CN113572940A - Camera module, use method of camera module and electronic equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application provides a camera module, which comprises a support, a first lens component, at least one second lens component and a light path conversion unit, wherein the support comprises a support piece, the support piece is provided with a sinking groove, the first lens component is arranged corresponding to a light inlet of the support and is respectively positioned at two sides of the sinking groove, at least one second lens component is arranged at an interval with the first lens component and is positioned at the peripheral side of the sinking groove, the light path conversion unit comprises a lifting rotating component and a light path conversion component which are connected, the lifting rotating component is arranged in the sinking groove, the lifting rotating component is used for driving the light path conversion component to move along the depth direction of the sinking groove, so as to switch the position of the light path conversion piece between the inside and the outside of the sinking groove, the lifting rotating component is also used for driving the light path conversion piece to rotate, the light path conversion piece is driven to rotate or move by the lifting and rotating component, so that incident light is switched between the first lens component and the at least one second lens component. The application simultaneously provides a use method of the camera module and electronic equipment.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of imaging, in particular to a camera module, a use method of the camera module and electronic equipment.
Background
As user demands increase, the performance of electronic devices continues to optimize. As the basic function device of the electronic equipment, the shooting function of the electronic equipment can be realized by the camera module, a plurality of lens assemblies are usually installed on the camera module of the electronic equipment, and the diversified shooting requirements of users can be realized through the switching of the lens assemblies.
However, in the process of implementing the present invention, the inventor finds that the prior art has at least the following problems: the plurality of camera modules are independently arranged, each camera corresponds to one light through hole, and the plurality of light through holes cause poor waterproof performance and poor sealing performance of the electronic equipment; the installation of a plurality of lens subassemblies leads to the whole volume of module of making a video recording great, can not satisfy the miniaturization requirement.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a camera module, a method for using the camera module, and an electronic device, so as to solve the technical problem that the single arrangement of a plurality of lens assemblies of the camera module results in poor waterproof performance and sealing performance of the device, and the installation of the plurality of camera modules results in a large overall size of the camera module, which is not favorable for the miniaturization design of the camera module.
The embodiment of the application provides a module of making a video recording, includes:
a bracket including a support having a sink;
the first lens assembly is arranged corresponding to the light inlet hole of the bracket and is respectively positioned at two sides of the sinking groove;
the at least one second lens assembly and the first lens assembly are arranged at intervals and are positioned on the periphery side of the sinking groove;
the light path conversion unit, the light path conversion unit is used for with incident light is in first camera lens subassembly and at least one switch between the second camera lens subassembly, including lift rotating assembly and the light path converting part that is connected, lift rotating assembly locates in the heavy inslot, lift rotating assembly is used for the drive the light path converting part is followed the degree of depth direction of heavy groove removes, in order with the position that light path converting part is located switch between the heavy inslot is inside and outside, lift rotating assembly still is used for the drive the light path converting part rotates, outside the heavy groove the light path converting part be used for with via the incident light reflection of income unthreaded hole is at least one on the second camera lens subassembly.
So, through going up and down rotating assembly drive light path converting part go up and down and rotate to realize that incident light switches between second camera lens subassembly and first camera lens subassembly, a light path converting unit is shared with first camera lens subassembly to second camera lens subassembly, in order to save the usage space of the module of making a video recording, promote space utilization, in order to reduce the whole volume of the module of making a video recording. A plurality of lens subassemblies share one and enter the unthreaded hole to promote the waterproof performance and the leakproofness of module of making a video recording.
In some embodiments, the optical path conversion unit is configured to switch the incident light between the first lens assembly and one of the second lens assemblies, specifically:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion component to move into the sinking groove, so that the incident light passing through the light inlet is projected onto the first lens component, and/or
The lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move into the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a first preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to the second lens assembly, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move out of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light inlet to the second lens assembly.
Therefore, in the switching process between the first lens assembly and one of the second lens assemblies, in the light path switching process, the image formed by the camera module is clear.
