Publish Time: 2019-09-07 Origin: D&D Hardware
The stainless steel hinge is a metal connector that is seen on the door every day so that the door can be mounted on the door frame and can be freely rotated. The hinges can be seen in any place with a door, but it is often overlooked and used without a professional choice.
The following is a description of the function stainless steel hinges for different types of doors:
1. Butt Hinges
The butt hinge is the most common kind of hinge.
Although the butt hinge can be seen in any place with a door, the butt hinge is one of the professionally functional door hinges. For example, on a fire door: Fire doors are the doors used to maintain the fire integrity of the escape route and provide a means of escape. The important function of the fire door is to block the smoke and heat. The fire door specification requires the use of high-quality fire hinges. In the case of British standards, the fire door hardware must be tested for the fire door through the fire door EN1634. It also needs to comply with the formal inspection requirements of EN/CE and is certified by a third-party certification body. Stainless steel hinges must comply with BS EN1935. No rise hinges and spring hinges are used. The melting point of the material is not less than 800 degrees Celsius.
The US standard fired door hinges must be tested by ANSI/BHMA156.1.
2. Concealed hinges
Concealed hinges are high-end hinges for upscale hotel doors and residential entry doors.
3. Lifting hinges
Lifting hinges is often used on toilet doors. When the ascending hinge is in use, the door will remain normally closed due to the gravity of the door itself. When the descending hinge is used, the door will remain normally open due to the gravity of the door itself.
4. Spring hinges
Spring hinges are required for doors that are automatically closed. Generally used for relatively light doors. Such as toilet doors.
5. Security hinges
The security hinge is used for opening the door, especially the escape door of the building. Because the escape door must open outward, the pin and knuckle that links the two hinges are exposed to the building. If the criminals pull out the pin, the entire door can be removed. When the security hinge is used, even if the pin is pulled out, the door cannot be removed.
6. Hospital hinges
Hospital hinges are used in hospitals or in detention indoor doors to prevent suicide.
7. Electric Transfer Hinges
The Energy Transfer Hinge (ETH) is the ideal way to pass low voltage power from the hinge jamb to the lockset without having any exposed wires. These hinges are commonly used with electric mortise & cylindrical locks, electric strikes (when on a pair of doors), electric exit trims, latch pullback devices, door mounted card readers and low voltage door lights.
No matter what product to buy, only the right one is the best, the same is true to hinges. Different weights, different types of doors should use different hinges. The proper hinge can not only fully play the role of the door, but also prolong its service life and reduce the cost increase later. D&D's stainless steel hinges are used for rigorous safety testing (including BS EN, CE, UL, ANSI and BHMA) for education, healthcare, hospitality, residential and commercial applications.
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