With half overlay hinge, how to solve the collision when cupboard open?

With half overlay hinge, how to solve the collision when cupboard open?

By Kingwen Liang

This is the question from a friend online at eleven o’clock.

F(for friend ): Hello, here is the question, the two cupboards of the cabinet share the side panel, using the half overlay cabinet hinge, but when I open one of the cupboard, it will hit the other, so, how to solve the problem? The gap of the two doors is about 2 to 3mm.

Kingwen Liang: About the question, firstly we should consider whether the door is too thick (Now many people use the 25mm cupboard), if you choose the ordinary 18mm kitchen hinge, then the collision is inevitable, because the door is too thick, its corners will produce an arc. If this is the issue, I suggest you to use the hinge which is made for the thick cupboard. The holes of thick door hinge are generally 40mm, 5mm longer than regular hinge, within using the thick door hinge, can be very good to avoid the angle problem caused by the door is too thick. Secondly, if it is only the ordinary 15mm or 18mm cupboard, and the door hinge is the conventional product ,then you can try to down the adjusting screw a little bit, about 1mm or 2mm on both sides, it may can solve the problem.(You can see how to adjust on the picture above)

Note: Half overlay hinge, the so-called half-cover hinge, hinge in bending; the ordinary thickness is 9mm.

PS: I got a message below in nine thirty on 23th, September, 2008

Thank you a lot. The door is too thick indeed, and it is aluminum frame doors. I have replaced the half overlay removable hinge to the half overlay ordinary hinge, then the problem solved. Thank you very much, I often read your blog, throughout your blog , I have a better understanding of cupboard hinge, and have been interested in it, hope can be your agent in the future. 

Want to choose a good cupboard Come to see the important factors that affecting the life of a cupboard

Want to choose a good cupboard

Come to see the important factors that affecting the life of a cupboard

cupboard hinge, the main component that linked the cabinet and the door plate, is most used in daily life, so the quality of the door hinge is very important for the use of a cabinet. 90 degrees to 95 degrees is the common opening angle of a cabinet hinge, once it has opened, the shape is a right angle. The hinge with a particular angle, such as 165 degree hinge, the opening angle is 165 degrees, better to get things from the cabinet. At present, the hinge has a one-way hinge and two-way hinge. The one-way hinge can basically meet the usual use, of course, the two-way hinge is better. The difference between one-way hinge and two-way hinge has been referred in the article. On the market, most of the hinges are removable, are divided into the hinge base and hinge body. When you choose the cabinet, you can remove the door and the hinge body so that you can check the hinge inside, while the non-removable hinge is hard to install, the methods of how to use it is the same.

The steel that make of the hinge is important, if the steel is not good, after a period of time, the door plate may have some problems in closing the cabinet. Almost all the cabinet brands use the cold-rolled steel, its thickness and toughness are perfect. Stainless steel is also useful, damp places will soon show signs of rust when use the ordinary steel, while the use of stainless hinge can make up for the problem, can make the furniture live longer. The thickness of the steel has a great influence on the quality of the hinge, which decide whether can bear the weight of the door, must be paid attention to in the purchase of the cabinet.

In addition, you should choose slow close hinge. So-called slow close hinge, refers to when the door is closed, it will leave a certain angle to slow the speed of closing the cabinet, avoid the noise of the hinge, so the cabinet will not be closed suddenly. Except the slow close hinge, push open hinge is the leader when people have rivals full of hands. Once stall the push open hinge, when you touch the door lightly, it can open automatically, which make a great convenience for the daily use.

Finally, the hinge must be able to adapt to the wet, smoke and many other factors in the kitchen. Its quality is key to the normal use and the life of the cabinet, so the hinge is very important. It is not only the connection between the cabinet and the door plate, but also bear the weight of the door plate, in addition to, it must keep the door arranges unchanged, otherwise, after sometime, it will be loose. In the design of the drawer, the most important part is the drawer slide. Due to the special environment of the kitchen, even though low-quality slide you will feel good in a short term, for a long time it will be hard to push-pull, for any product, especially the large one. So “The furniture hinge is the heart of the cabinet, drawer slide is kidney” This sentence is not exaggerated. Furniture hardware accessories must be paid more attention when you ordering the cabinet.

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The development history and current situation of Chinese cabinet hinge

The development history and current situation of Chinese cabinet hinge

By Kingwen Liang

Kingwen Liang write this article from the perspective of personal understanding . He wants to make more friends who has a well understanding about the cabinet hinge industry through the article, hoping to let the people who are unfamiliar with the hinge will be interested in the hinge industry at the same time. In this article, kitchen hinge is particular divided into concealed hinge and spring hinge which are used to link the furniture cupboard door. Rather than copper hinge or in other industries such as automotive and industrial hinge etc. Please pay attention to it and welcome to communicate with us if you have any questions..

It is said that in the eighties, the first hinge production factory is in Qingdao, Shandong, which is founded by the Japanese. Later a boss from Shunde, Guangdong found the hinge industry is promising, invited a master from the Japanese company with high salary, and then here comes the Chinese hinge industry.

In the next decade, with the rapid development of the Chinese hinge factory, the Japanese factory was forced to be out the hinge industry in China.

China stared from the cup hinge to the alloy hinge, then to the iron hinge, with the development of the hinge, the production quantity has increased and the price is more reasonable. There are thousands of factories that produce the hinge, from the real sense; it has become the hinge-produced country. But want to become the expertise in the hinge production; there is still a long way to go.

Behind the article, I will analyze the basic situation about Chinese hinge production and the innovation in the furniture hinge industry. And say something about operating situation of foreign brands in China, Just pay attention to it.