Patent ID: 8346323

Claim:
A portable terminal device, comprising: a first housing in which at least a display section is placed; a second housing supporting the first housing slidably in a predetermined direction and in which at least an operation section is placed; a first circuit board placed inside the first housing and on which a first connector is mounted; a second circuit board placed inside the second housing and on which a second connector is mounted; and a connecting cable placed inside the first housing and the second housing and having one end connected to the first connector and the other end connected to the second connector; wherein at least part of the first housing and at least part of the second housing are placed one on top of another in a thickness direction, a first holding section and a second holding section are provided inside at least one of the first housing and the second housing so as to hold two portions in an intermediate section of the connecting cable away from each other in a direction in which the first housing slides with respect to the second housing, and when the first housing slides with respect to the second housing, a portion of the connecting cable between the first holding section and the second holding section is bent and extended in a direction which is orthogonal to the direction in which the first housing slides and is orthogonal to the thickness direction.