Camera shutter assembly having casing walls for guiding a shutter and method for producing same

A shutter assembly, comprising:

• a casing having an aperture and casing walls;
• a shutter disposed adjacent to the aperture, said shutter comprising:
• a first shutter blade, and
• a second shutter blade rotatably connected to the first shutter blade, wherein the casing walls are configured to guide the shutter between a first position blocking the aperture and a second position exposing the aperture, and wherein
• when the shutter is located in the first position, the first shutter blade and the second shutter blade form a folded shape with a waist section larger than the aperture, and
• when the shutter is located in the second position, the first shutter blade and the second shutter blade form an extended shape with a reduced waist section.

A device comprising:

• an imaging sensor;
• a casing having an aperture and casing walls;
• an optical unit for forming an image on the imaging sensor with light through the aperture;
• and
• a shutter disposed adjacent to the aperture, said shutter comprising:
• a first shutter blade, and
• a second shutter blade rotatably connected to the first shutter blade, wherein the casing walls are configured to guide the shutter between a first position blocking the aperture and a second position exposing the aperture, and wherein
• when the shutter is located in the first position, the first shutter blade and the second shutter blade form a folded shape with a waist section larger than the aperture, and
• when the shutter is located in the second position, the first shutter blade and the second shutter blade form an extended shape with a reduced waist section.