Electronic apparatus, power control method of electronic apparatus and moving method of front panel of electronic apparatus

An electronic apparatus comprising:

• a body part having a record medium storage portion for storing at least a card type record medium insertable and ejectable from an insertion hole provided at a front surface thereof;
• a front panel provided at the front surface of the body part;
• a support member attached to a lower end of the front panel and supports the front panel rotatably by using the lower end of the front panel as the center of rotation;
• a panel moving mechanism for moving the support member in forward and backward directions, thereby moving the front panel to an opened state in which the front panel is tilted so that a front surface of the front panel turns upward and the front surface of the body part to be exposed, and to an closed state in which the front panel is raised upright and covers the front surface of the body part;
• a first detection section for detecting whether or not the card type record medium is inserted into the record medium storage portion;
• a second detection section for detecting whether or not the card type record medium is electrically connected to the electric apparatus;
• a determination section for determining an insertion state of the card type record medium based on a state detected by the first detection section and a connection state detected by the second detection section;
• and
• a movement control section for controlling the panel moving mechanism based on the insertion state determined by the determination section.

A method for moving a front panel of an electronic apparatus having a record medium storage portion for storing at least a card type record medium insertable and ejectable from an insertion hole provided at a front surface thereof, a front panel provided at the front surface of the body part, a support member attached to a lower end of the front panel and supports the front panel rotatably by using the lower end of the front panel as the center of rotation, and a panel moving mechanism for moving the support member in forward and backward directions, thereby moving the front panel to an opened state in which the front panel is tilted so that a front surface of the front panel turns upward and the front surface of the body part to be exposed, and to an closed state in which the front panel is raised upright and covers the front surface of the body part, a method comprising:

• detecting whether or not the card type record medium is inserted into the record medium storage portion and whether or not the card type record medium is electrically connected to the electric apparatus, when moving the front panel to the closed state;
• determining that the card type record medium is not inserted properly when it is detected that the card type record medium is inserted into the record medium storage portion and that the card record medium is not electrically connected to the electronic apparatus;
• and
• controlling the panel moving mechanism to stop when the card type record medium is not inserted properly.