Switching Apparatus with Shielded Filter Mount for Camera Casings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smartphone camera casings with switching apparatuses for filters result in a large overall structure and are prone to filter detachment, leading to a poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A switching apparatus with a hollowed installation ring for connecting to the camera casing's installation boss and a shielding structure for securely attaching filters, reducing the overall size and preventing filter exposure to external forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the filter is installed on the switching apparatus through magnetic attraction, then the filter can be easily attached and detached, but the filter is easily touched by external forces and falls
Solution Approach 1:
The filter is nested within the shielding structure of the switching apparatus, creating a protected inner space. The shielding structure acts as a container that holds the filter securely while allowing magnetic attachment/detachment functionality, thus protecting the filter from external forces while maintaining ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If the filter is installed outside the switching apparatus, then the filter is easily accessible, but the overall structure of the phone casing is larger
Solution Approach 1:
The filter mounting function is merged with the switching apparatus structure. The shielding structure integrates both the switching function and the filter mounting function into a single unified component, eliminating the need for separate external filter installations and reducing overall structure size while maintaining accessibility.
3Ease of operation
If the filter is exposed to the outside, then the filter is easily accessible, but external forces can directly touch the filter causing it to fall
Solution Approach 1:
The shielding structure serves as an intermediary protective barrier between the external environment and the filter. It allows the filter to remain accessible for operation while providing physical protection against external forces, effectively mediating between accessibility and protection requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
A switching apparatus includes a switching main body. One side of the switching main body is provided with a hollowed installation ring, an inside of the installation ring is detachably connected to an installation boss of the casing of the camera equipment, another side of the switching main body is provided with a shielding structure, the shielding structure is an annular hollowed structure, and an inside of the annular hollowed structure is detachably connected to the filter.