Free Lift Systems for Maximum Freedom in Motion: Engineered by Hafele
by Priya Jadhav
The fittings of the Free family give flaps new freedom in movement. This opens up more opportunities in the visual and technical design of furniture and has tangible benefits compared to hinged doors. But above all, it gives the furniture and the room undreamt elegance and lightness. It doesn’t matter whether a flap is lifted, tilted, swivelled, or folded – it immediately provides added value and more efficiency when working.
Almost 100 years of experience with furniture fittings, engineering expertise, and a close connection to the market and the people who work with furniture fittings on a daily basis led to the development of this product family. Inspired by the requirements of the market of tomorrow, the Free family fulfils the demands for creative freedom, choice of material, design, ease of installation and convenient operation on a whole new level. To put it simply: They are slimmer (with regard to design), lighter (to operate) and simpler (to install).
Free
lift systems combine hinge and lid stay into one unit – this reduces not just the
amount of space that the hardware requires in the cabinet, but it also looks
significantly more elegant. More room, due to the slimline, discreet fittings,
increases the amount of usable space in the cabinet interior. The consistent
development of the 3-spring system and the motion geometry of the fittings has
resulted in a slimmer construction of the housing.
LIGHTER: Easier Operations with
Comfort
The
main focus while developing the range was on providing maximum ease to the
user. With the Free Lift Systems, Häfele has created new standards. The range
turns opening and closing a cabinet into an experience. All the lift systems
are characterized with having feather-light movement and are extremely smooth
to operate. They can be precisely coordinated to the individual flap weight, so
that the front panel is held in any position and the handle is always easily
reachable, even for persons of small stature.
SIMPLER: Quicker Installation Saves
Time
An
impressive advantage of the Free family is its globally unique simple and quick
installation. From one-handed installation and screw fixing of the fittings to
clip-on mounting of the flaps, all working steps are optimized in such a way
that the installer saves a noticeable amount of time – for more efficiency.
With
Free fold, Free up, Free swing, Free flap and Free space, the range covers all
of the most popular types of opening for flaps on wall units. Free fold and
Free fold short make it possible to create smooth-running double flap lift up
fitting solutions and are designed for high wall units. Free swing is the ideal
choice if an extremely large front panel needs to be swivelled away over the
top of the cabinet. The Free up parallel lift-up front fitting moves one-piece
front panels upwards parallel to the cabinet and is therefore ideally suited
for cabinets with front panels above them. The Free flap hinge-less stay flap
fittings have already made their mark in an impressive fashion. They are
extremely easy to install and have a practical clip-on mechanism for installing
the front panel without tools. Free space is characterized by an extremely
compact size that goes hand-in-hand with fine, understated yet distinctive
designs. It eliminates the need for large cover-caps and opens up new freedom for
modern furniture design such as convenient flaps for shallow cabinet depths.
SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITIES
All
Free lift systems come with an integrated soft close for easy and gentle
closing. However, the trick lies in the fact that the soft close operates in
both the opening and the closing direction. This makes operating the flaps
extremely easy and convenient, independent of their type of movement.
The
lift systems can also be optionally equipped with an electric drive (E-drive).
A gentle tap on the front panel or the push-button switches embedded in the
side panel allows the flap to be effortlessly and effectively opened and closed
without having to guide it by hand. Quiet operation, integrated safety stop
function and cushioned movement to the end position predestines this version of
the fittings for top quality furniture construction.
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