CN114500778A - Camera module and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a camera module and electronic equipment, camera module assemble in electronic equipment's casing, and camera module includes camera main part and pop-up mechanism. The pop-up mechanism comprises a push-pull support and a turnover support so as to realize pop-up, turnover shooting and recovery of the camera module. The push-pull support, the overturning support and the gear driving assembly are driven through gear transmission, and the motion trail of the overturning support can be controlled through the guide structure on the overturning support, so that the switching of the first rack and the second rack on the overturning support between a transmission state and a non-transmission state is controlled, and the interference between the popping motion and the overturning motion of the camera main body is avoided. Through the structure, the space occupation of the camera module on the electronic equipment is reduced, and the front-mounted and rear-mounted shooting functions, the external attractiveness and the use experience of the electronic equipment are also ensured.

Description

Camera module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technology, and in particular, to a camera module and an electronic device.

Background

In the related art, an electronic device such as a mobile phone generally includes a front camera and a rear camera for implementing front and rear photographing functions. However, the front camera and the rear camera respectively assembled on the electronic device not only cause excessive occupation of the internal space of the electronic device, but also affect the display ratio of the screen module, and the rear camera affects the external aesthetic property of the electronic device.

Therefore, how to reduce the occupation of the camera module on the internal space of the electronic device under the condition of ensuring the front-end and rear-end shooting functions and simultaneously avoiding the influence of the camera module on the screen module and the appearance of the electronic device becomes a hot problem of current field research.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a camera module and electronic equipment to reduce camera module and occupy electronic equipment's space, ensure electronic equipment's leading and rearmounted shooting function and use experience.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a camera module is provided, which is assembled to a housing of an electronic device; the camera module comprises a camera main body and an ejection mechanism, and a driven gear is arranged on the camera main body;

the ejection mechanism comprises a gear driving assembly, a push-pull bracket and a turnover bracket; the push-pull bracket is matched with the camera main body, and a transmission rack matched with the gear driving component is arranged on the push-pull bracket; the turnover support is provided with a first rack, a second rack and a guide structure, and when the guide structure is movably matched with the shell, the turnover support moves along a first track or a second track;

when the overturning bracket moves along the first track, the transmission rack drives the push-pull bracket to drive the camera main body to move in a translation mode, the first rack is separated from the gear driving component, and the second rack is separated from the driven gear; when the overturning bracket moves along the second track, the push-pull bracket is in limit fit with the shell, the first rack is matched with the gear driving component, and the second rack is meshed with the driven gear.

Optionally, the push-pull support includes a push-pull structural member and a buffer assembly disposed on the push-pull structural member, the push-pull structural member is fitted to the camera body, and the transmission rack is fitted to the buffer assembly.

Optionally, the buffer assembly includes a buffer guide rail, a buffer spring and a connecting piece fitted to the buffer spring; the connecting piece with buffering guide rail swing joint, just the connecting piece with transmission rack fixed connection.

Optionally, a first limiting groove is formed in the push-pull support, a first limiting member is arranged on the housing, and the first limiting member is matched with the first limiting groove.

Optionally, the guide structure includes a sliding groove disposed on the turning bracket, and the sliding groove includes a first portion and a second portion; the shell is provided with a guide matching piece, when the guide matching piece is matched with the first part, the overturning support moves along a first track, and when the guide matching piece is matched with the second part, the overturning support moves along a second track.

Optionally, the pop-up mechanism further includes a fixing frame, the fixing frame is fitted to the camera main body, and a second limiting member that is in limiting fit with the turning support is disposed on the fixing frame.

Optionally, a second limiting groove is formed in the fixing frame, a third limiting member is arranged on the housing, and the third limiting member is fitted in the second limiting groove;

and/or a limiting spring is arranged on the fixing frame and is matched with the overturning bracket in an abutting mode.

Optionally, the gear driving assembly comprises a driving motor, a driving screw, a first driving gear and a second driving gear;

the driving screw is matched with the driving motor, and the first driving gear is respectively meshed with the driving screw and the transmission rack; the second driving gear is meshed with the driving lead screw, and when the overturning bracket moves along a second track, the second rack is meshed with the second driving gear.