In some embodiments, the image capturing module includes at least two second image capturing modules, and the optical path conversion unit is configured to switch the incident light between two second lens assemblies, specifically:
the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move into the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a second preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to one of the second lens assemblies, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move out of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light inlet to the corresponding second lens assembly.
Therefore, in the process of switching between the two second lens assemblies, the images formed by the camera module are clear.
In some embodiments, the lifting/lowering rotation assembly includes a lifting/lowering member and a rotation member connected to each other, one of the lifting/lowering member and the rotation member is connected to the light path conversion member, and the other is connected to the bottom wall of the sinking groove, the lifting/lowering member is configured to drive the light path conversion member to move along the depth direction of the sinking groove, and the rotation member is configured to drive the light path conversion member to rotate.
Thus, the lifting piece is matched with the rotating piece to realize the rotation and the directional movement of the light path conversion piece.
In some embodiments, the camera module further includes at least one sensing element, the at least one sensing element is disposed in the sinking groove, each sensing element is disposed corresponding to one of the second lens assemblies, and the sensing element is configured to sense that the light path conversion element moves to a corresponding position.
Therefore, whether the light path conversion piece moves to the preset position or not is sensed through the sensing piece, and the accuracy of the direction of the light path is improved when the light path is switched.
In some embodiments, the bracket further includes a housing, the housing is disposed on one side of the support member, the housing has an accommodating cavity, the housing sidewall has the light entrance hole, the light entrance hole is communicated with the accommodating cavity, the first lens assembly and the at least one second lens assembly are both located in the accommodating cavity and connected to an inner sidewall of the housing, and an opening of the sinking groove faces the accommodating cavity.
Thus, an area is defined by the housing of the bracket and the support member, so that the first lens assembly, the at least one second lens assembly and the light path conversion member are accommodated in the area.
In some embodiments, the camera module further comprises:
and the light steering piece is positioned on the object side of the light inlet hole and used for reflecting incident light rays to the light inlet hole.
Through introducing the light steering spare to the direction of change incident light reduces the module of making a video recording along the thickness of optical axis direction, the miniaturized design of the module of making a video recording of being convenient for.
An embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, including: the camera module according to the above embodiment.
The embodiment of the present application also provides a method for using the camera module according to the above embodiment, where the method includes:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion part to move into the sinking groove or out of the sinking groove to switch and drive the light path conversion part to rotate, so that incident light passing through the light inlet hole is switched between the first lens component and one of the second lens components.
In some embodiments, the incident light is switched between the first lens assembly and one of the second lens assemblies, specifically:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion component to move into the sinking groove, so that the incident light passing through the light inlet is projected onto the first lens component, and/or
The lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move into the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a first preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to the second lens assembly, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move out of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light inlet to the second lens assembly.
In some embodiments, the camera modules include at least two second camera modules, and the switching of the incident light between the two second lens assemblies is specifically:
the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move into the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a second preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to one of the second lens assemblies, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move out of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light inlet to the corresponding second lens assembly.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a first state of a camera module according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the second state of the camera module shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a third state of the camera module shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a fourth state of the camera module shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It will be understood that 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. When an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present.
It is further noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The embodiment of the application provides a module of making a video recording, includes:
the module of making a video recording includes:
a bracket including a support having a sink;
the first lens assembly is arranged corresponding to the light inlet hole of the bracket and is respectively positioned at two sides of the sinking groove;
the at least one second lens assembly and the first lens assembly are arranged at intervals and are positioned on the periphery side of the sinking groove;
the light path conversion unit is used for switching the incident light between the first lens component and at least one second lens component, the light path conversion unit comprises a lifting rotating component and a light path conversion piece which are connected, the lifting rotating component is arranged in the sinking groove and is used for driving the light path conversion piece to move along the depth direction of the sinking groove so as to enable the position of the light path conversion piece to be switched between the inside and the outside of the sinking groove, the lifting rotating component is also used for driving the light path conversion piece to rotate, and the light path conversion piece outside the sinking groove is used for reflecting at least one incident light entering the light hole on the second lens component.
