CN110868508B

CN110868508B - Camera module disassembling equipment and disassembling method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN110868508B
Application number: CN201810986400.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 褚柏南; 张允梁
Original assignee: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co Ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-28
Filing date: 2018-08-28
Publication date: 2022-05-27
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-28
Also published as: CN110868508A

Abstract

The invention provides camera module disassembling equipment and a disassembling method thereof, wherein the camera module disassembling equipment comprises an object placing module, an actuating module, a driving module and a control system. The camera module disassembling equipment is used for disassembling a camera module, wherein the camera module comprises a module main body and a support combined with the module main body through an adhesive layer, the object placing module is used for holding the camera module in a positioning mode and heating the camera module through heat generated by the object placing module so as to melt the adhesive layer, the actuating module is used for pressing the camera module, and an acting force is applied to the camera module through the actuating module so as to separate the module main body from the support. The management and control system sets heating time based on the camera module and starts the driving module to move so as to decompose the camera module.

Description

Camera module disassembling equipment and disassembling method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of camera modules, in particular to camera module disassembling equipment and a camera module disassembling method.

Background

The double-camera module or the multi-camera module in the prior art is formed by assembling more than two or more cameras together by a bracket. In the camera module assembly process, the phenomenon that finished camera module products are unqualified inevitably occurs, and for unqualified products, a module lens and a bracket need to be disassembled. The camera module and the support after disassembly can be repaired and reused. Because the glue that support and module were directly taken is fixed mainly, has great cohesion between the two, if directly disassemble the module through machinery, cause the harm to support and module easily to make module or/and support scrap, cause the waste.

The disassembling device in the prior art is composed of a heating module, a placing module and a disassembling module. The module is heated by the heating module, and then the module is placed in the placing module, so that the glue melts, and the module is disassembled to extrude the module, so that the module is separated from the support. In the existing disassembling process, the heating degree is usually determined by people, but if the glue heating degree is not enough, the disassembling process possibly needs larger acting force, and the module is damaged by the excessive acting force. Meanwhile, the heated module is often moved from the heating module to the placing module to cause the glue to be bonded again, and the process flow is also complicated.

The heating module of another kind of prior art's disassembly equipment utilizes hot-conductive principle to the module of making a video recording of placing in the module to heat, and this kind of hot-conductive heating methods is slow to the speed of the module heating of making a video recording for operating personnel hardly accurately judges whether the colloid in the module of making a video recording has melted. This also easily leads to two situations: if the heating is insufficient, the colloid in the camera module cannot be melted and disassembled, and the camera module can be damaged; if the heating time is too long, the heating may be excessive, which may damage the inside of the camera module.

In addition, go to judge the degree that the module of making a video recording was heated through operating personnel, often can cause the uneven problem of heating of the module of making a video recording, finally lead to disassembling the effect not good. The equipment of prior art of disassembling, operating personnel also are the factor that the effect was disassembled in the in-process extrusion module of making a video recording of disassembling the module and dynamics, and the extrusion is too fast or disassemble the dynamics and too big and probably damage inside module.

Disclosure of Invention

One of the main advantages of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a disassembling method thereof, in which the camera module disassembling apparatus nondestructively disassembles the bracket and the module main body of the camera module.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a camera module disassembling method thereof, wherein the camera module disassembling apparatus disassembles the camera module without damage, so as to recycle the camera module and reduce the rejection rate of the camera module.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a disassembling method thereof, wherein the positioning function and the heating function of the camera module disassembling apparatus are integrated into a storage module, and the storage module positions and heats the camera module, so as to improve the heating speed and the heating uniformity.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a camera module disassembling method thereof, wherein the object placing module of the camera module disassembling apparatus improves the uniformity of the camera module in heating, and melts the glue layers of the camera module synchronously, so that the disassembling process is smooth.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a disassembling method thereof, wherein the storage module of the camera module disassembling apparatus automatically heats the positioned camera module, so as to simplify the heating and disassembling process and improve the working efficiency.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for disassembling a camera module and a method for disassembling the same, wherein the apparatus for disassembling a camera module has a timing function, and the camera module is sufficiently heated by setting a heating time, a heating temperature, and the like according to a thickness and parameters of a glue layer of the camera module, so as to sufficiently melt the glue layer, thereby facilitating a disassembling process.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a camera module disassembling method thereof, wherein the timing module detects that the camera module is placed and then starts to heat the camera module, so as to prevent the storage module from being started to heat when the storage module is empty, thereby improving the working accuracy.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a disassembling method thereof, wherein the camera module disassembling apparatus includes a prompt module for prompting a heating duration of the camera module, and particularly, a disassembling process is manually operated by an operator, and the prompt module prompts the operator to operate correctly, so as to avoid problems such as an excessively long heating duration or an irregular operation process.

Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a camera module disassembling apparatus and a camera module disassembling method thereof, wherein the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a buffering module, wherein the buffering module buffers the speed and the disassembling force of the camera module during the disassembling process, so as to prevent the camera module from being instantaneously impacted and damaging the module main body.

Additional advantages and features of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention as set forth hereinafter.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a camera module disassembling apparatus according to the present invention, which can achieve the foregoing and other objects and advantages, for disassembling a camera module, wherein the camera module includes a module main body and a bracket coupled to the module main body by an adhesive layer, comprises:

the storage module is used for fixedly holding the camera module and generating heat to heat the camera module so as to melt the adhesive layer; and

and the actuating module is used for abutting against the camera module, and applying an acting force to the camera module by virtue of the actuating module so as to separate the module main body from the bracket.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the placement module includes a heat portion and is further provided with at least one object discharge hole, wherein the holder of the camera module is positionally held at the heat portion, heat is generated by the heat portion and the camera module is heated, and wherein the module body is suspended by the holder at the object discharge hole.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the thermal part comprises a heating body and is further provided with at least one positioning position, wherein the positioning position is formed on the heating body, wherein the bracket of the camera module is positioned at the positioning position, and heat is generated by the heating body to heat and melt the adhesive layer through the bracket.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the heating body generates heat by electric heating and heats the camera module by heat conduction.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the actuating module includes at least one object-abutting portion, wherein the object-abutting portion correspondingly abuts against the module main body, and a force is applied to the module main body by the object-abutting portion to separate the module main body from the bracket.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the actuating module is further provided with at least two lens protection portions, wherein the lens protection portions are formed on the object support portion, and lenses of the module main body are protected by the lens protection portions.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a driving module, wherein the driving module is connected to the actuating module in a driving manner, and the driving module drives the actuating module to move so as to drive the actuating module to press and separate the camera module.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a driving module, wherein the driving module is connected to the object placing module in a driving manner, the driving module drives the object placing module to move, so that the camera module is pressed against the actuating module, and the camera module is separated from the actuating module by a reaction force of the actuating module.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a control system, wherein the control system controls the heating of the object placing module and controls the operation of the driving module.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the management and control system includes a timing module, and the heating duration of the storage module is set according to the timing.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the thermal management system further comprises a heating control module, wherein the heating control module is controllably coupled to the placement module, wherein the heating control module controls the heating of the placement module, wherein the heating control module controls the heating time of the placement module based on the heating duration set by the timing module.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the management and control system further comprises a timing detection module, wherein the timing detection module detects whether the camera module is placed on the object placing module, when the camera module is placed on the object placing module, the timing detection module starts a heating timing and generates a heating signal, wherein the heating signal is transmitted to the heating control module, and the heating control module controls the object placing module to start heating based on the heating signal.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the management and control system further comprises a driving control module, wherein the driving control module is adjustably provided with an automatic mode and a linkage module, and when the driving control module is in the automatic mode, the driving control module controls the operation of the driving module.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the timing detection module further includes a detection light source, a light receiver, and a timing judgment module, wherein the detection light source generates detection light, the detection light passes through the object unloading hole and is projected to the light receiver, when the detection light is blocked, the light receiver generates a corresponding sensing signal, and the timing judgment module starts timing based on the sensing signal.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the timing detecting module further comprises a sensor and a timing judging module, wherein the sensor is disposed at the hot portion of the storage module, the sensor is used for detecting a pressure of the hot portion and generating a corresponding sensing signal, when the camera module is disposed at the hot portion, the sensing signal generated by the sensor is transmitted to the timing judging module, and the timing judging module starts timing based on the sensing signal.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a prompt module, wherein the prompt module is communicatively connected to the management and control system, and the prompt module prompts an operator based on information of the management and control module.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a buffer module, the buffer module is an elastic supporting device, and the buffer module reduces the impact pressure of the actuating module on the camera module.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention further provides a method for disassembling a camera module, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) detecting that at least one camera module is arranged on an object placing module;

(b) heating the camera module to melt an adhesive layer of the camera module; and

(c) the camera module is pressed against the camera module so as to separate a bracket of the camera module from a module main body.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the method step (a) further comprises:

(a.1) detecting whether the camera module is placed in a hot portion; and

(a.2) when it is detected that the camera module is placed in the thermal unit, starting a heating timer, and executing step (b), and when it is not detected in the thermal unit, continuing to execute step (a.1).

According to some embodiments of the invention, between the above method step (a) and step (b), further comprising the step of: the camera module is positionally held by the thermal section.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the method step (b) further comprises:

(b.1) setting a heating time length of the camera module; and

and (b.2) controlling the heating part to be started to heat the camera module on the basis of the heating time length.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the method step (c) further comprises:

(c.1) driving an actuating module to move so as to press the actuating module against the camera module; and

and (c.2) applying an acting force to the module main body by an object abutting part of the actuating module so as to separate the module main body from the bracket.

