Without this element, as a furniture hinge, we can not open or close the cabinet door. This is an important part of the furniture. Whether it's a wardrobe, bedside table, buffet or table, with the help of loops, we can open the doors up, down, sideways angle. Now there are many kinds of furniture fittings, it is just a huge choice.
Without this element, as a furniture hinge, we can not open or close the cabinet door.
Mounting them quite complex, it is better if the installation will Specialist.
Content
- 1 What is it and how is arranged
- 2 Types of furniture hinges
- 3 How to choose the right furniture hinges
- 4 How to use the furniture hinges correctly
- 5 VIDEO: Furniture loops, review, adjustment
What is it and how is arranged
What are furniture hinges? This is a mechanism that is attached to the wall and the facade of furniture, with the help of the sash can be opened at a specific angle. Such loops are different structure, mounting system, the functions they perform are different.
When the doors are closed they are invisible.
Many manufacturers of furniture hinges produce poor quality fittings, because they want to save money on production.
To date chetyrehsharnirnye loops are common. This design is quite unpretentious and durable, easy to assemble. This mechanism is so thorough that the opening and closing of the door furniture can be infinite. Its adjustment may be in three dimensions. The composition chetyrehsharnirnoy loop includes such items as:
- mounting plate,
- a cup,
- shoulder.
Split divided into left and right - that they differ from the universal, which are fixed to the facade, opening to either side.
To purchase a quality product, it is necessary to see what is the thickness of the metal.
The hinges are mounted to the front of a cup and a mounting strap attached to the box furniture. The whole mechanism is fixed on the screws. Shoulder serves as a handle and a link between the mounting bracket and the cup. All the elements are interconnected chetyrehsharnirnym mechanism. The bar is the adjusting screw, it allows you to adjust the facade on the bases.
Now there are many kinds of furniture fittings, it is just a huge choice.
To select furniture hinges, it is necessary to take into account how you will mount.
Types of furniture hinges
This type of hardware as furniture hinges, produced currently used in the assembly furniture that you can buy at any hardware store, divided into groups represented in Table.
| types of loops | Description |
| False. | This variety allows you to thoroughly combine the door with the base at an angle of 90 degrees. It is used widely in many pieces of furniture. |
| Polunakladnye. | Such loops, compared to the patch, differ in that they have a slight bend in the structure. As a rule, they are used when one wall of the furniture should be installed several fronts. |
| Internal or, as they are called, loose. | They are quite similar in appearance to polunakladnymi, but they can flap mounted inside the base. |
| Corner. | Mounted on angled kinds of furniture, doors are attached to the base at a certain angle. These hinges allow to open the flaps 30, 45, 90, 135, 175 degrees. |
| Gallery. | This type of hinge holds the door from the bezel. Mainly they are used in the assembly of kitchen sets - namely, cabinets under the sink. They are also mounted to the base, placed directly against the wall. |
| Inverse. | Allow plow sash 180 degrees. |
| A piano. | This kind of loops produced for a long time - even during the Soviet Union. Now they are rare to see, except on the old interior. They were considered the strongest. |
| Card. | Are similar to the piano, the mechanism consists of two plates, synchronously planted on the hinge. They are used when it is necessary to make furniture in retro style. |
| Mezzanine. | Mezzanine. This type of hinge is used for facades that open vertically, ie vertically. Generally mounted on the kitchen cabinets. |
| Sekreternye. | They are similar to the card, or a piano. They are used in such kinds of furniture, where the door is located horizontally and should open down. |
| A card. | Mainly used in the manufacture of fold-out tables. In this case the flap can be opened at 180 degrees. |
What are furniture hinges?
Many pay attention to where they were manufactured.
There are many varieties of furniture hinges. This hardware element produced at the moment, divided into types, which differ from each other in some respects:
- firstly, the place where the hinges are to be mounted;
- secondly, the raw material intended for manufacture;
- thirdly, the split design;
- Fourth, the method of fixing;
- Fifth, the hallmark of the mechanism.
