accessories- these are the components and parts of the product necessary for the manufacture of a holistic item. Accessories are mainly produced separately from the main components of the product, as they require a different manufacturing technology.

Types of fittings

Accessories happen:

• furniture,
• building,
• window,
• shoe,
• haberdashery.

Spectrum of building fittings wide enough, e.g. handles, hinges, locks, access control system, door closers, sliding systems, door seals, fittings for glass doors, for windows, for suspended and stretch ceilings, ventilation grilles, perforated mounting brackets, mounting plates, timber supports, universal brackets for heavy and large-sized mounting, all kinds of mounting hardware.

Furniture accessories include furniture handles, latches, hinges, brackets, ties, mirror mounting kits, screws, shelf supports, corners, furniture supports, hanger hooks, latches, drawer mechanisms. Furniture fittings are rather an integral part of it than a decorative element. Depending on the correct selection of components, you can make an assessment of the practicality and convenience of furniture.

window fittings- this is a system of combination of window devices, which provide pressing the door to the frame around the entire perimeter, and drive it to the desired position. Window fittings include perforated fasteners, window wrappers, brackets, handles, door springs and much more. Window fittings can be swivel or tilt-and-turn and parallel-sliding. It is very important to choose accessories only from elements of one system.

How to choose accessories

Selectable fittings must ensure the strength and functionality of structures, ease of use, must have excellent wear-resistant properties. In addition, it must be safe, resistant to rust and look aesthetically pleasing. The fittings should work smoothly, which will help prevent premature wear.

It must be remembered that all power components must be made of metal, each type of fitting has its own material. Plastic is used only for decoration and should not carry any loads. To increase the service life of fittings, the metal surface is coated with zinc or chromium.

High-quality fittings are the key to the durability of products and their comfortable operation.

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The concept of fittings

The first furniture fittings were ropes and nails, with which people fastened furniture parts. And if the form and functional purpose of furniture on a historical scale have not undergone significant changes, then the production of fittings has made an unthinkable big leap.
What does this capacious concept include: "accessories for the manufacture of furniture."
Furniture production does not stand alone, the word "accessories" is found quite often, and in different areas of industry and production. The most widely used concepts are "furniture fittings" and "window fittings". So what is hardware?
ACCESSORIES- the totality of all metal and plastic parts in the design of a piece of furniture, without which its existence is impossible. Furniture components are made of metal and plastic, facial accessories can also be made of wood, glass, ceramics. Furniture accessories are several tens of thousands of items used in the manufacture of furniture.

With the help of fittings, a movable and fixed connection of furniture parts is ensured, the interaction of furniture with a person and his housing. The industry standard "Furniture fittings. General technical requirements" provides a classification of furniture fittings, which includes more than 110 of its types. It should be said that in the manufacture of furniture, various glass products, plastic and metal containers, dryers for dishes, mirrors and other products related to furniture components are also used. Properly selected fittings have a positive effect on the architectural and artistic solution of furniture, the organization of the technological process for the manufacture of furniture, the strength and durability of the furniture.

ebel, ease of use

Furniture fittings - subtleties of furniture production

Oddly enough, but furniture accessories play a role no less than other furniture components: cabinet walls, their doors or shelves.
Moreover, the cost of these components (of course, if they are of high quality) is a very impressive part of the cost of manufactured furniture.
This is especially true for kitchens, wardrobes, but, above all, dressing rooms.
Even in an ordinary closet you will find many, sometimes inconspicuous, but very useful helpers - elements of furniture fittings. Very high demands are placed on sliding mechanisms, which are usually equipped with shelves and drawers of cabinets, chests of drawers, nightstands, computer and desks, etc. Easy, almost silent and sliding drawer extension makes the use of cabinet furniture as comfortable as possible. Sliding wardrobes also owe their popularity to the ease of opening the door: without making any effort, even a child can take clothes out of the closet, just as easily pushing the door back.

Furniture fittings are coming

Fittings for cabinet furniture for quite a long time did not undergo significant changes and did not differ in particular variety. Only with the development of production technologies, with the advent of fierce competition in the market, experts thought about the need for more evolutionary and original solutions in the field of furniture fittings. Now a variety of connecting nodes and components allows you to translate into reality the most daring design solutions. Thus, the presentation of the product is ennobled, and its competitiveness increases.
Today, trivial corner ties and roller guides are being replaced by more and more modernized and various auxiliary products for the production of cabinet furniture. In general, one of the distinguishing features in the development of the furniture industry over the past decade is the intensive growth in the production of fittings in terms of their range and range. The quality characteristics of fittings are improved. Increasing their reliability, durability, and purity of workmanship also leads to an increase in the quality of the furniture products themselves. The functional type (nomenclature) of fittings is also expanding. This allows you to create furniture samples with new or improved consumer properties. The model (assortment) variety of fittings is increasing. There is an opportunity for greater variability in the constructive and compositional solution of furniture, for a more accurate correspondence of the external characteristics of fittings and furniture in terms of their color, texture, shape, in general - in style.
It is not uncommon for some furniture items to consist almost entirely of fittings selected from the catalog, for example, office chairs and wardrobes. Today, specialized catalogs include, for example, supports for stools, chairs, armchairs and tables, a “back-seat” block, load-bearing elements of the rack structure, plinths, cornices, mesh shelves, metal sliding doors, bed rails, frames for upholstered products. furniture, kitchen worktop covers.

Types of fittings

All these elements can be divided:
- fixing accessories,
- functional (front) fittings.
Such a division of accessories is rather conditional, because some fasteners can perform the “duties” of the front.
Furniture edging and edging materials in general (edge ​​tapes, edge glue, etc.) stand apart in this row. We also note a variety of mortise profiles and furniture edges. By the way, profiles for finishing furniture edges can also be laid on.

Mounting hardware

Designed for fastening and fixing furniture parts. Fasteners that ensure the movable interaction of furniture elements include various types of hinges, guides, metaboxes, etc.

furniture hinge

The device by which the door is attached to the frame of the furniture product. Hinges are the most important element that ensures the functioning and reliability of a furniture door. Most often there are brass or brass-plated hinges (zinc or steel alloys). It is brass-plated on top so that the loop does not rust and its parts slide better.
Sometimes furniture hinges are covered with enamel of different colors or other compositions that imitate bronze, gold, chrome. Modern four-hinged hinges, even those produced by one company, differ in design, variety of purposes and external design.
According to the type of fastening, the loops can be divided into overhead, inset, semi-overhead, complex loops. Overhead hinges are furniture hinges in which the part to be opened completely covers the end of the supporting part and is at an angle of 90 ° to it. Insert hinges are furniture

hinges, in which the outer plane of the part to be opened is at an angle of 90 ° to the supporting part and in the same plane with its end face.

Semi-overlay hinges - this type of furniture hinge is used when two opposite hinges are installed on one bearing part, while the parts to be opened close the end of the bearing part (each by an equal half, depending on the model of the hinge used) and are also at an angle of 90 ° to her. Complex hinges - furniture hinges, in which the angle of rotation when opening can be + -45 °, + -30 °, 180 ° and differs from the standard opening angle of 95-110 °.

