Shutter mechanism for an electronic device
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.
1. A shutter mechanism for a camera of an electronic device, comprising:
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;
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a pair of slider appendages that operate the shutter mechanism between the open state and the closed state, wherein each of the pair of slider appendages slide along a different horizontal axis than a horizontal axis corresponding to the lens of the camera
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of sliding dovetails and a set of slider pins that secure the slider mechanism to a main portion of the shutter mechanism; and
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of locking holes that enables the slider mechanism to lock to a corresponding set of tacking pins of the main portion in both the open and closed states.
2. The shutter mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the shutter mechanism is not a component of the electronic device.
3. The shutter mechanism of claim 2 , wherein the shutter mechanism comprises a component of an overlying faceplate that couples to a front façade of the electronic device.
4. The shutter mechanism of claim 1 , further comprising:
a shutter portion coupled to the slider mechanism, the shutter portion moving to cover the lens of the camera in the closed state.
5. The shutter mechanism of claim 4 , wherein the shutter portion comprises a protrusion that enables a finger of a user to push or pull the shutter mechanism into the closed state and the open state.
6. The shutter mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the slider mechanism enable the shutter mechanism to operate in the open and closed states.
7. The shutter mechanism of claim 6 , wherein the slider mechanism enables the slider mechanism to soft-lock to a corresponding set of tacking pins of the main portion.
8. A shutter mechanism for a camera of an electronic device, comprising:
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;
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a single shutter slider disposed laterally to the camera at a same horizontal axis of the lens of the camera, the single shutter slider enabling the shutter mechanism to operate between the open state and the closed state;
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of sliding dovetails and a set of slider pins that secure the slider mechanism to a main portion of the shutter mechanism and enable the shutter mechanism to operate in the open and closed states; and
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of locking holes that enables the slider mechanism to soft-lock to a corresponding set of tacking pins of the main portion in both the open and closed states.
9. The shutter mechanism of claim 8 , wherein the shutter mechanism is not a component of the electronic device.
10. The shutter mechanism of claim 9 , wherein the shutter mechanism comprises a component of an overlying faceplate that couples to a front façade of the electronic device.
11. The shutter mechanism of claim 8 , further comprising:
a shutter portion coupled to the slider mechanism, the shutter portion moving to cover the lens of the camera in the closed state.
12. The shutter mechanism of claim 11 , wherein the shutter portion comprises a protrusion that enables a finger of a user to push or pull the shutter mechanism into the closed state and the open state.
13. A faceplate for an electronic device, the faceplate comprising:
a shutter mechanism to close an aperture of the faceplate for a camera of the electronic device, wherein the shutter mechanism comprises:
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;
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a pair of slider appendages that operate the shutter mechanism between the open state and the closed state, wherein each of the pair of slider appendages slide along a different horizontal axis than a horizontal axis corresponding to the lens of the camera;
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of sliding dovetails and a set of slider pins that secure the slider mechanism to a main portion of the shutter mechanism; and
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of locking holes that enables the slider mechanism to lock to a corresponding set of tacking pins of the main portion in both the open and closed states.
14. The faceplate of claim 13 , wherein the shutter mechanism is not a component of the electronic device.
15. The faceplate of claim 14 , wherein the shutter mechanism comprises a component of an overlying faceplate that couples to a front façade of the electronic device.
16. The faceplate of claim 13 , further comprising:
a shutter portion coupled to the slider mechanism, the shutter portion moving to cover the lens of the camera in the closed state.
17. The faceplate of claim 16 , wherein the shutter portion comprises a protrusion that enables a finger of a user to push or pull the shutter mechanism into the closed state and the open state.