CN110572540B

CN110572540B - Camera module and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN110572540B
Application number: CN201910623401.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姚坤
Original assignee: Realme Chongqing Mobile Communications Co Ltd
Current assignee: Realme Chongqing Mobile Communications Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-28
Filing date: 2019-06-28
Publication date: 2022-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 2039-06-28
Also published as: CN110572540A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a camera module and electronic equipment, and the camera module includes: the driving mechanism comprises a driving shell, a coil and a magnetic assembly, the driving shell is provided with a containing space, the coil and the magnetic assembly are arranged in the containing space, and the coil is provided with a mounting hole; the cameras are arranged in the mounting holes and fixed on the coil; the flexible circuit board is electrically connected with the plurality of cameras; the driving mechanism is used for driving the coil and the plurality of cameras to move together in the accommodating space under the driving of the magnetic assembly after the coil is electrified. The size of camera module can be reduced to this application embodiment.

Description

Camera module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to a camera module and electronic equipment.

Background

With the development of communication technology, electronic devices such as smart phones are becoming more and more popular. In the using process of the electronic equipment, the electronic equipment can control the camera to take a picture through the mainboard of the electronic equipment.

In the related art, a camera is installed in a housing of an electronic apparatus, and the camera is connected to a main board of the electronic apparatus so that the main board controls the camera. The larger the camera occupies the space inside the electronic device along with the increase of the size of the camera, the larger the camera affects the sizes of devices such as a main board and a battery of the electronic device.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a camera module and electronic equipment, and the size of the camera module can be reduced.

The embodiment of the application discloses camera module includes:

the driving mechanism comprises a driving shell, a coil and a magnetic assembly, the driving shell is provided with a containing space, the coil and the magnetic assembly are arranged in the containing space, and the coil is provided with a mounting hole;

the cameras are arranged in the mounting holes and fixed on the coil; and

the flexible circuit board is electrically connected with the plurality of cameras;

the driving mechanism is used for driving the coil and the plurality of cameras to move together in the accommodating space under the driving of the magnetic assembly after the coil is electrified.

The embodiment of the application discloses electronic equipment, includes:

a circuit board; and

the camera module is as above, the camera module with circuit board electric connection.

In this application embodiment, when the camera of camera module is a plurality of, a plurality of cameras of the same actuating mechanism of accessible drive removal jointly to this application embodiment can reduce actuating mechanism's number, and then reduces the size of camera module.

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.

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

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit board in the electronic device shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the camera module in the electronic device shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a bracket in the camera module shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the bracket shown in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket shown in fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a second electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

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

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

Fig. 11 is a schematic exploded view of the camera module shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a disassembled schematic view of the driving mechanism shown in fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 14 is a schematic exploded view of the camera module shown in fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of the structure of a coil in the drive mechanism shown in fig. 14.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 20 may be a computing device such as a laptop computer, a computer monitor containing an embedded computer, a tablet computer, a cellular telephone, a media player, or other handheld or portable electronic devices, smaller devices (such as a wristwatch device, a hanging device, a headset or earpiece device, a device embedded in eyeglasses, or other device worn on the head of a user, or other wearable or miniature devices), a television, a computer display not containing an embedded computer, a gaming device, a navigation device, an embedded system (such as a system in which an electronic device with a display is installed in a kiosk or automobile), a device that implements the functionality of two or more of these devices, or other electronic devices. In the exemplary configuration of fig. 1, the electronic device 20 is a portable device, such as a cellular telephone, media player, tablet computer, or other portable computing device. Other configurations may be used for the electronic device 20, if desired. The example of fig. 1 is merely exemplary.

As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 20 includes a housing such as housing 200. The housing 200 may be formed from plastic, glass, ceramic, fiber composite, metal (e.g., stainless steel, aluminum, etc.), other suitable materials, or a combination of any two or more of these materials. The housing body 200 may be formed using a one-piece configuration in which some or all of the housing body 200 is machined or molded as a single structure, or may be formed using multiple structures (e.g., an inner frame structure, one or more structures that form an outer shell surface, etc.).

The housing 200 may serve as a carrier for the electronic device 20 and may carry components of the electronic device 20.

