CN113572873A

CN113572873A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN113572873A
Application number: CN202110813216.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 史智强
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-19
Filing date: 2021-07-19
Publication date: 2021-10-29

Abstract

The application discloses electronic equipment belongs to the communication equipment field. The electronic equipment comprises a shell, a screen, a first camera, a second camera and a driving mechanism, wherein the screen is fixed on the shell, an installation space is formed between the screen and the shell, the first camera and the second camera can be movably installed in the installation space, the screen is provided with a through hole, the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the first camera and the second camera so as to enable the electronic equipment to be switched between a first state and a second state, and the first camera is driven to move to the through hole through the driving mechanism under the condition that the electronic equipment is in the first state; and under the condition that the electronic equipment is in the second state, the second camera is driven to move to the through hole through the driving mechanism. Wherein, first camera and second camera switch over the position under actuating mechanism's effect, only set up the switching that a plurality of cameras can be realized to trompil from this on the screen, promote the occupation of ratio of screen operating space, but also can improve the pleasing to the eye degree of screen.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The application belongs to the field of electronic equipment, and particularly relates to electronic equipment.

Background

With the rapid development of electronic devices, the electronic devices are more and more widely used, and the electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers play more and more roles in the work, life, entertainment and the like of people. Among them, people have increasingly demanded image quality of electronic devices. Use two cameras to put as the example, two cameras of putting can select the camera of different characteristics to shoot according to the demand of shooing without the scene to promote and shoot and experience, nevertheless adopt in the two camera installation of putting and dig the hole screen and can lead to the screen to account for than great, screen operating space is crowded to account for, and the aesthetic property is not enough.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application aims to provide electronic equipment, and the problem that an operation space is occupied by camera holes on a screen of the existing electronic equipment can be solved.

The embodiment of the application provides electronic equipment, which comprises a shell, a screen, a first camera, a second camera and a driving mechanism, wherein the screen is fixed on the shell, an installation space is formed between the screen and the shell, the first camera and the second camera can be movably installed in the installation space, the screen is provided with a through hole,

the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the first camera and the second camera so as to enable the electronic equipment to be switched between a first state and a second state, and the first camera is driven to move to a position opposite to the through hole through the driving mechanism under the condition that the electronic equipment is in the first state; and under the condition that the electronic equipment is in a second state, the driving mechanism drives the second camera to move to a position corresponding to the through hole.

According to an embodiment of the application, an electronic device that provides still includes the mount pad, first camera with the second camera all with the mount pad is connected, be equipped with the slide in the installation space, but mount pad slidable mounting in the slide, actuating mechanism with the mount pad transmission is connected.

According to the electronic equipment that provides of this application embodiment, the slide is T type groove, the mount pad bottom is equipped with T type boss, T type boss portable accept in T type groove.

According to the electronic equipment that this application embodiment provided, the mount pad is equipped with first mounting groove and second mounting groove, first camera is installed in the first mounting groove, the second camera is installed in the second mounting groove.

According to an embodiment of the application, provide an electronic equipment, actuating mechanism includes motor and lead screw subassembly, the lead screw subassembly includes lead screw and nut, the motor with the lead screw is connected, the nut cover is located the lead screw, the nut can be followed the axial displacement of lead screw, the nut with first camera with the equal fixed connection of second camera.

According to the electronic equipment that this application embodiment provided, actuating mechanism still includes the reduction gear, the input shaft of reduction gear with the motor is connected, the output shaft of reduction gear with the lead screw is connected.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the electronic equipment further comprises a mainboard, the first camera is in communication connection with the mainboard through a first flexible circuit board, the second camera is in communication connection with the mainboard through a second flexible circuit board, and the second flexible circuit board is in a folded state under the condition that the electronic equipment is in the first state; under the condition that the electronic equipment is in the second state, the first flexible circuit board is in a folded state.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the moving direction of the first camera is the same as that of the second camera, the moving direction of the first camera is consistent with the folding and stretching direction of the first flexible circuit board, and the moving direction of the second camera is consistent with the folding and stretching direction of the second flexible circuit board.

According to the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the driving mechanism comprises a first driving component and a second driving component, the first driving component is in transmission connection with the first camera, and the second driving component is in transmission connection with the second camera.

According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application, the moving direction of the first camera is perpendicular to the moving direction of the second camera.

