Patent ID: 7724505

Claim:
A front panel assembly to detachably mount on a front face of a casing body of an electronic device, said front face having a recording medium insertion slot, comprising: a panel frame to detachably mount on the front face of the casing body, the panel frame including a horizontally elongated slot corresponding to the recording medium insertion slot in the front face; a lid supported on said panel frame to move in directions to open and close said recording medium insertion slot via said horizontally elongated slot while said panel frame is mounted on the front face of the casing body; a rear face of said panel frame to face the front face of the casing body while said panel frame is mounted on the front face of the casing body; a slide member mounted on said rear face to reciprocate movement along said rear face; and an interlink mechanism mounted on said panel frame to move said lid in the directions to open and close said recording medium insertion slot via the horizontally elongated slot in response to reciprocating movement of said slide member.