As shown in fig. 1, electronic device 20 may also include a circuit board such as circuit board 400. The circuit board 400 may serve as a main board of the electronic device 20, and the circuit board 400 may integrate a processor, a memory, a camera, and the like. The memory of the electronic device 20 may store various computer programs and data of the electronic device 20, such as audio data, communication data, and the like. The processor of the electronic device 20 may be a control center of the electronic device 20, and various interfaces and lines may be used to connect various parts of the whole electronic device 20, and various functions of the electronic device 20 and process data may be performed by running or calling a computer program stored in the memory, and calling data stored in the memory, thereby performing overall monitoring of the electronic device. Such as a processor that may control a camera of the electronic device 20 to take pictures, etc.

As shown in fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a circuit board in the electronic device shown in fig. 1. A plurality of functional devices of the electronic apparatus 20, such as cameras, sensors, etc., may be integrated on the circuit board 400. In some embodiments, one or more mounting areas, such as mounting area 440, may be provided on circuit board 400. The mounting area 440 may mount various functional devices of the electronic device 20, such as a camera. In some embodiments, one or more receiving spaces such as receiving space 420 may also be provided on circuit board 400. The receiving space 420 may receive a functional device of the electronic apparatus 20, or the receiving space 420 may avoid a functional device of the electronic apparatus 20, such as a camera.

The receiving space 420 may be a notch or a groove formed at an edge of the circuit board 400. The accommodating space 420 may also be a through hole or a hollow hole penetrating the circuit board 400 in the thickness direction of the circuit board 400. Wherein the mounting region 440 may route the circuit board 400.

It is understood that the mounting region 440 and the receiving space 420 on the electronic device 400 may be disposed spaced apart from each other. It should be noted that one of the installation regions 440 and one of the receiving spaces 420 on the electronic device 400 may be disposed adjacent to each other.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a rear view of the electronic device shown in fig. 1. The electronic device 20 may also include a camera module 40. The camera module 40 may be disposed on the housing 200 of the electronic device 20, such as the camera module 40 may be disposed at a rear cover position of the housing 200, and the camera module 40 may serve as a rear camera of the electronic device 20. The camera module 40 may also be a front camera of the electronic device 20, and the camera module 40 may be disposed at a display position of the electronic device 20.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module in the electronic device shown in fig. 3. The camera module 40 may include at least two cameras. At least one camera is disposed on the circuit board 400, such as at least one camera may be disposed on the mounting region 440 of the circuit board 400. At least one camera may be disposed in the receiving space 420 opened on the circuit board 400.

It will be appreciated that, in general, the function of each of the plurality of cameras of the camera module 40 will vary, as will the size of each camera. Such as some cameras in the camera module 40 having a higher height and some cameras having a lower height. The embodiment of the application can set the camera with higher height in the accommodating space 420 opened on the circuit board 400, and can set the camera with lower height in the mounting area 440 on the circuit board 400. The thickness of the circuit board 400 and the camera module 40 stacked on each other can be reduced as compared with mounting all the cameras on the circuit board 400. And the circuit arrangement on the circuit board 400 can be increased compared with the case that all the cameras are installed in the accommodating space 420 formed in the circuit board 400.

It should be noted that, under the condition that the electronic device has more and more functions and more internal components, the space of the circuit board 400 is more and more limited. This application not only can not additionally complete machine electronic equipment 20's thickness on the whole, but also can increase the circuit board size to arrange the circuit, realize more functions and the control of circuit board 400.

Camera module 40 may include a first camera 42, a second camera 44, a third camera 46, and a fourth camera 48. Wherein at least one of the first camera 42 and the fourth camera 48 has a height greater than the height of the second camera 44 and the third camera 46. Such as: the height of the first camera 42 is greater than the height of the second camera 44 and the third camera 46, and the height of the fourth camera 48 is substantially equal to the height of the second camera 44 or the third camera 46. For another example: the heights of both the first camera 42 and the fourth camera 48 are greater than the heights of the second camera 44 and the third camera 46. Wherein the heights of both the second camera 44 and the third camera 46 are substantially equal. In the embodiment of the present application, the first camera 42 and the fourth camera 48 may be disposed in the accommodating space 420 formed in the circuit board 400, and the second camera 44 and the third camera 46 may be disposed in the mounting area 46 of the circuit board 400. This is advantageous for the arrangement of the overall height of the camera module 40, and the thickness of the electronic device 20 can be reduced to a greater extent.

