CN114268725B

CN114268725B - Camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism and method

Info

Publication number: CN114268725B
Application number: CN202111640174.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任威; 蔡逸群; 颜专
Original assignee: Guangzhou Lango Electronic Science and Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Lango Electronic Science and Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-29
Filing date: 2021-12-29
Publication date: 2023-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 2041-12-29
Also published as: CN114268725A

Abstract

The invention provides a camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism, which comprises a bracket assembly, a driving assembly and a privacy cover assembly; the privacy cover assembly comprises a spherical upper privacy cover and a spherical lower privacy cover, and two ends of the upper privacy cover are rotatably connected with two ends of the lower privacy cover respectively; the two ends of the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover are rotatably arranged on the bracket of the bracket component through a driven wheel respectively; the driving assembly is rotatably arranged on the outer circular surface of the bracket assembly and is connected with the driven wheels through the toothed belt to drive the two driven wheels to move in opposite directions, so that the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover are driven to move in opposite directions to achieve the opening or closing effect. The invention can effectively protect privacy in the physical hardware level, reduce unnecessary repeated plugging actions of the camera and realize the operation convenience of the product. And the two spherical privacy covers rotationally shield the surfaces of the lenses, so that the space required to be reserved in front of the wide-angle lens is minimum, and a smaller opening can be formed.

Description

Camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism and method

Technical Field

The invention relates to a camera privacy cover mechanism, in particular to a camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism and a camera privacy cover opening and closing method.

Background

Along with the improvement of life quality of people, the requirements of people on video call and video conference are also becoming stronger, and the application of cameras in various living scenes is becoming wider and wider at present; the attendant increase in personal privacy concerns. With this, various product individualization demands, such as high resolution, wide viewing angle, security, intelligent playability, high-end, etc., are also generated, which brings about higher demands on product rules and structural layout. Especially in commercial and private spaces, there is an increasing demand for protection of corporate or personal privacy.

The camera providers in the current market have a lot, but basically meet the most basic video acquisition, and no hardware solution for protecting personal privacy is provided, so that favorable soil is provided for the age of traversing by hackers, and information leakage is caused. If some companies pay special attention to safety, after the camera is used, the power of the camera is cut off, and the power is connected when the camera is used next time, so that the operation is very complicated. Many privacy covers are external, easy to lose, and have amateur modeling and quite different products.

Some ultra-wide angle lenses have spherical lens surfaces and higher protruding surfaces, the angle of view of the lens is quite large, and the common built-in privacy cap design needs quite large openings to ensure the angle of view, so that the whole shape is difficult to beautify.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism, which comprises a bracket assembly, a driving assembly and a privacy cover assembly; the privacy cover assembly comprises a spherical upper privacy cover and a spherical lower privacy cover, and two ends of the upper privacy cover are rotatably connected with two ends of the lower privacy cover respectively; the two ends of the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover are rotatably arranged on the bracket of the bracket component through a driven wheel respectively; the driving assembly is rotatably arranged on the outer circular surface of the bracket assembly and is connected with the driven wheels through the toothed belt to drive the two driven wheels to move in opposite directions, so that the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover are driven to move in opposite directions to achieve the opening or closing effect. The invention can effectively protect privacy in the physical hardware level, reduce unnecessary repeated plugging actions of the camera and realize the operation convenience of the product.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:

a camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism comprises a bracket assembly, a driving assembly and a privacy cover assembly; the privacy cap assembly comprises a spherical upper privacy cap and a spherical lower privacy cap; the two ends of the upper privacy cover are rotatably connected with the two ends of the lower privacy cover respectively; the two ends of the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover are rotatably arranged on the bracket component through driven wheels respectively; the driving assembly is rotatably arranged on the outer circular surface of the bracket assembly and is connected with the driven wheel through the gear pair to drive the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover to move in opposite directions.

Further, the drive assembly includes a drive plate and a swivel; the driving disc is arranged in one end of the swivel; two symmetrical sides of the inner hole of the outer side surface of the driving disc are respectively provided with a toothed belt; one side of each toothed belt is provided with a first bracket through groove and a second bracket through groove respectively.

Further, a plurality of notches are formed in the outer side face of the driving disc; the inner ring surface of one end of the swivel is provided with a plurality of plate ribs which pass through the notch and are arranged on the driving disc.

Furthermore, the gears on the toothed belt and the driven wheel adopt bevel gears.