In this application embodiment, first camera and second camera all install in the shell to switching position under the actuating mechanism effect, make during the camera shooting adjust both camera positions that correspond with the through-hole as required, only set up the switching that a plurality of cameras can be realized to trompil from this on the screen, promote the occupation of ratio of screen operating space, but also can improve the pleasing to the eye degree of screen.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic partial structural diagram of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in a first state according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device in a second state according to an embodiment of the present application;

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10. a screen; 11. a through hole; 20. a first camera; 30. a second camera; 40. a drive mechanism; 41. a motor; 42. a screw rod; 43. a nut; 44. a speed reducer; 50. a mounting seat; 60. a slideway; 70. a main board; 81. a first flexible circuit board; 82. a second flexible circuit board; 90. a male connector seat; 91. a female connector holder.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments that can be derived by one of ordinary skill in the art from the embodiments given herein are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It will be appreciated that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the application may be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that the terms "first," "second," and the like are generally used herein in a generic sense and do not limit the number of terms, e.g., the first term can be one or more than one. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

Traditional electronic equipment is equipped with the bar hole on the screen, and first camera and second camera are installed in the shell, and first camera and second camera all correspond with the bar hole, and the bar hole accounts for than great on the screen, influences the cell-phone outward appearance and operating space is little.

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings through specific embodiments and application scenarios thereof.

The embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, including a housing, a screen 10, a first camera 20, a second camera 30, and a driving mechanism 40. The screen 10 is fixed to the housing and forms an installation space between the screen 10 and the housing. The first camera 20 and the second camera 30 are movably installed in the installation space, and the screen 10 is provided with a through hole 11.

The driving mechanism 40 is in transmission connection with both the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 to switch the electronic device between the first state and the second state. In the case where the electronic apparatus is in the first state, as shown in fig. 2, the first camera 20 is driven by the driving mechanism 40 to move to a position opposing the through hole 11; in the case where the electronic apparatus is in the second state, as shown in fig. 3, the second camera 30 is driven by the driving mechanism 40 to move to a position opposing the through hole 11.

It should be noted that other cameras may be provided in addition to the first camera 20 and the second camera 30, and the driving mechanism 40 may move any one of the plurality of cameras to a position facing the through hole 11. When an image needs to be taken, a corresponding camera is selected according to a shooting mode of a user, the driving mechanism 40 drives the camera to move to a position opposite to the through hole 11, and the through hole 11 serves as a light through hole and corresponds to the camera.

As shown in fig. 2, the electronic device is in a first state, in the first state, the first camera 20 is located at a position opposite to the through hole 11, and the second camera 30 is located at a position away from the through hole 11 in the housing, at this time, only the first camera 20 can sense light through the through hole 11, that is, only the first camera 20 is in an operating state. As shown in fig. 3, the electronic device is in a second state, in which the second camera 30 is located at a position opposite to the through hole 11, and the first camera 20 is located in the housing and cannot receive external light, that is, in the second state, only the second camera 30 is in a working state.

The electronic equipment that this application embodiment provided, satisfy the shooting demand under the different scenes of user through setting up first camera 20 and second camera 30, switch the position in the shell of first camera 20 and second camera 30 through actuating mechanism 40, make one of them camera be in the position relative with through-hole 11, borrow by a through-hole 11 and can realize the switching of two cameras, compare in traditional electronic equipment this electronic equipment and only set up the switching that a trompil can realize a plurality of cameras on screen 10, reduce the occupation of a plurality of cameras to screen operating space, improve the screen and account for the ratio and improve the pleasing to the eye degree of screen.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 1, the electronic device further includes a mount 50, and each of the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 is connected to the mount 50. A slide way 60 is arranged in the installation space, the installation seat 50 can be slidably installed on the slide way 60, and the driving mechanism 40 is in transmission connection with the installation seat 50.

In this case, only one of the slide rails 60 may be provided, or two or more slide rails may be provided in parallel. For example, the slide 60 is the bar groove, and two bar grooves are parallel to be set up, and mount pad 50 bottom set up with the lug of bar groove slip adaptation, and two lugs correspond and set up at two bar inslots to avoid mount pad 50 to slide the in-process and take place to rock, and then realize mount pad 50's steady transmission.

In some alternative embodiments, the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 are snap-fit into the mount 50. In still other alternative embodiments, the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 are secured within the mount 50 by adhesive means. In still other alternative embodiments, the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 are detachably mounted in the mounting seat 50 by means of a snap fit or the like, so as to be easily replaced for maintenance.

The electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application can switch the positions of the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 relative to the through hole 11 through forward and reverse driving of one driving mechanism, and is low in cost.

