Patent ID: 7444176

Claim:
Folding portable electronic equipment, comprising: a first box body including a display section on the front side thereof; a second box body including an operation section on the front side thereof; a hinge which foldably joins the first box body and the second box body; a plate-shaped first fixing member forming a first fixing member window for exposing the display section; a plate-shaped second fixing member forming a second fixing member window for exposing the operation section; and a cover which covers at least the back faces of the first box body and the second box body, wherein the cover includes: a first flat part which covers the back face of the first box body; a first frame portion which is provided at the first flat part for covering an edge part of the first box body and which forms at the central part thereof a first cover window for exposing the display section; a second flat part which covers the back face of the second box body; a second frame portion which is provided at the second flat part for covering an edge part of the second box body and which forms at the central part thereof a second cover window for exposing the operation section; and a joint part which joins the first flat part and the second flat part, and the first box body is inserted between the first flat part and the first frame portion of the cover and is fastened to the cover by means of a first fastening member so that the first frame portion is interposed between the first box body and the first fixing member, and the second box body is inserted between the second flat part and the second frame portion of the cover and is fixed to the cover by means of a second fastening member so that the second frame portion is interposed between the second box body and the second fixing member.