CN113741117B

CN113741117B - Aperture structure, camera and terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN113741117B
Application number: CN202010406488.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭毅伟
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-13
Filing date: 2020-05-13
Publication date: 2023-07-04
Anticipated expiration: 2040-05-13
Also published as: CN113741117A

Abstract

The invention relates to an aperture structure, a camera and terminal equipment, wherein the aperture structure is applied to the terminal equipment and comprises a guide structure, a driving structure and a shading component, the shading component comprises a plurality of shading units, the number of the shading units is greater than or equal to three, and the shading units are spliced and connected to form a light through hole; the driving structure applies driving force to at least one light shielding unit in the plurality of light shielding units, the plurality of light shielding units are driven to move along the guide structure respectively, any two adjacent light shielding units slide relatively along the splicing seams of the two light shielding units, and the size of the light passing hole is adjusted; the driving structure is used for applying driving force to the light shielding units, and the plurality of light shielding units are driven to move along the guide structure so as to adjust the size of the light passing hole formed by splicing the plurality of light shielding units, further adjust the light incoming quantity of the camera module, obtain clearer picture quality, be applicable to various shooting occasions and meet the shooting requirements of users.

Description

Aperture structure, camera and terminal equipment

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of optical elements, and in particular relates to an aperture structure, a camera and terminal equipment.

Background

Along with the development of society and technology, terminal devices such as mobile phones are continuously promoted, and many mobile phone manufacturers pay more attention to the shooting quality of the shooting lens, and the requirements of users on the shooting quality are met through focusing, anti-shake or large aperture.

When shooting a scene, a certain degree of exposure is required, and the imaging effect of an image is directly affected by the proper exposure, for example, shooting is performed under strong light, and excessive exposure can cause the shot picture to be whitened due to too bright; for another example, when shooting is performed under weak light, the shot picture may be dim, high in noise, and serious in detail loss due to underexposure. The aperture can be used for adjusting the quantity of light entering the lens, and the exposure degree during shooting is adjusted by changing the size of a light passing hole of the aperture so as to obtain clearer picture quality. However, for miniaturized shooting devices such as mobile phones, the aperture of the small shooting device is mostly not adjustable, so that terminal devices such as mobile phones cannot adapt to various shooting environments, and the quality of shooting pictures is affected.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides an aperture structure, a camera and a terminal device.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a ring structure, which is applied to a terminal device, where the ring structure includes a guide structure, a driving structure, and a light shielding assembly, the light shielding assembly includes a plurality of light shielding units, the number of the light shielding units is greater than or equal to three, and the light shielding units are spliced and connected to form a light through hole;

the driving structure applies driving force to at least one light shielding unit in the plurality of light shielding units, drives the plurality of light shielding units to move along the guiding structure respectively, and any two adjacent light shielding units relatively slide along the splicing seams of the light shielding units to adjust the size of the light passing hole.

Optionally, the aperture structure further includes a mounting portion, and the guide structure includes a plurality of guide grooves disposed on the mounting portion, where the guide grooves are disposed corresponding to the light shielding units;

the light shielding unit comprises a limiting part, and the limiting part slides along the guide groove corresponding to the limiting part under the action of the driving force.

Optionally, the guide grooves are sequentially connected end to form a regular polygon.

Optionally, the mounting portion is provided with a through hole for light entering, a plurality of guide grooves are disposed on the radial outer side of the through hole, and a plurality of guide grooves are disposed around the through hole.

Optionally, the driving structure includes at least one first limiting portion, at least one of the light shielding units includes a moving portion, and the first limiting portion is disposed corresponding to the moving portion;

under the action of external force, the first limiting part applies driving force to the moving part.

Optionally, the driving structure further includes a driving body, the first limiting portion includes a chute disposed on the driving body, and the moving portion extends into the chute;

the driving body rotates under the action of external force, and the moving part moves along the length direction of the sliding groove.

Optionally, the driving body is provided with a light inlet hole for light inlet, and the chute extends along the radial direction of the light inlet hole.

Optionally, the aperture structure further includes a power output device, the power output device is connected with the driving body, and the power output device outputs torque to drive the driving body to rotate around the central axis thereof.

Optionally, the power output device is connected with the driving body through gear transmission.

