Patent ID: 7762425
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: F16J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lid apparatus for opening/closing an opening formed in a main body, the apparatus comprising: a lid having a working face configured to open/close the opening, and a back face reverse to the working face; an arm attaching the lid to the main body, for the lid to be operable for opening/closing, the arm including a first axis to pivotally support the arm relative to the main body around the opening, and a second axis to swingably support the lid relative to the arm through the back face, and the second axis being disposed between a center of gravity of the lid and the first axis; a regulatory member configured to intervene between the arm and the back face of the lid, at a regulatory position between the first and second axes, so as to regulate a distance between the arm and the back face of the lid at the regulatory position, such that the working face of the lid is set in parallel with the opening; a bracket fixed to the back face of the lid; and a bearing plate supported by the arm pivotally about the second axis, wherein the bracket and the bearing plate are fixed to each other by a plurality of connecting portions, each of the connecting portions including a throughhole formed in the bracket and elongated in a vertical direction, a screw hole formed in the bearing plate, and a rod-shaped fastener extending through the throughhole and fastening the bracket and the bearing plate to each other, such that the rod-shaped fastener is adjustable in position within the throughhole to allow the bracket and the bearing plate to be adjusted in relative positions in the vertical direction, and wherein the rod-shaped fastener is a bolt extending through the throughhole and screwed into the screw hole such that the bracket is fixed by the bolt between the bolt and the bearing plate.