Pop-up Camera Module with Automatic Position Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Information handling systems face challenges in minimizing chassis depth while maintaining effective camera functionality, particularly with front and world-facing cameras, which impact the top edge chassis depth and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A pop-up camera module with automatic position control is integrated into the information handling system, featuring a chassis with a guide structure and alignment features that allow the camera to linearly translate and adjust its viewing angle, using a combination of straight and angled portions with detents and frictional hinges for precise positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If a traditional fixed camera is used, then the chassis depth is reduced, but the camera viewing angle adjustment capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module is transformed from a fixed position to a dynamic, movable position using a linear actuator. The camera can automatically extend and retract along the Z-axis, enabling it to adjust its viewing angle and positioning dynamically based on detection needs, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining shallow chassis depth and providing camera angle adjustment capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a pop-up camera mechanism is implemented, then the camera viewing angle is adjustable, but the chassis depth increases
Solution Approach 1:
The traditional mechanical pop-up camera mechanism is replaced with an automated linear actuator system controlled by a processor. This substitution allows for more precise and compact implementation, reducing the overall chassis depth while maintaining the camera's ability to adjust its position and viewing angle automatically.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the camera module is made movable, then the camera functionality is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module is designed to perform multiple functions: it can detect objects, adjust its viewing angle, and retract into the chassis. By integrating these functions into a single automated system with a linear actuator and processor control, the design reduces overall complexity compared to having separate mechanisms for each function.
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AI summary
An apparatus for an information handling system including: a chassis coupled to the information handling system and positioned within the information handling system, the chassis including: a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side positioned opposite the top side, the top side including an opening; and a camera module moveably coupled to the chassis, wherein the camera module is configured to linearly translate from the bottom side to the top side of the chassis and through the opening while concurrently automatically adjusting a camera viewing angle of the camera module.