AOSITE interprets the purchase and maintenance skills of hinges for you

Many people have reported that the hinge of the cabinet door is broken, which makes it inconvenient to open and close, and seriously affects the user experience?

In fact, the proportion of small hardware in the whole decoration process is not large, so many consumers tend to ignore the quality of hardware and only consider its price. In fact, hardware is a common part of home furnishing, and its quality is related to home decoration. The design quality is used for a lifetime. Some people in the industry pointed out that the value of hardware accessories in furniture accounts for 5%, but the running comfort accounts for 85%. The service life of the cabinet door depends to a certain extent on the quality of the hardware accessories.

It can be seen that although the hinge is small in size, it bears the important responsibility of connecting the cabinet body and the door panel. In the process of frequent opening and closing of the cabinet door, it has withstood the most tests.

Hinges, also known as hinges, are hardware accessories used to connect cabinet doors and cabinets. furniture hinges are mostly used for room wooden doors, spring hinges are mostly used for cabinet doors, and glass hinges are mostly used for glass doors. According to the base type, the cabinet door hinge can be divided into two types: fixed type and quick installation. Hinges are divided into three types: full cover, half cover and built-in according to the cover position after the cabinet door is closed. Full cover hinges allow the door to completely cover the side panel, half cover hinges allow the door panel to partially cover the side panel, and inset hinges allow the door panel to be parallel to the side panel.

How to distinguish between good and bad hinges?

1) Look at the weight of the material. The quality of the hinges is poor, and the cabinet door is easy to lean forward and backward after being used for a long time, loose and sagging. AOSITE hinges are made of cold-rolled steel, stamped and formed at one time, with a thick feel and smooth surface. Moreover, the surface coating is thick, so it is not easy to rust, durable, and has a strong load-bearing capacity. Inferior hinges are generally welded with thin iron sheets, which have almost no resilience. After a long time, they will lose their elasticity and cause the cabinet door to not close tightly. , even cracked.

→Look: The front cover and base of the good-quality hinge are thick, finely forged, smooth and without burrs, and have high strength. The poor hinge is rough forged, the forged surface is thin, and the strength is poor.

→Weigh: For products of the same specification, if the quality is relatively heavy, it means that the product density is high, and the materials selected by the producer are relatively hard, and the quality is relatively guaranteed.

2) High-quality hardware accessories are often subjected to damage tests, load-bearing tests, switch tests, etc. before leaving the factory.

3) When purchasing, you can also check whether the logo of the corresponding hardware brand is printed on the hinge to identify it.

4) Details determine success or failure. The details can tell whether the product is good or not, so as to confirm whether the quality is outstanding. The hardware used in high-quality cabinet door hardware has a thick feel and a smooth surface, and generally achieves a quiet effect in terms of design. AOSITE silent hydraulic damping hinge speaks with "core".

5) Experience the feel. Hinges with different advantages and disadvantages have different hand feeling when used. High-quality hinges have a softer force when opening the cabinet door, and will automatically rebound when it is closed to 15 degrees, and the rebound force is very uniform. Consumers can open and close the cabinet door more when purchasing to experience the hand feeling.

6) When selecting a hinge, in addition to visual inspection and feeling that the surface of the hinge is smooth and smooth, attention should be paid to the reset performance of the hinge spring. The quality of the reed also determines the opening angle of the door panel. A good quality reed can make the opening angle exceed 90 degrees. You can open the hinge 95 degrees, press both sides of the hinge with your hands, and observe that the supporting spring is not deformed or broken. If it is very strong, it is a qualified product. Inferior hinges have a short service life and are easy to fall off, such as cabinet doors and wall cabinets falling off, mostly due to the poor quality of the hinges.

How to do the daily maintenance of hinges and other small hardware?

① Wipe gently with a dry soft cloth, do not use chemical cleaners or acidic liquids to clean, if you find black spots on the surface that are difficult to remove, wipe it with a little kerosene.

② It is normal to make noise after a long time of use. In order to ensure the pulley is smooth and quiet for a long time, you can regularly add some lubricating oil for maintenance every 2-3 months. the

③ Prevent heavy objects and sharp objects from bumping and scratching.

④Do not drag or pull hard during transportation, which may damage the hardware at the furniture joints.