CN107241472B

CN107241472B - Camera module and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN107241472B
Application number: CN201710643044.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 范奇文
Original assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd
Priority date: 2017-07-31
Filing date: 2017-07-31
Publication date: 2023-06-27
Anticipated expiration: 2037-07-31
Also published as: CN107241472A

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a camera module, which comprises a camera and a silica gel piece; the camera comprises a lens and a base, wherein the lens is arranged on the base, and a gap is formed at the joint of the lens and the base; the silica gel piece is arranged around the camera to surround the gap. The embodiment of the invention can improve the dustproof effect of the camera.

Description

Camera module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of camera technologies, and in particular, to a camera module and an electronic device.

Background

With the rapid development of terminal technology, terminals are becoming more and more popular, and have become indispensable devices in people's lives. People can learn, entertain and the like through the terminal. Among them, the photographing function is a function of which the frequency of use is very high among terminals.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a camera module and electronic equipment, which can improve the dustproof effect of a camera.

The embodiment of the invention provides a camera module, which comprises a camera and a silica gel piece;

the camera comprises a lens and a base, wherein the lens is mounted on the base, and a gap is formed at the joint of the lens and the base;

the silica gel piece is arranged around the camera in a surrounding mode so as to surround the gap.

The embodiment of the invention also provides electronic equipment, which comprises a shell and a camera module, wherein the camera module is arranged in the shell, and the camera module is provided by the embodiment of the invention.

The camera module provided by the embodiment of the invention can comprise a camera and a silica gel piece. The camera comprises a lens and a base, and a gap is formed at the joint of the lens and the base. The silica gel piece can be arranged around the camera in a surrounding manner so as to surround the gap, so that dust particles and the like in the external environment can be prevented from entering the inside of the camera through the gap. That is, the embodiment of the invention can improve the dustproof effect of the camera.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is evident that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention and that other drawings may be obtained from these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a first structure of a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second structure of a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is taken along line P1-P1 in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a third structure of a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a fourth structure of a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a fifth structure of a camera module according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a sixth structure of a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of connection between a camera module and a circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically connected, electrically connected or can be communicated with each other; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the present disclosure, components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. They are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to limit the invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, which are for the purpose of brevity and clarity, and which do not themselves indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the application of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

The embodiment of the invention provides electronic equipment. The electronic device can be a smart phone, a tablet computer and the like.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a terminal 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a rear cover 10, an LED lamp 20 (Light Emitting Diode ), a camera module 30, a receiver 40, a circuit board 50, a battery 60, a display screen 70, and a cover plate 80.

The rear cover 10 includes a main body 11 and a sidewall 12 disposed at the periphery of the main body. The edge of the body 11 of the rear cover 10 is provided with a camera hole for camera shooting and an LED lamp hole.

The LED lamp 20 can be used for instantaneous illumination when the camera module 30 collects images in the dark light, and also for local light supplement to the photographed object in the bright light.

The camera module 30 is used for capturing external images. The camera module 30 may include a rear camera module and a front camera module. It is understood that the number of cameras included in the rear camera module and the front camera module may be one or more.

The circuit board 50 includes a control circuit 51, which control circuit 51 may be a motherboard. The LED lamp 20, the camera module 30, and the receiver 40 are disposed on the circuit board 50.

A battery 60 is mounted in the rear cover 10 and electrically connected to the circuit board 50 to supply power to the circuit board 50.

The display screen 70 includes a non-display area 71 and a display area 72. An opening 711 for emitting sound from the receiver 40 and a front camera hole 712 for photographing by the front camera module are formed at the top of the non-display area 71. In some embodiments, the front camera hole 712 may be omitted, or eliminated. Ink is provided under the transparent glass corresponding to the non-display region 71 except for the aperture 711 and the front camera hole 712, so as to block the internal structure of the terminal 1000. The material of the display screen 70 may be made of glass, ceramic, or sapphire.

