Furniture damper, what products are encountered, what are they used for

In the manufacture of a large number of furniture, it is simply impossible to do without high-quality fittings. It allows you to make the subject more practical, convenient to use. These elements include furniture damper, which plays an important role in the manufacture of structures.

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Not everyone imagines what a damper is. However, this tiny structural part plays an important role in providing comfort when operating cabinet doors and cabinets. It is for this reason that it is worth knowing more about the varieties of this furniture fittings.

Damper refers to all sorts of parts that can soften the contact of two surfaces. In other words, even an ordinary rubber gasket can be called that. If we are talking specifically about furniture damper, then it has some features in the structure and use.

In practice, furniture dampers are a special part used in assembling furniture. This is a kind of shock absorber, which will allow the furniture facade, opening up, to lock in the open position. The door does not need to be additionally held by the hand to get the contents of the shelf, which is very convenient. Of course, this is far from the most innovative fittings. It was invented for a long time, but nowadays manufacturers are improving when creating dampers in order to make products as functional, practical, durable as possible.

Varieties

The purpose of such devices is the same, but the types may vary. They vary in design, appearance and installation features. Classify furniture shock absorbers, based on the functioning mechanism:

on hydraulics - they look like a cylinder with pistons protruding;
on pneumatics - they are a complex mechanism that is used in combination with lifts.

Hydraulic products, in turn, are divided into:

flow stabilizers;
pulsation products;
water hammer silencers;
dampers.

Based on the characteristics of the installation, they distinguish overhead, mortise shock absorbers and products on the loop. A big plus of overhead structures is the possibility of replacing them in case of breakage. But the mortise shock absorber is almost invisible, which makes the furniture more attractive from the aesthetic side.

Based on the power, there are dampers for narrow and wide furniture facades. For example, a door up to 50 cm wide should be equipped with a product with a capacity of 60 Newtons, and wider options with a mechanism with a capacity of about 100 Newtons.

Mechanical

Gas

Materials of manufacture

For the production of furniture dampers, different materials with unique operational parameters are used. In order for the fittings to serve for a long time, be functional, provide the user with silent operation of the cabinet, silicone and rubber dampers are used:

silicone - silicone shock absorber is made in the form of a primitive kruglyash, which has high softness. Silicone parts have an adhesive side, which they are fixed to the surface. Note that the self-adhesive damper is also unique in that it is able to protect a small child from wounds. Children often like to play with the doors of kitchen sets, drawers in the closet, pressing their delicate fingers. Due to the presence of silicone shock absorbers, this can be avoided. Manufacturers offer customers different options for silicone shock absorbers: transparent, white, beige. This allows you to choose the most invisible option on the background of furniture;
rubber - is a mortise part located in places of constant impacts of one surface against another. For example, at the end of a shelf that contacts the door. Rubber shock absorbers perform the functions of a shock absorber, as well as a seal of the front porch.

The duration of operation of such products is quite high, but if necessary, it is quite possible to install them yourself at home.

Rubber

Silicone

Attachment Rules

So that the cabinet door in the nursery, bedroom, living room or corridor does not knock on the furniture body, special fittings are used. The type of shock absorber chosen determines the specifics of its installation, so before purchasing it is important to understand whether you can independently install such an element on furniture.

Damper Type	Mounting Features
Silicone	Adhesive to the cabinet end
Loop products	Fastens on a loop
Mortise	Crashes into the surface of the shelf
Overhead	Installed on the end of the shelf

A silicone product is the cheapest and most affordable type of shock absorber, which is very easy to stick to the surface of furniture. To do this, you just need to remove the protective film and press the product to the surface. After a couple of seconds, the furniture can be used, and the process of closing the door will be virtually silent.

Installing a furniture damper on a hinge for furniture doors can cause some difficulties for a person without experience in such matters, since the fastening process must be carried out strictly according to the rules. Install shock absorbers after mounting the furniture structure, for which the hinges must be equipped with a special groove for the shock absorber. Choose hinges and shock absorbers at the same time from one manufacturer. Then you can be sure that the products are reliably connected into a single design.

Overhead, mortise products are not associated with the design and type of loop. The first dampers have an installation pad, the second not. Their installation is also not as simple as it might seem at first glance. The overhead product is fixed on the inner surface of the box using special fasteners. For the mortise, you need to prepare a hole in the end of the box wall, where subsequently a damper is installed and fixed with hardware.