Therefore, the lifting and moving of the light path conversion piece are driven by reasonably configuring the lifting and rotating assembly so as to realize the switching of incident light between the second lens assembly and the first lens assembly; furthermore, the lifting rotating component lifts through the driving light path conversion component, so that the light path conversion component is switched inside and outside the sinking groove, thereby realizing the rapid switching of incident light between the second lens component and the first lens component, the switching is rapid, and the rapid switching between the second lens component and the first lens component can be realized through the switching of the light path conversion component inside and outside the sinking groove, the light rays received by the second lens component and the first lens component in the switching process are prevented from being scattered, the imaging of the second lens component or the first lens component is not clear, the second lens component and the first lens component share one light path conversion unit, so that the use space of the camera module is saved, and the space utilization rate is improved. Simultaneously, the second lens assembly and the first lens assembly share one light inlet hole, so that the number of the openings of the camera module is reduced, and the waterproof performance and the sealing performance of the camera module are improved.
The embodiment of the invention provides a camera module which can be applied to electronic equipment such as a mobile phone and a tablet. The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1, a camera module 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a bracket 10, a first lens assembly 20, an optical path conversion unit 30, and two second lens assemblies 40.
The holder 10 is used for carrying the first lens assembly 20, the optical path conversion unit 30 and two second lens assemblies 40. Specifically, the bracket 10 includes a supporting member 12, a sinking groove 122 is disposed at a middle portion of the supporting member 12, and a light incident hole 142 is disposed adjacent to the sinking groove 122.
The first lens assembly 20 and the two second lens assemblies 40 are both disposed on the support 12 and located around the sinking groove 122, and the first lens assembly 20 is disposed opposite to the light incident hole 142 of the bracket 10.
The light path conversion unit 30 is disposed in the sinking groove 122, and includes a lifting rotation component 32 and a light path conversion component 34, the lifting rotation component 32 is disposed in the sinking groove 122 and in the middle of the sinking groove 122, and the light path conversion component 34 is rotatably connected to the lifting rotation component 32. The lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 is used for lifting and retracting the light path conversion member 34 to switch the light path conversion member 34 between the inside and the outside of the sinking groove 122, and is also used for driving the light path conversion member 34 to rotate around the lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 itself.
The two second lens assemblies 40 are respectively disposed on two sides of the sinking groove 122, and the two second lens assemblies 40 are disposed opposite to each other, and the optical axes of the two second lens assemblies 40 are overlapped and perpendicular to the optical axis of the first lens assembly 20. It is understood that in other embodiments, the two second lens assemblies 40 are respectively located at two sides of the recessed groove 122, but the optical axes of the two second lens assemblies 40 are parallel to each other, so that the lifting and rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from outside the recessed groove 122 to inside the recessed groove 122 along the depth direction of the recessed groove 122, so as to realize the conversion of the incident light from the two second lens assemblies 40 to the first lens assembly 20. Further, the lifting and rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the inner side of the recessed groove 122 to the outer side of the recessed groove 122, and drives the light path conversion member 34 to rotate by a predetermined angle outside the recessed groove 122 through the lifting and rotating assembly 32, so that the incident light reflected by the light path conversion member 34 is projected to one of the second lens assemblies 40, and the incident light is converted from the first lens assembly 20 to one of the second lens assemblies 40.
Further, the lifting and rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to rotate within the sinking groove 122 by a predetermined angle, and the lifting and rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the sinking groove 122 to the outside of the sinking groove 122, so that the incident light reflected by the light path conversion member 34 is projected to one of the second lens assemblies 40, so as to realize the conversion of the incident light from the first lens assembly 20 to one of the second lens assemblies 40.
