Pop-up camera with automatic position control for an information handling system
An apparatus for an information handling system including: a chassis coupled to the information handling system and positioned within the information handling system, the chassis including: a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side positioned opposite the top side, the top side including an opening; and a camera module moveably coupled to the chassis, wherein the camera module is configured to linearly translate from the bottom side to the top side of the chassis and through the opening while concurrently automatically adjusting a camera viewing angle of the camera module.
1. An apparatus for an information handling system including:
a chassis coupled to the information handling system and positioned within the information handling system, the chassis including:
a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side positioned opposite the top side, the top side including an opening; and
a camera module moveably coupled to the chassis, wherein the camera module is configured to linearly translate from the bottom side to the top side of the chassis and through the opening while concurrently automatically adjusting a camera viewing angle of the camera module,
wherein the chassis further includes a back side positioned between top and the bottom side, wherein the camera module includes a camera and an alignment feature, the apparatus further comprising:
a guide structure fixedly coupled to the chassis, the guide structure including a straight portion and an angled portion, wherein the alignment feature is positioned within a recess of the guide structure, wherein
when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the straight portion of the guide structure, the camera module is substantially parallel with respect to the back side of the chassis, and
when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the angled portion of the guide structure, at least a portion of the camera module i) is positioned through the opening of the top side of the chassis and ii) is angled with respect to the back side of the chassis.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the camera module includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to pivot about a connection point between the first portion and the second portion.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , further including:
alignment pins fixedly coupled to the chassis and positioned between the top side and the bottom side of the chassis, and
wherein the camera module further including openings such that the alignment pins are positioned through the openings of the camera module.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the camera module further includes openings such that the guide structure is positioned through the openings of the camera module to provide racking alignment of the camera module.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the angled portion of the guide structure includes detents, and wherein when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the angled portion of the guide structure, the alignment feature abuts one or more of the detents to further define the angle of the camera module with respect to the back side of the chassis.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including:
a frictional hinge coupled to the chassis,
wherein when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the angled portion of the guide structure, the frictional hinge is configured to define the angle of the camera module with respect to the back side of the chassis.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the camera module further includes an additional camera positioned opposite to the camera.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the angled portion of the guide structure is positioned proximate to the top side of the chassis and the straight portion of the guide structure is positioned proximate to the bottom side of the chassis.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the camera module is angled towards a front side of the chassis, the front side of the chassis opposite to the back side of the chassis and between the top side and the bottom side of the chassis.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the camera module is angled towards the back side of the chassis.
11. An information handling system, comprising:
a display unit;
a camera apparatus coupled to the display unit, the apparatus including:
a chassis coupled to the information handling system and positioned within the information handling system, the chassis including:
a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side positioned opposite the top side, the top side including an opening, and
a back side positioned between the top and the bottom side;
a camera module moveably coupled to the chassis, the camera module including a camera and an alignment feature;
a guide structure fixedly coupled to the chassis, the guide structure including a straight portion and an angled portion, wherein the alignment feature is positioned within a recess of the guide structure, wherein
when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the straight portion of the guide structure, the camera module is substantially parallel with respect to the back side of the chassis, and
when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the angled portion of the guide structure, at least a portion of the camera module i) is positioned through the opening of the top side of the chassis and ii) is angled with respect to the back side of the chassis.
12. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the camera module includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is configured to pivot about a connection point between the first portion and the second portion.
13. The information handling system of claim 11 , further including:
alignment pins fixedly coupled to the chassis and positioned between the top side and the bottom side of the chassis, and
wherein the camera module further including openings such that the alignment pins are positioned through the openings of the camera module.
14. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the camera module further includes openings such that the guide structure is positioned through the openings of the camera module to provide racking alignment of the camera module.
15. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the angled portion of the guide structure includes detents, and wherein when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the angled portion of the guide structure, the alignment feature abuts one or more of the detents to further define the angle of the camera module with respect to the back side of the chassis.
16. The information handling system of claim 11 , further including:
a frictional hinge coupled to the chassis,
wherein when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the angled portion of the guide structure, the frictional hinge is configured to define the angle of the camera module with respect to the back side of the chassis.
17. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the camera module further includes an additional camera positioned opposite to the camera.
18. The information handling system of claim 11 , wherein the angled portion of the guide structure is positioned proximate to the top side of the chassis and the straight portion of the guide structure is positioned proximate to the bottom side of the chassis.
19. An apparatus for an information handling system including:
a chassis coupled to the information handling system and positioned within the information handling system, the chassis including:
a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side positioned opposite the top side, the top side including an opening, and
a back side positioned between the top and the bottom side;
a camera module moveably coupled to the chassis, the camera module including a top portion configured to pivot about a connection point between the top portion and the bottom portion, the camera module including:
a camera, and
an alignment feature;
a guide structure fixedly coupled to the chassis, the guide structure including a straight portion and an angled portion, wherein the alignment feature is positioned within a recess of the guide structure, wherein
when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the straight portion of the guide structure, the camera module is substantially parallel with respect to the back side of the chassis, and
when the alignment feature of the camera module is positioned within the recess of the angled portion of the guide structure, at least a portion of the camera module i) is positioned through the opening of the top side of the chassis and ii) is angled with respect to the back side of the chassis,
wherein the camera module further includes openings such that the guide structures are positioned through the openings of the camera module.