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Hinges Installation tips to teach you how to properly install hinges

author: Eva
2023-06-15

Hinges - Installation tips to teach you how to properly install hinges!

Cabinet door hinge is a common connection in doors and Windows, furniture and other products, it can make doors and Windows and other products can be freely switched, rotated or folded; Hinges according to the material classification is mainly divided into stainless steel hinges and electroplated hinges; In order to let people get better enjoyment, there is a hydraulic hinge (damping hinge), which is characterized by the buffer function when the cabinet door is closed, and the noise caused by the collision with the cabinet body is reduced to the greatest extent.

Home cabinets, wardrobes, not only to consider the environmental protection and price of the plate, but also to work hard in the selection of hardware; Small hardware directly affects the service life of cabinets and wardrobes. Even if you use more expensive plates, if the hardware is too poor, it will only make your plate life shorter. So when we choose the hinge, we need to choose a high-quality one that is suitable for our own cabinet, but before choosing the right hinge, we need to know what kinds of hinges are there? Distinguish the types of hinges so that you can quickly choose the hinges you need most.

According to the cover position of the door panel, the hinge can be divided into three types: full overay (straight bend, straight arm), half overay (middle bend, curved arm) and Insert (large bend, large bend). The full overay, half overay and insert hinges are ordinary hinges, which do not have a buffer effect when opening and closing. If the buffer effect is needed, a damper is required.

1,The full overay is the cabinet door all cover the side panel, generally choose straight arm hinge.

2,The half overay is two cabinet doors share a side plate, generally choose the bend hinge.

3, Insert is the cabinet door on the inside, the side panel is flush with the cabinet door, generally choose large curved hinges.

The figure below shows you how to distinguish between the full overay、the half overay、the insert.

After choosing the right hinge for your own cabinet, we also need to know how to perform the correct installation, which is also crucial for the use and life of the cabinet.

To properly install the hinge,you need to follow certain steps ad precautions to ensure that the hinge is firmly installed and runs smoothly.The following are several steps of the hinge installation:

1.Determine the minimum distance of the cabinet door

When installing the hinge, it is necessary to determine the minimum distance after the cabinet door is closed, the opening direction and position distance of the cabinet door, if not mastered, there may be collision, not good opening and closing, which will affect the beauty of the cabinet door and is not practical.

2. Determine the number of hinges according to the door panel

After determining the distance between the installed door panel and the hinge, we will actually install it according to the functions and requirements of the cabinet door hinge, and the number of installed hinges mainly depends on the height of the installation door panel.

Before installation, you first need to measure the thickness of the cabinet board, the most common widely used cabinet door hinges are generally applicable to the thickness of 16-20mm plate.

3. Determine the installation position

The installation of the door hinge is very important, the door is divided into three installation methods according to the position of the door and the side of the side plate, the full cover is generally covered by the side plate, the half cover door is covered by the side plate half, especially suitable for the middle of the partition, the need to install more than three doors of the cabinet, the embedded door is installed in the two sides of the plate.

4. Test after successful installation

After the door hinge is inserted into the door plate cup hole, open the hinge and align the sleeve into the side plate for installation. Secure the hinge base with self-tapping screws, etc. After completing the installation work, it is necessary to test the effect of opening and closing the door. The position of the two doors is moderate, and the spacing of the door is generally about 2mm. 

 

After the above steps, is all the cabinet door hinge installation process, you have learned?

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