(c.1) driving the object placing module to move so as to press the camera shooting module to an actuating module; and

and (c.2) applying a reaction force to the module main body by an object abutting part of the actuating module so as to separate the module main body and the bracket.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be fully apparent from the ensuing description and drawings.

These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings and the claims.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a frame diagram illustrating the overall system modularization of a camera module disassembling apparatus according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an exemplary conventional camera module, wherein the camera module is a dual camera module.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of an object module of the camera module disassembling apparatus according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a manner in which the camera module is positioned and heated.

Fig. 4A is a schematic view of the camera module disassembling apparatus according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the camera module being squeezed.

Fig. 4B is a schematic view of the camera module disassembling apparatus according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the camera module disassembled.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a timing detection module of the camera module disassembling apparatus according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of another alternative implementation of a timing detection module of the camera module disassembling apparatus according to the above preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a camera module disassembling apparatus according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the camera module being pushed from bottom to top and disassembled.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram of a method for disassembling the camera module disassembling apparatus according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to disclose the invention so as to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the invention. The preferred embodiments described below are by way of example only, and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the invention, as defined in the following description, may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents, and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings for ease of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or components must be in a particular orientation, constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus the above terms are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

It is understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as meaning that a number of one element or element is one in one embodiment, while a number of other elements is one in another embodiment, and the terms "a" and "an" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5 of the drawings accompanying this specification, a camera module disassembling apparatus according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in the following description. The camera module disassembling apparatus is used to disassemble a bracket 110 and a module main body 120 of a camera module 100 to separate the module main body 120 and the bracket 110. In particular, the camera module disassembling apparatus is used to disassemble the finished camera module 100 due to an operational error or an assembly failure during the assembly process to recover the holder and/or the module main body 120. It is worth mentioning that the camera module 100 is a dual camera module or a multi-camera module. It is understood that the bracket 110 of the camera module 100 is disposed outside the module body 120 by an adhesive layer 130. Correspondingly, after the camera module disassembling equipment is heated to melt the adhesive layer 130, the bracket 110 and the module main body 120 are separated in an extrusion manner.

As shown in fig. 1, the camera module disassembling apparatus includes a storage module 10 and an actuating module 20, wherein the storage module 10 and the actuating module 20 move relatively to each other to press or push the camera module 100. The camera module 100 is positionally retained in a fixed position on the module 10, wherein the module 10 heats the camera module 100 to melt the adhesive layer 130 of the camera module 100. In the process of disassembling the camera module 100, the object placing module 10 supports the bracket 110 of the positioned camera module 100. In other words, the object module 10 applies a reaction force to the holder 110 of the camera module 100 against the motion module 20 during the disassembly process.

In a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the module 10 is implemented as a fixed work table for disassembly, and the actuating module 20 is configured as an actuating device that moves relative to the module 10. Preferably, the actuating module 20 downwardly presses the module main body 120 of the camera module 100, wherein the support frame 110 is moved relative to the module main body 120 under the supporting action of the object placing module 10, so as to separate the support frame 110 from the module main body 120.

As shown in fig. 3, the object placing module 10 includes at least one heat portion 11 and further includes at least one object discharging hole 12, wherein the object discharging hole 12 is a through hole formed in the heat portion 11. The camera module 100 is positionally held at the placement module 10, wherein the holder 110 of the camera module 100 after positioning is supported at the hot part 11, and wherein the module main body 120 after positioning is correspondingly suspended at the unloading hole 12. The heat-retaining part 11 is used for positionally supporting the bracket 110 of the camera module 100, and heating the camera module 100 to melt the adhesive layer 130 of the camera module 100 by heat, so as to perform disassembly.

The camera module 100 positioned and heated by the storage module 10 is pressed by the actuating module 20 to squeeze the camera module 100, so as to separate the bracket 110 from the module body 120. In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the actuating module 20 applies a pressure to the module main body 120 of the camera module 100, wherein the module main body 120 is gradually separated from the bracket 110 by the pressure applied by the actuating module 20. The module body 120 is squeezed by the actuating module 20 and drops down from the unloading hole 12 under its own weight, so that the module limb 120 and the support 110 are physically separated.

The module 10 further includes a receiving portion 13, wherein the receiving portion 13 is used for receiving the disassembled module body 120. The camera module 100 is pressed by the actuating module 20 under the supporting action of the storage module 10, wherein the separated bracket 110 is held in the hot part 11, wherein the module main body 120 is received in the receiving part 13.

