CN219068289U - Camera and intelligent terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a camera and an intelligent terminal, wherein the camera comprises a telescopic mechanism and a laser ranging module arranged along the telescopic direction of the telescopic mechanism; the light measuring and distance measuring module comprises a laser receiving and transmitting unit and a reflecting unit, wherein one of the laser receiving and transmitting unit and the reflecting unit is fixedly arranged relative to the telescopic mechanism and moves along with the telescopic mechanism, and the other of the laser receiving and transmitting unit and the reflecting unit is fixedly arranged relative to a static piece of the camera. The camera can save larger space, and the detection result is more accurate.

Description

Camera and intelligent terminal

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of cameras, in particular to a camera and an intelligent terminal.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers are becoming more popular, and cameras are generally arranged on the mobile devices to enable the mobile devices to have a camera shooting function. In order to improve the image capturing effect, a telescopic module is generally arranged on the camera to change the focal length of the camera. In order to accurately adjust the telescopic distance, a detection module for detecting the telescopic distance of the camera is generally arranged on the camera.

In the prior art, the camera is generally subjected to telescopic adjustment through an electromagnetic actuating assembly, and the telescopic distance is detected through a Hall detection module. The hall detection module generally comprises a magnet and a detection device, which occupy a large space, and the hall detection module is easily affected by a magnetic field in the electromagnetic actuating assembly to reduce detection accuracy.

Disclosure of Invention

To above-mentioned technical problem, this application provides a camera and intelligent terminal, and this camera can save great space, and the testing result is more accurate.

In order to solve the technical problems, the application provides a camera, which comprises a telescopic mechanism and a laser ranging module arranged along the telescopic direction of the telescopic mechanism;

the laser ranging module comprises a laser receiving and transmitting unit and a reflecting unit, wherein one of the laser receiving and transmitting unit and the reflecting unit is fixedly arranged relative to the telescopic mechanism and moves along with the telescopic mechanism, and the other of the laser receiving and transmitting unit and the reflecting unit is fixedly arranged relative to a static piece of the camera.

Optionally, the camera includes a connection frame connected to the telescopic mechanism, the connection frame moves along with the telescopic mechanism, and one of the laser transceiver unit and the reflection unit is disposed on the connection frame.

Optionally, the camera includes control the electromagnetic actuating device of telescopic machanism, electromagnetic actuating device includes magnet and solenoid, the linking bridge is arranged in the holding intracavity of camera, magnet with one of them set up in on the lateral wall of holding chamber, magnet with another of them with linking bridge fixed connection of solenoid.

Optionally, the laser ranging module is disposed in the accommodating cavity, a supporting rod is disposed on the connecting frame, the laser transceiver unit is disposed on an end face of the supporting rod facing the top of the accommodating cavity, and the reflecting unit is disposed on the top of the accommodating cavity

Optionally, the reflection unit is disposed on an end face of the support rod facing the top of the accommodating cavity, the top of the accommodating cavity is provided with the cover plate, and the laser transceiver unit is disposed on a side face of the cover plate facing one side of the support rod.

Optionally, the reflection unit is arranged on the magnet or the electromagnetic coil connected with the connecting frame, the top of the accommodating cavity is provided with the cover plate, and the laser transceiver unit is arranged on the side surface of the cover plate facing one side of the connecting frame.

Optionally, a connection line connected with the laser transceiver unit is disposed on the support rod, and the connection line is used for controlling the laser transceiver unit and receiving signals of the laser transceiver unit.

Optionally, the laser transceiver unit includes a transmitting device and a receiving device, where the transmitting device and the receiving device are arranged in parallel.

Optionally, the laser transceiver unit includes a transmitting device and a receiving device arranged side by side.

Optionally, a lens is provided on both the transmitting device and the receiving device.

Optionally, a guide post is disposed in the accommodating cavity, the guide post extends along the telescopic direction of the telescopic mechanism, a guide hole is formed on the connecting frame, the guide hole is sleeved outside the guide post, and the connecting frame moves along the axial direction of the guide post.

