Patent ID: 7004397

Claim:
An electronic apparatus comprising: a body part having a record medium storage portion for storing at least a card record medium insertable and ejectable from an insertion hole provided at a front surface thereof; a front panel provided at the front surface of the body part; a support member attached to a lower end of the front panel and supports the front panel rotatably by using the lower end of the front panel as the center of rotation; a panel moving mechanism for moving the support member in forward and backward directions, thereby moving the front panel to an opened state in which the front panel is tilted so that a front surface of the front panel turns upward and the front surface of the body part to be exposed, and to a closed state in which the front panel is raised upright and covers the front surface of the body part; a power control section for controlling a power supplied to the card record medium in conjunction with movement of the front panel; and a signal generating section for generating a signal in conjunction with opening and closing operations of the front panel, wherein the power control section detects a tilt state of the front panel based on the signal and controls the power supplied to the card record medium.