Removable Pop-up Webcam Mechanism with Spring-Loaded Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional computer devices have limited variability and diversity in camera module assembly due to specific structural constraints, restricting user preferences and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A computer device design featuring a main frame, movable frame, coupling element, video camera module, separating unit, and compression spring allows for removable and replaceable video camera modules, enabling adjustable assembly and increased user willingness through a mechanism involving guide channels, positioning bolts, and spring elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a specific camera module is assembled to match the main frame structure, then the assembly structure is stable and reliable, but the variability and diversity of assembly are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The camera assembly is divided into separate components: the camera module and the movable frame. This segmentation allows the camera module to be independently removable while the movable frame remains part of the main structure, enabling both stable assembly and easy replacement of different camera modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable frame is designed to be dynamically adjustable within the assembly slot, allowing it to move between fixed and movable states. This dynamic capability enables the system to maintain stable assembly when needed while allowing easy replacement of camera modules for enhanced versatility.
2Ease of manufacture
If a fixed camera module is installed in the main frame, then the device structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the user willingness and functionality are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module is nested within the movable frame, which itself is positioned within the assembly slot of the main frame. This nested structure allows for simple manufacturing of individual components while enabling easy replacement and enhanced user flexibility through the ability to swap camera modules.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a removable camera module design is implemented, then the variability and diversity of assembly are improved, but the device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module is extracted from the fixed main frame structure and placed within a separate movable frame. This extraction simplifies the overall design by isolating the removable component, making the replacement mechanism less complex while maintaining assembly diversity and user flexibility.
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
This design enhances assembly variability and user satisfaction by allowing users to choose from different camera modules with varying specifications, improving the device's versatility and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
The compression spring is elastically connected to the coupling element and the movable frame, for immediately moving the coupling element away from the video camera module when the coupling element and the video camera module are apart from each other
Implementation Method 2
The movable frame includes a rotating lever, a pivot shaft and a torsion spring. The rotating lever is provided with a first end and a second end being opposite to each other. The pivot shaft is arranged between the first end and the second end. The torsion spring is connected to the rotating lever and the movable frame. When the pushing portion of the video camera module extends into the assembly slot to push the rotating lever at the first end thereof, the rotating lever is rotated about the pivot shaft to position the second end thereof to be transverse.
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AI summary
A computer device capable of removing a pop-up webcam includes a main frame, a movable frame, a coupling element, a video camera module, a separating unit and a compression spring. The movable frame is liftable in an assembly slot of the main frame. The coupling element is slidable on the movable frame. The video camera module is removably connected to the main frame and liftable in the assembly slot. The separating unit is used to selectively disengage the coupling element from the video camera module. The compression spring is elastically connected to the coupling element and the movable frame, and used to immediately move the coupling element away from the video camera module as the coupling element being apart from the video camera module.