Slide-type portable communication apparatus
First Claim
1. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
- a first unit including a display section;
a second unit including a main operation section;
a slide coupling that couples said first unit with said second unit such that said first and second units are freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state;
a coil spring urging member that urges said first unit away from said second unit in an extension direction toward said extended state; and
a releasable lock mechanism that releasably locks said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, the lock mechanism being releasable by a predetermined operation;
wherein said releasable lock mechanism comprises a stop spring on said second unit that engages a stop recess portion within said first unit, wherein a stop-release operation member biases said stop spring to be released from said stop recess portion in the retracted state to thereby cause said first unit to slide in the longitudinal direction toward the extended state.
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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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Citations
32 Claims
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1. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a first unit including a display section; a second unit including a main operation section; a slide coupling that couples said first unit with said second unit such that said first and second units are freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state; a coil spring urging member that urges said first unit away from said second unit in an extension direction toward said extended state; and a releasable lock mechanism that releasably locks said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, the lock mechanism being releasable by a predetermined operation; wherein said releasable lock mechanism comprises a stop spring on said second unit that engages a stop recess portion within said first unit, wherein a stop-release operation member biases said stop spring to be released from said stop recess portion in the retracted state to thereby cause said first unit to slide in the longitudinal direction toward the extended state. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a first unit including a display section and a secondary operation section; a second unit including a main operation section; a slide coupling that couples said first unit with said second unit such that said first and second unit are freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state; a coil spring urging member that urges said first unit away from said second unit in an extension direction toward said extended state; a releasable lock mechanism that releasably locks said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, the lock mechanism being releasable 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, wherein said releasable lock mechanism comprises a stop spring on said second unit that engages a stop portion on said first unit, wherein a stop-release operation member biases said stop spring to release from said stop portion in the retracted state to thereby cause said first unit to slide in the longitudinal direction toward the extended state. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A portable communication apparatus comprising:
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a first unit including a display section; a second unit including a main operation section; a slide coupling that couples said first unit with said second unit such that said first and second units are freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state; a coil spring urging member that urges said first unit away from said second unit in an extension direction toward said extended state; and a releasable lock mechanism that releasably locks said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, the lock mechanism being releasable by a predetermined operation, wherein said releasable lock mechanism comprises a stop spring on said second unit that engages a stop portion on said first unit, wherein a stop-release operation member biases said stop spring to release from said stop portion in the retracted state to thereby cause said first unit to slide in the longitudinal direction toward the extended state.
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Specification