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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Masao Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masao Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lock mechanism for a sliding object includes a slide arm, a rotating lever, and urging means. When an external pressing force presses the slide arm member in opposition to an urging force imparted by the urging means, the slide arm member is moved along a slide path, thereby causing the rotating lever member to rotate. When the slide arm member is pressed further, the tip of the rotating lever member rides onto and is stopped against the lateral surface of the slide arm member, such that the slide arm member and the rotating lever member remain stopped at the current position even if the pressing force is released.