In some embodiments of the present application, the driving mechanism 40 has two independent driving components, the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 have independent seat bodies respectively, and the two driving components are connected to the two seat bodies in a one-to-one correspondence. When the electronic device is used, when one of the driving assemblies drives the base body to approach the through hole 11, the other driving assembly drives the other base body to move in a direction away from the through hole 11, so that the two cameras of the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 move back and forth one by one, and the electronic device is switched between the first state and the second state through mutual matching.

According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the application, the driving mechanism 40 drives the mounting seat 50 to slide along the slide way 60, and the smoothness of camera switching is improved.

In some embodiments of the present application, the sliding track 60 includes two opposite vertical plates, and the mount 50 is disposed between the two vertical plates and can slide back and forth along the length direction of the two vertical plates. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the slide 60 is a T-shaped slot, and the bottom of the mounting seat 50 is provided with a T-shaped boss, and the T-shaped boss is movably received in the T-shaped slot. The sliding stability of the mounting seat 50 is improved by the matching of the T-shaped groove and the T-shaped boss. In other embodiments of the present application, the sliding rail 60 is a convex sliding rail, and the bottom of the mounting seat 50 is provided with a sliding groove matched with the sliding rail, which can also play a role in smooth sliding and guiding.

Specifically, in some embodiments of the present application, the mount 50 is provided with a first mount groove in which the first camera 20 is mounted and a second mount groove in which the second camera 30 is mounted. That is, the two cameras of the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 are installed in the same mounting seat 50, and the driving mechanism 40 drives the mounting seat 50 to reciprocate along the slide way 60. When the electronic device is switched from the first state to the second state, the driving mechanism 40 drives the mounting seat 50 to slide along the slide way 60 and enable the second camera 30 to correspond to the through hole 11, and when the electronic device is switched from the second state to the first state, the driving mechanism 40 drives the mounting seat 50 to move reversely along the slide way 60 so as to enable the first camera 20 to correspond to the through hole 11. The first camera 20 and the second camera 30 are fixedly mounted on the same mounting base 50 by other methods such as bonding or clamping.

On the basis of any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the driving mechanism 40 includes a motor 41 and a lead screw assembly, the lead screw assembly includes a lead screw 42 and a nut 43, the motor 41 is connected with the lead screw 42, the nut 43 is sleeved on the lead screw 42 and can move along the axial direction of the lead screw 42, and the nut 43 is connected with both the first camera 20 and the second camera 30.

In the electronic device provided by this embodiment, the motor 41 drives the screw rod 42 to rotate, and the nut 43 moves linearly along the screw rod 42, thereby driving the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 to approach or depart from the through hole 11. For example, when the motor rotates in the forward direction, the screw rod 42 rotates to drive the first camera 20 to align with the through hole 11; when the motor rotates reversely, the screw rod 42 rotates to drive the first camera 20 to be away from the through hole 11 and align the second camera 30 with the through hole 11.

As shown in fig. 1, the nut 43 is fixedly connected or detachably connected with the mounting seat 50, when the nut 43 moves linearly along the lead screw 42, the mounting seat 50 moves linearly back and forth along with the nut 43, and corresponding cameras of the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 move to positions opposite to the through hole 11 according to shooting requirements, so that the electronic device is switched between the first state and the second state.

As shown in fig. 1, the driving mechanism 40 further includes a speed reducer 44, an input shaft of the speed reducer 44 is connected to the motor 41, and an output shaft of the speed reducer 44 is connected to the lead screw 42. The motor 41 can be arranged at an idle position in the corresponding shell through the speed reducer 44, and the installation is convenient and quick. It should be noted that the input shaft of the speed reducer 44 may be fixedly connected or detachably connected with the motor 41, and the output shaft of the speed reducer 44 may be fixedly connected or detachably connected with the screw rod 42, as long as power transmission can be realized among the motor 41, the speed reducer 44 and the screw rod 42.

The extending direction of the lead screw 42 is parallel to the extending direction of the slideway 60, and the direction may extend along the transverse direction or the longitudinal direction of the housing, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the screw rod 42 is disposed beside the slideway 60, and the motor 41 is located at one end of the screw rod 42 and is in transmission connection with the screw rod 42 through the speed reducer 44.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, the electronic device provided by the present application further includes a motherboard 70, the first camera 20 is in communication connection with the motherboard 70 through a first flexible circuit board 81, and the second camera 30 is in communication connection with the motherboard 70 through a second flexible circuit board 82. In a case where the electronic apparatus is in the first state, the second flexible circuit board 82 is in a folded state; in the case where the electronic apparatus is in the second state, the first flexible circuit board 81 is in a folded state.

