Patent ID: 9229473
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A portable keyboard capable of being folded, the keyboard comprising: a first keyboard section having a first sidewall and a second keyboard section having a second sidewall, the first keyboard section and the second keyboard section being coplanar with each other when the portable keyboard is unfolded, and overlapping each other when the portable keyboards is folded; and a folding structure and an electrical connection member arranged between the first keyboard section and the second keyboard section, the electrical connection member being configured for electrically connecting the first keyboard section and the second keyboard section, the folding structure being configured for fixing the second keyboard section to the first keyboard section when the portable keyboard is unfolded, and rotating the first keyboard section and the second keyboard section relative to each other therearound when the portable keyboard is needed to be folded from the unfolded state; wherein the folding structure comprises a rotary assembly having a first sleeve, a second sleeve, and a pivot, the first sleeve is located at the first sidewall, the second sleeve is located at the second sidewall, the pivot is sleeved by the first sleeve and the second sleeve and is capable of moving within the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and the first sleeve and the second sleeve are capable of rotating relative to each other about the pivot until the first keyboard section overlaps the second keyboard section; wherein the first sidewall comprises a first notch and the second sidewall comprises a second notch, the first notch and the second notch resist with each other jointly forming a receiving space to receive the first sleeve and the second sleeve; the first sleeve and the second sleeve are hollow and communicate with each other to form a latching space, and the pivot is movably latched into the latching space, when the portable keyboard is unfolded.