Electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first wall, a second wall, a moving portion, a flexible cable, and a first contact portion. The moving portion is located between the first wall and the second wall. The cable comprises a curving portion between the first wall and the second wall, a first portion brought into contact with the first wall, and a second portion brought into contact with the second wall. The first contact portion is provided on the first wall and is in contact with the first portion of the cable. The cable can slide more smoothly on the first contact portion than on the second wall.
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a first wall;
a second wall facing the first wall;
a moving portion between the first wall and the second wall, configured to move along the first wall and the second wall;
a flexible cable comprising an arcuate curving portion between the first wall and the second wall, a first portion which is continuous from one of end portions of the arcuate curving portion, fixed on the moving portion, and brought into contact with the first wall, and a second portion which is continuous from the other end portion of the arcuate curving portion, fixed on the second wall, and brought into contact with the second wall, the flexible cable being moved such that the first portion becomes longer and the second portion becomes shorter, or such that the first portion becomes shorter and the second portion becomes longer, due to the movement of the moving portion; and
a first contact portion on the first wall and in contact with the first portion of the flexible cable, on which the flexible cable slides more smoothly than on the second wall.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flexible cable slides more smoothly on the first contact portion than on the other portion of the first wall.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second contact portion on the second wall and in contact with the second portion of the flexible cable, on which the flexible cable slides less smoothly than on the other portion of the second wall.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the first wall comprises a first surface facing the second wall; and
the first contact portion comprises a first sheet which is provided on the first surface and which has a smaller coefficient of friction than the first wall.
5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the second wall comprises a second surface facing the first wall; and
the second contact portion comprises a second sheet which is provided on the second surface and which has a greater coefficient of friction than the second wall.
6. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the flexible cable comprises a plurality of first fitting portions aligned along a direction in which the flexible cable is moved; and
the second contact portion comprises a plurality of second fitting portions which are provided on the second wall and which are capable of being fitted in the plurality of first fitting portions.
7. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the first wall comprises a first surface facing the second wall; and
the first contact portion is formed by subjecting a part of the first surface to surface processing and has a smaller coefficient of friction than the other portion of the first wall.
8. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the second wall comprises a second surface facing the first wall; and
the second contact portion is formed by subjecting a part of the second surface to surface processing and has a greater coefficient of friction than the other portion of the second wall.
9. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a first wall;
a second wall facing the first wall;
a moving portion between the first wall and the second wall, configured to move along the first wall and the second wall;
a flexible cable comprising an arcuate curving portion between the first wall and the second wall, a first portion which is continuous from one of end portions of the arcuate curving portion, fixed on the moving portion, and brought into contact with the first wall, and a second portion which is continuous from the other end portion of the arcuate curving portion, fixed on the second wall, and brought into contact with the second wall, the flexible cable being moved such that the first portion becomes longer and the second portion becomes shorter, or such that the first portion becomes shorter and the second portion becomes longer, due to the movement of the moving portion; and
a first contact portion on the first wall and in contact with the first portion of the flexible cable, on which the arcuate cable slides more smoothly than on the other portion of the first wall.
10. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a first wall;
a second wall facing the first wall;
a moving portion between the first wall and the second wall, configured to move along the first wall and the second wall;
a flexible cable comprising an arcuate curving portion between the first wall and the second wall, a first portion which is continuous from one of end portions of the arcuate curving portion, fixed on the moving portion, and brought into contact with the first wall, and a second portion which is continuous from the other end portion of the arcuate curving portion, fixed on the second wall, and brought into contact with the second wall, the flexible cable being moved such that the first portion becomes longer and the second portion becomes shorter, or such that the first portion becomes shorter and the second portion becomes longer, due to the movement of the moving portion; and
a second contact portion on the second wall and in contact with the second portion of the flexible cable, on which the flexible cable slides less smoothly than on the other portion of the second wall.