CN101557688A

CN101557688A - Portable electronic device with rotary image acquisition die set

Info

Publication number: CN101557688A
Application number: CNA2008100924485A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭宏昇; 张宜傑
Original assignee: Asustek Computer Inc
Current assignee: Asustek Computer Inc
Priority date: 2008-04-11
Filing date: 2008-04-11
Publication date: 2009-10-14

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable electronic device with a rotary image acquisition die set, which comprises a casing, a main circuit board and a touch control pen, wherein the main circuit board is arranged on the casing, and the touch control pen is provided with a body and an image acquisition die set. The image acquisition die set is arranged on one end of the body, the body is arranged on the casing in a dismountable way, and the image acquisition die set is electrically connected with the main circuit board by the other end of the body.

Description

Portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module

Technical field

The present invention is about a kind of portable electronic devices, especially in regard to a kind of portable electronic devices with image capture module.

Background technology

For improving the practicality of portable electronic devices, have the basic communication or media play function except in this portable electronic devices, designing, also through the extra mechanism of carrying of regular meeting with specific function.For instance, as shown in Figure 1, mobile phone 1 has a housing 12, a touch-sensitive display screen curtain 13, a main circuit board 14 and a button module 15, touch-sensitive display screen curtain 13 and button module 15 are arranged at the opening of housing 12, and being exposed to housing 12,14 of main circuit boards are arranged in the housing 12.Be to improve the operation precision and the convenience of touch-sensitive display screen curtain 13, mobile phone 1 more can have a pointer 16, allow the user can by than the pointer 16 of taper to click the option in the touch-sensitive display screen curtain 13 exactly.In addition, mobile phone 1 also has a photographic film 18 to allow the user can carry out the acquisition and the photography of image whenever and wherever possible.And with regard to the position of photographic film 18 corresponding to mobile phone 1, photographic film 18 is arranged on a side of mobile phone 1, and photographic film 18 can't rotate.Therefore, when the object under user's desire acquisition different visual angles, then must could change the angle of photographic film 18 pick-up images, so reduced user's operation ease by rotation mobile phone 1.

Yet, for disclosed mobile phone 1 among Fig. 1, touch-sensitive display screen curtain 13 wherein, button module 15, pointer 16, photographic film 18... or the like is separately independently assembly, and for main circuit board 14, for these assemblies can being electrically connected to each other and being controlled by processor (not shown) on the main circuit board 14 simultaneously, still must a plurality of electronic component (not shown) be set accordingly on the main circuit board 14 according to these assemblies, thereby make the circuit layout on the main circuit board 14 become considerably intensive, and cause neighbour electronic component electrically to disturb each other easily, increase the design difficulty of circuit layout.

As shown in Figure 2,2 of another kind of mobile phones include a display unit 21 and a main computer unit 22.Wherein, display unit 21 and main computer unit 22 have a housing 211,221 respectively, display unit 21 and main computer unit 22 with connected to each other, and make that being arranged at a photographic film 212 on the display unit 21 can correspond to housing 221 and rotate by a hinge mechanism 23.Though the photographic film 212 in this mobile phone 2 can rotate by hinge mechanism 23, but be out of shape because of frequent reversing if often rotate the circuit trace (not shown) that 21 of display units cause being arranged between display unit 21 and the main computer unit 22 easily, or or even the problem of fracture take place.

Summary of the invention

Because above-mentioned problem the invention provides a kind of portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, a kind of portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module that the present invention proposes includes a housing, a main circuit board and a pointer.Wherein, main circuit board is arranged at housing, and pointer has a body and an image capture module, and the image capture module is arranged at an end of body, and body is removably installed in housing, and the image capture module electrically connects by the other end and the main circuit board of body.

