CN110166657B - Electronic equipment and control method of camera module - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a control method of electronic equipment and camera module, electronic equipment includes casing, camera module, magnetism thrust unit and magnetism rotary device, the camera module sets up in the casing, camera module includes camera lens and mounting bracket, the camera lens is installed in the mounting bracket, magnetism thrust unit is used for the drive camera module promotes extremely outside the casing, magnetism rotary device is used for the drive the camera lens is in the mounting bracket internal rotation. The electronic equipment saves the production cost and liberates the installation space of the front camera.

Description

Electronic equipment and control method of camera module

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to a method for controlling an electronic device and a camera module.

Background

With the progress of science and technology, the development of society, the improvement of network technology and electronic equipment intelligent degree, the user can realize shooting through electronic equipment.

The shooting function is a common function in electronic equipment, a camera is respectively arranged in the front and the back of general electronic equipment, the front camera and the back camera can be switched to be used when the electronic equipment is used, and the front camera is mainly used for conveniently taking a picture by self.

With the demand of users becoming higher and higher, in order to achieve more extreme display experience, how to improve the occupation ratio of the screen becomes a popular research topic, and then, in order to set a front camera in the current electronic device, the display screen of the electronic device still needs to be opened or a non-display area is reserved, so that the space of the display area of the display screen is occupied.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device and a control method of a camera module, which can improve the screen occupation ratio of the electronic device.

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic equipment, including casing, camera module, magnetism thrust unit and magnetism rotary device, the camera module sets up in the casing, camera module includes camera lens and mounting bracket, the camera lens is installed in the mounting bracket, magnetism thrust unit is used for the drive camera module promotes extremely outside the casing, magnetism rotary device is used for the drive the camera lens is in the mounting bracket internal rotation.

The application also provides a control method of the camera module, which is applied to electronic equipment, wherein the electronic equipment comprises a shell, the camera module, a magnetic pushing device, a magnetic rotating device and a processor, the camera module is arranged in the shell, the camera module comprises a lens and a mounting frame, and the method comprises the following steps:

acquiring an operation instruction;

according to an operation instruction, the magnetic pushing device is started, and the camera module is pushed out of the shell by the magnetic pushing device;

when the camera module moves out of the shell, the processor can start the magnetic rotating device to rotate the lens in the mounting frame.

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment, including casing, camera module, magnetism thrust unit and magnetism rotary device, the camera module sets up in the casing, camera module includes camera lens and mounting bracket, the camera lens is installed in the mounting bracket, magnetism thrust unit is used for the drive camera module promotes extremely outside the casing, magnetism rotary device is used for the drive the camera lens is in the mounting bracket internal rotation. When needs were shot, release the camera module earlier from the casing through magnetism thrust unit, realize shooting, when the camera module need switch shooting direction, can make the camera lens at the mounting bracket internal rotation through magnetism rotary device, thereby realize the shooting of multi-angle, and can realize the function of shooting around through a camera, the manufacturing cost of a camera has been saved, and simultaneously, this kind of structure is hidden the camera module in the casing, need not like this at electronic equipment's display surface trompil or fluting, do not occupy electronic equipment display area's space, make electronic equipment have more abundant display area.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

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

Fig. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a state of the camera module of the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application after rotation.

Fig. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of fig. 7 according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

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

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a magnetic pushing device of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of another magnetic pushing device of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 14 is a flowchart of a method for controlling a camera module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to 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," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic device, which comprises a display surface and a non-display surface opposite to the display surface, wherein the electronic device can be a smart phone, a tablet computer and other devices.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 10 may include a cover 11, a display 12, a circuit board 13, a battery 14, a housing 15, a front camera 161, a rear camera 162, and a fingerprint unlocking module 17. It should be noted that the electronic device 10 shown in fig. 1 is not limited to the above, and may also include other devices, or does not include the front camera 161, or does not include the rear camera 162, or does not include the fingerprint unlocking module 17.

Wherein the cover plate 11 is mounted to the display screen 12 to cover the display screen 12. The cover 1 may be a transparent glass cover so that the display screen transmits light through the cover 11 to display. In some embodiments, the cover plate 11 may be a glass cover plate made of a material such as sapphire.