Optionally, the camera body includes a first side and a second side that are disposed opposite to each other, the push-pull bracket is fitted to the first side, and the driven gear is disposed on the second side.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, where the electronic device includes a housing and any one of the camera modules of the first aspect, and a pop-up port is provided on the housing; the camera module is assembled in the shell, the camera module corresponds to the ejection port in position, and the camera main body can be selectively ejected out of the shell from the ejection port or retracted into the shell;

when the camera body is popped out of the shell, the camera body can be selectively turned over to a front shooting state facing the front side of the electronic equipment or a rear shooting state facing the back side of the electronic equipment.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

the pop-up mechanism comprises a push-pull support and a turnover support so as to realize pop-up, turnover shooting and recovery of the camera module. The push-pull support, the overturning support and the gear driving assembly are driven through gear transmission, and the motion trail of the overturning support can be controlled through the guide structure on the overturning support, so that the switching of the first rack and the second rack on the overturning support between a transmission state and a non-transmission state is controlled, and the interference between the popping motion and the overturning motion of the camera main body is avoided. Through the structure, the space occupation of the camera module on the electronic equipment is reduced, and the front-mounted and rear-mounted shooting function, the external attractiveness and the use experience of the electronic equipment are ensured.

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 present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a camera module and an electronic device housing according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an inverted bracket in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a fastening frame according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a push-pull construct according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic front perspective structural view of an electronic device in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

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

In the related art, an electronic device such as a mobile phone generally includes a front camera and a rear camera for implementing front and rear photographing functions. However, the front camera and the rear camera respectively assembled on the electronic device not only cause excessive occupation of the internal space of the electronic device, but also affect the display ratio of the screen module, and the rear camera affects the external aesthetic property of the electronic device.

The present disclosure provides a camera module assembled on a housing of an electronic device. Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a camera module and an electronic device housing according to an exemplary embodiment of the disclosure; fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the camera module 1 includes a camera body 11 and an eject mechanism 12, and a driven gear 111 is provided on the camera body 11. The pop-up mechanism 12 includes a gear driving component 121, a push-pull bracket 122 and a turning bracket 123, the push-pull bracket 122 is fitted to the camera body 11, a transmission rack 1221 fitted to the gear driving component 121 is disposed on the push-pull bracket 122, a first rack 1231, a second rack 1232 and a guiding structure 1233 are disposed on the turning bracket 123, and when the guiding structure 1233 is movably fitted to the housing 21, the turning bracket 123 moves along a first track or a second track. When the turning bracket 123 moves along the first track, the transmission rack 1221 drives the push-pull bracket 122 to drive the camera main body 11 to move in a translation manner, the first rack 1231 is separated from the gear driving component 121, and the second rack 1232 is separated from the driven gear 111. When the turning bracket 123 moves along the second track, the push-pull bracket 122 is in limit fit with the housing 21, the first rack 1231 is matched with the gear driving assembly 121, and the second rack 1232 is meshed with the driven gear 111.

In the above embodiment, the pop-up mechanism 12 includes the push-pull bracket 122 and the turning bracket 123, and the push-pull bracket 122 can push the camera main body 11 to pop up when the camera main body 11 needs to be used, and pull the camera main body 11 to retract when the camera main body 11 does not need to be used, so as to achieve the hiding effect of the camera module 1. The turning support 123 can drive the camera body 11 to change and turn over the shooting direction in the popping state, so that the multi-angle shooting effect is achieved. The push-pull bracket 122, the overturning bracket 123 and the gear driving assembly 121 are driven by gear transmission, and the movement track of the overturning bracket 123 can be controlled by the guide structure 1233 on the overturning bracket 123, so that the switching between the transmission state and the non-transmission state of the first rack 1231 and the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 is controlled, and the interference between the pop-up movement and the overturning movement of the camera main body 11 is avoided. The structure is arranged to realize the front-mounted shooting function and the rear-mounted shooting function through the camera main body 11, so that the front-mounted camera or the rear-mounted camera does not need to be additionally arranged, the space occupation of the camera module 1 on the electronic equipment 2 is reduced, the light and thin property of the camera module 1 is facilitated to be improved, and the front-mounted shooting function, the rear-mounted shooting function, the external attractiveness and the use experience of the electronic equipment 2 are also ensured.

