Refrigerator hinge BC

- July 11, 2018 at 11:05 am
  
  happykiran
  Subscriber
  
  Hi, Need help
  
  what type of boundary condition i need to give while studying of the refrigerator door hinge. considering when a person applies a load at the end of the refrigerator door when it is open condition.
- July 11, 2018 at 9:43 pm
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  Let's say that the Z axis is vertical for the sake of discussion. I would make two remote displacements.
  
  Pick the cylindrical face of the top hinge pin and set the X and Y displacement of the remote point to zero.
  
  Pick the cylindrical face of the bottom hinge pin and set the X, Y and Z displacement and the Z rotation to be zero.
  
  Those six constraints make the door fixed, now you can apply the force on the corner.
- July 12, 2018 at 12:42 pm
  
  happykiran
  Subscriber
  
  For the top hinge all the rotation kept free?
  
  And bottom hinge X and Y kept free ?
  
  should i apply moment or only load is enough?
  
  please clarify
- July 12, 2018 at 4:52 pm
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  Since the pin is very short, yes, leave all the X and Y rotations free.
  
  Just apply the down force on the end of the door, ANSYS will transfer the load through the parts to induce bending moments in the hinges.

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