Electronic apparatus having a main body and a detachable input /or

Abstract

An electronic apparatus such as a tape recorder includes a main body, an input and/or output block, and an attach/detach mechanism. The main body has a first terminal section. The input and/or output block has a second terminal section to be connected to the first terminal section and is detachably mounted on the main body. When the first terminal section is connected to the second terminal section, the input and/or output block is supplied with a signal from the main body through the first and the second terminal sections. The attach/detach mechanism detachably attaches the input and/or output block on the main body. The attach/detach mechanism has at least one engagement section provided on one of the main body and the input and/or output block, an engagable section provided on the other of the main body and the input and/or output block, so as to be engaged with the engagement section, and an urging mechanism for urging the engagement section to be engaged with the engagable section. The input and/or output block is mounted on the main body, the engagement section is operated to shift against the urging force of the urging mechanism and then shifted by the urging force of the urging mechanism so that the engagable section is engaged with the tip portion of the engagement section so that the input and/or output block is temporarily attached to the main body.