Patent ID: 8340514
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: E05C,G03B

Abstract:
1. An opening/closing mechanism for a cover comprising: a cover that is moved between a closed position and an inclined position in such a manner that the cover is inclined with respect to an outer housing of an imaging device, is operated in a straight line with respect to the outer housing, is moved the inclined position and an open position, and has a pressing operation portion and an portion to be locked; a slide base that supports the cover slidably between the inclined position and the open position, and has a locking portion which is engaged with the portion to be locked to lock the cover at the open position; and a tilting base that supports the slide base tiltably between an initial position and a tilted position; wherein when the cover is placed at the closed position, the slide base is placed at the initial position; when the pressing operation portion of the cover is pressed in a predetermined pressing direction at the closed position, the slide base is moved to the tilted position, and simultaneously the cover is received in the outer housing through the inclined position, and then is moved to and locked at the open position; and when the pressing operation portion of the cover is pressed in the pressing direction at the open position, the locking portion is released, and the cover is moved to the closed position through the inclined position, and simultaneously the slide base is moved from the tilted position to the initial position.