Patent ID: 7376449
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A portable communication apparatus comprising: a first unit including a display section; a second unit including a main operation section; a slide coupling that couples said first unit with said second unit such that said first and second units are freely slidable in a longitudinal direction between a retracted state and an extended state; a coil spring urging member that urges said first unit away from said second unit in an extension direction toward said extended state; and a releasable lock mechanism that releasably locks said first unit and said second unit in the retracted state, the lock mechanism being releasable by a predetermined operation; wherein said releasable lock mechanism comprises a stop spring on said second unit that engages a stop recess portion within said first unit, wherein a stop-release operation member biases said stop spring to be released from said stop recess portion in the retracted state to thereby cause said first unit to slide in the longitudinal direction toward the extended state.