Useful information for interior architects and suspended furniture designers

The architects who organize or even design furniture have a sensitivity The door with suspended rolling doors and in front of the closet.

The reasons are mostly aesthetic in nature, that is to say:

– When the wardrobe is closed, the self is no longer seen and when it is open they are partially seen

– The closed doors hide the sides, the bottom and the cover of the cabinet

– It is possible to create large width doors

It must be said that contrary to Systems in the frame Which runs out and can be designed to close the surfaces of the floor to the ceiling, the suspended doors systems require many more limits and more attention to conception and must be paid to a lower height.

In fact, the doors in the frame can be easily cut on the size of the space and can satisfy any questions and the lockers with suspended doors are created and proposed on the basis of the most rigorous technical criteria.

Where do the restrictions go?

From physics and material deformations.

The door that runs outside has the support on the track on the lid. It comes out in the console with a few centimeters. Its weight that has the direction along the door makes a «arm» of a few cm to the support point and a moment of flexion is created. (M = Force (g) X Force Arm) which tends to curb the external door.

Add to this the natural tendency of the curved semifinite plates especially on certain size: vertically over 2.20 me horizontal after about 1 m.

What can we do to prevent curvature? Well, we consume the furniture manufacturer and with him with the material supplier. We never propose dimensions or materials to customers without being well documented. Here the negative effects are expensive: the curved doors can no longer be resolved and the replacement costs a lot! (The curvature causes the doors to stop passing next to each other and locks)

The solutions are as follows:

– choose one Quality system Who «holds» the weight and has small games

– use compensators on the back of the door without scratching (one or two) as the case can be

– the use of «healthy» rigid profiles possible Vertical lateral maner or even the frame

When we use glass or combined plate, it is almost mandatory to use Contour which guarantees the rigidity of the door and takes the deformations. The frame, although thin and delicate on the face is robust on the back and prepared for large doors.

The deformation can be very reduced to the limit that does not disturb if we use PAL 10mm and the door is dismissed horizontally in three, four pieces. The end customer sees such a door in foreign chains that sell furniture, sees the price attractive but does not realize that their 18 mm painted MDF plates or glass plates, often much larger are much more difficult to reach and therefore costs!

In the case of suspended doors we can choose the systems based on the size and weight of the door. A small door needs a smaller investment in the system. We offer some German or Italian models here. The larger doors, the most demanding systems and the costs accordingly. But you have to calculate that we can close 3 meters horizontally with only two doors! For design it is special and we only pay two systems instead of three as in normal closures.

We must also not forget another technical requirement that must be taken into consideration during the design: two doors overlap. They are suspended on the ceiling of the furniture so that they can have almost 200 kg! For this we must create a 25 mm envelope and be careful to have support for correct distances. Any deformation of the lid leads to the exit of the door from the track below!

Conclusion: the rolling doors on the lid, suspended are beautiful but have some restrictions and cost more! They are doors for wardrobes, furniture and not for the closure of clothes or space! Be much more careful with the chosen system and not choose «economic» solutions. If the systems with the aluminum frame that are exhausted have much cheaper those for the suspended doors are at the same level or increase by expanding their limits!