Electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9584173-B2
Application number	US-201514814037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2015
Priority date	Aug 6, 2014
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a front surface member that includes a concavity in which an insertion aperture is located, the insertion aperture for receiving an object to be inserted into the insertion aperture, a bottom surface of the concavity having a support; and a cover that removably fits into the concavity to cover the insertion aperture. The cover includes a slider having an arc-shaped cross section. In a state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the slider of the cover contacts the support provided at the bottom surface of the concavity. When a part of the cover is pushed, the cover rotates, while the slider slides along a surface of the support.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a front surface member that includes a concavity in which an insertion aperture is located, the insertion aperture for receiving an object to be inserted into the insertion aperture, a bottom surface of the concavity having a support; and
a cover that removably fits into the concavity to cover the insertion aperture, wherein
the cover includes a slider defined by at least one projection having an arc-shaped cross section, the slider being immovable relative to the cover, and
in a state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the slider of the cover contacts the support provided at the bottom surface of the concavity, and
when a part of the cover is pushed, the cover rotates, while the slider slides along a surface of the support.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the support includes a portion having a cross section that is opposite of the arc-shaped cross section of the slider, the portion having the surface along which the slider slides during rotation of the cover.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fitting projection provided on the cover, and
a fitting hole provided in the bottom surface of the concavity, wherein
in the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the fitting projection stabilizes the cover in the concavity by extending into the fitting hole.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the fitting projection is removed from the fitting hole by rotation of the cover away from the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
in the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, a front surface of the cover is substantially level with a front surface of the front surface member.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the concavity has a periphery defined by side walls of the concavity, and an outer periphery of the cover is smaller than the periphery of the concavity.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a front surface member that includes a concavity in which an insertion aperture is located, the insertion aperture for receiving an object to be inserted into the insertion aperture, a bottom surface of the concavity having a support; and
a cover that removably fits into the concavity to cover the insertion aperture, wherein
the cover includes a slider having an arc-shaped cross section,
in a state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the slider of the cover contacts the support provided at the bottom surface of the concavity,
when a part of the cover is pushed, the cover rotates, while the slider slides along a surface of the support, and
the support includes a portion having a cross section that is opposite of the arc-shaped cross section of the slider, the portion having the surface along which the slider slides during rotation of the cover.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a fitting projection provided on the cover, and
a fitting hole provided in the bottom surface of the concavity, wherein
in the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the fitting projection stabilizes the cover in the concavity by extending into the fitting hole.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the fitting projection is removed from the fitting hole by rotation of the cover away from the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
in the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, a front surface of the cover is substantially level with a front surface of the front surface member.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a front surface member that includes a concavity in which an insertion aperture is located, the insertion aperture for receiving an object to be inserted into the insertion aperture, a bottom surface of the concavity having a support, a fitting hole provided in the bottom surface of the concavity; and
a cover that removably fits into the concavity to cover the insertion aperture, a fitting projection provided on the cover, wherein
the cover includes a slider having an arc-shaped cross section,
in a state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the slider of the cover contacts the support provided at the bottom surface of the concavity,
when a part of the cover is pushed, the cover rotates, while the slider slides along a surface of the support, and
in the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, the fitting projection stabilizes the cover in the concavity by extending into the fitting hole.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
the fitting projection is removed from the fitting hole by rotation of the cover away from the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein
in the state in which the cover is fitted in the concavity, a front surface of the cover is substantially level with a front surface of the front surface member.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ten Ltd

Inventors

• Fujii Hideyuki
• Watanabe Eiji
• Oguruma Taiji
• Ukai Nobuyuki

Classifications

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/21

  using visual output, e.g. blinking lights or matrix displays · CPC title

• B60K37/00

  Dashboards (as road-vehicle superstructure sub-units B62D25/14) · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• H04B1/3816 Primary

  Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices · CPC title