Abstract: A foldable information processing apparatus includes a hinge part that foldably couples two housings with each other, a crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board that passes through the hinge part and electrically connects the two housings to each other, and a protector that protects an end surface of the flexible printed circuit board from a contact with the hinge part.

Abstract: A mobile device having a housing and operating on power supplied from the battery loaded in the battery chamber including: a pair of walls of the housing having hook receiving portions formed a groove; a battery lid covering the battery chamber so as to be freely detached; a pair of positioning hooks serving to position the battery lid by entering the grooves of the corresponding hook receiving portions; overhanging edges serving to regulate position of the cover lid; and a waterproof gasket fixed to the battery chamber side of the cover lid so as to be in contact with all sides of the battery chamber.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a trigger having a rod-like body fixed at one end. A housing has a first hole into which the body is inserted. A sensor detects that the trigger has been operated in the direction in which the body is pulled from the hole. A buzzer is activated in response to the sensor's having detected the operation of the trigger. A second hole is formed in a firmly fitted member. The body is inserted in the second hole so as to be freely slid forward or backward against the hole. The fitted member is fitted firmly in the entrance portion of the first hole; and a sealing member contacts the internal wall of the first hole and the body.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a housing in which an opening is defined, a lid freely uncovering or covering the opening. The lid has a body plate that defines part of the outer shape of the mobile device. The lid has a fitting projection projecting from the opening side face of the body plate and fitting into the opening. The lid has a groove formed all the way along a periphery so that a waterproof O-ring is disposed. The O-ring prevents entry of water into the opening by being fitted in the groove so as to be in contact with an internal wall face of the opening. The projection has a plurality of pressing ribs that are separately disposed along the groove so as to project in the inward direction of the groove at least in a portion opposite the rotation shaft and so as to narrow the groove.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a trigger having a molded component defining the outer shape of the mobile device, and a rod-like body fixed to the molded component at one end. A housing has a hole into which the rod-like body is inserted. Guide walls guide movement of the rod-like body in the direction in which the rod-like body is inserted into or pulled from the hole. A sensor detects that the trigger has been operated in the direction in which the rod-like body is pulled from the hole. An alarm device is activated in response to detection of the operation of the trigger by the sensor. The trigger has sheet-metal members fixed to the molded component and guided by the guide walls by their being moved in contact with the guide walls in the direction in which the rod-like body is inserted or pulled.

Abstract: A connection device of electronic equipment which provides a connection device preventing electrostatic damage and electronic equipment provided with the connection device. The connection device includes conductive terminals and lightning conductor portions disposed adjacent to and insulated from the conductive terminals, the lightning conductor portions being kept at the grounding potential through connection to a grounded conductor, thus causing static electricity discharge in the lightning conductor portions and avoiding discharge toward the conductive terminals.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device which is not limited in the degree of freedom in terms of case design and which allows easy visual recognition of light emission for indicating a specific state even when it is carried in a chest pocket. The terminal device comprising: a stationary case (11); a movable case (13) provided on the stationary case (11) through the intermediation of a hinge (12) to allow opening and closing; and light emitting device (14) for indicating a specific state through light emission, in which the light emitting device (14) is provided at the hinge (12) side end of the stationary case (11) or the movable case (13).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal such as a mobile telephone or the like which has a speaker built in, and realizes a sound emission structure for separately extracting the front output and back output of the speaker in a plurality of directions. The construction of this mobile terminal comprises a first sound emission part which is formed in one surface part of a case having a speaker built in, and which conducts the front output of the speaker to the outside of the case, a sound conducting hole which is formed in case internal members disposed inside the case, and which causes the back output of the speaker to pass through the interior of the case, and conducts this output to the other surface of the case, and a second sound emission part which is formed in the other surface part of the case, and which conducts the back output from the sound conducting hole to the outside of the case.

Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic apparatus includes an enclosure body defining an opening. The enclosure allows a panel member to cover over the opening from the outside of the enclosure body. One is allowed to design the panel member regardless of the shape of the opening. This results in a widened variety of design for the enclosure body, namely the enclosure for an electronic apparatus. The enclosure is thus allowed to enjoy an enhanced appearance.

Abstract: Guiding pieces on a bracket cover is engaged with attachment claws on a bracket body. This engagement serves to hold the bracket cover on the bracket body when the bracket cover is set at a first position. When the bracket cover is set at a second position, the engagement between an engagement piece and a hook piece serves to cooperate with the engagement between the guiding pieces and the attachment claws so as to hold the bracket cover on the bracket body. The bracket cover is firmly held on the bracket body when the bracket cover is set at the second position. The bracket cover is thus reliably prevented from detachment from the bracket body.