Further, the bracket component comprises a lens front cover and a privacy cover bracket; the privacy cover bracket is arranged on the inner side surface of the front lens cover; the privacy cover brackets are symmetrically provided with brackets on two sides of an inner hole on the surface far away from the front lens cover respectively; the lens front cover is arranged in the rotating ring; the two brackets respectively penetrate through the first bracket through groove and the second bracket through groove.

Further, one end of each of the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover is provided with a driving shaft, and the other end of each of the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover is provided with a sleeve shaft; the sleeve shaft of the upper privacy cover is rotatably sleeved on the driving shaft of the lower privacy cover, and the sleeve shaft of the lower privacy cover is rotatably sleeved on the driving shaft of the upper privacy cover.

Further, a limiting hole is formed in the center of the inner side face of the driven wheel, and a rotating shaft used for being installed on the support is arranged in the center of the outer side face of the driven wheel; the driving shaft is provided with a limiting surface, and the driving shaft is partially inserted into the limiting hole with the limiting surface.

Further, an elastic groove is arranged in the center of the rotating shaft, and a boss is arranged at the outer end of the rotating shaft; and a chamfer is arranged on the boss.

Further, the lens protective cover is also included; the lens protection cover is mounted on the outer side face of the lens front cover.

The camera privacy cover opening and closing implementation method is applied to the camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism and comprises the following steps of:

s1: the power input side of the swivel serving as the opening and closing mechanism is driven to rotate manually or electrically;

s2: the swivel is connected with the driving disc to transmit external rotary motion to the inside of the opening and closing mechanism, so as to drive the two toothed belts to rotate;

s3: the gear belt drives the two driven wheels to rotate in opposite directions through the gear pair;

s4: the two driven wheels respectively drive the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover to rotate in opposite directions so as to achieve the opening or closing effect.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a camera privacy cap opening and closing mechanism;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a privacy cap assembly;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a bracket assembly;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a drive assembly;

fig. 5 is an assembly schematic diagram of a camera privacy cap opening and closing mechanism.

Reference numerals illustrate: 1-bracket component, 11-lens front cover, 12-privacy cover bracket, 13-bracket, 14-gear mounting hole, 15-reinforcing rib, 2-driving component, 21-driving disk, 22-swivel, 23-toothed belt, 24-first bracket through slot, 25-second bracket through slot, 26-notch, 27-plate rib, 3-privacy cover component, 31-upper privacy cover, 32-lower privacy cover, 33-driven wheel, 34-rotating shaft 34, 35-boss, 36-elastic slot, 37-driving shaft, 38-sleeve 38, 4-lens protection cover.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Other advantages and effects of the present disclosure will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following disclosure, which describes embodiments of the present disclosure by way of specific examples. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are merely some, but not all embodiments of the present disclosure. The disclosure may be embodied or practiced in other different specific embodiments, and details within the subject specification may be modified or changed from various points of view and applications without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. It should be noted that the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort, based on the embodiments in this disclosure are intended to be within the scope of this disclosure.

Example 1

As shown in fig. 1 and 5, the present invention provides a camera privacy cap opening and closing mechanism including a bracket assembly 1, a driving assembly 2, and a privacy cap assembly 3. The privacy cover assembly 3 is provided with an upper privacy cover 31 and a lower privacy cover 32 which can be opened or closed in a spherical shape, and two ends of the upper privacy cover 31 are respectively rotatably connected with two ends of the lower privacy cover 32; both ends of the upper and lower privacy covers 31 and 32 are rotatably mounted on the bracket assembly 1 through a driven wheel 33, respectively. Rotation of the driven wheel 33 may drive the upper and lower privacy covers 31, 32 to open or close. The two driven wheels 33 are rotatably installed on two sides of the bracket assembly 1 respectively, the driving assembly 2 is rotatably installed on the outer circular surface of the bracket assembly 1 and is in gear engagement connection with the driven wheels 33 through racks, so that when the driving assembly 2 is rotated, the two driven wheels 33 are driven to rotate respectively through the racks to open or close the upper privacy cover 31 and the lower privacy cover 32.

In specific implementation, as shown in fig. 2, one ends of the upper privacy cover 31 and the lower privacy cover 32 are respectively provided with a driving shaft 37, the other ends are respectively provided with a sleeve shaft 38, the sleeve shafts 38 of the upper privacy cover 31 are sleeved on the driving shafts 37 of the lower privacy cover 32, the sleeve shafts 38 of the lower privacy cover 32 are sleeved on the driving shafts 37 of the upper privacy cover 31, and each sleeve shaft 38 can rotate around the corresponding driving shaft 37, so that the two privacy covers can be combined together, and the effect of rotating to open or close can be achieved. The driven wheels 33 at two ends are respectively arranged on the driving shafts 37 of the upper privacy cover 31 and the lower privacy cover 32, and the driven wheels 33 can respectively drive the corresponding driving shafts 37 to rotate when rotating.