From the above, according to a kind of portable electronic devices of the present invention with rotary image acquisition module, integrated the image capture module and the pointer of known technology, made the image capture module that is arranged at pointer body one end can realize rotation easily greater than 270 degree.In addition, because the electrically connect between image capture module and the main circuit board is to realize by pointer, so can save down in the known technology part area of circuit layout on the main circuit board.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of a known mobile phone.

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of another known mobile phone.

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module of preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B and Fig. 4 C be the portable electronic devices of Fig. 3 when carrying out image acquisition function, the image capture module rotates to the schematic diagram of different angles.

Fig. 4 D is the schematic diagram of the portable electronic devices shown in Fig. 4 C under different visual angles.

Embodiment

Hereinafter with reference to relevant drawings, a kind of portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to preferred embodiment of the present invention is described, wherein components identical will be illustrated with the components identical symbol.

Please refer to Fig. 3, it is the schematic diagram of the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module of preferred embodiment of the present invention.Portable electronic devices 3 with rotary image acquisition module comprises a housing 32, a main circuit board 34 and a pointer 36.Wherein, the disclosed portable electronic devices 3 of the present invention can for example be a computer, a mobile phone intelligent mobile phone), a personal digital assistant, an audio and video player or an e-book (for example:, be to be example with the mobile phone in this disclosed portable electronic devices 3.

Housing 32 can be made up of two sub-housings, and its material can be metal, alloy, plastic-steel, high molecular polymer or its combination.In the present embodiment, portable electronic devices 3 more can have a contact panel 37 and a button module 38, and contact panel 37 and button module 38 are exposed to housing 32 respectively.Housing 32 in the present embodiment has an accommodation space 322, and the size design of accommodation space 322 and pointer 36 be complementary, and pointer 36 can be placed in the accommodation space 322.

Certainly, though the accommodation space 322 of the disclosed housing 32 of present embodiment can intactly ccontaining pointer 36, but pointer 36 is placed in the aspect of housing 32, then can be according to different mechanism design and different.For instance, pointer 36 can only be placed in the accommodation space 322 of housing 32 partly, and perhaps accommodation space 322 can be the groove on the housing 32.In addition, housing 32 also is not limited to only can could realize by accommodation space 322 with the mode of connection of pointer 36.For instance, housing 32 also can utilize retaining element with connected to each other with pointer 36, or even can reach fixing effect by the suction-operated of magnetic force.

Main circuit board 34 is arranged at housing 32, and main circuit board 34 has a connector 341, and is adjacent to accommodation space 322, can be inserted in connector 341 when pointer 36 is placed in accommodation space 322, and electrically connects with main circuit board 34 by this connector 341.

Pointer 36 has a body 361 and an image capture module 362, and wherein image capture module 362 is arranged at an end 361a of body 361, and image capture module 362 is exposed to outside the housing 32.As shown in Figure 3, the other end 361b of body 361 then is the kenel for a public plug (plug), can link with connector 341 (being a female).Because body 361 has conductive material, two end 361a, the 361b of body 361 can be electrically conducted mutually, wherein, body 361 can all be constituted by conductive material, or inside or outer surface are provided with conductive material (a for example plain conductor).Thus, the image capture module 362 that is arranged at body 361 1 end 361a places can directly be electrically connected to the other end 361b of body 361 by conductive material.

Therefore, be placed in the accommodation space 322 of housing 32 fully when pointer 36 after, one end 361b of pointer 36 is inserted into the connector 341 of main circuit board 34, and image capture module 362 can be electrically connected to main circuit board 34 by an end 361b of pointer 36, and the function of image capture is provided.On the contrary, make the end 361b of pointer 36 leave connector 341 when extracting pointer 36 after, be arranged between the image capture module 362 of end 361a of pointer 36 and the main circuit board 34 and just present the state that opens circuit.In other words, the image capture module 362 under this state does not electrically connect with main circuit board 34.At this moment, 36 of pointer can be merely in order to operation contact panel 37.

