Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Susumu Otsuki

Teruo Nanmoku

Mamoru Yoshida

Hideaki Yamazaki

Tetsuo Matsumura

Akira Hasegawa

Akira Takahashi

Koichi Yamamoto

Toshiyasu Kitamura

Toshiyuki Tsumura

Masashi Suzuki

Katsumasa Yamaguchi

Akinori Ohira

Hiroshi Ohmura

Yoshimasa Kawabata

Seiji Miyashita

Kazunori Satoh

Makoto Shimada

Masashi Kumagai

A 5-direction key operating device is provided in which the structure of diaphragm contacts disposed on a printed circuit board is improved to allow five diaphragms to be disposed in a minimum space, and a single button key is enabled to operate the five diaphragms. Moreover, a 5-direction key operating device is provided in which an operation space can be reduced, and desired one of information displayed on a display section can be selected and determined by a smooth key operation without causing an erroneous operation. In each of diaphragm contacts on which diaphragms () that are arranged in the shape of a cross in correspondence with 5-direction keys are to be placed, a circular contact () which is a first contact, and strip-like contact portions (to) which are elongated in a fan-like shape with respect to the center of the first contact () are disposed in a second contact () and in the side opposite to the side of the first contact (). According to this configuration and arrangement, the space for disposing the diaphragm contacts can be reduced, and the whole device can be miniaturized and lightened. Five diaphragms are shown on the printed circuit board, and five pusher portions are disposed on a core face opposed to the diaphragms and on a key base. The height of the upper, lower, right, and left pusher portions is set to be different from that of the center pusher portion.

5-directional key operation device

A portable device includes a camera section, a camera image display, a first case having a first surface having the display therein and a second surface opposite the first surface, a second case that can be positioned over the second surface of the first case, a rotation axis section supporting the second case to the first case rotatably about an axis perpendicular to the first surface of the first case, and a camera/display operation section. The camera section has an optical axis, and the rotation axis section accommodates the camera section so that the optical axis is parallel to the rotation axis. The operation section is on the first surface of the first case opposite an image-capturing direction of the rotation axis of the rotation axis section.

Camera-equipped portable device

A built-in microphone is provided in a flap hinged to a body in a closable manner. Sound-collection holes are formed in interior and exterior flaps of the flap for collecting sound into the microphone. Even when the flap is in either a closed state or an open state, communication becomes feasible.

Microphone assembly for a portable telephone with a foldable flap element

A simple portable telephone set with which the user can talk over the telephone without opening its lid. The simple portable telephone set includes: a telephone set body ( ) having a key operating section ( ); a liquid crystal section ( ) provided in the telephone set body ( ); a transmitter section ( ) provided on a side surface of the telephone set body ( ); an opening and closing lid ( ) swingably coupled to the telephone set body ( ); a receiver section ( ) provided on the inner surface of the lid ( ); and a sound generating section ( ) provided on an outer surface of the lid ( ).

Portable telephone set with hinged lid

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

An antenna device is withdrawable from and receivable in a body of a portable radio device. A rodlike antenna is covered with a rodlike antenna cover, and a helix antenna to which an initial elastic strain is imparted is covered with a cap. A control portion of an electrically-conductive member is movably received in a groove formed in a portion of connection between the rodlike antenna cover and the cap. The rodlike antenna cover is supported on the body of the radio device. In an extended condition of the rodlike antenna, a connection portion of the electrically-conductive member is urged against the rodlike antenna by a restoring load of the helix antenna to electrically connect the spiral antenna to the rodlike antenna. In a retracted condition of the rodlike antenna, the electrically-conductive member is caused to abut against an antenna holder to be spaced apart from the rodlike antenna, thereby interrupting an electrical connection between the helix antenna and the rodlike antenna. In the retracted position of the rodlike antenna, an engagement projection of the cap is releasably engaged with a retaining pawl on the body to hold the rodlike antenna in its retracted position. With this arrangement, antenna characteristics are restrained from being degraded in the retracted condition of the rodlike antenna.

Retractable antenna device having a rodlike antenna and a helix antenna

A display means for an apparatus comprising a printed circuit board having an integrated circuit etc. for controlling display information; a backlighting plate being fixed on the printed circuit board; a glass-electrode liquid crystal display device which is disposed on the backlighting plate and is electrically connected with the printed circuit board through a flexible printed circuit plate and fixed thereon; a decorative panel being located above the glass-electrode liquid crystal display device; and an elastic packing which is disposed between the glass-electrode liquid crystal display device and the decorative panel and is fixed on this side of the printed circuit board to hold the glass-electrode liquid crystal display device.

Display means for apparatus with transparent panel fixed to LCD panel

A cover is introduced onto a holder, substantially perpendicular to the holder by guides which hold a liquid crystal display panel on the holder so that the liquid crystal display panel is displaceable only in a direction substantially perpendicular to the holder, then the cover is set on the holder with the liquid crystal display panel being interposed therebetween. The introducing end parts of stoppers projected from the cover are introduced into lock means provided to the holder so that convex parts formed by the introducing end parts are locked resiliently by the lock means. During assembly, the cover is moved only in a direction perpendicular to the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel with substantially no movement along the display surface thereof, thereby it is possible to prevent the display surface of the liquid crystal display panel from being damaged.

Device for holding liquid crystal display panel

A portable electronic equipment having a clip and an exchange panel which is adapted to be selectively fitted in a fitting groove formed on the rear surface of a housing incorporating a battery, a radio communication circuit, memory and the like, the clip or the exchange panel being releasably locked in the fitting groove, whereby the portable electronic equipment can be carried by being hooked on a belt or a pocket or clothes worn by a person with the use of the clip while it is held in a handbag or a pocket with the clip being removed and replaced with the exchange panel

Portable electronic equipment with selectively removable exchange panel

A display device for electrical equipment includes a casing for the equipment, a transparent plate mounted in the casing, a display panel positioned in the casing inwardly of the transparent plate, a single resilient connector received in a recess formed in the casing, and a printed board securedly held in the casing by means of fastening members. The display panel is disposed adjacent an end of the printed board and extends in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the printed board. The resilient connector serves to electrically connect the printed board to the display panel and has an elongated rod shape and a channel-shaped cross-section.

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Yamato, Japan

Susumu Otsuki