Wherein the housing 15 may form an outer contour of the electronic device 10. In some embodiments, the housing 15 may include a middle frame 151 and a rear cover 152, the middle frame 151 and the rear cover 152 may be combined with each other to form the housing 15, and the middle frame 151 and the rear cover 152 may form a receiving space to receive the printed circuit board 13, the display 12, the battery 14, and the like. Further, a cover plate 11 may be fixed to the housing 15, and the cover plate 11 and the housing 15 form a closed space to accommodate the printed circuit board 13, the display 12, the battery 14, and the like. In some embodiments, the cover plate 11 is disposed on the middle frame 151, the rear cover 152 is disposed on the middle frame 151, the cover plate 11 and the rear cover 152 are disposed on opposite sides of the middle frame 151, and the cover plate 11 and the rear cover 152 are disposed opposite to each other.

In some embodiments, the housing 15 may be a metal housing, such as a metal such as magnesium alloy, stainless steel, and the like. It should be noted that the material of the housing 15 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and other manners may also be adopted, such as: the housing 15 may be a plastic housing. Also for example: the housing 15 is a ceramic housing. For another example: the housing 15 may include a plastic part and a metal part, and the housing 15 may be a housing structure in which metal and plastic are matched with each other, specifically, the metal part may be formed first, for example, a magnesium alloy substrate is formed by injection molding, and then plastic is injected on the magnesium alloy substrate to form a plastic substrate, so as to form a complete housing structure. The material and process of the case 15 are not limited to this, and a glass case may be used.

It should be noted that, the structure of the housing in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, for example: the rear cover and the middle frame are integrally formed to form a completed housing 15 structure, which directly has a receiving space for receiving the printed circuit board 13, the display 12, the battery 14, and the like.

The printed circuit board 13 is mounted in the housing 15, the printed circuit board 13 may be a motherboard of the electronic device 10, and one, two or more functional components of a motor, a microphone, a speaker, an earphone interface, a universal serial bus interface, a front camera 161, a rear camera 162, a distance sensor, an ambient light sensor, a receiver, a processor, and the like may be integrated on the printed circuit board 13.

In some embodiments, the printed circuit board 13 may be secured within the housing 15. Specifically, the printed circuit board 13 may be screwed to the middle frame 151 by screws, or may be snap-fitted to the middle frame 151. It should be noted that the way that the printed circuit board 13 is specifically fixed to the middle frame 151 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and other ways, such as a way of fixing by a snap and a screw together, may also be used.

Wherein the battery 14 is mounted in the housing 15, the battery 14 being electrically connected to the printed circuit board 13 for providing power to the electronic device 10. The housing 15 may serve as a battery cover for the battery 14. The case 15 covers the battery 14 to protect the battery 14, and particularly, the rear cover covers the battery 14 to protect the battery 14, reducing damage to the battery 14 due to collision, dropping, and the like of the electronic apparatus 10.

Wherein the display 12 is mounted in the housing 15, and the display 12 is electrically connected to the printed circuit board 13 to form a display surface of the electronic device 10. The display screen 12 may include a display area and a non-display area. The display area may be used to display a screen of the electronic device 10 or provide a user with touch control. The top area of the non-display area is provided with an opening for conducting sound and light, and the bottom of the non-display area can be provided with functional components such as a fingerprint module, a touch key and the like. The cover plate 11 is mounted on the display 12 to cover the display 12, and may form the same display area and non-display area as the display 12 or different display areas and non-display areas.

In some embodiments, the Display 12 may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) type Display. In some embodiments, when the display 12 is a liquid crystal display, the display 12 may include a backlight module, a lower polarizer, an array substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a color filter substrate, an upper polarizer, and the like, which are sequentially stacked. When the display 12 is an organic light emitting diode display, the display 12 may include a base layer, an anode layer, an organic layer, a conductive layer, an emission layer, and a cathode layer stacked in sequence. In some embodiments, the display 12 may be a transparent display, and the display 12 may have a transparent characteristic through which signals may pass. The display screen may also be a non-transparent display screen.

Note that the structure of the display screen 12 is not limited to this. For example, the display 12 may be a shaped screen.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device in fig. 2 differs from the electronic device in fig. 1 in that: the electronic device 20 includes a display 22, a cover 21, a printed circuit board 23, a battery 24, and a housing 25. Wherein the display screen 22 has a light permeable area 28 formed directly thereon. Specifically, for example: the display screen 22 is provided with a through hole penetrating the display screen 22 in the thickness direction, the light permeable region 28 may include the through hole, and the through hole may be provided with functional components such as a front camera 161, an earpiece, a sensor, and the like.

