Nickel Concealed Hinge for Half Overlay Doors With Wide Clearance

This Hettich Sensys concealed hinge hangs half overlay doors on face-frame or frameless cabinets, delivering a 165 degree opening swing with a self-close spring, in a nickel finish. The dowel mount seats the hinge precisely in the door without cup screws, and the arm connects to a separately ordered base plate on the cabinet.

Key Features

• 165 degree opening swings the door nearly flat alongside the cabinet for maximum interior access.
• Half overlay, half crank geometry positions the door at a partial overlay, the right configuration for two doors sharing one center partition.
• Self-close spring draws the door shut over the last few degrees of travel.
• Dowel mount cup presses into pre-bored dowel holes for a fast, screw-free door installation.
• Works on face-frame and frameless cabinets when paired with the matching Hettich base plate.
• Wide door-thickness range covers doors from 15mm to 32mm, accommodating thicker stock alongside standard panels.

Where a 165 Degree Swing Makes the Difference

Most concealed hinges open to 110 degrees, which covers everyday kitchen and bath doors well. The 165 degree opening here is for situations where a partially open door still blocks access: a pantry or utility cabinet set into a corner, a base cabinet next to an appliance, or any run where the door needs to fold back against the side of the box rather than stopping in the way. At 165 degrees the door clears nearly the entire opening and lies close to the cabinet side, so the interior is fully reachable without the door interrupting the work. The half crank geometry means this hinge is suited to paired doors on a shared partition, where each door sits at a partial overlay rather than covering the full cabinet side.

Steel Build and Nickel Finish

The hinge is steel with a nickel finish. Nickel is a practical match for stainless appliance hardware, brushed metal pulls, or any palette where a warm metallic tone works better than a cooler chrome look. As part of the Sensys platform, the arm connects to Hettich base plates, which are ordered separately and are Hettich-specific. The dowel cup attachment is the production-friendly detail here: the hinge presses into pre-bored dowel holes in the door face rather than relying on cup screws, which removes a fastening step from a high-volume run. A separate base plate is required and sold separately to complete the installation.

The Right Installer and the Right Cabinet

This hinge suits cabinet shops and contractors who need the extra clearance of a wide-angle swing on jobs where standard 110 degree hinges would leave doors in the way. The 15mm to 32mm door-thickness range means it handles both standard panels and thicker door stock without a hinge swap, which keeps the spec consistent across a mixed job. It fits face-frame and frameless construction equally, so one SKU can carry a full project when both cabinet styles appear. For a damped, quiet close instead of a spring pull, the Sensys line also offers a soft-close version; this hinge closes by spring and does not cushion the final contact.

Common Questions

Full Reach, Clean Finish, Consistent Spec

Choose this hinge when the job calls for half overlay doors that swing wide, close on their own, and carry a nickel finish across face-frame and frameless cabinets in the same project.