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Usability of sliding door was tested with different door hardware designs, i.e., a grab bar, a vertical door pull, and a recessed door pull. Three levels of force necessary for operation (10 N, 20 N, and 30 N) were compared. Sixteen subjects of different ages participated in the experiments. They reported the ease of use, and their behavior was also observed. Results suggest that no more than 20 N force is desirable for easy operation, and depth of 15 mm would be necessary for a door pull to apply the force effectively.
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The experiments were conducted as part of a joint research between the Building Research Institute, the Ministry of Construction and the Comprehensive Housing R&D Institute, Sekisui House, Ltd. A summary of this research was reported at the Architectural Institute of Japan Annual meeting in 2001 [4, 6].
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Kose, S., Goto, Y., Nunota, K., Tanaka, S. (2020). The Effect of Sliding Door Hardware Design on Opening Operation. In: Di Bucchianico, G. (eds) Advances in Design for Inclusion. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 954. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20444-0_8
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