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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Applicant:
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Kobayashi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/00 (2006.01); G05G 5/00 (2006.01); H02H 7/08 (2006.01); A47B 88/00 (2006.01); A47B 95/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A panel is provided on a front side of an electronic device. A driving unit opens and closes the panel. A position detecting unit detects whether the panel is open. An object detecting unit detects whether there is an object on the panel when the panel is open. A control unit controls the driving unit not to close the panel when there is an object on the panel.