help,i need to automate a group of doors that will conceal a 61 inch flat screen.this is 6 doors in all 2 doors will slide behind 1 fixed on either side.i can’t proceed until i get some specs on some type of hardware that can do this.could i cobble something together ordered out of a granger cat.? this is over a green and green fireplace sort of like one from their proctor and gamble house.any help would be appreciated.also does anyone know where to find adjustable sheaves?
regards,
brian
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I don't know of any off-the-shelf mechanisms for this. The basic idea is fairly simple: For each door, you need a pair of pulleys, a cable that runs around them (like an old-fashioned clothesline), a reversible gear motor (an inexpensive electronic surplus item), and a pair of limit switches (also inexpensive electronic items). A follower block affixed to the cable with a pair of setscrews would be attached to the leading door; that same block would actuate the limit switches at either end of the travel. You'll want to ensure minimum sliding friction for the doors, so it would probably be best to hang them on wheels (like a sliding closet door).
It's the Gamble House, by the way, not the Proctor & Gamble House. ;-)
-Steve
As you are moving 2 doors behind one, I presume you are looking for a stacking configuration. Hafele hardware makes a tracking system with geared pulleys that operate so that when the center door is moved, the adjacent door moves also. However, it is not motorized. I think the system is a good starting point. If you are mechanically inclined, a motor set up should be fairly doable. That is http://www.hafele.com . Or maybe hafeleusa.com. Hope this helps.
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