Patent ID: 7586743
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising: a housing; a display panel, a bottom edge of the display panel being slidably engaged to a top portion of the housing; a first sleeve, a tail end of the first sleeve being pivotally engaged to the top portion of the housing, the first sleeve therein providing N first retaining portions, N being an integer larger than 1; a first hollow member, pivotally engaged to a rear portion of the display panel and adapted to be inserted into the first sleeve from an open end of the first sleeve; a first push bar, inserted through and rotatably mounted in the first hollow member, the first push bar having a first pushed portion exposed outside the first hollow member, and having a first retained portion disposed inside the first sleeve and retained by one of the first retaining portions; and a user-operable activating member, movably mounted on the rear portion of the display panel; wherein the user-operable activating member is operated to activate the first pushed portion of the first push bar, such that the first retained portion escapes from said one first retaining portion, the display panel is operated to rotate and lift or lower with respect to the housing, and then the activating member is turned back so that the first retained portion is retained by another one of the first retaining portions.