# US 10,503,214 B2 · Portable electronic device and support device thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,503,214 B2 - Document ID: US10503214B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/206,355 - Filed: 2018-11-30 - Published: 2019-07-11 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2018-01-10 - Assignees: Pegatron Corporation - Applicants: Pegatron Corporation - Inventors: Cheng-Shi Jiang; Yen-Chi Kuo; Tzu-Ming Yang; Yu-Hao Chiu; Yu-Shu Zheng; Jeng-Hong Chiu; Chih-Ming Chen; Chih-Liang Chiang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503214B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/166: {related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle} - G06F 1/1681: {Details related solely to hinges (hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683)} - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract The application discloses a support device, mounted in a portable electronic device, including an upper-cover shell, a base shell, and a pivot. The support device includes a cam structure, a first rod member, a second rod member, and a support member. The cam structure is connected to the pivot. The first pivot portion and the second pivot are pivotally connected to the base shell. The first rod member is in contact with the cam structure, and includes a first slide portion. The second rod member includes a second slide portion, movably connected to the first slide portion. The support member penetrates through an opening of the base shell, where a top surface of the support member and the second rod member are in contact with each other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable electronic device, comprising an upper-cover shell; a base shell, comprising an opening; a pivot, whereof one end is connected to the base shell and the other end is connected to the upper-cover shell; and a support device, disposed in the base shell and comprising: a cam structure, connected to the pivot; a first rod member, comprising a first pivot portion, a stressed portion, and a first slide portion, wherein the first pivot portion is pivotally connected to the base shell, the first pivot portion is located between the stressed portion and the first slide portion, and the stressed portion and the cam structure are in contact with each other; a second rod member, comprising a second pivot portion, a second slide portion, and a stress application portion, wherein the second pivot portion is pivotally connected to the base shell, the second pivot portion is located between the second slide portion and the stress application portion, and the second slide portion is movably connected to the first slide portion; and a support member, penetrating through the opening of the base shell, wherein a top surface of the support member and the stress application portion are in contact with each other, when the upper-cover shell is opened by means of the pivot relative to the base shell, the cam structure rotates and pushes the stressed portion of the first rod member, the first slide portion and the second slide portion move relative to each other, and make the stress application portion of the second rod member to push the support member, and the support member protrudes out of the opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when the upper-cover shell is opened relative to the base shell, the cam structure pushes the first rod member, the stressed portion moves toward a first direction approaching the opening, the first slide portion moves toward a second direction away from the opening, the second slide portion, together with the first slide portion, moves toward the second direction, and the stress application portion moves toward the first direction, and pushes the support member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the support device further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved over the support member, when the upper-cover shell is closed relative to the base shell, the elastic member provides an elastic force to the support member, the support member pushes the stress application portion to move toward the second direction, the first slide portion, together with the second slide portion, moves toward the first direction, and the stressed portion moves toward the second direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the support member comprises a support column and a limiting portion, the limiting portion is located on the top surface of the support column, the elastic member is sleeved over the support column, and the elastic member is located between the limiting portion and the base shell. ### Claim 5 The portable electronic device according to 1, wherein the stressed portion and the first slide portion are respectively located on two opposite ends of the first rod member, and the second slide portion and the stress application portion are respectively located on two opposite ends of the second rod member. ### Claim 6 The portable electronic device according to 1, wherein after the first slide portion and the second slide portion move relative to each other, a predetermined angle is formed between the first rod member and the second rod member, and the predetermined angle is less than 180°. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The portable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein when the upper-cover shell and the base shell are arranged in a stacking manner, the first rod member and the second rod member are horizontally arranged. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first slide portion is a slide rail, and the second slide portion is a protruding portion or a pulley. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the cam structure comprises an axis and a cam portion, the axis is connected to the pivot, and the cam portion and the stressed portion of the first rod member are in contact with each other. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the cam portion comprises a plane and a cambered surface, when the upper-cover shell and the base shell are arranged in a stacking manner, the plane is located on the stressed portion, and when the upper-cover shell is opened relative to the base shell, the cambered surface pushes the stressed portion. ### Claim 11 A support device, mounted in a portable electronic device, comprising an upper-cover shell, a base shell, and a pivot, wherein the pivot is connected to the upper-cover shell and the base shell separately, and the base shell comprises an opening, the support device comprising: a cam structure, connected to the pivot; a first rod member, comprising a first pivot portion, a stressed portion, and a first slide portion, wherein the first pivot portion is pivotally connected to the base shell, the first pivot portion is located between the stressed portion and the first slide portion, and the stressed portion and the cam structure are in contact with each other; a second rod member, comprising a second pivot portion, a second slide portion, and a stress application portion, wherein the second pivot portion is pivotally connected to the base shell, the second pivot portion is located between the second slide portion and the stress application portion, and the second slide portion is movably connected to the first slide portion; and a support member, penetrating through the opening of the base shell, wherein a top surface of the support member and the stress application portion are in contact with each other, when the upper-cover shell is opened by means of the pivot relative to the base shell, the cam structure rotates and pushes the stressed portion of the first rod member, the first slide portion and the second slide portion move relative to each other, and make the stress application portion of the second rod member to push the support member, and the support member protrudes out of the opening. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The support device according to claim 11, wherein when the cam structure pushes the first rod member, the stressed portion moves toward a first direction approaching the opening, the first slide portion moves toward a second direction away from the opening, the second slide portion, together with the first slide portion, moves toward the second direction, and the stress application portion moves toward the first direction, and pushes the support member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The support device according to claim 12, wherein the support device further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved over the support member, when the upper-cover shell is closed relative to the base shell, the elastic member provides an elastic force to the support member, the support member pushes the stress application portion to move toward the second direction, the first slide portion, together with the second slide portion, moves toward the first direction, and the stressed portion moves toward the second direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The support device according to claim 13, wherein the support member comprises a support column and a limiting portion, the limiting portion is located on the top surface of the support column, the elastic member is sleeved over the support column, and the elastic member is located between the limiting portion and the base shell. ### Claim 15 The support device according to 11, wherein the stressed portion and the first slide portion are respectively located on two opposite ends of the first rod member, and the second slide portion and the stress application portion are respectively located on two opposite ends of the second rod member. ### Claim 16 The support device according to 11, wherein after the first slide portion and the second slide portion move relative to each other, a predetermined angle is formed between the first rod member and the second rod member, and the predetermined angle is less than 180°. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The support device according to claim 16, wherein when the upper-cover shell and the base shell are arranged in a stacking manner, the first rod member and the second rod member are horizontally arranged. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The support device according to claim 11, wherein the first slide portion is a slide rail, and the second slide portion is a protruding portion or a pulley. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The support device according to claim 11, wherein the cam structure comprises an axis and a cam portion, the axis is connected to the pivot, and the cam portion and the stressed portion of the first rod member are in contact with each other. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The support device according to claim 19, wherein the cam portion comprises a plane and a cambered surface, when the upper-cover shell and the base shell are arranged in a stacking manner, the plane is located on the stressed portion, and when the upper-cover shell rotates relative to the base shell, the cambered surface pushes the stressed portion.