CN111355877A

CN111355877A - Camera assembly and television

Info

Publication number: CN111355877A
Application number: CN202010313853.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄河; 石将雄
Original assignee: Shenzhen Cmk Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Cmk Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-20
Filing date: 2020-04-20
Publication date: 2020-06-30

Abstract

The invention relates to a camera assembly and a television, wherein the camera assembly comprises a shell, a camera, a driving assembly and a sliding assembly, the shell is provided with a cavity, the camera is accommodated in the cavity, the driving assembly is connected with the shell, the sliding assembly is connected with the driving assembly, the driving assembly can drive the sliding assembly to slide from a first position to a second position relative to the shell, the sliding assembly shields the camera in the first position, and the camera is exposed in the second position. The user can definitely know whether the camera is shielded or not, and the privacy safety of the user is effectively guaranteed.

Description

Camera assembly and television

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of camera equipment, in particular to a camera assembly and a television.

Background

At present, the camera is widely applied to life, and a user often installs the camera on electronic equipment such as a television or a computer to conveniently shoot a residence, but because the camera is exposed outside constantly, the user is difficult to distinguish whether the camera is in a working state or a shutdown state, and the privacy safety of the user is difficult to guarantee.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a camera assembly and a television set for solving the problem that it is difficult for a user to distinguish whether a camera is in a working state or a power-off state and to ensure privacy security of the user.

A camera assembly, comprising:

a housing provided with a cavity;

the camera is accommodated in the cavity;

a drive assembly connected to the housing; and

the sliding assembly is connected to the driving assembly, and the driving assembly can drive the sliding assembly to slide from a first position to a second position relative to the shell; when in the first position, the sliding component covers the camera, and when in the second position, the camera is exposed.

Above-mentioned camera subassembly, drive assembly can drive the relative casing of sliding assembly and slide to the second position from first position, and when sliding assembly slided to the first position, sliding assembly can shelter the camera, and when sliding assembly slided to the second position, the camera revealed. The user can definitely know whether the camera is shielded or not, and the privacy safety of the user is effectively guaranteed.

In one embodiment, the sliding assembly includes a slider and a sliding cover connected to the slider, and the slider is connected to the driving assembly and can be driven to switch between the first position and the second position.

In one embodiment, the housing has a sliding groove, the sliding groove is communicated with the cavity, the sliding cover is disposed on the sliding groove, and a receiving groove is disposed on a side of the sliding block facing the sliding block, and an end of the sliding block away from the driving assembly is clamped in the receiving groove and can drive the sliding cover to slide.

In one embodiment, a guide block is arranged on one side of the sliding cover facing the sliding block, an accommodating groove is formed on one side of the shell facing the sliding cover, and the guide block can move along the accommodating groove.

In one embodiment, the driving assembly comprises a motor and a screw rod connected to the motor, the motor is connected to the housing, the slider is connected to the screw rod, and the motor can drive the screw rod to rotate so that the screw rod drives the slider to move.

In one embodiment, the driving assembly further includes a connecting plate and a sliding rod, one end of the connecting plate is connected to the motor, the other end of the connecting plate is connected to the housing, the sliding rod is connected to the connecting plate and spaced from the screw rod, the sliding block is provided with a guide groove, and the sliding block is sleeved with the sliding rod through the guide groove, so that the sliding block can move along the length direction of the sliding rod.

In one embodiment, the camera assembly further includes a circuit board, the circuit board is connected to the housing and accommodated in the cavity, and the motor and the camera are electrically connected to the circuit board respectively and located on the same side of the circuit board.

In one embodiment, the camera assembly further includes a housing and a limiting member, the housing is sleeved on the housing and is provided with a through groove, the sliding cover is accommodated in the through groove, and the sliding block abuts against the limiting member when in the first position.

In one embodiment, one of the inner side of the outer shell and the shell is provided with a convex rib, and the other is provided with a notch, and the convex rib is clamped in the notch.