The first camera 42 can be used as a main camera of the camera module 40, and is mainly used for taking pictures, such as the first camera 42 is an RGB image capturing camera. The second camera 44 may be a blurring camera of the camera module 40, which performs blurring or blurring on the content in the image captured by the first camera 42, and the pixels of the second camera 44 may be lower than those of the first camera 42. The third camera 46 may be a close-range camera of the camera module 40 for capturing images at a close range, and the pixels of the third camera 46 may be lower than those of the first camera 42. The fourth camera 48 may serve as a wide-angle camera of the camera module 40, which may increase the shooting angle and content of the main camera 42. It should be noted that the functions of the first camera 42 and the fourth camera 48 may be interchanged. The functional roles of the third camera 46 and the second camera 44 may be interchanged.

It should be noted that the function of each camera is not limited to this, and the camera located on the mounting area 440 of the circuit board 400 may be a camera with lower pixels, for example, a camera capable of realizing low pixels such as depth of field and macro. The cameras located in the receiving area 420 of the circuit board 400 may be RGB image capturing or telephoto cameras, etc. It can be understood that the positions of the cameras can be arranged according to actual needs, and the cameras can also cover modules similar to a TOF (time of flight) camera and the like. It will be appreciated that the above description does not constitute a limitation on the type of camera.

Wherein the pixels of the camera head disposed in the receiving area 420 of the circuit board 400 may be about 200 ten thousand. Such as about 200 million pixels for the third camera 46 and about 200 million pixels for the second camera 44. Wherein the pixels of the camera head disposed on the mounting region 440 of the circuit board 400 may be between 800 and 5000. Such as about 4800 million pixels for the first camera 42 and about 800 million pixels for the fourth camera 48.

The pixel size of each camera is not limited to this, and the above pixels of each camera are merely examples, and constitute a limitation on the pixels of each camera.

In some embodiments, the size of first camera 42 may be slightly larger than the size of fourth camera 48, first camera 42 may be disposed between fourth camera 48 and second camera 44, or first camera 42 may be disposed between fourth camera 48 and third camera 46. The main camera of the camera module 40 generally has the largest size, more complicated internal structure and higher optical requirements. The first camera 42 is disposed at the middle position of the camera module 40, so that the first camera 42 can be effectively protected.

It should be noted that, when the camera module 40 includes four cameras, one of the cameras with the highest height may be disposed in the accommodating space 420 of the circuit board 400, and the other three cameras may be disposed on the mounting area 440 of the circuit board 400. It is also possible to dispose the lowest-height camera on the mounting region 440 of the circuit board 400 and the remaining three cameras within the receiving space 420 of the circuit board 400. Of course, the number of cameras of the camera module 40 is not limited to four. Such as the camera module 40, may include two cameras, wherein the higher height is disposed in the receiving space 420 of the circuit board 400, and wherein the lower height is disposed on the mounting area 440 of the circuit board 400. The camera module 40 may further include three cameras, wherein the highest height may be disposed in the receiving space 420 of the circuit board 400, and wherein two cameras having a lower height are disposed on the mounting region 440 of the circuit board 400. It should be noted that, when the number of cameras of the camera module 40 is greater than 5, one or more of the cameras with a higher height may be disposed in the accommodating space 420 of the circuit board 400, and one or more cameras with a lower height may be disposed in the mounting area 440 of the circuit board 400.

The camera module 40 may further include a bracket 600. The stand 600 may serve as a carrier for each camera.

Referring to fig. 5 to 7, fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a bracket in the camera module shown in fig. 4, fig. 6 is a rear view of the bracket shown in fig. 5, and fig. 7 is a perspective view of the bracket shown in fig. 5. The bracket 600 may include a first bracket part 620 and a second bracket part 640, and the first bracket part 620 and the second bracket part 640 are fixedly connected to each other, and may be formed in an integral manner, such as injection molding. Other means such as welding may also be used.

Wherein the height of the first bracket part 620 may be greater than the height of the second bracket part 640. A step 660 may be provided between the first and

second bracket parts

620 and 640, or the first and

second bracket parts

620 and 640 may be connected to each other to form the step 660, and the step 660 may include a step surface 662 formed on the first bracket part 620 and a step surface formed on the second bracket part 640.

The first bracket part 620 may be disposed in the receiving space 420 of the circuit board 400, and the second bracket part 640 may be disposed on the mounting region 440 of the circuit board 400. The overall height of the first bracket part 620 may be equal to or slightly greater than the sum of the height of the second bracket part 640 and the thickness of the circuit board 400 at the mounting region 440. Or the height of the stepped surface 662 may be approximately the same as the height of the circuit board 400 at the location of the mounting area 440.

