CN104580839A - Camera and electronic apparatus - Google Patents
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The present invention provides a camera and an electronic apparatus, relates to the technical field of application electronics, and can shoot images in different directions in an HD manner with a low cost and a small occupied space. The camera includes an image sensing device and a light path adjusting device, the light path adjusting device is provided with a first light entrance and a second light entrance, an orientation of the first light entrance and an orientation of the second light entrance are different, and the light passes through the first light entrance and the second light entrance to respectively enter into the light path adjusting device; the light path adjusting device can change a light transmitting path of its own: before the light transmitting path is changed, the light from the first light entrance enters the image sensing device, while the light from the second light entrance cannot enter the image sensing device; and after the light transmitting path is changed, the light from the second light entrance enters the image sensing device, while the light from the first light entrance cannot enter the image sensing device.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to application electric technology field, particularly relate to a kind of camera and electronic equipment.
Background technology
Along with the raising of the electronic equipment intelligence degree such as mobile phone, panel computer, notebook, user is also more and more higher to the requirement of camera pixel on these electronic equipments.For mobile phone, smart mobile phone is generally provided with two cameras, front-facing camera and post-positioned pick-up head, and front-facing camera can realize the functions such as auto heterodyne, video calling, and post-positioned pick-up head can realize functions such as making a video recording, take pictures.
But due to the restriction in space in manufacturing cost and electronic equipment, generally, the pixel of front-facing camera lower than the pixel of post-positioned pick-up head, cause user autodyne or video calling time due to the not fogging phenomenon such as clear of the not high appearance of pixel.
There is a kind of rotatable integrated camera in prior art, by the rotation of camera, meet the demand of user to front camera and rear camera high pixel.But, the manufacturing cost of this rotatable camera and space required on an electronic device thereof are far above the manufacturing cost and the requisite space that arrange two cameras, this not only adds the cost of electronic equipment, simultaneously, the space taken on an electronic device due to this camera is comparatively large, can not adapt to the ultrathin development of the electronic equipments such as mobile phone, panel computer, notebook.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of camera and electronic equipment, can with lower cost and less take different directions image with taking up room high definition.
On the one hand, the invention provides a kind of camera, described camera comprises image sensing device and optical path adjustment device,
Described optical path adjustment device is provided with the first light inlet and the second light inlet, described first light inlet towards with described second light inlet towards difference, light is incident to described optical path adjustment device respectively by described first light inlet and described second light inlet;
Described optical path adjustment device can change self light transmission path: before described light transmission path changes, from described first light inlet light directive described in image sensing device, and can not image sensing device described in directive from the light of described second light inlet; After described light transmission path changes, from described second light inlet light directive described in image sensing device, and can not image sensing device described in directive from the light of described first light inlet.
On the other hand, the invention provides a kind of electronic equipment, described electronic equipment comprise that embodiments of the invention provide any one described in camera.
The camera that the embodiment of the present invention provides and electronic equipment, its optical path adjustment device can change self light transmission path, the light directive image sensing device only allowing the light of the first light inlet or only allow the second light inlet can be realized, thus shooting the first light inlet or the second light inlet towards the image in direction.Like this, due to the first light inlet and the second light inlet towards difference, by means of only an optical path adjustment device and an image sensing device, just can take the image of two different directions, and the image of all directions photographs all has higher pixel, not only reduce the manufacturing cost of camera, effectively can also reduce the space shared by camera.
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In order to be illustrated more clearly in the embodiment of the present invention or technical scheme of the prior art, be briefly described to the accompanying drawing used required in embodiment or description of the prior art below, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, under the prerequisite not paying creative work, other accompanying drawing can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.
A kind of structural representation of the camera that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
The another kind of structural representation of the camera that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention;
The another kind of structural representation of the camera that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, be clearly and completely described the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention, obviously, described embodiment is only the present invention's part embodiment, instead of whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art, not making the every other embodiment obtained under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
Embodiments provide a kind of camera, comprise image sensing device and optical path adjustment device, optical path adjustment device is provided with the first light inlet and the second light inlet, first light inlet towards with the second light inlet towards difference, light is incident to optical path adjustment device respectively by the first light inlet and the second light inlet; Optical path adjustment device can change self light transmission path: before light transmission path changes, from the light directive image sensing device of the first light inlet, and can not directive image sensing device from the light of the second light inlet; After light transmission path changes, from the light directive image sensing device of the second light inlet, and can not directive image sensing device from the light of the first light inlet.