In one embodiment, the camera assembly comprises at least one of:

the microphone is electrically connected with the circuit board, the shell is provided with a through hole communicated with the cavity, and the microphone is exposed out of the through hole;

the shell is provided with a signal interface communicated with the cavity, and the signal connector is exposed out of the signal interface.

In one embodiment, the housing comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, one of the upper shell and the lower shell is provided with a clamping piece, and the other of the upper shell and the lower shell is provided with a clamping groove, and the clamping piece is clamped in the clamping groove.

A television comprises a television and the camera assembly, wherein the camera assembly is connected to the television.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera assembly according to one embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the camera assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the camera assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the camera assembly shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a slider cover of the camera assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the camera assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the camera assembly shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 8 is a sectional view at B of a partial structure of the camera head assembly shown in fig. 7.

Reference numerals: the camera module 10, the housing 100, the cavity 110, the sliding groove 120, the groove 130, the receiving groove 140, the notch 150, the through hole 160, the signal interface 170, the upper shell 101, the retaining member 103, the lower shell 102, the retaining groove 104, the camera 200, the driving assembly 300, the connecting plate 310, the first end 311, the connecting portion 312, the second end 313, the motor 320, the screw rod 330, the sliding rod 340, the sliding assembly 400, the slider 410, the boss 411, the guide groove 413, the sliding cover 420, the flange 421, the receiving groove 423, the guide block 425, the circuit board 500, the housing 600, the through groove 610, the rib 620, the limiting member 700, the microphone 800, and the signal connector 900.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, 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.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In one embodiment, a camera assembly 10 is provided, wherein the camera assembly 10 can be widely applied to video conferencing, remote medical treatment, real-time monitoring, and the like, so that a user can perform video and audio conversation and communication through the camera 200, and further, the camera assembly 10 can be used for digital video, image processing, and the like.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in one embodiment, a television is provided, where the television includes a camera assembly 10 and a television, the camera assembly 10 is installed on the television, an image collected by the camera assembly 10 is converted into an electrical signal by an image sensor, and then the electrical signal is converted into a digital image signal by a/D conversion, and then the digital image signal is sent to a digital signal processing chip for processing, and then transmitted to the television through a USB interface, and exposed through a display screen, so as to implement synchronous monitoring. It will be appreciated that the camera assembly 10 may also be mounted on an electronic device such as a computer. The camera assembly 10 includes a housing 100, a camera 200, a driving assembly 300, and a sliding assembly 400, wherein the camera 200 and the driving assembly 300 are both disposed inside the housing 100, and when a user does not want to shoot, the driving assembly 300 can drive the sliding assembly 400 to slide to shield the camera 200. Specifically, the housing 100 may be made of plastic or stainless steel, the housing 100 is substantially cylindrical, the interior of the housing 100 is provided with a cavity 110, the housing 100 may also be cylindrical or prismatic, the camera 200 and the driving assembly 300 are accommodated in the cavity 110, the housing 100 is further provided with a chute 120 and a groove 130 which are communicated with the cavity 110, the camera 200 is exposed to the groove 130 to collect an external image or a screen, the driving assembly 300 is connected to the housing 100 and accommodated in the cavity 110, and meanwhile, a part of the structure of the driving assembly 300 may also be exposed from the chute 120. It can be understood that the camera 200 can adopt a high-definition auto-focus camera lens, automatically adjust the aperture, and have a wide-angle lens performance, so that clear digital photos or digital video images can be shot in various environments, and the camera 200 can acquire and capture accurate and effective visual information.

