Slide-type portable communication apparatus
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1. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
- a main housing having at least a display section and an operation section;
a movable housing engaged with the main housing so that said movable housing is freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state;
an urging member for urging said main housing and said movable housing in an extension direction; and
a releasable lock mechanism for releasably locking said main housing and said movable housing in the retracted state, wherein the locking is released by a predetermined operation.
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Abstract
A portable communication apparatus includes a main housing having at least a display section and an operation section and a movable housing that is engaged with the main housing slidably in a longitudinal direction between a retracted State and an extended state. The main housing and the movable housing are urged in an extension direction and are releasably locked in the retracted state. A portion of the display section is covered and protected by the movable housing when retracted. An optical aperture for optical function is provided in the main housing and its optical function is made operable when expended.
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28 Claims
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1. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a main housing having at least a display section and an operation section;
a movable housing engaged with the main housing so that said movable housing is freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state;
an urging member for urging said main housing and said movable housing in an extension direction; and
a releasable lock mechanism for releasably locking said main housing and said movable housing 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)
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24. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a main housing having at least a display section and an operation section; and
a movable housing engaged with the main housing so that said movable housing is freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state, wherein a portion of said display section of said main housing is covered and protected by said movable housing when said main housing and said movable housing are in the retracted state.
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25. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a main housing having at least a display section and an operation section;
a movable housing engaged with the main housing so that said movable housing is 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 aperture section thereof, wherein said aperture section is provided on a surface of said main housing that is covered and protected by said movable housing when said main housing and said movable housing are in the retracted state, wherein said optical function section is usable only when said aperture section is exposed by extending the said main housing and said movable housing. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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