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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Takao Shinoda, Kawasaki, JP;
Takao Shinoda, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A folding electronic apparatus is proposed, the rigidity of the hinge of which is sufficiently high, in which signal wires for connecting a movable portion with a stationary portion can be easily incorporated. The apparatus includes: a stationary portion () and a movable portion () which are connected to each other by a hinge (), capable of being opened and closed, the hinge includes: a pipe portion () having a first slit () on a side wall, the pipe portion being attached to one of the movable portion and the stationary portion; and a hollow shaft () having a second slit () on the side wall, the hollow shaft () being attached to the other of the movable portion and the stationary portion, the hollow shaft () being engaged inside the pipe portion, wherein the first and second slits extend to positions shifted from an engaging portion of the pipe portion with the hollow portion in the axial direction and define opening portions () of the first and second slits.