Optionally, a clamping module is arranged in the guide hole, the clamping module is sleeved on the guide post, and the clamping module comprises a first state in which the clamping module is out of contact with the guide post and a second state in which the clamping module clamps the guide post;

in the first state, the connecting frame moves relatively along the guide post; and/or, in the second state, the connecting frame and the guide post are relatively fixed.

The application also provides an intelligent terminal, comprising the camera.

As described above, according to the camera of the application, by setting the laser ranging device, one of the laser transceiver unit and the reflecting unit is relatively and fixedly arranged with the telescopic mechanism and moves along with the telescopic mechanism, and the other of the laser transceiver unit and the reflecting unit is connected with the stationary part of the camera; the distance between the laser receiving and transmitting unit and the reflecting unit can be changed through the movement of the telescopic mechanism, and then the distance between the laser ranging device and the telescopic mechanism can be measured, so that magnets required by the Hall detection module are not required to be distributed, the space is saved, and the distance is detected through light rays by the laser ranging device, so that the distance cannot be interfered by other elements, and the movement distance of the telescopic cylinder of the camera can be measured more accurately.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the application and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application. In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic axial side structure of a partially cut-away structure of the camera head according to the first embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic front view of a partially cut-away structure of the camera head according to the first embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic front view of a partially cut-away structure of a camera head according to a second embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic front view of a partially cut-away structure of a camera head according to a third embodiment.

The realization, functional characteristics and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the embodiments, referring to the attached drawings. Specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in more detail. These drawings and the written description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concepts in any way, but to illustrate the concepts of the present application to those skilled in the art by reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples are not representative of all implementations consistent with the present application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present application as detailed in the accompanying claims.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, the element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element, and alternatively, elements having the same name in different embodiments of the present application may have the same meaning or may have different meanings, a particular meaning of which is to be determined by its interpretation in this particular embodiment or further in connection with the context of this particular embodiment.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information, these information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope herein. The word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "responsive to a determination", depending on the context. Furthermore, as used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," and/or "including" specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, categories, and/or groups, but do not preclude the presence, presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, items, categories, and/or groups. The terms "or," "and/or," "including at least one of," and the like, as used herein, may be construed as inclusive, or meaning any one or any combination. For example, "including at least one of: A. b, C "means" any one of the following: a, A is as follows; b, a step of preparing a composite material; c, performing operation; a and B; a and C; b and C; a and B and C ", again as examples," A, B or C "or" A, B and/or C "means" any of the following: a, A is as follows; b, a step of preparing a composite material; c, performing operation; a and B; a and C; b and C; a and B and C). An exception to this definition will occur only when a combination of elements, functions, steps or operations are in some way inherently mutually exclusive.

The words "if", as used herein, may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "in response to a determination" or "in response to a detection", depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase "if determined" or "if detected (stated condition or event)" may be interpreted as "when determined" or "in response to determination" or "when detected (stated condition or event)" or "in response to detection (stated condition or event), depending on the context.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the present application.

In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" for representing elements are used only for facilitating the description of the present application, and are not of specific significance per se. Thus, "module," "component," or "unit" may be used in combination.

The intelligent terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the smart terminals described in the present application may include mobile terminals such as cell phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, palm computers, personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), portable media players (Portable Media Player, PMP), navigation devices, wearable devices, smart bracelets, pedometers, and stationary terminals such as digital TVs, desktop computers, and the like.

The following description will be given taking a mobile terminal as an example, and those skilled in the art will understand that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present application can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for a moving purpose.

Referring to fig. 1, which is a schematic hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present application, the mobile terminal 100 may include: an RF (Radio Frequency) unit 101, a WiFi module 102, an audio output unit 103, an a/V (audio/video) input unit 104, a sensor 105, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, a processor 110, and a power supply 111. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the mobile terminal structure shown in fig. 1 is not limiting of the mobile terminal and that the mobile terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or a different arrangement of components.