One or more cameras may be disposed on first frame portion 620, such as two cameras, e.g., first camera 42 and fourth camera 48, may be disposed on first frame portion 620. The first frame part 620 may be provided with a receiving groove to receive the camera. Such as the first frame portion 620, is provided with a first receiving groove 622 and a fourth receiving groove 624, the first receiving groove 622 can receive the first camera 42, and the fourth receiving groove 624 can receive the fourth camera 48. The number of the receiving grooves provided in the first frame part 620 is determined according to the number of the cameras mounted on the first frame part 620. That is, one camera provided on the first frame part 620 corresponds to one receiving groove.

One or more cameras may be disposed on second cradle portion 640, such as two cameras, e.g., second camera 44 and third camera 46, may be disposed on second cradle portion 640. The second bracket portion 640 may be provided with a receiving groove for receiving the camera. Such as the second holder portion 640, is provided with a second receiving groove 642 and a third receiving groove 644, the second receiving groove 642 can receive the second camera 44, and the third receiving groove 644 can receive the third camera 46. The number of the receiving grooves provided in the second holder portion 640 is determined according to the number of the cameras mounted on the second holder portion 640. That is, one camera provided on the second bracket portion 640 corresponds to one receiving groove.

Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 3, the accommodating space 420 of the circuit board 400 may be a notch structure, and the opening direction thereof may be toward the side of the electronic device 20. When the receiving space 420 has a notch structure, the opening thereof may face in other directions.

Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 20 shown in fig. 8 differs from the electronic device shown in fig. 1 in that: the receiving space 420 formed in the circuit board 400 may be a notch structure, and an opening of the notch structure may face a top end of the electronic device 20. The top end may be the top end of the display of the electronic device 20.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 20 shown in fig. 9 differs from the electronic device shown in fig. 1 in that: the receiving space 420 formed in the circuit board 400 may be a through hole structure, and the periphery of the through hole structure is defined by a portion of the circuit board 400.

It should be noted that the manner in which the camera module is disposed inside the electronic device is not limited to disposing a part of the camera module on the circuit board and disposing a part of the camera module outside the circuit board. For example, the whole camera module can be arranged outside the circuit board, and the whole camera module can also be arranged on the circuit board.

It should be noted that, the camera module in the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto. The camera module can also be arranged in other structures.

Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The camera module 40a may include a first camera 42a, a second camera 44a, and a third camera 46a, wherein the first camera 42a, the second camera 44a, and the third camera 46a may refer to three of the above first camera 42, the second camera 44, the third camera 46, and the fourth camera 48. Such as the first camera 42a, may be the primary camera. The second camera 44a may be a blurring camera that performs blurring or blurring on the content of the image captured by the first camera 42 a. The third camera 46a may be a close-range camera that is used to take images at close range.

The camera module 42a may further include a flexible circuit board 500 and a connector 300, wherein one end of the flexible circuit board 500 is connected to the connector 300, and the other end of the flexible circuit board 500 is connected to the plurality of cameras. The connector 300 is connected to a circuit board of an electronic device, such as the connector 300 being snapped onto the circuit board 400. Thereby electrically connecting each camera to the circuit board 400 through the flexible circuit board 500 and the connector 300 so that the processor on the circuit board 400 controls the state of each camera.

The camera module 42a may further include a driving mechanism 100, wherein the driving mechanism 100 is used for carrying each camera, and the driving mechanism 100 is used for driving each camera to move, so as to implement the focusing function.

Referring to fig. 11, fig. 11 is a disassembled schematic view of the camera module shown in fig. 10. The camera module 42a may further include a filter assembly 700 and a camera chip 900, the filter assembly 700 is disposed between the driving mechanism 100 and the flexible circuit board 500, and the filter assembly 700 is used for filtering light. The camera chips 900 are disposed on the flexible circuit board 500, the number of the camera chips 900 is the same as the number of the cameras, for example, the number of the camera chips 900 is three, and one camera chip 900 is connected to one camera.

Referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a disassembled schematic view of the driving mechanism shown in fig. 11. The drive mechanism 100 may include a drive sleeve 110, a coil 120, a magnetic assembly 130, and a drive socket 140. The driving sleeve 110 and the driving seat 140 are fixedly connected to form a receiving space 102, and components of the driving mechanism 100 such as the coil 120 and the magnetic assembly 130 can be installed in the receiving space 102. It should be noted that the fixed connection between the driving sleeve 110 and the driving seat 140 can be defined as a driving housing.

