CPC H02B 1/46 (2013.01) [F16B 5/0004 (2013.01); F16B 5/0692 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A shutter mechanism for a camera of an electronic device, comprising:
a slider mechanism that enables the shutter mechanism to operate between an open state in which a lens of the camera is exposed and a closed state that blocks the lens of the camera;
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a pair of slider appendages that operate the shutter mechanism between the open state and the closed state, wherein each of the pair of slider appendages slide along a different horizontal axis than a horizontal axis corresponding to the lens of the camera
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of sliding dovetails and a set of slider pins that secure the slider mechanism to a main portion of the shutter mechanism; and
wherein the slider mechanism comprises a set of locking holes that enables the slider mechanism to lock to a corresponding set of tacking pins of the main portion in both the open and closed states.
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