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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1999
Hiroyasu Okada, Hyogo, JP;
Takefumi Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Seiji Yoshii, Osaka, JP;
Toshifumi Hiroe, Fukui, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
At an end of a bottom board,of an upper case,holding a thin keyboard switch,, a substantially large opening,that allows a connector sheet,drawn from a rear end of the keyboard switch to pass through with a sufficient margin is provided, the connector sheet,is provided with at least one hole,at the middle part in the width direction, and a protrusion,is provided protruding from a frame portion,of the upper case as the constituent part towards the opening,, which protrusion penetrating through the hole,of connector sheet,, as it is being folded down forward, for supporting a baseboard,from the bottom surface. With the above described structure, the fabricating operation for connecting the connector sheet,can be accomplished easier and surer.