It is understood that the number of the second lens assembly 40 may be one, and the second lens assembly 40 is disposed around the sinking groove 122 and between the light incident hole 142 and the first lens assembly 20, meanwhile, the intersection point of the optical axis of the second lens assembly 40 and the optical axis of the first lens assembly 20 is located within the region of the sink groove 122, in this way, the lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to rotate a predetermined angle in the sinking groove 122 or outside the sinking groove 122, so that the light path conversion member 34 is disposed corresponding to the second lens assembly 40, that is, the light path conversion member 34 outside the sinking groove 122 may project the incident light to the corresponding second lens assembly 40, the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move, so that the position of the light path conversion member 34 is switched between the inside of the sunken groove 122 and the outside of the sunken groove 122 to realize the switching of the incident light between the first lens assembly 20 and the second lens assembly 40.
In this embodiment, the cross section of the sinking groove 122 along the direction perpendicular to the depth direction is circular. The elevating rotation member 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move in the depth direction of the sinking groove 122, so that the light path conversion member 34 is switched between the inside and the outside of the sinking groove 122. That is, the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 can pull the light path conversion member 34 into the sinking groove 122, so that the light path conversion member 34 is fully sunk into the sinking groove 122; the light path conversion member 34 may be lifted out of the depressed groove 122 such that the light path conversion member 34 is completely separated from the depressed groove 122 and positioned above the depressed groove 122, or such that the light path conversion member 34 is partially positioned in the depressed groove 122 and the other portion is exposed out of the depressed groove 122.
In this embodiment, the light incident hole 142 includes a plurality of small holes disposed at intervals, and it is understood that in other embodiments, the light incident hole 142 includes a through hole, which may be a strip-shaped through hole, so as to facilitate the incident light to enter the bracket 10.
The light path conversion member 34 outside the sinking groove 122 is used for reflecting the incident light via the light inlet 142 to one of the second lens assemblies 40.
In use, when the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the outside of the sinking groove 122 to the inside of the sinking groove 122 (as shown in fig. 2 and 4), the incident light via the light inlet 142 is projected onto the first lens assembly 20; when the lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member to move from the sinking groove 122 to the outside of the sinking groove 122, the light path conversion member 34 is located between the first lens assembly 20 and the light inlet 142, and the lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 can drive the light path conversion member 34 to rotate, so that the light path conversion member 34 projects the incident light passing through the light inlet 142 to one of the second lens assemblies 40 (as shown in fig. 1 and 3).
It is understood that fig. 1 to 4 are only examples of the present application, and the state of the camera module 100 is not limited thereto, and when the number or the position of the second lens assemblies 40 changes, the state of the light path converter 34 in the camera module 100 can be adjusted accordingly.
It is understood that when the light path conversion member 34 is located in the sinking groove 122 or outside the sinking groove 122, the lifting and lowering rotating assembly 32 can drive the light path conversion member 34 to rotate.
In this way, the light path conversion member 34 is driven to move by the lifting and rotating assembly 32, so as to move the light path conversion member 34 into the sinking groove 122 or out of the sinking groove 122, the light path conversion member 34 is driven to rotate by the lifting and rotating assembly 32, so that the light path conversion member 34 rotates by a preset angle, so as to project the incident light via the light inlet 142 to one of the second lens assemblies 40, and the lifting and rotating assembly 32 is appropriately configured to drive the light path conversion member 34 to rotate and lift, so as to switch the projection point of the incident light between the first lens assembly 20 and the at least one second lens assembly 40. The first lens assembly 20 and the at least one second lens assembly 40 share the light path conversion member to improve the space utilization of the camera module 100.
In this embodiment, the bracket 10 further includes a housing 14, the housing 14 is disposed on one side of the supporting member 12, the housing 14 has an accommodating cavity 144, a light inlet 142 is formed on a side wall of the housing 14, the light inlet 142 is communicated with the accommodating cavity 144, the first lens assembly 20 and the two second lens assemblies 40 are both located in the accommodating cavity 144 and connected to an inner side wall of the housing 14, and an opening of the sinking groove 122 faces the accommodating cavity 144.