It should be noted that the structure of the display screen is not limited to this, for example: the display screen 22 is provided with non-display areas, which non-display areas may be included in the light permeable area 28, which non-display areas are not displayed. It should be noted that, the housing 25 may refer to the housing 15, the printed circuit board 23 may refer to the printed circuit board 13, and the battery 24 may refer to the battery 14, which are not described in detail herein.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the electronic device in fig. 3 is different from the electronic device in fig. 1 in that: the electronic device 30 in fig. 3 may include a display screen 32, a cover plate 31, a printed circuit board 33, a battery 34, and a housing 35. The display screen 32 is provided with a notch 121 at its periphery, and the notch 121 can be used for placing functional components such as a front camera 161, an earphone, a sensor, etc. The cover plate 31 is suitable for the structural arrangement of the display screen 31, the cover plate 31 may be provided with a large notch such as the notch 121, and the cover plate 31 may cover the notch 121. It should be noted that the housing 35 can refer to the housing 15, the printed circuit board 33 can refer to the printed circuit board 13, and the battery 34 can refer to the battery 14, which are not described herein again.

It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the display 12 may not include the non-display area, but may be configured as a full-screen structure, and the functional components such as the distance sensor and the ambient light sensor may be disposed below the display or at other positions. Specifically, please refer to fig. 4, and fig. 4 is another schematic structural diagram of the electronic device according to the embodiment of the present application. The electronic device 40 may include a display 42, a cover 41, a printed circuit board 43, a battery 44, and a housing 45. Wherein the display screen 42 is overlaid on the housing 45 without a non-display area. Wherein, the cover plate 41 is suitable for the size setting of the display screen 42. It should be noted that, the housing 45 may refer to the housing 15, the printed circuit board 43 may refer to the printed circuit board 13, and the battery 44 may refer to the battery 14, which are not described herein again.

It can be understood that, for the convenience of use of the user, the electronic device may be provided with a front camera and a rear camera, so as to be convenient for the user to take a picture, for example, please refer to fig. 1. However, in the actual production process, the electronic device has a built-in front camera and a built-in rear camera, which occupy a large space of the electronic device, resulting in space waste and high cost. In some embodiments, an electronic device may be provided such that the camera module may be pushed out and rotated, thereby implementing a function of switching between the front camera and the rear camera and not occupying a display area of the display surface. It is understood that the camera module can be incorporated into fig. 1 to 4, and is not illustrated herein. The manner in which the camera module is pushed out of the housing and rotated is described in detail below.

In some embodiments, please refer to fig. 5, and fig. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device in fig. 5 differs from the electronic device in fig. 1 in that: the electronic device 50 in fig. 5 includes a camera module 160 that can be pushed out of the housing 15 and allows the camera to rotate. Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a state after the camera module rotates.

As shown in fig. 7 to 8, in some embodiments, the electronic apparatus includes a camera module 160, a magnetic pushing device 50, and a magnetic rotating device 60, the electronic apparatus includes a receiving slot 108, and the camera module 160 is disposed in the receiving slot 108.

As shown in fig. 9, the camera module 160 may include a mounting frame 163, a rotating body 164, a rotating shaft 166 and a lens 165, the lens 165 is disposed on the rotating body 164, the rotating shaft 166 is fixedly connected to the side walls of the two ends of the rotating body 164, and the rotating shaft 166 is pivotally connected to the inner wall of the mounting frame 163. It should be noted that the rotating body 164 and the rotating shaft 166 may be fixedly connected by welding, or the rotating body 164 and the rotating shaft 166 may be fixedly connected by a clamping manner, for example, a part of the rotating body 164 is embedded in the rotating shaft 166 to realize clamping, but the rotating body 164 and the rotating shaft 166 may also be integrally formed. Therefore, it can be understood that the fixed connection manner of the rotating body 164 and the rotating shaft 166 in this embodiment may include various forms, which are not described herein in detail.

