Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Kohji Sawayama

Satoshi Mizuno

Tamaki Nakamura

Yonosuke Amano

The present invention effectively prevents a short circuit from occurring between a power supply terminal and a ground electrode. A receptacle-side connector () includes a metal plate (mid-plate) and a shell part (). An edge surface (end surface part) of the metal plate, which edge surface is located at an end surface facing a first side toward an opening () of the shell part () and which corresponds to a position of a power supply terminal (Vbus terminal), is shaped so as to be set back toward a second side opposite the first side.

Receptacle-side connector and electronic device

The present invention effectively prevents a short circuit from occurring between a power supply terminal and a ground electrode. In a plug-side connector (), a first protection element (first capacitor) is provided between a metal plate (center plate) and a ground electrode () and a second protection element (second capacitor) is provided between an outer jacket () of a cable () and the ground electrode (), inside a shell part ().

Plug-side connector, receptacle-side connector, and electronic apparatus

A cellular phone includes a first case and a second case, which are connected in a foldable manner through a hinge. When the cellular phone is in a folded state, a second display unit displays an image with the side (upper side) closer to the hinge as the upper side. Accordingly, the user can hold the second case of the cellular phone in his/her hand regardless of whether the cellular phone is in a folded state or in an open state. The user can easily switch between a folded state and an open state with respect to the first case and the second case.

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Higashihiroshima, Japan

Kohji Sawayama