Furniture guides

Guides are a drawer pull-out system. All extension systems can be divided into two types:
- guides for ordinary boxes made of laminated chipboard or wood;
- boxes, in the design of which there are metal parts (sidewalls, sometimes back walls)

Now widely used are roller and ball guides.

Roller- easy to use and, when properly installed, make it easy to open and close drawers.

Ball guides- high-tech, diverse, differ in complexity. They allow you to fully extend the drawers, provide smooth running and silent soft closing of the drawers.

Metaboxes- sidewalls for boxes of an economy class. Metaboxes are made on the basis of roller guides, but they have serious differences. The set of metaboxes consists of two supporting guides (left and right) and two guides, which are at the same time the side walls of the box (left and right). This is one of the conveniences of metaboxes. no need to make the side walls of the box from chipboard or other material. It is only necessary to make the bottom, back wall and front of the box of the required size. And the fact that the bottom is made of chipboard (mostly the thickness of the chipboard is 16mm), and not of fiberboard (mostly the thickness of the fiberboard is 4mm), gives the product extraordinary strength and reliability. Another advantage of metaboxes is the fasteners for the facade, which have an adjustment that ensures that the front of the box is installed exactly on the furniture body. Also, for metaboxes, there are special extension bars that allow you to increase the working height of the metabox to the desired size, and separation systems will allow you to properly organize the workspace inside the metabox itself. Metaboxes are made of steel, 1.2 mm thick and covered with high-strength enamel in various colors (mainly white and metallic). The material of the rollers themselves is high-strength plastic, designed for more than one thousand openings. The load (weight of the box) supported by metaboxes directly depends on their length. The longer the length, the lower the load: from 10kg to 20kg. (open state). Metaboxes are considered to be a partial extension (3/4) system, i.e. extended to three-fourths of their total length. Metaboxes can be used for both overhead and inset facades.

Alpha drawer- high-tech drawer pull-out mechanism. The Alpha drawer is equipped with a system of maintenance-free runners hidden from view under other parts and is highly stable against side loads. The high-quality drawer pull-out system has excellent movement, easily pulling drawers into the cabinet. The guide system is maintenance-free and highly wear-resistant. It does not leave traces of metal abrasion or any other contamination: cleanliness and hygiene are guaranteed! The maximum load is 40kg. White boxes are introduced into the warehouse program.

Furniture fasteners

Fasteners that ensure the fixed interaction of furniture elements include:
- couplers,
- screws,
- confirmations,
- dowels,
- self-tapping screws,
- corners, etc. Moreover, all of these listed fasteners belong to the screed group, but they are called differently.
If we take the origins of furniture, then at the beginning of the carpentry craft there was no such variety of fasteners as it is now, and all furniture was built on castle joints,

Thorns, "shkanakh" (now, - dowels and wedges that gave strength to benches and tables. Since then, a lot of things have changed, but the dowel has remained the fastener used so far. The dowels (8x30), however, also acquired other sizes, received corrugations and precise chamfers at the ends. Everything else has given way to special fittings. The connection of furniture on dowels even now gives us the opportunity to quickly and correctly position furniture parts during assembly, and prevents their mutual displacement during operation, perceiving all transverse loads. Shkant is a very cheap and simple part, but it also has its own difficulties. It is made from natural wood and, when made from undried wood or improperly stored, is able to change its cylindrical shape, which significantly affects the quality of the connection. However, on the dowels alone, furniture of small dimensions is connected. With large sizes of products and correspondingly increasing loads, dowels can no longer withstand pulling out, that is, longitudinal forces, and therefore, ties can always be found next to them.
Screw tie or barrel tie consists of only two elements: a screw and a "barrel" - a cylindrical part with a transverse threaded hole. The "barrel" itself is made entirely of metal or plastic with a nut inserted inside (however, its diameter increases somewhat). The tie is very strong, since when tightening the screw, very large forces are generated, a large tightening stroke, but visible screw heads always appear on the side surface of the product, spoiling its appearance. Of course, the screw head, especially with a hex slot, can be closed with a plastic plug, but the appearance will still leave much to be desired.
The screed is not very easy to assemble. The hole in the "barrel" must be exactly aligned with the screw. Therefore, mutually perpendicular to the axis of the holes for the "barrel" and for the screw in the reservoir and the end of the part must exactly intersect. When the installed "barrel" is simply turned on the wrong side, it is easy to deploy it using a specially provided slot on the end. But if the hole under it is too deep, and he just “drowned” in it, it is extremely difficult to pull him back out. The tie is conical. The desire to hide the screw head from the front surface led to the modernization of the barrel tie. As a result, the screw passing through the attached part of the assembled furniture frame was replaced by a stem screwed into the housing with a threaded hole, screwed or pressed flush into the part.
Two holes are drilled in the main part: one - at the end, for the rod, the other - perpendicular to the first, in the plane, for the "barrel". The rod, at the end of which a conical recess is formed on the side surface, passes through the transverse opening of the body, along the axis of which a threaded hole with a screw is made. The tip of the screw has a pointed conical shape and, when the screw is screwed, rests against the side surface of the recess of the tie rod, displacing it together with the part to be attached to the end of the main part, which achieves tension in the connection. Screed furniture corner. The product is also very simple in design: a strip of metal bent at a right angle with a hole on one of its shoulders, and a groove on the other. Completely it consists of five elements: a corner, two screws with countersunk heads and two threaded fittings. During assembly, the angle is fastened with screws to the parts to be connected using metal or plastic fittings with an internal threaded hole.
The tightening force is achieved by shifting the axis of the mounting hole on one of the parts to be joined. As a result, when screwing the screw, it presses with the cone of its head on the conical side surface of the hole in the corner, displacing the entire attached part and attracting it. At one time, this screed even received predominant distribution in our industry, since: it is durable; does not require drilling holes in the ends; easy to install; unpretentious to the accuracy of the location of the filler holes; Disadvantages: visible; interferes with the operation of furniture; a lot of marriage in its manufacture; As for attempts to use metal or plastic corners fixed with screws to connect furniture parts, it is better not to buy furniture with such connections: this is not a screed at all, and it is impossible to get a reliable tense corner connection in any furniture with their help.
Screw coupler, or euroscrew, or euroscrew, or confirmation- screw, usually made of carbon steel. In Europe, this screed is called "Einteilferbinder" or "single-element screed (single)". And for some reason we call it "Euroscrew" or "Euroscrew". Although the name "screw coupler" is much more suitable for her, especially since she looks like two drops of water like a screw, only thick and blunt.
Depending on the manufacturer's company, as well as the specifics of production, confirmations have a different coating: electro-galvanized, brass-plated, nickel, about 5 mm thick. The simplest screed, which has found such widespread use among our furniture makers precisely because it does not require almost any accuracy at all when adding.
Only two holes are drilled: one is at the end of the main part, the other is in the plane attached to it. The most popular are euro screws with a thread diameter of 7mm and a length of 50 or 70mm. Screeds from different manufacturers have their own design features. The small diameter of the cap often allows, by applying force, to flush the screed with the surface of the slab without first countersinking the hole. Also, screw ties can have a specially provided "tooth" under the head, similar to a flash in a poorly made nail, which ensures that it is screwed flush without countersinking, forming a chamfer of the hole.

