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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Yoshihiro Kawada, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Furujiku, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihiro Kawada, Osaka, JP;
Masaru Furujiku, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a unit holding mechanism, a first slide leverand a second slide leverare slidable in directions different from those of a third slide lever. Thus, it is possible to prevent an erroneous removal of battery unitsandand an HDD unit. More specifically, since the sliding directions of the slide switches vary with the type of unit to be loaded/unloaded, a user can identify the unit to be loaded/unloaded by examining only the sliding directions of the slide switches by the touch. Thus, even if the user attempts to remove the unit without viewing a bottom surfaceof a first housing, it is possible to reduce the possibility of a misoperation in which a unit other than the intended unit is removed erroneously.