Patent ID: 7342776

Claim:
A portable electronic apparatus having an extendable keyboard, comprising a main body having a storage slot extending inwardly at a front edge of said main body and a first limit part disposed at both sides of said storage slot near the front edge of said main body while a second limit part is disposed at both sides of said storage slot between said first limit part and the front edge of said main body; a keyboard disposed between both sides of said storage slot and with a plurality of buttons on one side of said keyboard; and two sliding parts disposed between the keyboard and both sides of the storage slot respectively, wherein one end of each sliding part is pivotally coupled to one side of said keyboard respectively while the other end extends towards one side of said storage slot and is slidably coupled to the corresponding side of said storage slot respectively, said plurality of buttons are exposed out of said storage slot while said sliding parts slide to positions corresponding to said first limit part, and said keyboard is able to turn towards a top side of said main body while said sliding parts slide to positions corresponding to said second limit part; wherein a support part is pivotally coupled to a bottom side of said main body; and wherein a restraint part is disposed between the two ends of each said sliding part respectively, said plurality of buttons are exposed out of said storage slot while said sliding parts slide to the positions that said restraint part engages with said first limit part, and said keyboard is able to turn towards the top side of said main body while said sliding parts slide to the positions that said restraint part engages with said second limit part.