A high-quality screed should not have a head or slot offset relative to the axis. If this alignment is not present, then the screed will go uneven when screwed in, and the thread will break the hole, which worsens the strength of the connection of chipboard parts. A coupler with a smaller pitch of turns and with a greater taper of the thread provides a stronger connection. The first four threads are conical and have special serrations.
Therefore, the coupler works like a tap or a self-tapping screw, ensuring that even, high-quality threads are cut to accommodate the remaining turns without disturbing the structure of the plate. Disadvantages: head visible from the end. It is usually closed with a plug; furniture assembled on such a screed should not be assembled more than three times, since the threads cut in such a soft material as chipboard are likely to break. The trouble is that many manufacturers, rightly hoping for the strength of the metal, stopped using dowels altogether with this screed. But if the assembly is carried out without fixing the parts in the loan, then the parts can "take away", which can be noticeable when examining some products.
Eccentric coupler- a type of connecting fittings that combines low visibility and high strength of the connection and provides the possibility of repeated assembly of the product. Couplers from different manufacturers have their own characteristics, and because of their features, eccentric couplers are also called minifixes, rondofixes and rafixes - these words are derived from the names of eccentric couplers from different manufacturers.
The principle of operation of the coupler: A metal or plastic sleeve is screwed or pressed into the surface of the attached part flush with it, into which the stem of the coupler with a "T" - shaped head is screwed. When assembling the product, the rod passes through the hole in the end of the main part, and its head is in the middle of the transverse hole drilled in its face. An eccentric is installed in it, capturing the head of the rod with its inner eccentric surface. With further rotation, the eccentric, turning in its hole and acting on the head of the rod, first brings the parts to be joined together, and then creates the necessary force in the connection.
The eccentric coupler consists of a cast metal eccentric, a futor and a stem. There are also quite a few designs of such couplers, in which the stem is wrapped directly in the material of the attached part, without the use of a futor. The main difference between eccentric couplers from each other is the diameter of the eccentric. The larger it is, the greater the stroke of the screed and the greater the possible effort. Eccentrics with a diameter of 25, 15 and 12 mm are used.
Eccentrics with a diameter of 25mm, and sometimes 15mm, must be closed with a plastic plug. Disadvantages: possible weakening of the screed during operation of the product. Different manufacturers solve this problem in different ways. For some couplers, the inner working surface of the eccentric is made concave, and the spherical working surface of the rod head is in contact with it. In other designs, the inner working surface of the eccentric is stepped, and the working surface of the rod head adjacent to it is flat.
At the same time, the outer surface of the eccentric is provided with oblique smoothed teeth inclined in the direction opposite to the direction of its rotation during assembly, which, increasing adhesion to the material of the part, additionally prevents its spontaneous rotation and weakening of the connection during the operation of the product. Also, the notches inside the eccentric increase its grip on the stem by three times, compared to a smooth flat surface. An eccentric tie requires extremely accurate relative positioning of all mating holes. Drilling these holes "on the knee" will often cause the eccentric to break when the assembly force is applied. Actually, the lack of precise filler equipment limits the widespread use of eccentric couplers in domestic furniture. A screw (derived from the German Schraube) is a screw that is driven into wood or other soft material, in which the screw itself forms a thread by deforming the material.
The screw gets the possibility of screwing into any material due to the thread that is made on the screw shaft. The thread of a screw differs from the thread of screws and bolts driven into metal. It is taller and has a larger cutting pitch.
The threaded section of the screw has a conical shape, tapering towards the end of the screw. The thread can be cut either along the entire length, or only on part of the screw. The sizes of screws are also varied depending on the tasks that are solved with their help.
self-tapping screws- fasteners in shape corresponding to the definition of a SCREW, but with significant design improvements (primarily the shape of the thread, tip and slot), made of high quality materials with various corrosion-resistant and aesthetic coatings.
These improvements make it possible to often use screws without pre-drilling holes (which greatly simplifies and speeds up the process of mounting fastened products), as well as to use screws for fastening on a metal (aluminum, steel, etc.) base and in building materials (concrete, brick, etc.). P.). Such screws have significantly expanded the scope of their application, significantly influenced the technology of many construction and mechanical assembly works.
Since the new screws were radically different from the traditional ones, a new term appeared in everyday life - SELF-TAPPING SCREWS. This concept more accurately shows the purpose and capabilities of new screws, although today it is not legalized by the relevant standard.

Shelf holders

- a piece of furniture that holds the shelf. The task of this fitting is to firmly hold all the shelves at the right height. A shelf installed on shelf supports between two vertical walls of the product at a high level, regardless of the design of the shelf support, must be insured against accidental overturning under the influence of a load on its front edge. Therefore, shelf holders should be located at a distance of no more than 50-60 mm from the front edge of the shelf. The main models of modern type shelf holders are shelf holders for glass surfaces and chipboard, decorative and hidden, special shelf holders combined with ties, shelf holders for quick mounting types and many others.

4.2.Functional (or front) fittings are visible fasteners that carry a certain functional load. Facial fittings provide interaction between the product and the person. Functional fittings include furniture supports, handles, sliding systems, wardrobe equipment, kitchen accessories.

4.2.1 Handle

- this is an object or part of it, specially designed for embracing, grabbing or pressing it with a hand when performing some short-term action, for example, to open something: the handle of a door, window, cabinet drawer, etc.
In the design of furniture, several types of handles are used, depending on their shape, which received independent names: handles-buttons, handles-slats, handles-shells and handles-brackets (bracket handle) and so-called railing handles. Handles are made, as a rule, in three stylistic directions: classic, retro, modern design. In most cases, pens are made of metal, but there are pens made of plastic, glass and ceramics.
Handle-button has a round, rectangular or other shape of the body, attached to the furniture with a screw passing through its axis. Handles-buttons, if necessary, are provided with devices that exclude the possibility of free turning or unscrewing them under normal operating conditions.
handle bar attached to furniture at least two points. Its body, most often, has a cross-sectional profile that is constant along the entire length.
Shell handles can be both protruding above the surface of the element to which they are attached, and recessed, cut into the product. The protruding handles are attached to the product at two points, the recessed handles are inserted into the hole chosen for them.
Brace handles have a fixed or movable through bracket fixed at two points.
railing handles- steel chrome-plated rod with two attachment points. Railing handles are a fashion option and, as a rule, exceed the handle-brackets in size. Handles are attached to furniture with glue, screws and screws. Glue fastening is rarely used, since glued handles cannot be removed from the product, which may be required during transportation and repair. In addition, glued handles are difficult to replace with new ones. On the glue put mainly in-depth sink handles. Today, the method of fastening handles with special screws, filled in the handle during its manufacture, and standard nuts is common. The nut and screw are closed with a metal or plastic cap.
4.2.2. Furniture supports or let's talk about "legs"

Furniture supports These are furniture fasteners. They ensure the interaction of furniture products with the elements of the room and must be convenient and reliable in operation. At the moment, there are a huge number of different supports, which are divided according to characteristics, structures, design, etc. Constantly changing fashion makes furniture manufacturers, manufacturers of facial fittings, designers come up with more and more new types of designs.

thrust bearing- the simplest furniture support. In most cases, it is made of plastic and can be of various types: “under the nail”, in the form of a button, with a leg, etc. Until now, it is very often used both in cabinet and upholstered furniture of an economy class. Despite its apparent simplicity, it has an important function - it prevents moisture from entering the boards from which the cabinet is made, since in the future the laminate that covers the chipboard can bubble and move away.