The driving seat 140 serves as a carrier of the driving mechanism 100, and can carry various components of the driving mechanism 100. One surface of the driving base 140 may be fixedly connected to the driving sleeve 110, and the other surface of the driving base 140 may be connected to the flexible circuit board 500, or the flexible circuit board 500 is disposed on the bottom surface of the driving base 140. The driving seat 140 may be opened with a through hole such as the first through hole 142 to avoid the flexible circuit board 500 and the plurality of cameras from being electrically connected. In some embodiments, a limiting structure, such as a limiting bar, may be disposed on the bottom surface of the driving seat 140 to limit the flexible circuit board 500, so that the flexible circuit board is more stably and firmly fixed. The first through hole 142 may be a circular hole, a rectangular hole, or a hole having another shape.

The fixed surface of the driving seat 140 and the driving sleeve 110 is provided with a plurality of supporting columns 144, the plurality of supporting columns 144 may be located at the edge position of the driving seat 140, for example, the driving seat 140 is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, four supporting columns 144 may be provided, and the four supporting columns 144 may be located at several corner positions of the driving seat 140 of the rectangular parallelepiped structure.

The driving sleeve 110 can be directly sleeved around the supporting column 114 and can be fixedly connected with the driving sleeve 110 through the supporting column 114. In order to further increase the fixing connection firmness of the driving sleeve 110 and the driving seat 130, the edge of the driving seat 140 is provided with a plurality of protruding edges 146, and the plurality of protruding edges 146 may be arranged at intervals, such as 4 protruding edges 146, at several corner positions of the driving seat 140 with a rectangular parallelepiped structure. Each ledge 146 may be located at the root of the support column 144. When the driving sleeve 110 is sleeved on the supporting post 144, the edge of the driving sleeve 110 can be placed on the convex edge 146, and the convex edge 146 can be connected with the edge of the driving sleeve 110. It should be noted that the ledge 146 may also be disposed along a circle of the driving seat 140, so that the ledge 146 may be connected with a circle of the driving sleeve 110.

It should be noted that, the fixed connection manner of the driving sleeve 110 and the driving seat 140 is not limited to this, for example, a circle of side edge structure is disposed on one surface of the driving seat 140 and the driving seat 110 to be fixedly connected with the driving sleeve 110, and may also be sleeved on the driving sleeve 110.

The driving sleeve 110 may have a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and it should be noted that the driving sleeve 110 may also have other structures such as a cylindrical structure. One side of the driving sleeve 110 is provided with an opening, and the side of the driving sleeve 110 provided with the opening is used for being fixedly connected with the driving seat 140. The other side of the driving sleeve 110 is provided with a second through hole 112, and the second through hole 112 is used for avoiding a plurality of cameras to collect images. The plurality of cameras may be completely housed in the drive mechanism 100, or may be partially disposed in the drive mechanism 100 and partially disposed outside the drive mechanism 100.

A plurality of cameras may be mounted and secured to the coil 120. The coil 120 may be provided with a plurality of mounting holes to mount the cameras, respectively. Such as coil 120, is provided with three mounting holes 122, one mounting hole 122 for mounting one camera. Thus, three mounting holes 122 can mount three cameras. The camera may be secured to the coil 120 by glue or other means. After the coil 120 is powered on, the coil is driven by the magnetic assembly 130, so that the coil 120 and the plurality of cameras fixed to the coil 120 move together to realize the focusing function. The movement range of the coil 120 is within the housing space 102, and a large movement range is not provided.

It should be noted that, during the movement process of the coil 120 and the plurality of cameras, in order to achieve stable movement thereof, a positioning structure may be provided to achieve smooth movement of the coil 120 and the plurality of cameras. In some embodiments, a plurality of positioning slots 124 may be disposed on the coil 120, a plurality of positioning elements 114 may be disposed on the driving sleeve 110, one positioning element 114 is disposed in one positioning slot 124, and the positioning element 114 is always kept in the positioning slot 124. I.e., the depth of the positioning slot 124 is relatively deep, the positioning member 114 can still be kept in the positioning slot 124 when the coil 120 and the plurality of cameras are moving, and will not block the coil 120 and the cameras from moving normally.

