Magnetic Camera Attachment for Narrow Notebook Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional magnetic camera devices for notebook computers are unstable due to their design, which can lead to easy detachment and limited flexibility in usage, especially with the narrowing screen frames, and they often require metal objects for attachment, making them inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic camera device with a shell, image module unit, and second connection unit featuring multiple magnetic elements and a flexible print circuit board, allowing secure attachment to notebook computers via magnetic attraction, while also incorporating a peep prevention switch for security, ensuring correct assembly and preventing unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional camera device is fastened to the top of the screen using a foot stool structure, then the camera can be attached to the notebook computer, but the foot stool structure shields part of the screen window area and reduces stability causing easy detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical foot stool structure with a magnetic attachment system. The camera device uses magnetic elements to attach to the metal frame of the notebook computer, eliminating the need for physical mounting structures that would block the screen. This substitution maintains attachment reliability while preserving the full screen window area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the attachment mechanism from mechanical (foot stool) to magnetic field-based. By utilizing magnetic attraction force between the camera's magnetic elements and the notebook's metal frame, the system achieves stable attachment without physical contact structures that would obstruct the screen area.
2Ease of operation
If a magnetic camera device is designed to attach to metal objects, then the attachment mechanism is simplified, but the usage occasion becomes limited and the application is inflexible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enhances the versatility of the magnetic camera device by integrating multiple functions: magnetic attachment for flexible positioning, peep prevention switch for security control, and conductive connection for electrical connectivity. This multi-functional design allows the device to adapt to various usage scenarios beyond simple attachment, improving both ease of operation and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables dynamic adjustment of the camera's position and orientation on the notebook computer. The magnetic attachment allows the camera to be easily repositioned to different locations on the metal frame, providing flexibility in usage occasions while maintaining secure attachment through magnetic force.
3Shape
If the screen frame is designed with narrower edges to meet market requirements, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the available area for stable camera attachment is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical mounting structures that require substantial frame area with a magnetic attachment system. The magnetic elements can be positioned anywhere on the metal frame, allowing stable camera attachment even when the frame edges are narrow, thus preserving both aesthetic appearance and attachment reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The magnetic camera device provides stable and flexible attachment to notebook computers, ensuring secure assembly and preventing unauthorized access to the image module, addressing the stability and convenience issues of conventional devices.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one second magnetic element and the at least one first magnetic element are attracted with each other
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AI summary
A magnetic camera device adapted for being assembled to a notebook computer. The notebook computer has a first connection unit which includes a first connector, and at least one first magnetic element located to at least one side of the first connector. The magnetic camera device includes a shell, an image module unit assembled in the shell, and a second connection unit assembled in the shell. The second connection unit is connected with the first connection unit. The second connection unit includes a second connector connected to the image module unit, and at least one second magnetic element fastened in the shell. A plurality of the contact portions of the second connector are exposed out of the shell to contact with the first connector. Magnetic poles of attracting surfaces between the at least one second magnetic element and the at least one first magnetic element are different.