Patent ID: 8262053
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: F16M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A supporting apparatus for an electronic device, comprising: a first bracket comprising two opposite sidewalls; a second bracket comprising two opposite side plates; a connection mechanism comprising a first gear mounted to a first end of one of the side plates, and a second gear pivotably mounted to a first side of a first end of one of the sidewalls and meshing with the first gear; and a positioning mechanism comprising a positioning member slidably attached to a second side of the first end of the one of the sidewalls opposite to the first side, a resilient member connected between the positioning member and the one of the sidewalls, and a positioning gear pivotably attached to the second side of the first end of the one of the sidewalls and linked with the second gear, the positioning member comprising a positioning pole; wherein when the second bracket is rotated relative to the first bracket, the first gear drives the second gear to rotate, the positioning gear rotates with the second gear, when the positioning gear rotates to a first position where one of gear teeth of the positioning gear aligns with the positioning pole, the gear tooth pushes the positioning member to move away from the positioning gear with deforming the resilient member, when the positioning gear rotates to a second position where a dent between two adjacent gear teeth of the positioning gear aligns with the positioning pole, the resilient member biases the positioning member to move back toward the positioning gear, such that the positioning pole is positioned between the teeth to position the second bracket.