In a specific implementation, a limiting hole is arranged in the center of the inner side surface of the driven wheel 33, and a rotating shaft 34 for installing the driven wheel 33 on the bracket assembly 1 is arranged in the center of the outer side surface. The corresponding axial limiting surface is arranged on the driving shaft 37, and after the driving shaft 37 is inserted into the limiting hole, the driving shaft 37 can rotate along with the driven wheel 33 due to the cooperation of the limiting surface and the limiting hole. The center of the rotating shaft 34 is provided with an elastic groove 36, so that the rotating shaft 34 can be conveniently pressed into the bracket assembly 1; a boss 35 is arranged at the outer end of the rotating shaft 34, and the rotating shaft 34 is limited to prevent the rotating shaft from falling out of the bracket assembly 1; the boss 35 is provided with a chamfer so as to play a guiding role in installation. The gears on the driven wheel 33 are bevel gears.

In specific implementation, as shown in fig. 3, the bracket assembly 1 includes a front lens cover 11 and a bracket 12 for a privacy cover, two sides of an inner hole of the bracket 12 for a privacy cover are symmetrically provided with vertical brackets 13, and a gear mounting hole 14 for rotatably mounting a driven wheel 33 is provided at an upper portion of the bracket 13. The lower end of the bracket 13 is provided with a reinforcing rib 15 to strengthen the strength of the bracket 13. The side of the privacy-cap holder 12 without the holder 13 is assembled on the inner side of the lens front cover 2 by screws or bolts, and the inner hole of the lens front cover 11 is coaxial with the inner hole of the privacy-cap holder 12. A limiting block 16 is further arranged in the privacy cover bracket 12, and the limiting block 16 penetrates through the second bracket through groove 25 to limit the rotation of the driving disc 21 and prevent the driven wheel from falling out of the toothed belt 23.

In particular, as shown in fig. 4, the driving assembly 2 includes a driving disc 21 and a swivel 22, the driving disc 21 being mounted in one end of the swivel 22; two symmetrical sides of the inner hole of the outer side surface of the driving disc 21 are respectively provided with a toothed belt 23 for driving the driven wheel 33, and one side of each toothed belt 23 is respectively provided with a first bracket through groove 24 and a second bracket through groove 25 for passing through the bracket 13.

In a specific implementation, the outer side surface of the driving disc 21 is provided with a plurality of notches 26, an inner ring surface at one end of the swivel 22 is provided with a plurality of plate ribs 27 corresponding to the notches 26, and the plate ribs 27 pass through the notches 26 and are mounted on the driving disc 21. In a specific implementation, the gear on the toothed belt 23 is a bevel gear.

When the bracket assembly 1 is installed in the swivel 22, the two brackets 13 extend out of the driving plate 21 through the first bracket through groove 24 and the second bracket through groove 25, and the driving plate 21 is installed on the privacy securing cover bracket 12. Then, the rotating shafts 34 of the two driven wheels 33 of the privacy securing mechanism 3 are respectively assembled in the gear mounting holes 14 on the bracket 13, so that the bevel teeth of the driven wheels 33 and the bevel teeth of the toothed belt 23 form a gear transmission pair. When the swivel 22 is driven to rotate by hand or by electric power, the swivel 22 drives the driving disc 21 to rotate, and the driving disc 21 drives the two driven wheels 33 to rotate in opposite directions through the two toothed belts 23, so that the upper privacy cover 31 and the lower privacy cover 32 act in opposite directions, and an opening or closing effect is achieved.

In the implementation, the privacy cover opening and closing mechanism further includes a lens protection cover 4, and the lens protection cover 4 is made of transparent material and is assembled on the outer side surface of the lens front cover 11.

