Fire Curtains

Accordion Fire Curtains — BÖLDT FC-AC240

Compartmentation Engineered for Complex Geometries

EN 1634-1EN 13501-2TÜV SÜD VERIFIEDGRAVITY FAIL-SAFE
BÖLDT accordion fire curtain installation

Overview

Folding to Match the Opening, Not the Other Way Around

Engineered to EN 1634-1 / EN 12101-1 · Manufactured in Jaipur

Accordion fire curtains use a multi-fold pleated fabric configuration and segmented head box to deploy across openings that follow curved, stepped, raked or otherwise irregular building lines — geometries that a single flat curtain cannot seal. Profile-matched side guides and a segmented bottom bar allow each fold to track its section of the opening independently while the overall assembly closes as one continuous fire-resistant barrier, rated up to 240 minutes and gravity fail-safe in operation.

How It Works

Multi-Fold Descent

  • Fabric is pre-folded in accordion pleats within a segmented concealed head box
  • On activation, the BÖLDT Fail-Safe Descent releases each segment along its own profile-matched guide path
  • Segments interlock at the fold lines to maintain a continuous fire seal
  • A segmented weighted bottom bar settles into the finished floor profile, including stepped or sloped surfaces

Application

Where This Curtain is Specified

Curved atrium balustrades and mezzanine edges, stepped auditorium and stadium openings, raked roof lines in large-span structures, and any compartment boundary where the architectural geometry rules out a flat fire curtain or a fixed wall.

Full Specification

FabricFire-resistant glass-fibre composite
ConfigurationMulti-fold, accordion pleat
Head boxConcealed, segmented, powder-coated steel
DeploymentAutomatic on fire alarm signal
Closure mechanismGravity fail-safe
Geometry capabilityCurved, stepped, sloped openings
Side guidesSteel channel, profile-matched
Bottom barSegmented, weighted
Fire ratingUp to 240 minutes
Test standardEN 1634-1
CertificationTÜV SÜD verified
ClassificationEN 13501-2

How It Deploys

Gravity fail-safe deployment

01

Standby

Fabric concealed in the head box; opening clear during normal use.

02

Deployment

On alarm or power loss, the curtain descends under gravity along steel guides.

03

Sealed

Weighted bottom bar seats to the floor, forming a continuous fire barrier.

FIG. 01Gravity fail-safe deployment sequenceBÖLDT · Not to scale

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