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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2002
Katsuichi Minami, Fukui, JP;
Koji Sakai, Fukui, JP;
Yasuchika Kudo, Fukui, JP;
Masaki Nakase, Fukui, JP;
Yusho Nakase, Fukui, JP;
Takehiko Konja, Fukui, JP;
Tatsuya Tsuda, Fukui, JP;
Katsuichi Minami, Fukui, JP;
Koji Sakai, Fukui, JP;
Yasuchika Kudo, Fukui, JP;
Masaki Nakase, Fukui, JP;
Yusho Nakase, Fukui, JP;
Takehiko Konja, Fukui, JP;
Tatsuya Tsuda, Fukui, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An opening and closing device and an electronic apparatus using this device. In an urging section, a movable member including a movable cam on its side is urged by a spring. A slide member includes, at one end, a stationary cam, opposed to the movable cam, for resiliently contacting the movable cam. The movable member is urged in opening and closing directions in open and closed states, respectively, according to which portion of the stationary cam resiliently contacts the movable cam. A reversing section includes a release member and a reversing member. The release member includes a release cam resiliently contacting a support cam at the other end of the slide member, and the reversing member is inserted into the slide member and includes a reversing cam. When the release cam is disconnected from the support cam, the slide member slides axially, whereby the movable cam is disconnected from the stationary cam and resiliently contacts the reversing cam. The direction that urges the movable member is thus reversed, changing from the closing to opening direction.