CN110740243B

CN110740243B - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN110740243B
Application number: CN201911045105.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张海洋; 于阳
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: 2021-05-18
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-30
Also published as: CN110740243A

Abstract

The invention discloses electronic equipment, wherein a popup module comprises a module bracket and a camera rotatably arranged on the module bracket, the module bracket is movably arranged on a shell, the camera is positioned in the shell under the condition of a first position, and the camera is positioned outside the shell under the condition of a second position; the driving mechanism comprises a power source, a rack and a first gear, the rack is in sliding fit with the module support in the moving direction of the module support, the power source is connected with the rack, the power source drives the rack to slide, the first gear is connected with the camera, the first gear is meshed with the rack, under the condition that the camera is located at the second position, the first gear can rotate along with the sliding of the rack, the camera is located towards the first direction under the condition of the first state, the camera is located towards the second direction under the condition of the second state, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction. The scheme can solve the problems that the existing electronic equipment is provided with more cameras, so that the existing electronic equipment occupies larger space in the shell and has higher cost.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication equipment, in particular to electronic equipment.

Background

Along with the promotion of user's demand and electronic equipment's development, current electronic equipment's performance is more and more excellent, and electronic equipment disposes the camera usually, and in order to satisfy auto heterodyne and long-range shooting, current electronic equipment disposes leading camera and rear camera usually, and leading camera is used for supplying the user to autodyne, and rear camera usually is used for supplying the user to carry out the long-range shooting.

Because the electronic equipment is provided with the front camera and the rear camera at the same time, the number of the cameras of the electronic equipment is large, and the large number of the cameras not only occupy a large space in the shell, but also cause high manufacturing cost of the electronic equipment.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention discloses electronic equipment, which aims to solve the problems that the conventional electronic equipment is provided with more cameras, so that the conventional electronic equipment occupies larger space in a shell and has higher cost.

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

an electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a receiving cavity and a through hole communicating with the receiving cavity;

the pop-up module comprises a module bracket and a camera rotatably arranged on the module bracket, the module bracket is movably arranged on the shell, the camera can be switched between a first position and a second position along with the module bracket through a through hole, under the condition of the first position, the camera is positioned in the shell, and under the condition of the second position, the camera is positioned outside the shell;

the driving mechanism comprises a power source, a rack and a first gear, wherein the rack is in the moving direction of the module support and is in sliding fit with the module support, the power source is connected with the rack, the power source drives the rack to slide, the first gear is connected with the camera, the first gear is meshed with the rack, the camera is located under the condition of the second position, the first gear can rotate along with the sliding of the rack to drive the camera to be switched between the first state and the second state, the camera is located under the condition of the first state and faces the first direction, the camera is located under the condition of the second state and faces the second direction, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

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

the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention improves the structure of the existing electronic equipment, so that the pop-up module comprises a module bracket which is slidably arranged on the shell and a camera which is rotatably arranged on the module bracket, and the camera can be rotationally switched between a first state and a second state under the condition that the camera is positioned outside the shell, so that the camera can shoot in the first direction and the second direction through rotation, and finally the camera can shoot images in two opposite directions. Compared with the prior art in which the cameras are arranged in each direction, the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can reduce the number of the cameras, and finally can solve the problems that the existing electronic equipment is provided with more cameras, so that the existing electronic equipment occupies larger space in a shell and the cost of the electronic equipment is higher.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below to form a part of the present invention, and the exemplary embodiments and the description thereof illustrate the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 and fig. 2 are schematic exploded views of partial structures of an electronic device according to embodiments of the present invention at different degrees;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure when a camera is in a second position;

fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the structure of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the invention when the camera is in a second position;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective structural diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 6 is a sectional view of a part of the structure of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100-shell, 110-containing cavity, 120-perforation,

200-an ejection module,

210-module bracket, 211-bracket main body, 2111-chute, 2112-avoiding gap, 212-first decorative piece, 2121-avoiding space, 213-second decorative piece, 214-third decorative piece,

220-camera, 221-camera main body, 222-camera shell, 223-camera lens,

230-a rotating shaft,

300-driving mechanism, 310-power source, 311-power output shaft, 320-rack, 321-sliding hole, 330-first gear, 340-screw and 350-second gear.

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. 1-6, an embodiment of the invention discloses an electronic device, which includes a housing 100, an eject module 200, and a driving mechanism 300.

The housing 100 is a base member of the electronic device, and the housing 100 can provide a mounting base for other components of the electronic device. The eject module 200 and the driving mechanism 300 are disposed on the housing 100. In the embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100 may have a receiving cavity 110 and a through hole 120 communicating with the receiving cavity 110. The through hole 120 is used for at least partially passing through the ejecting module 200, so as to realize the position switching of at least partially the ejecting module 200 inside the housing 100 and outside the housing 100.