Optionally, the driving structure further comprises a transmission gear, and the transmission gear is fixedly connected with the power output device;

along the circumferential direction of the driving body, the edge of the driving body is provided with a rack, and the rack is meshed with the transmission gear.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a camera applied to a terminal device, where the camera includes a camera module, and the camera further includes an aperture structure as described above.

Optionally, the aperture structure includes a mounting portion, and the aperture structure is connected with the camera module through the mounting portion.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal device comprising a camera as described above.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can comprise the following beneficial effects: the driving structure is used for applying driving force to the light shielding units, and the plurality of light shielding units are driven to move along the guide structure so as to adjust the size of the light passing hole formed by splicing the plurality of light shielding units, further adjust the light incoming quantity of the camera module, obtain clearer picture quality, be applicable to various shooting occasions and meet the shooting requirements of users.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of an aperture structure, an image pickup module, and a mounting structure according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a combined schematic diagram of an aperture structure, an image capturing module, and a mounting structure, according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a top view of an aperture structure according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a top view of an aperture structure shown according to another exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a driving body according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a light shielding assembly according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a mounting structure shown according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples do not represent all implementations consistent with the invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with aspects of the invention as detailed in the accompanying claims.

In the related art, due to the limitation of structural design, the aperture of the terminal equipment such as a mobile phone and the like is a fixed aperture, the size of the light passing hole of the aperture cannot be changed, or the aperture can be switched between a large aperture mode and a small aperture mode, continuous adjustment of the light incoming quantity cannot be realized, the requirement of a user on multiple light incoming quantities in the shooting process cannot be met, the aperture is not suitable for various shooting environments, and the use experience of the user is poor.

The disclosure provides an aperture structure, a camera and a terminal device, wherein the aperture structure and the camera are applied to the terminal device, the aperture structure is matched with the camera of the terminal device, and the terminal device can be portable electronic devices such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer and the like. The aperture structure comprises a guide structure, a driving structure and a shading component, wherein the shading component comprises a plurality of shading units, the number of the shading units is greater than or equal to three, the shading units are spliced and connected to form a light through hole, the driving structure applies driving force to at least one shading unit in the plurality of shading units, the plurality of shading units are driven to move along the guide structure respectively, and any two adjacent shading units relatively slide along a splicing seam of the two shading units to adjust the size of the light through hole. The driving structure is used for applying driving force to the light shielding unit, the light shielding unit is driven to move along the guide structure, the size of the light passing hole is regulated, and continuous regulation of the light inlet quantity is realized. When the light is bright and sufficient, the driving structure drives the shading unit to move along the guiding structure, so that the size of the light passing hole is reduced, and the optimal resolution picture is obtained; under the dim environment of light, through the removal of drive structure drive light screen unit along guide structure, increase the size of light hole, guarantee to get into the intake of making a video recording the module sufficient to obtain the pure picture that exposes higher, noise is lower.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in an exemplary embodiment, the present embodiment provides an aperture structure 1 including a guide structure 11, a driving structure 12, and a light shielding member 13. The light shielding assembly 13 comprises a plurality of light shielding units 131, the number of the light shielding units 131 is greater than or equal to three, the light shielding units 131 are spliced and connected to form a light through hole 1311, and the light entering amount of the camera module 2 on the terminal equipment is adjusted by adjusting the size of the light through hole 1311. When the amount of light input needs to be increased, the control light passing hole 1311 becomes large; when the light quantity needs to be reduced, the light through hole 1311 is controlled to be reduced so as to realize continuous adjustment of the aperture size of the camera, and when a user shoots at a terminal device such as a mobile phone, the light quantity is adjusted according to the environment, so that a clearer picture is obtained.

In this embodiment, still referring to fig. 1 and 2, the driving structure 12 applies a driving force to at least one light shielding unit 131 of the plurality of light shielding units 131, so as to drive the plurality of light shielding units 131 to move along the guiding structure 11, and any two adjacent light shielding units 131 slide relatively along the splicing seams thereof, so as to adjust the size of the light passing hole 1311. In this embodiment, the light shielding component 13 can be equally divided into a plurality of light shielding units 131 with fan-shaped structures under the initial condition, that is, the unused state, and the light through holes 1311 are in the completely closed state, so that the light shielding component 13 can be used for shielding dust and the like when the camera module 2 is not used, protecting the camera module 2, and prolonging the service life of the camera module 2. Of course, the light shielding assembly 13 may be equally divided into a plurality of light shielding units 131 having an isosceles triangle structure, or may be equally divided into a plurality of light shielding units 131 having an isosceles trapezoid structure, so long as the light shielding units 131 are mutually spliced and can slide relatively along the splice seam, so as to form the adjustment of the light through hole 1311.