A cover plate 80 is mounted over the display screen 70 and includes a non-display area 81 and a display area 82. The display area 82 of the cover 80 may be used to display a picture or for touch manipulation or the like by a user. An opening 811 for emitting sound from the receiver 40 is formed in the top of the non-display area 81, and the receiver 40 is disposed at a position corresponding to the opening 811. The bottom of the non-display area 81 is provided with a fingerprint recognition module 83. The fingerprint recognition module 83 can be used for collecting fingerprint information of a user. The material of the cover plate 80 may be made of glass, ceramic, or sapphire.

The control circuit 51 may be electrically connected to the LED lamp 20, the camera module 30, the receiver 40, and the fingerprint recognition module 83 to realize overall monitoring of the terminal 1000.

Referring to fig. 3, in one embodiment, the camera module 30 may include a camera and a silicone member 33. The camera may include a lens 31 and a base 32. The lens 31 is attached to the base 32, and a slit (not shown) is formed at the junction of the lens 31 and the base 32. The silicone member 33 may be disposed around the camera to surround a gap formed between the lens 31 and the base 32.

It will be appreciated that the silicone member 33 is disposed around the gap formed between the lens 31 and the base 32, so as to surround the gap, and prevent dust particles in the external environment from entering the camera through the gap. Therefore, the embodiment of the invention can improve the dustproof effect of the camera.

In addition, the silica gel piece is arranged around the camera in a surrounding mode, and therefore the vibration reduction effect can be achieved. For example, the silica gel piece can alleviate the vibrations that other parts that electronic equipment inside and camera set up adjacently caused the camera under the rocking state.

In one embodiment, a plurality of grooves may be provided on the inner wall of the silicone member 33, and a plurality of protrusions may be provided on the outer wall of the base 32. The protruding portion that the base 32 outer wall set up can imbed the recess that the silica gel piece inner wall set up to play and fix silica gel piece 33 and base 32 together, prevent the not hard up effect of silica gel piece.

For example, as shown in fig. 4, in one embodiment, the base 32 may include a carrier 321 and a connection 322. Wherein the lens 31 may be mounted on the connection portion 322. Then, a plurality of protruding portions 322A may be provided at the outer wall of the connection portion 322, and a plurality of grooves may be provided at the inner wall of the silicone member 33, wherein the number of protruding portions is equal to the number of grooves.

For example, when the silicone member 33 is fitted around the lens 31 and the connecting portion 322, the groove may be aligned with the protruding portion 322A so that the protruding portion 322A is fitted into the groove.

Of course, in other embodiments, no protruding portion may be provided on the outer wall of the base, no groove may be provided on the inner wall of the silicone member, and so on.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in one embodiment, an outer wall of the lens 31 may be aligned with an outer wall of the connecting portion 322. Then, when the lens 31 is mounted on the base 32, a slit formed at the junction of the lens 31 and the base 32 is located at the outer wall of the connecting portion 322.

Based on this, the longitudinal section of the silicone member 33 may be rectangular.

In one embodiment, the top surface of the silicone member 33 may have a height difference from the top surface of the lens 31, as shown in fig. 4. Alternatively, the top surface of the silicone member 33 may be flush with the top surface of the lens 31.

Referring to fig. 5, in another embodiment, in a longitudinal section, a width d1 of the lens 31 may be smaller than a width d2 of the connecting portion 322. That is, as shown in fig. 5, the upper end surface of the lens 31, the outer wall of the lens 31, the upper end surface of the connection portion 322, the outer wall of the connection portion 322, and the upper end surface of the bearing portion 321 may be formed in a stepped shape.

Based on this, the longitudinal section of the silicone member 33 may be in an inverted "L" shape, and surrounds a slit formed at the junction of the lens 31 and the connection portion 322.

In one embodiment, the top surface of the silicone member 33 may have a height difference from the top surface of the lens 31, as shown in fig. 5. Alternatively, the top surface of the silicone member 33 may be flush with the top surface of the lens 31.

In another embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the longitudinal section of the base 32 may be rectangular, and the width d3 of the lens 31 may be smaller than the width d4 of the base 32 in the longitudinal section. The longitudinal section of the silicone member 33 may be rectangular. The top surface of the silicone member 33 may have a height difference from the top surface of the lens 31.

Referring to fig. 7, in another embodiment, the top surface of the silicone member may be flush with the top surface of the lens 31.

