CN110661958A

CN110661958A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN110661958A
Application number: CN201911044855.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王友
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-30
Filing date: 2019-10-30
Publication date: 2020-01-07
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-30
Also published as: CN110661958B

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device, comprising: the shell comprises a side wall provided with a through hole and an installation cavity positioned on the inner side of the side wall; the camera subassembly, the camera subassembly is including setting up pivot in the installation cavity, wind rotatable support of pivot and installation are in camera on the support, the axis perpendicular to of pivot the diapire of installation cavity, the support can drive under the exogenic action the camera rotates between first state and second state and switches under the first state, the camera is located in the installation cavity during the second state, the camera is located outside the shell. The electronic equipment disclosed by the invention can solve the problems of large occupied space and high cost in the prior art that the camera needs a motor to drive a telescopic mechanism to realize telescopic action.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to an electronic device.

Background

Electronic equipment (such as a mobile phone) has entered the full-screen era, wherein the extension of a camera through a telescopic mechanism is an important selling point of the current electronic equipment. The existing telescopic mechanisms are all driven by motors, and the motors occupy large space, and in some electronic devices, the space occupied by the motors can even reach 25x30 mm. This undoubtedly poses a major challenge to the integration of more functional devices within an electronic device.

Meanwhile, the motor belongs to a precise component, the cost is high, the motor and the telescopic mechanism are difficult to realize precise matching, and more problems can be caused in the extending process, such as: the problems of jamming, deflection of the camera after stretching out, poor section and the like after the camera is retracted are solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention discloses electronic equipment, which aims to solve the problems of large occupied space and high cost in the prior art that a motor is required to drive a telescopic mechanism to realize telescopic operation.

In order to solve the problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

an electronic device, comprising:

the shell comprises a side wall provided with a through hole and an installation cavity positioned on the inner side of the side wall;

the camera subassembly, the camera subassembly is including setting up pivot in the installation cavity, wind rotatable support of pivot and installation are in camera on the support, the axis perpendicular to of pivot the diapire of installation cavity, the support can drive under the exogenic action the camera rotates between first state and second state and switches under the first state, the camera is located in the installation cavity during the second state, the camera is located outside the shell.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:

according to the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, the structure of the existing electronic equipment is improved, the camera is arranged on the support which can rotate relative to the shell through the rotating shaft, and then the support can be manually driven, so that the support drives the camera to switch the position inside and outside the shell through the through hole, namely the camera is switched between the first state and the second state. The electronic equipment with the structure does not need to be provided with a motor to drive the camera, and only needs manual operation of a user, so that the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can avoid the problem that the motor occupies a larger space in the shell, and can reduce the manufacturing cost of the electronic equipment. Meanwhile, the problem of poor matching between the motor and the telescopic mechanism does not exist.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device when a camera disclosed by an embodiment of the invention is in a first state;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device when a camera disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention is in a second state;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device when a camera disclosed by the embodiment of the invention is in a first state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic partial cross-sectional structure diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of section C of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of section D of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a housing according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of section E of FIG. 12;

fig. 14 and fig. 15 are schematic structural diagrams of a bracket disclosed by an embodiment of the invention at different viewing angles, respectively;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a rotating shaft according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a push rod disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100-shell, 110-perforation, 120-installation cavity, 130-side wall, 140-ejector rod hole, 150-boss, 151-groove, 160-through hole, 170-elastic deformation hole and 180-back cover plate;

200-camera assembly, 210-rotating shaft, 220-bracket, 221-first side edge, 222-second side edge, 223-third side edge, 224-fourth side edge, 225-fifth side edge, 226-extending wall, 227-convex edge, 230-camera, 240-mounting plate, 250-rotating shaft hole, 260-camera hole, B-camera,

300-stop component, 310-first stop buckle, 320-second stop buckle, 330-elastic meshing tooth, 340-elastic rack;

400-top rod, 410-fixing plate,

500-elastic member.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. 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 invention.

The technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 17, an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100 and a camera assembly 200.

The housing 100 is a base member of the electronic device, and the housing 100 can provide a mounting position for other components of the electronic device. The camera assembly 200 is provided to the housing 100. In an embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100 includes a sidewall 130 and a mounting cavity 120 located inside the sidewall 130. Specifically, the housing 100 may further include a bottom wall, the side wall 130 is disposed on the bottom wall, and the side wall 130 and the bottom wall enclose the mounting cavity 120 of the housing 100. The sidewall 130 is provided with a through hole 110, and the through hole 110 communicates with the installation cavity 120.