Of course, it is understood that, since the light shielding assembly 13 includes a plurality of light shielding units 131, when the driving structure 12 applies the driving force to the light shielding assembly 13, the driving force may be applied to all of the light shielding units 131 at the same time, the driving force may be applied to some of the light shielding units 131, and the driving force may be applied to only one of the light shielding units 131. In one example, the driving structure 12 may apply a driving force to any one light shielding unit 131 among the plurality of light shielding units 131, and upon applying the driving force, the driving structure 12 may apply the driving force to the light shielding unit 131 through a moving part 1313 provided on the light shielding unit 131. Since the plurality of light shielding units 131 are spliced with each other, the light shielding units 131 to which the driving force is applied transmit the driving force to the light shielding units 131 adjacent thereto through the surface contact, and further transmit the driving force to all of the light shielding units 131, so that all of the light shielding assemblies 13 move along the guide structure 11.

In another example, the driving structure 12 may also apply driving forces to two, three or more light shielding units 131 of the plurality of light shielding units 131 simultaneously, so as to improve the reliability of the movement of the light shielding units 131 along the guiding structure 11, to more quickly drive the plurality of light shielding units 131 to move, and to quickly adjust the opening size of the light passing hole 1311, thereby adjusting the light inlet amount of the light shielding assembly 13.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the light shielding component 13 includes six light shielding units 131, each light shielding unit 131 is fan-shaped, the six light shielding units 131 can be spliced to form the circular light shielding component 13, and the driving structure 12 can apply driving force to each light shielding unit 131 respectively to more efficiently and rapidly drive the light shielding units 131 to slide relatively, so as to adjust the size of the light through hole 1311.

As shown in fig. 1, 2, and 6, in another exemplary embodiment, the aperture structure 1 further includes a mounting portion 14, and the mounting portion 14 includes a mounting body 141 for mounting the light shielding unit 131. The mounting portion 14 is provided with a through hole 142 for light entrance, and the through hole 142 is a circular hole. The guide structure 11 includes a plurality of guide grooves 111 disposed on the mounting portion 14, the plurality of guide grooves 111 are disposed on the radial outer side of the through hole 142, the plurality of guide grooves 111 are disposed around the through hole 142, and the guide grooves 111 are disposed corresponding to the light shielding units 131, wherein the plurality of guide grooves 111 are connected end to end in sequence to form a regular polygon. For example, the light shielding assembly 13 includes six light shielding units 131, the guiding structure 11 includes six guiding grooves 111, and the six guiding grooves 111 may be connected end to form a regular hexagon.

In this embodiment, referring still to fig. 1, 2 and 6, the light shielding unit 131 includes a limiting portion 1312, and the limiting portion 1312 may be a square slider, and the limiting portion 1312 slides along the corresponding guide groove 111 under the action of the driving force. When the driving structure 11 drives the light shielding units 131, the limiting portion 1312 cooperates with the guide groove 111, so that the light shielding units 131 move along a predetermined track, and the splicing form between the light shielding units 131 is changed, so as to control the scaling of the light passing holes 1311. For example, under the initial condition of the light shielding assembly 13, the six fan-shaped light shielding units 131 are spliced to form the circular light shielding assembly 13, the limiting portion 1312 of the light shielding unit 131 is located in the middle of the corresponding guide groove 111, at this time, the opening of the light passing hole 1311 is the smallest, and the distance between the tip portions of any two adjacent fan-shaped light shielding units 131 is the smallest.

In this embodiment, referring still to fig. 1, 2 and 6, when the driving structure 12 applies a driving force to the light shielding units 131, the light shielding units 131 move in a directional manner along the predetermined track corresponding to the guide grooves 111 through the limiting portions 1312, and any two adjacent fan-shaped light shielding units 131 slide relatively along the splice seams thereof, so as to adjust the size of the light passing hole 1311. The predetermined trajectory may be, for example, a trajectory in which the limit portion 1312 moves toward the first end of the guide groove 111 with the middle of the corresponding guide groove 111 as a starting point, and when the limit portion 1312 moves to the first end, the opening of the light-passing hole 1311 is the largest at this time, and the distance between the tip ends of any two adjacent fan-shaped light-shielding units 131 is the largest. Of course, it is understood that the predetermined track may be a moving track of the limiting portion 1312 moving toward the second end of the guide groove 111 with the middle of the corresponding guide groove 111 as a starting point, that is, in this embodiment, the mode of increasing the light-transmitting hole 1311 has two modes, and the size of the light-transmitting hole 1311 may be adjusted by selecting any mode through the terminal device.

