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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Masami Fukuhara, Osaka, JP;
Masami Fukuhara, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A lid opening and closing mechanism includes a casing having an opening, an inner lid provided in the opening, and an outer lid operable to close the opening. The outer lid has a door operable to cover the inner lid, a hinge operable to be bended and unbended to open and close the door. The inner lid has a projection portion that protrudes from a surface of the inner lid. The hinge can move in a direction from the hinge to the door, so that the hinge is accommodated inside the casing when the door is closed, and is pulled outside the casing when the door is opened. When the hinge moves while the state of the door changes from the closed state to the opened state, the hinge goes onto the projection portion to be bended by the projection portion to a direction to outside the casing.