Mobile Device Lens Cover Synchronization via Biasing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile device cases with lens covers often require manual operation and lack a seamless, automatic mechanism for simultaneously moving both lens covers between covering and uncovering positions, which can be inconvenient and prone to misalignment.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device case design featuring a first lens cover and a second lens cover, where a resilient flexible member biases the first lens cover to automatically move between covering and uncovering positions, and a coupling mechanism ensures the second lens cover moves synchronously, locking into place when the first lens cover is in the uncovering position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual operation is used to move lens covers between covering and uncovering positions, then the device structure can be simple, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring manual intervention and being prone to misalignment
Solution Approach 1:
The lens cover system employs a resilient flexible member that automatically biases the first lens cover between covering and uncovering positions without requiring manual intervention. When the mobile device is inserted into or removed from the case, the biasing mechanism self-activates to move the lens covers appropriately, making the system serve itself rather than requiring user operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The lens cover system transitions from a static manual operation mode to a dynamic automatic response mode. The resilient flexible member creates a dynamic system that automatically adjusts lens cover positions based on the presence or absence of the mobile device, enabling the covers to adapt their state dynamically without user input.
2Extent of automation
If automatic movement mechanism is implemented for lens covers, then the ease of operation improves by eliminating manual intervention, but the device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves automatic operation through a self-service mechanism where the resilient flexible member automatically biases the lens cover assembly. The movement is triggered by the natural insertion or removal of the mobile device from the case, requiring no additional actuators, sensors, or power sources beyond the mechanical biasing element.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated lens cover assembly that moves both the first and second lens covers simultaneously. The resilient flexible member serves both to bias the assembly and to coordinate the movement of multiple lens covers, reducing the need for separate actuation mechanisms for each cover.
3Manufacturing precision
If synchronized movement of multiple lens covers is achieved, then the manufacturing precision improves by ensuring proper alignment, but the device complexity increases due to coupling mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The lens cover assembly merges the first lens cover and second lens cover into a single coordinated unit that moves together. This integrated assembly ensures that both lens covers maintain proper alignment and synchronization during movement, eliminating misalignment issues that would arise from independent operation of each cover.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism creates a dynamic connection between the first and second lens covers, allowing them to move simultaneously and synchronously in response to the biasing force from the resilient flexible member. This dynamic coupling ensures consistent alignment without requiring complex pre-positioning or adjustment mechanisms.
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 solution provides a seamless, automatic, and synchronized movement of both lens covers, ensuring the lenses are properly covered or uncovered without manual intervention, enhancing user convenience and reducing the risk of misalignment.
Implementation Method 1
A resilient flexible member biases the first lens cover to reside in a lens covering first position
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile device case has a first lens cover and a second lens cover. The first lens cover and second lens cover are each moveable between a first position and a second position. A coupling connects the first lens cover to the second lens cover. When the first lens cover is in the first position and the second lens cover is in the first position, movement of the first lens cover from the first position to the second position, simultaneously and automatically moves the second lens cover from the first position to the second position. When the first lens cover is in the second position and unlocked, and the second lens cover is in the second position, a biasing force automatically moves the first lens cover into the first position from the second position, and the second lens cover, by way of the coupling, automatically and simultaneously moves into the first position. The first lens cover automatically locks in place by a locking construction when the first lens cover is moved into the second position from the first position.