Nickel Concealed Hinge for Half Overlay Doors on Face-Frame and Frameless Cabinets

The Hettich Sensys self-close hinge hangs half overlay doors on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, with dowel mounting and a nickel finish, in the Sensys premium concealed series.

Key Features

• Half overlay, half crank arm sets the door to a partial overlay, the correct geometry where two doors share a center partition or where a partial reveal is the design intent.
• Self-close spring pulls the door shut over the last few degrees of travel without a damper.
• 110 degree opening provides standard everyday swing for cabinet access.
• Dowel mount presses the cup into pre-bored dowel holes in the door for a fast, screw-free door-side attachment.
• Depth and side adjustment lets installed doors be dialed in after the cabinet is set.
• Fits face-frame and frameless boxes when paired with a matching Hettich base plate, sold separately.

Where This Hinge Belongs

Half overlay is the geometry for doors that cover only part of the cabinet side, most often because two doors meet on a shared partition and each takes roughly half the stile. The half crank arm on this hinge positions the door at that partial overlay so the two doors line up at a matching reveal without their arms colliding inside the cabinet. It works on standard doors from 15 to 24mm thick, a slightly wider window than the common 16 to 22mm range, which gives it a comfortable fit on both domestic and European panel stock. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at the standard 45mm bore pattern, and the dowels press into the pre-bored holes without cup screws, saving time on production runs where the CNC has already drilled the door.

Sensys Build in a Nickel Finish

The hinge is steel with a nickel finish, part of Hettich's Sensys premium concealed platform. Sensys hinges are built with tighter tolerances than the entry-level Intermat and Optimat lines, and the adjustment range here, plus 3mm and minus 2mm on depth plus or minus 2mm on side, is what keeps doors square over time without pulling the hinge back off the plate. The nickel finish holds its appearance on hardware that gets daily contact and pairs cleanly with other nickel or satin-metal cabinet hardware.

Who Reaches for This Hinge

Cabinet shops running face-frame work with a shared-partition layout will use this hinge in volume. It also suits remodelers and contractors sourcing a known premium brand for a partial-overlay project. Because the dowel mount depends on pre-bored dowel holes in the door, it is a natural fit for CNC-equipped shops and production environments. For site work without a CNC, the screw-on cup version of this hinge covers the same application. A matching Hettich base plate is required for every install and is sold separately. Use a Hettich plate: plates are brand-specific and a cross-brand plate will not connect to this arm.

Common Questions

A Precise, Reliable Close on Every Shared Partition

Specify this hinge when the job calls for half overlay doors that close on their own, align cleanly at a shared partition, and carry the fit and finish of the Sensys platform in a nickel tone that coordinates with the rest of the hardware.