Hello everyone,
I bought the Stockholm TV unit and have successfully assembled it so far.
However, one thing is not quite clear to me: What are the three small cylinders (No. 122395) for, which are attached to the side panels on pages 23 and 24? These little things here:
The cylinder first locks into a deep position when pressed and returns to its original position when pressed again... so far, so good. But what is the purpose of this? According to the manual, it looks to me like the flaps have a push-to-open mechanism (page 24, top), but the groove along which the flaps slide does not allow for that at all. Or are they only meant to somewhat cushion the closing of the flaps? They do provide a defined locking action, but with them installed, the flaps no longer close flush with the rest of the unit. Here is a comparison with (left) and without (right) the cylinder installed:
Somehow it seems to work better without these parts, which can’t be the intended purpose. Am I missing something or have I assembled something incorrectly? Adjusting the rotation of the cylinder to change its position (page 24, middle) doesn’t improve anything either...
Thanks in advance for your answers!
I bought the Stockholm TV unit and have successfully assembled it so far.
However, one thing is not quite clear to me: What are the three small cylinders (No. 122395) for, which are attached to the side panels on pages 23 and 24? These little things here:
The cylinder first locks into a deep position when pressed and returns to its original position when pressed again... so far, so good. But what is the purpose of this? According to the manual, it looks to me like the flaps have a push-to-open mechanism (page 24, top), but the groove along which the flaps slide does not allow for that at all. Or are they only meant to somewhat cushion the closing of the flaps? They do provide a defined locking action, but with them installed, the flaps no longer close flush with the rest of the unit. Here is a comparison with (left) and without (right) the cylinder installed:
Somehow it seems to work better without these parts, which can’t be the intended purpose. Am I missing something or have I assembled something incorrectly? Adjusting the rotation of the cylinder to change its position (page 24, middle) doesn’t improve anything either...
Thanks in advance for your answers!
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IKEA-Experte23 Mar 2014 15:09Hello,
as you already mentioned, the part is meant to open so that you can grip the flap. Have you turned the cylinder all the way in?
What kind of groove is in the flap? There isn’t one shown in the manual.
It doesn’t look like an installation error. In the pictures, the flaps appear to be crooked, but that’s probably just the perspective, right?
as you already mentioned, the part is meant to open so that you can grip the flap. Have you turned the cylinder all the way in?
What kind of groove is in the flap? There isn’t one shown in the manual.
It doesn’t look like an installation error. In the pictures, the flaps appear to be crooked, but that’s probably just the perspective, right?
Hello and thanks for the quick reply, mine unfortunately took a bit longer 😉
By groove, I mean this part of the side panels:
As you can see, the lower part of the flaps can’t be properly pushed into the cabinet, at least not the way it looks in the instructions. With some adjustment of the cylinders, I managed to get one of the three flaps to pop open with a firm press. So I think I understand the principle... or at least I believe I do. But it just doesn’t work reliably. Sometimes the flap doesn’t open at all, even though I hear the cylinder clicking, so it should return to its end position on its own—probably getting stuck somewhere. Other times the flap pops open by itself without me touching it at all. Well, I’ll dismantle the cylinders again. It would have been nice to have an elegant opening mechanism, but I won’t be using the flaps that often anyway. I prefer the flush finish, which I can only achieve without the cylinders.
By groove, I mean this part of the side panels:
As you can see, the lower part of the flaps can’t be properly pushed into the cabinet, at least not the way it looks in the instructions. With some adjustment of the cylinders, I managed to get one of the three flaps to pop open with a firm press. So I think I understand the principle... or at least I believe I do. But it just doesn’t work reliably. Sometimes the flap doesn’t open at all, even though I hear the cylinder clicking, so it should return to its end position on its own—probably getting stuck somewhere. Other times the flap pops open by itself without me touching it at all. Well, I’ll dismantle the cylinders again. It would have been nice to have an elegant opening mechanism, but I won’t be using the flaps that often anyway. I prefer the flush finish, which I can only achieve without the cylinders.
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IKEA-Experte31 Mar 2014 12:05If the push-to-open mechanism is not working properly, I would recommend filing a complaint.