Roller bearings(furniture wheels) - necessary for the manufacture of armchairs for the home, coffee tables, sliding sofas, medical furniture, various wheelchairs, etc. These supports come with a stopper, without a stopper, are attached to furniture using a platform, a threaded screw or have a U- figurative fastening. The ability to carry an increased load, soft, silent rolling - these are the main advantages of wheel supports. The load on each support is determined by its purpose. The simplest wheel support is “straight”, its name speaks for itself, such a product is used in furniture that does not require a turn, such as sliding sofas. The next class of "wheeled" supports are supports for furniture that require a turn around its axis. They differ in load, appearance, as well as attachment methods.

« Decorative" supports- performing the function of the actual support, they are also an element of the constructive design of furniture (that is, they are clearly visible in the finished product). With their help, you can completely change the appearance of furniture. They differ in a variety of shapes and sizes and can be metal, plastic, wood, or a combination.
There are a huge number of “decorative” supports on the modern furniture market, but experience shows that, first of all, this support must be made of quality material, and the outer coating must meet the highest quality standards. There are many fakes on the market now. At first glance, it is sometimes impossible to distinguish a fake from "native" products, and only during operation their shortcomings are revealed. The coating fades and falls off, and the load does not correspond to the declared one, since recycled metal is used in fakes.
The existing problem of uneven floors was solved with the help of adjustable feet. The simplest adjustable supports are sets of screws with a plastic cap and a counterpart, which can be a regular nut for a leg with an external thread, a mustache nut (it must be driven into the bottom end of the furniture), or a corner bracket. Adjustment of such a leg is carried out by screwing the screw into the counterpart, by hand or with a screwdriver.
The disadvantage of this design is that in order to adjust the height of the cabinet, you have to lift it, turn the leg to the required number of turns, put the cabinet in place, evaluate the correctness of the adjustment and, if necessary, repeat this sequence of actions several more times. And the cabinet has to be unloaded before adjustment. But this problem is also solved - there are hidden adjustable supports of different designs, designed to compensate for uneven floors and level the height of heavy wardrobes and closets, even if they are already filled with clothes.
Conclusion: The above is only the main and small part of furniture fittings, lifting mechanisms, pantographs and other complex mechanisms and furniture components and accessories are not affected. You can talk for hours about one kitchen or dressing room equipment.

(By what signs can you distinguish respectable fittings from pirated ones?)

Recently, a lot of cheap, unscrupulous fittings from China have appeared in Russia.

Doing business with her is not recommended.
1. On a quality loop, you can easily find the brand of the manufacturer. Our most famous ones are: Blum, FGV, Firmax, Voyard, Ferrari, Grass, Hettich, Lama, Samsung.
2. True signs of "left" fittings - defects in galvanic coating, uneven color ("tint color"), large burrs, creaking when opening, incomplete closing of the door.
Drawer guides are most often of two types - roller and ball. They can be easily distinguished by their appearance, and most importantly - by sound. Roller by nature have a backlash. Balloons move smoothly and almost silently. Ball guides are a sure sign of more expensive and solid furniture. Roller drawers have their own advantage: drawers on such guides can be easily completely removed from the cabinet, which is important for office furniture.
3. In recent years, hidden rails, which are used in expensive and high-quality furniture, have gained particular popularity. These guides are highly reliable: thanks to the built-in dampers, the drawer moves smoothly and closes softly and silently.
4. When buying or ordering cabinet furniture, you need to pay attention to shelf supports. A penny detail, a trifle! But it is precisely the attention to detail that testifies to the respectful attitude of the manufacturer to his product, to the buyer. The simplest shelf holder seems to be durable, tested by time. However, the shelf on it is not fixed securely enough. Today, such shelf supports are used only in the cheapest furniture. Angled shelf supports are much more reliable - they have a much larger contact area with the shelf, and they look much neater.
Conclusion: In order not to worry about the furniture you like, you need to study the certificates for it, and then carefully check all the components of its quality in order:
- It is desirable that all surfaces of chipboard or MDF boards be lined;
- On the chipboard and its coating, chips, peeling of the film or edging material are unacceptable;
- The thickness of the plate on the countertops must be at least 18 mm, the use of a 16 mm plate is not welcome;
- Connections of decorative strips (panels, cornices), made at an angle, must be neat, without gaps;
-Door hinges should be beyond suspicion (marking, high-quality coating, no creaking);
- Fasteners - the most hidden, hidden inside the plate, or closed with plugs;
-Shelves must be firmly held in place; backlash (swing of the shelf) testifies to the "pirate" origin of the furniture;
- The rear walls of the cabinets must be securely fastened; it is desirable that they be made of laminated chipboard or MDF, and not of hardboard (hardboard) - the risk that you accidentally "push" the wall out of the cabinet is reduced;
- In the places where the doors fit to the frame, special linings or dampers must be installed, thanks to which the doors will not rumble when closed.
-Silumin (aluminum alloy) screed "corner" today already looks suspicious. Eccentric ties are preferred - they are more accurate, not conspicuous. On the other hand, such joints require more complex filler equipment. Therefore, furniture assembled on "eccentrics" is most likely of "factory" and not pirated origin.
-Screw screed (it is also "Euroscrew", it is also "confirm") is very popular, but it has a significant drawback: furniture "on confirmation" cannot be disassembled and assembled more than two or three times. Carving in the face of chipboard no longer lives!

Purchasing furniture is a long-term purchase. It serves us sometimes for more than a decade. Buying furniture is not only a rather long and painstaking process, but also expensive. According to statistics, the cost of buying furniture ranks third among the expenses of the average family, after the cost of real estate and vehicles. Given the importance of spending on purchased furniture, the specifics of Russian legislation in the field of consumer protection and the peculiarities of doing business by many large and small companies, it is necessary to know some rules for buying furniture and warn potential furniture buyers from fatal mistakes. In order to avoid problems that could spoil the joy of purchase, please take note of this consumer information and follow the recommendations.
1. When purchasing materials for the manufacture of furniture, citizens, as a rule, look at the dimensions, design, colors, and few people pay attention to marking labels and other accompanying documents. When buying furniture or materials, it is necessary not only to check the quality of the goods, the compliance of the dimensions of the furniture with the dimensions indicated in the specification, but also the availability of accompanying documentation. First of all, you should pay attention to the presence of a label, which is a kind of visiting card of the manufacturer. Furniture and materials for manufacturing must be accompanied by the following information for the consumer:

Company name (name) and location (legal address) of the manufacturer of the goods, location of the organization (organizations) authorized by the manufacturer (seller) to accept claims from buyers and carry out repairs and maintenance of the goods;
- details of the manufacturer and (or) supplier;
Name of product;
- designation of standards, the mandatory requirements of which the product must comply with;
- information about the main consumer properties of the goods;
- rules and conditions for the effective and safe use of the goods;
- mark of technical control, batch number and date of manufacture;
- about the functional purpose;
- about the materials from which the furniture is made and which are used in its decoration;
- about the methods, terms, conditions of delivery and transfer of goods to the buyer;
-price and conditions for the purchase of goods;
-packaging of furniture must be accompanied by instructions for use or use.
2. Samples of furniture offered for sale must be displayed on the trading floor in such a way as to provide free access for buyers to view them.
3. The seller is obliged to carry out pre-sale preparation of furniture, including checking the completeness, availability of parts necessary for assembly, furniture assembly schemes (if the furniture is collapsible), as well as checking the availability of all items included in the set (sets) of furniture.
4. Assembly and delivery of furniture are carried out for a fee, unless otherwise provided by the contract.
5. When selling furniture, the seller is obliged to bring to the attention of the buyer information on the confirmation of conformity in the form of a certificate of conformity or information on confirmation of its compliance with the established requirements (the number of the certificate of conformity, its validity period, the authority that issued the certificate, or registration number). These documents must be certified by the signature and seal of the manufacturer (supplier, seller) indicating his address and telephone number. In the absence of this information from the seller, it is not recommended to buy furniture.
6. Pay attention to the storage conditions of furniture in the organization of trade. With increased humidity, the destruction of phenol-formaldehyde resin accelerates, and the material from which the furniture is made begins to more intensively release more harmful chemicals into the air.
7. Remember that the materials used in the manufacture of furniture, such as chipboard, MDF (fibreboard), plywood are sources of formaldehyde. If upon purchase you feel a distinct, easily perceptible, attention-grabbing unpleasant chemical smell from the furniture material, then do not buy it. This material is recognized as non-compliant with hygienic requirements, even without further complex examinations. Furniture made from plywood and solid wood, or entirely from solid wood, can also be a significant source of formaldehyde. In this case, it becomes oxidized finishing (paint and varnish, etc.) materials containing urea-formaldehydes, especially during the first six months after application. Studies of the influence of many coatings (oil paint, wood veneer, fiberglass) have shown that they reduce the release of harmful substances from the polymeric materials under them to varying degrees (from 1.5 to 30 times), but do not stop this process completely. The release of harmful substances into the air is associated both with their diffusion through the thickness of the coating, and with their penetration through seams, cracks and other defects in the coating.

Conclusion:The logic is simple: if a furniture manufacturer, for the sake of economy, used the most primitive and cheap fittings, then where is the guarantee that he did not "save" on the quality of chipboard, on technology, on the qualifications of workers?

Good furniture manufacturers never save on furniture fittings, because they know that it is furniture fittings that have a "decisive voice" in their field of activity and that the success of furniture sales depends on furniture fittings. After all, no one needs a closet without convenient sliding shelves and drawers (only for this we take it - for convenience and spaciousness) or a wardrobe with a poorly opening steel door and without "trouser holders".

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The meaning of the word fittings

accessories in the crossword dictionary

Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. D.N. Ushakov

fittings

accessories, pl. no, w. (French fourniture) (special). Auxiliary material, butt, necessary in some. production, craft, etc. when sewing shoes - leather scraps, caps, nails, etc.

Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova.

fittings

Y, well. (specialist.). Auxiliary material, a stock necessary in production, craft (for example, when sewing shoes - fasteners, buckles, etc.). Shoe f. Haberdashery f.

adj. fittings, th, th.

New explanatory and derivational dictionary of the Russian language, T. F. Efremova.

fittings

and. Auxiliary material, butt, necessary in some. production, craft.

Encyclopedic Dictionary, 1998

fittings

ACCESSORIES (French fourniture, from fournir - to supply) auxiliary (auxiliary) materials in any production (for example, in the manufacture of shoes - nails, threads, buckles).

accessories

(French fourniture, from fournir ≈ deliver, supply), an auxiliary material used in any production. For example, in the shoe industry, metal perfumery (nails, thread, blocks, hooks, buckles, etc.) and chemical perfumery—various finishing materials (waxes, paints, and creams)—are used. In the clothing industry, fringes include buttons, buttons, hooks, buckles, zippers, side hair, and fur, braid, ribbons, and lace used for trimming. In the furniture industry, locks are called handles, hinges, locks, and so on.

Wikipedia

accessories

Accessories- auxiliary parts and details necessary for the manufacture of a certain solid object. Accessories can be:

• furniture (drawer guides, latches, handles, hinges);
• shoe (buckles, laces, zippers);
• construction (door fittings, locks, connectors, closers);
• window (handles, door hinges, opening limiters, and so on);
• haberdashery (locks, fasteners, fastexes, buckles, belt loops, swivels, carabiners, legs, and so on).

There is also weapon fittings - parts of firearms that were traditionally made of wood (stock, butt, pistol grip, forearm), and now quite often from durable plastics.

Accessories, as a rule, are manufactured separately from the production of the main components of the product, since in most cases it requires a different technological process.

Examples of the use of the word accessories in the literature.

In the second case, Mosin was convicted of speculating in a large number of fittings in different cities of the country.

This horror, this nightmare, is over, her dear Yakov is back at home, again with her, he is in a good place: the depot is, you know, not a yatka, not a muscovite shop, not a shoe shop, not a warehouse of raw materials and fittings.

Venice carries the spirit of theatricality, sometimes overstepping the boundaries of taste - trimmed with rhinestones, kitsch fittings, shiny finishes in the form of flowers, bows.

I make a sign to him to enter first, the timekeeper looks at the wooden cladding and bronze fittings waiting elevator.

From this article you will learn:

Despite the fact that the appearance of furniture is of great importance, its quality, durability, comfort and functionality are no less important. And for these characteristics, various components and devices are responsible. In this article we will talk about what types of furniture fittings exist and what you should pay attention to when choosing it.

Door handles as the main type of furniture fittings

There are three main types of door handles:

• stationary;
• with a pressure mechanism;
• rotary.

To date, stationary handles are used infrequently. They do not have a lock, they only allow you to pull or push the doors, and therefore are most often used for decorative purposes.

For handles with a pressure mechanism, the presence of a latch is characteristic, which is triggered at the moment the handle is pressed. This allows you to open or close the door.

Wheels - no less significant types of furniture fittings

There is a large amount of mobile furniture. It is equipped with special wheels that allow you to easily move it around the apartment. These devices differ from each other in various parameters, including the method of attachment, the possibility of adjustment, etc.

The choice of wheels for furniture should be influenced by such characteristics as quality, attractiveness, execution in a style that suits not only certain furniture, but also the interior as a whole. When choosing mobile furnishings, be sure to check the furniture wheels and casters.

This type of furniture fittings differs among themselves in numerous parameters, including the rotating base. Therefore, first of all, it is worth deciding what type of fastening of the structure and the method of rotation of the wheels you need.

Based on the type of construction, the wheels can be divided into:

• swivel, which will give you the opportunity to easily and almost effortlessly move furniture around the apartment;
• non-rotatable, which are securely attached to furniture, are able to withstand heavy loads, but do not have maneuverability, and therefore objects equipped with such wheels will not be very convenient to move from place to place.

Other types of furniture fittings that play an important role

legs

Many pieces of furniture are equipped with furniture supports or legs. They are of particular importance for chairs, tables, camping furniture. Since the entire weight of the structure falls on this type of fittings, they must be sufficiently reliable. In addition, furniture legs play a role in terms of design. It can be distinguished as adjustable and non-adjustable supports. The simplest type, the so-called thrust bearing, protects the bottom of the furniture from abrasion and possible moisture ingress.

