Electronic device

US9052872B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9052872-B2
Application numberUS-201313951027-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 25, 2013
Priority dateDec 27, 2012
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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Abstract

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There is provided an electronic device having a terminal port disposed at a side surface of a casing and opened outward; and a lid that openably covers the terminal port. The terminal port includes: a back wall on which connection terminals are mounted; a bottom wall; and a pair of side walls. The lid includes a slide support that is supported slidably inward and outward along the bottom wall and a lid main body that is turnably supported at the outer edge of the slide support by a hinge. The slide support is located at its initial position at which the slide support slides inward when the lid is closed. The slide support is allowed to slide outward and the hinge is located outward of the outer edge of the bottom wall when the lid is opened.

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What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: a casing having, at an outer surface thereof, an upper surface and a lower surface that are disposed opposite to each other, and side surfaces for joining peripheral edges of the upper and lower surfaces; a terminal port disposed at the side surface of the casing and opened outward of the casing; and a lid configured to openably covers the terminal port, wherein the terminal port includes a back wall on which connection…

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What does patent US9052872B2 cover?
There is provided an electronic device having a terminal port disposed at a side surface of a casing and opened outward; and a lid that openably covers the terminal port. The terminal port includes: a back wall on which connection terminals are mounted; a bottom wall; and a pair of side walls. The lid includes a slide support that is supported slidably inward and outward along the bottom wall a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Panasonic Corp, Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/1656. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).