How to choose the cabinet hardware that suits you

How to choose the cabinet hardware that suits you?

Cabinet hardware is an important part of kitchen furniture, and its quality is directly related to the quality of the cabinet. Generally divided into functional hardware and decorative hardware. Although these accessories are very important, it is important to choose the hardware.

Hinge

Definition: Hinge is our commonly known hinge. In the usual switching process of kitchen cabinet doors, the hinge is the most tested. Most of the current market is detachable, divided into two parts: the base and the buckle.

Function: The hinge generally has two card positions and three card positions. The hinge of the three-point card position is of course better. The steel for making hinges is the most important. If it is not chosen well, after a while, the door panel may be tilted back and forth, slipping off the shoulders. Most of the brand's kitchen cabinet hardware uses cold-rolled steel, which is perfect in thickness and toughness. In addition, try to choose a multi-point positioning hinge. The so-called multi-point positioning means that the door panel can stay at any angle when it is opened. It will not be laborious to open, and will not be closed suddenly, thus ensuring the safety of use. This is especially important for the upper hanging cabinet door.

Tip: The hinge is the most to be tested. When you buy it, you can open the door several times to try it out. The opening of the door is natural and smooth. In addition, the touch hinge feels its smoothness. The appearance of the good hinge is first and foremost, and then the door is opened. Will not bother to close suddenly.

Drawer slide

Function: Whether the drawer can be pushed and pulled freely and smoothly, to what extent, how to bear the weight, whether it will tilt, and rely on the support of the slide rail. From the current technology point of view, the bottom rail is better than the side rail, and the overall connection with the drawer is better than the three-point connection. The materials, principles, structures and processes of drawer slides vary widely, with high quality slide rails, long life and smooth drawers. When choosing a kitchen cabinet, the quality of the rail steel is also the most important. The good kitchen cabinet drawers can all be pulled out without falling over, and the disassembly is simple. Different sizes of drawer steel have different thicknesses and different bearing weights. It is understood that the imported brand is a 0.6-meter-wide drawer, the rail steel is nearly 3mm thick, and the load can reach 40-50kg. Plastic pulleys, steel balls, and wear-resistant nylon are the three most common pulley materials. Among them, the wear-resistant nylon is the top grade. Due to the adoption of DuPont technology, the pulley has the characteristics of smooth sliding, quietness, quietness and soft rebound.

Tip: When you purchase, you can pull out the drawer and press it slightly on your hand to see if it will loosen, make a sound or flip.

Silent damping system

Function: Whether it is a hinge, a drawer or a folding door, any product can be kept away from noise by using a silent damping system. The integrated damping fitting on the drawer rails allows the drawer to be closed silent even if it is large and heavy. Used on the door panel, it can be divided into three integration methods: snap-in, screw-in and buried. The snap-in type is the most convenient, and the user can install it at home. Whether the door is left open or right open, the damping fitting can be easily snapped onto the door hinge without tools. At the same time, the mute device is integrated on the upper and lower rails of the basket, so that the basket stays at the last moment of closing and then silently closes.

Tip: Since it is muted, listen to the sound by opening the door and closing the door.

Hydraulic buffer

Function: Under normal circumstances, when we close the door, it will make a "beep" sound, which is louder, which will shorten the service life of the cabinet. To avoid this phenomenon, a small hydraulic shock absorber can be used. Solve the problem. The kitchen cabinet door equipped with such humanized gadgets prevents noise during closing and serves to protect the cabinet. However, due to the relatively high purchase price of the hydraulic buffer, only some high-end kitchen cabinets on the market are equipped with this configuration.

Tip: Hydraulic buffers are not available in all cabinets, and only high-end brands will have this device.

Pull basket

Function: The items in the kitchen room are the most complicated and fragmented. To classify these items, the function of the basket is not to be underestimated. One of the big problems in choosing a kitchen cabinet is to see if the space is fully and reasonably used. The role of the basket is to solve the problem of dead space. For example, a 360-degree rotating basket or a folding basket commonly known as "great monster" and "small monster" can be used at the corner to maximize the use of storage space. And the variety of baskets, let us have a lot of room for purchase, those ultra-narrow baskets, folding door baskets, cabinet side baskets, cabinets and baskets, and cabinets It is a good helper for space utilization.

Tip: When purchasing a basket, it is necessary to see if the material of the basket is good for gravity, and secondly, whether its space utilization is reasonable.

Foot

Function: The kitchen floor is relatively humid, and the high-quality metal feet have the function of preventing moisture and extending the life of the kitchen cabinet. The inferior kitchen cabinets in the market use recycled plastic feet. After a period of use, the cabinets will lose balance and collapse due to aging, causing the artificial stone countertops to break and the kitchen cabinets can no longer be used.

Tip: When choosing the whole kitchen cabinet, be sure to pay attention to the composition of the foot part and confirm the material to the manufacturer to ensure the purchase of quality products.

Pick specific steps

Kitchen cabinet hardware and accessories as the basic components of kitchen cabinets, its mechanical properties, manufacturing precision, rust and moisture resistance, fatigue properties of moving parts, etc. directly affect the overall quality of kitchen cabinets, which have a great impact on the normal use and life of kitchen cabinets. . To determine the quality characteristics of basic hardware accessories must be grasped:

Appearance: The appearance of the factory accessories is smooth, uniform, exquisite, uniform, free of burrs, rust spots, etc., high processing precision, good interchangeability, formal brand, origin and quality assurance commitment period; noisy manufacturers have rough appearance, often with naked eyes Visible, there is no quality assurance commitment.

The brand of hardware accessories: There are hundreds of well-known brands in the world that produce kitchen cabinet accessories. The performances are prominent in Austria Blum, Italy Finnel, Hettich, Häfele, Europe Ferrari, GRASS, Mepla Wait. Europa chose the hardware accessories of the world's top brand Blum.

On-site inspection before ordering: whether the guide rail is pulled, the hinge opening and closing is smooth, no abnormal sound; whether the handle has rust, whether the surface oxide layer is detached, whether the plating layer and the gloss are uniform; whether the damper is closed smoothly; whether the drawer load is smooth or not. Wait. Inspect the authoritative department inspection report: All hardware accessories should have test reports made by domestic or international specialized certification bodies to prove that the various performances of the accessories meet the kitchen standards. For example, the fatigue performance requirement of the door hinge reaches 50,000 times; the drawer guide rail requires 50,000 times of standard load bearing 25Kg without damage and so on.

The above contents are compiled according to the problems encountered by the students in the actual work, for reference, if there is any problem, please communicate and correct in time.