The camera that the embodiment of the present invention provides, be provided with optical path adjustment device, this optical path adjustment device can change self light transmission path, selectively only allow the light of the first light inlet or only allow the light directive image sensing device of the second light inlet, thus take respectively the first light inlet or the second light inlet towards the image in direction.Like this, due to the first light inlet and the second light inlet towards difference, only need an optical path adjustment device and an image sensing device, just can take the image of two different directions, and the image of all directions photographs all has higher pixel, not only reduce the manufacturing cost of camera, effectively can also reduce the space shared by camera.
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, " towards " mean direction towards extraneous incident light, namely contrary with the incident direction of incident light direction.So, the first above-mentioned light inlet towards from the second light inlet towards different, the light that is along the first light inlet incidence has different directions from the light along the second light inlet incidence.
Concrete, optical path adjustment device can comprise multiple parts, and the change of the transmission path of light can realize by changing wherein optical property that is some or several parts.Such as, as shown in Figure 1, in one embodiment of the invention, optical path adjustment device 2 can comprise: control part 23 and adjustment part 24, and control part 23 is for providing control signal for adjustment part 24; Adjustment part 24 is for making from switching between reflective state and light transmission state according to control signal: when adjustment part 24 is in light transmission state, light L1 from the first light inlet 21 is transmitted through image sensing device 1 by adjustment part 24, and passes through adjustment part 24 transmission away from image sensing device 1 from the light L2 of the second light inlet 22; When adjustment part 24 is in reflective state, the light L1 from the first light inlet 21 is reflected away from image sensing device 1 by adjustment part 24, and reflexes to image sensing device 1 from the light L2 of the second light inlet 22 by adjustment part 24.
Concrete, image sensing device 1 can be imageing sensor; Adjustment part 24 can be switch mirror, this switching mirror is film-form, include a kind of stable liquid crystal composite material, the switching between light transmission state and reflective state can realized instantaneously, and without any need for other protections, as special Buchholz protection etc., this switching mirror can be obtained by commercially available mode; Control part 23 can need to make control to adjustment part 24 according to the shooting of user, adjustment part 24 is switched between light transmission state and reflective state, such as, control part 23 can be switch, when the switch is closed, adjustment part 24 is loaded with curtage, make adjustment part 24 in light transmission state, when the switches are opened, adjustment part 24 there is no loading current or voltage, make adjustment part 24 in reflective state; Vice versa.By the change of curtage, control adjustment part 24 and switch between light transmission state and reflective state.
In order to describe the concrete structure of the camera that the embodiment of the present invention provides more clearly, and optical path adjustment device how to change light transmission path, below, be described in detail by specific embodiment.
Figure 2 shows that a kind of camera provided by the invention, this camera comprises image sensing device 3 and optical path adjustment device 4.Wherein, optical path adjustment device 4 comprises the first light inlet 41, second light inlet 42, control part (not shown) and adjustment part 44; First light inlet 41 towards with the second light inlet 42 towards angle in 90 °, image sensing device 3 towards with the first light inlet 41 towards become 0 ° of angle, with the second light inlet 42 towards angle in 90 °, adjustment part 44 and the first light inlet 41 towards with the second light inlet 42 towards angle all at 45 °; Control part is used for providing control signal for adjustment part 44; Adjustment part 44 is for making from switching between reflective state and light transmission state according to control signal: when adjustment part 44 is in light transmission state, as shown in Figure 2 (a) shows, light a from the first light inlet 41 is transmitted through image sensing device 3 by adjustment part 44, and pass through adjustment part 44 transmission away from image sensing device 3 from the light b of the second light inlet 42, particularly, light b from the second light inlet 42 is transmitted through the sidewall of optical path adjustment device 4, thus makes it to be incident upon image sensing device 3; When adjustment part 44 is in reflective state, as shown in Fig. 2 (b), light a from the first light inlet 41 reflects away from image sensing device 1 by adjustment part 44, particularly, light a from the first light inlet 41 reflexes to the sidewall of optical path adjustment device 4, thus make it to be incident upon image sensing device 3, and reflex to image sensing device 3 from the light b of the second light inlet 42 by adjustment part 44.
The camera that the present embodiment provides, by means of only the switching of adjustment part 44 between light transmission state and reflective state, just only can make the light of the first light inlet 41 or only make the light of the second light inlet 42 arrive image sensing device 3, thus shooting the first light inlet 41 or the second light inlet 42 institute are towards the image in direction, achieve the function that different directions is taken, simultaneously, the structure of camera is comparatively simple, easy to operate, reduce the manufacturing cost of camera, effectively decrease the space shared by camera.
In above-described embodiment, first light inlet 41 and the second light inlet 42 towards angle in 90 °, make camera can take the image in two adjacent directions, but the present invention is not limited thereto, in other embodiments of the invention, first light inlet and the second light inlet also can become other different angles, as long as now arrange suitable light-reflecting portion in optical path adjustment device, by light-reflecting portion, the transmission path of light is made suitable change, also can become with the second light inlet the image taking realizing both direction when other angles at the first light inlet.
