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US 11,143,937 B2Granted
Shutter assemblies for electronic devices
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsYa-Ting Yeh, Kuan-Ting Wu, Shih-Hsun Huang
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Abstract
Examples of shutter assembly are described herein. In an example, the shutter assembly includes an opening having a magnetic rubber-based shutter disposed in the opening. The magnetic rubber-based shutter is slidable along a length of the opening to selectively cover and expose the camera.
Claims15
A shutter assembly comprising:
- a housing disposable within a bezel of an electronic device, the housing comprising an opening adaptable to be fitted onto a camera of the electronic device;
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- a magnetic rubber-based shutter disposed within the housing, the magnetic rubber-based shutter being slidable along a length of the opening to selectively cover and expose the camera.
A bezel for an electronic device, the bezel comprising:
- a frame to hold a display panel of the electronic device;
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- a shutter assembly mounted on a top portion of the frame, the shutter assembly comprising:
- a housing having an opening, the opening being adaptable to be fitted onto a camera of the electronic device;
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- a magnetic rubber-based shutter disposed within the housing, the magnetic rubber-based shutter having an aperture, wherein the magnetic rubber-based shutter is slidable along a length of the opening to selectively cover and expose the camera, such that the aperture aligns with the camera to expose the camera.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a camera integrated with the electronic device;
- a bezel disposed around a display panel of the electronic device;
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- a shutter assembly disposed within the bezel, the shutter assembly comprising:
- an opening fitted onto the camera;
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- a magnetic rubber-based shutter disposed within the opening, wherein the magnetic rubber-based shutter is slidable along a length of the opening to selectively cover and expose the camera, and wherein the magnetic rubber-based shutter comprises an aperture, such that the aperture aligns with the camera to expose the camera.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.