Patent ID: 8837121

Claim:
A hinge mechanism, which connects a first member and a second member that is configured to swing relative to the first member, the hinge mechanism comprising: a plurality of bases, which are provided at the first member, protrude from the first member in a first direction orthogonal to a swinging central axis and are discretely provided along the swinging central axis, a plurality of shafts, which are provided at the plurality of bases one by one, and protrude from the bases in a second direction parallel to the swinging central axis, a plurality of shaft receiving units, which are provided in the second member, and include shaft holes into which the shafts are rotatably fitted, respectively, and a regulating stopper that extends along the second direction of the shafts, an end portion of the regulating stopper is integrally formed with either of the first member and the second member, and the other end portion of the regulating stopper contacts a regulated unit provided at the other member of the first member and the second member, whereby a separation of the shaft receiving units from the shafts is regulated, wherein when a force in a third direction intersected with the second direction is applied at the other end portion of the regulating stopper, the other end portion of the regulating stopper is bent from a position where the other end portion of the regulating stopper contacts with the regulated unit to a position where the other end portion of the regulating stopper does not contact with the regulated unit.