The following describes the components of the mobile terminal in detail with reference to fig. 1:

the radio frequency unit 101 may be used for receiving and transmitting signals during the information receiving or communication process, specifically, after receiving downlink information of the base station, processing the downlink information by the processor 110; and, the uplink data is transmitted to the base station. Typically, the radio frequency unit 101 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 101 may also communicate with networks and other devices via wireless communications. The wireless communication may use any communication standard or protocol including, but not limited to, GSM (Global System of Mobile communication, global system for mobile communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service ), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access, 2000, CDMA 2000), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access ), TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, time Division synchronous code Division multiple access), FDD-LTE (Frequency Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution, frequency Division duplex long term evolution), TDD-LTE (Time Division Duplexing-Long Term Evolution, time Division duplex long term evolution), and 5G, among others.

WiFi belongs to a short-distance wireless transmission technology, and a mobile terminal can help a user to send and receive e-mails, browse web pages, access streaming media and the like through the WiFi module 102, so that wireless broadband Internet access is provided for the user. Although fig. 1 shows a WiFi module 102, it is understood that it does not belong to the necessary constitution of a mobile terminal, and can be omitted entirely as required within a range that does not change the essence of the utility model.

The audio output unit 103 may convert audio data received by the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102 or stored in the memory 109 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal 100 is in a call signal reception mode, a talk mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output unit 103 may also provide audio output (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.) related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100. The audio output unit 103 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The a/V input unit 104 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The a/V input unit 104 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, the graphics processor 1041 processing image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing device (e.g., a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 106. The image frames processed by the graphics processor 1041 may be stored in the memory 109 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the radio frequency unit 101 or the WiFi module 102. The microphone 1042 can receive sound (audio data) via the microphone 1042 in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output that can be transmitted to the mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 101 in the case of a telephone call mode. The microphone 1042 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting the audio signal.

The mobile terminal 100 also includes at least one sensor 105, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Optionally, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor, optionally, the ambient light sensor may adjust the brightness of the display panel 1061 according to the brightness of ambient light, and the proximity sensor may turn off the display panel 1061 and/or the backlight when the mobile terminal 100 moves to the ear. As one of the motion sensors, the accelerometer sensor can detect the acceleration in all directions (generally three axes), and can detect the gravity and direction when stationary, and can be used for applications of recognizing the gesture of a mobile phone (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games, magnetometer gesture calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer and knocking), and the like; as for other sensors such as fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, infrared sensors, etc. that may also be configured in the mobile phone, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The display unit 106 is used to display information input by a user or information provided to the user. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, and the display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 107 may be used to receive input numeric or character information and to generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the mobile terminal. Alternatively, the user input unit 107 may include a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071, also referred to as a touch screen, may collect touch operations thereon or thereabout by a user (e.g., operations of the user on the touch panel 1071 or thereabout by using any suitable object or accessory such as a finger, a stylus, etc.) and drive the corresponding connection device according to a predetermined program. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. Optionally, the touch detection device detects the touch azimuth of the user, detects a signal brought by touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into touch point coordinates, and sends the touch point coordinates to the processor 110, and can receive and execute commands sent from the processor 110. Further, the touch panel 1071 may be implemented in various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. The user input unit 107 may include other input devices 1072 in addition to the touch panel 1071. Alternatively, other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, mouse, joystick, etc., as specifically not limited herein.

Alternatively, the touch panel 1071 may overlay the display panel 1061, and when the touch panel 1071 detects a touch operation thereon or thereabout, the touch panel 1071 is transferred to the processor 110 to determine the type of touch event, and the processor 110 then provides a corresponding visual output on the display panel 1061 according to the type of touch event. Although in fig. 1, the touch panel 1071 and the display panel 1061 are two independent components for implementing the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, in some embodiments, the touch panel 1071 may be integrated with the display panel 1061 to implement the input and output functions of the mobile terminal, which is not limited herein.

The interface unit 108 serves as an interface through which at least one external device can be connected with the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external devices may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The interface unit 108 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal 100 and an external device.

Memory 109 may be used to store software programs as well as various data. The memory 109 may mainly include a storage program area and a storage data area, and alternatively, the storage program area may store an operating system, an application program required for at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), and the like; the storage data area may store data (such as audio data, phonebook, etc.) created according to the use of the handset, etc. In addition, memory 109 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage device.

