Patent ID: 6920668
Filing Date: 2005-07-26
Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,G06F,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hinge device coupling a first member and a second member, in which a cam portion is provided within a mounting case body in a rotation preventing manner, the cam portion is provided slidably movably within the mounting case body against an engagement biasing spring provided within the mounting case body, a cam engagement portion for engaging with the cam portion by the engagement biasing spring is provided in confrontation with the cam portion, the cam engagement portion or a mounting portion provided in the cam engagement portion is provided projectingly on one side of the mounting case body, the mounting case body is provided in a fixed condition to either the first member or the second member, the cam engagement portion or the mounting portion provided in the cam engagement portion is provided in a fixed condition to the other member, when the second member is rotated relatively to the first member, the cam portion and the cam engagement portion are moved away and rotated to each other while the cam portion is pushed by the cam engagement portion against the engagement biasing spring and thereby a rotational position of the second member is held to the first member under the condition that the cam portion and the cam engagement portion are biased and engaged with each other, characterized in that, a rotary shaft passing through the cam portion and the cam engagement portion engaging with each other is arranged in an axial direction within the mounting case body, and the cam engagement portion or the mounting portion provided therein projecting from one end side of the mounting case body and moving toward the inside of the mounting case against the engagement biasing spring together with the rotary shaft by pushing on an opposite side the cam engagement portion or the portion therein provided on one end side of the rotary shaft or the mounting portion is adapted to move in a retracting direction, the mounting case body is adapted so that the mounting case body may be inserted and engaged with a case mounting portion comprising a mounting hole or a mounting recess portion provided in the first member or the second member and mounted in a fixed condition, an allowance recess portion for allowing the rotary shaft to project from the mounting case body is provided on an insertion bottom side of the case mounting portion, the cam engagement portion or the mounting portion provided in the cam engagement portion is projected, inserted, mounted and engaged in a fixed condition to a communication mounting portion comprising a mounting recess portion or a mounting hole in communication with the case mounting portion and provided in the other of the second member or the first member, after the mounting case body is engaged with the case mounting portion, the case mounting portion and the communication mounting portion are kept in communication with each other under the condition that the cam engagement portion or the mounting portion provided therein is moved slidably together with the cam portion against the engagement biasing spring toward the inside of the mounting case body and at the same time, the rotary shaft is projected from the mounting case body through said allowance recess portion of the case mounting portion and the cam engagement portion or the mounting portion provided therein is returned or restored by the engagement biasing spring so that the cam engagement portion or the mounting portion provided therein is engaged with the communication mounting portion and mounted on a pivot coupling portion of the first member and the second member.