Camera assembly 200 is an image acquisition assembly of an electronic device. In the embodiment of the present invention, the camera head assembly 200 includes a rotating shaft 210, a bracket 220, and a camera head 230, wherein the bracket 220 is rotatably disposed on the housing 100 through the rotating shaft 210, and the bracket 220 can rotate relative to the housing 100 around the rotating shaft 210. Specifically, the rotating shaft 210 is disposed in the mounting cavity 120, specifically, an axis of the rotating shaft 210 is perpendicular to a bottom wall of the mounting cavity 120, the camera 230 is mounted on the bracket 220, and the camera 230 can rotate along with the bracket 220.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the bracket 220 can drive the camera 230 to rotate and switch between the first state and the second state under the action of an external force. In the first state, the camera 230 is positioned in the mounting cavity 120, thereby enabling concealment within the housing 100. In the second state, the camera 230 is located outside the housing 100, thereby enabling photographing. In the using process of the electronic device, a specific user can manually drive the bracket 220 to rotate, so as to apply an external force to the bracket 220, and finally, the bracket 220 drives the camera 230 to switch between the first state and the second state.

The electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention improves the structure of the existing electronic device, and the camera 230 is mounted on the bracket 220 that can rotate relative to the housing 100 through the rotating shaft 210, and then the bracket 220 can be manually driven, so that the bracket 220 drives the camera 230 to switch the position inside and outside the housing 100 through the through hole, that is, the camera 230 is switched between the first state and the second state. The electronic equipment with the structure does not need to be provided with a motor to drive the camera, and only needs manual operation of a user, so that the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can avoid the problem that the motor occupies a larger space in the shell, and can reduce the manufacturing cost of the electronic equipment. Meanwhile, the problem of poor matching between the motor and the telescopic mechanism does not exist.

In a preferable embodiment, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include a stop assembly 300, where the stop assembly 300 is configured to limit the position of the camera assembly 200, and on the premise that the position of the camera 230 of the camera assembly 200 can be switched between the first state and the second state, the camera assembly 200 is prevented from moving excessively. The stop assembly 300 may take a variety of configurations that enable a locating fit.

In one embodiment, the stop assembly 300 may include a first stop button 310 and a second stop button 320, the first stop button 310 is disposed on the bracket 220, and the second stop button 320 is disposed on the housing 100. Under the condition that the camera 230 is in the first state, the first stop buckle 310 and the second stop buckle 320 are buckled to limit the camera assembly 200, so that the bracket 220 and the camera 230 are in a positioning state. Specifically, the first stop buckle 310 and the second stop buckle 320 may have various structures, and specifically, one of the first stop buckle 310 and the second stop buckle 320 is a first stop protrusion, and the other is a second stop protrusion engaged with the first stop protrusion or a stop groove engaged with the first stop protrusion. The embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific structures of the first stop button 310 and the second stop button 320.

In order to facilitate the first stop buckle 310 and the second stop buckle 320 to be disengaged and further to achieve the subsequent manual driving of the camera 230, in a preferred embodiment, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include a top rod 400, the top rod 400 is movably disposed on the side wall 130, one end of the top rod 400 is connected to the bracket 220 and the other end extends out of the housing 100, and an end portion of the top rod 400 extending out of the housing 100 is an operation end. The top rod 400 moves into the mounting cavity 120 under the action of external force and drives the bracket 220 to rotate, so that the first stop buckle 310 and the second stop buckle 320 are disengaged, in this case, the positioning limitation of the stop assembly 300 on the camera assembly 200 is removed, a user can apply external force to the bracket 220 in a manual mode, and finally the bracket 220 drives the camera 230 to switch between the first state and the second state.

In a more preferable aspect, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include a boss 150 and an elastic member 500, the boss 150 is fixed in the mounting cavity 120, the boss 150 has a positioning surface, the positioning surface is disposed toward the side wall 130, the elastic member 500 is disposed between the positioning surface and the side wall 130, and the push rod 400 is connected to the elastic member 500. In a specific operation process, a user can press the top rod 400, and the top rod 400 moves towards the installation cavity 120 against the elastic force of the elastic member 500, so as to drive the bracket 220 to move, and thus the first stop buckle 310 and the second stop buckle 320 are disengaged. After the external force is removed, the top rod 400 can be reset under the elastic recovery action of the elastic member 500, so that the user can push the next time.

In order to achieve the above object, the parts of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention may be arranged in various ways, and the configurations of the parts will be described in detail below by taking specific embodiments as examples.

The housing 100 may include a center frame and a rear cover plate 180. The middle frame may be used to form the side walls 130 of the housing 100 and the back cover plate 180 is used to form the bottom wall of the mounting cavity 120. As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the middle frame may be a rectangular frame, four corners of the middle frame may be arc-shaped frames, so as to improve the appearance performance of the electronic device, and a through hole 110 is disposed at one corner of the middle frame (for example, the upper left corner or the upper right corner of the electronic device). As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the middle frame (for example, the long frame of the middle frame) is provided with a top rod hole 140 penetrating through the middle frame, and the top rod hole 140 is located at one side of the through hole 110 and close to the through hole 110.

