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US 8,559,810 B2Granted
Extendable emitter module and electronic apparatus
AssigneeAbility Enterprise Co., Ltd.
InventorsWei-Pong Lin, Ting-Cheng Lin
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Abstract
Embodiments of this invention provide a flash module and an electronic apparatus using the flash module. The electronic apparatus has a sensor and a processor. The sensor is used by the processor to detect an environmental brightness and issue a flash order. The flash module comprises a flash cartridge, a linkage lever set, a housing, an electromagnetic actuator, a mechanical linkage, and a latching mechanism. When necessary, the elements of the flash module perform a process to automatically move the flash to an open position.
Claims20
An emitter module, comprising:
- a cartridge;
- a linkage lever set comprising a first linkage lever, a second linkage lever and a fulcrum, and the fulcrum passes through the first linkage lever and the second linkage lever;
- a housing providing an accommodation space for retracting the cartridge into a closed position;
- an actuator for triggering movement of the cartridge into the open position, the actuator comprising a moving part;
- a retractable latch for retaining the cartridge in the closed position;
- a mechanical linkage mounted on the moving part of the actuator, the linkage being biased into a cartridge-releasing position that urges the retractable latch into a non-cartridge-retaining position;
- and
- wherein when the cartridge is in the closed position, the cartridge is retracted in the accommodation space, and the driver attracts the moving part, and the mechanical linkage mounted thereon, into a position accommodating retraction of the cartridge into the accommodation space.
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An emitter module, comprising:
- a cartridge comprising a notch and a thrust abutment;
- a scissor lift assembly used to move the cartridge to an open position or a closed position;
- a housing comprising an accommodation space;
- an actuator comprising a moving part with an aperture;
- a mechanical linkage comprising a shaft, a stub, an upper edge, and a nook;
- and
- a latching mechanism comprising a hook, a arm, and a hinge;
- wherein when the cartridge is in the closed position, the cartridge is retracted in the accommodation space and the actuator attracts the moving part in a first position;
- wherein the nook is configured to fit the moving part, the shaft passes through the aperture, and the upper edge contacts with the thrust abutment of the cartridge at the closed position;
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- wherein the latching mechanism is inserted into the notch at the closed position, the arm is arranged above the stub of the mechanical linkage, and the hinge is capable of rotating the latching mechanism.
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An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a sensor for detecting an environment brightness;
- a processor for issuing a flash order according to the environment brightness;
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- a flash module, comprising:
- a flash cartridge;
- a housing comprising an accommodation space for retracting the flash cartridge in a closed position;
- a linkage lever set arranged between the flash cartridge and the housing, comprising a first linkage lever, a second linkage lever and a fulcrum, and the fulcrum passes through the second linkage lever and the first linkage lever;
- an actuator comprising a moving part, the actuator being operable to attract the moving part into a first position;
- a mechanical linkage mounted on the moving part of the actuator, the linkage being biased into a cartridge-releasing position that urges the retractable latch into a non-cartridge retaining position;
- a retractable latch for retaining the cartridge in the closed position;
- a first elastic member arranged between the housing and the mechanical linkage;
- and
- a second elastic member arranged between the housing and the latching mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.