Preferably, the receiving portion 13 is a receiving cavity formed in the heat portion 11. After the camera module 100 is disassembled, the module main body 120 or the bracket 110 of the camera module 100 is retained in the receiving portion 13. More preferably, the receiving portion 13 is formed below the heat unit 11, wherein the module main body 120 drops into the receiving portion 13 by its own weight after the module main body 120 is separated from the bracket 110.

The heating part 11 comprises a heating body 111 and is further provided with a positioning position 112, wherein the positioning position 112 is formed on the heating body 111, and the positioning position 112 is located at the edge of the discharge hole 12. The heating body 111 heats the image pickup module 100 at the positioning position 112. The positioning position 112 is a receiving groove formed in the heating body 111, wherein the holder 110 of the camera module 100 is positionally held at the positioning position 112, and the camera module 100 is positionally held at the heating body 111 by the positioning position 112.

The heating main body 111 of the heat section 11 is a device having a heating function in which the heating main body 111 heats the image pickup module 100 in the positioning position 112 by heat transfer or heat radiation to melt the adhesive layer 130. Preferably, the heating body 111 heats the camera module 100 in the positioning position 112 by electric heating. More preferably, the heating body 111 is implemented as a conductive device having a certain resistance value, wherein the heating body 111 generates heat and transfers the heat to the camera module 100 when being powered on, and wherein the adhesive layer 130 of the camera module 100 absorbs the heat to melt. It can be understood that the heating body 111 generates heat by means of electric heating, and the heat conduction is more uniform at each position of the heat-receiving portion 11. Accordingly, the positions of the camera module 100 are uniformly heated, so that the adhesive layers 130 of the positions of the camera module 100 are melted simultaneously. In the disassembling process, the disassembling process of the camera module 100 is smoother, and incomplete separation caused by uneven melting of the adhesive layer 130 is avoided. It is worth mentioning that the heating manner of the heat treatment portion 11 is only exemplary and not limiting. Therefore, other heating methods can be applied thereto.

As shown in fig. 4A and 4B, the camera module 100 is pressed by the actuating module 20 to separate the holder 110 of the camera module 100 from the module body 120. According to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the actuating module 20 is used to press the module body 120 located at the unloading hole 12. Accordingly, the actuating module 20 includes at least two abutting portions 21 and at least two lens protecting portions 22, wherein the abutting portions 21 are used for abutting against a lens barrel 121 of the module main body 120, and the lens protecting portions 22 are used for protecting a lens 122 of the module main body 120 during the disassembling process.

Each of the object-resisting portions 21 is disposed at a position corresponding to one of the lens barrels 121 of the module body 120, wherein the shape of the end of the object-resisting portion 21 is adapted to the shape of the lens barrel 121 so as to uniformly apply force to the module body 120. The lens protection part 22 is formed on the object part 21, wherein the shape of the lens protection part 22 is adapted to the shape of the lens 122, and the size of the lens protection part 22 is equal to or larger than the size of the lens 122. Preferably, the lens protection part 22 is a cavity formed in the object support part 21, and is formed by recessing or hollowing out the lens protection part 22, or is a protection cavity space defined by the object support part 21.

It is to be understood that the type and shape of the lens guard portion 22 is merely exemplary and not limiting, and that other types of structures or spaces may be used. Optionally, the lens protection portion 22 can be implemented as a protective sponge corresponding to the lens 122, wherein the lens protection portion 22 is attached to the surface of the lens 122 to prevent damage to the lens 122 during disassembly.

As shown in fig. 1, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a driving module 30, wherein the driving module 30 drives the actuating module 20 to move, so as to drive the actuating module 20 and the object placing module 10 to move relative to each other, and further drive the actuating module 20 to press the camera module 100 positioned on the object placing module 10.

According to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the driving module 30 is connected to the actuating module 20 in a transmission manner, and the driving module 30 drives the actuating module 20 to move. It can be understood that the driving module 30 drives the actuating module 20 to move, and the object-abutting portion 21 of the actuating module 20 applies pressure to the module main body 120 of the camera module 100, so as to separate the module main body 120 from the bracket 110. In other words, the driving module 30 drives the actuating module 20 to move toward the storage module 10 to disassemble the camera module 100; and driving the actuating module 20 to move away from the storage module 10 to take out the separated rack 110.

It should be noted that the driving module 30 is used for controlling the moving speed of the actuating module 20 and the pressure of the actuating module 20 pressing the module body 120. It should be noted that the driving module 30 has an automatic mode and a linkage mode. When the driving module 30 is in the automatic mode, the driving module 30 is driven by a driving motor to automatically drive the actuating module 20 to move, so as to complete the disassembling process of the camera module 100. Preferably, when the driving module 30 is in the automatic mode, the driving module 30 drives the actuating module 20 to move in a uniform manner, wherein the actuating module 20 separates the module main body 120 and the bracket 110 in a uniform manner.

