Sliding Door Gear Cpd1 Web Intro

Sliding & Folding Door Gear - Specification and Applications


Learning Objectives

Welcome to a Hafele UK’s RIBA Welcome to a Hafele UK’s RIBA approved CPD seminar on sliding door approved CPD seminar on sliding door

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Learning Objectives

StraightStraightSlidingSliding

FoldingFoldingSlidingSliding

SlidingSlidingStackingStacking


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 ?


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.


About Hafele UK

Hafele Architectural Ironmongery DepartmentHafele Architectural Ironmongery Department


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 [email protected]



Straight Sliding Door Gear


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



Trolley hangers are used in pairsEach pair of hangers has a maximum weight limit

40kgs40kgs 80kgs80kgs 120kgs120kgs



Clear Threshold Bottom Guiding for Doors up to 1000mm wide


What Is Sliding Door Gear ?Continuous Bottom Guiding

For Glass or Timber Doors over 1000mm

width


What Is Sliding Door Gear ?Bottom Rolling Sliding System

Bottom RollerTop Guide


Why Use Sliding Door Gear ?


Where Can You Use Sliding Doors Furniture Sliding Door Systems


Where Can You Use Sliding Doors

Furniture Sliding Doors Furniture Sliding Doors have different mounting have different mounting

optionsoptions



Sliding PivotSliding PivotDoorsDoors



Curved DoorsCurved Doors Glass Display DoorsGlass Display Doors



Vertical Sliding Vertical Sliding DoorsDoors



Internal Timber Doors with Internal Timber Doors with clear threshold guidingclear threshold guiding


Where Can You Use Sliding DoorsFrameless glass internal Frameless glass internal doorsdoors



Frameless glass internal Frameless glass internal doorsdoors


Where Can You Use Sliding DoorsFrameless glass Frameless glass internal doorsinternal doors


Where Can You Use Sliding DoorsSliding Window Shutters


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


Folding Door Gear


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



Top Hung Folding Sliding Door Gear

1st Door hinged to the frame

Door hinged

together

Trolley hanger



Bottom Guide in track

Trolley hanger

Bottom Guide



Plan of five folding doors and one swinging door

Trolley hangers on ‘even doors’

Hinges

Pivoting Door

Flush Boltson ‘odd doors’



Bottom Rolling Folding Systems

• Weight is taken on the bottom• Guided at the top• Operation is not as smooth as a

top hung system



Line of opening

End folding type



Line of opening

Centre folding type


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.


Where Can You Use Folding Sliding Doors

Folding CabinetDoors



WC doors for disabled access



Internal Room Divider



Window Shutters



Folding Patio Doors



Shopfront System mono

frameless glass


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 Stacking Systems


What Are Sliding Stacking Systems ?• Sliding Stacking systems are used for movable walls• Each panel moves independently, • Doors stack in a parking area


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


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


Where can you use Sliding Stacking Systems ?

Internal room divider



Counter Top



Balcony Screens or Balcony Screens or Winter GardensWinter Gardens



Sliding Shutters



Movable Shop front – 400kgs per door system

LiverpoolLime Street


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 ?


Further ReadingBibliography

• The complete Hafele Architectural Ironmongery Catalogue 2009

• WWW.Hawa.ch - This site contains an interactive system for correctly specifying door gear


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