Patent ID: 7657026

Claim:
A sliding mechanism in a portable electronic device comprising: a main board having a body, a guiding rail being formed at each of two opposite sides of the body; and a sliding board slidably mounted to the main board, the sliding board including: a first portion having a first guiding slot defined in a first end thereof, one guiding rail slidably received in the first guiding slot, a bottom slice extending from a second opposite end of the first portion; and a second portion connected to the first portion, the second portion having a second guiding slot defined in a first end thereof the other guiding rail slidably received in the second guiding slot, a top slice extending from a second opposite end of the second portion, the top slice either partially or wholly covering the bottom slice according to adjustments of the clearances between the guiding rails and the first portion and the second portion before connecting the originally separated first and second portions.