Dual Shutter Portions for Complete Camera Lens Blocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cameras lack effective mechanisms to prevent undesired viewing and recording, as they often rely on user intervention with materials like tape to block the camera view.
Innovation Solution
A camera shutter system with two shutter portions on opposite sides of the camera lens, affixed to pivoting axes and rotating shutter arms, which move to be contiguous in front of the camera lens, providing a secondary view-blocking mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single shutter is used to block the camera view, then the structure is simple, but the blocking reliability is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The shutter system is divided into two separate shutter portions positioned on opposite sides of the camera lens. Each shutter portion can be independently actuated by its own shutter arm, allowing the system to achieve complete blocking through the combined action of multiple segmented components rather than relying on a single complex shutter mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The shutter portions are designed with overlapping coverage areas that nest together when closed. The second shutter portion complements the first by covering any potential gaps or blind spots, creating a nested arrangement where multiple layers of blocking work together to ensure complete view obstruction.
2Ease of operation
If conventional view blocking methods (tape, covers) are used, then the device complexity is low, but the ease of operation is poor and reliability is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The shutter system transitions from static blocking methods (tape, fixed covers) to a dynamic mechanism where shutter arms can be actuated to move shutter portions between open and closed positions. This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt to different operational states while maintaining simplicity through automated or manual actuation mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The shutter mechanism is designed to be self-actuating through the coordinated movement of shutter arms that rotate about pivoting axes. The mechanical linkage and motorized actuation (where applicable) allow the system to control its own blocking state without requiring external intervention, improving ease of operation while managing complexity through integrated control.
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AI summary
One example may include a camera with a camera lens, and two shutter portions on opposite sides of the camera lens affixed to pivoting axes, and two shutter arms affixed to the two shutter portions which rotate about the pivoting axes to move the two shutter portions together to be contiguous with one another in front of the camera lens.