Portable device

Abstract

A portable device includes: first and second cases; a biasing member which is secured to the first case side; and a slider which is secured to the second case side, which is slidably connected to the first case, and which is pushed by the biasing member; wherein: the slider includes: a first pushed portion pushed by the biasing member when the slider slides from a beginning of a sliding range to an end of the sliding range; a second pushed portion pushed by the biasing member when the slider slides from the end to the beginning; a first guiding portion guiding a pushed position pushed by the biasing member from the first pushed portion to the second pushed portion; and a second guiding portion guiding the pushed position from the second pushed portion to the first pushed portion.

1 . A portable device comprising:
 first and second cases;   a biasing member which is secured to the first case side; and   a slider which is secured to the second case side, which is slidably connected to the first case, and which is pushed by the biasing member,   wherein:   the slider comprises:
 a first pushed portion pushed by the biasing member when the slider slides from a beginning of a sliding range to an end of the sliding range; 
 a second pushed portion pushed by the biasing member when the slider slides from the end to the beginning; 
 a first guiding portion guiding a pushed position pushed by the biasing member from the first pushed portion to the second pushed portion; and 
 a second guiding portion guiding the pushed position from the second pushed portion to the first pushed portion; 
   a direction where the slider is pushed by the biasing member is changed from a direction toward the beginning to a direction toward the end, in response to a movement of the pushed position on the first pushed portion; and   the direction where the slider is pushed by the biasing member is changed from the direction toward the end to the direction toward the beginning, in response to a movement of the pushed position on the second pushed portion.   
     
     
         2 . The portable device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first pushed portion comprises:
 a first retuning area which attempts to return the slider to the beginning by the pushing of the biasing member; and 
 a first pushing area which attempts to push the slider to the end by the pushing of the biasing member; 
   the second pushed portion comprises:
 a second retuning area which attempts to return the slider to the end by the pushing of the biasing member; and 
 a second pushing area which attempts to push the slider to the beginning by the pushing of the biasing member; 
   the first pushing area is longer than the first retuning area in such a direction that the slider slides; and   the second pushing area is longer than the second retuning area in such the direction that the slider slides.   
     
     
         3 . The portable device of  claim 1 , further comprising a pushing mechanism pushing the slider by the biasing member,
 wherein the pushing mechanism comprises:
 an arm which is swingably supported in a thickness direction of the first case, and which is biased by the biasing member; and 
 a roller which is connected to the arm, and which pushes the first or second pushed portion by a biasing force of the biasing member. 
   
     
     
         4 . The portable device of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second pushed portions are aligned in a thickness direction of the first or second case. 
     
     
         5 . The portable device of  claim 3 , wherein the arm comprises:
 a first arm which is swingably supported by the first case, and which is biased by the biasing member; and   a second arm which is swingably supported by the first arm, which is swingable in a thickness direction of the first case, and which is connected to the roller.   
     
     
         6 . The portable device of  claim 3 , wherein the pushing mechanism comprises:
 a guiding rail which is provided in the first case; and   a slide member which slides on the guiding rail, which is biased by the biasing member, and which holds the arm for swinging.   
     
     
         7 . The portable device of  claim 6 , further comprising a slide member, for the biasing member, which is connected to one end of the biasing member, which is slidably provided relative to the first case, and which pushes the second case side by the biasing force of the biasing member while allowing the second case to slide, the other end of the biasing member being connected to the arm of the biasing member. 
     
     
         8 . The portable device of  claim 7 , wherein the slide member, for the biasing member, comprises a driven roller which pushes the second case and rotates in response to sliding of the second case. 
     
     
         9 . The portable device of  claim 3 , further comprising a stopper which abuts the roller to prevent the roller from disengaging from the first or second pushed portion. 
     
     
         10 . The portable device of  claim 1 , wherein the first guiding portion comprises a guiding surface which is provided in the first pushed portion, and which guides the pushed position to the second pushed portion by the biasing force of the biasing member. 
     
     
         11 . The portable device of  claim 1 , wherein the first guiding portion comprises a guiding member which abuts the arm in response to sliding of the slider, and which guides the arm so as to guide the pushed position.