Such as, as shown in Figure 3, in one embodiment of the invention, camera comprises image sensing device 5 and optical path adjustment device 6, and optical path adjustment device 6 comprises the first light inlet 61, second light inlet 62, control part (not shown), adjustment part 64 and light-reflecting portion 65; First light inlet 61 towards with the second light inlet 62 towards becoming 180 ° of angles, image sensing device 5 towards with the first light inlet 61 towards with the second light inlet 62 towards angle all in 90 °, light-reflecting portion 65 and image sensing device 5 angle at 45 °, adjustment part 64 and light-reflecting portion 65 angle in 90 °, with image sensing device 5 angle at 45 °; Control part is used for providing control signal for adjustment part 64; Adjustment part 64 is for making from switching between reflective state and light transmission state according to control signal: when adjustment part 64 is in light transmission state, as shown in Fig. 3 (a), light c from the first light inlet 61 reflexes to adjustment part 64 by light-reflecting portion 65, image sensing device 5 is transmitted through by adjustment part 64, and be transmitted through the sidewall of optical path adjustment device 6 by adjustment part 64 from the light d of the second light inlet 62, make it to arrive image sensing device 5; When adjustment part 64 is in reflective state, as shown in Figure 3 (b), reflexed to the sidewall of optical path adjustment device 6 by light-reflecting portion 65 from the light c of the first light inlet 61, make it to arrive image sensing device 5, and reflex to image sensing device 5 from the light d of the second light inlet 62 by adjustment part 64.Like this, namely camera can take two rightabout images with higher pixel, effectively improve the defect that in prior art, front-facing camera pixel is low, with lower cost and less take former and later two directions image with taking up room high definition.Concrete, light-reflecting portion 65 can be all devices that can realize light reflection such as reflective mirror.
Accordingly, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of electronic equipment, and this electronic equipment comprises any one camera provided in above-described embodiment, therefore also can realize the technique effect that above-mentioned camera can reach, repeat no more herein.This electronic equipment specifically can comprise any mobile terminals may with shoot function such as mobile phone, panel computer, notebook computer, music player, micro-camera.
The above; be only the specific embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, is anyly familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; change can be expected easily or replace, all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection range of described claim.
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1. a camera, is characterized in that, comprises image sensing device and optical path adjustment device,
Described optical path adjustment device is provided with the first light inlet and the second light inlet, described first light inlet towards with described second light inlet towards difference, light is incident to described optical path adjustment device respectively by described first light inlet and described second light inlet;
Described optical path adjustment device can change self light transmission path: before described light transmission path changes, from described first light inlet light directive described in image sensing device, and can not image sensing device described in directive from the light of described second light inlet; After described light transmission path changes, from described second light inlet light directive described in image sensing device, and can not image sensing device described in directive from the light of described first light inlet.
2. camera according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described optical path adjustment device comprises:
Control part, for providing control signal;
Adjustment part, for making from switching between reflective state and light transmission state according to described control signal;
When described adjustment part is in light transmission state, the light from described first light inlet is transmitted through described image sensing device by described adjustment part, and from the light of described second light inlet by the transmission of described adjustment part away from described image sensing device;
When described adjustment part is in reflective state, the light from described first light inlet is reflected away from described image sensing device by described adjustment part, and reflexes to described image sensing device from the light of described second light inlet by described adjustment part.
3. camera according to claim 2, is characterized in that, described optical path adjustment device also comprises light-reflecting portion, for the light from described first light inlet is reflexed to described adjustment part.
4. camera according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described first light inlet towards with described second light inlet towards becoming 180 ° of angles, described image sensing device towards with described first light inlet towards with described second light inlet towards angle all in 90 °, described light-reflecting portion and described image sensing device are 45 ° of angles, described adjustment part and described light-reflecting portion angle in 90 °, with described image sensing device angle at 45 °.
5. camera according to claim 3, is characterized in that, described light-reflecting portion is reflective mirror.
6. camera according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described first light inlet towards with described second light inlet towards angle in 90 °, described image sensing device towards with described first light inlet towards become 0 ° of angle, with described second light inlet towards angle in 90 °, described adjustment part and described first light inlet towards with described second light inlet towards angle all at 45 °.
7. an electronic equipment, is characterized in that, comprises the camera according to any one of claim 1-6.
8. electronic equipment according to claim 7, is characterized in that, comprises at least one in mobile phone, panel computer, notebook computer, music player, micro-camera.
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