The processor 110 is a control center of the mobile terminal, connects various parts of the entire mobile terminal using various interfaces and lines, and performs various functions of the mobile terminal and processes data by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 109 and calling data stored in the memory 109, thereby performing overall monitoring of the mobile terminal. Processor 110 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 110 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, the application processor optionally handling mainly an operating system, a user interface, an application program, etc., the modem processor handling mainly wireless communication. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 110.

The mobile terminal 100 may further include a power source 111 (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to the respective components, and preferably, the power source 111 may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to perform functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system.

Although not shown in fig. 1, the mobile terminal 100 may further include a bluetooth module or the like, which is not described herein.

Based on the above-mentioned mobile terminal hardware structure, various embodiments of the present application are presented.

First embodiment

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the camera provided in the first embodiment of the present application includes a telescopic mechanism 30 for fixing a lens of the camera; and the laser ranging device is arranged along the telescoping direction of the telescoping mechanism 30, and comprises a laser receiving and transmitting unit 51 and a reflecting unit 52, wherein the laser receiving and transmitting unit 51 is connected with the telescoping mechanism 30, in particular to the connecting frame 41 which is connected with the telescoping mechanism 30 and moves along with the telescoping mechanism 30, is arranged relatively fixedly and moves along with the telescoping mechanism 30, and the reflecting unit 52 is connected with a static part of the camera.

Optionally, the stationary member includes components of the camera that do not follow the telescopic movement of the telescopic mechanism 30, such as the cover plate 72.

In this embodiment, the laser transceiver unit 51 is connected to the telescopic mechanism 30 through the laser ranging device, and when the telescopic mechanism 30 moves, the laser transceiver unit 51 can be driven to move synchronously, and along with the movement of the laser transceiver unit 51, the distance between the laser transceiver unit 51 and the reflecting unit 52 changes, so that the laser ranging device can measure the moving distance of the telescopic mechanism 30. Because this camera has adopted laser rangefinder to detect telescopic distance to telescopic machanism 30, this can not need lay the magnet that hall detection module required again, has practiced thrift the space, and because laser rangefinder detects the distance through light, so it can not receive the interference of other components, can more accurately measure telescopic machanism 30's motion distance.

Optionally, the camera includes an electromagnetic actuating device for controlling the telescopic mechanism 30, the electromagnetic actuating device includes a magnet 61 and an electromagnetic coil 62, a containing cavity 70 in which the electromagnetic actuating device is disposed is formed in the camera, the connecting frame 41 of the telescopic mechanism 30 is disposed in the containing cavity 70 of the camera, one of the magnet 61 and the electromagnetic coil 62 is disposed on a side wall of the containing cavity 70 of the camera, and the other of the magnet 61 and the electromagnetic coil 62 is fixedly connected with the connecting frame 41. In the present embodiment, the magnet 61 is disposed on a side wall of the accommodating chamber 70, and the electromagnetic coil 62 is disposed on the connection frame 41. By controlling the current to the electromagnetic coil 62, the interaction force is generated between the magnet 61 and the electromagnetic coil 62, and the movement direction is controlled.

Optionally, a guide post 71 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 70, the guide post 71 extends along the telescopic direction of the telescopic mechanism 30, a guide hole 411 is formed on the connecting frame 41, the guide hole 411 is sleeved outside the guide post 71, and the connecting frame 41 moves along the axial direction of the guide post 71. By providing the guide post 71, the movement of the telescopic mechanism 30 can be guided.

Optionally, a support bar 412 is also provided on the connection frame 41. In the present embodiment, the laser transceiver unit 51 is disposed on an end surface of the support rod 412 facing the top end of the accommodating cavity 70. The reflecting unit 52 is disposed on the top of the accommodating cavity 70 of the camera, such as on the cover 72 of the accommodating cavity 70 that does not follow the telescopic movement of the telescopic mechanism 30.

Alternatively, the cover plate 72 may directly exist as the reflecting unit 52 to reflect the light emitted from the laser transceiving unit 51.