When a user shoots by using terminal equipment such as a mobile phone, the size of the light-passing hole 1311 is continuously adjusted along with the change of shooting environment, so that more proper light-entering quantity is obtained, and therefore, the problem of loss caused by sliding between the limiting part 1312 and the guide groove 111 influences the adjustment of the light-entering quantity, even the condition that the adjustment cannot be performed possibly occurs, the adjustment of the light-passing hole 1311 can be realized in two ways, the practicability of the terminal equipment is improved, and the situation that the light-passing hole 1311 generates excessive loss due to the adoption of a single adjusting mode and influences the service life of the aperture structure 1 is avoided. In the present embodiment, the specific structure of the mounting body 141 is not limited, and the regular polygonal guide groove 111 may be implemented and the light shielding unit 131 may be mounted in a matched manner.

Here, the above-described manner of adjusting the light-passing hole 1311 is merely an example, and is not limited to the present application, and the number of the light-shielding units 131 and the corresponding guide grooves 111 may be 4 or 8, and the starting positions of the stopper portions 1312 on the light-shielding units 131 on the corresponding guide grooves 111 may also be changed accordingly, specifically, the actual design structure may be adopted.

As shown in fig. 1, 5 and 6, in another exemplary embodiment, the driving structure 12 includes a first limiting portion 121, the light shielding unit 131 includes a moving portion 1313, where the moving portion 1313 may be a cylindrical structure, and the moving portion 1313 is disposed on a side of the light shielding unit 131 away from the limiting portion 1312, that is, the moving portion 1313 is disposed on a side opposite to the limiting portion 1312, or it may be understood that the moving portion 1313 is disposed opposite to the limiting portion 1312. The first limiting portions 121 are provided corresponding to the moving portions 1313, and the moving portions 1313 are slidably provided on the corresponding first limiting portions 121. For example, the driving structure 12 rotates under the action of an external force, the first limiting portion 121 on the driving structure 12 follows the movement, and as the driving structure 12 rotates, the moving portion 1313 slides relative to the first limiting portion 121, and at the same time, the moving portion 1313 and the first limiting portion 121 abut against each other, so as to transmit the torque applied to the driving structure 12 to the moving portion 1313. The light shielding unit 131 is further provided with a limiting portion 1312, and a force acting on the moving portion 1313 drives the limiting portion 1312 to slide along the guide groove 111 to drive the light shielding unit 13 to move relative to the mounting portion 14.

In this embodiment, referring still to fig. 1, 5 and 6, the driving structure 12 further includes a driving body 122, the driving body 122 is a circular cover, the driving body 122 is provided with a light inlet 1221 for light inlet, and the first limiting portion 121 may be, for example, a chute disposed on the driving body 122, and the chute extends along a radial direction of the light inlet 1221. The number of the sliding grooves may be one or a plurality of the sliding grooves, and the sliding grooves are arranged corresponding to the moving parts 1313 on the light shielding units 131, and the corresponding arrangement includes a number corresponding arrangement and a position corresponding arrangement. In the assembled state, the moving portion 1313 extends into the chute, the driving body 122 rotates under the action of an external force, the chute on the driving body 122 rotates along with the driving body, and the side wall of the chute abuts against the outer wall of the moving portion 1313 so as to apply an acting force to the moving portion 1313. Since each light shielding unit 13 is provided with the moving portion 1313 and the limiting portion 1312, when a force is applied to the moving portion 1313, the light shielding unit 13 is integrally forced, and the limiting portion 1312 is driven by the force to move linearly along the guide groove 111 on the mounting portion 14. During the movement of the moving portion 1313 along the guide groove 111, the driving body 122 rotates relative to the mounting portion 14, so that the moving portion 1313 also slides along the extending direction of the chute. Wherein, the wall surface of one side of the mounting portion 14 is recessed to form a plurality of guide grooves 111, each guide groove 111 includes a first end and a second end, and the moving portion 1313 moves between the first end and the second end of the first limiting portion 121 when the limiting portion 1312 moves between the first end and the second end along the guide groove 111 corresponding thereto.

