Thanks to a special gear transmission, this model can be increased in size once again, thus creating additional application options. In combination with waterproof fabrics, it also offers protection from rain.
Single or multi-panel system possible
“Our ’pergola’ has been a very popular product with both private users and commercial customers for years. Whether in the standard version or the smaller, compact version. With the ’pergola stretch,’ we now offer a superlative model,” explains Michael Gerling, Managing Director for Technology and Production. It impresses with a maximum area of 7 × 7 m in a single-panel installation. The awning can be coupled with several panels to allow a total size of 25 × 7 m and thus shows true greatness, according to Gerling. Each panel has its own radio-controlled motor.
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Gear transmission with high driving force
The special feature of the “stretch version” is its innovative gear transmission. According to Gerling, it transfers the driving forces optimally to the fabric cover. The gearbox is housed in the front casing together with the electrical components for light and heat options. The drive is connected to toothed belt pulleys in the guide tracks and is pre-tensioned at the factory. It can be easily re-tensioned by your specialist partner on site if necessary. And even replacing the motor is quick and easy, as it is easily accessible through an inspection shaft in the housing.
Canopy keeps rain and dirt out
The sunshade is available with two or three guide tracks, depending on the width. To allow easy mounting of the rails on the housing, the wall brackets can be fixed at an angle of 5° before setting the actual tilt angle. A wall connection profile ensures a clean transition to the protective roof. It protects the fabric against rain and dirt. The roof consists of individual profiles, the number and size of which are tailored to the extension of the awning. Silicone seals between the profiles and the housing prevent the scattering of rainwater.
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Cross profiles transport the fabric
“Our waterproof and flame-retardant fabrics sunvas perla FR and Soltis Proof 502 are used to ensure that you can sit in the dry under the awning,” Gerling emphasises. Cross profiles move in the lateral guide tracks, ensuring a good fabric fit, and retract and extend the awning fabric like a canopy. They can also accommodate LED-Lines as accent lighting.
All electrical cables run, starting from the housing, in lateral cable ducts in the outer guide tracks. Lighting systems or radiant heaters can also be attached to a crossbar. In multi-panel systems, they can be controlled separately.
Equipped with new rain gutter
Another new feature of the “pergola stretch” is a rain gutter. It is connected to the front posts, allowing rainwater to drain off at a slope of as little as five degrees. The posts can be moved in or out and also contain cable ducts for the electrical components. There is the option of integrating vertical awnings with panorama windows as privacy screens, protection from wind or rain from the side.
The “format slide” or “format triangle” products can also be combined with the awning. As part of the “pergola family”, the “stretch model” now offers a further option to protect outdoor spaces from wind and weather over a large area and in a variable way almost all year round.
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