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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2013
Panasonic Corporation, Kadoma-shi, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Mori, Osaka, JP;
Hitoshi Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Shun Shimazaki, Osaka, JP;
Yuichiro Tachibana, Osaka, JP;
Shuji Yasuoka, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device () includes: a first casing (); a second casing () that is connected to the first casing (), and that has a display (); a projecting component () that projects from a top side surface () of the first casing (), and is positioned on the top side surface () of the first casing () at such a position as to abut against the display () when the electronic device () is closed; and a movable support section () configured to support the projecting component () so as to allow the projecting component () to move relative to the first casing () such that an amount of projection of the projecting component () from the top side surface () of the first casing () is reduced when the projecting component () is pushed by the display () in the case of the electronic device () being closed.