Furniture legs themselves are divided into three main types:

• Ordinary, which are not adjustable in height. In most cases, such supports have a concise appearance and low cost.

• Legs to adjust the height of the furniture. They have not only aesthetic appeal, but also high functionality.

• Decorative legs serve to decorate furniture. They can be curly, non-standard shapes, with an attractive coating and various artificial decorations. For example, carved furniture supports can be considered as an independent design element of a room.

Metal legs have an attractive appearance, besides they are strong and durable. For their manufacture, metals such as aluminum or chromium are used.

Chrome is not only heavier than aluminum, but also more durable. Such furniture fittings are in demand among owners of modern interiors who appreciate the durability and strength of furniture. Chromed legs will look harmonious in a high-tech interior with a lot of glass and metal.

Legs made of solid wood are suitable for wooden furniture. In the production of good furniture fittings, expensive wood species are used. Such legs will serve for a long time without losing their quality and visual appeal. In the manufacture of accessories from cheaper wood, metal supports are used for greater strength.

The legs made of plastic, although not very attractive in appearance, have a wide range of sizes and are quite functional.

loops

Furniture hinges are a connecting type of furniture fittings used to open and close door leaves. In addition, they are used in transformer models.

Hinges are semi-mechanical devices that are important for the durability of furniture. For their production, high-strength metal is used.

For different types of facades and different configurations of kitchen cabinets, different types of hinges are produced, the opening angle of which varies from 30° to 270°. Depending on the type of furniture fittings, hinges can be additionally equipped with closers that allow you to close the doors smoothly and silently.

• Laid on loop.

This type of furniture fittings is used for conventional hinged facades. Such hinges allow you to open the doors by 110 °.

• Half loop.

Semi-overlay (middle) hinges are used for cabinets in which the doors are mounted on one side and swing open in different directions. You can open the door equipped with this type of furniture fittings by 110 °.

• Internal loop.

Such hinges are used for facades located between two sidewalls, allowing doors to be opened at an angle of 100 °.

• Angle loop.

Used for corner drawers, allowing them to be opened at an angle of 90°.

• Shtolnaya (deaf, straight) loop.

It is attached to overhead strips located on the same level with the furniture facade. Such hinges make it possible to open the doors at an angle of 90 °.

• Complex (medium, carousel) loop.

It is used in the manufacture of corner boxes with an L-shaped box. With its help, two facades are fastened in the middle, which allows them to open synchronously.

• Transformer loop.

This type of furniture fittings is used simultaneously with complex hinges. Such a device holds the weight of both facades, allows you to open them at a large angle. The hinge is also suitable if a drawer is installed inside the cabinet.

Locks

The lock performs one of the main functions of the door - it provides the ability to close it and hold it in this position. There are three main types of locks:

• latch;
• lock with key;
• bathroom locks.

Latch not designed to lock the door, suitable for rooms where you just need to reduce the noise level from other rooms. Latches are mainly used on doors with lever handles.

The lock on the door with a key makes it possible to close the room from strangers.

Most often used in bathrooms revolving locks which are easily closed from the inside of the room. When choosing such a device, pay attention to the presence of a special groove on the reverse side, which will allow you to open the door from the outside if necessary.

In addition, furniture locks differ depending on the features of the mechanism and installation methods.

Mortise furniture locks are reliable, do not spoil the appearance of furniture, allow you to get quick access to the contents of the cabinet. Such devices, depending on the type of mechanism, can be cruciform, cylinder, lever.

At the core cruciform structures lies a cylindrical mechanism. Such locks are equipped with several row-by-row combination pins. The keyhole has a cruciform shape.

This type of furniture lock is not very reliable. Modern cylindrical movements may have finger, telescopic or serpentine cuts. The case of such devices is resistant to almost any damage. Level locks consist of several plates that move in a groove.

Overhead furniture lock very easy to install that even a beginner can handle.

They can be installed on doors and drawers made of laminated chipboard, glass, as well as on double doors. Depending on the mechanism, they are divided into:

• retractable, used for tables, chests of drawers and drawers;
• locks with a twist mechanism are suitable for nightstands with several drawers;
• rack and pinion mechanisms that are worn on gear bars;
• harpoon-like mechanisms are used in cabinets with sliding doors;
• keyless locks with built-in latch button.

Hooks

The choice of hooks for clothes should be approached carefully and responsibly. Since these devices must withstand a sufficiently large load, hard metals are used for their manufacture. Hooks differ from each other in functional features, sizes, style, shape and design.

There are several types of hooks that differ in strength, appearance and materials used for their production.

The following types of this furniture accessories are in the greatest demand - single-horn, two-horn and three-horn hooks. Their names are fully consistent with the structure and capabilities of the devices. Furniture hooks can be attached independently anywhere in the apartment, whether it is a wall in the hallway, bathroom or dressing room, or be part of the furniture structure.

Depending on the structure of the hooks, a number of recommendations can be made regarding their use.

Single-horn hooks are used when it is planned to hang something large in volume or weight on the device, and also in cases where you know in advance that there will be no need to hang a large number of objects on it. Such hooks have high strength, and due to the uniform distribution of the weight of hanging objects, they are able to withstand very significant loads.

One of the most common types of furniture fittings is two-arm hook, because it combines qualities such as practicality and strength in an optimal way. You can hang one large and heavy object on it, as well as several small ones.

Three-horn the hook is used somewhat less frequently than the first two types. It consists of one large horn and two smaller ones. Since improper distribution of the weight of things can lead to breakage of the fixture, it is best to use it for small, light items.

Furniture hooks are designed for convenient storage of various things, mostly clothes. Such devices in the hallway, bedroom, dressing room, utility room, bathroom help to efficiently and quickly arrange outerwear, umbrellas, bags, cleaning equipment, bathrobes and towels.

When choosing furniture hooks for the hallway, give preference only to high-quality fittings, the manufacturers of which have long established themselves on the market, since this type of furniture fittings is often located in visible places, and, moreover, is used daily.

By applying this approach to the choice of fittings, you will be able to operate the furniture efficiently and for a long time, without exposing it to premature wear, abrasion of the coating, deformation or breakage of the fittings.

Retractable and lifting types of furniture fittings

• Ball (telescopic) guides.

The principle of their operation is to move the sled with the help of miniature balls inside the metal case. This type of furniture fittings allows you to smoothly and completely pull out the drawers, as well as install closers on the doors. Telescopic rails are used to equip innovative tandem boxes and some functional baskets.

• Roller guides.

This type of furniture fitting is a more economical version of the previous guides, which allow you to pull out drawers by about 2/3 (one third of the interior space will remain closed). Roller sleds are used to make low cost drawer screens for optimal use of kitchen space and metaboxes (drawers with metal sides).

• Gas damper.

One facade is equipped with two shock absorbers together with hinges. This type of furniture fittings works on the principle of a piston mechanism.

Gas shock absorbers can vary depending on the lifting force, which is calculated based on the overall dimensions of the facade and the material from which it is made.

• Lifting mechanism (elevator) with closer for opening the facade vertically.

This type of furniture fittings allows you to smoothly open the cabinet door upwards, providing full access to its contents. The disadvantage of such a lifting mechanism is that the distance from the roof of the box must exceed the height of the door.

• Folding mechanism with closer for simultaneous opening of two horizontal facades at once.

