US 11,675,251 B2
Door assemblies for image capture devices
Nicholas Vitale, Foster City, CA (US); and Chao Chen, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/638,164
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/050483
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/055251, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/901,998, filed on Sep. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0365405 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G03B 17/08 (2021.01); H01M 50/271 (2021.01)
CPC G03B 17/08 (2013.01) [H01M 50/271 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image capture device, comprising:
a body defining a peripheral cavity; and
a door assembly movable between an open position and a closed position to close and seal the peripheral cavity, the door assembly including:
a door body defining a window;
a slider extending into the window and supported by the door body for axial movement between a first position, in which the door body is axially fixed in relation to the body of the image capture device to inhibit movement of the door assembly from the closed position to the open position, and a second position, in which the door body is axially movable in relation to the body of the image capture device to allow for movement of the door assembly from the closed position to the open position;
a biasing member configured for contact with the slider such that axial movement of the slider causes deflection of the biasing member from a normal configuration to a deflected configuration, the biasing member being axially fixed to the door body such that axial movement of the door body causes corresponding axial movement of the biasing member;
a door lock including a stop configured for contact with the biasing member in the normal configuration to inhibit axial movement of the biasing member and the door body, wherein deflection of the biasing member during movement from the normal configuration to the deflected configuration moves the biasing member out of contact with the stop to allow for axial movement of the biasing member and the door body; and
a sealing member fixedly connected to the door lock such that the door lock, the biasing member, and the slider are positioned between the door body and the sealing member, the sealing member including a resilient material and being positioned such that the sealing member is compressed within the peripheral cavity during movement of the door assembly from the open position to the closed position to form a seal between the door assembly and the body of the image capture device when the door assembly is in the closed position.