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Hinges for kitchen cabinets

The service life of any furniture always depends on the intensity of its operation and the quality of the selected fittings. Furniture cabinets are used by housewives quite often, so the choice of hinges for them is a very responsible task. It will be necessary to figure out what loops are and what determines the choice of one or another type.


Kinds

By bonding method

  1. slide-on. This is a classic fastening method, in which the fasteners and other fittings required in the assembly of kitchen cabinets are placed in the hole of the plate, on which the fixation is made.
  2. key-hole. In another version, this type of fastening sounds like a "keyhole". At the same time, in order to reach the screw head with the tip of a screwdriver, it must be placed in a special hole in the loop.
  3. clip-on. A fixing method in which fixation on the mounting plate is provided without the use of screws and equipment. Pinning occurs as a result of a click.

Closing method

  1. Ordinary.
  2. With a conductor. This method assumes the presence of a shock-absorbing device. It can be built into a furniture hinge or mounted independently.


According to the size of the loop bowl

The most widely used bowl sizes are 26 and 35mm. It all depends on the technological features of furniture production and on what kind of furniture needs to be equipped with hinges for cabinets. In some cases, other sizes may be used. Some types of loops may not have cups at all.


By appointment

Main

  • External (overhead). These are the most widely known furniture hinges to assembly specialists. In the given state of closed sashes, they completely close the opening. One of the quite often used subspecies of such hinges is transformers or inverse ones with an opening angle of up to 180 degrees.
  • Semi-mounted (semi-overhead). They are fastened in those places where adjacent sashes converge and cover the end of the middle wall in half.
  • Internal (deposit). Such door hinges should be chosen when the door leaves are recessed relative to the facade line.



Additional

  • Corner. As a rule, they are used for hanging doors of hanging pieces of furniture (for corner cabinets). These hinges most often differ in the opening angles of the doors. Such an angle has not only a numerical value, but also a certain shape, be sharp or obtuse.
  • Direct (adit). They are hung if it is necessary to fix the door on a non-moving base (false panels). As a rule, they are common in corner cabinets and sink boxes.
  • Carousel. These varieties of loops are sometimes found under the names crocodile and crab. Their main purpose is to fasten moving furniture elements.


For other structural parts

  • Framework.
  • Installed without the use of a drill. Such hinges are useful if the thickness of the door is insufficient for installing cup hinges. The negative side in the installation of this fitting is that the regulation of the position of the doors is possible only in one plane (up-down or farther-closer).
  • Spring. As a rule, they are chosen as a secondary option when the installation of other fittings is not possible.
  • For glasses. The special design allows the hinges to be attached to the glass sash. As a rule, such hinges are equipped with soft plastic parts.



Installation of fasteners

On a wooden door

Wooden doors can close both wall and base cabinets. The basic algorithm for sequential actions when installing loops for hanging comes down to the following steps:

  1. Determine the position of the hinges on the door. For this, an indent of approximately 80-150 mm is taken from each edge of the door. The distance in this case depends on the height of the door panel;


Marking is carried out in selected places. To do this, the loop is applied to the canvas and with the help of a pencil an outline of the intended position of the loop is made. For installation, it is better to use a special template that allows you to quickly and accurately apply markup;

  1. Then, using a milling machine and the selected nozzle, the place for the cup is drilled. For drilling, it is recommended to choose a tool with excellent sharpening. It is important to observe the position of the cutter and the depth of the niche. The bowl depth standard for furniture hinges is 12-13mm.
  2. The loop is inserted into the niche and aligned horizontally. The mechanism is fixed in this position and places for fasteners are marked;
  3. Holes are drilled for fasteners so that it can be inserted into the cabinet;
  4. The device is attached to the door;
  5. Marking is carried out for attaching mounting plates to the cabinet body. To do this, the door is installed in the required location and leveled, getting rid of repainting and shifts. On the body of the cabinet, a place is marked for attaching the slats.
  6. Perform drilling of marked holes;
  7. Produce the installation of the reciprocal bar;
  8. Connect both parts of the loop.


For glass doors

Glass sashes are preferably hung on the cabinet of the upper row. Glass, as a more fragile material, requires a special approach to installing hinges. As part of the accessories there is a certain list of mandatory elements:

  • mounting plate attached to the sidewall;
  • mounting bracket;
  • a sealing ring, which is necessary to secure the fittings and the glass door;
  • a cap or decorative overlay, which is almost always installed in order to hide the visible parts of the fittings from the front side.


There is a certain method for mounting fasteners on a glass door:

  1. In order to correctly install or replace the hinges, you need to select the area for marking. The marking of a glass door is made similarly to a wooden one;
  2. Using a drill, the hinge is attached to the wooden frame of the cabinet. For this purpose, holes for fasteners are drilled, and the loop is fixed with a screwdriver or screwdriver;
  3. The hinge is attached to the glass sash using clips. The glass sheet is placed in a loop. On both sides, rubber gaskets are placed between the glass and the hinge, which protect the glass from damage. The hinge is fixed with bolts.