EJPAU 2014. Smardzewski J. , Majewski A. , Łabęda K. EFFECT OF THE HINGE CONFIGURATION ON THE DIMENSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF FURNITURE DOORS

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2014
Volume 17
Issue 4/volume17

Topic:

Wood Technology

ELECTRONIC
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AGRICULTURAL
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Smardzewski J. , Majewski A. , Łabęda K. 2014. EFFECT OF THE HINGE CONFIGURATION ON THE DIMENSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF FURNITURE DOORS, EJPAU 17(4/volume17), #06.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume17/issue4/volume17/abs-06.html

EFFECT OF THE HINGE CONFIGURATION ON THE DIMENSIONAL BEHAVIOR OF FURNITURE DOORS

Jerzy Smardzewski, Adam Majewski, Karol Łabęda
Department of Furniture Design, Faculty of Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland

ABSTRACT

Few research papers deal with the important aspect of furniture design in
the context of optimisation of hinge mounting techniques. The aim of the performed
experiments was to determine stiffness of furniture door manufactured from laminated
particleboards. The impact of spacings between concealed hinges as well as the
diameter of screws mounting these hinges on stiffness and strength of doors was
investigated. It was demonstrated on the basis of the obtained research results
and their analyses that door stiffness increased together with the increase of
distances between hinges. Employing the developed regression equations, it is
possible to select spacings between hinges at an assumed deflection or, conversely,
to determine a deflection at an assumed spacing of hinges.

Key words: stiffness, damage, particleboard, strength, FEM.

Jerzy Smardzewski
Department of Furniture Design, Faculty of Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Phone: +48 61 848 7475
Fax: +48 61 848 7474
email: jsmardzewski@up.poznan.pl

Adam Majewski
Department of Furniture Design, Faculty of Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Phone: +48 61 848 7475
Fax: +48 61 848 7474
email: adam.majewski@up.poznan.pl

Karol Łabęda
Department of Furniture Design, Faculty of Wood Technology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Phone: +48 61 848 7475
Fax: +48 61 848 7474

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