Electronic equipment

By designing the structure of the movable and guided parts on the buttons of the electronic device, the problem of the button tilting when pressed is solved, the button is stable alignment between the button and the switch is achieved, and the operation stability of the device is improved.

JP7660558B2Active Publication Date: 2025-04-11SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
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Application Number
JP2022510541
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2020-03-27
Filing Date
2021-03-23
Publication Date
2025-04-11
Estimated Expiration
2041-03-23

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Technical Problem

Buttons in existing electronic devices may tilt when pressed, causing problems with the buttons and switches.

Method used

A button support structure is designed, wherein the button has a movable portion and a guide portion that moves along the guide portion to ensure that the direction of movement of the button when pressed is limited, thereby avoiding tilting.

Benefits of technology

It effectively suppresses the tilt of the button, ensures the alignment of the button and the switch, and improves the operation stability of the electronic device.

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Abstract

According to the present invention, a button (41A, 41B) has a button movable portion (42) disposed in front of a circuit board (51) and allowed to move in the front-rear direction; and a guided portion (42e) that moves together with the button movable portion (42), wherein the switch (52) of the circuit board (51) is operated with the button movable portion (42). A guide portion (21E / 21F) is disposed along the guided portion (42e) and regulates the moving direction of the button movable portion (42). The guide portion (21E / 21F) and the guided portion (42e) have portions located behind the front surface (51a) of the circuit board (51). According to this structure, the button can be effectively prevented from being inclined at the time of button operation.
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a support structure for a button in an electronic device. [Background technology]

[0002] Many electronic devices have an input member for operating a power switch on their outer surface. JP 2015-60685 A discloses an electronic device having a push button as such an input member. The push button is located in front of the switch and is fitted inside an opening formed in the front wall of the electronic device. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Depending on the shape and size of the button, the button may tilt slightly when pressed, which may lead to misalignment between the button and the switch.

[0004] The electronic device proposed in this disclosure has a circuit board and a button. The circuit board has a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a switch mounted on the first surface. The button has a movable part arranged in the first direction relative to the switch and allowed to move in the first direction and the second direction, and a guided part that moves together with the movable part, and the movable part presses the switch. The electronic device is formed along the guided part and regulates the direction of movement of the movable part. The guide part and the guided part have a portion located in the second direction from the first surface of the circuit board. According to this electronic device, the inclination of the button can be effectively suppressed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0005] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an electronic device proposed in the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front panel and the power supply unit. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4A] 4 is a plan view of the front panel, buttons, and antenna (as viewed in the direction indicated by IV in FIG. 3). [Figure 4B] FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of region IVb shown in FIG. 4A. [Diagram 5] 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 3. [Figure 6A] FIG. [Figure 6B] FIG. [Figure 6C] FIG. [Figure 7A] 2 is a front view of the connector board and the shield covering it. FIG. [Figure 7B] 7B is a bottom view of the connector board etc. shown in FIG. 7A (view seen in the direction indicated by B in FIG. 7A). [Figure 7C] 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIIc-VIIc shown in FIG. 7A. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0006] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and the like show an electronic device 1 as an example of an embodiment. In the following description, X1 and X2 shown in FIG. 1 are respectively right and left, Y1 and Y2 are respectively front and rear, and Z1 and Z2 are respectively up and down. However, these directions are defined to explain the shapes, relative positional relationships, and movements of the elements (components, members, and parts) of the electronic device 1, and do not limit the orientation of the electronic device 1 during use. For example, FIG. 1 shows the electronic device 1 in a horizontal orientation, but the electronic device 1 may be placed in a vertical orientation during use. (A "vertical orientation" is an orientation in which the right side or left side of the electronic device 1 is downward.)

[0007] The electronic device 1 is, for example, an entertainment device that functions as a game device or audio-visual device. The electronic device 1 outputs moving image data generated by executing a game program, video and audio data acquired through a network, and video and audio data acquired from a recording medium such as an optical disk to a display device such as a television. The electronic device may be, for example, a personal computer. It may also be a monitor device such as a television, a digital camera, or a server device, and is a device having buttons that are manually operated by a user.

