Portable information terminal apparatus
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshimasa Akagi, Akifumi Kabeya, Tatsuyuki Uemura, Takashi Suzuki, Hideki Okuyama
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a portable information terminal apparatus including a stopper mechanism for operating in such a manner that, in a state in which a detachable built-in electronic device such as a memory card is inserted and attached to a connector arranged in the apparatus, when an external impact is applied, the memory card is prevented from being detached from the connector on the rear side of the memory card or, even when the card is detached, the detachment is restricted within a detachment allowable range where electrical connection is not influenced.
Claims8
A portable information terminal apparatus comprising:
- an information input portion;
- a circuit board having a CPU for processing inputted information;
- a display portion for displaying information;
- a detachable card-shaped electronic device;
- an internal battery for supplying electric power;
- a battery receiving portion for receiving the internal battery;
- a detachable battery cover for covering the battery receiving portion;
- a connector including a connecting terminal for transmitting or receiving a signal to/from the card-shaped electronic device, in which the card-shaped electronic device is inserted to be held;
- and
- a stopper mechanism for preventing the card-shaped electronic device from being detached from the connector;
- wherein the stopper mechanism comprises a restricting member for restricting movement of the card-shaped electronic device in a detaching direction, and the restricting member comprises:
- an elastic member changeable between a first state in which the card-shaped electronic device can be attached or detached to/from the connector and a second state in which the card-shaped electronic device is restricted from being detached from the connector;
- and
- a holding member for holding the elastic member in the second state;
- and
- wherein the battery receiving portion includes:
- an opening through which the card-shaped electronic device is attached or detached to/from the connector arranged in a main body of the apparatus;
- and
- a connector door member for covering the opening for the connector, and the connector door member has a projecting portion for pressing the elastic member to hold the member in the second state.
A portable information terminal apparatus comprising:
- an information input portion;
- a circuit board having a CPU for processing inputted information;
- a display portion for displaying information;
- a detachable card-shaped electronic device;
- an internal battery for supplying electric power;
- a battery receiving portion for receiving the internal battery;
- a detachable battery cover for covering the battery receiving portion;
- a connector including a connecting terminal for transmitting or receiving a signal to/from the card-shaped electronic device, in which the card-shaped electronic device is inserted to be held;
- and
- a stopper mechanism for preventing the card-shaped electronic device from being detached from the connector;
- wherein the battery receiving portion comprises:
- an opening through which the card-shaped electronic device is attached or detached to/from the connector arranged in a main body of the apparatus;
- and
- a connector door member for covering the opening for the connector, in which the stopper mechanism is arranged.
A portable information terminal apparatus comprising:
- an information input portion;
- a circuit board having a CPU for processing inputted information;
- a display portion for displaying information;
- a detachable card-shaped electronic device;
- an internal battery for supplying an electric power driving at least one component;
- battery;
- and
- a detachable battery cover for covering the battery receiving portion,
- wherein the battery receiving portion includes:
- an opening through which the card-shaped electronic device is attached or detached to/from a connector disposed in a main body of the apparatus;
- and
- a connector door member for covering the opening for the connector, and
- only when the battery cover and the connector door member are detached, the card-shaped electronic device can be detached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.