Abstract: A light emitting element is mounted on the surface of a board. The light emitting element emits light. The light passes through a translucent optical member. The light enters the translucent optical member through a incident surface. The lines of protrusions make the incident surface jagged. The jagged surface resulting from the protrusions enables diffusion of the light entering through the incident surface. The light spreads along the surface of the board. Simultaneously, the emitted light is partly reflected on the incident surface. The reflected light is reflected on a reflecting surface placed behind the light emitting element. The reflected light then enters the translucent optical member. The translucent optical member is thus allowed to illuminate over a wide range with a sufficient brightness. An impressive illumination can be realized.

Abstract: A camera module unit includes a printed wiring board overlaid on a shielding enclosure. A camera module is supported on the surface of the shielding enclosure. The camera module is located inside a recess defined in the printed wiring board. A shielding metal plate covers over the camera module. An elastic piece is defined in the shielding metal plate. The elastic piece is resiliently received on the surface of the shielding enclosure. The shielding metal plate realizes a sufficient shielding for the camera module in the camera module unit. Electric current is allowed to easily run from the charged shielding metal plate to the shielding enclosure through the elastic piece. The camera module is supported on the shielding enclosure inside the recess. The height of the camera module is reduced above the printed wiring board.

Abstract: An enclosure assembly allows a hinge bracket to realize establishment of the opened attitude or the closed attitude of a second enclosure relative to a first enclosure. The second enclosure rotates relative to the hinge bracket around the second rotation axis. The second enclosure in this manner changes its attitude relative to the first enclosure. The hinge bracket stays where it is. The hinge bracket does not rotate. The position of the light sources is thus kept unchanged. The position of the light is maintained regardless of a change in the attitude of the second enclosure around the second rotation axis. The enclosure for an electronic apparatus is thus allowed to enjoy an enhanced appearance. This leads to an enhanced appearance of the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus of the clamshell type includes a hinge bracket receiving the back surface of a display enclosure. The hinge bracket takes a closed attitude, where the display enclosure is superposed on a main body enclosure, to an opened attitude, where the display enclosure is flipped to open relative to the main body enclosure. When the display enclosure is set at a specific angle position during establishment of the closed attitude of the hinge bracket, the screen of the display panel is partly uncovered outside the edge of the main body enclosure. The user of the electronic apparatus is allowed to look at an image or images on a partial screen. Such a partial screen provides the functions identical to those of a so-called sub-display panel. A conventional sub-display can be omitted. The electronic apparatus is allowed to enjoy a wide variety of design.

Abstract: In a battery accommodating structure that has a battery chamber defined by a bottom plate and side walls and is provided with a battery rubber receiving a lower end edge of a battery inserted in the battery chamber, the bottom plate has an opening at a portion opposed to the battery rubber, and a battery rubber deviation preventing member that enters in the opening of the bottom plate at least partially to prevent the battery rubber from deviating toward the opening of the bottom plate is provided.

Abstract: A speaker supporting structure, which includes a speaker supporting device with improved assembly characteristics, and an electronic device comprising this speaker supporting device. The speaker supporting device is a structure which supports a speaker mounted in a case, and comprises a main body part which covers a wiring board disposed inside the case, and a mounting part which is formed in this main body part, and on which the speaker is mounted.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a shooting device, a housing and a switch ring rotatably engaged with and fixed onto said housing, wherein when said switch ring is rotated, a focal point for photography of said shooting device is manually switched.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device which is not limited in the degree of freedom in terms of case design and which allows easy visual recognition of light emission for indicating a specific state even when it is carried in a chest pocket. The terminal device comprising: a stationary case (11); a movable case (13) provided on the stationary case (11) through the intermediation of a hinge (12) to allow opening and closing; and light emitting device (14) for indicating a specific state through light emission, in which the light emitting device (14) is provided at the hinge (12) side end of the stationary case (11) or the movable case (13).

Abstract: A foldable information processing apparatus includes a hinge part that foldably couples two housings with each other, a crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board that passes through the hinge part and electrically connects the two housings to each other, and a protector that protects an end surface of the flexible printed circuit board from a contact with the hinge part.

Abstract: In a battery accommodating structure that has a battery chamber defined by a bottom plate and side walls and is provided with a battery rubber receiving a lower end edge of a battery inserted in the battery chamber, the bottom plate has an opening at a portion opposed to the battery rubber, and a battery rubber deviation preventing member that enters in the opening of the bottom plate at least partially to prevent the battery rubber from deviating toward the opening of the bottom plate is provided.