# US 9,039,310 B2 · Input device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,310 B2 - Document ID: US9039310B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/411,647 - Filed: 2012-03-05 - Published: 2012-09-13 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2011-03-10 - Assignees: Darfon Electronics Corp. - Applicants: Chia-Hung Liu - Inventors: Chia-Hung Liu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039310B2 ## CPC - H01H 13/86: characterised by the casing, e.g. sealed casings or casings reducible in size - G06F 3/0221: {Arrangements for reducing keyboard size for transport or storage, e.g. foldable keyboards, keyboards with collapsible keys (G06F3/0216 takes precedence; for keyboards integrated in a laptop computer G06F1/1666)} - H01H 2223/046: convertible - H01H 2223/052: reductible in size, e.g. for transportation - H01H: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K17/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An input device includes a casing, a first keyboard, and a second keyboard. The first keyboard is slidably connected to the casing. The second keyboard is connected to the casing in an obliquely slidable manner and slidably connected to the first keyboard. When the first keyboard slides toward an expanded position relative to the casing, the first keyboard drives the second keyboard to slide obliquely relative to the casing, so that the second keyboard slides upwardly relative to the first keyboard. When the first keyboard slides toward a folded position relative to the casing, the first keyboard drives the second keyboard to slide obliquely relative to the casing, so that the second keyboard slides downwardly relative to the first keyboard. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An input device comprising: a casing, at least one oblique guide rail being formed on at least one inner wall of the casing; a first keyboard slidably connected to the casing and having at least one first transverse guide rail and a guide rail perpendicular or oblique to the first transverse guide rail; and a second keyboard comprising: a first sliding member for sliding along the first transverse guide rail and the guide rail so as to make the second keyboard slidably connected to the first keyboard; and a second sliding member slidably disposed in the oblique guide rail for making the second keyboard connected to the casing in an obliquely slidable manner; wherein when the first keyboard slides toward an expanded position relative to the casing, the first sliding member passes through the first transverse guide rail to abut against the guide rail for driving the second sliding member to slide along the oblique guide rail, so that the first sliding member slides upwardly along the guide rail; when the first keyboard slides toward a folded position, the guide rail abuts against the first sliding member for driving the second sliding member to slide along the oblique guide rail, so that the first sliding member slides downwardly along the guide rail. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The input device of claim 1, wherein when the first keyboard slides from the folded position to the expanded position, the first sliding member passes through the first transverse guide rail and then slides upwardly along the guide rail to a position where the second keyboard is connected to the first keyboard at the same plane. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The input device of claim 1, wherein when the first keyboard slides from the expanded position to the folded position, the first sliding member slides downwardly along the guide rail to a position where the second keyboard is located under the first keyboard. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The input device of claim 1, wherein a second transverse guide rail is further formed on the casing and extendedly communicated with the oblique guide rail, and the second sliding member slides along the second transverse guide rail after passing through the oblique guide rail. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The input device of claim 4, wherein the second transverse guide rail is substantially parallel to the first transverse guide rail. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The input device of claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the casing has a guide portion, an outer surface of the first keyboard has a corresponding sliding slot formed thereon, and the guide portion is cooperated with the sliding slot for guiding the first keyboard to slide relative to the casing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The input device of claim 6, wherein the inner wall of the casing has an engaging portion formed on the guide portion, at least one corresponding positioning structure is formed in the sliding slot of the first keyboard, and the engaging portion is used for engaging with the positioning structure to fix a position of the first keyboard relative to the casing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The input device of claim 7, wherein when the first keyboard is located at the expanded position, the engaging portion is engaged with the positioning structure for fixing the first keyboard at the expanded position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The input device of claim 7, wherein when the first keyboard is located at the folded position, the engaging portion is engaged with the positioning structure for fixing the first keyboard at the folded position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The input device of claim 7, wherein the engaging portion is a protruding point structure, and the positioning structure is a corresponding concave hole structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The input device of claim 1, wherein the casing has a support portion for supporting the first keyboard.