Patent ID: 8564936

Claim:
A portable information processing terminal comprises: a first housing and a second housing placed on top of each other; and a connecting structure to connect the first and second housings, the connecting structure being interposed between the first and second housings, wherein the connecting structure engages with the first housing so as to be slidable in at least one direction with respect to the first housing, and engages with the second housing so as to be rotatable with respect to the second housing, a recessed portion that accommodates the connecting structure is provided in the second housing a guide pin is provided on a surface of the connecting structure, the surface facing against the second housing, and a guide groove through which the guide pin is inserted is formed in an inner bottom surface of the recessed portion; and surfaces located on the mutually opposite sides of the connecting structure face against and engage with the first housing and the second housing respectively, and wherein the portable information processing terminal further comprises: a slide structure that slides the connecting structure and the first housing with respect to each other in a portion where the connecting structure faces against the first housing; and a rotation structure that rotates the connecting structure and the second housing with respect to each other in a portion where the connecting structure faces against the second housing.