Understanding Concealed Hinges & Program

Clip Top hinges for frameless and

face frame construction. Clip Tab
• Snap to attach door pull up to release
Because of appearance, function and 6-way independent
adjustability European concealed hinges are now the industry Depth adjustment
standard for cabinet doors. Blum’s Clip Top hinge design also In and out.
gives the added advantage of easy door attachment and removal.
• With Spiral-Tech depth adjustment, just one and three quar- Hinge
ter revolutions of the screw creates 5mm of adjustment with- Arm
out loosening and retightening a fixing screw.
• Side adjustment is a flush screwhead that allows 4mm of Side to Side
adjustment. It also has an integral stop that prevents removal. Adjustment
• Height adjustment is accomplished on the mounting plate
with a range of +/- 2mm.removal.
Hinge
• For door thickness greater than 22mm a trial application is Cup
recommended or use the Thick door hinge
Frameless Clip Mounting Plate Face Frame Clip Mounting Plate

NOTE: For economical

Allows for face frame alternative face frame con-
applications for cealed hinge, see compact
all clip top hinges. series hinges on next page.
Height Adjustment
Height Adjustment

Basic Hinge Options Basic Mounting Plate Options Hinges per Door
Frameless Face Frame

9/16

0mm 9mm
Straight Arm Half Cranked Arm
Also available in 3mm and 6mm. Overlay Full Inset

Basic Hinge and Plate Combinations

Frameless Construction Face Frame Construction

straight arm half cranked arm half cranked arm straight arm half cranked arm
Side Panel

Side Panel

9/16”

0mm plate 0mm plate 9mm plate 0mm face frame plate 9mm inset plate

Door Door Door

Full Overlay Half Overlay Full Inset Full Overlay, Face Frame Full Inset, Face Frame

STEP 1: Install door using one of the four hinges, each with their own attachment method.
Screw-on
Screw-on
Screw-on
Screw-on
Screw-on
Screw-on
Screw-on Press-in
Press-in
Press-in
Press-in
Press-in
Press-in
Press-in EXPANDO
EXPANDO
EXPANDO
EXPANDO
EXPANDO
EXPANDO
EXPANDO INSERTA
INSERTA
INSERTA
INSERTA
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INSERTA
INSERTA

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STEP 2: Install mounting plate using STEP 3: Attach door to cabinet with
one of three attachment methods. clip mechanism.

*Screw-On Expando Inserta

Note:*Screw-on EXPANDO
All face frame plates are screw on. INSERTA

STEP 4: Adjust door for perfect fit.

Cam Side adjustment Cam Height adjustment Cam Depth adjustment
Turn screw on hinge to increase door Rotate cam screw on plate to adjust door Turn back screw on hinge to adjust door
overlay (4mm range) position (4mm range)*. position (5mm)*.

*On
*Onnon-cam
non-cam mounting
mounting plates loosen
plates screw(s),
loosen screw(s), *On Clip TopClip
*On hinges, loosen
hinges, screw,screw, adjust
loosen
adjust
adjust door and retighten
door and retightenscrews.
screws. adjustdoor
door and
and retighten
retighten screw.
screw.

Compact Series Face Frame Hinges

Compact 33 Compact 38N Compact 39C

Small
Overlays Large
Overlays
• 2 piece assembly
• Overlays • 1 piece assembly
1 5 • 1 piece assembly
- Edge mount ⁄4" to 1 ⁄8" 3 3
• Overlays from ⁄8" to ⁄4" 9
3 • Overlays from 1" to 1 ⁄16"
- Face mount 1 ⁄8" +

STEP 1: Mount Hinge

COMPACT 38/39 - one piece hinges COMPACT 33 - two piece hinges
CT 38/39 - one piece hinges COMPACT
COMPACT 33 -33
two-piece hinges COMPACT 38N/39C -
Two Piece Hinges One Piece Hinges
Mounting Plate

Hinge and plates Hinge

ordered seperately.

STEP 2: Adjust door for perfect fit.

Side adjustment possible on all COMPACT
Side
COMPACT 38N and 39C have cam AllAllCOMPACT hinges are independently
Sideadjustment
adjustmentpossible
possibleononallallCOMPACT
COMPACT COMPACT
COMPACT 38N, 38C
38N, and
38C 39C
and have
39C cam
have cam COMPACT
All COMPACT hinges
hingesare independently
are independently
hinges
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except 38.
38.
except series.
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COMPACT
series. COMPACT 38N/39C have
38C/39C
38C/39C depth
depthadjustment.
depth adjustment.
adjustment. height
height adjustable.
height adjustable.on mounting plates.
adjustable
have
have
cam cam
cam
side side adjustment.
side adjustment.
adjustment.

One
Onepiece mounting
piece plate
mounting plate

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Basic Hinges and Their Applications
The Blum Concealed Hinge program is an extensive line of hinges for almost any cabinet door application. The hinges are made up of two parts, the hinge
arm and the plate. Below you will see hinge arm and plate combinations for the most common applications in the three most popular opening angles. Other
non-standard applications such as blind corner, thick door and bi-fold door are also available.
Hinge Arm Styles Mounting Opening Angles Standard Boring Pattern

Straight Screw On
Arm Half Cranked Hinge cup = 35mm
Arm Depth = 12mmC Cup(1/2")
centerpoint
door 20.5 B=5mm
Bore distance 21.5 22.5(3/16")
23.5

Door
35
170˚ Center point3 C =4 22.5mm
5 6(7/8")
B Bore
(Applies to 5/8" distance
& 3/4" thick doors)
Degree B
120˚ Opening C
107˚

Frameless Cabinet Mounting Plates Face Frame Cabinet Mounting Plates

0mm 9mm Inset
3mm

Frameless Cabinet Construction

5/8" (16mm) Overlay 1/4" (6.5mm) Twin Overlay Doors Inset

Side Panel
straight arm half cranked arm half cranked arm
0mm plate 0mm plate 9mm plate

Door

Hinge B075T1550 Hinge B075T1650 Hinge B075T1650

107˚ Plate B175H710
107˚* Plate B175H910
107˚ Plate B175H719
Hinge B071T5550 Hinge B071T5650 Hinge B071T5650
120˚ Plate B175H710
120˚* Plate B175H910
120˚ Plate B175H719
Hinge B071T6550 Hinge B071T6650 Hinge B071T6650
170˚ Plate B175H710 170˚* Plate B175H910 170˚ Plate B175H719
*Twin application screw required

Face Frame Cabinet Construction

1/2" (13mm) Overlay Inset
If you need help, feel free
straight arm half cranked arm 9/16” to call our hinge experts at
3mm face frame plate 9mm inset plate 1-800-383-0130

Door
Hinge B075T1550 Hinge B075T1650
107˚ Plate B175L6030.21
107˚ Plate B175H5030.21
Hinge B071T5550 Hinge B071T5650
120˚ Plate B175L6030.21
120˚ Plate B175H5030.21
Hinge B071T6550 Hinge B071T6650
170˚ Plate B175L6030.21 170˚ Plate B175H5030.21
OBSERVATION NOTE:
Moving from a straight arm hinge to a half cranked hinge or increasing the mounting plate
height causes the door to move towards the inside of the cabinet reducing the overlay.

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