HINGE DEVICE FOR DOOR OF AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door hinge device capable of securing a hinge pin to a hinge plate at sufficient strength by caulking. SOLUTION: A hinge device 2 is for pivotally supporting a door against an automatic main body in such a way that the door is free to turn, and comprises a hinge plate 3 secured to the main body of the dispenser and a hard hinge pin 4 mounted in an insertion hole 21 formed in the hinge plate 3. The hinge pin 4 includes a head 26 larger than the hole 21, a dhank 27 inserted into the hole 21 to advance into the door, a projection 28 formed on the shank 27 side of the head 26, and a recess 31 formed in the outer surface of the shank 27 to correspond to the inner part of the projection 28, and is caulked and fixed to the hinge plate 3.