Patent ID: 7187537

Claim:
A portable computer with a position-adjustable keyboard, comprising: a base unit, having a keyboard section; a panel, pivotally connected with one end of said base unit by a rotation shaft; a keyboard, accommodated in said keyboard section; and an adjustment mechanism installed around said rotation shaft, said adjustment mechanism comprising: a first gear, mounted on and rotated simultaneously with said rotation shaft; a first cylinder, having a second gear rotated simultaneously therewith, said first gear and said second gear being driven by each other; a second cylinder, mounted on an opposite end of said base unit; and a wire, one end being secured to said keyboard and the other end being rolled around said first cylinder; wherein when said panel is unfolded from said base unit, said first gear is rotated simultaneously with said rotation shaft, said second gear is driven by said first gear, said first cylinder is rotated simultaneously with said second gear, said first cylinder rolls up said wire, said wire is pulled via said second cylinder, and said keyboard is moved by said wire.