Detailed Description
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention.
It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the size and relative sizes of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "on," "adjacent to," "connected to," or "coupled to" other elements or layers, it can be directly on, adjacent to, connected or coupled to the other elements or layers or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly adjacent to," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" other elements or layers, there are no intervening elements or layers present. It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the present invention.
Spatial relational terms such as "under," "below," "under," "above," "over," and the like may be used herein for convenience in describing the relationship of one element or feature to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, then elements or features described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary terms "under" and "under" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatial descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of the associated listed items.
In order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, a detailed structure will be set forth in the following description in order to explain the present invention. The following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention, however, the invention is capable of other embodiments in addition to those detailed.
In order to optimize the layout of the image transmission device and facilitate DIY assembly and quick disassembly and assembly of a user, the invention provides an image transmission device, which mainly comprises: the camera module and the image transmission module are detachably mounted on the mounting bracket, and the mounting bracket is detachably mounted on the base.
According to the image transmission device, all the components are detachably mounted, the structural layout is reasonable, the size is small and attractive, the compatibility is strong, and DIY assembly and quick disassembly and assembly are convenient for a user.
An image transmission device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3A to 3C, fig. 4, and fig. 5, in which fig. 1 shows a sectional view of an assembly of the image transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 shows an exploded view of the image transmission apparatus shown in fig. 1; 3A-3C illustrate rear, side and bottom views of the mounting bracket of the image transmitting device of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of the base of the image transfer device of FIG. 1 showing a fool-proofing structure on the base, in accordance with one embodiment; FIG. 5 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a cavity on a base of the image transfer device of FIG. 1, according to one embodiment.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the image transmission apparatus 100 of the present invention includes a mounting bracket 10, a camera module 20, an image transmission module 30, and a base 40. The camera module 20 and the image transmission module 30 are detachably mounted to the mounting bracket 10, and the mounting bracket 10 is detachably mounted to the base. The camera module 20 and the image transmission module 30 can be connected by wire, so that an image obtained by shooting by the camera module 20 is transmitted to the image transmission module 30; in other embodiments, the camera module 20 and the image transmission module 30 may also be respectively provided with a wireless transmitting and receiving device, and the images captured by the camera module 20 are transmitted to the image transmission module 30 through wireless communication connection.
With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the graphics module 30 may be inserted into the mounting bracket 10 from the rear to the front. The mounting bracket 10 may be a housing structure adapted to insert the image transmission module 30 therein, which is designed to save the volume of the image transmission device and make the structural layout thereof more compact, however, the relative positions of the image transmission module 30 and the mounting bracket 10 according to the present invention are not limited thereto.
Illustratively, the housing structure may be shaped to fit the outer shape of the graphics module 30, e.g., a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The shapes of the mounting bracket 10 and the image transmission module 30 are not limited in the present invention, and the mounting bracket 10 and the image transmission module 30 having various shapes can be manufactured according to the user's needs.
To insert the graphics module 30 into the mounting bracket 10, the front and rear surfaces of the mounting bracket 10 may be provided with windows, i.e., a first window 12 (shown in FIG. 2) and a second window 14 (shown in FIG. 3B), respectively. Considering the relative positions of the image transmission module 30 and the camera module 20, the image transmission module 30 may be inserted into the mounting bracket 10 from the second window 14 on the rear surface.
To prevent a user from reversely mounting the graphics module 30, the mounting bracket 10 may be designed with a fool-proof structure in one embodiment of the present invention. Illustratively, the fool-proof structure may be such that the first window 12 of the front surface of the mounting bracket 10 is smaller in size than the second window 14 of the rear surface, such that a user cannot insert the graphics module 30 into the mounting bracket 10 from the first window 12. However, the fool-proof structure according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and other fool-proof structures that can prevent the reverse mounting of the graphic module 30 also fall within the scope of the present invention.