In one example, in the initial condition of the light shielding assembly 13, six fan-shaped light shielding units 131 are still spliced to form the circular light shielding assembly 13, at this time, the opening of the light passing hole 1311 is the smallest (refer to fig. 3), and the moving portion 1313 is located at the first end of the chute, where the first end is the end of the chute near the central axis of the driving body 122. When the driving structure 12 rotates under the action of external force, the sliding groove follows the driving body 122 to rotate, the side wall of the sliding groove is connected with the moving part 1313 in an abutting manner, the sliding groove pushes the moving part 1313 to move, the moving part 1313 drives the light shielding unit 131 to move, and the light shielding unit 131 moves along the preset track of the corresponding guide groove 111 in an oriented manner through the limiting part 1312.

In this example, when the chute pushes the moving portion 1313 to move, the moving portion 1313 is relatively displaced from the chute, the moving portion 1313 moves toward the second end of the chute with respect to the first end of the chute, and when the stopper portion 1312 moves to the first end of the corresponding guide groove 111, the opening of the light passing hole 1311 is maximized (see fig. 4), and the moving portion 1313 is located at the middle of the chute. When the limiting portion 1312 moves to the second end of the corresponding guide groove 111, the moving portion 1313 is also located at the middle of the chute. The chute may extend through the driving body 122 along the axial direction of the driving body 122, or may not extend through the driving body 122, so as to improve the sealing performance of the aperture structure, and be used for shielding dust and the like, and protecting the camera module 2 under the condition that the chute does not extend through the driving body 122.

Here, it should be noted that, one of the light shielding units 131 on the light shielding assembly 13 may have a moving portion 1313, or all of the light shielding units 131 may have moving portions 1313, the driving body 122 is provided with sliding grooves corresponding to the moving portions 1313 on the light shielding units 131, the number of the sliding grooves is consistent with the number of the moving portions 1313, and the number of the light shielding units 131 specifically provided with the moving portions 1313 is based on the actual structural design, which is not repeated herein. In addition, when the size of the light-passing hole 1311 is adjusted, the relative position between the moving portion 1313 and the chute is only illustrated, and the relative position between the moving portion 1313 and the chute, the number of the light-shielding units 131, the length of the chute, and the position of the chute are related, and the relative position between the moving portion 1313 and the chute is determined by the actual structural design and will not be described again herein.

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, in another exemplary embodiment, the driving body 122 further includes a protrusion 1222, where the protrusion 1222 is disposed near the side of the mounting portion 14, and the protrusion 1222 has an annular structure, and the protrusion 1222 is located between the first limiting portion 121 and the outer edge of the driving body 122. The mounting body 141 of the mounting portion 14 is provided with a flange portion 1411 along a circumferential direction, the flange portion 1411 has an annular structure, an outer diameter of the flange portion 1411 is larger than an outer diameter of a protrusion 1222 on the driving body 122, the protrusion 1222 is in contact connection with the flange portion 1411, and the flange portion 1411 is used for supporting the driving body 122.

In another exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the aperture arrangement 1 further comprises a power take-off 15, which power take-off 15 may be, for example, a motor or other driving device that can achieve an output torque. The power output device 15 is connected to the driving body 122, and the power output device 15 outputs torque to drive the driving body 122 to rotate around its central axis. The power output device 15 is connected with the driving body 122 through gear transmission, and the power output device 15 drives the shading unit 131 to move so as to realize the adjustment of the optical aperture structure 1.

In this embodiment, still referring to fig. 1, the driving structure 12 further includes a transmission gear 123, and a middle portion of the transmission gear 123 is fixedly connected to the driving shaft of the power output device 15. Along the circumferential direction of the driving body 122, a rack 124 is disposed at the edge of the driving body 122, the rack 124 and the first limiting portion 121 are located on the same surface, and the rack 124 is meshed with the transmission gear 123. The power output device 15 controls the transmission gear 123 to rotate along the central axis of the transmission gear 123 to be meshed with the rack 124, and drives the driving body 122 to rotate around the central axis of the transmission gear, so that the splicing form of the light shielding unit 131 is changed, the size of the light passing hole 1311 is regulated, continuous regulation of the light inlet amount is realized, and a picture with higher quality is obtained. The shape of the light-passing hole 1311 formed by the light-shielding unit 131 may be, for example, a polygonal aperture, and when the number of the light-shielding units 131 is increased, the shape of the light-passing hole 1311 approaches to a circular shape, so that the accuracy of adjusting the light-entering amount is higher, the amount of light entering the image capturing module 2 from each angle is more balanced, and the quality of the captured image satisfies the requirements of users.