Back shroud 180 is installed to the bottom of center, and the port on the top of center is the opening of the installation cavity 120 that center and back shroud 180 enclose, and display module assembly and panel can be installed on the top of center. The mounting cavity 120 is used for mounting the camera assembly 200 and the stop assembly 300, the rear cover plate 180 is provided with a through hole 160, and the through hole 160 is close to the through hole 110 and the ejector rod hole 140 and is located between the through hole 110 and the ejector rod hole 140. The installation cavity 120 is provided with a boss 150 therein, and the boss 150 is used for supporting the top bar 400. The boss 150 is provided with a groove 151, and the surface of the groove 151 facing the side wall 130 is a positioning surface of the boss 150. The elastic member 500 is disposed between the seating surface and the sidewall 130. In the embodiment of the present invention, the elastic member 500 may be an elastic structural member such as a silicone block or a spring, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific kind of the elastic member 500.

As shown in fig. 12, 13 and 16, a mounting plate 240 is fixed to one end of the shaft 210, and the mounting plate 240 is fixed to the rear cover plate 180 of the housing 100 by a connector (e.g., a screw). The other end of the rotating shaft 210 penetrates through the through hole 160 of the rear cover plate 180, so that the rotating shaft 210 is located in the installation cavity 120.

As shown in fig. 14 and 15, in the embodiment of the invention, the material of the bracket 220 may be stainless steel or plastic. The bracket 220 may be flat, the bracket 220 is provided with a rotating shaft hole 250 at a position close to the edge thereof, and the rotating shaft 210 is inserted into the rotating shaft hole 250 and is rotatably matched with the rotating shaft hole 250. A camera hole 260 may be formed at a central portion of the top surface of the bracket 220, and the camera 230 is fixed in the camera hole 260. The bottom surface of the bracket 220 is in sliding fit with the rear cover plate 180, the bottom surface of the bracket 220 is provided with a wire arranging hole, a wire arranged connected with the camera 230 penetrates out of the wire arranging hole, and is electrically connected with a main board or an auxiliary board in the shell 100 of the electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the side of the bracket 220 may be irregular, and specifically, the side of the bracket 220 includes a first side 221, a second side 222, a third side 223, a fourth side 224 and a fifth side 225 which are connected in sequence. The first side 221, the third side 223 and the fourth side 224 are all arc surfaces, the first side 221 is farthest from the center of the bracket 220 and extends from the rotating shaft hole 250, and the fourth side 224 is closest to the center of the bracket 220. The second side 222 may be planar. The junction of the third side 223 and the fourth side 224 may be provided with an extension wall 226 extending outwards, and the extension wall 226 may be strip-shaped and extend from the third side 223 in smooth transition outwards. The fourth side 224 is provided with a convex edge 227 protruding outwards, and the convex edge 227 is approximately parallel to the frame on which the ejector rod hole 140 is provided. The fifth side 225 is planar. After the bracket 220 is mounted in place, the first side 221 is exposed from the middle frame and is coplanar with the outer surface of the middle frame (as shown in fig. 1), thereby improving the aesthetics and integrity of the electronic device.

The camera 230 is fixed in the camera hole 260 of the bracket 220, and may be disposed toward a side of the housing 100 where the display module is disposed, to be used as a front camera. Of course, the camera 230 may be directed toward the side of the rear cover plate 180 to be used as a rear camera.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the stop assembly 300 may include a first stop buckle 310 and a second stop buckle 320. The first stop buckle 310 is a first stop protrusion disposed on the second side 222 of the bracket 220, and the first stop protrusion is close to the first side 221 of the bracket 220. The second stop buckle 320 is a second stop protrusion disposed on the hole wall of the through hole 110, and the second stop protrusion is close to the outer surface of the middle frame. When the camera 230 is in the second state, the bracket 220 is positioned by the first stop button 310 and the second stop button 320, so that the bracket 220 is fixed in the mounting cavity 120.

