Shutter mechanism for an electronic device
US11728628B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/081
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shutter mechanism for a camera of an electronic device can include a slider mechanism that enables the shutter mechanism to operate between an open state in which a lens of the camera is exposed and a closed state that blocks the lens of the camera. The slider mechanism comprises a one or more slider appendages that operate the shutter mechanism between the open state and the closed state. Each of the one or more slider appendages slide along a horizontal axis in relation to a horizontal axis corresponding to the lens of the camera.
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