Magnetic retaining device for electronic apparatus
US5312144A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A retaining device for an electronic apparatus comprising a plurality of cases respectively containing individual component mechanisms of a small electronic apparatus, a magnet disposed in a recess formed in a surface of a first case among the plurality of cases and a magnetic member provided on a second case among the plurality of cases. In this device, the magnet (60) attracts the magnetic member to fix the respective positions of the first case and the second case relative to each other when the first case and the second case are set contiguously with the magnet and the magnetic member disposed opposite to each other.
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