Electronic device terminal protection structure and electronic device

An electronic device terminal protection structure comprising:

• a groove including a socket to expose an electronic device terminal to the outside;
• and
• a cover to cover the groove, wherein
• the cover includes:
• a cover plate having a plate shape;
• a hinge member provided at one end of the cover plate;
• a latch member, provided at another end of the cover plate, to perform a sliding operation;
• and
• a packing arranged on the cover plate to be inserted into the socket and abut against a side wall of the socket when the cover is closed, and
• the groove includes:
• a hinge fixing portion to which the hinge member is pivotably fixed;
• a barb that is engaged with the latch member;
• and
• a guide slope that leads the cover in a direction of pulling out the packing from the socket when the latch member abuts against the guide slope during a sliding operation performed in conjunction with disengagement of the latch member, wherein
• a positioning mechanism includes a projection formed on the cover plate and a spring having a rod shape and provided on the latch member,
• the projection includes a curved face whose intermediate portion in a longitudinal direction of the cover plate is convex, and
• a distal end of the spring abuts against the curved face from a side close to the one end, so that the latch member is held in an unlock position, and the distal end of the spring abuts against the curved face from a side close to the other end, so that the latch member is held in a lock position.