Among other things they are divided into separable and versatile, differ in strength.
It is important to pay attention to the product certificate, if the head office production controls.
In the category can be divided into overhead and locks have a card structure, fixed to the ground and to the front. The difference is that for mortise hinges need to make a slight indentation where the plate is to be placed. Among other things they are divided into separable and versatile, differ in strength. Universal form loops can withstand thorough load, which means that the probability of settling the door to further decrease significantly. Split divided into left and right - that they differ from the universal, which are fixed to the facade, opening to either side.
The difference is that for mortise hinges need to make a slight indentation where the plate is to be placed.
Typically, manufacturers of furniture carefully chosen accessories, prefer brands, describing themselves on the positive side.
Screw hinges consist of two parts commensurate constituting cylinders, they are holes for the screws. Such loops are installed on any door. But they have a drawback - the door is attached to the screw-in hinges, can not be removed. The most popular option - a hidden loop. When the doors are closed they are invisible. Attached to any facade and have a universal mechanism - three rotary axes. Mounting them quite complex, it is better if the installation will Specialist. You can also find a two-way type of hinges. It provides an opportunity to open doors and the outside and inside.
In the category can be divided into overhead and locks have a card structure, fixed to the ground and to the front.
To properly install, you will need a tape measure, an awl, drill, screwdriver or electric screwdriver, drill Forstner, self-tapping screws.
to what kind of hinges are, they must be strong and durable - these are the main qualities that you need to remember when choosing furniture hinges.
Such loops are different structure, mounting system, the functions they perform are different.
Types of furniture hinges may be different, and their installation does not present any difficulties, all the work can be done at home.
How to choose the right furniture hinges
Many manufacturers of furniture hinges produce poor quality fittings, because they want to save money on production. To purchase a quality product, it is necessary to see what is the thickness of the metal. If it is thin, the purchase should be abandoned. It is worth paying attention to the price equivalent - it is better not to buy cheap accessories. The number of products is based on what size has frontage and what is its weight. Hinges should be durable, it depends on how long they can serve.
This type of hardware as furniture hinges, produced currently used in the furniture assembly.
You can easily replace your own old hardware to the new, and the furniture will last a long time.
To select furniture hinges, it is necessary to take into account how you will mount. Many pay attention to where they were manufactured. After all, most of the accessories are produced in China, where, as we know, it is produced under various brands, including the famous. It is important to pay attention to the product certificate, if the head office controls the production, as the most popular companies are opening branches in China.
There are many varieties of furniture hinges.
Typically, manufacturers of furniture carefully chosen accessories, prefer brands, describing themselves on the positive side.
All the elements are interconnected chetyrehsharnirnym mechanism.
How to use the furniture hinges correctly
To the door slowly opens and closes between the base and the facade there are no gaps, and sash attached quite smoothly, it is necessary to mount the furniture hinges correctly. As is known, the loops are different in the diameter of the cup - it is this part of the structure is inserted into the recess drilled in the wood. The most popular have a diameter of 35 millimeters.
The hinges are mounted to the front of a cup and a mounting strap attached to the box furniture.
To properly install, you will need a tape measure, an awl, drill, screwdriver or electric screwdriver, drill Forstner, self-tapping screws. But the first thing you need to do the layout and determine the future of the center recess. It is necessary that from the cup to the edge of the door were 5 mm from the edge or to the middle of the recess - 23 mm. Now drill opening to such a depth that a cup full back went, most importantly, do not drill through the material. The prepared facade put loops and strap equate if necessary. When everything is aligned, the bar sits like a glove, attach it on the screws with a screwdriver or a screwdriver.
This design is quite unpretentious and durable, easy to assemble.
As you can see, the types of furniture hinges may be different, and their installation does not present any difficulties, all the work can be done at home. In such cases, when there is a misalignment of doors, they begin to creak, you can easily own to replace the old hardware to the new, and the furniture will last a long time.
To date chetyrehsharnirnye loops are common.