Patent ID: 8184433

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a cover body including a pair of first pivot connecting portions; a device body including a pair of second pivot connecting portions disposed on said device housing and connected pivotably and respectively to said first pivot connecting portions, said cover body being pivotable relative to said device body about a pivot axis; and a switch unit including a first switch component disposed on one of said first pivot connecting portions, and a second switch component disposed on one of said second pivot connecting portions corresponding to said one of said first pivot connecting portions and connected electrically to a power supply circuit disposed inside said device body, said second switch component outputting a signal to said power supply circuit that controls a power supply status of a first electronic component module disposed inside said device body when said cover body is pivoted so as to form an angle relative to said device body at which said first switch component is registered with said second switch component along a direction in which the pivot axis extends.