Slide-type portable communication apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
- a first unit having at least a display section;
a second unit having at least a main operation section;
a slide coupling for coupling said first unit with said second unit to be freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state;
an urging member for urging said first unit and said second unit in an extension direction; and
a releasable lock mechanism for releasably locking said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, wherein the locking is released by a predetermined operation.
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Abstract
A portable communication apparatus includes a first unit having at least a display section and a second unit having at least a main operation section, which are coupled by a slide coupling and are freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state. The first unit and the second unit are urged by an urging member in an extension direction and are releasably locked by a releasable lock mechanism in the retracted state. The locking is released by a predetermined operation. An optical aperture for optical function is provided in one of surfaces of the first and second units that face one another in the retracted state. The optical function section is made operable when the first and second units are positioned in the extended state.
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32 Claims
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1. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a first unit having at least a display section;
a second unit having at least a main operation section;
a slide coupling for coupling said first unit with said second unit to be freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state;
an urging member for urging said first unit and said second unit in an extension direction; and
a releasable lock mechanism for releasably locking said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, wherein the locking is released by a predetermined operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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25. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a first unit having at least a display section and a secondary operation section;
a second unit having at least a main operation section;
a slide coupling for coupling said first unit with said second unit to be freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state;
an urging member for urging said first unit and said second unit in an extension direction;
a releasable lock mechanism for releasably locking said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, wherein the locking is released by a predetermined operation; and
an input operation controller controlling said main operation section and/or said secondary operation section such that an input operation switches between an enabled state and a disabled state when said first and second units are shifted to a predetermined extension state.
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28. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a first unit having at least a display section;
a second unit having at least a main operation section;
a slide coupling for coupling said first unit with said second unit to be freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state; and
at least one optical function section, each of which has an optical aperture provided in one of surfaces of said first unit and said second unit that face one another in the retracted state, wherein said at least one optical function section is made operable when said first unit and said second unit are positioned in the extended state. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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