Patent ID: 8585167
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge device, comprising a first hinge member and a second hinge member, each of which has a mounting base, a knuckle formed on one side of each of the mounting bases, a hinge pin being inserted in a pin hole of each of the knuckles thereby to swingably join the second hinge member to the first hinge member, and a cover for concealing a mounting screw which is inserted in a screw hole formed in each of the mounting bases, wherein each of the mounting bases further comprises a recess formed in a side surface on an opposite side from the knuckle, grooves which are respectively formed in side surfaces of the mounting bases adjacent to both ends of the hinge pin and which extend to the side surface on the opposite side from the knuckle, and an engaged portion concavely formed in each of the grooves, wherein inner sides of the cover have engaging portions which are inserted in the grooves and which detachably engage with the engaged portions in the grooves in a state in which the cover conceals the mounting screw, and said cover also has a projection which enters into the recess formed in the side surface positioned on the opposite side from the knuckle to engage therewith, wherein the cover has a protruding streak that enters into each of the grooves to engage therewith, and the engaging portion is formed so as to jut out beyond the protruding streak; wherein the recess and the projection are formed in a plural quantity; and wherein the screw hole is formed in a recessed portion formed in the mounting base, a reinforcement rib is formed in the recessed portion, and the cover also conceals the reinforcement rib.