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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Hironobu Sayama, Ichihara, JP;
Hironobu Sayama, Ichihara, JP;
MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An opening/closing device includes an opening/closing mechanism which moves a movable plate between an opened position and a closed position including a hinge arm including a first axial portion rotatably connected to the fixed plate, a third axial portion rotatably connected to the movable plate, and a slide groove provided between the first axial portion and the third axial portion, and capable of moving the movable plate between the closed position and the opened position with respect to the fixed plate by being rotated around the first axial portion as a center, a link arm including a second axial portion rotatably connected to the fixed plate and a fifth axial portion slidably connected to the slide groove, and a slide arm including a fourth axial portion rotatably connected to the movable plate at an end portion and connected to the fifth axial portion at the other end portion.