CN114449157B

CN114449157B - Image pickup apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN114449157B
Application number: CN202011224072.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 翁宝铜
Original assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2020-11-05
Filing date: 2020-11-05
Publication date: 2024-06-07
Anticipated expiration: 2040-11-05
Also published as: CN114449157A

Abstract

The invention provides an image pickup device, which comprises a lens module, a shell, a carrier and a scissor component. The shell is used for accommodating the lens module, and the carrier carries the lens module. The scissors foot component is connected with the carrier and the shell, wherein the overlapped or crossed state of the scissors foot component is used for driving the carrier to move relative to the shell, so that the lens module is moved out of or stored in the shell, and a user can simply and effectively control the camera module.

Description

Image pickup apparatus

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an imaging device, and more particularly, to an imaging device with a movable lens.

Background

With the development and progress of technology, the camera device has been widely applied to various products, such as a screen integrated in a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a tablet, a smart phone, etc.

The common imaging device is fixed on the electronic equipment and is difficult to freely move, and the imaging range of the imaging device is limited, so that the angle and the imaging range of the imaging device are difficult to adjust, and the obtained image cannot acquire a wide image due to poor imaging angle or dead angle.

In summary, in order to solve the above problems, a practitioner in the art needs to bet a lot of resources to improve the design of the image capturing device and enhance the image capturing effect.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above-described drawbacks of the related art, an object of the present invention is to provide an imaging apparatus capable of solving the above-described problems, for solving the problems that the conventional imaging apparatus is fixed to an electronic device and is difficult to freely move and the imaging range of the imaging apparatus is limited.

To achieve the above and other related objects, a first aspect of the present invention provides an image pickup apparatus comprising: a lens module; a housing for accommodating the lens module; the carrier is used for carrying the lens module; and the scissors foot members are connected with the carrier and the shell, wherein the overlapped or crossed state of the scissors foot members is used for driving the carrier to move relative to the shell, so that the lens module is moved out of or stored in the shell.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the scissor foot member comprises: the first arm piece comprises a first end, a second end and a protruding structure, wherein the protruding structure is arranged between the first end and the second end of the first arm piece; the second arm piece comprises a third end, a fourth end and a limiting through hole, wherein the limiting through hole is arranged between the third end and the fourth end, the protruding structure of the first arm piece is movably connected in the limiting through hole, the first end and the third end are transversely movably connected with the carrier, and the second end and the fourth end are pivotally connected with the shell.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the first arm member further includes a hook portion, wherein the hook portion is disposed between the first end of the first arm member and the protrusion structure and is configured to selectively abut the second arm member.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the hook portion extends from a front side of the second arm to a rear side of the second arm.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the image capturing device further includes an elastic member, wherein the elastic member has a first end and a second end, and the first end and the second end are respectively pivotally connected to the housing and the carrier.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the elastic member is a V-shaped torsion spring.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the image capturing apparatus further includes a rail member fixedly connected to the housing and having a guide groove, and the carrier has a guide rod, wherein the guide rod is movably connected to the guide groove.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the guide groove includes a first groove portion and a second groove portion, wherein the second groove portion is communicated with the first groove portion, and the first groove portion extends along a longitudinal direction and the second groove portion extends along a front-rear direction.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the carrier has a rotating member, where the rotating member is rotatably connected to the lens module and is used to drive the lens module to rotate back and forth relative to the housing.

In an embodiment of the first aspect, the carrier further has a torsion spring surrounding and for applying torsion force to the rotation shaft of the rotation member.

In summary, the present invention utilizes the scissors pin member to connect the housing and the carrier plate for carrying the lens module, and the lens module can be stored in or pushed out of the housing through superposition or intersection of the scissors pin member, so that a user can simply and effectively control the camera module. In addition, the carrier plate is provided with a rotating piece, and the rotating piece is used for driving the lens module to rotate back and forth, so that the shooting direction of the lens module can be adjusted, and the shooting device can obtain multiple-angle captured pictures.

The above description is only intended to illustrate the problems to be solved, the technical means to solve the problems, the effects to be produced, etc., and the specific details of the present invention will be described in the following description and the related drawings.

