Hinge device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016258196-A1
Application number	US-201415028387-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 21, 2014
Priority date	Nov 1, 2013
Publication date	Sep 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a hinge device in which in a closed state of a lid, a first link ( 25 ) includes a first main body portion ( 25 a ) that is attached to a body bracket ( 21 ) and extends along the body bracket ( 21 ) and a first bent portion ( 25 b ) that is bent from the first main body portion ( 25 a ) toward a lid bracket ( 23 ) and is attached to the lid bracket ( 23 ), a second link ( 31 ) includes a second main body portion ( 31 a ) that is attached to the lid bracket ( 23 ) and extends along the lid bracket ( 23 ) and a second bent portion ( 31 b ) that is bent from the second main body portion ( 31 a ) toward the body bracket ( 21 ) and is attached to the body bracket ( 21 ), and a gap (S) is formed between the body bracket ( 21 ) and the lid bracket ( 23 ).

First claim

1 . A hinge device that rotatably supports a lid being able to open and close an opening of a vehicle, the hinge device comprising:
a lid bracket, which is provided to the lid along a direction of radius of rotation of the lid; a body bracket, which is provided to the vehicle and faces the lid bracket in a fully-closed state where the lid covers the opening; a first link, one end of which is rotatably attached to the body bracket and the other end of which is rotatably attached to a rotating center portion of the lid, at a side of the lid bracket; and a second link, one of which end is rotatably attached to the body bracket and the other end of which is rotatably attached to a rotating end portion of the lid, at a side of the lid bracket than the first link, wherein, in the fully-closed state of the lid, the first link includes: a first main body portion that is attached to the body bracket and extends along the body bracket; and a first bent portion that is bent from the first main body portion toward the lid bracket and is attached to the lid bracket, the second link includes: a second main body portion that is attached to the lid bracket and extends along the lid bracket; and a second bent portion that is bent from the second main body portion toward the body bracket and is attached to the body bracket, and a gap is provided between the body bracket and the lid bracket.

2 . The hinge device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a cover portion that covers the gap is provided to at least one attachment portion of: an attachment portion, which is attached to the body bracket, of the first main body portion; an attachment portion, which is attached to the lid bracket, of the first bent portion; an attachment portion, which is attached to the lid bracket, of the second main body portion; and an attachment portion, which is attached to the body bracket, of the second bent portion.

3 . The hinge device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the cover portion is provided to at least one attachment portion of: the attachment portion, which is attached to the lid bracket, of the second main body portion; and the attachment portion, which is attached to the body bracket, of the second bent portion, and has a portion that overlaps the body bracket while the lid is being from the fully-closed state to the fully-opened state.

Assignees

• Shiroki Corp

Inventors

• Yamamoto Kenji
• Natsume Kazuki

Classifications

• E05Y2900/548

  Trunk lids · CPC title

• E05D3/145 Primary

  specially adapted for vehicles · CPC title

• E05D15/46

  with two pairs of pivoted arms · CPC title

• E05D3/14

  with four parallel pins and two arms · CPC title