Please refer to shown in Figure 3, in the present embodiment, image capture module 362 has more primary circuit plate 363, secondary circuit plate 363 electrically connects with the electric conducting material of pointer 36, image capture module 362 can electrically connect by secondary circuit plate 363 and electric conducting material, and can further be electrically connected at main circuit board 34.Wherein, secondary circuit plate 363 can have many patterns with the mode of the conductive material electric connection of pointer 36, for example: utilize flexible circuit board to connect, or utilize a connector (not shown), or can directly image capture module 362 be linked to an end 361a of body 361 in the mode of welding by body 361 has the characteristic of conduction with the body 361 of electric connection image capture module 362 with pointer 36.

Please refer to Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B and Fig. 4 C, its be according to portable electronic devices 3 of the present invention in the time can carrying out image acquisition function, the user rotates pointer 36, to drive the schematic diagram that image capture module 362 rotates to different angles.

At first please refer to Fig. 4 A, picture direction and contact panel 37 (or button module 38) that the image capture module 362 on the pointer 36 carries out image capture are positioned at the same side.

And correspond to housing 32, when pointer 36 revolve along rotating shaft S (long axis direction of body 361) turn 90 degrees after, then the image capture module on the pointer 36 362 carries out between the display surface of the picture direction of image capture and contact panel 37 folder and establishes 90 degree, 3 of the portable electronic devices of this moment are shown in Fig. 4 B, that is image capture module 362 fechtables of this moment put in place at the image of contact panel 37 sides.

Shown in Fig. 4 C and Fig. 4 D, it is a benchmark with housing 32 also, when pointer 36 behind rotating shaft S Rotate 180 degree, then the image capture module on the pointer 36 362 picture direction of carrying out image capture then is positioned at different directions with contact panel 37.In other words, Ci Shi image capture module 362 fechtables put in place at the image at contact panel 37 rears.Wherein, Fig. 4 D is the schematic diagram at visual angle, Fig. 4 C rear.

Comprehensive as can be known above-mentioned, a kind of portable electronic devices of the present invention with rotary image acquisition module, wherein pointer is integrated with the image capture function and can carries out capture greater than 270 degree.And since the image capture module by the body of pointer being electrically connected at main circuit board, so can save down the required area of circuit layout on the main circuit board, so can reduce the complexity and the closeness of circuit layout on the main circuit board effectively.

Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; have in the technical field under any and know the knowledgeable usually; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.

Claims

1, a kind of portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module is characterized in that, comprising:

Housing;

Main circuit board is arranged at above-mentioned housing; And

Pointer has body and image capture module, and above-mentioned image capture module is arranged at an end of above-mentioned body, and above-mentioned body is removably installed in above-mentioned housing, and above-mentioned image capture module electrically connects by the other end and the above-mentioned main circuit board of above-mentioned body.

2, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned housing has accommodation space, and at least a portion of above-mentioned pointer is arranged at above-mentioned accommodation space.

3, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned main circuit board is provided with connector, and the above-mentioned body of above-mentioned pointer is connected with above-mentioned connector.

4, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein the above-mentioned body of above-mentioned pointer has conductive material, so that above-mentioned image capture module is electrically connected at above-mentioned main circuit board.

5, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 4 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned conductive material is arranged at the inside or the outer surface of above-mentioned body.

6, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 4 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned image capture module has the secondary circuit plate, and above-mentioned secondary circuit plate and above-mentioned conductive material electrically connect.

7, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 6 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned secondary circuit plate electrically connects with above-mentioned body via the mode of welding, connector connection or flexible circuit board.

8, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein the above-mentioned body of above-mentioned pointer is made of conductive material, so that above-mentioned image capture module is electrically connected at above-mentioned main circuit board.

9, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned pointer has rotating shaft, and above-mentioned pointer can be rotated with respect to above-mentioned housing along above-mentioned rotating shaft.

10, the portable electronic devices with rotary image acquisition module according to claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein above-mentioned image capture module is exposed to above-mentioned housing.