The eject module 200 includes a module holder 210 and a camera 220, and the camera 220 is rotatably provided on the module holder 210 so as to be rotatable with respect to the module holder 210. In the embodiment of the present invention, the module holder 210 is movably disposed on the housing 100, and the module holder 210 moves relative to the housing 100, thereby realizing the movement of the entire pop-up module 200 relative to the housing 100.

In a general case, the camera 220 may include a camera body 221, a camera housing 222, and a camera lens 223, the camera housing 222 having a mounting groove, the camera lens 223 being bonded to a notch of the mounting groove, typically by a glue layer, the camera lens 223 forming a mounting space with the mounting groove of the camera housing 222, the camera body 221 being fixedly mounted in the mounting space, the camera body 221 facing the camera lens 223 to implement the light sensing through the camera lens 223. Specifically, camera housing 222 may be rotationally coupled to module mount 210, thereby enabling rotation of camera 220 relative to module mount 210.

The camera 220 can be switched between a first position and a second position along with the module holder 210 passing through the through hole 120, in the case of the first position, the camera 220 is located inside the housing 100, thereby realizing hiding inside the housing 100. In the case of the second position, the camera 220 is located outside the housing 100, so as to be ready for shooting.

The driving mechanism 300 is a driving source for moving the ejecting module 200, and when the camera 220 is at the second position, the driving mechanism 300 drives the camera 220 to rotate, so that the camera 220 is rotationally switched between the first state and the second state. The camera 220 is directed to the first direction in the first state, so that photographing is performed in the first direction. And faces the second direction with the camera 220 in the second state, so that photographing is performed in the second direction. The first direction and the second direction are oriented differently, and in particular, the first direction and the first direction may be opposite. In this case, the camera 220 can perform image capturing by rotation switching in two opposite directions.

In a specific implementation, the camera 220 may be a front camera when in the first state, and may be a rear camera when in the second state.

In a general case, the ejecting module 200 may be a manual ejecting module, that is, it needs to be manually pressed by a user during the process of extension and retraction, for example, the ejecting module 200 is similar to a refill retracting mechanism of an automatic pen. Of course, the ejection module 200 can be implemented by a special driving module, specifically, the driving module is disposed inside the housing 100, the driving module is connected to the ejection module 200, and the driving module drives at least a portion of the ejection module 200 to extend out of the housing 100 or retract into the housing 100 through the through hole 120.

Specifically, the driving module may be a hydraulic telescopic member, a pneumatic telescopic member, a screw driving mechanism, and the like, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific type of the driving module.

The electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention improves the structure of the existing electronic device, so that the pop-up module 200 comprises the module bracket 210 slidably arranged on the shell 100 and the camera 220 rotatably arranged on the module bracket 210, and under the condition that the camera 220 is positioned outside the shell 100, the camera 220 can be rotationally switched between a first state and a second state, so that the camera 220 can shoot in a first direction and a second direction through rotation, and finally the camera 220 can shoot images in two opposite directions. Compared with the prior art in which the cameras are arranged in each direction, the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can reduce the number of the cameras, and finally can solve the problems that the existing electronic equipment is provided with more cameras, so that the existing electronic equipment occupies larger space in a shell and the cost of the electronic equipment is higher.

Similarly, the driving mechanism 300 may have a plurality of types, please refer to fig. 1 to 6 again, in a preferred embodiment, the driving mechanism 300 may include a power source 310, a rack 320, and a first gear 330, the rack 320 may be slidably engaged with the module holder 210 in the moving direction of the module holder 210, the power source 310 is connected to the rack 320, the power source 310 drives the rack 320 to slide, the first gear 330 is connected to the camera 220, the first gear 330 is engaged with the rack 320, and when the camera 220 is located at the second position, the first gear 330 may rotate along with the sliding of the rack 320 to drive the camera 220 to switch between the first state and the second state. In a specific working process, the power source 310 drives the rack 320 to slide, and since the rack 320 is meshed with the first gear 330, the sliding of the rack 320 drives the first gear 330 to rotate, and the first gear 330 is connected with the camera 220, so that the rotation of the first gear 330 drives the camera 220 to rotate together relative to the module bracket 210, and finally, the camera 220 is switched between the first state and the second state. Because gear drive has the advantage that power transmission is stable, the precision is higher, consequently adopts the rack and pinion structure to realize the pivoted drive to camera 220, can improve the precision and the stability of pivoting drive to camera 220.