To mount the wires and facilitate heat dissipation from the graphics module 30, in one embodiment of the invention, the mounting bracket 10 may be otherwise provided with one or more third windows in appropriate locations for wire mounting and heat dissipation. Illustratively, both sides of the mounting bracket 10 are open with third windows. Illustratively, both side and bottom surfaces of the mounting bracket 10 are open with third windows. The position and the number of the third windows are not limited, and the third windows are convenient to install wires and radiate heat.
To easily mount the graphics module 30 in the correct position, in one embodiment of the present invention, the mounting bracket 10 is designed with a bracket mechanical stop 16 (shown in FIG. 3A) on the inside. Illustratively, the mechanical support restraint structure 16 may include a plurality of ribs that conform to the shape of the graphics module 30. Illustratively, the bracket mechanical stop structure 16 may include a stop block disposed at an installation limit of the graphics module 30. The present invention is not limited to the type of mechanical limit structure 16 of the bracket, and other mechanical limit structures with similar functions also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Further, after the transmission module 30 is mounted at an accurate position, the degree of freedom of the mounting direction is restricted by a fastening structure, and the transmission module 30 can be fixedly mounted on the mounting bracket 10 by a fastening structure such as a screw or an engagement.
In one embodiment, the map transmission module 30 is provided with a frequency alignment point 36 (as shown in fig. 2), and the mounting bracket 10 is provided with a frequency alignment key 11 (as shown in fig. 2 and 3B), so as to press the frequency alignment point 36 to perform frequency alignment when the map transmission module 30 is mounted on the mounting bracket 10. Illustratively, the frequency-alignment key 11 on the mounting bracket 10 is arranged at a position corresponding to the frequency-alignment point 36 of the image transmission module 30 for performing frequency alignment on the image transmission module 30. Illustratively, the frequency-matching key 11 may be a U-shaped elastic key. When picture biography module 30 is installed to installing support 10, the pair frequency point 36 of picture biography module 30 this moment is in the inboard of the button 11 of frequently, when going on frequently, need not to press the middle part of this U-shaped elastic key with the help of other instrument of frequently, and elastic deformation takes place for U-shaped elastic key atress to press pair frequency point 36, can accomplish fast frequently. For example, the passive key 11 may be other elastic keys with suitable shapes that can be elastically deformed. In other embodiments, the frequency-register key 11 may be an elastic button or an elastic body as long as the frequency-register point can be pressed down. The invention does not limit the type of the frequency-matching key 11, and other frequency-matching key types capable of realizing the function of fast frequency matching fall into the protection scope of the invention.
With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the camera module 20 is mounted on top of the mounting bracket 10. Illustratively, the camera module 20 may include any type of camera module known in the art, such as a single-axis camera module, a two-axis camera module, a three-axis camera module, and so forth. Preferably, the camera module may employ a single-axis camera module that is convenient for DIY assembly and quick disassembly by a user.
In order to facilitate the user to quickly mount the camera module 20 on the mounting bracket 10, the present invention adopts a quick-release structure for mounting the camera module 20. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the bottom of the camera module 20 is provided with a sliding slot, and the top of the mounting bracket 10 is provided with a boss 13 (as shown in fig. 3B) matching with the sliding slot. When the camera module 20 is installed, the sliding groove is aligned with the boss 13, and the camera module 20 slides into the installation support 10 along the boss 13 in parallel.
To facilitate stable sliding, the sliding groove and the boss 13 may be formed in an inverted L shape, for example. However, the shapes of the sliding slot and the boss are not limited thereto, and other shapes of the sliding slot and the boss fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
To provide stable support and ease of installation, the runners and bosses 13 may illustratively include a pair of parallel runners and a pair of parallel bosses. Of course, a greater number of runners and bosses may be provided to achieve the above objectives, and thus fall within the scope of the present invention.
Further, the top of the mounting bracket 10 is further provided with a resilient arm hook 15 (as shown in fig. 3B), and the resilient arm hook 15 is located at the limit position between the two parallel bosses 13 near the installation of the camera module 20. The elastic arm hook 15 is elastically deformed downwards when stressed and is restored to the original shape when not stressed. Due to the characteristics of the elastic arm hook 15, when the camera module 20 slides along the boss 13 from front to back to the elastic arm hook 15, the elastic arm hook 15 is elastically deformed downward, and after the camera module 20 slides over the elastic arm hook 15, the elastic arm hook 15 restores to the original shape upward and hooks the camera module 20, so that the camera module 20 is prevented from sliding forward away from the mounting bracket 10.
