Sugatsune Door Mechanisms.
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When it comes to door mechanisms, hinges tend to
attract most of the attention. And not without good reason
- after all, they provide the essential functionality which, by
definition, makes a door a door, i.e. the ability to open and
close it.
At Sugatsune, our ambition has long been to establish
ourselves as global leaders in door motion technology and
the components that deliver it. We have therefore invested
heavily in driving forward innovation in hinge design and
engineering, adding features like controlled close, free
stop, open assist and wide-angle lateral opening to our
standard hinge mechanism stable.
However, we have also always maintained the importance
of looking beyond hinges alone. Whatever innovations we
have developed in hinge technology, whatever premium
features we have added, we have also looked to make the
functionality available through other components.
It’s all about our commitment to increasing the options
available to our customers, and giving them as many
choices as possible.
Take soft close mechanisms, for example. Ever since
our UDH torque hinge brought the concept of soft close
toilet lids to Europe, Sugatsune’s patented rotary damper
technology has been widely regarded as being a trailblazer
in soft close solutions for furniture, interior and architectural
components. Our HG and Olympia 360 damper hinge
ranges - the latter fitted with our award-winning Lapcon
adjustable damper - continue to be best sellers.
Door dampers represent a simple, convenient way to
add premium soft close functionality to existing doors.
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Avoiding slamming, lowering the risk of damage or injury,
the intrinsic pleasure of smooth, controlled closing motion
- for cabinets, partitions and entrance ways.
Sugatsune manufactures dampers for doors of all weights
and sizes, and for use with different types of hinge. For
small to medium sized cabinets, our range starts with the
DC-90, a straightforward damper suitable for timber and
glass doors weighing up to 4kg, and designed to be paired
with most conventional hinge types. But for cabinets with
concealed hinges installed, we offer three products - the
DC-4000, DI-4000 and DL-4000. Based on a spring
damper mechanism, these provide three different fitting
options for doors weighing between 3 and 5kg.
At the other end of the scale when it comes to heavy doors
it is not possible to incorporate soft-close into the hinge
and standard door dampers are not able to support the
additional weight. At Sugatsune we feel that large doors
deserve discreet hardware with the same durable soft close
functionality: The DC-200 is suitable for full length cabinet,
wardrobe and partition doors weighing anything up to 40kg.
Like our 4000 series products, the DC-200 is designed
specifically to be paired with concealed hinges, in this case
the heavy duty J95 range for large cabinet doors.
Finally, we have also extended the damper catch concept
beyond cabinets to embrace interior doors, too. Our LDD
door damper range was originally conceived as an update
of the door closer/stay, replacing the arm attachment
between door and frame with a late catch mechanism
which significantly reduced the profile of our unit. This
allowed us to first develop the LDD-V, a fully concealed
premium soft close solution for cabinet doors.