Patent ID: 8005522

Claim:
A handheld electronic device, comprising: a first body, having a first side edge; a second body, having a second side edge, wherein the second side edge is adjacent to the first side edge, the first side edge and the second side edge respectively have a first accommodation space and a second accommodation space corresponding to the first accommodation space, the first accommodation space is provided with a first groove formed therein and the second accommodation space is provided with a second groove formed therein; and at least a pivot mechanism, disposed in the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space and connected between the first body and the second body; the pivot mechanism comprising: a first connecting rod, having a first pivot part, a second pivot part and a third pivot part, wherein the second pivot part is located between the first pivot part and the third pivot part, the first pivot part is slidably disposed in the first groove and the third pivot part is pivoted on the second body; and a second connecting rod, having a fourth pivot part, a fifth pivot part and a sixth pivot part, wherein the fifth pivot part is located between the fourth pivot part and the sixth pivot part and pivoted on the second pivot part of the first connecting rod, the fourth pivot part is slidably disposed in the second groove, and the sixth pivot part is pivoted on the first body so as to enable the first body and the second body to relatively swing between an opened state and a folded state by means of the pivot mechanism.