In addition, as shown in fig. 10 and fig. 15, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include an elastic rack 340 and an elastic engaging tooth 330, and of course, the elastic rack 340 and the elastic engaging tooth 330 may also be a part of the stop assembly 300. The elastic engaging teeth 330 engage with the elastic rack gear 340 to stop the stand 220 in the case where the camera head 230 is in the first state. The elastic engaging teeth 330 may be located on the extending wall 226 of the bracket 220, and at least two elastic engaging teeth 330 may be disposed on the extending wall 226 of the bracket 220, thereby improving the stability of the stop. The bottom wall of the housing 100 may be provided with an elastic rack 340 extending in an arc shape. The elastic engaging teeth 330 are elastically engaged with the elastic rack gear 340 so as to be relatively slidable under an external force. The external force applied by the user can overcome the elastic engagement force between the elastic rack 340 and the elastic engaging teeth 330, so that the elastic engaging teeth 330 slide relatively to the elastic rack 340.

The cooperation between the elastic rack 340 and the elastic engaging teeth 330 enables the stand 220 and the camera 230 to be better maintained at the current position once the external force is removed during the rotation of the stand 220. In order to facilitate elastic deformation, in a preferable scheme, two ends of the elastic rack 340 are fixed, and elastic deformation holes 170 may be formed in two sides of the elastic rack 340, so as to reduce the strength of the elastic rack 340 and facilitate elastic engagement.

In a more preferable scheme, the length of the elastic rack 340 may be greater than the rotation stroke of the bracket 220, so that the engaging teeth 330 are always engaged with the elastic rack 340, and the bracket 220 can stay at more positions, thereby realizing diversification of the working positions of the camera 230.

As shown in fig. 5 and 17, as described above, the electronic apparatus may further include the top bar 400, and the top bar 400 may be a cylindrical bar. A fixing plate 410 is movably sleeved at one end of the rod 400, the rod 400 extends out of the rod hole 140 from the mounting cavity 120 of the housing 100, and the fixing plate 410 is fixed with the side wall 130 of the housing 100. The other end of the top rod 400 is fixedly connected with the convex edge 227 of the bracket 220, and the top rod 400 ejects out of the bracket so as to apply force. When the camera 230 is required to shoot, the push rod 400 can be pressed by a finger, the first stop buckle 310 is released from the second stop buckle 320 under the action of the push rod 400, after the push rod 400 ejects the first stop buckle 310, the first stop buckle 310 is pulled off, and the bracket 220 is rotated until the camera 230 rotates out. The length of the top bar 400 extending out of the housing 100 may be about 2mm, and the first stopper 310 is ejected. When the camera 230 is not used, the first side 221 of the bracket 220 is pressed until the first stop button 310 and the second stop button 320 are fastened. With the arrangement, the length of the top rod 400 extending out of the shell 100 is short, and the use of the electronic equipment is not influenced.

In other embodiments, the stop assembly 300 may be a spring that holds the cradle 220 in the unscrewed position. Alternatively, in the case where the first stopper 310 and the second stopper 320 are not provided, the holder 220 may be held at a screwed position or the like by engaging the stem 400 with the housing 100.

The electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader, a game machine, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted navigator and other devices, and the specific type of the electronic device is not limited by the embodiment of the invention.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and alterations to this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the camera subassembly, the camera subassembly is including setting up pivot in the installation cavity, wind rotatable support of pivot and installation are in camera on the support, the axis perpendicular to of pivot the diapire of installation cavity, the support can drive under the exogenic action the camera passes through the perforation rotates between first state and second state and switches under the first state, the camera is located in the installation cavity during the second state, the camera is located outside the shell.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a stop assembly to limit the position of the camera assembly.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the stop assembly comprises a first stop buckle disposed on the bracket and a second stop buckle disposed on the housing, and wherein the first stop buckle and the second stop buckle are buckled to limit the camera assembly when the camera is in the first state.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, further comprising a top bar movably disposed on the sidewall, wherein one end of the top bar is connected to the bracket and the other end of the top bar extends out of the housing, and the top bar moves into the mounting cavity under the action of the external force and drives the bracket to rotate, so that the first stop buckle and the second stop buckle are disengaged from each other.

5. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein one of the first stop buckle and the second stop buckle is a first stop protrusion, and the other of the first stop buckle and the second stop buckle is a second stop protrusion engaged with the first stop protrusion or a stop groove engaged with the first stop protrusion.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, further comprising a boss fixed in the mounting cavity, the boss having a positioning surface disposed toward the sidewall, and an elastic member disposed between the positioning surface and the sidewall, wherein the ejector rod is connected to the elastic member.

7. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an elastic rack provided in the mounting chamber and an elastic engaging tooth provided on the holder, the elastic engaging tooth being engaged with the elastic rack.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the length of the elastic rack is greater than the rotational stroke of the stand, and the elastic engaging teeth engage with the elastic rack.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein two ends of the elastic rack are fixed, and two sides of the elastic rack are provided with elastic deformation holes.

10. The electronic device of any of claims 1-6, wherein an outside surface of the cradle is coplanar with an outside surface of the housing with the camera positioned within the mounting cavity.