It should be noted that, a bracket decoration 113 may be further disposed outside the camera main body 11 to shield the portion where the camera main body 11 is matched with the push-pull bracket 122 and the turning bracket 123, so as to improve the overall aesthetic property of the camera main body 11, and when the camera module 1 is applied to the electronic device 2, the external aesthetic property of the camera module 1 in the pop-up use state is improved. The bracket decoration 113 may be fixedly connected to the push-pull bracket 122 to improve stability of the push-pull bracket 113 in pushing and pulling the camera body.

In the above embodiment, the guiding structure 1233 may be a sliding slot or a limiting block disposed on the turning bracket 123. When the guiding structure 1233 is a sliding groove, a limiting block matched with the sliding groove can be arranged on the casing 21 of the electronic device 2, and the limiting block and the sliding groove are matched to realize a guiding function of the turning support 123. When the guiding structure 1233 is the limiting block, the casing 21 of the electronic device 2 may be provided with a sliding slot matching with the limiting block, and the limiting block and the sliding slot cooperate to realize the guiding function of the turning support 123. The structure of the turning bracket 123 is exemplified below by taking the guide structure 1233 as a sliding groove:

in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the guiding structure 1233 may include a sliding slot disposed on the turning support 123, the sliding slot includes a first portion 1233a and a second portion 1233b, the housing 21 is provided with a guiding engagement member 211, the turning support 123 moves along a first track when the guiding engagement member 211 is engaged with the first portion 1233a, and the turning support 123 moves along a second track when the guiding engagement member 211 is engaged with the second portion 1233 b. The sliding groove may have a stepped structure, the first portion 1233a is a portion of the stepped structure far away from the gear driving assembly 121, and the second portion 1233b is a portion of the stepped structure near the gear driving assembly 121.

It should be noted that, one, two or more sliding grooves may be disposed on the turning bracket 123, when the number of the sliding grooves on the turning bracket 123 is greater than or equal to two, the sliding grooves may be disposed along the length direction and/or the width direction of the turning bracket 123, and the sliding grooves may be matched with the guiding matching pieces 211 to further improve the motion stability of the turning bracket 123. The guiding fitting piece 211 may be a limiting block disposed on the casing 21 of the electronic device 2, and the limiting block can be in limiting fit with the sliding groove, so that the turning bracket 123 moves along the first track or the second track.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, and fig. 4, the pop-up mechanism 12 may further include a fixing frame 124, the fixing frame 124 is engaged with the camera main body 11, and a second limiting member 1241 engaged with the turning bracket 123 is disposed on the fixing frame 124. When the push-pull bracket 122 drives the camera main body 11 to move, the fixing frame 124 can move along with the camera main body 11, so that the second limiting member 1241 drives the turning bracket 123 to move along the first track. Wherein, can directly drive upset support 123 through mount 124 and follow first orbit motion, avoided additionally setting up drive unit for upset support 123, make camera module 1's compact structure. Taking the guiding structure 1233 on the turning bracket 123 as a sliding slot as an example, when the push-pull bracket 122 drives the camera main body 11 to move, the fixing frame 124 can drive the first portion 1233a of the sliding slot of the turning bracket 123 to be in sliding fit with the guiding mating piece 211 on the housing 21 through the second limiting piece 1241, the first rack 1231 on the turning bracket 123 is far away from the gear driving component 121, and the second rack 1232 on the turning bracket 123 is far away from the driven gear 111 along the movement of the first track.

