Camera Decorative Ring Structure for Thinner Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing size of photosensitive chips in camera modules is hindering the thinning of electronic devices, as larger camera sizes occupy valuable internal space.
Innovation Solution
Designing an avoidance space on the skirt of the decorative ring with the top corners of the camera base partially disposed in this space to reduce the fitting height between the camera and the decorative ring, optimizing internal space and facilitating device thinning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the photosensitive chip size is increased to improve camera function, then the camera module performance is improved, but the device thickness increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces avoidance spaces in the decorative ring skirt that correspond to the top corners of the camera base, allowing the camera module to be positioned at an optimized depth without increasing overall device thickness. This spatial rearrangement in the vertical dimension enables larger camera chips while maintaining thin profile.
Solution Approach 2:
The decorative ring is segmented into a frame body and a skirt portion, with the skirt containing avoidance spaces that are specifically designed to accommodate camera base corners. This segmentation allows independent optimization of the camera positioning without affecting the overall decorative ring structure.
2Reliability
If the camera module size is increased to improve photo quality, then the camera performance is improved, but the internal space of the device is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By creating avoidance spaces in the decorative ring skirt, the patent optimizes the vertical positioning of the camera base corners, allowing larger camera modules to be accommodated without proportionally increasing the volume they occupy in the device's internal space.
Solution Approach 2:
The top corners of the camera base are nested within the avoidance spaces of the decorative ring skirt, allowing the camera module to be integrated more efficiently into the device's internal architecture, thereby reducing wasted space.
3Length of moving object
If the fitting height between camera and decorative ring is reduced to optimize internal space, then the device can be thinned, but the sealing difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The avoidance spaces are pre-designed in the decorative ring skirt to precisely accommodate the camera base corners. This preliminary spatial arrangement ensures that when the camera is installed, the corners naturally align with the avoidance spaces, facilitating sealing without requiring additional complex sealing mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The decorative ring skirt is designed with localized avoidance spaces at specific positions corresponding to the camera base corners. This local modification allows the fitting height to be reduced precisely where needed while maintaining adequate sealing clearance in other areas of the decorative ring.
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AI summary
This application discloses an electronic device including: a camera including a base and a camera lens disposed at the top of the base; and a decorative ring including a frame body and a skirt, where the skirt is disposed on an outer wall of the frame body and extends from the frame body in a direction away from the frame body; a first through hole is provided in the frame body, the camera faces the first through hole, and at least part of the camera lens is located in the first through hole; and the skirt has an avoidance space, the avoidance space is disposed in relation to top corners of the base, and at least part of the top corner is disposed in the avoidance space.