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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Masanori Ogata, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhito Kurita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masanori Ogata, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhito Kurita, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A buffering mechanism in which the contact area between an object to be housed and an elastic member interposed between the object to be housed and a housing member for housing the object is to be increased, while the elastic member is to have a sufficient thickness in at least two mutually perpendicular buffering directions. To this end, a buffering mechanismis provided in which an object to be housedis bufferably accommodated in a housing member. The object to be housedincludes at least three shaft unitsextending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of thickness of the object. An elastic memberis formed of an elastic material and provided with a cylindrically-shaped shaft accommodating opening. The shaft unit is introduced into the shaft accommodating opening of the elastic member. At least a portion of the outer lateral surface of the elastic member is contacted with the housing member.