It should be noted that the fixing frame 124 may be matched with the side of the camera head main body 11 where the driven gear 111 is disposed, so as to facilitate the structural matching between the fixing frame 124 and the turning support 123 matched with the driven gear 111. One end of the fixing frame 124 may be provided with an assembling hole 1244, the camera main body 11 may be provided with a connecting member 112 fitted in the assembling hole 1244, the assembling hole 1244 is sleeved on the connecting member 112 to realize the fitting between the camera main body 11 and the fixing frame 124, and the fitting between the assembling hole 1244 and the connecting member 112 enables the camera main body 11 to rotate relative to the fixing frame 124 in the turning process, thereby avoiding structural interference.

In the above embodiment, the fixing frame 124 may be provided with a second limiting groove 1242, the housing 21 is provided with a third limiting member 213, and the third limiting member 213 is fitted in the second limiting groove 1242 to provide guiding and limiting for the movement of the fixing frame 124, so as to avoid the fixing frame 124 from generating a position deviation in the movement process to affect the overall movement track of the camera module 1. And/or, a limit spring 1243 may be disposed on the fixing frame 124, and the limit spring 1243 is in abutting fit with the turning bracket 123, so as to limit the positional relationship between the turning bracket 123 and the fixing frame 124 through the limit spring 1243. The fixing frame 124 may be provided with one or more second limiting grooves 1242, when the number of the second limiting grooves 1242 on the fixing frame 124 is greater than or equal to two, the plurality of second limiting grooves 1242 may be arranged along the length direction and/or the width direction of the fixing frame 124, and the plurality of second limiting grooves 1242 and the third limiting member 213 are matched to further improve the motion stability of the fixing frame 124.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 5, the push-pull bracket 122 includes a push-pull structural member 1223 and a bumper assembly 1222 disposed on the push-pull structural member 1223, the push-pull structural member 1223 being coupled to the camera body 11, and the drive rack 1221 being coupled to the bumper assembly 1222. The push-and-pull of camera main part 11 is realized through the cooperation of push-and-pull structure 1223 and camera main part 11, buffering subassembly 1222 can provide the cushion force for driving rack 1221 in the in-process of coordinating in driving rack 1221 for when upset support 123 moved along the second orbit, push-and-pull support 122 and casing 21 spacing cooperation, gear drive subassembly 121 turned into the cushion force of buffering subassembly 1222 to driving rack 1221's drive power, avoided push-and-pull structure 1223 to continue to push camera main part 11 translation motion.

In the above embodiment, one end of the push-pull structural member 1223 may be provided with a matching hole 1223b, the camera body 11 may be provided with an assembly structural member (not labeled) that matches the matching hole 1223b, the matching hole 1223b is sleeved on the assembly structural member to achieve matching between the camera body 11 and the push-pull structural member 1223, and the matching manner between the matching hole 1223b and the assembly structural member enables the camera body 11 to rotate relative to the push-pull structural member 1223 in the overturning process, so as to avoid structural interference.

The buffering assembly 1222 may include a buffering rail 1222c, a buffering spring 1222a, and a connector 1222b fitted to the buffering spring 1222a, the connector 1222b movably connected to the buffering rail 1222c, and the connector 1222b fixedly connected to the driving rack 1221. When the overturning bracket 123 moves along the second track and the push-pull bracket 122 is in limit fit with the housing 21, the driving force of the gear driving assembly 121 on the transmission rack 1221 directly acts on the connecting piece 1222b matched with the buffer spring 1222a, and the connecting piece 1222b moves along the buffer guide rail 1222c to push the buffer spring 1222a to be compressed, so that the driving force of the gear driving assembly 121 on the transmission rack 1221 is prevented from continuously pushing the camera head main body 11 to move in a translation manner.

