ZF’s electronic Modular Door Control system offers safety features for different bus variants in compliance with the European safety regulations ECE-R 107. It can be applied to a variety of pneumatic and electrical doors, such as inward and outward swinging doors with or without lifting locks, and hinged sliding doors.
Customer Benefits
- Complies with European safety regulation ECE-R 107
- Supports driver and passenger safety leveraging a wide range of safety features including clamping protection and emergency door opening
- Offers a high degree of modularity and flexible parameter settings
- Cost-effective and easy installation for Bus OEMs thanks to patented single door control valve solution and the reduced number of components
- Simplifies calibration without additional tools
- Comes with ZF standard diagnostic software, available in different languages
- Adaptable to different door types thanks to application software download at End of Line (EOL) for bus or door manufacturer
Features & Capabilities
- Compact, electronically managed door control system based on standardized components, reducing the parts count
- Modular system structure enables universal use and fast adaptation to different bus variants
- Up to eight door control modules per CAN line possible
- Features an innovative patented integration of door, emergency and blocking valve functions into a single electro-pneumatic valve
- Connects to the vehicle via the CAN-bus
- Offers integrated multiplex functions
- Available as versions for the control of electrically or pneumatically driven doors
About MTS Door Control System Components:
Door Control Valve
Control valve to enable pneumatic door control with integrated safety features
Customer benefits
- Offers independent adjustment of damping in open- and closing direction
- Comes with integrated emergency functions, increasing driver and passenger safety
- Builds on ZF’s deep understanding for advanced safety technologies for various CV applications incl. bus
Features
- Compact valve with push to connect fittings (6 / 8 mm) and threaded ports for 3 pressure switches
- Switches automatically to forceless & pressure-less in emergency situations
- Emergency actuation from outside always possible
- Inside emergency cock actuation can be blocked according to ECE R107 requirement
- Reset of emergency actuation can be done from the dashboard
Emergency Cocks
Manually operated 2/2 way valve with self-return of the knob for emergency situations
Customer benefits
- Offers emergency actuation by turning the handle 90° clockwise, thus increasing in-vehicle safety
- Reduces complexity with only one control pipe without additional valves
- Immediate re-use possibility as it returns automatically by integrated spring
- Builds on ZF’s deep understanding for advanced safety technologies for various CV applications incl. bus
Features
- Useable in combination with MTS2 solenoid valve
- Consists of a 2 / 2 way function, normally closed (NC)
- Leverages ‘push-to-connect’ fittings
- Comes with or without electric switch
Door Operating Cylinder
Pneumatic cylinder for opening and closing the inside swing doors of buses
Customer benefits
- Comes with an innovative design
- Features an optimized weight
- Builds on ZF’s long-term experiences for advanced bus door control
Features
- Uses integrated throttles to adjust the speed in each direction
- Adaptable to various customer needs thanks to different piston length
- Leverages ‘push-to-connect’ fittings
Door Sensor
Sensor to detect the door position in buses
Customer benefits
- Provides the required signal for optimum door control
- Ensures the detection of pinch points to support passenger safety protection
- Leverages ZF’s advanced know-how for bus door control and sensor technology for various applications
Features
- Supplies the ECU with an analogue signal proportional to the door position
- Enables the connection of a pressure wave sensor
