Electronic apparatus

Abstract

An electronic device includes a camera, a camera cover configured to be movable within a range at least including a closed position where the camera cover covers the camera and an open position where the camera cover does not cover the camera, a guide part which comes into contact with the camera cover and guides movement of the camera cover, and at least one dust collection part which is provided on a contact route along which the guide part comes into contact with the camera cover.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Functional components such as a camera, a microphone and so forth are loaded on an electronic apparatus. In the electronic apparatus such as a Laptop PC disclosed, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2016-21259, the camera is built in an upper part of a display. The built-in camera of the kind is convenient to be utilized as a Web camera for video chat. On the other hand, from the security viewpoint, there are cases where it is wished to physically cover or hide the camera. As an external accessary responding to such needs, camera covers with double-sided tape are on the market. For example, a certain camera cover is stuck to the upper part of the display and is configured to be slidable between a position where the camera cover covers the camera and a position where the camera cover does not cover the camera.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIO...

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Benefits of technology

[0004]The present invention aims to provide an electronic apparatus which is able to physically switch utilization of the functional component (the camera) without using the external accessary and moreover is able to suppress a reduction in switching operability for utilization of the functional component (the camera).

[0006]According to this aspect, for example, when the camera cover is moved from the open position to the closed position, the electronic apparatus is changed to a state where photographing by the camera is blocked. Then, on the other hand, when the camera cover is moved to the open position, the electronic apparatus is changed to a state where photographing by the camera is possible. Accordingly, it is possible to physically switch the utilization of the camera by the camera cover of the electronic apparatus and additional use of the external accessary for switching is eliminated.

[0007]In addition, it is possible to guide such movement of the camera cover by the guide part. At this time, since the guide part and the camera cover are in contact with each other, particles would be generated from the camera cover or the guide part in a case where movement of the camera cover is repeated. However, it is possible to collect these particles by the dust collection part provided on the contact route along which the camera cover comes into contact with the guide part. Thereby, since impairing of easiness of movement of the camera cover is suppressed, it is possible to ensure good switching operability for utilization of the camera long-lastingly.

[0010]According to the electronic apparatuses of the above-described aspects of the present invention, it is possible to physically switch the utilization of the functional component (the camera) without using the external accessary and in addition it is possible to suppress a reduction in switching operability for the utilization of the camera.

Problems solved by technology

However, work of attaching such an existing camera cover to an electronic apparatus of a user is complicated and in addition it is feared that a pressure-sensitive adhesive of the tape would remain on the electronic apparatus when the camera cover is detached.

When the amount of the generated particles is increased, a sliding operation becomes heavy.

In particular, in a case where the two members which are brought into contact with each other when sliding are made of different materials, such an issue becomes more remarkable.

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