Exterior door hinges are key hardware components installed on exterior doors, ensuring they open, close, and secure. They are often made of stainless steel with brushed, polished, or PVD finishes, ensuring both durability and aesthetics. These hinges are commonly installed on entry doors, bedroom doors, bathroom doors, and privacy doors, ensuring smooth and stable opening and closing.

Exterior Door Hinges Parameters:

Exterior Door Hinges Features:

High Strength

Exterior door hinges are made of SS201, SS304, or SS316 stainless steel, with thicknesses ranging from 1.5 mm to 3.0 mm. Test data shows that stainless steel hinges with a thickness of 2.5 mm or thicker can withstand a single door weight exceeding 80 kg and remain stable after over 200,000 opening and closing cycles.

Corrosion Resistance

Exterior door hinges show no visible rust after a salt spray test for over 48 hours. SS316 stainless steel maintains stable performance even in high humidity or coastal areas. This performance data demonstrates that these hinges are suitable for long-term use in exterior door environments, effectively resisting corrosion from moisture and salt in the air, ensuring a long service life.

Surface Treatment

Surface treatments include SSS, PSS, PVD, and black spray coating. PVD coatings have been tested to achieve a hardness of HV1800 or higher, with wear resistance over twice that of conventional electroplating. These treatments not only enhance the appearance but also enhance wear and scratch resistance, minimizing marks left by daily use.

Precision Construction

The hinges utilize multiple bearings or thickened pins to maintain a stable door opening and closing angle. Test data shows that after 200,000 cycles, doors equipped with high-precision hinges experience a resistance increase of less than 5%. This structural advantage provides users with a smooth opening and closing experience, preventing door sinking or jamming.

Various Sizes

Exterior Door Hinges are available in a variety of sizes to accommodate installation requirements for doors of varying thicknesses and weights. Standard standards are subject to strict tolerance control, with an error of no more than ±0.2 mm. This standardized size ensures uniformity after large-volume procurement and facilitates quick on-site installation, improving construction efficiency.

Exterior Door Hinges Application:

Entrance Doors

Exterior Door Hinges provide high-strength support and stability during entrance door installation. Since entrance doors are generally heavy, choosing hinges with a thickness of at least 2.5 mm ensures long-term use. Data shows that widespread adoption of these hinges in residential communities has reduced door sinkage by over 30%.

Bedroom Doors

These hinges ensure quiet and smooth opening and closing in bedroom doors. The hinge's rotating parts are precision-polished to reduce friction, resulting in less than 30 decibels of noise during opening and closing. Bedroom doors equipped with these hinges can effectively improve user experience, reduce noise disturbance, and enhance living comfort.

Private Spaces

In private spaces such as study rooms and dressing rooms, the smooth, durable design of these hinges provides convenient daily use. Long-term testing has shown that these hinges maintain over 90% smoothness after 50,000 cycles of frequent opening and closing. Their stable performance effectively ensures the durability and functionality of privacy doors in daily use.

Bathroom Doors

Due to high humidity, SS316 stainless steel hinges effectively prevent corrosion and rust in bathroom doors. Actual application data shows that after two years of continuous use, these hinges retain their luster and have no noticeable increase in opening and closing resistance. This makes them an ideal choice for high-humidity environments.

Exterior Door Hinges Installation Points:

Preparation

Before installing the outdoor front door hinge, you need to prepare the necessary tools and materials, such as screwdrivers, wrenches, levels, hinges, screws, etc. At the same time, clean the door and door frame to ensure that the surface is clean and flat.

Determine the installation position

Determine the installation position of the hinge according to the size and weight of the door. Generally speaking, the hinge should be installed at the edge of the door and the door frame, and the distance between the upper and lower hinges should be uniform. Use a level to ensure the horizontal and vertical installation position of the hinge.

Installation of hinges

Fix one side of the hinge to the door and the other side to the door frame. During the installation process, pay attention to the tightening force of the screws to avoid over-tightening or over-loosening. At the same time, make sure that the hinge is installed in the correct direction to ensure the normal opening and closing of the door.

Debugging the door

After the installation is completed, the door needs to be debugged. Check whether the door opens and closes smoothly, and whether there are problems such as jamming and abnormal noise. If necessary, you can use the adjustment function to fine-tune the height and horizontal position of the door until the door is used to the best effect.

Exterior Door Hinges Maintenance:

Regular Cleaning

Wipe the hinge surface monthly with a soft cloth to prevent dust, stains, and moisture buildup, ensuring a glossy finish and smooth rotation. If oil stains are found, gently rub with a neutral detergent and then wipe dry.

Lubrication and Maintenance

It is recommended to apply a small amount of lubricant to the hinge shaft every six months to reduce friction. Long-term testing has shown that regular lubrication can extend hinge life by approximately 25%, ensuring stable opening and closing.

Screw Inspection

Hinge screws should be inspected quarterly for looseness, especially on heavy-duty entry doors. If loose, tighten them immediately to prevent the door from sagging or damage due to prolonged shaking.

Moisture-Proofing

In high-humidity or coastal areas, additional moisture-proofing measures should be implemented. If using SS201 or SS304, apply a layer of rust-proof oil to the surface to prevent corrosion caused by salt in the air.

Avoid Impact

During daily use, avoid strong impacts on the door to reduce the impact on the hinge. This maintains the stability of the internal pins and structure, extending the product's service life.