The power source 310 may be disposed on the module holder 210, and the power source 310 may move along with the module holder 210 to follow the switching of the position of the module holder 210 inside and outside the housing 100. In this case, the module holder 210 serves as a mounting base for the power source 310. In this case, the driving mechanism 300 and the eject module 200 enter and exit the housing 100 together, and particularly, on the premise that the eject module 200 is driven by the driving module, the above-mentioned assembly manner can certainly increase the power consumption of the driving module.

In this regard, in a preferred embodiment, the module holder 210 may be provided with an avoiding space 2121, and the avoiding space 2121 extends along the moving direction of the module holder 210. The power source 310 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 110, and the power source 310 passes through the avoiding space 2121 and is drivingly connected to the rack 320. Under this condition, dodge space 2121 and can play the effect of dodging for module support 210 can take place relative movement for the power supply 310 that sets up in holding the chamber 110, thereby makes the whole removal of popping out module 200 not receive the interference of power supply 310, and then avoids power supply 310 to follow and pops out module 200 and remove, and then can reduce the energy consumption of drive module. The avoiding space 2121 may have various structures, for example, the avoiding space 2121 may be a strip-shaped hole extending along the moving direction of the module holder 210, or may be a strip-shaped slit or a strip-shaped opening extending along the moving direction of the module holder 210.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the power source 310 may be a driving motor or a hydraulic motor. In the case that the power source 310 is a driving motor, the driving mechanism 300 may further include a second gear 350, and the power output shaft 311 of the driving motor may pass through the escape space 2121 and engage with the rack 320 through the second gear 350. Of course, the power take-off shaft 311 may be a gear shaft that meshes with the rack 320.

The module bracket 210 is a main body portion of the eject module 200, and the module bracket 210 can provide a mounting position for the camera 220. The structure of the module holder 210 may be various. In order to improve the appearance of the module holder 210, in a preferred embodiment, the module holder 210 may include a holder body 211 and a first decoration 212 disposed on a first side edge of the holder body 211, and the first decoration 212 may be detachably connected to the holder body 211. Specifically, the first decorative member 212 may be coupled to the holder body 211 by a screw coupling or a snap coupling. The rack 320 is slidably disposed in a first installation space formed by the first deco 212 and the bracket main body 211, and the first gear 330 is disposed in the first installation space. In this case, the rack 320 and the first gear 330 can be housed in the first installation space, and the appearance of the assembly can be further improved.

Of course, the avoidance space 2121 may be provided in the first decorative member 212 on the premise that the module holder 210 is provided with the avoidance space 2121. The avoiding space 2121 communicates with the first installation space.

The rack 320 may be disposed on the module bracket 210 in a sliding fit manner. Referring to fig. 1, 5 and 6 again, a sliding slot 2111 may be opened at a first side edge of the bracket main body 211, and the rack 320 is slidably disposed in the sliding slot 2111, so as to slide relative to the sliding slot 2111. In such a structure, a part of the structure of the bracket main body 211 is sacrificed, and a sliding fit space is provided for the rack 320, so that the partial structure of the electronic device is more compact. On the premise that the module bracket 210 includes the first decoration 212, the first decoration 212 is detachably engaged with the bracket main body 211, and the first decoration 212 covers the notch of the chute 2111, thereby ensuring the appearance performance of the pop-up module 200.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6 again, in a specific embodiment, the rack 320 may be provided with at least one sliding hole 321 extending along the sliding direction thereof, the rack 320 may be mounted on the inner wall of the sliding slot 2111 through a screw 340, and the screw 340 may limit the rack 320 through a nut, so that the rack 320 can only move in the sliding direction, and the rack 320 cannot move relative to the inner wall of the sliding slot 2111 in other directions. The connecting mode is simple in structure and convenient to assemble. Of course, the rack 320 and the chute 2111 may be in sliding fit through other types of sliding fit structures, for example, the rack 320 may be provided with a dovetail slider, a dovetail groove may be formed in the chute 2111, and the dovetail slider is in sliding fit with the dovetail groove, so as to implement installation of the rack 320 in the chute 2111.