In one embodiment, each of the first lens assembly 20 and the second lens assembly 40 includes a lens group and a photosensitive member, incident light is projected onto the lens group and is projected onto the photosensitive member through the lens group, and the photosensitive member receives the incident light and images the incident light.
It is understood that in other embodiments, the number of the second lens assemblies 40 of the camera module 100 is multiple, for example, 3, 4, 5 or more than 5, and the multiple second lens assemblies 40 are uniformly spaced on the peripheral side of the sinking groove 122.
In one embodiment, the first lens assembly 20 and the second lens assembly 40 are both zoom lenses.
In one embodiment, the first lens assembly 20 and the second lens assembly 40 have different lens parameters and types.
In one embodiment, the zoom lens is an electro-zoom lens or a liquid lens.
In this embodiment, the light path conversion member 34 is a right-angle prism, and the right-angle prism has an incident surface, a reflecting surface and an exit surface, the incident light is projected onto the right-angle prism through the light incident hole, and the incident light passes through the incident surface, is reflected by the reflecting surface, passes through the exit surface, exits the right-angle prism, and is projected onto one of the second lens assemblies 40.
In other embodiments, the light path conversion member 34 is a flat mirror having a reflective surface disposed toward the light entrance aperture 142.
In an embodiment, the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 includes a lifting member (not shown) and a rotating member (not shown), the lifting member is disposed in the sinking groove 122 and connected to the bottom wall of the sinking groove 122, the rotating member is connected to the lifting member, the light path converting member 34 is connected to the rotating member, the lifting member drives the rotating member to move along the depth direction of the sinking groove 122 itself, so as to drive the light path converting member 34 to move, and the rotating member drives the light path converting member 34 to rotate. It should be understood that the moving direction of the light path conversion element 34 driven by the lifting/lowering driving element may be along the depth direction of the sinking groove 122, or may be other directions, such as an inclined movement, as long as the light path conversion element 34 can be switched between the inside and the outside of the sinking groove 122.
In one embodiment, the rotating member is a motor, and the lifting member is a cylinder, a motor, or the like.
In another embodiment, the rotating member is disposed in the sinking slot 122 and connected to the bottom wall of the sinking slot 122, the rotating member is connected to the lifting member, the light path conversion member 34 is connected to the lifting member, the rotating member drives the lifting member to rotate so as to drive the light path conversion member 34 to rotate, and the lifting member drives the light path conversion member 34 to move along the depth direction of the sinking slot 122 itself.
Of course, in other embodiments, the lifting and rotating members of the lifting and rotating assembly 32 may be integrally disposed, for example, the lifting and rotating assembly 32 may be an air cylinder, and the air cylinder may drive the light path conversion member 34 to rotate and also drive the light path conversion member 34 to move along the depth direction of the sinking groove 122.
In an embodiment, the optical path conversion unit 30 is configured to switch the incident light from the second lens assembly 40 to the first lens assembly 20, for example, the camera module 100 is switched from the state shown in fig. 1 to the state shown in fig. 2, where the incident light in fig. 1 is reflected by the optical path conversion unit 30, and the reflected incident light is projected to one of the first lens assemblies 20, where the switching process specifically includes:
the lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the outside of the sinking groove 122 to the inside of the sinking groove 122 (as shown in fig. 2), so that the incident light via the light inlet 142 is projected onto the first lens assembly 20, and thus, by moving the light path conversion member 34 from the outside of the sinking groove 122 to the inside of the sinking groove 122, the incident light is switched from the second lens assembly 40 to the first lens assembly 20.
