Patent ID: 8379396
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A connecting mechanism for connecting an input module of an electronic device to a display module of the electronic device, wherein the display module is slidable relative to the input module along a first direction, comprising: a sliding hinge, movably connecting the input module to the display module, comprising: a fixed member, fixed to the input module, wherein the fixed member forms a concave space; a slider, fixed to the display module, wherein the slider has an opening; a sliding plate, fixed to the slider and movably received in the concave space of the fixed member; and a FPC, electrically connecting the input module with the display module and comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a bent portion, wherein the first portion is extended from a side wall of the fixed member to the middle of the slider along a second direction, and the first portion is bent and extended along the first direction to the opening of the slider, wherein the bent portion is extended through the opening to connect the first and second portions which are disposed on opposite sides of the slider, wherein the first portion has an L-shaped structure extended from the side wall to the middle of the slider along the second direction, and the first portion is bent and extended along the first direction to the opening of the slider, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.