The rendering module 30 may include a rendering module body 32 and an antenna 34 (shown in fig. 2), among other things. Illustratively, the antenna 34 may be disposed at one end of the graphics module body 32, e.g., the rear end of the graphics module body 32, to avoid interfering with the insertion of the graphics module 30 into the mounting bracket 10. Illustratively, the antenna 34 may be disposed at an angle to the graphics module body 32. Preferably, to facilitate transceiving signals, the antenna 34 may be disposed substantially perpendicular to the image transmission module body 32.
In one embodiment of the present invention, to obtain a more desirable antenna gain, the height of the antenna 34 is set such that when the camera module 20 is mounted on top of the mounting bracket 10, the top end of the antenna 34 is more than 15mm from the top of the camera module 20 (as shown in fig. 1). Preferably, the top of the antenna 34 is about 20mm from the top of the camera module 20.
With continued reference to fig. 1 and 2, the mounting bracket 10 is snap-fitted to the base 40 from the top. Illustratively, the bottom of both sides of the mounting bracket 10 and the top of both sides of the base 40 may be provided with two screw holes for fastening with screws after the mounting bracket 10 is fastened to the base 40.
Illustratively, the mounting bracket 10 and the base 40 are provided with a fool-proof structure that cooperates with each other to prevent a user from mounting the mounting bracket 10 to the base 40 in a wrong way.
Illustratively, the fool-proof structure may include an ear-projection 47 (shown in fig. 4) provided at a non-central portion of the upper side of the base 40 and a groove 17 (shown in fig. 3C) provided at a corresponding position of the lower side of the mounting bracket 10 to be engaged with the ear-projection. Illustratively, the fool-proof structure may further include that the mounting bracket 10 and the base 40 are shaped to gradually narrow from one end to the other end and the shapes of the two are matched with each other.
Illustratively, two screw holes may be provided at the rear of the graphics module 30 and at a location corresponding to the rear of the graphics module 30 after the graphics module 30 is inserted into the base 40 to secure the graphics module 30 to the base 40 after the graphics module 30 is installed in place.
Illustratively, the image transmission device may further include one or more expansion modules 50 (shown in fig. 1 and 2), the base 40 may include a cavity 42 (shown in fig. 1), and the expansion modules 50 may be detachably mounted in the cavity 42. Illustratively, the expansion module 50 may include a horn module. In other embodiments, the expansion module 50 may include other suitable modules, such as a light module, a display module, and the like, without limitation.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a cavity mechanical stop 44 (shown in FIG. 5) is provided within the cavity 42 to assist in the installation of the expansion module 50 in place. Illustratively, the cavity mechanical stop structure 44 may include a plurality of ribs that conform to the shape of the expansion module 50. The position of rib can set up wantonly, as long as can realize the spacing effect of machinery. For example, a plurality of ribs may be provided in each of the five directions of the upper and lower surfaces, the left and right surfaces, and the rear surface of the cavity to limit the expansion module 50 in five degrees of freedom.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a movable platform on which the image transmission apparatus 100 as described above is mounted. As described above, the image transmission apparatus 100, here, the structure of the image transmission apparatus 100 will not be described repeatedly. The movable platform may be a movable platform provided with a power device, such as an unmanned vehicle, an unmanned ship, a robot, and the like, and is not limited herein.
According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, a method 200 of assembling an image transmission device is provided. FIGS. 6A-6F are diagrams illustrating an assembly process of the image transmission device of FIG. 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention; fig. 7 shows a flowchart of the steps of an assembling method of the image transmission apparatus of fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image transmission device comprises a camera module, an image transmission module, a mounting bracket and a base, and further comprises an expansion module, such as a loudspeaker module. Specifically, the assembly method 200 includes the following steps (shown in FIG. 7):
step S1: the mounting bracket is removably mounted to the base as shown in fig. 6A.
