Hinge device for a detachable roof panel in an automobile

摘要

An improved hinge device for a detachably attachable roof plate in an automobile, etc., wherein a draining hole is formed in one lower part of a hinge receiving member in a manner to be communicable between a hinge member inserting slot and outside, or a plurality of channels for retaining therein dust, and other foreign matters is formed in the lower surface of the hinge member inserting slot of the hinge receiving member in the direction substantially along the inserting and withdrawing direction of the hinge, or at least one discharging hole is formed in the innermost part of the hinge inserting slot of the hinge receiving member in a manner to be communicable with outside of the slot, or an opening of the hinge inserting slot of the hinge receiving member is positioned above a gutter provided around an inner peripheral brim of a roof opening by inwardly extending the gutter from said inner peripheral brim of the roof opening to form a weir on the upper edge of an inlet opening for inserting the hinge.