What are furniture hinges, their varieties
Today, in connection with the dynamic development of new technologies, the requirements for the design and manufacture of products designed for indoor environments have increased. Modern and functional steel and furniture hinges varieties of which are diverse, on which the durability of household items depends on its use. Properly selected fittings give the furniture strength, translates it to a higher design level.
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Kinds
Today, the supporting mechanism for modern furniture is manufactured in a huge assortment. A variety of furniture hinges, their versatility makes it possible to use kitchen sets, bedside tables with pleasure, easily close, open drawers, cabinets, doors. Furniture hinges according to their purpose, design features, installation are divided into types:
- waybills;
- half waybills;
- domestic;
- angular;
- inverse;
- piano;
- card;
- mezzanine;
- secretory;
- galleries;
- ombre;
- pendulum;
- calcaneal.
Overhead and semi-invoice
Classic latching the mechanisms, are used for furniture, input, interior of doors. It has different form, the size, well withstands load. Provide free opening and closing the doors closet on the angle in 90, support sash on the right level, hinder skew. Attach hinges on the cupboard main part to side internal the wall of furniture.
Furniture holders differ from waybills by bending grounds. Mechanism fixed when on the one of side sash is necessary to mount right away two the doors, drop down in various the parties. Usually such hinges use for kitchen headset.
Interior and corner
Furniture fittings have a common resemblance to a half-hinge hinge, but with a deeper bend, fastened inside the product body, ideal for wooden cabinet doors, heavy cabinet doors. The mechanisms are mounted at different angles to the furniture doors, are widely used for corner cabinets, have a different configuration depending on the suppression of the installation planes. Angle loops are produced for mounting at an angle of 30 °, 45 °, 90 °, 135 °, 175 °. They can have built-in or separate door closers that allow the door to come off smoothly.
Inverse and Pianos
Compound for of furniture from angle U-turn 180, wide are used for sash embedded nightstand and cabinets. The loop reliably connects side rack and the door, forming direct the line.
Connective holder includes of two perforated plates, movingly bonded friend from friend. Despite on the then, what furniture loop consider outdated option, her set on the swinging facades, in other products.
Card
The hinge for connecting furniture elements is similar in design to a piano mount. The hardware, consisting of two parallel plates connected by a hinge, is attached to the facade and the box through holes located at the edges. The mechanism has a different size, used mainly for furniture design in retro style, caskets.
Mezzanine and secretory
The hinge resembles a surface mount, mounted on the wings of kitchen hanging cabinets. Locked for vertical opening. Its main element is the spring.
Furniture hinges are designed for small desks with a folding board and front walls of cabinet furniture. A feature of the mechanism is double adjustment, the presence of a secretory bracket, convenient standard milling of holes with a diameter of 35 mm.
Stem and ombre
The hinge in its design is considered the most popular fastener when it is necessary to connect the facade to the false panel at an angle of 90 °. The hardware allows doors of any size and shape to close easily, silently.
A furniture holder designed for folding facades is most often used in the manufacture of kitchen tables. It is fixed at the ends of the connecting parts of the structure, which allows you to open the door 180 degrees.
Pendulum and heel
The main feature of the mount is the ability to open the structure in different directions. The mechanism, as a kind of door hardware, provides door opening by 180 degrees. The hinge has a highly specialized application, during installation, it requires correct and accurate adherence to the instructions.
A simple view of the hinges is mounted in the upper and lower corners of the box, fixed using small cylindrical rods. The mechanism works on the principle of articulated canopies. They are used in the manufacture of kitchen cabinets with low leaf weight for small rooms. The installation of hinges on glass facades is considered.
Materials of manufacture
An important requirement for all furniture fittings is their compliance with safety standards. Simple auxiliary products, providing the moving movement of furniture parts, are made using special technology using various materials. In the manufacture of connecting fasteners, the manufacturer takes into account the types and importance of furniture products on the basis of this, the necessary fastener is selected.
When choosing loops, it is necessary to take into account their basic characteristics: the quality of the material, their functionality, versatility, and the appearance of the model. The most popular, in demand are connecting mechanisms made of brass, steel. They are considered the most reliable, durable, resistant to corrosion, have good glide, do not deform.
An important point in the universality and quality of the product is simple installation, the ability to adjust furniture hinges. Modern fastening structures allow you to adjust the facade on the vertical, horizontal and depth of the plane. Various types of settings are presented in the video.
Installation and adjustment
To properly install furniture hardware does not require special knowledge, the main thing is to comply with the rules and recommendations attached to the purchase of the product. Before starting work, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the holder device, its advantages and capabilities. Before you install furniture hinges yourself, you must choose a rational approach to work, these are:
- prepare the necessary tools;
- make markup;
- drill the required holes;
- set the loop and adjust.
Before installing the loops, you must take into account the features of the process. When marking, keep accuracy at a distance so that after installing the loops, they do not touch. Furniture fasteners should be on the same axis. To do this, use the building level for leveling.
When making the depth of the holes, it is necessary to consider the thickness of the material of which the furniture is made.
The final stage of installation is the adjustment of fittings. The adjustment procedure requires a responsible attitude because how the adjustment is correct, it will be carried out, the functionality of the furniture depends. One way to adjust this in depth is to press or weaken the facade to the body. By twisting the oval holes, you can tighten the facade while sagging. Side adjustment helps to avoid gaps, gaps between the facade and the box.
Assembly tools
At carrying out any assembly furniture is necessary have manual set guns, electric drill. Most first, necessary appliance is an roulette. For accurate markup required pencil middle stiffness. Hexagon for singleton screeds connections of details. Screwdriver indispensable tool for drilling, screwing.
Set clear the line under angle can from help square. Subject, which the highly helps out at assembly of furniture this is oblique knife. Direct a tool for installation fittings is an special drill for furniture loops. Now, knowing kinds and the appointment furniture loops, a also then, as adjust furniture hinges, at you not will arise of problems from the choice and setting.
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