Patent ID: 7948752

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a first cabinet; and a second cabinet that is supported via a pivot of the first cabinet and is capable of being closed in a closed state in which the second cabinet is closed to overlap with the first cabinet and is capable of being opened in an opened state in which the second cabinet is opened disengaged from the first cabinet, wherein the second cabinet comprises a locking module including a hook, an operation member and a linking mechanism, the hook being provided at a position near a top end of the second cabinet around the center in the lateral direction of the top end when the second cabinet is opened, the hook being engaged with the first cabinet to lock the second cabinet in the closed state, the operation member disengaging the hook from the first cabinet in response to operation, the linking mechanism linking the operation of the operation member to movement of disengaging the hook, and the second cabinet further comprises a board mounted with a camera module having an image taking lens and an imaging device and a signal processing circuit for the camera module, the board being disposed at such a position that a first portion of the board in which the signal processing circuit is mounted, overlaps with the linking mechanism, and a second portion of the board in which the camera module is mounted, is away from the linking mechanism without overlapping with the linking mechanism.