Rotating Camera Segment Mechanism for Bezel-Free Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face challenges in maximizing the frontal area for display screens while accommodating cameras and sensors, leading to design constraints such as bezels and notches.
Innovation Solution
An interchangeable segment mechanism that allows for rotation between a display screen segment and a camera segment within a cavity in the primary display screen, enabling a bezel-less and notch-free design by swapping between display and camera functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cameras and sensors are integrated into the frontal area of the electronic device, then the device can perform camera and sensor functions, but the display screen area is reduced due to the need for bezels and notches
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device is segmented into a main body and a movable segment containing the camera and sensor. This segment can be rotated between a retracted position (maximizing display area) and an extended position (providing camera functionality). The segmentation allows the camera module to occupy space outside the main display area when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera segment is designed to be dynamically movable rather than statically fixed. A rotation mechanism allows the camera segment to transition between retracted and extended positions, enabling the display area to be maximized when camera functions are not needed while providing easy access to camera capabilities when required.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the camera segment is extended from the display area, then camera functions are accessible, but the device structure becomes more complex with additional moving parts
Solution Approach 1:
The camera segment is merged with the display assembly such that the rotation mechanism integrates the camera module into the existing display structure. This combining approach reduces the need for separate mounting mechanisms and simplifies the overall device architecture while still providing movable camera functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable segment serves multiple functions: it houses the camera, contains sensors, and can be positioned to maximize display area or provide camera access. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated mechanisms for each function, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
An apparatus includes an electronic device includes a glass overlay, a primary display screen, and an interchangeable segment mechanism, wherein a rear surface of the glass overlay is disposed over a top surface of the primary display screen of the electronic device. The interchangeable segment mechanism includes a body structure with a display screen segment and a secondary segment disposed inside a chamber within the electronic device, wherein the interchangeable segment mechanism is configured to rotate the body structure. A cavity defined by one or more sides of the primary display screen and a portion of the rear surface of the glass overlay, wherein the display screen segment of the body structure is placeable in the cavity by the interchangeable segment mechanism and the secondary segment of the body structure is placeable in the cavity by the interchangeable segment mechanism.