Three main stages of the development of furniture connectors in China

Mortise and tenon structure More than 7,000 years ago, in the Neolithic Age of Hemudu, our ancestors began to use mortise and tenon structure, which has a long history as a unique technological creation of the Chinese nation. The soul of traditional mahogany furniture in China is tenon-mortise structure. The whole set of furniture and even the whole house can be used for hundreds or even thousands of years without a nail, which is a miracle in the history of human light industry manufacturing.

Nail connection

In ancient China, there were nails from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. However, tenon and mortise structures are used in buildings and furniture, and a few special needs are replaced by wooden nails. It was not until the19th century that nails were widely used in China. This is because foreign mechanical nails entered the China market, which caused changes in carpenter's craft. Until now, there are people in Shanghai who call nails nails.

Disassemble the connection

Dismantling connectors is a unique connection method with the rise of panel furniture in 1970s, which entered China in 1980s. This new furniture configuration has gained great development space, and its appearance is particularly convenient for furniture packaging and transportation, with a high degree of mechanization and industrialization of furniture production and a short cycle; Make furniture take a big step towards industrialization, standardization, industrialization, diversification and personalization.