An electronic apparatus includes: a panel having at least one of an input section and a display section; a main body configured to retain the panel rotatably; and a retention mechanism configured to retain the panel at a predetermined rotation angle. The retention mechanism includes: a retaining mem
An electronic apparatus includes: a panel having at least one of an input section and a display section; a main body configured to retain the panel rotatably; and a retention mechanism configured to retain the panel at a predetermined rotation angle. The retention mechanism includes: a retaining member provided in the main body; a retained member provided on the panel and configured to be retained by the retaining member; an elastic deformation member configured to be connected to the retained member and changeable between a first state in which the elastic deformation member is not elastically deformed and a second state in which the elastic deformation member is elastically deformed; a contact member configured to contact with the elastic deformation member and change the state of the elastic deformation member; and an operating member configured to receive an operation for making the elastic deformation member contact with the contact member.
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a panel having at least one of an input section to which operation instructions for the electronic apparatus are inputted and a display section;a main body configured to retain the panel rotatably;a retention mechanism configured to retain the panel at a predet
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An electronic apparatus comprising: a panel having at least one of an input section to which operation instructions for the electronic apparatus are inputted and a display section;a main body configured to retain the panel rotatably;a retention mechanism configured to retain the panel at a predetermined rotation angle and including: a retaining member provided in the main body;a retained member provided on the panel and configured to be retained by the retaining member;an elastic deformation member configured to be connected to the retained member and to be changeable between a first state in which the elastic deformation member is not elastically deformed and a second state, occurring at least during a rotation of the panel, in which the elastic deformation member is elastically deformed;a contact member configured to contact with the elastic deformation member and change the state of the elastic deformation member; andan operating member configured to receive an operation for making the elastic deformation member contact with the contact member,wherein in a state that the elastic deformation member is in the first state, the retained member is retained by the retaining member, and in a state that the elastic deformation member is in the second state, the retained member is separated from the retaining member. 2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic deformation member is deformed by a force applied from outside during the operation to the operating member,the first state is an undeformed state in which any force is not applied to the elastic deformation member from outside, andthe second state is a state in which the elastic deformation member has been deformed, from the undeformed state, in an orientation along a rotation shaft of the panel by contacting with the contact member. 3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the elastic deformation member comprises:a first flexible member configured to be connected to the operating member and to be deformed by contacting with the contact member; anda second flexible member configured to be connected to the retained member and to separate the retained member from the retaining member by being deformed in response to the deformation of the first flexible member. 4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein in a case that the elastic deformation member is in the first state, the first flexible member maintains a state in which the first flexible member contacts with the second flexible member. 5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first flexible member has an operation connecting member configured to be connected to the operating member, and a first plate member configured to contact with the contact member, extending from the operation connecting member, and a tip portion of which is elastically deformable. 6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second flexible member has a second plate member configured to be deformed by contacting with the first plate member. 7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second plate member of the second flexible member is configured to be connected to the retained member. 8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the retaining member is provided as two retaining members,the retained member is provided as two retained members corresponding to the retaining members respectively,the elastic deformation member comprises a first connecting member configured to be connected to one of the retained members, and a second connecting member configured to be connected to the other of the retained members, andunder a condition that the state of the elastic deformation member is changed from the first state to the second state, the first connecting member and the second connecting member are deformed in such an orientation as to get closer to each other. 9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first flexible member has an operation connecting member configured to be connected to the operating member and two first plate members extending from the operation connecting member,the first connecting member and the second connecting member are provided in a second flexible member and arranged between tip portions of the two first plate members, andthe contact member is configured to contact with the first plate members from outside of the first plate members. 10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first plate members are arranged such that an interval between the tip portions thereof is smaller than an interval between connecting portions at which the first plate members are connected to the operation connecting member. 11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a tip portion of the first connecting member and a tip portion of the second connecting member are arranged between the two first plate members, and the tip portion of the first connecting member and the tip portion of the second connecting member are configured to be connected to the retained members respectively. 12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the panel rotates about a predetermined rotation shaft between a first position and a second position at which a rotation fore-end of the panel is positioned outwardly farther away from the main body than the first position,the operating member is arranged on a surface of the panel at a portion on a side of the rotation fore-end with respect to the rotation shaft and changes the state of the elastic deformation member into the second state by being pressed, andthe direction in which the operating member is pressed is the same as a rotation direction of the panel from the second position to the first position. 13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the retaining member comprises at least one engaging portion along a rotation trajectory of the panel about the rotation shaft,the retained member comprises an engaged portion configured to be capable of engaging and disengaging with the engaging portion,in a state that the panel is rotated in one direction and the engaging portion and the engaged portion make contact with each other, an angle between a contact surface of the engaging portion with the engaged portion and the one direction allows the panel to rotate in the one direction, andin a state that the panel is rotated in the other direction and the engaging portion and the engaged portion make contact with each other, an angle between the contact surface of the engaging portion with the engaged portion and the other direction prevents the panel from rotating in the other direction. 14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the one direction is a direction in which the panel rotates from the first position to the second position and the other direction is a direction in which the panel rotates from the second position to the first position. 15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the contact member maintains a state in which the contact member contacts with the elastic deformation member in the first state. 16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic deformation member is configured to be elastically deformable in an orientation along a rotation shaft of the panel. 17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elastic deformation member is configured to be elastically deformable in an orientation orthogonal to a rotation shaft of the panel and along a surface of the panel. 18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating member is arranged on a surface of the panel to project from the surface.
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