Accordingly, when the driving module 30 is in the linkage mode, the driving module 30 is operable to drive the actuating module 20 to move at a certain speed and pressure, and the actuating module 20 presses and separates the module main body 120 and the bracket 110 at a corresponding speed and pressure. Preferably, the drive module 30 is operatively controlled by an operator to provide a suitable drive speed and/or drive pressure when the drive module 30 is in the linked mode.

In other words, when the driving module 30 is in the linkage mode, the operator may control the driving module 30 by squeezing, stretching, lifting, pressing, etc. to move the driving module 30.

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a management and control system 40, wherein the management and control system 40 manages the heating start of the heating portion 11 of the object placing module 10 and controls the heating duration of the camera module 100, so that the camera module 100 is heated sufficiently, and the camera module 100 is disassembled smoothly. When the driving module 30 is in the automatic mode, the management and control system 40 controls the movement of the driving module 30, so that the driving module 30 drives the disassembling action of the actuating module 20.

The management and control system 40 further includes a timing module 41, a timing detection module 42, a heating control module 43, and a driving control module 44. The timing module 41 is configured to set a heating time period based on the camera module 100 to control the heating time of the thermal part 11 so that the camera module 100 is sufficiently heated. It should be noted that the thicknesses and parameters of the adhesive layers 130 of the camera modules 100 of different types or sizes are not the same, and thus the time duration for melting the adhesive layers 130 by heating is also different. Therefore, different heating periods are set for different types of the camera module 100 by the timing module 41, so that the adhesive layer 130 of the camera module 100 can be sufficiently melted. It should be noted that the parameters and the thickness of the corresponding glue of the camera modules of the same type are consistent. Therefore, before the camera modules 100 are disassembled, the melting time of the adhesive layer 130 can be measured in advance, and then the preset heating time is performed through the timing module 41, so that each camera module 100 can be sufficiently heated. It can be understood that the timing module 41 sets a heating time period for the camera module 100, so that the adhesive layer 130 of the camera module 100 is sufficiently melted, and the situation that the disassembly process is not smooth due to insufficient heating time period or the module components are damaged due to too long heating time period is avoided.

The management and control system 40 is communicatively connected to the storage module 10, the timing module 41 controls the heating duration of the heating unit 11, and the heating control module 43 further controls the heating start and the heating stop of the heating unit 11. The timing detection module 42 is used to detect the time when the image pickup module 100 is placed in the thermal part 11, so as to control the activation and deactivation of the thermal part 11 by the heating control module 43 based on the heating time period set by the timing module 41. When the timing detection module 42 detects that the image pickup module 100 is placed in the heat portion 11, the heating body 111 of the heat portion 11 is controlled to heat by the heating control module 43 to heat the image pickup module 100 in the positioning position 112. When the heating time of the heat portion 11 reaches the heating time set by the timing module 41, the heating control module 43 controls the heating body 111 of the heat portion 11 to close, so as to avoid excessive heating of the image capturing module 100.

As shown in fig. 5, the timing detection module 42 detects whether the image pickup module 100 is placed in the heat portion 11 by providing a detection light. Accordingly, the timing detecting module 42 further includes a detecting light source 421, a light receiver 422, and a timing determining module 423, wherein the detecting light source 421 emits a detecting light outwards, and the detecting light is received by the light receiver 422. When the detection light of the detection light source 421 is blocked, and the light receiver 422 cannot receive the detection light or receives a weak detection signal, the timing determination module 423 determines that the heating timing is started, and the heating control module 43 controls to start the heating of the heating body 111 of the heating portion 11.

The detection light source 421 and the light receiver 422 are disposed at both sides of the heat treatment portion 11 with an interval therebetween. Preferably, the detection light source 421 is disposed below the heat portion 11, wherein the detection light emitted by the detection light source 11 is projected to the light receiver 422 through the object discharge hole 12. The light receiver 422 is communicatively connected to the timing determination module 423, wherein the light receiver 422 generates a detection signal based on the received detection light, and the detection signal is transmitted to the timing determination module 423, so as to determine whether to start timing by the timing determination module 423. More preferably, the light receiver 422 is disposed on the lens protection portion 22 of the actuating module 20. Preferably, the timing determination module 423 is a processor, wherein the processor performs the functions of receiving and determining signals.

It should be noted that the positions of the detection light source 421 and the light receiver 422 of the timing detection module 42 are only used as examples and are not limited. Therefore, the detection light source 421 and the light receiver 422 can also be correspondingly disposed at other suitable detection positions.

When the heating time of the heating body 111 of the heating part 11 reaches the heating time set by the timing module 41, the driving control module 44 of the management and control system 40 controls the movement of the driving module 30, and the driving module 30 drives the movement of the actuating module 20. Accordingly, the driving control module 44 is communicatively connected to the driving module 30, and the driving control module 44 sends a driving control signal to the driving module 30 to control the activation and deactivation of the driving module 30. Preferably, the speed of movement, direction of movement, and application of pressure, etc. of the drive module 30 are controlled by the drive control module 44.