Optionally, the laser transceiver unit 51 includes a transmitting device and a receiving device, which are disposed in parallel on an end surface of the support rod 412 facing one end of the cover plate 72. The transmitting device emits laser light to the reflecting unit 52, and the laser light is reflected by the reflecting unit 52 and then enters the receiving device to measure the distance.

Optionally, a lens (not shown) is disposed on both the emitting device and the receiving device to optimize the emitting and receiving effects of the light. The antireflection film may be attached to transparent glass.

Optionally, a connection line 53 connected to the laser transceiver unit 51 is further fixed to the support bar 412, and the connection line 63 is used for controlling the laser transceiver unit 51 and receiving signals of the laser transceiver unit 51. The connection line 53 and the electromagnetic coil 62 are respectively disposed on both sides of the support bar 412.

Optionally, a clamping module 413 is disposed in the guide hole 411, and the clamping module 413 is sleeved on the guide post 71, where the clamping module 413 includes a first state that is out of contact with the guide post 71 and a second state that clamps the guide post 71. In the first state, the link 41 moves relatively along the guide post 71; and/or, in the second state, the connecting frame 41 is fixed relative to the guide post 71. When the telescopic distance of the camera needs to be adjusted, the clamping module 413 is separated from contact with the guide post 71, and the telescopic mechanism 30 can move under the action of the electromagnetic actuating device; and when the camera is extended or contracted to a predetermined position, the clamping module 413 is brought into contact with the guide post 71 to prevent the telescopic mechanism 30 from moving again. The telescopic distance of the camera can be controlled more accurately through the arrangement of the clamping module 413. The clamping module 413 may be made of a magnetostrictive material that generates a morphological change by magnetism, or an electrostrictive material that generates a morphological change by energizing, to achieve a transition between the two states by magnetic or electrical control.

Second embodiment

As shown in fig. 4, the second embodiment of the present application is substantially the same as the first embodiment, except that in the present embodiment, the laser transceiver unit 51 is disposed on a side of the cover plate 72 of the accommodating cavity 70 facing the connection frame 41, and the reflecting unit 52 is disposed on an end surface of the support rod 412 facing one end of the cover plate 72.

In this embodiment, the telescopic mechanism 30 drives the reflecting unit 52 to move when moving, and the laser emitting unit 51 is connected with a stationary part in the camera, when the telescopic mechanism 30 moves, the distance between the reflecting unit 52 and the laser emitting unit 51 changes, and the laser ranging device can measure the moving distance of the telescopic mechanism 30.

In this application, one of the laser transceiver unit 51 and the reflecting unit 52 is fixed relative to the telescopic mechanism 30, and moves along with the telescopic mechanism 30, and the other of the laser transceiver unit 51 and the reflecting unit 52 is connected to a stationary part of the camera.

Optionally, a connection line connected to the laser transceiver unit 51 is led out along the cover plate 72 and the side wall of the accommodating space.

Third embodiment

As shown in fig. 5, the third embodiment of the present application is basically the same as the second embodiment, in that the laser transceiver unit 51 is also disposed on the side of the cover 72 of the accommodating cavity facing the connecting frame 41, except that in the present embodiment, the reflecting unit 52 is directly disposed on the electromagnetic coil 62 fixedly connected to the connecting frame 41.

In this embodiment, the reflecting unit 52 moves along with the connecting frame 41 under the driving of the telescopic mechanism 30, and the laser emitting unit 51 is connected with a stationary part in the camera, so that when the telescopic mechanism 30 moves, the distance between the reflecting unit 52 and the laser emitting unit 51 changes, and the laser ranging device can measure the moving distance of the telescopic mechanism 30.

It will be appreciated that in another embodiment, when the magnet 61 is fixedly coupled to the connection frame 41, the reflection unit 52 is directly disposed on the magnet 61 fixedly coupled to the connection frame 41.

The application also provides an intelligent terminal, which comprises the camera in the embodiment. Optionally, the camera may be disposed on the back of the smart terminal and located in the housing of the smart terminal.