In some embodiments of the present application, when the electronic device is in the first state, the first flexible circuit board 81 is in a natural flat state, and the second flexible circuit board 82 is in a folded state; in the case where the electronic apparatus is in the second state, the first flexible circuit board 81 is in the folded state, and the second flexible circuit board 82 is in the flat natural state. In still other embodiments of the present application, in a case where the electronic apparatus is in the first state, the first flexible circuit board 81 is in a folded state, and the second flexible circuit board 82 is in a more folded state; in the case where the electronic apparatus is in the second state, the first flexible circuit board 81 is in the folded state, and the second flexible circuit board 82 is in the bent state to a smaller extent. The first flexible circuit board 81 and the second flexible circuit board 82 may be bent in an S-shape or in a spring shape, which is not limited in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the male connector seats 90 connected to the first flexible circuit board 81 and the second flexible circuit board 82 are fixedly connected to the corresponding female connector seats 91 on the motherboard 70.

According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment, the state of the electronic device is adjusted by virtue of the foldable first flexible circuit board 81 and the foldable second flexible circuit board 82, so that the circuit board is prevented from being repeatedly pulled and broken when the electronic device is switched between states.

Optionally, the moving directions of the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 are the same, the moving direction of the first camera 20 is the same as the folding and extending direction of the first flexible circuit board 81, and the moving direction of the second camera 30 is the same as the folding and extending direction of the second flexible circuit board 82.

Specifically, the first flexible circuit board 81 and the second flexible circuit board 82 are each extended or folded in a first direction, and the moving direction of the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 coincides with the first direction. The first flexible circuit board 81 and the second flexible circuit board 82 with the same outgoing direction reduce damage to the flexible circuit boards.

In some embodiments of the present application, the drive mechanism 40 includes a first drive assembly in driving communication with the first camera 20 and a second drive assembly in driving communication with the second camera 30.

In this embodiment, the driving directions of the first driving assembly and the second driving assembly are opposite, and the corresponding relationship between the first camera 20 and the second camera 30 and the through hole 11 is adjusted by the mutual cooperation of the first driving assembly and the second driving assembly.

Optionally, the moving direction of the first camera 20 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the second camera 30. And thus can be arranged in a narrow space within the housing as desired.

While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise embodiments described above, which are meant to be illustrative and not restrictive, and that various changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device is characterized by comprising a shell, a screen, a first camera, a second camera and a driving mechanism, wherein the screen is fixed on the shell, an installation space is formed between the screen and the shell, the first camera and the second camera can be movably installed in the installation space, the screen is provided with a through hole,

the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the first camera and the second camera so as to enable the electronic equipment to be switched between a first state and a second state, and the first camera is driven to move to a position opposite to the through hole through the driving mechanism under the condition that the electronic equipment is in the first state; and under the condition that the electronic equipment is in a second state, the driving mechanism drives the second camera to move to a position opposite to the through hole.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a mounting base, wherein the first camera and the second camera are both connected to the mounting base, a slide is disposed in the mounting space, the mounting base is slidably mounted on the slide, and the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the mounting base.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the slide is a T-shaped groove, and a T-shaped boss is disposed at a bottom of the mounting seat and movably received in the T-shaped groove.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the mounting base is provided with a first mounting slot and a second mounting slot, the first camera being mounted in the first mounting slot, the second camera being mounted in the second mounting slot.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism includes a motor and a lead screw assembly, the lead screw assembly includes a lead screw and a nut, the motor is connected to the lead screw, the nut is sleeved on the lead screw, the nut is capable of moving along an axial direction of the lead screw, and the nut is connected to both the first camera and the second camera.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the driving mechanism further comprises a speed reducer, an input shaft of the speed reducer is connected with the motor, and an output shaft of the speed reducer is connected with the lead screw.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a motherboard, wherein the first camera is communicatively coupled to the motherboard via a first flexible circuit board, wherein the second camera is communicatively coupled to the motherboard via a second flexible circuit board, and wherein the second flexible circuit board is in a folded state when the electronic device is in the first state; under the condition that the electronic equipment is in the second state, the first flexible circuit board is in a folded state.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the first camera and the second camera move in the same direction, and the first camera moves in the same direction as the first flexible circuit board in a folded and extended manner, and the second camera moves in the same direction as the second flexible circuit board in a folded and extended manner.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a first drive assembly and a second drive assembly, the first drive assembly being in driving connection with the first camera, the second drive assembly being in driving connection with the second camera.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein a direction of movement of the first camera is perpendicular to a direction of movement of the second camera.