Abstract: The present invention relates to a hinge providing a specified braking force against pivotal motion between two hinged flaps. The hinge includes a bearing body, which has, at its exterior, mountings for a first flap and also a wear-resistant inner surface having slider catches at positions spaced by a specified angle on the same circumference of the inner surface. The hinge also has a shaft with a mounting at one end for a second flap. The shaft is mounted in the bearing body in a manner allowing relative turning, and also has a spring housing hole opening at its outer surface along an axis crossing at a right angle with its longitudinal axis. While turning, a coil spring, which is inserted into the spring housing hole, biases a slider radially outward from the spring housing hole.

Abstract: This invention relates to a hinge providing a pivotal connection, with a braking force against pivoting between a cylindrical holding body and a shaft body. The hinge includes a cylindrical holding body having a circular section hollow portion and provided with a mounting part, a shaft body having, at its tip, a cylindrical portion in which at least one axially extending slot is formed and a mounting part on the base end side of the cylindrical part, and a spring press-fitted into a portion of the cylindrical part where the slot is formed. The portion of the cylindrical part where the slot is formed, in turn, is press-fitted into the hollow of the cylindrical holding body. Since the independent spring is press-fitted into the cylindrical part of the shaft body, the hinge acts a stable braking force on the pivoting motion between the cylindrical holding body and the shaft body over a long period of time without age-based reduction in elastic force of the spring 3, even if frequently operated.