Drawings

To the accomplishment of the foregoing advantages and features, the principles of the foregoing brief description will be described in more particular detail with reference to the embodiments, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The drawings are only illustrative of the invention and therefore do not limit the scope of the invention. The principles of the present invention will be clearly explained and additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an image capturing apparatus according to one or more embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 2 to 5 are schematic front views of the image pickup apparatus in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the electronic device of the present invention along the cross-sectional line 6-6 in fig. 1.

Description of element reference numerals

100. Image pickup apparatus

110. Lens module

130. Shell body

150. Carrier tool

151. Transverse groove

153. Rotating member

155. Toggle spring

157. Guide rod

160. Elastic member

161. First end portion

163. Second end portion

170. Scissor foot component

171. First arm member

171A first end

171B second end

171C bump structure

171D hook

173. Second arm member

173A third end

173B fourth end

173C spacing through hole

180. Guide rail component

181. Guide groove

181A first groove part

181B second groove portion

6-6 Section line

S square frame

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not to be taken as limiting the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the invention, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, for the sake of simplicity of the drawing, some conventional structures and components are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner.

Moreover, relative terms (e.g., "upper" or "lower," "top" or "bottom," "left" or "right") may be used to describe the relationship between components in the figures. It will be understood that relative terms are intended to encompass other relationships of the device in addition to the relationship depicted in the drawings. For example, if the device in one of the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" other elements would then be located "above" the other elements. The illustrated words "below" may also be construed as "above" and "below" depending on the structural relationships in the drawings. Similarly, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements would then be oriented "above" and "over" the other elements. Similarly, relative terms such as "below" or "beneath" can also be construed as "above" or "over" the component. The longitudinal direction and the transverse direction in the present disclosure are mutually perpendicular axial directions, and the up-down directions are respectively used to refer to opposite directions in the longitudinal direction, and the front-back directions are simultaneously perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction, so that the description is convenient for understanding.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an image capturing apparatus 100 according to one or more embodiments of the present invention, wherein the image capturing apparatus 100 refers to an electronic device having a lens module 110, and thus the image capturing apparatus 100 may refer to a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a display, or the like with the lens module 110 mounted thereon, which is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, fig. 2 to 5 are schematic front views of a block S of the image capturing apparatus 100 in fig. 1, wherein a housing 130 of the image capturing apparatus 100 is partially omitted for easy understanding. In fig. 2 and 3, the lens module 110 is housed in a housing 130 of the image pickup device 100. In fig. 4 and 5, the lens module 110 is moved out of the housing 130 of the image capturing device 100. It can be seen that the housing 130 is used for accommodating the lens module 110, and the lens module 110 can be selectively removed from the housing 130. In some embodiments of the present invention, the image capturing apparatus 100 further includes a carrier 150 and a scissor member 170. The carrier 150 may be, for example, a carrier plate and is used for carrying the lens module 110, and the scissor member 170 is located in the housing 130 and engages the carrier 150 and the housing 130, wherein the stacked or crossed state of the scissor member 170 is used for driving the carrier to move relative to the housing 130, so as to drive the carrier 150 to move longitudinally relative to the housing 130, such that the lens module 110 is moved out of or stored in the housing 130. In other words, the scissor component 170 moves between the overlapping and crossing states to drive the carrier 150 to move longitudinally relative to the housing 130, so that the lens module 110 is moved out of or stored in the housing 130. As can be seen from the above description, the carrier 150 is movably connected to the housing 130 via the scissor member 170, and the carrier 150 can selectively move up and down relative to the housing 130, so that the lens module 110 carried by the carrier 150 can also move up and down relative to the housing 130, so that the lens module 110 can be selectively moved out or stored in the housing 130.

