摘要:
A hinge device for use to support a seat and seat lid of a toilet bowl openably and closably is provided which can also be implemented even without any rubber ring and provide a delicately controlled feeling with the sea and seat lid when being opened or closed. The hinge device comprises a cylindrical hinge case to be fixed to the body of a toilet bowl and having a partition wall formed therein; a rotating shaft provided rotatably inside the hinge case to support a seat and seat lid of the toilet bowl and consisting of a large-diameter portion which is born in the inner wall of the hinge case and a small-diameter portion which is born in a bearing hole formed in the partition wall of the hinge case; a stationary cam provided inside the hinge case, fixed to the partition wall of the hinge case and having the small-diameter portion of the rotating shaft penetrated through the central portion thereof; a rotatable sliding cam provided inside the hinge case opposite the stationary cam to be slidable axially and rotatable along with the small-diameter portion of the rotating shaft penetrated through the central portion thereof; an elastic means wound on the outer surface of the rotating shaft and between the rotatable sliding cam and the large-diameter portion of the rotating shaft; and means for adjusting the elasticity of the elastic means.