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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyokuni Arima, Nagano, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an electronic device including: a supporting body; a movable body provided in a movable manner with respect to the supporting body; and a locking mechanism configured to lock the movable body to the supporting body. The locking mechanism includes a locking member provided on the supporting body and configured to lock the movable body, a manipulating member connected to the locking member and provided such that the manipulating member is able to be moved between a locking position at which the movable body is locked by the locking member and a releasing position at which the locking of the movable body by the locking member is released, and a holding member configured to hold the manipulating member at the locking position or at the releasing position in accordance with a position of the movable body with respect to the supporting body.