Referring to fig. 8, in one embodiment, the camera module may further include a limiting member 34. The limiter 34 may include a first end 341 and a second end 342. The first end 341 may be fixed on the base 32, the second end 342 may be fixed on an outer wall of the lens 31, and the limiting member 34 abuts against the silicone member 33, so as to fix the silicone member 33 on the base.

In one embodiment, the stop 34 may have an inverted "L" shape in longitudinal cross-section, as shown in FIG. 8.

It will be appreciated that the number of stops 34 may be one or more.

Of course, in other embodiments, a groove may be provided on the inner wall of the silicone member, a protruding portion may be provided on the outer wall of the connecting portion, and a stopper may be provided on the outer side of the silicone member.

Referring to fig. 9, in some of these approaches, the camera module may be disposed on a flexible circuit board (Flexible Printed Circuit, FPC) 91. For example, the camera module may further include an image chip, which may be disposed on the flexible circuit board, for capturing image signals through a lens of the camera. The flexible circuit board 91 may be disposed on the circuit board 50 (e.g., printed Circuit Board, PCB) for transmitting the image pickup signals collected by the camera to a processor on the circuit board 50 for processing.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 1000 may also include antenna means 93, memory 94, processor 95, etc. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the structure of the electronic device 1000 shown in fig. 10 does not constitute a limitation of the electronic device 1000. The electronic device 100 may include more or fewer components than shown, or may combine certain components, or may have a different arrangement of components.

The antenna device 93 may communicate with a network device (e.g., a server) or other electronic devices (e.g., a smart phone) through a wireless network, and perform information transmission and reception with the network device or other electronic devices.

Memory 94 may be used to store applications and data. Memory 94 stores application programs that include executable program code. Applications may constitute various functional modules. The processor 95 executes various functional applications and data processing by running application programs stored in the memory 94. In one embodiment, memory 94 may include random access memory and read only memory.

The processor 95 is a control center of the electronic device 1000. The processor 95 connects the various parts of the overall electronic device 1000 using various interfaces and lines, performs various functions of the electronic device 1000 and processes data by running or executing applications stored in the memory 94, and invoking data stored in the memory 94, thereby overall monitoring the electronic device 1000.

In addition, the electronic device 1000 may further include a bluetooth module, etc., which will not be described herein.

The camera module and the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail, and specific examples are applied to illustrate the principles and the embodiments of the present invention, and the description of the above embodiments is only for helping to understand the present invention. Meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in light of the ideas of the present invention, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Claims

1. The camera module is characterized by comprising a camera, a silica gel piece and a limiting piece;

the camera comprises a lens and a base, the base comprises a bearing part and a connecting part, the lens is arranged on the connecting part, and a gap is formed at the joint of the lens and the connecting part; the width of the lens is smaller than the width of the connecting part on the longitudinal section;

the silica gel piece is arranged around the camera in a surrounding mode, and is partially abutted to the lens, the connecting part and the bearing part to surround the gap;

the limiting piece comprises a first end and a second end, the first end is fixed on the base, the second end is fixed on the lens, and the limiting piece abuts against the silica gel piece.

2. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the inner wall of the silicone member is provided with a plurality of grooves, the outer wall of the base is provided with a plurality of protrusions, and the protrusions of the outer wall of the base are embedded into the grooves of the inner wall of the silicone member.

3. The camera module of claim 2, wherein the outer wall of the connecting portion is provided with a plurality of protruding portions, and the protruding portions of the outer wall of the connecting portion are embedded in the grooves of the inner wall of the silicone member.

4. A camera module according to claim 3, wherein the outer wall of the lens is aligned with the outer wall of the connection portion, and the slit is formed in the outer wall of the connection portion.

5. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the base has a rectangular longitudinal section, and the width of the lens is smaller than the width of the base in the longitudinal section.

6. The camera module of claim 1, wherein a height difference exists between a top surface of the silicone member and a top surface of the lens.

7. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the longitudinal section of the silicone member is rectangular.

8. An electronic device, comprising a housing and a camera module, wherein the camera module is mounted inside the housing, and the camera module is the camera module of any one of claims 1 to 7.