In one example (not shown in the illustration), the manner of implementing the gear transmission may further apply a driving force to the driving body 122 through, for example, a meshing motion of a worm gear, a first end of which is fixedly connected with a driving shaft of the power output device 15, and the worm gear is fixedly connected with the driving body 122, and the worm gear is meshed with the worm gear to drive the driving body 122 to rotate around a central axis thereof, so as to change a splicing form of the light shielding unit 131, adjust a size of the light through hole 1311, implement continuous adjustment of an amount of light entering, and obtain a higher quality picture.

In this embodiment, when the inner diameter of the light-passing hole 1311 is the smallest, the light-shielding assembly 13 formed by splicing the light-shielding units 131 is in a circular structure, and the driving body 122 moves to the first limit position, wherein the light-passing hole 1311 formed by the light-shielding units 131 is close to be closed (as shown in fig. 3), and the light-shielding units 131 and the driving body 122 cooperate together to protect the camera module 2 when not shooting. When the inside diameter of the light through hole 1311 is maximum, the driving body 122 moves to the second limit position, and at this time, the light incoming amount of the camera module 2 is maximum (as shown in fig. 4), which is suitable for a shooting environment with insufficient light at night, increases the exposure degree at night or in insufficient light, reduces the dark noise point of the picture, and avoids the loss of the details of the shot picture. The user can adjust the size of the light hole 1311 according to the light condition of the shooting environment, when the driving body 122 moves to be close to the first limit position, the light entering amount at the moment is suitable for the environment with strong outdoor sunlight or strong light, the exposure degree during shooting is reduced, the shot picture is prevented from being too bright and white due to overexposure, and the shooting quality is improved.

The present disclosure further provides a camera, which is applied to a terminal device and is used for implementing a shooting functional component on the terminal device, where the camera includes a camera module 2 and an aperture structure 1 as described in the foregoing embodiment, and the camera is electrically connected with the terminal device and is used for shooting by controlling the terminal device to control the camera.

As shown in fig. 1, in an exemplary embodiment, the aperture structure 1 includes a mounting portion 14, and the aperture structure 1 is connected to the camera module 2 through the mounting portion 14. The mounting portion 14 includes a mounting body 141, and a lower end surface of the mounting body 141 is clamped with an upper end surface of the camera module 2.

The disclosure also proposes a terminal device comprising a camera as described above.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, in an exemplary embodiment, the terminal device includes a mounting structure 3, the mounting structure 3 includes a first accommodating portion 31 and a second accommodating portion 32, the first accommodating portion 31 is used for accommodating a camera module 2 of the terminal device, an aperture structure 1 of the camera is connected with the camera module 2 through a mounting portion 14, and the second accommodating portion 32 is used for accommodating a power output device 15 of the aperture structure 1. Wherein, mounting structure 3 includes mounting body 33, and mounting body 33 includes first casing 331 and second casing 332, and first accommodation portion 31 sets up on first casing 331, and camera module 2 installs in the middle part of first accommodation portion 31. The camera module 2 may be fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the first accommodating portion 31 through the mounting base 21, the mounting base 21 has a mounting slot 211 on an upper end surface thereof, the mounting body 141 of the mounting portion 14 is clamped to the mounting base 21 through the mounting slot 211, and the light shielding component 13 is mounted on the guide slot 111 of the mounting portion 14. The outer diameter of the driving body 122 is greater than that of the first housing 331, so that the driving body 122 can buckle the outer edge of the first housing 331, and the driving body 122 is connected with the upper end of the first housing 331 in an abutting manner, so as to protect the camera of the terminal device. In this embodiment, the second housing 332 is fixedly connected to the outer side wall of the first housing 331 to form the second accommodating portion 32, where a slot 3321 is formed on the second housing 332, the slot 3321 is disposed on the first side wall and the second side wall fixedly connected to the first housing 331, and the slot 3321 is disposed corresponding to the transmission gear 123 to avoid the contact between the second housing 332 and the rack 124 or the transmission gear 123, and the transmission of the rack 124 and the transmission gear 123 is affected.