With the help of this type of furniture fittings, cabinet doors fold horizontally like a screen. This option is ideal for people of short stature.

• A lifting mechanism that allows the furniture facade to "slide" onto the roof of the hinged box.

When using this type of furniture fittings, the doors lie on top of the cabinets. This mechanism is suitable for high upper cabinets located close to the ceiling. This type of lifting mechanism is equipped with closers.

• Accessories for kitchen corner cabinets.

The most inaccessible place in the kitchen is the interior space of corner cabinets. And although such cabinets are quite roomy, they are usually not used to the fullest, since it is problematic to get things placed in the depths of such a cabinet.

In order to optimize the space of corner cabinets as much as possible, we use:

Retractable baskets with complex mechanisms that, when the facade is opened, pull out the shelves attached to it;

Carousels with shelves rotating around their axis, which are used to store large dishes and other large items;

Guides for corner drawers and much more.

Types of furniture fittings for decoration

In addition to the types of furniture fittings listed above, there are also facial accessories that are used to decorate furniture and are often made using glass. Glass parts are also used for cabinet furniture (table fittings).

With the help of the front finish of the furniture, they give a vintage look with antique imitation. This type of furniture fittings is used for the production of exclusive items.

In addition, modern manufacturers offer another group of furniture fittings - overhead moldings, which have a certain volume and are used to decorate structural furniture parts.

A variety of materials can be used for their production, such as wood, plastic, metal, glass, braid, ceramics, etc.

Strip parts can be either straight or curved. You can also select flat, ornamental and profile strip parts. They are mainly used for contouring doors, cabinet walls, seat bases, table tops, etc.

Details of the type of plaque can be given a variety of shapes. Previously, disks, sockets, medallions, stylized images of people, plants and animals, etc. were in demand.

This type of furniture fittings, such as cords (in most cases, filament cords), is used for finishing the seats and backs of upholstered furniture, less often for its side parts.

Types of furniture fittings for assembly

Some time ago, wooden dowels were used to assemble furniture components, and the installation itself was carried out using screws or nails. To date, the number of fittings designed to connect individual pieces of furniture has increased significantly.

Modern fastening and connecting accessories are divided into a number of categories, which include both highly specialized and universal products. Consider the most common groups of connecting and fixing devices for furniture, let's figure out what the features of their installation and operation are.

Threaded furniture fasteners

It is a classic connection of two parts (screws and nuts), sometimes supplemented with washers to reduce the specific load. Screws with pan or decorative heads and bolts with a fixing mustache or square heads are most often used to connect individual elements of frame furniture.

The fixing mustache or square head of the bolt (screw) allows it to be fixed in the hole of the chipboard, which prevents its further turning. This design feature makes it possible to tighten the nut without applying additional screw fixation.

Universal screws with a countersunk or semi-countersunk head are equipped with slots of various shapes (phillips, with an internal hexagon, a straight slot, and others) and are used to fasten individual assembly parts inside furniture structures. They are used for:

Installation of facades, rear walls;

Fixing drawer guides;

Installation of mounting angles;

Fastening any furniture fittings, from roller supports to locks and drawer handles;

Production of combined parts, for example, countertops from two sheets of MDF board.

Universal screws are driven using a screwdriver with interchangeable bits or screwdriver sets with interchangeable tips.

Confirmate

This is a screw fastener, the thread of which is similar to screws or self-tapping screws, which makes it possible to significantly speed up the assembly process. Confirmates (Euroscrews) are the most popular type of fastening and fixing devices used by manufacturers of modern furniture. They are used for fastening any parts made of particle boards or MDF panels.

Before screwing the euro screws, holes must first be drilled in the parts using a special confirmation drill. The diameter of the drill is selected depending on the diameter of the euroscrew used. Screwing this type of furniture fittings is carried out using a screwdriver with special bits or a screwdriver with interchangeable nozzles. The choice of bit or nozzle is influenced by the type of splines.

Eccentric couplers

This type of furniture fittings is used to ensure that individual fasteners are not visible. With the help of eccentrics, it is possible to connect and pull panels that are located at right angles to each other.

Although this type of furniture fittings has undeniable advantages, it also has some disadvantages:

Additional milling of furniture panels is required to install individual fastener parts;

Relatively high price;

High marking accuracy and complexity of installing individual fasteners.

To install individual minifix parts, you may need three different types of woodworking tools - one end mill and two drills of different diameters.

Dowels and corners

Traditional, long used for connecting individual furniture panels dowels And corners and are currently in high demand.

For the manufacture of modern furniture dowels, wood, plastic or metal is used. Their main advantages include low cost and ease of connecting furniture parts to each other. For a higher reliability of the connection, the surface of the dowels has a corrugation.

Furniture corners are reliable and easy-to-install elements. Today they are made of metal or special high-strength plastic. In the production of cabinet furniture, the color of plastic corners is matched to its color.

One of the most important points that you should pay attention to is that no matter how complex furniture fasteners are, the choice of fittings and its manufacturer must be approached very carefully, since the choice of fasteners directly affects the further operation of the furniture.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that the cost of fittings is 10-15% of the cost of all cabinet furniture. In kitchen sets, this figure can reach up to 25%. Upholstered furniture with frame transformation mechanisms has the highest rate - 30-40%.

How to choose one or another type of furniture fittings

Each piece of furniture performs its function, which means that it must correspond to the loads that fall on it. A guarantee of a long service life of cabinet furniture is high-quality fittings.

Of course, when choosing the type of furniture fittings, its compliance with the type and functional purpose of the furniture will be of paramount importance. But, besides this, there are a number of requirements and nuances that you should pay attention to when choosing it:

• Fasteners must correspond to the material from which the furniture is made, whether it is solid wood, chipboard, fiberboard, plywood, glass, metal.
• Dimensions must be selected with maximum accuracy, otherwise distortions, rubbing of moving parts are possible, which will lead to rapid wear of the furniture.
• Furniture fittings must be made of reliable, non-brittle alloys.
• When buying wooden fittings (for example, handles), make sure that they are carefully processed and carefully painted.
• The guides must be perfectly even, otherwise the boxes will get stuck.
• Buy ergonomic handles that match the weight of the doors.
• Hooks should be massive enough to support the weight of the intended items (depending on whether it will be heavy outerwear, light accessories, etc.).

In addition, types of furniture fittings intended for use in the kitchen or bathroom must be with an anti-corrosion coating. It will also be relevant for rooms with high humidity, temperature changes - industrial premises, common areas.

The aesthetic component also plays a role. Choose concise, as inconspicuous fasteners as possible. And the front furniture fittings (handles, legs, consoles) should correspond to the general style of the interior.

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The situation in the apartment plays an important role in a person's life. That is why the choice of furniture for the home is a painstaking, but necessary task. At the same time, furniture fittings play an important role, since it is they that provide comfort and durability in the operation of interior items.

Of course, the appearance of furniture is very important, but let's not forget about the most important thing, namely the quality, durability, convenience and functionality of items. Just these characteristics are provided by good furniture fittings and components that affect the interior of the room. This article will help you find out what furniture fittings are, what types of furniture fittings exist and the rules for choosing furniture fittings. To better understand the design features, you should look at the photo in the selection.

