# US 2016/0258196 A1 · Hinge device

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- Number: US 2016/0258196 A1
- Document ID: US20160258196A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/028,387
- Filed: 2014-10-21
- Published: 2016-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2013-11-01
- Assignees: Shiroki Corporation
- Applicants: Shiroki Corporation
- Inventors: Kenji YAMAMOTO; Kazuki NATSUME
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160258196A1

## CPC

- E05D 3/145: {specially adapted for vehicles}
- E05D 3/14: with four parallel pins and two arms
- E05D 15/46: with two pairs of pivoted arms
- E05Y 2900/548: Trunk lids
- E05D: HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS (pivotal connections in general F16C11/00)
- E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF

## 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 (25a) that is attached to a body bracket (21) and extends along the body bracket (21) and a first bent portion (25b) that is bent from the first main body portion (25a) toward a lid bracket (23) and is attached to the lid bracket (23), a second link (31) includes a second main body portion (31a) that is attached to the lid bracket (23) and extends along the lid bracket (23) and a second bent portion (31b) that is bent from the second main body portion (31a) 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).

## Claims

### 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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

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.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

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.