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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takuya Motoishi, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Yamamoto, Chiba, JP;
Masaaki Kato, Chiba, JP;
Hirotaka Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazushi Sakuma, Chiba, JP;
Junichi Kanai, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Takihara, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an external structure configured to be attached to or detached from an electronic device having a concave portion formed on a surface of a housing, and a connection connector provided in a position of the concave portion receding from the surface of the housing, the concave portion having a cross-sectional shape enabling locking of the external structure, the external structure including a first fitting unit configured to be fitted to the connection connector.