Specifically, the scissor foot member 170 includes a first arm 171 and a second arm 173. The first arm 171 includes a first end 171a, a second end 171b, and a protrusion structure 171c, the protrusion structure 171c being disposed between the first end 171a and the second end 171b of the first arm 171. The second arm member 173 includes a third end 173a, a fourth end 173b and a limiting through hole 173c, the limiting through hole 173c is disposed between the third end 173a and the fourth end 173b, wherein the protruding structure 171c of the first arm member 171 is movably connected in the limiting through hole 173c, the first end 171a and the third end 173a are movably connected to the carrier 150 in a lateral direction, the second end 171b and the fourth end 173b are pivotally connected to the housing 130, the second end 171b and the fourth end 173b are aligned with each other in a longitudinal direction and are disposed at a lateral interval, the second end 171b and the fourth end 173b do not move laterally or longitudinally relative to the housing 130, and based on this, the carrier 150 carrying the lens module 110 is driven to move longitudinally relative to the housing 130 when the scissors member 170 is overlapped and crossed.

In addition, the carrier 150 has two transverse grooves 151, the two transverse grooves 151 are respectively disposed on two sides of the scissor leg member 170, for example, the two transverse grooves 151 are aligned with each other in the longitudinal direction, and the two transverse grooves 151 are disposed on two opposite sides of the scissor leg member 170 in the transverse direction at intervals. The first end 171a and the third end 173a are respectively movably connected to the two transverse grooves 151 and are limited by the transverse grooves 151 to move transversely only in the transverse grooves 151, and the first end 171a and the third end 173a are longitudinally blocked by the transverse grooves 151. That is, during the stacking and crossing process of the scissors assembly 170, the two transverse grooves 151 are respectively pushed by the first end 171a and the third end 173a in the longitudinal direction, so that the first end 171a and the third end 173a push the carrier 150 through the transverse grooves 151, so that the carrier 150 carrying the lens module 110 moves longitudinally relative to the housing 130.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first arm 171 further includes a hook 171d, wherein the hook 171d is disposed between the first end 171a of the first arm 171 and the protrusion structure 171c and is configured to selectively abut against the second arm 173. In fig. 2 and fig. 3, the scissors assembly 170 is in a stacked state, the hook portion 171d of the first arm 171 hooks and resists the second arm 173, such that the first arm 171 and the second arm 173 cannot rotate downward, and the lens module 110 is received in the housing 130, but the invention is not limited thereto. The hook 171d may also be disposed between the second end 171b and the protrusion 171c for selectively engaging and abutting the second arm 173. In fig. 4 and 5, the scissors members 170 are in a crossed state, the hook 171d of the first arm 171 is separated from the second arm 173, and the lens module 110 is moved out of the housing 130. Specifically, the hook 171d extends from the front side of the second arm 173 to the rear side of the second arm 173, and based on this, the hook 171d can firmly hook the second arm 173. That is, the hook portion 171d has a stepped bent structure or a z-shaped bent structure.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the image capturing apparatus 100 further includes an elastic member 160, wherein the elastic member 160 has a first end 161 and a second end 163, and the first end 161 and the second end 163 are respectively pivotally connected to the housing 130 and the carrier 150. The elastic member 160 can apply elastic force to the housing 130 and the carrier 150 simultaneously and drive the carrier 150 to move longitudinally relative to the housing 130. In fig. 2 and 3, the first end 161 of the elastic member 160 is located above the second end 163, and the elastic member 160 continuously pushes down the carrier 150, so that the lens module 110 is received in the housing 130. That is, when the first end 161 is above the second end 163, the elastic member 160 can push the carrier 150 to move downward with respect to the housing 130. In fig. 4 and 5, the first end 161 of the elastic member 160 is located below the second end 163, and the elastic member 160 continuously pushes up against the carrier 150, so that the lens module 110 moves out of the housing 130. That is, when the first end 161 is below the second end 163, the elastic member 160 can push the carrier 150 upward relative to the housing 130. Specifically, the elastic member 160 is a V-shaped torsion spring, and the first end 161 is at both ends of the V-shaped torsion spring at the second end 163, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the image capturing apparatus 100 further includes a rail member 180, the rail member 180 is fixedly connected to the housing 130 and has a guide slot 181, and the carrier 150 has a guide bar 157, wherein the guide bar 157 is movably connected to the guide slot 181. Specifically, the guide groove 181 includes a first groove portion 181a and a second groove portion 181b, wherein the second groove portion 181b is located above the first groove portion 181a and is communicated with the first groove portion 181a, and the first groove portion 181a extends longitudinally and the second groove portion 181b extends in the front-rear direction. Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the image capturing apparatus 100 along the cross-sectional line 6-6 in fig. 1, wherein the guide slot 181 is T-shaped, that is, the first slot portion 181a and the second slot portion 181b together form a T-shaped guide slot 181, and the guide rod 157 can move along the guide slot 181, so that the carrier 150 loaded with the lens module 110 can be driven by the scissor member 170 to move longitudinally or rotate back and forth. The guide groove 181 may be cross-shaped, F-shaped, L-shaped, or the like.

