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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Seiji Miyashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Susumu Otsuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 ;
Abstract
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.