[0008] [Overall configuration] As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 1 has an exterior member 20. The exterior member 20 has, for example, an upper panel 20A constituting the upper surface of the electronic device 1 and a lower panel 20B constituting the lower surface of the electronic device 1. The exterior member 20 also has a front panel 20C constituting the front surface of the electronic device 1. For example, a heat dissipation device for cooling an integrated circuit such as a circuit board or a central processing unit (CPU), a cooling fan, etc. are housed inside the exterior member 20. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a power supply unit 30 is shown as an example of a device housed in the exterior member 20. The power supply unit 30 generates drive power for the circuit board, the cooling fan, etc. by utilizing power received from an external power source. The front panel 20C is disposed on the front side of the power supply unit 30.

[0009] [Button Overview] As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device 1 has two buttons 41A and 41B on its front surface. The first button 41A is, for example, a power button for starting up the electronic device 1. The second button 41B is, for example, an optical disc eject button. The electronic device 1 has a built-in optical disc drive, and an optical disc can be ejected from the insertion slot 23 (see FIG. 1) by operating the second button 41B. The functions of the buttons 41A and 41B are not limited to the example described here.

[0010] The electronic device 1 does not need to have an optical disk drive. In this case, the electronic device 1 may have only one button (power button). As shown in Fig. 2, the two buttons 41A and 41B are arranged side by side in the left-right direction, for example. The arrangement of the buttons 41A and 41B is not limited to the example shown in the figure, and for example, the first button 41A may be provided on the top surface of the electronic device 1, and the second button 41B may be provided on the front surface.

[0011] The buttons 41A and 41B have roughly the same structure. In the following description, the reference numeral 41 will be used to refer to the two buttons 41A and 41B in the explanation that does not distinguish between them.

[0012] As shown in Fig. 4A and Fig. 5, the electronic device 1 has a circuit board 51. The circuit board 51 is electrically connected to a circuit board (main board) on which a CPU and the like are mounted, for example, via a flat cable. The front panel 20C is arranged so as to cover a front surface 51a of the circuit board 51. Two switches 52 are mounted on the front surface 51a of the circuit board 51, and are operated by two buttons 41A and 41B, respectively. The switch 52 is a switch that can be switched between an on state and an off state by a pressing operation. For example, a membrane switch or a tactile switch can be used as the switch 52.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 6A, the button 41 has a button movable part 42 located in front of the switch 52, and elastic parts 43E-43F extending from the button movable part 42 and connected to the front panel 20C. The button movable part 42 can move in the thickness direction of the circuit board 51 (the front-rear direction in the electronic device 1). The elastic parts 43E-43F support the button movable part 42 so that the movement of the button movable part 42 is permitted. The buttons 41A-41B are made of an insulating material. For example, polycarbonate or ABS resin can be used as the insulating material. The buttons 41A-41B may be made of two kinds of materials. The buttons 41A-41B may be integrally made of resin, or may be made of multiple parts connected to each other by fasteners such as screws or bolts.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 5, an opening 20a is formed in the front panel 20C, penetrating the front panel 20C in the front-rear direction. The button movable part 42 has an operated part 42a exposed from the opening 20a toward the front side of the electronic device 1. In the electronic device 1, the button movable part 42 has a base part 42b arranged along the rear surface of the front panel 20C. The operated part 42a protrudes forward from the front surface of the base part 42b. The operated part 42a is fitted inside the opening 20a formed in the front panel 20C, and the front end of the operated part 42a slightly exceeds the front surface of the front panel 20C.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 6B, a push portion 42c protruding backward may be formed on the rear surface of the button movable part 42. The push portion 42c is located in front of the switch 52. When the button movable part 42 receives a push operation from the user, the push portion 42c pushes the switch 52. The button movable part 42 does not have to have the push portion 42c. In this case, the button movable part 42 may push the switch 52 with its rear surface.

