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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Tetsuya Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Tamaru, Kanagawa, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is for providing portable communication device capable of reducing leakage of a light from the gap between a housing and the lens, improving the assembly property by simplifying the parts size administration and improving the holding strength of the lens in a portable phone comprising a lens for guiding a light from a light emitting member for advising receipt of call to the outside of the housing. Alight transmitting portion, a collar portion, and a fitting spring portion are formed in a lens. The collar portion and the fitting spring portion are interposed between a flat portion formed in a housing and an LCD panel. An engaging projection formed on the rear surface of the LCD panel is inserted through the fitting spring portion.