# US 8,770,538 B2 · Supporting structure for electronic device

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- Number: US 8,770,538 B2
- Document ID: US8770538B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/362,054
- Filed: 2012-01-31
- Published: 2013-08-01
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2012-01-31
- Assignees: First Dome Corporation
- Applicants: An Szu Hsu; Chien Cheng Mai; Way Han Dai
- Inventors: An Szu Hsu; Chien Cheng Mai; Way Han Dai
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770538B2

## CPC

- G06F 1/1624: {with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A supporting structure for an electronic device is provided to reduce the thickness or volume of device structures in conventional skills. The supporting structure includes a connecting arm having a first end and a second end which are substantially pivoted to a side region of a sliding and/or rotating module and an edge portion of a substrate module, respectively. With the connecting arm being rotated in response to the movement of the sliding and/or rotating module, the rotation or combination type can be provided between the first and second ends of the connecting arm and the side regions of the sliding and/or rotating module and the edge portion of the substrate module, thereby improving difficulties of the internal structure and design of the assembly of conventional supporting structure and electronic device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A supporting structure for an electronic device, comprising:
a connecting arm assembled to a sliding and/or rotating module having a side region and a substrate module having an edge portion, the connecting arm including a first end pivoted intermediately along the side region of the sliding and/or rotating module and a second end pivoted to the edge portion of the substrate module for fulcrum support of the sliding and/or rotating module in an open configuration of the electronic device;
wherein the edge portion of the substrate module is provided with a concave compartment; two sides of the concave compartment of the substrate module are provided with slot pockets; and, the concave compartment and the slot pockets of the substrate module are enclosed by a cover provided with an opening through which the second end of the connecting arm is extended, the connecting arm collapsing to be captured between the sliding and/or rotating module and the substrate module in a closed configuration of the electronic device.

### Claim 2

A supporting structure for the electronic device, comprising:
a connecting arm assembled to a sliding and/or rotating module having a side region and a substrate module having an edge portion, the connecting arm including a first end and a second end;
wherein the first end of the connecting arm is provided with a connecting portion pivoted intermediately along the side region of the sliding and/or rotating module for fulcrum support of the sliding and/or rotating module in an open configuration of the electronic device; the second end of the connecting arm is provided with a pivotal portion pivoted to the edge portion of the substrate module by a rotary shaft; the edge portion of the substrate module is provided with a concave compartment; two sides of the concave compartment of the substrate module are provided with slot pockets; and, the concave compartment and the slot pockets of the substrate module are enclosed by a cover provided with an opening through which the second end of the connecting arm is extended, the connecting arm collapsing to be captured between the sliding and/or rotating module and the substrate module in a closed configuration of the electronic device.