Each product fulfills its functional purpose and corresponds to the loads that fall on it. High-quality fittings for cabinet furniture ensures that the furniture will last a long time. Buying furniture fittings will allow you to assemble furniture with your own hands. Italy is the best choice of the manufacturer. If we consider all types of fittings, then it is worth choosing Italian. It is considered as an elite one, so when buying, give preference to products whose names have the inscription “made in Italy”.

Furniture fittings happen:

• front accessories;
• fixing.

The first type includes products whose main function is decorative, but often they are not without additional meanings (for example, a handle for a drawer door). For this type, new furniture fittings often appear. Front fittings are the same part of the interior as the furnishings themselves, as they remain in sight, unlike furniture fittings.

This group of products is required to maintain the appearance without significant changes after years of operation, as well as ergonomics. Close attention is paid to protective coatings that are resistant to mechanical stress and abrasion. In high-quality furniture, the fittings material is plastic, metal or wood, depending on the features and design of the furniture.

Facial accessories are divided into:

• pens;
• locks;
• hooks;
• edging materials;
• decorative elements.

Edge materials

decorative elements

The second type includes products that play an important practical role. They guarantee the reliability of the connection, as well as design features. Mounting hardware must be made of high quality material, durable, reliable and compact.

It includes the following elements:

• furniture hinges;
• lifting mechanisms;
• shelf holders;
• couplers (bolt);
• fittings for furniture assembly;
• furniture fittings for glass;
• accessories for drawers (extension mechanisms, shelf holders, etc.);
• bolt (screed screw) and screws;
• seals.

lifting mechanism

Seals

Pens

There are three principles of door handle operation:

• stationary;
• with a pressure mechanism;
• rotary.

The first type is rarely used in practice. It does not have a lock and is designed to push or pull the door. But such a handle differs in shape and therefore is often used as a decorative one. The second type requires a latch that is activated when the handle is pressed. Due to this, the door opens or closes. Installing an internal lock will allow you to close from the inside.

Rotary knobs are spherical in shape. The latch is released when the handle is turned counterclockwise. Usually, the user from the inside can block the rotation of the handle from the back, blocking access to the room. Such handles are often installed in the bathroom.

The texture of the images on the handle must be selected, as in the door lining. For example, if the door has a transverse wood pattern, then the handles must match it.

Tailored

Stationary

With push mechanism

wheels

Furniture wheels are one of the types of support that allows you to move furniture without much physical effort. They can be made from plastic, like most office furniture, or from decorative beech for added aesthetic appeal. Roller wheels are equipped with a bearing, the quality of which determines their service life.

legs

Many types of furniture have fasteners - furniture supports or legs. They are especially important for chairs, tables (table fittings), camping furniture. They hold the entire weight of the structure, so they must be reliable. It is worth noting that such an element as a decorative support often plays an important role in furniture design. There are adjustable and non-adjustable supports. The simplest type of support is a glide that protects the bottom of the furniture from abrasion and possible moisture ingress.

Connecting elements

These elements include various fasteners: ties, hinges, connecting fittings, shelf supports, screws, bolts, couplings, a decorative cover and a plug hiding these elements.

Stubs

loops

Furniture hinges are connecting fittings that serve to open and close door leaves at a certain predetermined angle. Also, these elements are used when furniture transformer is created. Structurally, they are a semi-mechanical device. It is the hinges that ensure the durability of the furniture, because they are made of metal and have a high level of strength.

The main types of loops:

• overlay hinge - the standard choice for a conventional hinged facade, the side edge of which serves for fastening. A door with such a hinge opens wide (up to 110⁰);
• semi-overlay hinge - used in cabinets with a partition in the middle, the edge of which serves to fasten both doors that swing open in opposite directions. Opening angle - 110⁰;
• inner loop;
• loop - transformer fittings;
• wrought iron is well used for hinges of massive doors, for example, installed in the entrance;
• shelf holders;
• fittings for furniture transformers in the form of a loop that holds the weight of two facades. Suitable for corner cabinets or if there are drawers. At the same time, sliding and lifting mechanisms, shelf holders and others are considered.

Types of furniture hinges

Furniture transformer also comes in the form of tables. Table fittings provide the possibility of creating sliding tabletops.

Consider furniture fittings for drawer guides:

• ball - inside the case there are small balls, due to which the drawer is pulled out along the guide. Roll-out drawers are fully extended, you can put a closer, thanks to which the edge lasts longer;
• roller - unlike ball, roller guides allow the drawers to move forward partially.

Roller

Ball

Lifting mechanisms are as follows:

• gas shock absorber;
• a lifting mechanism (elevator) with a closer for opening the facade vertically, thanks to such fasteners, the edge lasts longer;
• folding mechanism with closer for simultaneous opening of two horizontal facades at once.

In all cases, such mechanisms serve to ensure that the edge retains its functional properties and appearance longer.

Hooks

Attention to detail is very important in design. Therefore, choosing hooks for clothes, you should carefully consider all the options. Hooks must withstand sufficient loads, so they are made mainly of strong metal materials. In addition to functional features, hooks vary in size, style, shape, and design.

Crossbar, pipe and rod

Furniture pipe is often installed in cabinets, racks as a support for showcases, tables. The pipe is used as a crossbar for clothing.

Types of such accessories:

• pipe with a round cross section;
• pipe with an oval cross section;
• pipes bent at various angles.

Types of crossbars

Locks

One of the most important functions of the door is the ability to close it from others. There are three types of locks to accomplish this task:

• latch;
• lock with key;
• bathroom locks.

The latch does not lock the door and is used for rooms where it is required to get rid of extraneous noise from neighboring rooms, but there is no need to close it. For example, in the kitchen, living room. Most often, the latch is installed on doors with a push handle. A lock with a key allows you to lock the door, leaving access to the room only to the owner of the key. It also happens that there is a turntable on one side of the door.

In the bathrooms they put locks with a turntable, which is easy to close from the inside. Choose a lock that has a special groove on the reverse side so that in which case you can rescue a person by opening the door.

For decoration

In addition to the types discussed above, front decoration accessories are often made using glass. Glass furniture fittings are also common for cabinet furniture (table fittings). The material is usually metal or plastic, from which shelf supports, hinges, legs, latches, ties, bolts are made. To fix fittings for glass furniture, an adhesive is used that hardens under the influence of ultraviolet radiation. Such a decorative design is extremely aesthetic, and the connections are sometimes stronger than those of similar connections between wood and metal fittings, fixed with a screed, screws.

Facial fittings will allow you to make a vintage item with elements of semi-antique furniture, antiques. Such types of furniture finishes are used for the manufacture of exclusive design solutions. There is a finish, as a decorative version of wooden inserts in the form of pictures.

Do not forget that the service life of new furniture depends on the quality of the fittings. We advise you to take a photo of your apartment with you so that you have something to focus on when buying. Make sure that the kit contains information on how the installation and installation of furniture fittings takes place. By investing in quality products, you can get a high level of comfort. And of course, do not forget about the design - handles or legs should not be in contrast with the main interior. They should only complement the overall picture, being the highlight of the room. If we take the stages of production of any furniture, then the fittings are far from the last place in them, and sometimes one incorrectly selected bolt can ruin the whole picture. A selection of photos will help you better understand how certain elements look, which will allow you to make the right choice.