In some embodiments, the rotator 164 may be a cylinder, and of course, the rotator 164 may also be a rectangular parallelepiped or a square, and the shape of the rotator 164 in this embodiment is not particularly limited. It should be noted that the rotating body 164 can rotate around the transverse axis of the electronic device, as shown in fig. 10, the rotating body can also rotate around the longitudinal axis of the electronic device, and of course, the rotating body 164 can also rotate in other directions, for example, the rotating body 164 rotates around the diagonal of the electronic device. In the present embodiment, the rotation direction of the rotating body 164 is not particularly limited, that is, the rotation direction of the lens 165 mounted on the rotating body 164 is not particularly limited. However, it is understood that, in order to ensure that the camera can switch between the front-end shooting and the rear-end shooting, the lens 165 can at least rotate from the display surface to the non-display surface or from the non-display surface to the display surface of the electronic device.

In some embodiments, the mounting frame 163 may further integrate components such as a flash, an earpiece, an ambient light sensor, a battery, and a microprocessor, and the rotating body 164 may further integrate another lens 165 to form a dual lens 165, although the lens 165 may not only be integrated on the rotating body 164, but also be integrated on the mounting frame 163, it should be noted that the lens 165 may also be integrated with three, four, or more lenses to form a multi-lens 165 for shooting, and the number and the position of the specific integration of the lens 165 are not specifically limited in this embodiment.

The electronic device includes an upper edge, a lower edge, a left edge, and a right edge, and the camera module 160 may be disposed in the housing 15 near any one of the upper edge, the lower edge, the left edge, and the right edge.

As shown in fig. 11, the magnetic pushing device 50 includes a first magnetic member 51 and a second magnetic member 52, the first magnetic member 51 is disposed in the housing, the second magnetic member 52 is disposed on the camera module 160, and the first magnetic member 51 drives the second magnetic member 52 to move. The first magnetic member 51 is electrified to generate a magnetic field with the second magnetic member 52, the magnetic field enables the first magnetic member 51 and the second magnetic member 52 to interact with each other to generate a pushing force, so as to drive the camera module 160 to the outside of the housing, and certainly, the magnetic field generated by the first magnetic member 51 and the second magnetic member 52 generates a mutual attraction force to attract the camera module 160 into the housing. The camera module 160 is driven by the driving method, so that the electronic device is more intelligent. Because the first magnetic member 51 is electrically connected, a button can be directly arranged on the operation interface to open the first magnetic member 51 or close the first magnetic member 51, and when shooting is needed, the operation of the magnetic pushing device 50 can be started by directly operating the operation interface without pressing or pushing other mechanical structures.

In some embodiments, the first magnetic member 51 includes a first coil disposed on the housing near the display surface in the receiving slot 108, and the second magnetic member 52 includes a first magnet disposed at an end of the camera module 160 near the display surface. Of course, the first magnet may be disposed on the housing close to the display surface in the receiving groove 108, and the first coil may be disposed at an end of the camera module 160 close to the display surface. The arrangement enables the direction of the driving force generated by the first coil and the first magnet to be on the same straight line with the moving direction of the camera module 160, the action time of the generated thrust is short, the camera module 160 can be quickly pushed out, and the conversion time of the front camera and the rear camera is shortened.

In some embodiments, the first magnetic member 51 includes a second coil disposed on the sidewall of the housing on both sides of the receiving slot 108, and the magnet includes a second magnet disposed on both sides of the camera module 160 corresponding to the second coil. It should be noted that the second magnet includes a plurality of second magnets, the magnetic poles of the plurality of second magnets are alternately arranged, the second coil also generates a plurality of alternately arranged magnetic poles, and the magnetic poles of the second coil alternately push the magnetic poles of the second magnet, so that the camera module 160 is pushed out of the housing along the accommodating groove 108. Beneficial to the service life of the electronic equipment. Of course, the second magnet may be disposed on the side wall of the housing on both sides of the accommodating groove 108, and the second coil may be disposed on both sides of the camera module 160 corresponding to the second magnet.

As shown in fig. 12, the retractable member 70 is disposed between the bottom wall of the receiving groove 108 and the camera module 160.