In one embodiment, the housing 100 includes an upper shell 101 and a lower shell 102, the upper shell 101 has a first cavity, the upper shell 101 has a second cavity, the upper shell 101 and the lower shell 102 are connected to enclose the cavity 110, the sliding slot 120 and the groove 130 are respectively opened in the upper shell 101, and the driving assembly 300 and the camera 200 are substantially accommodated in the first cavity. The upper casing 101 is provided with a clamping member 103, the clamping member 103 is substantially L-shaped, the clamping member 103 is located on one side of the upper casing 101 facing the lower casing 102, one side of the lower casing 102 facing the upper casing 101 is provided with a clamping groove 104, and the clamping member 103 and the clamping groove 104 are mutually matched in shape, so that the clamping member 103 is clamped in the clamping groove 104, and the upper casing 101 is fixed to the lower casing 102.

In one embodiment, one end of the sliding component 400 is inserted into the sliding slot 120 and connected to the driving component 300, the other end cap is disposed on the sliding slot 120, the sliding component 400 is located outside the casing 100, the driving component 300 can drive the sliding component 400 to slide from a first position to a second position relative to the casing 100, when the sliding component 400 slides to the first position, the sliding component 400 shields the camera 200, and when the sliding component 400 slides to the second position, the camera 200 is exposed. At this time, the user clearly knows whether the camera 200 can shoot the user according to the shielding or exposure of the sliding assembly 400 to the camera 200, and the privacy security of the user is effectively guaranteed. Specifically, the size of the sliding groove 120 is smaller than that of the sliding assembly 400, so that the sliding groove 120 is always in a covered state in the process of sliding the sliding assembly 400 relative to the housing 100, and dust in the air is not easy to enter the sliding groove 120 in the long-time use process of the camera assembly 10, and dust is not easy to accumulate on the internal components of the housing 100, thereby facilitating the cleaning of the camera assembly 10 by a user.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in one embodiment, the sliding assembly 400 includes a sliding block 410 and a sliding cover 420 connected to the sliding block 410, the sliding block 410 is connected to the driving assembly 300 and can be exposed from the sliding groove 120, and the sliding cover 420 covers the sliding groove 120. Referring to fig. 4 and 5, specifically, the material of the slider 410 may be plastic, a boss 411 is formed at one end of the slider 410 away from the driving assembly 300, the boss 411 is substantially square and is accommodated in the sliding groove 120, a flange 421 is disposed at one side of the sliding cover 420 facing the slider 410, the flange 421 is provided with an accommodating groove 423, and the shape of the boss 411 is matched with the shape of the accommodating groove 423, so that the slider 410 can be clamped in the accommodating groove 423 and is not easily detached from the accommodating groove 423. When the driving assembly 300 is started, the driving assembly 300 may drive the sliding block 410 to slide, and then the sliding block 410 drives the sliding cover 420 to slide to the first position or the second position relative to the housing 100 through the boss 411, so as to implement the sliding cover 420 to shield or open the camera 200. Further, the size of the receiving groove 423 may be slightly larger than the size of the sliding cover 411, two opposite sides of a groove wall of the receiving groove 423 may be protruded to form a protrusion, the size of the protrusion may be smaller, the width of the protrusion is smaller than the width of a cross section of the receiving groove 423, when the protrusion 411 is received in the receiving groove 423, the protrusion may abut against two opposite sides of the protrusion 411 to prevent the protrusion from falling off from the receiving groove 423, and the detachment of the protrusion 411 and the sliding cover 420 is facilitated.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5, in one embodiment, a guide block 425 is further disposed on a side of the sliding cover 420 facing the slider 410, a receiving groove 140 is disposed on a side of the housing 100 facing the sliding cover 420, and the guide block 425 is capable of moving along the receiving groove 140. Specifically, the guide block 425 is substantially elongated and is adapted to the shape of the receiving slot 140, the maximum length of the receiving slot 140 can be set according to the length of the sliding cover 420, when the guide block 425 is located at one end of the receiving slot 140, the sliding cover 420 is located at the first position, so that the sliding cover 420 can cover the camera 200, and when the guide block 425 is located at the other end of the receiving slot 140, the sliding cover 420 is located at the second position, so that the camera 200 is exposed. The camera assembly 10 can control the driving assembly 300 to drive the sliding block 410 to slide according to the requirement of the user, and then the sliding block 410 drives the sliding cover 420 to slide to the first position or the second position, so that the camera 200 is exposed or shielded. It is understood that when the sliding cover 420 slides to cover the camera 200, the camera 200 receives the information and can be automatically turned off, so as to save power, and when the sliding cover 420 slides to expose the camera 200, the camera 200 receives the information and is automatically turned on, which effectively enhances the flexibility of the camera assembly 10.

