Hinge mechanism

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9539926-B2
Application number	US-201314071915-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	Nov 6, 2012
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A hinge mechanism includes a resin base member, and a support rotatably and pivotally mounted to the base member. The base member is formed by blow molding so as to be hollowed. The base member integrally includes a hinge member for rotatably and pivotally mounting the support to the base member. The hinge member is set in a molding die for clamping at the time of the blow molding of the base member, so as to be molded integrally with the base member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hinge mechanism comprising:
a resin base member that defines a table and is configured to be attached to a vehicle seat; and
a support rotatably and pivotally mounted to the base member, wherein
the base member integrally includes a plurality of hinge members for rotatably and pivotally mounting the support to the base member,
each of the plurality of hinge members include a portion that is embedded within the base member to prevent the respective hinge member from being pulled out from the base member,
the base member and the support are rotatable from a folded stored state to an unfolded usage state, and
when the support is unfolded to the usage state and supports an object between the support and the base member, the support is rotated to a predetermined oblique angle position relative to the base member.

2. The hinge mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the base member is attached to the vehicle seat, and
when the support rotates from the table in an opening direction, the support is configured to be a cup holder for supporting a beverage container between the support and the table.

3. The hinge mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the portion of each of the plurality of hinge members includes a flange portion that is embedded in the base member in such a manner that the flange portion has a shape expanded in directions perpendicular to an embedding direction of the respective hinge member.

4. The hinge mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the portion of each of the plurality of hinge members is a bottom portion of the respective hinge member and is embedded within a bottom portion of the base member, and
a flange portion extends in a peripheral part of the bottom portion of the respective hinge member such that the flange portion is embedded into the bottom portion of the base member perpendicular to an embedding direction of the bottom portion of the respective hinge member.

5. The hinge mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein
the flange portion extends perpendicular to the embedding direction of the bottom portion of the respective hinge member into the bottom portion of the base member.

6. The hinge mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein
each of the plurality of hinge members include a hook portion for rotatably connecting to the support, and the hook portion is provided on an upper portion of the respective hinge member.

7. The hinge mechanism according to claim 4 , wherein
each of the plurality of hinge members include a hook portion for rotatably connecting to the support, and the hook portion is provided on an upper portion of the respective hinge member.

8. The hinge mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the base member is a blow molded resin base member,
each of the plurality of hinge members are injection molded resin hinge, and
the blow molded resin base member surrounds the portion of each of the plurality of hinge members so that each of the plurality of hinge members are integrally included with the blow molded resin base member.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Furukawa Kenji
• Tsuchida Hiroshi

Classifications

• B29L2031/448

  Tables · CPC title

• B29C2049/2034

  Attachments, e.g. hooks to hold or hang the blown article · CPC title

• B60N3/004

  of foldable trays mounted on the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N3/001

  of tables or trays · CPC title

• B60N3/10

  of receptacles for food or beverages, e.g. refrigerated · CPC title