In some embodiments, the extension member 70 comprises an extension rod 71, the extension rod 71 comprising a first rod 711 and a second rod 712, the first rod 711 being disposed within the second rod 712, the first rod 711 being slidable within the second rod 712. Of course, the telescopic rod 71 may also take other forms, such as an elastic member, and the specific manner of the telescopic rod 71 in this embodiment is not particularly limited. Connect through extensible member 70 receive groove 108 diapire and camera module 160, can make like this camera module 160 can push away outside the casing, can inject again camera module 160 can not break away from electronic equipment.

As shown in fig. 13, the magnetic rotating device 60 includes a third magnetic member 61 and a fourth magnetic member 62, the third magnetic member 61 is disposed on the outer surface of the rotating body 164, the fourth magnetic member 62 is disposed on the side wall of the mounting frame 163 near the surface of the rotating body 164, and the fourth magnetic member 62 is used for driving the third magnetic member 61 to rotate.

It should be noted that the third magnetic member 61 may be disposed on the outer surface of the rotating body 164, the fourth magnetic member 62 includes a first driving portion and a second driving portion, the first driving portion and the second driving portion are respectively disposed at two ends of the rotating body 164, the first portion and the second portion are alternately disposed, the first driving portion generates a repulsive force with the third magnetic member 61 after being energized, and the second driving portion generates an attractive force with the third magnetic member 61 after being energized, so that the rotating body 164 deflects, thereby achieving the rotation of the lens 165. The rotation of the lens 165 does not require a complicated mechanical structure, is not easily worn by a long-term use, and is very convenient to install.

The electronic device further includes a baffle 80, the baffle 80 is disposed at a position of an opening sidewall of the accommodating groove 108, the baffle 80 is disposed at a sidewall of the accommodating groove 108, and the baffle 80 is used for covering the accommodating groove 108. Because, when the camera module 160 does not need to shoot, the camera module 160 is accommodated in the housing, and because the camera module 160 has a large volume, dust is easily put in the accommodating groove 108, the baffle 80 can cover the accommodating groove 108, when the camera module 160 does not need to be used, the baffle 80 is closed, dust can be prevented from entering the electronic device in the accommodating groove 108, and therefore, the baffle 80 can play a role of preventing dust, and meanwhile, the electronic device can not fall out of the housing when not used.

Wherein the shutter 80 can be opened by a power method or a manual method for opening or covering the receiving groove 108. In the present embodiment, the opening form of the shutter 80 is not particularly limited.

In some embodiments, the electronic device further includes a driving device 90, the driving device 90 is connected to the barrier 80, and the driving device 90 drives the barrier 80 to open or cover the receiving slot 108. The driving device 90 in this embodiment may be an air cylinder, for example, the air cylinder drives the baffle 80 to translate to open or cover the receiving slot 108 by the baffle 80. Of course, the driving device 90 may also adopt a driving motor, the driving shaft of the driving motor is connected with the gear, the baffle 80 is provided with a rack, the driving motor moves, the gear drives the rack to move so as to drive the baffle 80 to move in the electronic device, so that the baffle 80 is opened or covered the accommodating groove 108, and of course, the baffle 80 can also be directly connected with the driving motor, and the baffle 80 is rotated to be opened or covered the accommodating groove 108.

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic equipment, including casing, camera module 160, magnetism thrust unit 50 and magnetism rotary device 60, camera module 160 sets up in the casing, camera module 160 includes camera lens 165 and mounting bracket 163, camera lens 165 installs in mounting bracket 163, magnetism thrust unit 50 is used for the drive camera module 160 promotes to outside the casing, magnetism rotary device 60 is used for the drive camera lens 165 is in mounting bracket 163 internal rotation. When needs are shot, push out camera module 160 in the casing earlier through magnetism thrust unit 50, realize shooting, when camera module 160 need switch shooting direction, can make camera lens 165 at mounting bracket 163 internal rotation through magnetism rotary device 60, thereby realize the shooting of multi-angle, and can realize the function of shooting around through a camera, the manufacturing cost of a camera has been saved, and simultaneously, this kind of structure has hidden camera module 160 in the casing, do not need like this at electronic equipment's display surface trompil or fluting, do not occupy electronic equipment display area's space, make electronic equipment have more abundant display area, help realizing real comprehensive screen.