The number of the positioning members 114 may be four, and the four positioning members 114 may be respectively disposed at corner positions of the driving sleeve 110 having a rectangular parallelepiped structure. Wherein, the number of constant head tank 124 can be four, and four constant head tanks 124 can set up the corner position at the coil 120 of cuboid structure respectively. Therefore, the coil 120 can be limited from multiple directions, the coil 120 is prevented from shaking in the moving process, and the coil 120 is prevented from moving too much.

In some embodiments, the driving mechanism 100 may further include a fixing frame 150, the fixing frame 150 is disposed in the receiving space 102, and the fixing frame 150 may be sleeved around the coil 120. The edge of the coil 120 is provided with a convex edge 126, and the convex edge 126 may be arranged at the edge position of the coil 120, or the convex edge 126 is formed to protrude towards the outside along the edge of the coil 120, that is, the convex edge 126 protrudes out of the lateral outer surface of the coil 120. The flange 126 can be located between two of the supporting columns 144, the fixing frame 150 is sleeved around the coil 120, the side of the fixing frame 150 and the side of the driving seat 140 can limit the flange 126, that is, the flange 126 is located between the fixing frame 150 and the driving seat 140, and the flange 126 can move between the fixing frame 150 and the driving seat 140. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, not only the positioning of the coil 120 can be achieved through the positioning element 114 and the positioning slot 124, but also the positioning of the coil 120 can be achieved through the fixing frame 150, so that the positioning effect of the coil 120 is better.

It should be noted that the coil 120 is disposed in the accommodating space 102 and located between the four supporting pillars 144, and the position limitation can be realized by the four supporting pillars 144.

In some embodiments, the fixing frame 150 may be disposed on the supporting pillar 144, and the driving sleeve 110 and the driving seat 140 may be fixedly connected together by the fixing frame 150.

The driving mechanism 100 may further include a driving circuit 160, the driving circuit 160 may be electrically connected to the flexible circuit board 500, and the driving circuit 160 may be configured to control the driving mechanism 100 to implement control over the plurality of cameras.

The magnetic assembly 130 may include two magnets, and the two magnets may be respectively installed at both side positions of the driving sleeve 110. That is, the first magnet is disposed at one side of the driving sleeve 110, and the second magnet is disposed at the other side of the driving sleeve 110. In some embodiments, a first magnet may be disposed between the driving sleeve 110 and the mounting bracket 150, and a second magnet may be disposed between the driving sleeve 110 and the mounting bracket 150.

Therefore, the driving mechanism 100 according to the embodiment of the present application is configured to drive the coil 120 and the plurality of cameras to move together in the accommodating space 102 under the driving of the magnetic assembly 130 after the coil 120 is powered on, so as to realize a focusing function. A plurality of cameras can share two magnets, and the problem of magnet interference can be reduced. Similarly, the embodiment of the application can adopt one drive to realize the movement of a plurality of cameras, further realize the focusing function of the cameras, reduce the size of the camera module and save the cost.

The manner in which the coil 120 is provided with the mounting hole to mount the camera is not limited to this. Such as the coil 120, may be directly provided with one mounting hole to mount a plurality of cameras.

Referring to fig. 13, fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module in an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Camera module 40b may include a first camera 42b, a second camera 44b, and a third camera 46b, wherein first camera 42b, second camera 44b, and third camera 46b may refer to three of first camera 42, second camera 44, third camera 46, and fourth camera 48 above. Such as the first camera 42b, may be the primary camera. The second camera 44b may be a blurring camera that performs blurring or blurring on the content of the image captured by the first camera 42 b. The third camera 46b may be a close-range camera that is used to take images at close range.

Referring to fig. 14, fig. 14 is a disassembled schematic view of the camera module shown in fig. 13. The first camera 42b, the second camera 44b and the third camera 46b are fixedly connected with each other to form a whole. That is, the first camera 42b and the second camera 44b are connected together by a connecting structure, and the second camera 44b and the third camera 46b are connected together by a connecting structure.

The camera module 42b may further include a flexible circuit board 500, a filter assembly 700, a connector 300, and a camera chip 900, and the flexible circuit board 500, the filter assembly 700, the connector 300, and the camera chip 900 may refer to the flexible circuit board 500, the filter assembly 700, the connector 300, and the camera chip 900 shown in fig. 10, which are not described herein again.

