Hinge
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Abstract
A hinge in which an opening/closing side member such as a cover is attached to a rotation arm rotatably pivot-mounted via a spindle to a hinge case attached to a stationary side member of a device body of a copier or the like, and opening-direction torque is applied to the opening/closing side member, comprising a cam integrally provided at the bottom of the rotation arm base, a slider accommodated in the hinge case so as to vertically slide therein, and a spring accommodated in the slider and causing the slider to elastically abut the cam, wherein in the range from the rotation arm being in a closed state to a state of its being opened to a prescribed angle, opening-direction torque is applied to the rotation arm.
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50 Claims
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26. A hinge comprising:
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a hinge case;
a rotation arm rotatably pivot-mounted to the hinge case;
a cam integrally provided at a bottom of a base of the rotation arm;
a slider accommodated in the hinge case so as to vertically slide therein; and
a spring accommodated in the slider so as to cause the slider to elastically abut the cam and thereby apply an opening-direction torque to the rotation arm in a range from the rotation arm being in a closed state to the rotation arm being at a predetermined angle. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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