What’s the Difference Between One Way Furniture Hinge and Two Way Cupboard Hinge? (Original)

What’s the Difference Between One Way Furniture Hinge and Two Way Cupboard Hinge? (Original)

What’s the difference between one way furniture hinge and two way cupboard hinge? To this day, many people ask me this question.

Actually, for this question, I already talked about it in my former blogs, but I explained it in two articles.

In article, How to Choose a Suitable Cabinet Hinge—One Way Furniture Hinge, I  mentioned that only bring the door gently, then it will close quickly after installing one way furniture hinge， whose feature is quick and powerful. If you are willing to have such quick and powerful effect, one way furniture hinge is the best choice.

In article, How to Choose a Suitable Cabinet Hinge—Two Way Cupboard Hinge, I mentioned that the door can stop at any angle before 45 degree, after 45 degree, the door will auto-close. Of course, there some cabinet hinge that will auto close at 30 degree and some will auto close after 60 degree.

As for customers, they can choose one way furniture hinge or two way cupboard hinge basis on themselves. Everyone has his/her own favorite. You want quick close or soft close?

　　Hinges are divided into following series:

1.Kitchen cabinet hinge series: Generally speaking, demands of kitchen cabinet hinge is higher than furniture hinge, including durability and rustproof capacity.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2. Furniture hinge series: furniture hinge is the most economical and most used by furniture factories in China and Middle East.

3. Soft close hinge series: hydraulic hinges also called soft closing hinges, which is the most eye catching product in hinge industry, whose feature is soft closing without noise. What’s more, it is the main product to be researched and developed and now it’s exported to many countries, such as America, Canada, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Taiwan, etc.

　　

　　4.Special hinge series: special hinge includes glass hinge, aluminum frame hinge, 170 degree hinge, faceframe hinge, touch open hinge and so on, which can make your furniture much more special.

　　

　　5.Furniture hardware series: drawer slide, gas spring, lid stay, sliding door damper, cabinet suspension, etc.

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The key factor affecting the lifetime of cabinets

Coupling head is also called hinge .It is the key component connecting cabinet and cabinet doors . Hinges stand the most test in our usual cabinet usage .So it is pretty important to choose hinges with excellent quality .The common opening angle of cabinethinges is 90 and 95 degree which turns to be a right angle when the door is opened .There are also special angle hinges ,such as 165 degree hinges which the opening angle is 165 degree which the door can be more open and easier to reach things in the cabinet .Normally ,hinges are divided into one way and two way .One ways hinge can meet normal usage ,but two way hinges are much better . We also mentioned the difference between one way hinge and two way hinges in our article . Most soft close hinges in the market are removable and are consisted of mounting plate and hinge body .We need remove hinge body together with cabinet doors and check the inner side of hinge .So irremovable hinges are not convenient in installment ,but same usage .

The steel of making hinges is very important . If you cannt choose it well , the door may stagger forward and back, and off angle .Cold rolled steel is popular in many famous top grade hardware factory ,cause its thickness and toughness are perfect .but there are also many manufactures use stainless steel material .Cause it can remedy the weakness of rusty in wet area when using normal steel . The thickness of steel is also a important element affecting hinge quality ,which decides how many load capacity can the door hold . So we must pay attention to this when selecting cabinets .

In addition ,you should try to choose damping hinge. The so called damping hinges means it will last a certain angle when the door is closed to avoid the door impact and noise caused by the hinges ,so your cabinet will not suddenly turn off ,thereby ensuring the usage of security .Besides damping hinges ,there are also rebound hinges .When people hands full of things ,then it is the protagonist. People only need to touch the cabinet door gently with body ,and it can open automatically ,which make our daily life more convenient .

Finally , the hinge must be able to adapt to the wet ,smoke and many other factors in kitchen .Cause it plays an important role in the lifetime of cabinets and takes the most tests ,not only linking the cabinet body and doors together ,but also bear alone the weight of the door and maintain consistency door arrangement unchanged , after a certain period of time, it will be loose .In the whole drawer design ,the most important accessories are slides. Low-quality rails maybe be good in the short term ,but you will find it difficult to pull and push when it is used for a long time .The phenomenon is suitable for any products ,especially for big products .

Thus , "If the hinge is the heart of the cupboard, then the rail is the drawer kidney” .This saying is without any exaggeration and customer must pay attention to the furniture hardware accessories when purchasing cabinets .

2012/12/28

By:Nero_Chen