425 addresses this issue with a pressure-activated mechanism that automatically releases the retained door when force is applied during an emergency.

Used together with compatible 180° hinges, the door can move in either direction after the stay releases, helping restore clearance through the escape route. This makes the VX8618.425 particularly useful for VX enclosures installed in industrial corridors, machinery access areas and other locations where enclosure accessibility must be balanced with emergency-route requirements.

Typical Applications

• Rittal VX enclosures positioned alongside escape routes.
• Industrial electrical cabinets installed in corridors.
• Automation and control enclosures near emergency access routes.
• Switchgear and power distribution installations.
• Manufacturing and production facilities.
• Machine control and process automation systems.
• Electrical rooms with restricted access space.
• OEM panel building and system integration.