Folding portable device and connecting mechanism

A folding portable device, comprising:

• a first housing;
• a second housing;
• and
• a connecting mechanism that mechanically connects said first housing and said second housing to each other;
• and wherein said connecting mechanism includes:
• a first member including an engaging piece and a second member with which said engaging piece can be slidably or rotatably engaged.

A folding portable device, comprising:

• a first housing;
• a second housing;
• a connecting mechanism that mechanically connects said first housing and said second housing to each other;
• and
• a flexible printed circuit board that electrically connects said first housing and said second housing to each other;
• wherein said connecting mechanism includes:
• a plurality of first members including a first plane, and two engaging pieces provided on said first plane;
• a plurality of second members including a second plane, an engaging groove provided on said second plane for said engaging piece to be slidably fitted, and a stopper that prevents said engaging piece fitted in said engaging groove from coming off from said engaging groove;
• said first member is engaged with one of said second members by means of one of said two engaging pieces, and with another second member adjacent to said first mentioned second member by means of the other of said two engaging pieces;
• and
• said connecting mechanism includes a hollow portion formed along an extending direction of said engaging groove in said connecting mechanism, and said hollow portion includes said flexible printed circuit board in said hollow portion.

A connecting mechanism that mechanically connects a first housing and a second housing to each other, in a folding portable device including said first housing, said second housing, and a flexible printed circuit board that electrically connects said first housing and said second housing to each other, comprising:

• a plurality of first members including a first plane, and two engaging pieces provided on said first plane;
• and
• a plurality of second members including a second plane, an engaging groove provided on said second plane for said engaging piece to be slidably fitted, and a stopper that prevents said engaging piece fitted in said engaging groove from coming off from said engaging groove;
• wherein said first member is engaged with one of said second members by means of one of said two engaging pieces, and with another second member adjacent to said first mentioned second member by means of the other of said two engaging pieces;
• and
• said connecting mechanism includes a hollow portion formed along an extending direction of said engaging groove in said connecting mechanism, and said hollow portion includes said flexible printed circuit board in said hollow portion.