In one embodiment, the camera assembly 10 further includes a circuit board 500, the circuit board 500 is connected to the housing 100 and received in the cavity 110, and the driving assembly 300 and the camera 200 are electrically connected to the circuit board 500 and located on the same side of the circuit board 500. Specifically, the circuit board 500 is substantially plate-shaped and is fixedly connected to the housing 100, and the connection manner may be a detachable connection manner such as a screw connection, a bolt connection, a pin connection, and the like, and the circuit board 500 is further provided with a control chip, and the control chip may control the activation of the driving assembly 300.

Referring to fig. 2, 4, 6 to 8, in one embodiment, the camera assembly 10 further includes a housing 600 and a stopper 700, wherein the housing 600 and the casing 100 are shaped to fit each other, so that the housing 600 can be sleeved on the outer periphery of the casing 100. The inner side of the casing 600 is provided with a rib 620, the rib 620 is substantially long, the outer side of the casing 100 is provided with a gap 150, and the shapes of the rib 620 and the gap 150 are matched with each other, so that when the casing 600 is sleeved on the casing 100, the casing 600 and the casing 100 are relatively fixed. In one embodiment, the housing 600 has a through slot 610, the camera 200 is exposed from the through slot 610, the sliding cover 420 is accommodated in the through slot 610, and the position-limiting member 700 is connected to the circuit board 500 and can abut against the sliding block 410. Specifically, the shape of the sliding cover 420 is similar to that of the through slot 610, and the length of the through slot 610 is greater than that of the sliding cover 420, so that the sliding cover 420 can slide in the through slot 610, when the sliding cover 420 slides to the first position, the sliding cover 420 can cover the camera 200, and when the sliding cover 420 slides to the second position, the camera 200 is exposed. Further, the limiting member 700 is substantially sheet-shaped and is fixedly connected to the circuit board 500, and the slider 410 can abut against the limiting member 700. When the camera assembly 10 receives an instruction to open the camera 200, the control chip controls the driving assembly 300 to start, the driving assembly 300 drives the slider 410 to move towards one side of the abutting member, when the slider 410 moves to abut against the abutting member, the driving assembly 300 stops working, the slider 410 stops moving, the sliding cover 420 stops sliding and is located at the second position, and the camera 200 is exposed. When the camera 200 receives a closing instruction, the control chip controls the driving assembly 300 to start, the driving assembly 300 drives the sliding block 410 to move towards one side away from the abutting piece, the sliding block 410 drives the sliding cover 420 to slide, when the sliding cover 420 slides to abut against the groove wall of the sliding groove 120, the sliding cover 420 is located at the first position and covers the camera 200, the driving assembly 300 stops working, and the camera 200 is closed at this time, so that the privacy of a user is ensured.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in one embodiment, the driving assembly 300 includes a connecting plate 310, and a motor 320 and a lead screw 330 connected to the connecting plate 310, the connecting plate 310 is connected to the circuit board 500, the slider 410 is connected to the lead screw 330, and the motor 320 can drive the lead screw 330 to rotate to drive the slider 410 to move. Specifically, the connection plate 310 includes a first end 311, a connection portion 312 and a second end 313, the first end 311, the connection portion 312 and the second end 313 substantially form an accommodating space, the motor 320 is connected to the first end 311, one end of the screw rod 330 is connected to the motor 320, and the other end can be accommodated in the accommodating space through the first end 311 and connected to the second end 313. The structure of the connection plate 310 helps to fix the lead screw 330, preventing positional deviation during rotation of the lead screw 330. In one embodiment, the driving assembly 300 further includes a sliding rod 340, the sliding rod 340 is accommodated in the accommodating space, one end of the sliding rod 340 is connected to the first end portion 311, the other end of the sliding rod 340 is connected to the second end portion 313, and the sliding rod 340 and the screw rod 330 are horizontally disposed and spaced apart from each other. Further, the slider 410 is provided with a guide groove 413, and a part of the structure of the sliding rod 340 along the length direction is accommodated in the guide groove 413, that is, the shape of the cross section of the guide groove 413 matches the outer peripheral shape of the sliding rod 340. When the battery cell control motor 320 is controlled to start, the motor 320 can drive the screw rod 330 to rotate, the screw rod 330 drives the slider 410 to move, and in the moving process, in order to prevent the position of the slider 410 from deviating, the slider 410 can slide along the length direction of the sliding rod 340.

