Patent ID: 7271998

Claim:
An information processor comprising: a main unit having a main function unit built into a case, and an interface unit provided to a side face of the main unit, wherein the side face of the main unit where the interface unit is attached comprises an interface attachment component to which the interface unit can be attached and an expansion device receiving component to which at least one expansion device can be attached, and a movement mechanism for moving the interface unit from the side face of the main unit while maintaining a state of electrical connection with the main unit, and producing a gap large enough for the at least one expansion device to be attached to the expansion device receiving component of the main unit, said state of electrical connection being maintained by a wiring member embedded in said movement mechanism, wherein the interface unit is designed to appear to be integrated with the case of the main unit when attached to the interface attachment component of the main unit, and the at least one expansion device is sandwiched between the interface unit and the side face of the main unit when the at least one expansion device is received in the expansion device receiving component, and wherein the interface unit can be attached to or detached from an interface receiving component provided to the side face of the expansion device and the interface attachment component of the main unit.