In an embodiment, the optical path conversion unit 30 is configured to switch incident light from the first lens assembly 20 to the second lens assembly 40, for example, switch the camera module 100 from the state of fig. 2 to the state of fig. 4, and specifically includes:
the lifting/lowering rotation component 32 drives the light path conversion component 34 to move from the outside of the sinking groove 122 to the inside of the sinking groove 122, the lifting/lowering rotation component 32 drives the light path conversion component 34 to rotate by a first preset angle (as shown in fig. 3), so that the light path conversion component 34 corresponds to the second lens assembly 40, the lifting/lowering rotation component 32 drives the light path conversion component 34 to move from the inside of the sinking groove 122 to the outside of the sinking groove 122 (as shown in fig. 4), and the light path conversion component 34 reflects the incident light passing through the light inlet 142 to the second lens assembly 40.
Specifically, when a user of the camera module 100 wants to switch the imaging lens module from the first lens assembly 20 to one of the second lens assemblies 40, the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 first drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the outside of the sinking groove 122 to the inside of the sinking groove 122, and thus, the incident light passing through the light inlet is projected to the first lens assembly 20, the first lens assembly 20 forms an image according to the incident light and the image displayed by the camera module 100 is clear, then, the lifting and rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to rotate by a first preset angle, so that the light path conversion member 34 corresponds to the second lens assembly 40, that is, the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to rotate in the sinking groove 122, when the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the sinking groove 122 to the outside of the sinking groove 122, the light path conversion member 34 reflects the incident light passing through the light inlet 142 to the second lens assembly 40, and at this time, the second lens assembly 40 forms an image according to the incident light and the image displayed by the camera module 100 is clear.
In the switching scheme of the lens subassembly of current camera mould, realize the switching between a plurality of lens subassemblies mostly through rotating the light path converting part, the light path converting part rotates the process, the light path converting part falls into inhomogeneous a plurality of parts with incident light, lead to the incident light to throw a plurality of lens subassemblies simultaneously, a plurality of lens subassemblies image simultaneously, or a plurality of lens subassemblies are all can not form images, then the picture that presents of the module of making a video recording is black screen or colored screen, influence user experience. According to the technical scheme provided by the application, by completing the rotation of the light path conversion member 34 in the sinking groove 122, in the process of switching the incident light from the first lens assembly 20 to one of the second lens assemblies 40, the light path conversion member 34 only projects the incident light to one of the first lens assembly 20 and the second lens assembly 40, so as to ensure that the images presented by the camera module 100 are clear.
In an embodiment, the camera module 100 includes at least two second lens assemblies 40, and the optical path conversion unit 30 is configured to switch the incident light between the two second lens assemblies 40, for example, switch the camera module from the state of fig. 1 to the state of fig. 4, specifically:
when the incident light is projected onto one of the second lens elements 40 (as shown in fig. 1), the lifting/lowering assembly 32 drives the light path conversion element 34 to move from the outside of the recessed groove 122 to the inside of the recessed groove 122 (as shown in fig. 2), so that the incident light passing through the light inlet is projected onto the first lens element 20, and the first lens element 20 forms an image according to the incident light and the image displayed by the camera module 100 is clear. Then, the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to rotate by a second preset angle, so that the light path conversion member 34 corresponds to one of the second lens assemblies 40 (as shown in fig. 3), when the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the sinking groove 122 to the outside of the sinking groove 122, the light path conversion member 34 directly reflects the incident light passing through the light inlet hole to the corresponding second lens assembly 40, and the incident light is imaged by the second lens assembly 40 (as shown in fig. 4), so that, during the light path switching process, the light path conversion member 34 only projects the incident light to one of the first lens assembly 20 and the at least two second lens assemblies 40, so as to ensure that the image presented by the camera module 100 is clear.
In an embodiment, the camera module 100 further includes a sensing element 50, the sensing element 50 is disposed in the sinking groove 122, and the sensing element 50 is used for sensing whether the light path conversion element 34 rotates to a predetermined position.
Further, if the light path conversion member 34 does not rotate to the preset position, the sensing member 50 triggers an early warning signal, so that the staff can perform the repair based on the early warning information.