The size of the mounting bracket can be slightly larger than that of the base, so that the mounting bracket can be buckled on the base from top to bottom. Furthermore, two screw holes can be formed in the bottoms of two sides of the mounting bracket and the tops of two sides of the base, and the mounting bracket can be fastened to the base through screws after being buckled on the base.
Illustratively, the mounting bracket and the base are provided with fool-proof structures which are matched with each other to prevent a user from reversely mounting the mounting bracket on the base.
For example, the fool-proof structure may include an ear protrusion disposed at a non-middle portion of the upper portion of the side surface of the base and a groove cooperating with the ear protrusion and disposed at a corresponding position of the lower portion of the side surface of the mounting bracket. Illustratively, the fool-proof structure may further include the mounting bracket and the base being shaped to taper from one end to the other end and the shapes of the two cooperating with each other.
Step S2: the graphics module is removably mounted to the mounting bracket as shown in fig. 6B.
The mounting bracket can be in a shell shape, the front surface and the rear surface of the mounting bracket can be respectively provided with a first window and a second window, and the transmission module can be inserted into the mounting bracket from the rear window.
To prevent a user from reverse mounting the graphics module, the mounting bracket may be designed with a fool-proof structure, for example. For example, the fool-proof structure may be a first window of the mounting bracket having a size smaller than a second window such that a user cannot insert the transmission module into the mounting bracket through the first window. However, the fool-proof structure according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and other fool-proof structures that can prevent the image transmission module from being inversely mounted fall within the scope of the present invention.
For example, two screw holes may be provided at corresponding positions of the rear portion of the drawing module and the base. After the transmission module is mounted in place, the transmission module may be secured to the base with screws.
Step S3: the camera module is removably mounted to the mounting bracket as shown in fig. 6C.
The bottom of the camera module can be provided with a sliding groove, and the top of the mounting bracket can be provided with a boss matched with the sliding groove. When the camera module is installed, the sliding groove at the bottom of the camera module can be aligned to the boss at the top of the installation support, and then the camera module slides into the installation support from front to back along the boss.
Wherein, in order to prevent the camera module from sliding off the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket can be provided with an elastic arm hook which is positioned between the bosses and close to the limit position for mounting the camera module. Like this, when camera module slided elastic arm pothook department along the boss from the past backward for elastic deformation takes place downwards for the elastic arm pothook, after the camera module continued to slide and crossed the elastic arm pothook, the elastic arm pothook upwards recovered the original state and hooked camera module and fixed, makes camera module can not slide forward automatically and leave the installing support.
When the user dismantles the camera module, can press the elastic arm pothook, make it take place elastic deformation downwards, then push out the camera module can forward.
Further, the assembly method 200 may further include the steps of:
step S4: the expansion module is removably mounted within the cavity as shown in fig. 6D.
Wherein the base may include a cavity for mounting the expansion module. When the expansion module is installed, the expansion module can be slid into the cavity in parallel. Illustratively, a cavity mechanical retention structure, such as a plurality of ribs, may be provided in the cavity at appropriate locations to assist in easily mounting and retaining the expansion module in the proper position.
Illustratively, the expansion module and the cavity may each include screw holes, and the expansion module may be screwed into the cavity after the expansion module is installed in place.
Step S5: the image transmission device is arranged with wires for connecting at least two of the camera module, the image transmission module, or the expansion module, as shown in fig. 6E and 6F.
The assembling process of the image transmission apparatus is thus completed, wherein the mounting sequence of steps S1-S5 is merely exemplary and not limiting. For example, the order of steps S1, S2, S3, and S4 may be arbitrarily interchanged, and other orders of steps than those shown herein are also within the scope of the present invention.
According to the image transmission device and the assembling method thereof, all the parts are detachably installed, the structural layout is reasonable, the size is small and attractive, the compatibility is strong, and DIY assembly and quick disassembly and assembly are convenient for a user.
The present invention has been illustrated by the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for illustrative and descriptive purposes only and are not intended to limit the invention to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, which variations and modifications are within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.