Rotating Image Capturing Assembly with Movable Member
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Solution Overview
Problem
The image capturing module in mobile terminals interferes with the housing during rotation, preventing complete unfolding for front image capturing due to mechanical constraints.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing assembly with a housing and module featuring a rotating shaft and movable member, allowing the image capturing portion to rotate among three positions, ensuring smooth connection and full unfolding for front image capturing by abutting against the notch's inner surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the image capturing module is rotated for front image capturing, then the image capturing functionality is improved, but the module interferes with the housing and cannot rotate completely
Solution Approach 1:
The image capturing module is divided into separate components: an image capturing portion and a rotating shaft portion with a movable member. The movable member can independently move relative to the rotating shaft, allowing the image capturing module to rotate fully for front-facing capture while the movable member remains constrained to maintain smooth connection with either the image capturing surface or non-image capturing surface of the housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable member acts as an intermediary element between the rotating shaft and the housing surfaces. It fits over the rotating shaft and can switch between connecting with the image capturing surface and the non-image capturing surface, enabling smooth rotation while maintaining continuous connection throughout the rotation range.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the image capturing module is fully unfolded for front image capturing, then the adaptability is improved, but the movable member may lose smooth connection with the housing surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The movable member is designed to dynamically switch its connection state. When the image capturing portion rotates to the front position, the movable member automatically transitions from connecting with the image capturing surface to connecting with the non-image capturing surface, ensuring continuous smooth connection throughout the full rotation range.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection parameter of the movable member changes during rotation. The movable member is constrained to maintain smooth connection with different surfaces at different rotation angles, with the connection surface switching from the image capturing surface to the non-image capturing surface as the module unfolds to the front position.
Data Source
AI summary
An image capturing assembly and an electronic device are provided. The image capturing assembly includes a housing and an imagining module. The house includes a side wall, the side wall has a notch, and the housing is provided with an accommodating groove communicated with the notch. The image capturing module includes an image capturing portion and a rotating shaft portion, the rotating shaft portion is accommodated in the notch, and the image capturing portion is rotatably connected with the housing through the rotating shaft portion. The rotating shaft portion includes a rotating shaft and a movable member, the movable member is fitted over the rotating shaft, the image capturing portion is connected with the rotating shaft and is configured to be driven by the rotating shaft to rotate among a first position, a second position and a third position.