OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION OT-2026-000002180 Sliding mechanism and foldable electronic device Published: 2026-09-15T19:11:17.886422Z Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002180 Categories: Industrial Motion & Power Transmission > Rotary Motion ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABSTRACT This application discloses a sliding mechanism and a foldable electronic device, and relates to the field of mobile terminal technologies. The sliding mechanism is applied to a rotating shaft mechanism of the foldable electronic device, and the rotating shaft mechanism includes a bracket and a sliding mechanism. The sliding mechanism includes a sliding tab and a sliding rail. One end of the sliding tab is rotatably connected to the bracket, and the other end of the sliding tab is slidably connected to the sliding rail. A plurality of guide plates are disposed on the other end of the sliding tab. The sliding rail includes a sliding rail body and a plurality of grooves disposed on the sliding rail body, the groove is configured to accommodate the guide plate, and each of the guide plates is located in one of the grooves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002180 Published 2026-09-15T19:11:17.886422Z https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002180