As shown in fig. 1, the camera module disassembling apparatus further includes a prompt module 50 and a buffer module 60, wherein the prompt module 50 is used to send a prompt message to the operator to know that the operator correctly operates the camera module disassembling apparatus. The buffer module 60 is used to alleviate the impact of the actuating module 20 on the camera module 100, so as to prevent the camera module 100 from being damaged due to too fast extrusion speed of the actuating module 20 or too much pressure applied on the camera module 100.

Further, the prompting module 50 is communicatively connected to the management system 40 and the placement module 10. The heating state and the heating temperature information of the heating part 11 of the storage module 10 are transmitted to the prompt module 50, and the prompt module 50 prompts an operator to prevent the operator from being scalded. Heating information such as a predetermined time period of the timing module 41 of the management and control system 40 is transmitted to the prompt module 50. In the linkage mode, the prompting module 50 prompts an operator to operate and control the driving module 30 based on a preset time length set by the timing module 41, and then the driving module 30 drives the actuating module 20 to extrude the camera module, so as to separate the bracket 110 from the module main body 120.

It should be noted that the prompt module 50 may complete the prompt operation by means of voice prompt or light prompt.

The buffer module 60 is used to alleviate the impact pressure of the actuating module 20 on the camera module 100, so as to prevent the camera module 100 from being damaged due to the excessive impact speed or the excessive pressure of the actuating module 20.

It is understood that the buffer module 60 can be implemented as an elastic supporting device disposed on the actuating module 20, wherein the buffer module 60 supports the actuating module 20 to prevent the actuating module 20 from generating excessive impact pressure on the camera module 100 during the disassembling process. Optionally, the buffer module 60 is implemented as an elastic supporting device disposed between the actuating module 20 and the storage module 10. In the process of disassembling the camera module 100, the buffer module 60 is supported between the object placing module 10 and the actuating module 20, and the buffer module 60 applies a reaction force to the actuating module 20, so as to reduce the impact force of the actuating module 20 on the camera module 100. Optionally, the buffer module 60 is implemented as an elastic stretching device disposed on the actuating module 20, wherein the buffer module 60 applies a stretching force in an opposite direction to the actuating module 20 to prevent the actuating module 20 from generating an excessive impact force on the camera module 100. Optionally, the buffer module 60 is implemented as an elastic supporting device or an elastic stretching device disposed on the driving module 30, wherein the buffer module 60 applies a supporting acting force to the driving module 30 in an opposite direction to reduce the pressure applied by the driving module 30 to the actuating module 20, so as to reduce the impact force of the actuating module 20 to the camera module 100.

It should be noted that the embodiment of the buffer module 60 is only used as an example and is not limited thereto, and other embodiments can also be applied thereto.

Referring to fig. 6 of the drawings accompanying the present specification, an alternative embodiment of a timing detecting module 42A of the camera module disassembling apparatus according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in the following description. The timing detection module 42A includes a sensor 421A and a timing judgment module 423A communicatively connected to the sensor 421A, wherein the sensor 421A detects whether the camera module 100 is placed in the hot portion 11, and a sensing signal generated by the sensor 421A is transmitted to the timing judgment module 423A, so as to judge whether timing is started by the timing judgment module 423A.

Preferably, the sensor 421A is implemented as a pressure sensor, wherein the pressure sensor is arranged at the heat portion 11 to generate a corresponding sensing signal by detecting the pressure at the heat portion 11. When the image capturing module 100 is placed at the positioning position 112 of the thermal portion 11, the gravity of the image capturing module 100 itself causes the sensor 421A to generate sensing information, wherein the sensing information generated by the sensor is transmitted to the timing determination module 423A, and the timing determination module 423A starts timing.

Referring to fig. 7 of the drawings accompanying this specification, a camera module disassembling apparatus according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in the following description. The camera module disassembling apparatus includes an object placing module 10, an actuating module 20, a driving module 30, a management and control system 40, a prompt module 50, and a buffering module 60. It should be noted that the basic structures of the management and control system 40, the prompting module 50 and the buffering module 60 are the same as those of the first preferred embodiment, but the differences are that the movement modes of the object placing module 10 and the actuating module 20 and the driving relationship of the driving module 30 are different. In detail, the module 10 further includes at least one heat portion 11, at least one object unloading hole 12 formed in the heat portion 11, and a receiving portion 13. The actuating module 20 includes at least two object-resisting portions 21 and is further provided with at least two lens-protecting portions 22. The thermal unit 11 comprises at least one heating body 111 and is further provided with at least one positioning point 112, wherein the camera module 100 is held in a positioned manner in the positioning point 112 of the thermal unit 11.