[0016] [Guide and guided parts] The button 41 has a guided portion 42e (see FIG. 6B and FIG. 6C) that moves together with the button movable portion 42. In the electronic device 1, two guided portions 42e are formed on the upper and lower edges of the button movable portion 42, respectively. The two guided portions 42e face each other with the button movable portion 42 in between. The electronic device 1 has guide portions 21E and 21F (see FIG. 5) that are respectively arranged along the two guided portions 42e. The guided portion 42e moves along the guide portions 21E and 21F in the thickness direction (front-rear direction) of the circuit board 51. This restricts the direction of movement of the button movable portion 42. In the example shown in the figure, as described later, each of the guide portions 21E and 21F has two side portions 21a and 21b (FIG. 4A) that are separated in the left-right direction, and the guided portion 42e is arranged between the two side portions 21a and 21b. In addition, the guided portion 42e may be molded integrally with the button movable portion 42, as shown in Figure 6B, etc., or may be molded separately from the button movable portion 42 and attached to the button movable portion 42 so as to move together with the button movable portion 42.

[0017] 4A and 5, the guide portions 21E and 21F are formed on the front panel 20C and extend rearward from the front panel 20C. The front panel 20C has two guide portions 21E and 21F for each of the two buttons 41A and 41B. The two guide portions 21E and 21F provided on one button 41 are formed, for example, spaced apart in the up-down direction to match the two guided portions 42e (see FIG. 5).

[0018] The positions of the guided portions 42e may be the left and right edges of the button movable portion 42, instead of the upper and lower edges of the button movable portion 42. The positions of the guide portions 21E and 21F may be formed to match the positions of the guided portions 42e.

[0019] 5, guide portions 21E and 21F extend rearward from front panel 20C, and the rear ends of guide portions 21E and 21F are located rearward of front surface 51a of circuit board 51. In electronic device 1, guide portions 21E and 21F extend rearward beyond the position of rear surface 51b of circuit board 51, and the rear ends of guide portions 21E and 21F are located rearward of rear surface 51b of circuit board 51. As guide portions 21E and 21F extend rearward from front panel 20C in this manner, they have a portion located forward of front surface 51a of circuit board 51 and a portion located rearward of rear surface 51b of circuit board 51.

[0020] 5, guided portion 42e extends rearward from base 42b of button movable portion 42 beyond rear surface 51b of circuit board 51. Guided portion 42e also has a portion located rearward of rear surface 51b of circuit board 51. Guided portion 42e is guided by guide portions 21E / 21F at a position rearward of rear surface 51b of circuit board 51. The rear end of guided portion 42e may be located slightly rearward of the rear ends of guide portions 21E / 21F.

[0021] The guide portions 21E-21F can effectively prevent the button movable portion 42 from tilting. In detail, the distance in the front-rear direction from the opening 20a formed in the front panel 20C to the rear end of the guide portions 21E-21F is increased, so that the position of the rear end of the button 41 (the rear end of the guided portion 42e) is prevented from shifting, for example, to the left or right, and as a result, tilting of the button movable portion 42 is effectively prevented. In addition, the length of the guide portions 21E-21F in the front-rear direction is increased. This can also contribute to preventing the movable portion 42 from tilting.

[0022] 5, antenna 31 is disposed behind circuit board 51. In electronic device 1, antenna 31 is attached to the front of power supply unit 30 disposed behind circuit board 51. Distance D1 in the front-rear direction from front surface 51a of circuit board 51 to antenna 31 is greater than distance D2 in the front-rear direction from rear ends (contact portions 21c described below) of guide portions 21E-21F to antenna 31. This structure can suppress noise in signals transmitted and received through antenna 31, which is caused by signals flowing through circuit board 51, for example.

[0023] In the electronic device 1, the rear ends of the guides 21E-21F are located rearward of the rear surface 51b of the circuit board 51. Therefore, the distance in the front-rear direction from the rear surface 51b of the circuit board 51 to the antenna 31 is also greater than the distance D2 in the front-rear direction from the rear ends of the guides 21E-21F to the antenna 31.

[0024] The electrical component disposed behind circuit board 51 does not have to be an antenna. In this case, it is possible to suppress the generation of noise in the signal flowing through the electrical component due to the signal flowing through circuit board 51.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 5, a distance D3 in the front-rear direction from the front surface 51a of the circuit board 51 to the rear ends (contact portions 21c described below) of the guide portions 21E-21F may be greater than a thickness T1 of the front panel 20C.

[0026] 5, a distance D3 in the front-rear direction from the front surface 51a of the circuit board 51 to the rear ends of the guide portions 21E and 21F (contact portions 21c described below) may be greater than the movable range of the button movable portion .

