Patent ID: 7159226

Claim:
An electronic instrument comprising an instrument body, a first operation unit and a second operation unit which are movable relatively to the instrument body, wherein the first operation unit and second operation unit have exposed planes to be exposed in front of a front plane of said instrument body, said first operation unit and second operation unit are movable between a first position where the exposed plane of said first operation unit, the exposed plane of said second operation unit and the front plane of said instrument body are arranged in such an arrangement direction as to overlap one another so that the exposed plane of said first operation unit is located in front of the exposed plane of said second operation unit and the exposed plane of said second operation unit is located in front of the front plane of said instrument body, and a second position where the respective exposed planes of said first operation unit and said second operation unit are exposed, said first operation unit and said second operation unit are connected movably to the instrument body and are moved relatively to said instrument body when they are moved between said first position and said second position, and said electronic instrument further comprises a driving mechanism for moving said first operation unit and said second operation unit, wherein each of said first operation unit and said second operation unit is movably and respectively held by the driving mechanism.