Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Hiroshi Ohmura

Takahiro Hayashi

Akira Hasegawa

Hiroyuki Sato

Hiroto Nishida

Mamoru Yoshida

Kenji Urushihara

Susumu Otsuki

Shinji Tomobe

Junichiro Sei

Ryou Wakasa

Takayuki Murai

Takeshi Tambo

Ryuuichi Toyoda

Motoki Kuroda

A disk device is capable of quickly identifying an inserted optical disk. A reading portion obtains disk surface information from an optical disk that is passing, and stores the obtained disk surface information in a storing portion provided in a disk playing device. An identifying portion decides whether or not the disk playing device is able to play the optical disk, based on the surface information.

Disk device with shape identifier

A stack type mobile terminal for enabling the user to easily add only a necessary option cabinet from among different types of option cabinets eliminating the need for electric connection of the user is provided. A stack type mobile terminalincludes a main body cabinetfunctioning as a telephone, a plurality of option cabinetsstacked on the rear of the main body cabinet, a rotation supporting point shaft in the stack direction, provided in the option cabinetfor the main body cabinetand the option cabinetto relatively rotate, rotation supporting point holes into which the rotation supporting point shaft is inserted, and a contact mechanism for electrically connecting the cabinets when the main body cabinetand the option cabinetor the option cabinetsare positioned at a predetermined relative angle, wherein the main body cabinetand the option cabinetrelatively rotate, whereby the function section of the option cabinetcan be exposed. It is made possible to stack different types of option cabinetson the rear of the main body cabinetselectively as many as desired.

Stack type mobile terminal

Printed boards and are disposed in two layers inside a casing , and a selector cursor key and fixer keypad is provided on the cover . Selector cursor key switches are provided on the first printed board on the keypad side while a fixer key switch is provided on the second printed board . A protrusion portion of the keypad is made to penetrate a through hole of the first printed board so as to face the fixer key switch . The selector cursor key switches and the fixer key switch are arranged adjacently to each other in planar view so as to be able to be pushed and operated through one selector cursor key and fixer keypad

Switch unit and portable terminal device using the switch unit

Warning indication means of a warning LED lamp 22, etc., is disposed in the vicinity of a transmitter section 1 within a filed of view 13 of the user during conversation and if the battery remaining quantity falls below a specified value or antenna sensitivity is degraded, interfering with conversation, the warning indication means is blinked for warning the user without interfering with conversation during the conversation. The user becomes aware of the blinking warning indication means and recognizes a warning issued by a portable communication terminal 24. Based on the recognition, the user can also know more detailed warning contents by seeing an LCD section during the conversation.

Portable communication terminal

In an electronic apparatus case, the cover thereof mounted on one side of the case body through the intermediary of a hinge member so that the cover can be opened and closed by the same. Further, a substantially T-shaped lock member is rotatably mounted on the other side of the case body and, at the same time, an elongated lock hole is formed on the side of the cover corresponding to the lock member, so that the cover can be secured in position by allowing the head section of the lock member to pass through the lock hole of the cover and rotating the lock member by 90.degree..

Cover device for electronic apparatus case

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Ishikawa, Japan

Hiroshi Ohmura