[0027] It should be noted that guide portions 21E-21F may be formed on a member different from front panel 20C. For example, guide portions 21E-21F may be formed on a member disposed rearward of circuit board 51, or may be formed on a member attached to circuit board 51. In this case, guide portions 21E-21F do not need to have a portion located forward of circuit board 51.

[0028] [Two sides] As shown in Fig. 4A, each of the guide portions 21E and 21F may have two side portions 21a and 21b that are separated in the left-right direction. Each of the side portions 21a and 21b may extend rearward from the front panel 20C. Each of the guided portions 42e is sandwiched between the two side portions 21a and 21b. This makes it possible to effectively prevent the button movable portion 42 from tilting.

[0029] In the electronic device 1, the operated portion 42a of the button 41 has a shape that is elongated in the left-right direction (see FIG. 2). Therefore, there is a possibility that the user may press only the right portion of the operated portion 42a or only the left portion of the operated portion 42a. Even in such a case, the two side portions 21a and 21b that sandwich the guided portion 42e can effectively prevent the button movable portion 42 from tilting left or right.

[0030] Unlike the electronic device 1, the guided portion 42e may be configured with two side portions separated in the left-right direction instead of the guide portions 21E and 21F. The guide portions 21E and 21F may be disposed between the two side portions. This structure can also effectively prevent the button movable portion 42 from tilting left and right.

[0031] [Contact part] As shown in FIG. 4B, the guide portions 21E and 21F may be formed with contact portions 21c that protrude toward the guided portion 42e and are located rearward of the rear surface 51b of the circuit board 51. The guide portions 21E and 21F may contact the guided portion 42e at the contact portions 21c. In the electronic device 1, the two side portions 21a and 21b (see FIG. 4A) constituting each of the guide portions 21E and 21F are each formed with a contact portion 21c that protrudes toward the inside thereof. The side portions 21a and 21b contact the side surface of the guided portion 42e at the contact portion 21c. The contact portion 21c may extend in the vertical direction at the rear ends of the side portions 21a and 21b.

[0032] As shown in Fig. 6A, contact portions 42f protruding to the right and left may be formed on the right and left sides of guided portion 42e. Contact portions 42f extend in the front-rear direction. Contact portions 21c of guide portions 21E and 21F may contact contact portions 42f of guided portion 42e. This structure can reduce the contact area between guide portions 21E and 21F and guided portion 42e.

[0033] Contrary to the example of the electronic device 1, the contact portion extending in the front-rear direction may be formed on the guide portions 21E-21F. In this case, the button 41 may have contact portions located at the rear end of the guided portion 42e on both the right side and the left side of the guided portion 42e.

[0034] [Circuit board position] As described above, the guided portion 42e is formed on the upper and lower edges of the button movable portion 42. As shown in Fig. 5, the circuit board 51 is disposed between the two guided portions 42e. The upper guided portion 42e extends rearward beyond the position of the upper edge of the circuit board 51. The lower guided portion 42e extends rearward beyond the position of the lower edge of the circuit board 51. As shown in Fig. 3, the positions of the two guided portions 42e may be shifted in the left-right direction, or their positions in the left-right direction may be the same.

[0035] 3, circuit board 51 extends in the left-right direction between the two guided portions 42e of first button 41A and between the two guided portions 42e of second button 41B. Both ends of circuit board 51 are attached to two bosses (attachment portions) 20d formed on front panel 20C (see FIG. 4A).

[0036] The positional relationship between the circuit board 51 and the guided portion 42e is not limited to the example of the electronic device 1. For example, an opening penetrating the circuit board 51 in the front-rear direction may be formed in the circuit board 51. The guided portion 42e may pass through the inside of this opening and extend rearward. In this case, the guide portions 21E-21F may also pass through the inside of the opening of the circuit board 51 and extend rearward.

[0037] [Elastic part] As shown in Fig. 6A, the button 41 has elastic portions 43E, 43F. The elastic portions 43E, 43F are arranged point-symmetrically with respect to the center of the button movable portion 42. Each of the elastic portions 43E, 43F has a fixing portion 43a at its end that is attached to a boss 20g (attachment portion, see Fig. 3) formed on the rear surface of the front panel 20C. In addition, the base portions 43b of the elastic portions 43E, 43F are connected to the upper and lower edges of the base portion 42b of the button movable portion 42, respectively.

