Sliding device for electronic apparatus

A sliding device for an electronic apparatus, comprising:

• a base plate;
• a pair of intermediate plates connected to the base plate via first sliding mechanisms so as to be slidable in front and rear directions of the base plate;
• and
• a sliding plate connected to the pair of intermediate plates via second sliding mechanisms so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions,
• wherein each of the second sliding mechanisms includes
• a first projecting part projecting outward in a widthwise direction of the base plate from the sliding plate;
• a second projecting part positioned on a rear direction side of the first projecting part in the front and rear directions and projecting further outward in the widthwise direction than the first projecting part;
• a guide part configured to guide the first projecting part and the second projecting part in the front and rear directions;
• a branch guide part branching off from a widthwise inside portion of the guide part with which the first projecting part is in contact toward a rear direction side in the front and rear directions and a bottom direction side in top and bottom directions of the base plate;
• an end portion guide part positioned on the rear direction side of a portion of the guide part other than the widthwise inside portion;
• a contact piece positioned on the rear direction side and a top direction side in the top and bottom directions of the second projecting part and projecting outward in the widthwise direction from the sliding plate;
• and
• a contacted part with which the contact piece is caused to come into contact when the sliding plate is caused to slide with a maximum displacement in the rear direction relative to the base plate;
• wherein the contact piece includes a partially cylindrical surface and a connecting surface connecting both circumferential ends of the partially cylindrical surface, and the contacted part includes a contacted shape part configured to be contacted by a boundary part of the partially cylindrical surface and the connecting surface to provide the sliding plate with a rotational force to cause a front direction end portion of the sliding plate to move in the bottom direction relative to a rear direction end portion of the sliding plate, and an engaged shape part with which the partially cylindrical surface and the connecting surface are caused to engage.