SUPPORTING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME
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1. A supporting mechanism, comprising:
- a shaft;
a gear rotatably connected with the shaft;
a supporting rod connected with the gear; and
a rack secured relative to the gear and the supporting rod by a meshing of the gear with the rack, the meshing being changed to drive the supporting rod to rotate relative to the rack and the shaft along with a rotation of the gear about the shaft and along the rack.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device (100) is described including a housing (10) and a supporting mechanism (30) supporting the housing. The supporting mechanism includes a shaft (32) secured relative to the housing, a gear (34) rotatably secured with the shaft, a supporting rod (36) secured with the gear, and a rack (38) secured relative to the housing, and further relative to the gear and supporting rod by a meshing of the gear with the rack. The meshing can be changed to drive the supporting rod to rotate relative to the rack and the shaft along with a rotation of the gear about the shaft and along the rack.
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1. A supporting mechanism, comprising:
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a shaft; a gear rotatably connected with the shaft; a supporting rod connected with the gear; and a rack secured relative to the gear and the supporting rod by a meshing of the gear with the rack, the meshing being changed to drive the supporting rod to rotate relative to the rack and the shaft along with a rotation of the gear about the shaft and along the rack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; a supporting mechanism supporting the housing, comprising; a shaft secured relative to the housing; a gear rotatably secured with the shaft; a supporting rod secured with the gear; and a rack secured relative to the housing, and further relative to the gear and supporting rod by a meshing of the gear with the rack, the meshing being changed to drive the supporting rod to rotate relative to the rack and the shaft along with a rotation of the gear about the shaft and along the rack. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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