According to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the object placing module 10 is driven by the driving module 30 to move toward the actuating module 20, and the actuating module 20 presses the camera module 100 to separate the bracket 110 and the module main body 120 of the camera module 100. Unlike the first preferred embodiment, the driving module 30 is configured to drive the object module 10 to move, wherein the object module 10 is driven by the driving module 30 to move, and a force is applied to the camera module 100 by the object module 10. When the camera module 100 is moved to the actuating module 20 by the object placing module 10, the camera module 100 applies an acting force to the object supporting portion 21 of the actuating module 20, wherein the object supporting portion 21 applies a reacting force to the bracket 110 of the camera module 100, and the bracket 110 is separated from the module main body 120 by the reacting force of the object supporting portion 21 acting on the module main body 120

Referring to fig. 8 of the drawings, the present invention further provides a disassembling method of the camera module disassembling apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention, wherein the method comprises:

step 801: detecting that at least one camera module 100 is placed in an object placing module 10;

step 802: heating the camera module 100 to melt an adhesive layer 130 of the camera module 100; and

step 803: the camera module 100 is pressed to separate a bracket 110 and a module main body 120 of the camera module 100.

In the disassembling method, in step 801, a timing detection module 42 of a management system 40 detects whether the camera module 100 is disposed in a hot portion 11 of the storage module 10, and starts timing if the camera module 100 is detected; if not, the timing detection module 42 continues to perform the detection. Accordingly, the method step 801 further comprises:

step 8011: detecting whether the camera module 100 is placed in a hot part 11; and

step 8012: when it is detected that the image pickup module 100 is set in the heat portion 11, a heating timer is started, step 802 is executed, and when the image pickup module 100 is not detected in the heat portion 11, step 8011 is continuously executed.

In the above-described disassembling method, the camera module 100 is positioned by the heat portion 11 of the placement module 10 and the camera module 100 is held at a positioning position 112 of the heat portion 11. Accordingly, between the above method steps 801 and 802, further comprising: the image pickup module 100 is positionally held by the heat unit 11.

In the disassembling method step 802, the heating unit 11 heats the image pickup module 100 for a predetermined time. A timing module 41 of a management and control system 40 sets the heating duration of the camera module 100 based on the adhesive layer 130 of the camera module 100. The heating control module 43 of the management and control system 40 starts the heating section 11 to heat the image pickup module 100 based on the result of step 8012. The heating control module 43 controls the heating time of the heating part 11 based on the heating time period set by the timing module 41. Accordingly, the method step 802 further comprises:

step 8021: setting the heating time of the camera module 100; and

step 8022: based on the heating time period, the activation of the heating part 11 is controlled to heat the image pickup module 100.

In the step 803 of the disassembling method, a driving module 30 drives an actuating module 20 to move, and an object abutting portion 21 of the actuating module 20 abuts against the module main body 120 of the camera module 100, wherein the object abutting portion 21 applies a force to the module main body 120 to separate the module main body 120 from the bracket 110. Accordingly, the method step 803 further comprises:

step 8031: driving an actuating module 20 to move so as to press the camera module 100; and

step 8032: a force is applied to the module main body 120 by an abutting portion 21 of the actuating module 20 to separate the module main body 120 and the bracket 110.

In the step 803 of the disassembling method, a driving module 30 drives the object placing module 10 to move, so that the camera module 100 is pressed against an actuating module 20, wherein an object pressing portion 21 of the actuating module 20 applies an acting force to the module main body 120 to separate the module main body 120 from the bracket 110. Accordingly, the method step 803 further comprises:

step 8031: driving the object placing module 10 to move so as to press the camera module 100 against an actuating module 20; and

step 8032: a reaction force is applied to the module main body 120 by an abutting portion 21 of the actuating module 20 to separate the module main body 120 and the bracket 110.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the invention described above and shown in the drawings are given by way of example only and are not limiting of the invention. The objects of the invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The functional and structural principles of the present invention have been shown and described in the examples, and any variations or modifications of the embodiments of the present invention may be made without departing from the principles.

Claims

1. A camera module group disassembling equipment for disassembling a camera module group, wherein the camera module group includes a module main part and combines in through an adhesive layer in a support of module main part, its characterized in that includes:

the storage module is used for fixedly holding the camera module and generating heat to heat the camera module so as to melt the adhesive layer;

the actuating module is pressed against the camera module, and an acting force is applied to the camera module by the actuating module so as to separate the module main body from the bracket;

the timing module is used for setting the heating time of the object placing module, wherein the heating time of the timing module is obtained by pre-measuring the melting time of the adhesive layer before the camera module is disassembled; and

and the management and control system comprises a timing detection module to detect whether the camera shooting module is arranged on the object placing module and whether the heating time of the camera shooting module by the object placing module reaches the heating time set by the timing module.

2. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the module includes a heat portion and is further provided with at least one object-removing hole, wherein the holder of the camera module is positionally held in the heat portion, heat is generated by the heat portion and the camera module is heated, wherein the module main body is suspended by the holder in the object-removing hole, wherein the timing detection module detects whether the camera module is placed in the heat portion of the module and whether a heating period of the camera module by the heat portion reaches a heating period set by the timing module.

3. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the heating portion includes a heating body and is further provided with at least one positioning position, wherein the positioning position is formed in the heating body, wherein the holder of the camera module is positioned in the positioning position, and heat is generated by the heating body to melt the adhesive layer by heating of the holder.

4. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the heating body generates heat by electric heating and heats the camera module by thermal conduction.

5. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the actuating module includes at least one abutting portion, wherein the abutting portion is correspondingly abutted against the module main body, and the module main body urged by the actuating module is dropped by its own weight by applying an urging force to the module main body by the abutting portion, so as to separate the module main body and the bracket.

6. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the actuating module further comprises at least two lens-protecting portions, wherein the lens-protecting portions are formed on the abutting portion, and the lenses of the module main body are protected by the lens-protecting portions.

7. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the camera module disassembling apparatus further comprises a driving module, wherein the driving module is drivingly connected to the actuating module, wherein the driving module controls a moving speed for driving the actuating module and a pressure for the actuating module to press the module main body, and the driving module drives the actuating module to move so as to drive the actuating module to press and separate the camera module.

8. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the camera module disassembling apparatus further comprises a driving module, wherein the driving module is drivingly connected to the object placing module, and the object placing module is driven by the driving module to move, so that the camera module is pressed against the actuating module, and the reaction force of the actuating module separates the camera module.

9. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the management and control system controls the heating of the storage module and controls the operation of the driving module.

10. The camera module disassembly apparatus of claim 9, wherein the management and control system further comprises a heating control module, wherein the timing detection module detects whether the camera module is placed on the placement module, and when the camera module is placed on the placement module, the timing detection module initiates a heating timing and generates a heating signal, wherein the heating signal is transmitted to the heating control module, and the heating control module controls the placement module to heat based on the heating signal.

11. The camera module disassembly apparatus of claim 10, wherein the heating control module is controllably connected to the placement module, wherein the heating control module controls the heating of the placement module, and wherein the heating control module controls the heating time of the placement module based on the heating duration set by the timing module.

12. The camera module disassembly apparatus of claim 11, wherein the management and control system further comprises a driver control module, wherein the driver control module is adjustably configured to have an automatic mode and a linkage module, and wherein the driver control module is configured to control operation of the driver module when the driver control module is in the automatic mode.

13. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the timing detecting module further comprises a detecting light source, a light receiver, and a timing judging module, wherein the detecting light source generates detecting light, the detecting light passes through the object unloading hole and is projected to the light receiver, when the detecting light is blocked, the light receiver generates a corresponding sensing signal, and the timing judging module starts timing based on the sensing signal.

14. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said timing detecting module further comprises a sensor and a timing judging module, wherein said sensor is disposed at said hot portion of said placement module, said sensor is used for detecting a pressure of said hot portion and generating a corresponding sensing signal, when said camera module is placed at said hot portion, said sensing signal generated by said sensor is transmitted to said timing judging module, and timing is started based on said sensing signal by said timing judging module.

15. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the camera module disassembling apparatus further comprises a prompting module, wherein the prompting module is communicatively connected to the management and control system, and prompts an operator based on information of the management and control system through the prompting module.

16. The camera module disassembling apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the camera module disassembling apparatus further comprises a buffer module, the buffer module is an elastic supporting device, and the impact pressure of the actuating module on the camera module is reduced by the buffer module.

17. A method for disassembling a camera module is characterized by comprising the following steps:

(b) heating the camera module to melt an adhesive layer of the camera module, wherein the step (b) comprises the following steps:

(b.1) setting a heating time length of the camera module; and

(b.2) controlling the object placing module to start to heat the camera module based on the heating time length, wherein the heating time length is obtained by pre-measuring the melting time length of the adhesive layer before the camera module is disassembled; and

(c) pressing the camera module to separate a support of the camera module from a module body,

wherein the camera module is heated by the storage module in the step (b).

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the method step (a) further comprises:

(a.1) detecting whether the camera module is placed in a hot portion; and

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising, between steps (a) and (b) of said method, the steps of: the camera module is positionally held by the heat unit.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the method step (c) further comprises:

21. The method of claim 17, wherein the method step (c) further comprises:

and (c.2) applying a reaction force to the module main body by an object pushing part of the actuating module so as to separate the module main body from the bracket.