Today it is impossible to imagine modern life without sliding doors. We are used to seeing them at the entrance to supermarkets, in office premises and just in residential apartments. Sliding door mechanisms are becoming more and more popular every year in the world market. Such a demand is explained by their comfort of use, practicality and originality of design decisions in the design of the style of the room. Today we will devote a separate article to these mechanisms and find out what sliding mechanisms are for doors and what are their advantages.
Folding devices
To get started, let's pay attention to folding mechanisms for closing doors. Their design most often resembles a screen. The folding mechanism for sliding doors of the cabinet is a multifaceted structure assembled from individual parts that move along special rails. The latter mechanisms are fixed relative to the doorway in a horizontal room. Their peculiarity lies in the fact that they are more than ever better suited for compact rooms. They are found either in offices or in private apartments. And if you do not have a reliable wall cloth that can withstand the door leaf in the open state, folding mechanisms will be most effective and practical in this case. The price for them, by the way, is the most affordable in its segment on the world market.
Sliding mechanisms for doors of the "door-compartment" type
This is the most popular option for sliding devices that are used in the manufacture of furniture structures. In most cases, it is sliding wardrobes that have this principle of closing doors. The design of this mechanism includes several rollers that move along special rails, thereby closing and opening the door in the horizontal direction. Sometimes its installation requires the presence of a special niche to hide the sash pushed to the side.
Automatic devices
These mechanisms are mainly used for sliding glass doors with a metal-plastic frame. Such devices can be found in large offices, supermarkets and other institutions. In rare cases, automatic sliding door mechanisms are found in suburban cottage houses.
It should be noted that each of these door structures involves the use of special closers. Sometimes, such mechanisms can switch to the classical opening mode as a conventional hinged door. Another feature of these mechanisms is that their work can be configured for a specific time. For example, during the day the door can open quietly, and at night block the entrance for various unauthorized persons. A very useful feature, because you can not drill holes for locks with it and not be afraid that it itself will suddenly open. And in which case the door can be equipped with an alarm, as most modern supermarkets do.