Patent ID: 8189349

Claim:
A handheld electronic device, comprising: a first body; a second body; a sliding module, disposed between the first and second bodies to drive the first body and the second body transforming between a retracting state and a spreading state, the sliding module comprising: a sliding member, disposed on the first body, wherein the sliding member has an opening and when the first body and the second body are configured in the spreading state, a part of the opening is exposed; a fixing member, disposed on the second body, wherein the sliding member is slidably coupled to the fixing member; a driving member, connected between the fixing member and the sliding member; and a shielding member, coupled to the driving member, wherein when the first body and the second body are transformed from the retracting state to the spreading state, the driving member drives the shielding member sliding with respect to the sliding member to shield the part of the opening, wherein the driving member has a guiding pin, the shielding member has a sliding slot, and the guiding pin is slidably disposed in the sliding slot.