Example two

The method for realizing opening and closing of the privacy cover of the camera is applied to the opening and closing mechanism of the privacy cover of the camera in the embodiment, and comprises the following steps:

The invention provides a camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism, which comprises a bracket assembly, a driving assembly and a privacy cover assembly; the privacy cap assembly comprises a spherical upper privacy cap and a spherical lower privacy cap; the two ends of the upper privacy cover are rotatably connected with the two ends of the lower privacy cover respectively; the two ends of the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover are rotatably arranged on the bracket of the bracket component through a driven wheel respectively; the driving assembly is rotatably arranged on the outer circular surface of the bracket assembly, and is connected with the driven wheel through a toothed belt to realize the connection of the gear pair so as to drive the two driven wheels to move in opposite directions, and further drive the upper privacy cover and the lower privacy cover to move in opposite directions so as to achieve the opening or closing effect. The invention can effectively protect privacy in the physical hardware level, reduce unnecessary repeated plugging actions of the camera and realize the operation convenience of the product. And the two spherical privacy covers rotationally shield the surfaces of the lenses, so that the space required to be reserved in front of the wide-angle lens is minimum, and a smaller opening can be formed.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "middle," "length," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," "outer," "radial," "circumferential," and the like indicate an orientation or a positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "on" a second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact via an intervening medium. The meaning of "a plurality of" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

The above description is for the purpose of illustrating the embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, but is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, improvements and alternatives falling within the spirit and principles of the invention.

Claims

1. The camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism is characterized by comprising a bracket component (1), a driving component (2) and a privacy cover component (3); the privacy cap assembly (3) comprises a spherical upper privacy cap (31) and a spherical lower privacy cap (32); two ends of the upper privacy cover (31) are rotatably connected with two ends of the lower privacy cover (32) respectively; both ends of the upper privacy cover (31) and the lower privacy cover (32) are rotatably arranged on the bracket component (1) through a driven wheel (33) respectively; the driving assembly (2) is rotatably arranged on the outer circular surface of the bracket assembly (1) and is connected with the driven wheel (33) through a gear pair to drive the upper privacy cover (31) and the lower privacy cover (32) to move in opposite directions; the driving assembly (2) comprises a swivel (22) and a driving disc (21) arranged in one end of the swivel (22); two symmetrical sides of the inner hole of the outer side surface of the driving disc (21) are respectively provided with a toothed belt (23); one side of each toothed belt (23) is provided with a first bracket through groove (24) and a second bracket through groove (25) respectively.

2. The camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the outer side surface of the driving disc (21) is provided with a plurality of notches (26); the inner ring surface at one end of the swivel (22) is provided with a plurality of plate ribs (27) which penetrate through the gaps (26) and are arranged on the driving disc (21).

3. The camera privacy lid opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein gears on the toothed belt (23) and the driven wheel (33) adopt bevel gears.

4. The camera privacy lid opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the bracket assembly (1) includes a lens front cover (11) and a privacy lid bracket (12); the privacy cover bracket (12) is arranged on the inner side surface of the front lens cover (11); the privacy cover bracket (12) is symmetrically provided with brackets (13) on two sides of an inner hole on a surface far away from the front lens cover (2); the lens front cover (11) is arranged in the swivel (22); the two brackets (13) respectively pass through the first bracket through groove (24) and the second bracket through groove (25).

5. The camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism according to claim 4, wherein one end of the upper privacy cover (31) and one end of the lower privacy cover (32) are respectively provided with a driving shaft (37), and the other end of the upper privacy cover and the other end of the lower privacy cover are respectively provided with a sleeve shaft (38); the sleeve shaft (38) of the upper privacy cover (31) is rotatably sleeved on the driving shaft (37) of the lower privacy cover (32), and the sleeve shaft (38) of the lower privacy cover (32) is rotatably sleeved on the driving shaft (37) of the upper privacy cover (31).

6. The camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism according to claim 5, wherein a limiting hole is arranged at the center of the inner side surface of the driven wheel (33), and a rotating shaft (34) for being installed on the bracket (13) is arranged at the center of the outer side surface; the driving shaft (37) is provided with a limiting surface, and the part of the driving shaft (37) with the limiting surface is inserted into the limiting hole.

7. The camera privacy cover opening and closing mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the center of the rotating shaft (34) is provided with an elastic groove (36), and the outer end is provided with a boss (35); and the boss (35) is provided with a chamfer.

8. The camera privacy cap opening and closing mechanism according to any one of claims 4 to 7, further comprising a lens protection cover (4); the lens protection cover (4) is mounted on the outer side surface of the lens front cover (11).

9. A method for realizing opening and closing of a privacy cover of a camera, which is applied to the opening and closing mechanism of the privacy cover of the camera according to any one of claims 1 to 7, and comprises the following steps: