Patent ID: 6928695
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A checker-equipped door hinge that comprises a first hinge arm fixedly attached to one of a body and a door, a second hinge arm fixedly attached to the other one of the body and the door, the second hinge arm having a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, the first and second surfaces of the second hinge arm having mounting notches formed thereon, a hinge pin connecting the first and second hinge arms in a relatively pivotable manner, and a checker that is provided between the first and second hinge arms and imparts a stepwise limiting resistance to pivoting of the two hinge arms relative to each other; wherein the checker is formed from a check cam that is formed separately from the first hinge arm, has a plurality of detent notches, and is fixedly attached to the first hinge arm, an engagement member that can sequentially engage with the plurality of detent notches in response to the pivoting of the first and second hinge arms relative to each other, and a check spring that is mounted within mounting notches formed on the first and second surfaces of the second hinge arm and biases the engagement member in a direction in which the engagement member engages with the detent notches.