In this embodiment, the mounting body 33 is disposed in the terminal device, and the mounting body 33 is mounted in cooperation with the driving body 122 for protecting the aperture structure 1 and the camera module 2. In this embodiment, the power output apparatus 15 is connected to a terminal device, and the terminal device controls the power output apparatus 15 to be turned on or off.

The disclosure provides an aperture structure, a camera and a terminal device, wherein the aperture structure and the camera are applied to the terminal device, the aperture structure is matched with the camera of the terminal device, and the terminal device can be portable electronic devices such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer and the like. The aperture structure comprises a guide structure, a driving structure and a shading component, wherein the shading component comprises a plurality of shading units, the number of the shading units is greater than or equal to three, the shading units are spliced and connected to form a light through hole, the driving structure applies driving force to at least one shading unit in the plurality of shading units, the plurality of shading units are driven to move along the guide structure respectively, and any two adjacent shading units relatively slide along a splicing seam of the two shading units to adjust the size of the light through hole. The driving structure drives the light shielding unit to move along the guide structure, the size of the light passing hole is adjusted, the function of the iris diaphragm of the terminal equipment is realized, the adjustment of a plurality of gears is applicable to various occasions, the requirement of light entering quantity under different shooting environments is met, and the shooting quality is improved. Meanwhile, the components related to the overall design scheme of the aperture structure are simple and easy to process, are arranged in the terminal equipment, are matched with the camera module of the terminal equipment to form an integrated structure, the overall appearance of the terminal equipment is not changed, and the overall stability of the terminal equipment is improved. And the terminal equipment controls the driving structure to drive the shading unit, so that the adjustment of the light passing hole variable is realized, the operation steps are simple, the precise control can be realized, and the requirements of users are met.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, which have been described above, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. The aperture structure is applied to terminal equipment and is characterized by comprising a guide structure, a driving structure and a shading component, wherein the shading component comprises a plurality of shading units, the number of the shading units is greater than or equal to three, and the shading units are spliced and connected to form a light through hole;

the driving structure applies driving force to at least one light shielding unit in the plurality of light shielding units, drives the plurality of light shielding units to slide along the extending direction of the guiding structure respectively, enables any two adjacent light shielding units to slide relatively along the splicing seams of the two adjacent light shielding units, and adjusts the size of the light passing hole;

the driving structure comprises at least one first limiting part, at least one of the light shielding units comprises a moving part, the first limiting part is arranged corresponding to the moving part, under the action of external force, the first limiting part applies driving force to the moving part, and the moving part slides along the length direction of the first limiting part.

2. The diaphragm structure according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting portion, wherein the guide structure includes a plurality of guide grooves provided to the mounting portion, the guide grooves being provided in correspondence with the light shielding units;

3. The aperture structure according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of guide grooves are sequentially connected end to form a regular polygon.

4. The diaphragm structure according to claim 2, wherein the mounting portion is provided with a through hole for light entering, a plurality of the guide grooves are provided radially outside the through hole, and a plurality of the guide grooves are provided around the through hole.

5. The diaphragm structure of claim 2, wherein said driving structure further comprises a driving body, said first limiting portion comprises a chute provided on said driving body, said moving portion extending into said chute;

6. The diaphragm structure of claim 5, wherein the driving body is provided with a light inlet hole for light, and the chute extends in a radial direction of the light inlet hole.

7. The aperture structure according to claim 2, further comprising a power output device connected to the driving body, the power output device outputting torque to drive the driving body to rotate about its central axis.

8. The aperture structure according to claim 7, wherein the power output device is connected to the driving body through a gear transmission.

9. The aperture arrangement of claim 8, wherein the drive arrangement further comprises a drive gear fixedly connected to the power take-off;

10. A camera for use in a terminal device, the camera comprising a camera module, characterized in that the camera further comprises an aperture structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. The camera head according to claim 10, wherein the aperture structure includes a mounting portion, and wherein the aperture structure is connected to the camera module through the mounting portion.

12. A terminal device, characterized in that it comprises a camera according to claim 10 or 11.