In one embodiment, the camera assembly 10 further includes a microphone 800 and a signal connector 900, the microphone 800 and the signal connector 900 are both electrically connected to the circuit board 500, the casing 100 is provided with a through hole 160 connected to the cavity 110, and the casing 600 is also provided with the through hole 160 with the same size at the position of the microphone 800, so that the microphone 800 is exposed at the through hole 160 to record external voice. The housing 100 is provided with a signal interface 170 connected to the cavity 110, and the housing 600 is also provided with a signal interface 170 with the same size at the position of the signal interface 170, so that the signal interface 170 is exposed at the signal interface 170 and is further used for connecting a cable.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A camera head assembly, comprising:

a housing provided with a cavity;

the camera is accommodated in the cavity;

a drive assembly connected to the housing; and

2. A camera head assembly according to claim 1, wherein the slide assembly comprises a slider and a slide cover connected to the slider, the slider being connected to the drive assembly and being actuable to switch between the first and second positions.

3. The camera assembly according to claim 2, wherein the housing has a sliding groove, the sliding groove is communicated with the cavity, the sliding cover is covered on the sliding groove, and a receiving groove is formed on a side of the sliding block facing the sliding block, and an end of the sliding block away from the driving assembly is clamped in the receiving groove and can drive the sliding cover to slide.

4. The camera assembly of claim 3, wherein a guide block is disposed on a side of the sliding cover facing the slider, and an accommodating groove is disposed on a side of the housing facing the sliding cover, and the guide block can move along the accommodating groove.

5. The camera assembly of claim 2, wherein the driving assembly includes a motor and a lead screw connected to the motor, the motor is connected to the housing, the slider is connected to the lead screw, and the motor can drive the lead screw to rotate, so that the lead screw drives the slider to move.

6. The camera assembly according to claim 5, wherein the driving assembly further comprises a connecting plate and a sliding rod, one end of the connecting plate is connected to the motor, the other end of the connecting plate is connected to the housing, the sliding rod is connected to the connecting plate and spaced from the screw rod, the sliding block is provided with a guide groove, and the sliding block is sleeved with the sliding rod through the guide groove, so that the sliding block can move along the length direction of the sliding rod.

7. The camera assembly of claim 2, further comprising a housing and a stop member, wherein the housing is sleeved on the housing and has a through slot, the sliding cover is received in the through slot, and the sliding block abuts against the stop member when in the first position.

8. The camera assembly of claim 7, wherein one of the inside of the housing and the housing has a rib and the other has a notch, the rib being retained in the notch.

9. The camera assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the housing includes an upper case and a lower case, one of the upper case and the lower case is provided with a retaining member, and the other is provided with a retaining groove, and the retaining member is retained in the retaining groove.

10. A television set comprising a television set and a camera assembly according to any of claims 1 to 9, said camera assembly being connected to said television set.