Removable Camera Module Housing for Larger Active Display Area
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electronic device components, such as housings and assembly methods, limit the active display area and optical component volume, inhibiting performance and aesthetic appeal.
Innovation Solution
A housing design with protrusions and internal volumes allows for user-facing components like cameras to be positioned behind or under the display, minimizing bezels and maximizing active display area while maintaining performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If traditional housing structures are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but active display area and optical component volume are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into multiple segments including a display portion housing with protrusions and recesses, a camera module housing, and a base portion housing. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the display portion can maximize active area while the camera housing provides dedicated optical volume, resolving the contradiction between display area and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera module housing is positioned within the display portion housing structure, with the camera module nested in a recess of the display portion. This nesting arrangement allows the optical components to be housed within the overall device footprint without requiring additional external housing structures, thereby maximizing active display area while maintaining manufacturing feasibility.
2Reliability
If traditional assembly methods are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but device performance and dimensional optimization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device is assembled from segmented modules - display portion, camera module, and base portion - each manufactured separately with optimized geometries. This modular segmentation enables high-performance components to be independently engineered and tested while simplifying the overall assembly process through standardized interfaces between modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera module is positioned in a recess of the display portion housing, utilizing the depth dimension rather than requiring lateral expansion. This dimensional reorganization allows optical components to be accommodated within the display housing volume, maintaining thin profile while achieving high device performance through optimized component placement.
3Area of stationary object
If camera modules are positioned traditionally, then structural simplicity is maintained, but active display area is reduced due to larger bezels
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module housing is nested within a recess of the display portion housing, with the camera module positioned in the internal volume defined by the protrusion. This nesting eliminates the need for separate external housing for the camera, allowing the display to extend to the edges while the camera is accommodated within the display housing volume, thereby maximizing active display area.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of positioning the camera module laterally adjacent to the display (which would increase bezel size), the camera is positioned in the depth dimension within a recess of the display portion. This dimensional change allows the display to have minimal or no bezels while the camera module volume is accommodated within the overall device thickness.
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AI summary
A portable electronic device can have a housing including a wall, the wall at least partially defining an external surface, and the housing defining an aperture disposed opposite the wall. A display assembly can be positioned at the aperture and a retention component can be positioned at least partially in an internal volume defined by the housing. The portable electronic device can also have an optical component that includes an optical component housing defining a camera aperture and a camera module positioned at the camera aperture. The optical component can be configured to be removably retained against the wall by the retention component and to be removably retained against the display assembly by the retention component.