US 12,284,429 B2
Camera housing structure for enhanced manufacture assembly and repair
Peng Lip Goh, Singapore (SG); and Deeder M. Aurongzeb, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/968,373.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129607 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/51 (2023.01) [H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system comprising:
a housing;
a processor disposed in the housing and operable to execute instructions that process information;
a memory disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor, the memory operable to store the instructions and information;
a persistent storage device disposed in the housing and interfaced with the processor;
a camera external to the housing and interfaced with the processor, the camera having a camera housing, the camera housing extruded from aluminum to have open front and rear faces, an inner frame having a front opening, a circuit board having an image sensor, a rear cover and a planar spring lock, the circuit board inserting into the inner frame to align the images sensor with the opening, the rear cover coupling to the inner frame to secure the circuit board in place, the inner frame inserting into the camera housing, the planar spring lock terminating at each opposing end with a flange, the flanges inserting through slot openings of the camera housing to engage the inner frame; and
first and second planar spring locks, each planar spring lock terminating at each opposing end with a flange;
wherein the first planar spring lock inserts the flange through the slot openings in an upper surface of the housing and the second planar spring lock inserts the flange through the slot openings in a lower surface of the housing.