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Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Learning Objectives
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Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Learning Objectives
StraightStraightSlidingSliding
FoldingFoldingSlidingSliding
SlidingSlidingStackingStacking
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Learning Objectives
What components are What components are used and why ?used and why ?
Where can sliding Where can sliding systems be used ?systems be used ?
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
About Hafele UK
A Short History of Hafele.
• 1923 - Hafele founded in Aulendorf, Germany • 1928 - The company HQ moves to Nagold • 1980 - Hafele UK opens• 1993 - First catalogue exclusively for Sliding Door Gear
published• 2008 - Hafele UK now have 6 regional office’s and a
turnover of around £90 million per annum.
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
About Hafele UK
Hafele Architectural Ironmongery DepartmentHafele Architectural Ironmongery Department
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
About Hafele UK
Hafele Architectural Ironmongery Department can offer:Hafele Architectural Ironmongery Department can offer:• Free door scheduling serviceFree door scheduling service• Key schedulingKey scheduling• NBS clausesNBS clauses• NBS specification writingNBS specification writing• On site back upOn site back up• International cooperationInternational cooperation• Contact Contact project@hafele.co.uk
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Straight Sliding Door Gear
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Sliding Door Gear ?
Sliding door gear is simply a set of hardware which is used on a door instead of hinges to allow it to be opened
Top Hung Door System
Trolley Hanger in Top Track Track Stopper
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Sliding Door Gear ?
Trolley hangers are used in pairsEach pair of hangers has a maximum weight limit
40kgs40kgs 80kgs80kgs 120kgs120kgs
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Sliding Door Gear ?
Clear Threshold Bottom Guiding for Doors up to 1000mm wide
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Sliding Door Gear ?Continuous Bottom Guiding
For Glass or Timber Doors over 1000mm
width
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Sliding Door Gear ?Bottom Rolling Sliding System
Bottom RollerTop Guide
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Why Use Sliding Door Gear ?
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Why Use Sliding Door Gear ?
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding Doors Furniture Sliding Door Systems
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding Doors
Furniture Sliding Doors Furniture Sliding Doors have different mounting have different mounting
optionsoptions
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding Doors
Sliding PivotSliding PivotDoorsDoors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding Doors
Curved DoorsCurved Doors Glass Display DoorsGlass Display Doors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding Doors
Vertical Sliding Vertical Sliding DoorsDoors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding Doors
Internal Timber Doors with Internal Timber Doors with clear threshold guidingclear threshold guiding
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding DoorsFrameless glass internal Frameless glass internal doorsdoors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding Doors
Frameless glass internal Frameless glass internal doorsdoors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding DoorsFrameless glass Frameless glass internal doorsinternal doors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Sliding DoorsSliding Window Shutters
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Shutter Applications The Barratt Green House
© Denis Jones/Barratt Developments Experimental Private houseBRE Park, Watford, EnglandHawa-Frontslide 60/maticArchitects:
Gaunt Francis, London/CardiffNotes
First Level 6 Carbon Neutral House in the UKAuto shutters for solar control
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Folding Door Gear
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
Folding door gear is a set of hardware to hinge two or more doors together create a folding wall
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
Top Hung Folding Sliding Door Gear
1st Door hinged to the frame
Door hinged
together
Trolley hanger
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
Bottom Guide in track
Trolley hanger
Bottom Guide
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
Plan of five folding doors and one swinging door
Trolley hangers on ‘even doors’
Hinges
Pivoting Door
Flush Boltson ‘odd doors’
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
Bottom Rolling Folding Systems
• Weight is taken on the bottom• Guided at the top• Operation is not as smooth as a
top hung system
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
Line of opening
End folding type
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Is Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
Line of opening
Centre folding type
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Why Use Folding Sliding Door Gear ?
• Quick and simple way of dividing large areas on a temporary basis.
• A movable wall with a pivot door still allows access• Large spaces can be opened to the outside of a
building during pleasant weather.
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Folding Sliding Doors
Folding CabinetDoors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Folding Sliding Doors
WC doors for disabled access
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Folding Sliding Doors
Internal Room Divider
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Folding Sliding Doors
Window Shutters
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Folding Sliding Doors
Folding Patio Doors
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can You Use Folding Sliding Doors
Shopfront System mono
frameless glass
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where Can’t You Use Folding Sliding Doors
Each folding door system has some limitations
• Weight per panel
• Maximum width of each panel
• Total number of panels
• Manufacturers will advise each of these limitations
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Sliding Stacking Systems
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Are Sliding Stacking Systems ?• Sliding Stacking systems are used for movable walls• Each panel moves independently, • Doors stack in a parking area
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
What Are Sliding Stacking Systems ?
• Top hung on two trolley hangers• Glass or Timber doors can be used• Can be used without a bottom channel
Glass Door without Bottom
Channel
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Why Use Sliding Stacking Systems ?
• Large Areas can Large Areas can be partitionedbe partitioned• Change of Change of
direction possibledirection possible• Curved Curved
Application PossibleApplication Possible• Doors Stack Doors Stack Away NeatlyAway Neatly
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where can you use Sliding Stacking Systems ?
Internal room divider
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where can you use Sliding Stacking Systems ?
Counter Top
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where can you use Sliding Stacking Systems ?
Counter Top
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where can you use Sliding Stacking Systems ?
Balcony Screens or Balcony Screens or Winter GardensWinter Gardens
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where can you use Sliding Stacking Systems ?
Sliding Shutters
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Where can you use Sliding Stacking Systems ?
Movable Shop front – 400kgs per door system
LiverpoolLime Street
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Conclusion
We have discussed today: • What is Sliding, Sliding Folding and Sliding Stacking Door
Gear ?
• Why use Sliding Gear ?
• Where can you use Sliding Gear ?
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
Further ReadingBibliography
• The complete Hafele Architectural Ironmongery Catalogue 2009
• WWW.Hawa.ch - This site contains an interactive system for correctly specifying door gear
Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications
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