In order to further improve the appearance performance, in a preferable scheme, the module bracket 210 disclosed in the embodiment of the invention may further include a second decoration 213, the second decoration 213 is disposed on a second side edge of the bracket body 211, and the first side edge and the second side edge are distributed opposite to each other. In this case, the first decoration piece 212 and the second decoration piece 213 are respectively disposed on two side edges of the support body 211, which are opposite to each other, so as to perform a more balanced decoration effect, and thus the pop-up module 200 can have a better appearance. Similarly, the second decorative member 213 can be detachably connected to the bracket body 211 by a snap or a connector (e.g., a threaded connector). Preferably, the first decoration piece 212 and the bracket main body 211 and the second decoration piece 213 and the bracket main body 211 can be detachably connected in a buckling manner, so that the condition that the threaded connection piece is exposed when the threaded connection piece is connected can be avoided, and the appearance performance can be further improved.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the camera 220 is rotatably disposed on the module holder 210, and the camera 220 is assembled on the module holder 210 in various ways. Referring to fig. 1-6 again, in a preferred embodiment, the module bracket 210 may be formed with a mounting notch 2112, the camera 220 may be rotatably disposed on two opposite side walls of the mounting notch 2112 through the rotating shaft 230, and the first gear 330 is mounted on a portion of the rotating shaft 230 that passes through one of the side walls. The structure of the installation notch 2112 of the module bracket 210 is installed on the camera 220, the compactness of the structure of the elastic module 200 can be undoubtedly improved, and meanwhile, the module bracket 210 can also play a certain protection role on the camera 220. Specifically, a mounting hole is formed in the side wall of the mounting notch 2112, and the rotating shaft 230 and the mounting hole can be matched through a shaft hole to form a rotating pair, so that the rotating shaft 230 and the camera 220 can rotate relative to the module bracket 210. Specifically, the shaft 230 and the camera housing 222 may be an integral structure.

Specifically, on the premise that the module holder 210 includes the holder main body 211, the mounting notch 2112 may be opened in the holder main body 211. In a more preferred aspect, the module bracket 210 can include a third trim piece 214, wherein the third trim piece 214 can be removably mounted to the opening of the mounting notch 2112. The third decorative piece 214 and the mounting notch 2112 enclose a second mounting space for accommodating the camera 220. The mounting notch 2112 facilitates mounting of the camera 220 into the mounting notch 2112 through the opening of the mounting notch 2112. The third deco 214 can improve the appearance of the module holder 210. Similarly, the third decorative element 214 can be detachably connected by a connecting element (e.g., a threaded connecting element) or a snap-fit manner, thereby facilitating subsequent detachment and maintenance. Similarly, in a preferred embodiment, the third decorative member 214 is detachably connected to the bracket body 211 by a snap.

In a general case, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention includes a display screen, and the housing 100 includes a rear cover (generally, a battery cover of the electronic device) disposed opposite to the display screen, where the rear cover has a light-transmitting area, and the camera 220 can face the light-transmitting area when the camera 220 is in the first position. In this case, if the user needs to shoot the image by the camera 200 toward the light-transmitting area, the camera 220 can shoot the image directly without popping up the module 200 and extending out of the housing 100. Obviously, this can reduce the number of times the pop-up module 200 is extended, and thus can reduce the power consumption of the electronic device.

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 vehicle-mounted navigator, a wearable device and the like, and of course, the electronic device can be of other types.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, which are illustrative and not restrictive, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power source is disposed on the module holder, the power source being movable with the module holder.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the module holder is provided with an avoidance space extending in a moving direction of the module holder, the power source is provided in the accommodating chamber, and the power source passes through the avoidance space and is drivingly connected to the rack.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the module holder is provided with a bar-shaped hole extending in a moving direction of the module holder, and the power source passes through the bar-shaped hole and is drivingly connected to the rack.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the power source is a driving motor, the driving mechanism further includes a second gear, and a power output shaft of the driving motor passes through the avoidance space and is engaged with the rack via the second gear, or the power output shaft is a gear shaft engaged with the rack.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the module holder comprises a holder body and a first decoration member disposed at a first side edge of the holder body, the first decoration member is detachably coupled to the holder body, the rack is slidably disposed in a first mounting space formed by the first decoration member and the holder body, and the first gear is disposed in the first mounting space.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first side edge of the main bracket body has a sliding slot, and the rack is slidably disposed in the sliding slot.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the module holder further comprises a second trim piece disposed at a second side edge of the holder body, the first side edge being opposite the second side edge.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the first decoration member and the holder main body and the second decoration member and the holder main body are connected by a snap.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the module holder has a mounting opening, the camera is rotatably disposed on two side walls opposite to the mounting opening through a rotating shaft, and the first gear is mounted on a portion of the rotating shaft passing through one of the side walls.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the module bracket comprises a third decorative piece, the third decorative piece is detachably mounted at the opening of the mounting opening, and a second mounting space for accommodating the camera is defined by the third decorative piece and the mounting opening.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a display screen, and wherein the housing comprises a back cover disposed opposite the display screen, the back cover having a light transmissive region, and wherein the camera is oriented toward the light transmissive region when the camera is in the first position.