Referring to fig. 15, fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a coil in the driving mechanism shown in fig. 14. The camera module 42b may further include a driving mechanism 1000, the driving mechanism 1000 is used for carrying each camera, and the driving mechanism 1000 is used for driving each camera to move, so as to implement the focusing function. The drive mechanism 1000 may include a drive sleeve, a drive socket, coils 1200, magnetic components, and the like. The drive mechanism 1000 differs from the drive mechanism 100 in that: the coil 1200 is provided with a mounting hole 1220, and the first camera 42b, the second camera 44b and the third camera 46b, which are fixedly connected together, can be mounted in one mounting hole 1220. The rest of the components of the driving mechanism 1000, and the specific content of the driving mechanism 1000 driving each camera to focus may refer to the above content, and are not described herein again.

The camera module and the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application are described in detail above. The principles and implementations of the present application are described herein using specific examples, which are presented only to aid in 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

1. A camera module, its characterized in that includes:

the coil and the magnetic assembly are arranged in the accommodating space, the coil is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, the coil is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves, and the positioning grooves are arranged at corner positions of the coil;

each camera is arranged in one mounting hole, the cameras are fixed on the coil, and the cameras have different functions;

the circuit board is electrically connected with the flexible circuit board, at least one mounting area and at least one accommodating space are arranged on the circuit board, at least one of the cameras is arranged on the mounting area, at least one of the cameras is arranged in the accommodating space, and the height of the camera arranged in the accommodating space is greater than that of the camera arranged in the mounting area;

the driving mechanism is used for driving the coil and the plurality of cameras to move together in the accommodating space under the driving of the magnetic assembly after the coil is electrified;

wherein the drive housing includes:

the driving seat is provided with a first through hole, the first through hole is used for avoiding the flexible circuit board to be electrically connected with the plurality of cameras, the flexible circuit board is arranged on the driving seat, one surface of the driving seat, which is fixed with the driving sleeve, is provided with a plurality of supporting columns, and the plurality of supporting columns are positioned at corner positions of the driving seat; and

the driving sleeve, the driving sleeve cover is located the support column, the driving sleeve with drive seat fixed connection is in order to form the storage space, the driving sleeve is provided with a second through-hole, the second through-hole is used for dodging a plurality of cameras gather the image, the driving sleeve is provided with a plurality of setting elements, a plurality of setting elements set up in the corner position of driving sleeve, each the setting element sets up one in the constant head tank, and works as during the coil motion the setting element keeps in the constant head tank.

2. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the coil and the driving sleeve are rectangular parallelepiped structures;

the number of the positioning grooves is four, and the four positioning grooves are respectively positioned at four corner positions of the coil;

the number of the positioning pieces is four, and the positioning pieces are respectively positioned at four corner positions of the driving sleeve.

3. The camera module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the driving sleeve is sleeved on the driving seat, the driving seat is provided with a plurality of supporting columns and a convex edge, the plurality of supporting columns are located at an edge of the driving seat, the plurality of supporting columns are used for limiting the coil, the convex edge is arranged at an edge of the driving seat, and the convex edge is fixedly connected with the driving sleeve.

4. The camera module of claim 1 or 2, wherein the drive housing further comprises:

the mount, the mount sets up in the accommodation space, the mount cover is established around the coil, the coil edge is provided with the chimb, the chimb is located the mount with between the drive seat, the chimb can the mount with move between the drive seat, the mount with the drive seat is used for spacingly the chimb.

5. The camera module according to claim 4, wherein the driving sleeve is sleeved on the driving seat and the fixing frame, the driving seat is provided with a plurality of supporting columns, the supporting columns are located at edges of the driving seat, the supporting columns are used for limiting the coil, the fixing frame is arranged on the supporting columns, and the driving sleeve and the driving seat are fixedly connected through the fixing frame.

6. The camera module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mounting holes are plural, the plural mounting holes are arranged at intervals, and one mounting hole is used for mounting one camera.

7. The camera module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the number of the mounting holes is one, the plurality of cameras are fixedly connected to each other, and the plurality of cameras are mounted in one of the mounting holes.

8. The camera module of claim 1 or 2, wherein the magnetic assembly comprises a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet being disposed on one side of the drive housing, the second magnet being disposed on the other side of the drive housing.

9. The camera module according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:

the camera chips are arranged on the flexible circuit board, and one camera chip is electrically connected with one camera; and

an optical filter assembly disposed between the plurality of cameras and the plurality of camera chips.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a circuit board; and

the camera module set according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which is electrically connected to the circuit board.