Rotating Lens Module with Flipping Cover for Adjustable Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Notebook computers with built-in lenses have a fixed lens position and viewing angle, making them less convenient for users as they cannot be adjusted for capturing scenes in front or behind the device.
Innovation Solution
A lens module is designed to rotate relative to the casing in a range of -90 degrees to 90 degrees, utilizing a multiple-axial assembly with pivot assemblies and a flipping cover to allow the lens to capture scenes in various directions while maintaining a compact and secure design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the lens is disposed at the central position of the edge of the top portion of the screen, then the lens structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the viewing angle is fixed and cannot be adjusted, reducing user convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The lens module is transformed from a fixed static structure to a dynamic adjustable structure through the flipping cover mechanism. The cover can rotate between a first position (lens exposed) and a second position (lens retracted), allowing the viewing angle to be adjusted while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The lens module is moved from a two-dimensional fixed plane position to a three-dimensional space with rotational freedom. By adding the flipping cover that can rotate along a rotation axis, the lens gains an additional degree of freedom, enabling it to switch between facing the front and facing the rear of the electronic device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lens module can rotate to capture scenes in front and back, then user convenience and versatility are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flipping cover mechanism serves multiple functions simultaneously: it protects the lens when not in use, enables rotation to different viewing angles, and maintains a compact profile. This multi-functional design achieves high adaptability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The lens module is nested within the flipping cover, which itself is part of the device housing. When the cover is in the retracted position, the lens is hidden within the device profile; when rotated to the exposed position, the lens becomes accessible. This nesting approach allows functional complexity without increasing external dimensions.
3Ease of operation
If the lens module rotates in a range of -90 degrees to 90 degrees, then the viewing flexibility is enhanced, but the frame thickness increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lens module uses a dynamic rotation mechanism along a defined axis rather than a fixed extended structure. The flipping cover can rotate between specific angular positions, allowing the lens to face different directions while maintaining a compact form factor when in the retracted position.
Solution Approach 2:
The flipping cover acts as a flexible structural element that can rotate and change orientation. This flexible shell design allows the lens module to achieve multiple viewing angles without requiring a thick rigid housing, as the cover itself provides the rotational movement capability.
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AI summary
An electronic device including a casing and a lens module is provided. The casing has a receiving groove. The lens module is assembled to the casing in a multiple-axial manner, located in the receiving groove and capable of rotating in a range of −90 degrees to 90 degrees relative to the casing. By assembling the lens module to the casing through a multiple-axial manner, the gap between the lens module and the casing can be reduced, and the appearance of the simple electronic device can be created.