US 11,949,997 B2
Electronic device with shutter assembly
Rahul Gupta, Bothell, WA (US); Oszkar Tiberius Bajko, Issaquah, WA (US); Kristina Perez de Tagle, Kent, WA (US); Hung-Bing Tan, Seattle, WA (US); Mona Mayeh, Seattle, WA (US); Martin Peter Aalund, Seattle, WA (US); Sudarshan Rangaraj, Seattle, WA (US); Arivazhagan Chandrashekaran, Issaquah, WA (US); and Pierre Della Nave, London (GB)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/201,194.
Prior Publication US 2022/0294993 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 23/90 (2023.01); H04N 23/58 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/90 (2023.01) [H04N 23/58 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing defining a first channel;
a first camera oriented in a first direction;
a second camera oriented in a second direction that is different from the first direction; and
a shutter assembly comprising:
a switch including a protrusion that is disposed at least partially within the first channel, wherein the switch is actuatable between a first position in which the first camera and the second camera are unobstructed, and a second position in which the first camera and the second camera are (i) obstructed and (ii) disabled;
a link operably coupled to the switch, the link defining a second channel;
a first cover coupled to the link, the first cover for obstructing the first camera; and
an arm coupled to the link, the arm including: (i) a pin configured to translate within the second channel during actuation of the switch, and (ii) a second cover for obstructing the second camera.