Sliding mechanism and portable electronic device using the same
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorsXU-RI ZHANG, YE LIU, HSIAO-HUA TU
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Abstract
A sliding mechanism (200) includes a first holding member (18), a housing (14), a sliding member (12), a second holding member (24), a fixable member (22) and a driving device (16). The housing is assembled with the first holding member. The sliding member is fixed to the housing. The second holding member includes a rack (2462) formed thereon. The fixable member is fixed to the second holding member and slidably mounted on the sliding member. The driving device includes a motor (62) fixed on the first holding member and a gear (164) mating with the rack, the motor drives the gear to rotate and drive the fixable member to slide.
Claims14
A sliding mechanism, comprising:
- a first holding member;
- a housing assembled with the first holding member;
- a sliding member fixed to the housing;
- a second holding member including a rack formed thereon;
- a fixable member fixed to the second holding member and slidably mounted on the sliding member;
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- a driving device including a motor fixed on the first holding member and a gear mating with the rack, the motor driving the gear to rotate and drive the fixable member to slide.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a base including a housing, a first holding member, a sliding member and a driving device, the sliding member being fixed to the housing, the housing and the first holding member being assembled together, the driving device including a motor fixed to the sliding member and a gear driven to rotate by the motor;
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- a cover slidably mounted on the base and including a second holding member and a fixable member, the second holding member including a rack mating with the gear of the driving device, the fixable member being fixed to the second holding member and slidably mounted on the sliding member, the motor driving the fixable member to slide on the sliding member via the gear and the rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.