There are details of operation in furniture, doors, windows (and any other joint) that your customer probably knows in detail. Among the most common are the overwhelming number of hinge types.
These are hinged systems that allow two surfaces to be joined or separated by rotating one of them while remaining attached to the main body. For example: what happens when opening a door. The hinge will allow this opening without the door being completely separated from the body of the furniture.
The applications of these systems are enormous, and your final choice will depend on what your customer needs. In addition, of course, to the material, size, opening degrees, among other characteristics. Surprise your customers with Emuca’s wide range of hinges. Take note of their benefits and the different types of hinges we offer.
Types of hinges you will want to know
Before you get to know them all, it is necessary to clarify some details that will make your customer service more accurate and you can offer just what the user needs. At Emuca we have a large stock of these joining systems. Let’s start by pointing out that every hinge is formed by two sections that coincide in an axis, which will be in charge of allowing the movement. One of the elements that you should emphasize when your customers ask for types of hinges, is to know if it will be in contact with moisture, such as that generated in a bathroom or outdoors. For this, the preferred material to recommend will be any material that does not rust, including steel and zamak. Likewise, to recommend the best in hinge proposals, it is important that your client specifies the function that such system will fulfill. Because, as you know, not all hinges are suitable for any job and installation.
Types of hinges according to their design
Having knowledge of the space where the joint will be installed, the function that the system will perform, the weight it will have to support and even the material in which it will be installed, it is easier for you to give the advice that the customer needs. It is equally important to have a basic knowledge of the types of hinges you have in stock. For this, we leave you a small guide of hinge proposals. All of them manufactured with quality materials and very resistant, in addition to the optimum precision in design that each of our hinges integrates.Cup hinges
The most used in kitchen furniture, what is most attractive about them is that they are out of sight of the outside of the furniture where they are installed, they propose different opening angles and most of them are adjustable. This type of hinge is composed of two parts, one of them is the cup with the hinge, the other part is the support that goes on the side of the furniture. In the proposals of hinges with cup that we manufacture, you will find that they have a damping piston for the soft closing of the door. The cup hinges are divided into:- Straight hinge: they are used when the door is placed on the outer side of the cabinet.
- Angled hinge: designed for doors located in the middle with respect to the side of the furniture.
- Super elbow hinge: this hinge is used for doors placed on the inside of the furniture.
