US 8,620,396 B2Granted

Slide mechanism and electronic apparatus

AssigneeNEC Corporation

InventorsKazuaki Kajita, Toshiaki Maebara

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Abstract

Slide mechanism includes: a slide pin; a base in which formed are a first guide portion guiding the pin upwardly and downwardly and a first hook portion formed integrally with and bent to the right from the upper end of the portion; a slider slidable upwardly and downwardly relative to the base, in which formed are a second guide portion guiding the pin upwardly and downwardly, a second hook portion formed integrally with upper end of the second guide portion and bent to the left, and a runout formed integrally with lower end of the second guide portion; and an urging mechanism that has one end attached to the pin and the other end attached rotatably to base such that the vertical position of the other end is between both ends of the first guide portion, and that urges the pin away from the other end.

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Dependent claims

A slide mechanism, comprising;

a slide member;
a base in which a first guide portion and a first hook portion are formed, the first guide portion guiding the slide member in a first direction relative to the base, the first hook portion being formed integrally with an end of the first guide portion and bent at the one end of the first guide portion, the slide member being hookable on the first hook portion;
a slider slidable relative to the base in the first direction relative to the base and in which a second guide portion, a second hook portion, and a runout are formed, the second guide portion guiding the slide member in the first direction relative to the base, the second hook portion being formed integrally with an end of the second guide portion, the slide member being hookable on the second hook portion, the runout being formed integrally with another end of the second guide portion;
and
an urging mechanism having one end attached to the slide member and another end rotatably attached to the base such that a position of the other end of the urging mechanism in the first direction relative to the base is between both ends of the first guide portion, the urging mechanism urging the slide member away from the other end of the urging mechanism;
wherein the first hook portion is bent at the first guide portion to a side on which the other end of the urging mechanism exists;
wherein the first guide portion and the second guide portion are at different positions in a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction, and the second guide portion and the first hook portion are at a same position in the second direction as each other;
and
wherein the second guide portion extends straight in the first direction.

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A slide mechanism, comprising;

a slide member;
a base in which a first guide portion and a first hook portion are formed, the first guide portion guiding the slide member in a first direction relative to the base, the first hook portion being formed integrally with an end of the first guide portion and bent at the one end of the first guide portion, the slide member being hookable on the first hook portion;
a slider slidable relative to the base in the first direction relative to the base and in which a second guide portion, a second hook portion, and a runout are formed, the second guide portion guiding the slide member in the first direction relative to the base, the second hook portion being formed integrally with an end of the second guide portion, the slide member being hookable on the second hook portion, the runout being formed integrally with another end of the second guide portion;
and
an urging mechanism having one end attached to the slide member and another end rotatably attached to the base such that a position of the other end of the urging mechanism in the first direction relative to the base is between both ends of the first guide portion, the urging mechanism urging the slide member away from the other end of the urging mechanism;
wherein the first hook portion is bent at the first guide portion to a side on which the other end of the urging mechanism exists;
wherein the first guide portion and the second guide portion are at different positions in a second direction, which is orthogonal to the first direction, and the second guide portion and the first hook portion are at a same position in the second direction as each other;
and
wherein the second guide portion is formed in an arch shape such that the second guide portion is convex to the side on which the other end of the urging mechanism exists.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.