In addition, the carrier 150 has a rotating member 153, wherein the rotating member 153 is rotatably connected to the lens module 110 and is used for driving the lens module 110 to rotate back and forth relative to the housing 130. When the guide rod 157 is located in the second groove portion 181b, the rotating member 153 can drive the guide rod 157 to move back and forth along the second groove portion 181b, so as to drive the lens module 110 to tilt back and forth, so as to adjust the image capturing angle of the lens module 110. In addition, the carrier 150 further has a torsion spring 155, and the torsion spring 155 surrounds and is used for applying torsion to the rotation shaft of the rotation member 153, so that the rotation member 153 can be fixed at a specific position by using the torsion force of the torsion spring 155, but the invention is not limited thereto. The rotational shaft of the rotational member 153 may be a threaded post to which a nut may be secured to push against the torsion spring 155 such that the torsion spring 155 continuously applies a torsion force to the rotational shaft of the rotational member 153.

In the context of the present invention, the terms in the specification have ordinary meanings in the art in the specific context of the use. Specific terminology is used to explain the details of the present description in order to guide a person of ordinary skill in the art to read the present description. For ease of description, certain terms are specifically identified, for example, using italics and/or quotation marks. Such a special designation does not affect the meaning or range of the term, i.e., it does not affect the meaning or range of such term, whether or not such term is specifically designated. It should be understood that the same components may be described in different ways. Thus, any terms discussed herein may be replaced with alternative terms or synonyms, and no special significance is set forth or discussed herein. The illustrated use of one or more words does not exclude other synonyms. The exemplary language used in the specification is intended to be merely exemplary, but not limiting, of the scope or meaning of the invention. Similarly, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments in the specification.

Claims

1. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

A lens module;

A housing for accommodating the lens module;

the carrier is used for carrying the lens module; and

The scissors foot component is connected with the carrier and the shell, wherein the overlapped or crossed state of the scissors foot component is used for driving the carrier to move relative to the shell, so that the lens module is moved out of or contained in the shell;

The scissors foot component comprises a first arm piece and a second arm piece, the first arm piece comprises a first end, a second end and a protruding structure, the protruding structure is arranged between the first end and the second end of the first arm piece, the second arm piece comprises a third end, a fourth end and a limiting through hole, the limiting through hole is arranged between the third end and the fourth end, the protruding structure of the first arm piece is movably connected in the limiting through hole, the first end and the third end are transversely movably connected with the carrier, and the second end and the fourth end are pivotally connected with the shell;

The first arm member further comprises a hook portion, wherein the hook portion is disposed between the first end of the first arm member and the protrusion structure and is configured to selectively abut against the second arm member, and the hook portion extends from a front side of the second arm member to a rear side of the second arm member.

2. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the camera device also comprises an elastic member, wherein the elastic member is provided with a first end and a second end which are corresponding to each other, and the first end and the second end are respectively and pivotally connected with the shell and the carrier.

3. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: the elastic member is a V-shaped torsion spring.

4. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the camera device also includes a guide rail member fixedly connected to the housing and having a guide slot, and the carrier has a guide rod, wherein the guide rod is movably connected to the guide slot.

5. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: the guide groove comprises a first groove part and a second groove part, wherein the second groove part is communicated with the first groove part, the first groove part extends along the longitudinal direction, and the second groove part extends along the front-back direction.

6. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the carrier is provided with a rotating piece, wherein the rotating piece is rotatably connected with the lens module and is used for driving the lens module to rotate back and forth relative to the shell.

7. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 6, wherein: the carrier also has a torsion spring surrounding and for applying torsion to the rotational axis of the rotational member.