Hinge device

A hinge device, comprising:

• a first member having a hinge pin extending in a lateral direction;
• and
• a second member having a bearing portion defining a bearing hole loosely receiving the hinge pin so that the first and second members can rotate relative to each other from an open position to a closed position, the bearing hole forming a hinge structure jointly with the hinge pin;
• wherein the first member is provided with a first abutting portion adjacent to the hinge pin, and the second member is provided with a second abutting portion adjacent to the bearing hole, the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion being configured to abut each other in a direction orthogonal to an axial line of the hinge pin when an angle formed by the first member and the second member is within a first angular range preceding the closed position,
• wherein one of a part of the first member adjacent to the hinge pin and a part of the second member adjacent to the bearing hole is provided with a first projection which is configured to abut an engagement part provided on another of the part of the first member adjacent to the hinge pin and the part of the second member adjacent to the bearing hole when the angle formed by the first member and the second member is within a second angular range preceding the closed position,
• wherein the first angular range and the second angular range at least partly overlap with each other, and a force applied to the second member by an abutment between the first projection and the engagement part contains a component which is directed in an opposite direction from a force applied to the second member by an abutment between the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion, and
• wherein the first abutting portion includes a pair of first abutting portions laterally spaced from each other along the hinge pin of the first member, and the second abutting portion includes a pair of second abutting portions laterally spaced from each other along the bearing hole of the second member, the first projection being provided between the first abutting portions or between the second abutting portions.