In an embodiment, the camera module 100 includes a plurality of second lens assemblies 40 and a sensing element 50, and the sensing element 50 can sense the rotation angle of the light path conversion element 34 to determine whether the light path conversion element 34 rotates to a predetermined position.
Wherein the sensing element 50 can be a laser sensor, an infrared sensor, etc.
In an embodiment, the camera module 100 includes a plurality of second lens assemblies 40 and a plurality of sensing members 50, each second lens assembly 40 is provided with one sensing member 50, and the sensing member 50 is used for sensing whether the light path conversion member 34 rotates to the position of the corresponding second lens assembly 40, for example, when the light path conversion member 34 rotates to the corresponding position of the second lens assembly 40, the lifting and rotating member 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the outside of the sinking groove 122 to the inside of the sinking groove 122, and then the light path conversion member 34 with the angular rotation reflects the incident light via the light inlet to the corresponding second lens assembly 40.
In one embodiment, the camera module 100 has a control member (not shown), and the lifting/lowering rotating assembly 32 and the sensing member 50 are electrically connected to the control member.
Wherein the control may be a processor or other hardware with processing capabilities.
The lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 drives the light path conversion member 34 to rotate, when the sensing member senses that the light path conversion member 34 rotates to the preset position, the control member determines that the sensing light path conversion member 34 rotates to the preset position according to the sensing signal of the sensing member, and the control member sends a control command to the lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32, so that the lifting/lowering rotation assembly 32 stops driving the light path conversion member 34 to rotate and drives the light path conversion member 34 to move from the inner side of the sinking groove 122 to the outer side of the sinking groove 122.
Further, the camera module 100 further includes a light diverting member (not shown) located on the object side of the light entrance hole for reflecting the incident light to the light entrance hole. Thus, the camera module 100 can be a periscopic camera module.
In one embodiment, the light turning element may be a flat mirror or a prism.
The prism can receive incident light from the direction parallel to the thickness direction of the camera module 100, and the direction of the incident light is changed into the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the camera module 100 after the incident light is reflected by the prism.
Referring to fig. 5, an embodiment of the present application also provides an electronic apparatus 200 including the camera module 100 according to any of the above embodiments.
The electronic device 200 further includes an electronic housing 210, and the camera module 100 is disposed in the electronic housing 210. The number of the camera modules 100 in the electronic device 200 may be one, two, three, four, or more than four.
In this embodiment, the electronic device 200 is an intelligent terminal, and it can be understood that the electronic device 200 may also be a wearable device, a home device, or the like.
The embodiment of the present application simultaneously provides a method for using the camera module 100 according to the above embodiment, where the method includes:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion part to move into the sinking groove or out of the sinking groove along the depth direction of the sinking groove and drives the light path conversion part to rotate, so that incident light passing through the light inlet hole is switched between the first lens component and the at least one second lens component.
In some embodiments, the incident light is switched between the first lens assembly and the at least one second lens assembly, specifically:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion component to move into the sinking groove along the depth direction of the sinking groove so as to enable incident light passing through the light inlet hole to be projected onto the first lens component, and/or,
the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move to the inside of the sinking groove along the depth direction of the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a first preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to the second lens assembly, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move to the outside of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light hole to the second lens assembly.
In some embodiments, the camera modules include at least two second camera modules, and the switching of the incident light between the two second lens assemblies is specifically:
the light path conversion part is driven by the lifting rotating component to move to the inside of the sinking groove along the depth direction of the sinking groove, the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion part to rotate by a second preset angle so as to enable the light path conversion part to correspond to one of the second lens components, the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion part to move to the outside of the sinking groove along the depth direction of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion part reflects incident light entering the light hole to the corresponding second lens component.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention and not for limiting, and although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications or equivalent substitutions may be made on the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.
