Slidable portable electronic device
US8255019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0237
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A slidable portable electronic device comprising a first cabinet and a second cabinet slidably coupled on a surface of the first cabinet, the first cabinet comprising at least one of an operating unit and a display unit provided on a surface of the first cabinet to be exposed when the second cabinet is slidingly moved in the opening direction, a through-hole formed extending to an inner space from a surface of the first cabinet that remains unexposed when the second cabinet is slidingly moved in the opening direction, a microphone having a sound collecting face and provided on the inner space side of the first cabinet, with the sound collecting face facing the through-hole, and a gap formed between the first cabinet and the second cabinet and communicating with the through-hole.
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