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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Takao Kobayashi, Nagano, JP;
Ikuomi Takahashi, Nagano, JP;
Makoto Saito, Aikawa-machi, JP;
Takashi Morimoto, Nagano, JP;
Toshihiro Tamura, Nagano, JP;
Takao Kobayashi, Nagano, JP;
Ikuomi Takahashi, Nagano, JP;
Makoto Saito, Aikawa-machi, JP;
Takashi Morimoto, Nagano, JP;
Toshihiro Tamura, Nagano, JP;
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a hinge that can be manufactured easily in a short time. The hinge rotatably connects a first member and a second member, and is provided with two brackets that are rotatable against each other and mounted to the first member and the second member, respectively, and a friction-torque-generating member that generates friction torque by directly or indirectly pressing the two brackets against each other. A first of the two brackets is configured from an integral structure that includes a shaft part that passes through the second bracket and supports the rotation, and a mounting part that is mounted to the first member or the second member, with the shaft part and the mounting part being produced from a plate material.