Dynamics of six-bar hinge mechanism of a furniture cabinet

Fu Chen Chen*

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Abstract

This paper studies the dynamics of a hinge mechanism of a furniture cabinet. The vector loop method was first used to determine the equations of the position, velocity and acceleration of the six-bar hinge mechanism. The Lagrange Equation was then employed to derive the equations of motion. These differential equations were subsequently solved simultaneously with the fourth order Runge-Kutta method and the Gauss-Jordan method. The analytical results showed the dynamic response of the hinge mechanism under different loads applied to the door handle during the opening and closing motions. It was shown that the minimal load for opening the door is 1.464N and that for closing the door is 0.892N. Further, the dynamic response of the released handle as the door was half-opened was obtained through the equation of motion. The simulated results were in good agreement with the experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)551-566
Number of pages16
JournalTransactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Volume28
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cabinet
  • Dynamics
  • Equation of motion
  • Hinge
  • Mechanism

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