As shown in fig. 14, fig. 14 is a schematic flow chart of a control method of a camera module, and the present application further provides a control method of a camera module 160, which is applied to an electronic device, where the electronic device includes a housing, the camera module 160, a magnetic pushing device 50, a magnetic rotating device 60, and a processor, the camera module 160 is disposed in the housing, the camera module 160 includes a lens 165 and a mounting bracket 163, and the method includes the following steps:

acquiring an operation instruction;

according to an operation instruction, the magnetic pushing device 50 is started, and the camera module 160 is pushed out of the housing by the magnetic pushing device 50;

when the camera module 160 moves outside the housing, the processor can activate the magnetic rotation device 60 to rotate the lens 165 within the mounting bracket 163.

It should be noted that, for example, when the electronic device receives an operation instruction for taking a picture, the magnetic pushing device 50 can push the image out of the housing for taking a picture, and when the electronic device receives a camera angle adjustment for taking a picture, the magnetic rotating device 60 is started, and the magnetic rotating device 60 drives the camera module 160 to rotate, so as to achieve multi-angle shooting.

The electronic device and the control method of the camera module provided by the embodiment of the present application are described in detail above, and a specific example is applied in the description to explain the principle and the implementation of the present application, and the description of the above embodiment is only used to help understanding the present application. Meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims (11)

1. An electronic device, which is characterized in that the electronic device comprises a shell, a camera module, a magnetic pushing device and a magnetic rotating device, the camera module is arranged in the shell and comprises a lens, a mounting frame and a rotating body, the lens is arranged in the mounting rack, the lens is arranged on the rotating body, the rotating body is rotationally connected in the mounting rack, the magnetic pushing device is used for driving the camera module to push the camera module out of the shell, the magnetic rotating device comprises a third magnetic piece and a fourth magnetic piece, the third magnetic part is arranged on the outer surface of the rotating body, the fourth magnetic part is arranged on the side wall of the mounting rack close to the outer surface of the rotating body, the fourth magnetic piece is used for driving the third magnetic piece to rotate, so that the lens rotates in the mounting frame.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a receiving groove, the camera module is disposed in the receiving groove, the magnetic pushing device includes a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, the first magnetic member is disposed on a bottom wall of the receiving groove far from the periphery of the housing, the second magnetic member is disposed on a side of the camera module close to the bottom wall, and the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member generate or eliminate electromagnetic attraction.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a receiving slot, the camera module is disposed in the receiving slot, the magnetic pushing device includes a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, the first magnetic member is disposed on a side wall of the receiving slot, the second magnetic member is disposed on a side of the camera module close to the side wall, and the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member generate or eliminate the electromagnetic driving force.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a telescopic member disposed between the bottom wall of the accommodating groove and the camera module.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the telescoping member comprises a telescoping rod comprising a first rod and a second rod, the first rod disposed within the second rod, the first rod slidable within the second rod.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rotator is disposed within the mount parallel to the direction of the lateral axis of the electronic device, the rotator rotating about the direction of the lateral axis of the electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rotator is disposed within the mount parallel to a direction of the longitudinal axis of the electronic device, the rotator rotating about the direction of the longitudinal axis of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the camera module further comprises a rotating shaft, and one end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the rotating body, and the other end of the rotating shaft is pivotally connected with the side wall of the mounting frame.

9. The electronic device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a baffle disposed on a sidewall of the receiving groove, the baffle configured to cover the receiving groove.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, further comprising a driving device that drives the shutter to open or cover the receiving groove.

11. The utility model provides a control method of camera module, is applied to electronic equipment, its characterized in that, electronic equipment includes casing, camera module, magnetism thrust unit, magnetism rotary device and treater, the camera module sets up in the casing, camera module includes camera lens, mounting bracket and rotator, the camera lens is installed in the mounting bracket, the camera lens is installed on the rotator, the rotator rotates to be connected in the mounting bracket, magnetism rotary device includes third magnetic part and fourth magnetic part, the third magnetic part sets up in the rotator surface, the fourth magnetic part sets up on the mounting bracket is close to the lateral wall of rotator surface, include the following step:

acquiring an operation instruction;

according to an operation instruction, the magnetic pushing device is started, and the camera module is pushed out of the shell by the magnetic pushing device;

when the camera module moves out of the shell, the processor starts the magnetic rotating device, and the fourth magnetic piece drives the third magnetic piece to rotate so that the lens rotates in the mounting frame.

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