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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Akinori Harada, Sagamihara, JP;
Inventor:
Akinori Harada, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Nifco Inc., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 43/22 (2006.01); B65D 43/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A damping mechanism for an opening and closing member that opens and closes an opening while changing a center of rotation has an arm with damped rotational speed to support a shaft part of the opening and closing member. A position of the shaft part with respect to the arm is changed along with the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member by a guide member. The arm is urged toward an opening direction of the opening and closing member by a forcing member, and the opening and closing member is maintained in a closed state against the force of the forcing member by a locking member.