[0038] 6A, when button 41 is viewed in the front-rear direction, base portion 43b and fixed portion 43a are located on opposite sides of guided portions 42e-42f. Elastic portions 43E-43F are substantially U-shaped when button 41 is viewed in the front-rear direction, and extend in the left-right direction beyond the positions of guided portions 42e-42f. This ensures that elastic portions 43E-43F have a sufficient length, making it easier to ensure the movable range of button movable portion 42.

[0039] [shield] As shown in Fig. 2, the electronic device 1 has connectors 61A and 61B on its front surface. A circuit board 60 is disposed behind and along the front panel 20C (see Fig. 7B). The connectors 61A and 61B are mounted on a front surface 60a of the circuit board 60.

[0040] A flexible flat cable 63 is connected to the circuit board 60. As shown in Fig. 7C, one end of the flat cable 63 is connected to a connector 64 mounted on a front surface 60a of the circuit board 60. The connector 64 has an insertion opening 64a on its lower surface, into which the flat cable 63 is inserted. The insertion opening 64a opens in a direction along the circuit board 60 (downward in the example shown in the figure), and the flat cable 63 extends in a direction along the circuit board 60 from the end connected to the insertion opening 64a. The circuit board 60 is connected, via the flat cable 63, to a circuit board (main board) on which integrated circuits such as a CPU are mounted.

[0041] 7C, the electronic device 1 has a shield 71 that covers the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60. The shield 71 may be attached to the circuit board 60 by fasteners such as screws. The connector 64 to which the flat cable 63 is connected is also covered by the shield 71.

[0042] As shown in Fig. 7C, the shield 71 has a recessed edge 71b that, together with the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60, forms an opening through which the flat cable 63 passes. A distance D6 from the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60 to the recessed edge 71b is shorter than a height H1 of the insertion opening 64a based on the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60. The height H1 is the distance from the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60 to the front edge of the insertion opening 64a. The flat cable 63 extends obliquely from the insertion opening 64a toward the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60. With this structure of the shield 71, the gap formed between the flat cable 63 and the recessed edge 71b is small, so that the generation of unnecessary radiation from the circuit board 60 can be effectively suppressed.

[0043] In the electronic device 1, the distance D6 from the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60 to the recessed edge 71b corresponds to the thickness of the flat cable 63. Therefore, the recessed edge 71b may be in contact with the flat cable 63.

[0044] 7B, the width W1 of the recessed edge 71b in the left-right direction corresponds to the width of the flat cable 63. The shield 71 contacts the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60 on the right and left sides of the recessed edge 71b.

[0045] As shown in Fig. 7C, the shield 71 has a main plate portion 71c located in front of the connector 64 and covering it, and an inclined portion 71e extending obliquely from the main plate portion 71c to the recessed edge portion 71b toward the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60. The inclined portion 71e extends to the recessed edge portion 71b while curving. The recessed edge portion 71b further extends in a direction along the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60. The shield 71 has a rear surface 71f facing the circuit board 60. A part of the rear surface 71f functions as the recessed edge portion 71b. This shape of the shield 71 can reduce the load acting on the flat cable 63, for example, even when a force is applied that presses the front surface of the shield 71 in a direction toward the circuit board 60.

[0046] 7B and 7C, the shield 71 has a contact area 71g around the main board portion 71c, which surrounds the connector 64 and is in contact with the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60. The contact area 71g may be in contact with a ground area formed on the front surface 60a of the circuit board 60.

[0047] The shield 71 has openings 71h and 71i (see FIG. 7A) at the positions of the connectors 61A and 61B, and the connectors 61A and 61B protrude to the outside (front side) of the shield 71 from these openings 71h and 71i.

[0048] [summary] As described above, the buttons 41A and 41B have the button movable part 42 arranged in front of the circuit board 51 and allowed to move in the front-rear direction, and the guided part 42e that moves together with the button movable part 42, and the button movable part 42 operates the switch 52 on the circuit board 51. The guide parts 21E and 21F are arranged along the guided part 42e and regulate the direction in which the button movable part 42 moves. The guide parts 21E and 21F and the guided part 42e have portions that are located rearward of the front surface 51a of the circuit board 51. With this structure, the distance in the front-rear direction from the opening 20a formed in the front panel 20C to the rear ends of the guide parts 21E and 21F is large, so that the position of the rear end of the button 41 (the rear end of the guided part 42e) is prevented from shifting, for example, left and right, and as a result, the inclination of the button movable part 42 is effectively prevented.

