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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Masatomo Mizuta, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Ohtsuta, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Kohayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Mika Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Shimamura, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Sendouda, Tokyo, JP;
Masatomo Mizuta, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Ohtsuta, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Kohayakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Michio Nagai, Tokyo, JP;
Mika Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Shimamura, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Sendouda, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A portable device includes an upper unit, a lower unit having an operation section on an operation surface, and a movable connecting mechanism which connects the upper unit and the lower unit. The movable connecting mechanism includes a rotating hinge including a rotation axis which is securely and rotatably provided to the lower unit and which protrudes from the operation surface in a direction substantially normal to the operation surface, a projection protruding outward from the rotation axis, and a stopping member provided at a location where the projection comes in contact with the stopping member due to rotation of the rotation axis. The stopping member is movable within a predetermined range of movement due to the projection coming in contact with the stopping member.