It can be understood that the above scenario is merely an example, and does not constitute a limitation on the application scenario of the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application, and the technical solution of the present application may also be applied to other scenarios. For example, as one of ordinary skill in the art can know, with the evolution of the system architecture and the appearance of new service scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application are equally applicable to similar technical problems.

The foregoing embodiment numbers of the present application are merely for describing, and do not represent advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

The units in the device of the embodiment of the application can be combined, divided and pruned according to actual needs.

In this application, the same or similar term concept, technical solution, and/or application scenario description will generally be described in detail only when first appearing, and when repeated later, for brevity, will not generally be repeated, and when understanding the content of the technical solution of the present application, etc., reference may be made to the previous related detailed description thereof for the same or similar term concept, technical solution, and/or application scenario description, etc., which are not described in detail later.

In this application, the descriptions of the embodiments are focused on, and the details or descriptions of one embodiment may be found in the related descriptions of other embodiments.

The technical features of the technical solutions of the present application may be arbitrarily combined, and for brevity of description, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the present application.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the claims, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes using the descriptions and drawings of the present application, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. The camera is characterized by comprising a telescopic mechanism and a laser ranging module arranged along the telescopic direction of the telescopic mechanism;

the laser ranging module comprises a laser receiving and transmitting unit and a reflecting unit, wherein one of the laser receiving and transmitting unit and the reflecting unit is fixedly arranged relative to the telescopic mechanism and moves along with the telescopic mechanism, and the other of the laser receiving and transmitting unit and the reflecting unit is fixedly arranged relative to a static piece of the camera.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein the camera comprises a connection frame connected to the telescopic mechanism, the connection frame moves along with the telescopic mechanism, and one of the laser transceiver unit and the reflecting unit is disposed on the connection frame.

3. The camera according to claim 2, wherein the camera comprises an electromagnetic actuating device for controlling the telescopic mechanism, the electromagnetic actuating device comprises a magnet and an electromagnetic coil, the connecting frame is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the camera, one of the magnet and the electromagnetic coil is arranged on the side wall of the accommodating cavity, and the other of the magnet and the electromagnetic coil is fixedly connected with the connecting frame.

4. The camera according to claim 3, wherein the laser ranging module is disposed in the accommodating cavity, a supporting rod is disposed on the connecting frame, the laser transceiver unit is disposed on an end face of the supporting rod facing the top of the accommodating cavity, and the reflecting unit is disposed on the top of the accommodating cavity;

the reflecting unit is arranged on the end face of the supporting rod, which faces the top of the accommodating cavity, the top of the accommodating cavity is provided with a cover plate, and the laser receiving and transmitting unit is arranged on the side face of one side of the cover plate, which faces the supporting rod; or alternatively, the process may be performed,

the reflection unit is arranged on the magnet or the electromagnetic coil connected with the connecting frame, the cover plate is arranged at the top of the accommodating cavity, and the laser receiving and transmitting unit is arranged on the side surface of the cover plate, which faces one side of the connecting frame.

5. The camera according to claim 4, wherein a connection line connected to the laser transceiver unit is provided on the support bar, the connection line being used for controlling the laser transceiver unit and receiving a signal of the laser transceiver unit.

6. The camera according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the laser transceiver unit comprises a transmitting device and a receiving device arranged side by side.

7. The camera according to claim 6, wherein a lens is provided on both the transmitting device and the receiving device.

8. The camera according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein a guide post is provided in the accommodating cavity of the camera, the guide post extends along the movement direction of the telescopic mechanism, a guide hole is formed on the connecting frame, the guide hole is sleeved on the guide post, and the connecting frame moves along the axis direction of the guide post.

9. The camera according to claim 8, wherein a clamping module is disposed in the guide hole, the clamping module is sleeved on the guide post, and the clamping module includes a first state of being out of contact with the guide post and a second state of clamping the guide post;

in the first state, the connecting frame moves relatively along the guide post; and/or, in the second state, the connecting frame and the guide post are relatively fixed.

10. An intelligent terminal comprising the camera of any one of claims 1 to 9.

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