Movable Camera Module for Structural Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile phone designs with multiple rear cameras compromise structural strength due to excessive openings and a large convex camera decoration area, making them prone to breaking or deformation.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a housing featuring a light transmission hole and an opening, where a camera module including a first and second camera can move between positions, allowing only necessary cameras to be exposed, reducing the number of openings and convex area, thus enhancing structural strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple rear cameras are disposed with separate openings and a large camera decoration part, then more photographing functions are provided, but the structural strength of the housing is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module is designed to be movable between a retracted position (where cameras are hidden inside the housing) and an extended position (where cameras are exposed for photographing). This dynamic configuration allows the housing to maintain full structural integrity while still providing multiple camera functions when needed, directly resolving the contradiction between structural strength and photographing versatility
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple cameras are nested within a single camera module that can be housed inside the housing body. When not in use, the camera module is retracted into the housing, eliminating the need for multiple separate openings and large camera decoration parts. This nesting approach preserves the housing's structural strength while maintaining access to multiple camera functions
2Ease of operation
If openings are disposed for each rear camera and a large camera decoration part is used, then all cameras can be accessed, but the housing is prone to breaking or deformation
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module transitions from a static design with permanent openings to a dynamic design where cameras are exposed only when needed. The movable camera module can be extended to provide easy access to all cameras when required, then retracted to protect housing durability, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The camera module is extracted from the housing as a separate, movable component rather than being permanently fixed with large openings. This extraction allows the housing to maintain its structural integrity while the camera module can be taken out (extended) when camera accessibility is needed, and put back (retracted) when not needed, balancing ease of operation with housing durability
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AI summary
An image collection method and apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes: a housing provided with a light transmission hole and an opening, where the light transmission hole and the opening are respectively disposed on adjacent first and second sides of the housing; a camera module including a first camera module and a second camera module disposed in the housing; and a driving mechanism connected to the camera module and configured to drive the camera module to move between a first position and a second position. When the camera module is located at the first position, the first camera is opposite to the light transmission hole. When the camera module is located at the second position, the first camera at least partially extends out of the housing from the opening. The second camera is opposite to the light transmission hole.