Patent ID: 7974085
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A foldable electronic device, comprising: a main body; a hollow cylindrical shaft, the shaft including a curved peripheral wall, the curved peripheral wall defining a first shaft slot and a second shaft slot therein, the first and second shaft slots aligned apart and extending from a part of the shaft to one end of the shaft along a direction substantially parallel to an axis of the shaft; a cover pivoted to the main body via the shaft; and a flexible circuit element comprising a driving portion fixed to the main body, a controlling portion fixed to the cover, and a connecting portion interconnecting the driving portion and the controlling portion, the driving portion being substantially parallel to the controlling portion, the connecting portion being a curved sheet having two ends, one end of the connecting portion passing through the first shaft slot and the other end of the connecting portion passing through the second shaft slot.