Patent ID: 9274565
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: G06F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hinge device which connects a second housing which is provided with a front cover of a display to a first housing to be able to open and close, wherein the hinge device is provided with a bracket which is provided with a first mounting part and a rotatable holding part of a pivot, the first mounting part being fastened to an end part of one of the housings, a hinge pivot member which is provided with a second mounting part and a pivot, the second mounting part being fastened to an end part of the other of the housings, the pivot being held by the rotatable holding part, and a hinge cover which is attached to the pivot of the hinge pivot member to be able to slide in its axial direction and which covers the pivot and the rotatable holding part in a state where the pivot of the hinge pivot member is held at the rotatable holding part of the bracket, the hinge cover has an engagement tab which engages with the second housing to prevent the hinge cover from detaching from the pivot by the cover being slid after being attached to the pivot and a space which opens in the direction of the second housing in the engaged state of the engagement tab, the front cover is provided with a projecting piece which is inserted into the space if attached to the second housing when the engagement tab of the hinge cover is engaged, and the hinge cover is blocked from movement in the axial direction by the projecting piece in the state where the front cover is attached.