TWI386009B - A portable electronic device having a function for photo-taking - Google Patents

Description

Portable electronic device with camera function

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device having a camera function, and more particularly to a camera phone capable of preventing lens damage.

With the rapid development of multimedia technology, portable electronic devices with camera functions such as digital cameras, video cameras and mobile phones with cameras are increasingly favored by consumers.

Portable electronic devices, such as camera phones, mainly include a lens module and a photosensitive module for image recording purposes. The lens module of the camera phone is mostly disposed on the back of the main body of the mobile phone, that is, opposite to the display portion of the mobile phone, or on the rotating pivot of the joint between the display portion and the keyboard portion of the camera phone. Most of the lens of the lens module is exposed, so it is easy to damage the lens without the protection device, which affects the camera quality of the camera phone.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a portable electronic device capable of preventing lens damage.

A portable electronic device capable of preventing lens damage will be described below by way of example.

A portable electronic device includes a main body, a pivoting portion and a camera portion, the main body including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a first surface and a second surface a third surface, the pivoting portion includes two oppositely disposed connecting blocks and respectively associated with the third The camera unit includes a camera body and a lens module disposed on the camera body. The camera body is pivotally coupled to the connector block.

Compared with the prior art, when the portable electronic device is not photographing, the lens module on the body of the camera portion can be rotated to face the third surface connected to the pivoting portion, and the lens module is not exposed. Thereby the lens module can be protected from damage.

The first embodiment of the present invention provides a portable electronic device. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the camera phone 10 is taken as an example for description. The camera phone 10 includes a handset body 11, a pivoting portion 12 and a camera portion 13.

The mobile phone main body 11 includes a bottom surface 111, a first surface 112 intersecting the bottom surface 111, a second surface 113 intersecting the bottom surface 111 and opposite to the first surface 112, and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface 111. The face 114 and the two opposite sides 115 intersect the bottom face 111, respectively. A keyboard portion 116 and a display portion 117 can be disposed on the first surface 112. The keyboard portion 116 is adjacent to the display portion 117. The camera phone 10 further includes a shutter button 118 disposed on a side 115 of the body 11 of the phone.

The pivoting portion 12 includes two oppositely disposed connecting blocks and is respectively connected to the bottom surface 111. In this embodiment, the bottom surface 111 is adjacent to the keyboard portion 116 and away from the display portion 117. The two connecting blocks included in the pivot portion 12 are respectively disposed at two ends of the bottom surface 111. It can be understood that the pivoting portion 12 can also be connected to the top surface 114, that is, the pivoting portion 12 is included. Two connecting blocks are respectively disposed at two ends of the top surface 114. The pivoting portion 12 has two oppositely disposed grooves 121. The two oppositely disposed grooves 121 are respectively disposed on the two connecting blocks included in the pivoting portion 12.

The camera unit 13 includes a camera body 131 and an optical viewfinder 132, a lighting device 133 and a lens module 134, which are juxtaposed on the camera body 131. The camera body 131 has two opposite end faces 1311, 1312, a first side face 1313 intersecting the two end faces 1311, 1312 and a second side face 1314 opposite the first side face 1313. The two end faces 1311, 1312 of the camera body 131 are respectively provided with a pivot 135, and the pivot 135 cooperates with the groove 121 so that the camera body 131 can be pivotally connected with the pivoting portion 12, so The camera body 131 can be rotated about the pivot 135. The optical viewfinder 132, the illumination device 133 and the lens module 134 are arranged side by side on the first side surface 1313 of the camera unit body 131.

It can be understood that the pivoting portion 12 can have two oppositely disposed pivots, and the two end faces 1311, 1312 of the camera portion body 131 respectively have a groove, the pivot on the pivoting portion 12 and the camera The grooves on the body body 131 cooperate such that the pivoting portion 12 is pivotally coupled to the camera body 131.

The camera unit 13 is electrically connected to the mobile phone body 11 by a pivoting portion 12 pivotally connected thereto, that is, the line connecting the optical viewfinder 132, the illumination device 133 and the lens module 134 passes through the pivot 135. The pivoting portion 12 is connected to the mobile phone main body 11 such that the electronic components in the mobile phone main body 11 form an electrical circuit with the optical viewfinder 132, the illumination device 133 and the lens module 134, and the electronic components in the mobile phone main body 11 Can be the optics The viewfinder 132, the illumination device 133, and the lens module 134 are controlled.

In this embodiment, the optical viewfinder 132 is a side-viewing viewfinder, and the optical viewfinder 132 includes an objective lens 1321 and an eyepiece 1322. The objective lens 1321 is located on the first side 1313 of the camera body 131. The eyepiece 1322 is located on the second side 1314 of the camera body 131. It can be understood that the optical viewfinder 132 can also be other types of optical viewfinders, such as a single-lens reflex flat-axis viewfinder.

The illumination device 133 is an auxiliary light source, such as an LED light source, for providing auxiliary illumination for a scene to be photographed in a special shooting environment, such as insufficient light in the shooting environment, the lens module 134 facing strong light or the like.

The lens module 134 includes an outer lens barrel and an inner lens barrel disposed in the outer lens barrel. The outer lens barrel has an image sensor, and the inner lens barrel has an optical lens group, and the image information on the image sensor can be The memory component (not shown) in the main body 11 of the mobile phone is stored for storage.

When photographing with the camera phone 10, the camera unit 13 is controlled or manually moved by an electronic component (not shown) in the handset body 11 to rotate relative to the handset body 11, so that the camera unit is rotated. The first side 1313 of the 13 faces the object to be viewed, and the objective lens 1321 of the optical viewfinder 132 of the first side 1313 faces the illumination device 133 and the lens module 134 facing the object to be viewed. The user's eye is close to the eyepiece 1322 of the optical viewfinder 132. The optical viewfinder 132 can see the scene facing the first side 1313 of the camera portion 13, and the optical viewfinder 132 is used to select the desired scene. The light on the scene to be selected is projected onto the image sensor (not shown) in the lens module 134, and the mobile phone button is pressed after the framing is completed or The shutter button 118 causes the image information on the image sensor in the lens module 134 to be transmitted to a memory component (not shown) in the body 11 of the mobile phone for storage.

The rotation of the camera unit 13 relative to the mobile phone main body 11 can facilitate the user to select different angles for shooting. When the optical viewfinder 132 is used for framing, the external environment is less affected, for example, shooting in a strong light environment. It is not because the glare makes the user not see the selected scene and thus affects the quality of the recorded image, and can also reduce the power loss of the camera phone 10.

The camera unit 13 can rotate at an arbitrary angle with respect to the handset body 11 with the pivot 135 as an axis, which is mainly set according to the actual needs of the user. For example, the camera unit 13 is pivoted with the pivot 135. Rotating 90 degrees with respect to the main body 11 of the mobile phone, the first side 1313 of the camera unit 13 and the first surface 112 of the mobile phone main body 11 face the object to be viewed or the first side 1313 of the camera unit 13 and the mobile phone When the second surface 113 of the main body 11 faces the object to be viewed, the display portion 117 faces away from the object to be viewed (see FIG. 3). After the framing of the optical viewfinder 132 is completed, pressing the shutter button 118 or the button of the mobile phone to select the desired object. The scene is recorded in a memory element (not shown) in the main body 11 of the mobile phone. It can be understood that the display unit 117 can also be used for framing.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, when the camera phone 10 is not photographed, the camera body 131 is rotatable relative to the handset body 11 such that the first side 1313 of the camera body 131 faces the handset body 11. The bottom surface 111, so that the objective lens 1321, the illumination device 133 and the lens module 134 of the optical viewfinder 132 face the bottom surface 111 of the mobile phone main body 11, the lens module The 134 is not exposed to protect the lens module 134 from damage.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the portable electronic device provided by the second embodiment of the present invention is described by taking the camera phone 20 as an example. The camera phone 20 is basically the same as the camera phone 10 described above, except that the mobile phone is The main body 21 and the pivoting portion 22 are integrally formed. The pivoting portion 22 includes two opposite connecting blocks respectively having a through hole 221 and a knob 222 matched with the through hole 221, and the camera portion of the camera portion 23 The two ends of the body 231 respectively have a pivot 232. The pivot 232 cooperates with the through hole 221 and is fixedly connected to the knob 222.

It can be understood that the main body 21 of the mobile phone can include a knob 222, and the pivoting portion 22 includes two opposite connecting blocks, one of which is provided with a through hole 221 and the other is provided with a groove. The pivots 232 of the two ends of the body 231 are respectively engaged with the through holes 221 and the grooves, and the pivots 232 that cooperate with the through holes 221 are fixedly connected with the knob 222, and the pivots 232 are matched with the grooves. It is pivotally connected to the pivoting portion 22.

In addition, those skilled in the art can also make other changes in the spirit of the present invention. For example, the pivoting portion 12 is connected to the side surface 115 of the mobile phone main body 11, and the camera portion body 131 pivotally connected to the pivoting portion 12 is rotated to make the lens module 134. The first lens body having a keyboard portion and the second body having a display portion, the first body and the second body being pivotally connected to each other, the pivoting The portion can be connected to the first body or the second body, and the camera body pivotally connected to the pivoting portion can be rotated relative to the first body or the second body, the camera body The upper lens module can be rotated to a position facing the first body or the second body, that is, the lens module on the body of the camera unit faces the surface of the first body or the second body to which the pivoting portion is connected. All changes made in accordance with the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art of the present invention should be included in the following claims.

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1 is a schematic structural view of a portable electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1.

3 is a schematic view showing a state in which the portable electronic device of FIG. 1 uses a camera function.

4 is a schematic view showing a state in which the portable electronic device of FIG. 1 does not use a camera function.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a portable electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an exploded perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 5.

10‧‧‧ camera phone

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13‧‧ ‧Photography Department

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Claims (21)

A portable electronic device having a camera function, comprising a main body, a pivoting portion and a camera portion, the body comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a first surface and The third surface intersecting the third surface is improved in that the pivoting portion includes two oppositely disposed connecting blocks and is respectively connected to the third surface, the camera portion includes a camera portion body and is disposed on the camera portion body The lens module is pivotally connected to the connecting block, and when not photographing, the lens module on the body of the camera portion is rotatable to face a third surface connected to the pivoting portion. The portable electronic device with a camera function as described in claim 1, wherein the camera unit is further provided with an optical viewfinder and an illumination device, and the optical viewfinder and the illumination device are arranged side by side with the lens module. The photographic function portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the photographic unit body has two opposite end faces and a side face intersecting the two end faces, the two end faces being respectively opposite to the connecting blocks, The optical viewfinder, the illumination device and the lens module are arranged side by side on the side. A portable electronic device having a camera function as described in claim 2, wherein the optical viewfinder is a side-by-side viewfinder or a single-lens reflex flat-axis viewfinder. The portable electronic device having the camera function of claim 1, wherein the first surface is provided with a keyboard portion and a display portion adjacent to the keyboard portion, and the third surface of the body is The keyboard portion is adjacent to and away from the display portion. The portable electronic device with camera function according to claim 1, wherein the main body and the pivoting portion are of a unitary structure. The portable electronic device with camera function according to claim 1, wherein the pivoting portion includes two knobs, and the knobs are fixedly connected to the camera body through the connecting blocks. The photographic function portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the camera body has a pivot, and the connecting block has a groove corresponding to the pivot, the pivot is disposed on the Inside the groove. The portable electronic device with camera function according to claim 1, wherein the camera body has a groove, and the connecting block has a pivot shaft matched with the pivot, the pivot being disposed in the concave Inside the slot. A portable electronic device having a camera function, comprising a main body, a pivoting portion and a camera portion, the main body comprising a first body having a keyboard portion and a second body having a display portion, the first body and the first body The second body is pivotally connected, the first body includes a side pivotally connected to the second body, a first surface of the keyboard portion, a second surface opposite the first surface, and the first surface The third surface intersecting the first surface and the second surface is modified in that the pivoting portion includes two oppositely disposed connecting blocks and is respectively connected to the third surface, the camera portion includes a camera portion body and is disposed thereon a lens module on the body of the camera, the camera body is pivotally connected to the connecting block, and when not photographing, the lens module on the body of the camera portion is rotatable to face the first connection with the pivoting portion Three surfaces. The portable electronic device with a camera function according to claim 10, wherein the camera unit is further provided with an optical viewfinder and an illumination device, and the optical viewfinder and the illumination device are arranged side by side with the lens module. The portable electronic device with camera function according to claim 11, wherein the camera body has two opposite end faces and a side face intersecting the two end faces, and the two end faces respectively correspond to the connecting blocks relatively, The optical viewfinder, the illumination device and the lens module are arranged side by side on the side. A portable electronic device having a camera function as described in claim 11, wherein the optical viewfinder is a side-by-side viewfinder or a single-lens reflex flat-axis viewfinder. The photographic function portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first body and the pivoting portion are of a unitary structure. The portable electronic device with camera function according to claim 10, wherein the pivoting portion comprises two knobs, and the knobs are fixedly connected to the camera body through the connecting blocks. A portable electronic device having a camera function, comprising a main body, a pivoting portion and a camera portion, the main body comprising a first body having a keyboard portion and a second body having a display portion, the first body and the first body The first body includes a first surface opposite to the second surface The third surface intersecting the second surface is modified in that the pivoting portion includes two oppositely disposed connecting blocks and is respectively connected to the third surface, the camera portion includes a camera portion body and is disposed on the camera portion body In the upper lens module, the camera body is pivotally connected to the connecting block, and when not photographing, the lens module on the camera body can be rotated to face the third surface connected to the pivoting portion. The portable electronic device with a camera function according to claim 16, wherein the camera unit is further provided with an optical viewfinder and an illumination device, and the optical viewfinder and the illumination device are arranged side by side with the lens module. The portable electronic device having a camera function according to claim 17, wherein the camera body has two opposite end faces and the two The two end faces are opposite to the connecting blocks, and the optical viewfinder, the illumination device and the lens module are juxtaposed on the side. A portable electronic device having a camera function as described in claim 17, wherein the optical viewfinder is a side-by-side viewfinder or a single-lens reflex flat-axis viewfinder. The photographic function portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first body and the pivoting portion are of a unitary structure. The photographic function portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the pivoting portion comprises two knobs, and the knobs are fixedly connected to the camera body through the connecting blocks.