Retractable Camera Module With Rotating Shaft for Flush Device Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in efficiently integrating functional components like cameras and flash lamps into a unified design that maintains structural integrity and visual aesthetics, while allowing for external interaction and protection from damage.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable functional module with a camera and other components that can retract into the device body through a dedicated opening, using a rotating shaft mechanism and a driving module for automatic or manual control, ensuring seamless integration and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the camera is always exposed outside the device body for external interaction, then camera functionality is improved, but structural strength and visual aesthetics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module is designed to be movable between two states: exposed outside the device body for photography operations, and retracted inside the device body for structural protection. The rotating shaft mechanism enables dynamic transition between these states, allowing the camera to adapt its position based on operational requirements.
2Ease of operation
If the camera is always exposed outside the device body, then external interaction is improved, but visual aesthetics and unified appearance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module transitions from a static exposed design to a dynamic retractable design. When not in use, the camera retracts into the device body, creating a flush surface that maintains unified visual aesthetics. The rotating shaft mechanism enables smooth transition between exposed and retracted states.
3Strength
If the camera is retracted inside the device body, then structural strength and visual aesthetics are improved, but camera functionality and external interaction deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides dynamic position adjustment where the camera can be rotated from a retracted state (for structural protection) to an exposed state (for photography operations). The rotating shaft mechanism with driving module enables on-demand deployment of the camera functionality.
4Reliability
If a rotatable functional module with rotating shaft mechanism is implemented, then camera functionality and protection are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a fixed body structure and a movable functional module. The camera module is separated from the main body and mounted on an independent rotating shaft mechanism, allowing it to move independently while the rest of the device remains static and simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera module is nested within the device body when retracted, fitting into a dedicated space inside the housing. The rotating shaft mechanism is integrated within the device body, with the camera module nesting around the shaft axis, creating a compact configuration when not in use.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes an device body 1, where an opening 11 is formed on the surface of the device body 1 and a rotating shaft 12 is provided within the device body 1; and a functional module 2 rotatable around the rotating shaft 12, where the functional module 2 is configured to be able to rotate into the device body 1 or rotate out from the device body 1 through the opening 11.