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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2008
Hirokazu Niitsu, Tachikawa, JP;
Masaki Uesugi, Inagi, JP;
Yuuichi Oota, Higashiyamoto, JP;
Motoyuki Tanaka, Hino, JP;
Hirokazu Niitsu, Tachikawa, JP;
Masaki Uesugi, Inagi, JP;
Yuuichi Oota, Higashiyamoto, JP;
Motoyuki Tanaka, Hino, JP;
Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cellular phone device has an operation-unit casing, a sliding casing which is coupled to the operation-unit casing with the front face of the sliding casing facing the rear face of the operation-unit casing, and which slides with respect to the operation-unit casing in a direction parallel to the rear face of the operation-unit casing, and a direction input device provided on the rear face of the operation-unit casing. The sliding casing slides with respect to the operation-unit casing between a state where the direction input device is covered by the sliding casing and a state where a covering of the direction input device by the sliding casing is released.