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US 2011/0217033 A1Published application
Mechanical shutter and portable electronic device with same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorHSUEH-FENG HSU
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Abstract
A mechanical shutter includes a base, a cover, a primary blade and a secondary blade. The base includes a first through hole and a connecting shaft extending from the base. The cover includes a second through hole and a connecting hole. The connecting shaft of the base extends through the connecting hole to secure the cover to the base. The first through hole is coaxial to the second through hole, thereby cooperatively forming an light passage. The primary blade and the secondary blade are moveably interconnected so when the primary blade rotates around the connecting shaft relative to the base, the primary blade carries the secondary blade to move, and the secondary blade moves together to cover or expose the light passage.
Claims15
A mechanical shutter, comprising:
- a base comprising a first through hole defined therein;
- a connecting shaft extending from the base;
- a cover comprising a second through hole and a connecting hole, the connecting shaft of the base extending through the connecting hole to secure the base to the cover, the base and the cover cooperatively forming a housing, the first through hole and the second through hole aligned with each other and cooperatively defining a light passage;
- a primary blade defining a shaft hole, the connecting shaft extending through the shaft hole, the primary blade being rotatably secured to the base, the primary blade being capable of rotating around the connecting shaft relative to the base;
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- a secondary blade movable relative to the primary blade;
- wherein the mechanical shutter further comprises a first slot and a first post extending through the first slot, the first slot is defined in one of the cover and the secondary blade, the first post is positioned in the other of the cover and the secondary blade, and the first post is slidable in and along the first slot;
- the primary blade being rotatable around the connecting shaft relative to the base, so as to carry the secondary blade to move and rotate about the first post, thereby the primary blade and the secondary blade cooperatively closing or opening the light passage.
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A mechanical shutter, comprising:
- a cover comprising a light passage defined therein;
- a connecting shaft extending from the cover;
- a primary blade defining a shaft hole, the connecting shaft extending through the shaft hole, the primary blade being rotatably secured to the cover, the primary blade being capable of rotating around the connecting shaft relative to the cover;
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- a secondary blade movable relative to the primary blade;
- wherein the mechanical shutter further comprises a first slot and a first post extending through the first slot, the first slot is defined in one of the cover and the secondary blade, the first post is positioned in the other of the cover and the secondary blade, and the first post is slidable in and along the first slot;
- the primary blade being rotatable around the connecting shaft relative to the base, so as to carry the secondary blade to move and rotate about the first post, thereby the primary blade and the secondary blade cooperatively closing or opening the light passage.
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A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a lens module received in the housing;
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- a mechanical shutter aligned with the lens module, the mechanical shutter comprising:
- a cover comprising a through hole;
- a primary blade pivotedly coupled to the cover;
- and
- a secondary blade movably coupled to the primary blade;
- wherein the mechanical shutter further comprises a first slot and a first post extending through the first slot and being slidable in and along the first slot, the first slot defined in one of the cover and the secondary blade, the first post positioned on the other of the cover and the secondary blade;
- wherein the mechanical shutter further comprises a second slot and a second post extending through the second slot and being slidable in and along the second slot, the second slot defined in one of the primary blade and the secondary blade, the second post positioned on the other of the primary blade and the secondary blade,
- wherein the primary blade and the secondary blade are movable relative to the cover between a first position where the first post is adjacent to a first end of the first slot, the second post is adjacent to a first end of the second slot, and the primary blade and the secondary blade cooperatively close the through hole, and
- a second position where the first post is adjacent to a second end of the first slot opposing to the first end thereof, the second post is adjacent to a second end of the second slot opposing to the first end thereof, and the primary blade and the secondary blade are moved away from the through hole for allowing light to pass therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.