Patent ID: 6795719
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A portable communication device comprising:a body; an operation section provided on the body; a flap pivotally secured to the body and including an interior flap and an exterior flap, said flap being movable between a closed position, in which a surface of the interior flap is disposed adjacent said body covering the operation section, and an open position, wherein said flap extends from said body; a panel attached only to an outer surface of the exterior flap; a built-in microphone provided inside the flap; first and second sound-collection holes for collecting sound into the microphone, said first sound-collection hole being formed in said interior flap and said second sound-collection hole being formed in said exterior flap, wherein said first sound-collection hole is substantially covered by said body when said flap is in said closed position, and a further sound-collection hole, provided in the panel, for collecting sound into the microphone, and wherein said first sound-collection hole, said second sound-collection hole and said built-in microphone are disposed on a common axis; and wherein said first sound-collection hole comprises a recess portion and a communicating hole, a width of said recess portion being larger than that of said communicating hole, and a width of said second sound-collection hole is larger than that of said further sound-collection hole.