Claims (10)
1. The utility model provides a module of making a video recording which characterized in that includes:
a bracket including a support having a sink;
the first lens assembly is arranged corresponding to the light inlet hole of the bracket, and the first lens assembly and the light inlet hole are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the sinking groove;
the at least one second lens assembly and the first lens assembly are arranged at intervals and are positioned on the periphery side of the sinking groove;
the light path conversion unit is used for switching incident light between the first lens component and at least one second lens component, the light path conversion unit is including lift rotating assembly and the light path converting part that is connected, lift rotating assembly locates in the heavy inslot, lift rotating assembly is used for the drive the light path converting part is followed the degree of depth direction of heavy groove removes, in order with the position that light path converting part is located switch inside and outside the heavy groove, lift rotating assembly still is used for driving the light path converting part rotates, outside the heavy groove the light path converting part is used for with the via incident light reflection to at least one of income unthreaded hole the second lens component.
2. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the optical path conversion unit is configured to switch the incident light between the first lens assembly and at least one of the second lens assemblies, and specifically is configured to:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion component to move from the outside of the sinking groove to the inside of the sinking groove, so that the incident light passing through the light inlet hole is projected onto the first lens component, and/or
The lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move from the outside of the sinking groove to the inside of the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a first preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to the second lens assembly, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move from the inside of the sinking groove to the outside of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light inlet to the position corresponding to the second lens assembly.
3. The camera module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the optical path conversion unit is further configured to switch the incident light between two second lens assemblies, specifically:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion piece to move from the outside of the sinking groove to the inside of the sinking groove;
the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a second preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to one of the second lens assemblies;
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion piece to move from the sinking groove to the outside of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light passing through the light inlet hole to the corresponding second lens component.
4. The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the elevating/rotating assembly comprises an elevating member and a rotating member connected to each other, one of the elevating member and the rotating member is connected to the light path conversion member, the other one of the elevating member and the rotating member is connected to the bottom wall of the sinking groove, the elevating member is configured to drive the light path conversion member to move so as to switch the position of the light path conversion member between the inside and the outside of the sinking groove, and the rotating member is configured to drive the light path conversion member to rotate.
5. The camera module of claim 4, further comprising at least one sensing element, wherein the at least one sensing element is disposed in the sinking groove, each sensing element is disposed corresponding to one of the second lens assemblies, and the sensing element is configured to sense the movement of the light path conversion element to a corresponding position.
6. The camera module of claim 4, wherein the holder further comprises a housing, the housing is disposed on one side of the support member, the housing has a receiving cavity, the housing sidewall has the light inlet, the light inlet communicates with the receiving cavity, the first lens element and the at least one second lens element are both disposed in the receiving cavity and connected to an inner sidewall of the housing, and an opening of the recess faces the receiving cavity.
7. An electronic device, comprising:
a camera module according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
8. A method for using the camera module of claim 1, the method comprising:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion part to move into the sinking groove or out of the sinking groove along the depth direction of the sinking groove and drives the light path conversion part to rotate, so that incident light passing through the light inlet hole is switched between the first lens component and at least one second lens component.
9. The use method of claim 8, wherein the incident light is switched between the first lens assembly and at least one of the second lens assemblies, in particular:
the lifting rotating component drives the light path conversion component to move from the outside of the sinking groove to the inside of the sinking groove, so that the incident light passing through the light inlet hole is projected onto the first lens component, and/or
The lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move from the outside of the sinking groove to the inside of the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a first preset angle, so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to the second lens assembly, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move from the inside of the sinking groove to the outside of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light inlet to the second lens assembly.
10. The method of use of claim 9, wherein the camera modules include at least two second camera modules, the method further comprising:
switching the incident light between the two second lens assemblies specifically:
the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move from the outside of the sinking groove to the inside of the sinking groove, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to rotate by a second preset angle so that the light path conversion piece corresponds to one of the second lens assemblies, the lifting rotating assembly drives the light path conversion piece to move from the inside of the sinking groove to the outside of the sinking groove, and the light path conversion piece reflects incident light entering the light inlet hole to the corresponding second lens assembly.
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