Patent ID: 7133277

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a battery storing container having an opening for placing a battery in and out of the battery storing container, a recording medium storing part for detachably storing a recording medium; and a plurality of circuit boards constituting predetermined circuits, wherein said recording medium storing part and said plurality of circuit boards are placed respectively on separate sides of said battery storing container in a nonoverlapping relationship so as to surround an outside of said battery storing container except at said opening, wherein said battery storing container comprises six external planes forming the outside thereof, said opening is made in a first external plane, said recording medium storing part is disposed in a second external plane that is perpendicular to said first external plane, and one of said plurality of circuit boards comprises an image display unit and is disposed in a third external plane that is parallel to said second planar element and said circuit boards other than said image display unit are disposed on three external planes other than said first to third external planes, wherein said other three external planes consist of an upper external plane, a bottom external plane and an opposite side external plane opposite said first external plane, and said circuit boards disposed on said upper external plane and said opposite side external plane opposite said first external plane are connected by a predetermined width portion so as to form an L-shape for covering said battery storage container.