Patent ID: 8444005

Claim:
A lid opening/closing apparatus of an electronic device, comprising a lid supported on a housing of the electronic device; and a slide type pivot mechanism configured to open and close the lid the slide type pivot mechanism comprising: an arm part projecting from a base end part of the lid; an axis part projecting from a projecting end part of the arm part of the lid; an arm plate part formed on the housing; an engagement receiving part formed on the arm plate part and configured to engage the axis part of the lid at a fully closed position; a bearing part formed on the arm plate part and configured to support the axis part of the lid rotatably at a slide position; and a holding part formed on the housing, the holding part holds the arm part and the axis part of the lid between the holding part and the arm plate part, and configured to allow the arm part and the axis part to slide between the fully closed position and the slide position, wherein the arm plate part is elastically deformable between the engagement receiving part and the bearing part in a direction separating from the holding part, the lid is configured to reciprocate among the fully closed position, the slide position where the lid reaches by sliding along a surface of the housing from the fully closed position, and a fully open position where the lid reaches by rotating around the axis part in an opening direction from the slide position, and the lid is configured to lock to the housing to prevent the lid from rotating in the opening direction at the fully closed position.