[0049] Note that the electronic device proposed in the present disclosure is not limited to the structure of the electronic device 1 described above, and various modifications are possible. For example, the positions of the guide portions 21E-21F relative to the button movable portion 42 are not limited to those in the example of the electronic device 1. The guide portions 21E-21F may be formed on the right and left sides of the button movable portion 42, respectively, for example.

Claims

1. a circuit board having a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a switch mounted on the first surface; a button having a movable portion disposed in the first direction relative to the switch and permitted to move in the first direction and the second direction, and a guided portion that moves together with the movable portion, the button operating the switch with the movable portion; A guide portion formed along the guided portion and regulating a direction in which the movable portion moves; an exterior panel covering the first surface of the circuit board and having an opening through which a portion of the movable portion is exposed; having the guide portion and the guided portion have portions located in the second direction relative to the first surface of the circuit board, The guide portion is formed on the exterior panel and extends from the exterior panel in the second direction beyond the second surface of the circuit board. electronic equipment.

2. an electrical component is disposed in the second direction relative to the circuit board; The distance from the first surface of the circuit board to the electrical component is greater than the distance from an end of the guide portion to the electrical component.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1.

3. The electrical component is an antenna.

3. An electronic device according to claim 2.

4. the guide portion includes a first guide portion and a second guide portion that are spaced apart from each other in a third direction that intersects with the first direction, The guided portion includes a first guided portion and a second guided portion that are separated from each other in the third direction with the movable portion therebetween and are guided by the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1.

5. The circuit board is disposed between the first guided portion and the second guided portion.

5. An electronic device according to claim 4.

6. The guide portion extends in the second direction beyond the second surface of the circuit board.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1.

7. A circuit board having a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a switch mounted on the first surface; a button having a movable portion disposed in the first direction relative to the switch and permitted to move in the first direction and the second direction, and a guided portion that moves together with the movable portion, the button operating the switch with the movable portion; A guide portion formed along the guided portion and regulating a direction in which the movable portion moves; an exterior panel covering the first surface of the circuit board and having an opening through which a portion of the movable portion is exposed; having the guide portion and the guided portion have portions located in the second direction relative to the first surface of the circuit board, the guide portion extends from the exterior panel beyond the second surface of the circuit board in the second direction, the movable portion has an operated portion that is fitted into an opening formed in the exterior panel, and a base portion in which the operated portion is formed and that is located between the circuit board and the exterior panel and has a width larger than that of the operated portion in a third direction intersecting the first direction, the guide portion and the guided portion are located in the third direction from an outer circumferential edge of the base portion, The guided portion has a width in a fourth direction intersecting the first direction and the third direction that is smaller than a width of the base portion in the fourth direction. electronic equipment.

8. One of the guide portion and the guided portion has a contact portion protruding toward the other, The contact portion is located in the second direction from the first surface of the circuit board.

8. An electronic device according to claim 1 or 7.

9. The distance in the first direction from the first surface of the circuit board to the end of the guide portion is greater than a thickness of the exterior panel.

8. An electronic device according to claim 1 or 7.

10. The distance in the first direction from the first surface of the circuit board to the end of the guide portion is greater than the movable range of the movable portion.

8. An electronic device according to claim 1 or 7.

11. the movable portion has a base portion located in the first direction relative to the first surface of the circuit board, The guided portion extends in the second direction from the base beyond the second surface of the circuit board.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1.

12. The movable portion of the button has an operated portion disposed inside the opening of the exterior panel, the operated portion has a shape elongated in a fourth direction perpendicular to the first direction, One of the guide portion and the guided portion sandwiches the other of the guide portion and the guided portion in the fourth direction.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1.

13. The button has an elastic part connected to the movable part and the exterior panel and supporting the movable part.

8. An electronic device according to claim 1 or 7.

14. When the button is viewed in the first direction, the elastic portion extends beyond the position of the guided portion in a fifth direction intersecting the first direction.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13.

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