Retractable camera cap
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorEsa Maatta
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Abstract
Examples of electronic devices are disclosed. An example electronic device includes a first housing including a first inner face, a second housing including a second inner face, and a hinge pivotably connecting the first housing to the second housing for rotation between at least a folded configuration and an open configuration, wherein the first inner face is adjacent the second inner face in the folded configuration. The example electronic device further includes a camera extending from the first inner face, and a cap on the second inner face and in alignment with the camera in the folded configuration, the cap configured to retract from the second inner face in the folded configuration to accommodate extension of the camera from the first inner face.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing including a first inner face;
- a second housing including a second inner face;
- a hinge pivotably connecting the first housing to the second housing for rotation between at least a folded configuration and an open configuration, wherein the first inner face is adjacent the second inner face in the folded configuration;
- a camera extending from the first inner face;
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- a cap on the second inner face and in alignment with the camera in the folded configuration, the cap configured to retract from the second inner face in the folded configuration to accommodate extension of the camera from the first inner face.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing including a first inner face and a first outer face;
- a second housing including a second inner face and a second outer face;
- a display including a first portion on the first housing and a second portion on the second housing;
- a hinge pivotably connecting the first housing to the second housing for rotation between at least a folded configuration and an open configuration, wherein the first inner face is adjacent the second inner face in the folded configuration;
- a camera extending from the first inner face;
- and
- a cap on the second inner face and in alignment with the camera in the folded configuration, the cap configured to retract from the second inner face in the folded configuration to accommodate extension of the camera from the first inner face.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a first housing including a first inner face and a first outer face;
- a second housing including a second inner face and a second outer face, one or more of the first inner face, the second inner face, the first outer face, and the second outer face including a display;
- a hinge pivotably connecting the first housing to the second housing for rotation between at least a folded configuration and an open configuration, wherein the first inner face is adjacent the second inner face in the folded configuration;
- a camera extending from the first inner face;
- and
- a cap on the second inner face and in alignment with the camera in the folded configuration, the cap configured to retract from the second inner face in the folded configuration to accommodate extension of the camera from the first inner face, and the cap including an input sensor actuatable to provide input to the electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.