In some embodiments, the first limiting groove 1223a is disposed on the push-pull structural member 1223 of the push-pull bracket 122, the first limiting member 212 is disposed on the housing 21, and the first limiting member 212 is fitted in the first limiting groove 1223a to provide guiding and limiting for the movement of the push-pull bracket 122, so as to prevent the push-pull bracket 122 from deviating in position during the movement process to affect the overall movement track of the camera module 1. The push-pull structure 1223 may be provided with one or more first limiting grooves 1223a, when the number of the first limiting grooves 1223a on the push-pull structure 1223 is greater than or equal to two, the plurality of first limiting grooves 1223a may be arranged along the length direction and/or the width direction of the push-pull structure 1223, and the plurality of first limiting grooves 1223a and the first limiting member 212 may be matched to further improve the motion stability of the push-pull bracket 122.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the gear drive assembly 121 may include a drive motor 1211, a drive screw 1212, a first drive gear 1213, and a second drive gear 1214. The driving screw 1212 is coupled to the driving motor 1211, the first driving gear 1213 is engaged with the driving screw 1212 and the driving rack 1221, respectively, the second driving gear 1214 is engaged with the driving screw 1212, and the second rack 1232 is engaged with the second driving gear 1214 when the flipping bracket 123 moves along the second trajectory.

When the camera body 11 needs to be ejected, the driving motor 1211 operates to drive the driving screw 1212 to rotate, and the first driving gear 1213 and the second driving gear 1214 are respectively engaged with the driving screw 1212 and are driven by the driving screw 1212 to rotate. The first driving gear 1213 engages with the driving rack 1221 of the push-pull bracket 122 to drive the driving rack 1221 to move upward. The driving rack 1221 drives the push-pull bracket 122 to move upward, so as to push the camera main body 11 to pop up. At this time, the turning bracket 123 may be driven by the fixing frame 124 to move along the first track, the first rack 1231 on the turning bracket 123 is far away from the second driving gear 1214, and the second rack 1232 on the turning bracket 123 is far away from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11. When the camera main body 11 is required to be turned, the movement of the turning support 123 enters the second track, the push-pull support 122 is in limit fit with the shell 21, the first rack 1231 on the turning support 123 is meshed with the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the turning support 123 is meshed with the driven gear 111 on the camera main body 11, the second driving gear 1214 drives the first rack 1231 to move upwards, the second rack 1232 drives the driven gear 111 to rotate, and therefore the camera main body 11 is turned at a preset angle. It should be noted that the preset angle may be 90 °, 180 °, and the like, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

When the camera body 11 needs to be retracted, the first driving gear 1213 and the second driving gear 1214 rotate reversely to drive the transmission rack 1221, the first rack 1231 and the second rack 1232 to move downwards, the buffer component 1222 recovers deformation gradually, the overturning bracket 123 moves along the second track, and the driven gear 111 drives the camera body 11 to reset and overturn. When the turning bracket 123 enters the first motion track, the first rack 1231 on the turning bracket 123 is separated from the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the turning bracket 123 is separated from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11, the buffering component 1222 completely recovers deformation, the driving rack 1221 drives the push-pull bracket 122 to pull the camera body 11 back to the initial position, and the turning bracket 123 is pulled back to the initial position by the fixing frame 124 matched with the camera body 11.

In some embodiments, the camera body 11 includes a first side 114 and a second side 115 disposed opposite to each other, the push-pull bracket 122 is coupled to the first side 114, and the driven gear 111 is disposed on the second side 115. The arrangement of the push-pull bracket 122 and the driven gear 111 on opposite sides of the camera body 11 enables the push-pull bracket 122 and the tilting bracket 123 fitted to the driven gear 111 to be located on both sides of the camera body 11, thereby preventing structural interference between the push-pull bracket 122 and the tilting bracket 123 and providing a sufficient space for the gear driving assembly 121 to be disposed between the push-pull bracket 122 and the tilting bracket 123.

The present disclosure further provides an electronic device 2, as shown in fig. 7, the electronic device 2 includes a housing 21 and the above camera module 1, a pop-up port 214 is disposed on the housing 21, the camera module 1 is assembled on the housing 21, the camera module 1 corresponds to the pop-up port 214, and the camera body 11 can be selectively popped out of the housing 21 or retracted into the housing 21 from the pop-up port 214. When the camera body 11 is ejected out of the housing 21, the camera body 11 can be selectively turned over to a front shooting state facing the front of the electronic device 2 or a rear shooting state facing the back of the electronic device 2.

Because pop-up mechanism 12 includes push-and-pull support 122 and upset support 123, push-and-pull support 122 can push camera main part 11 and pop out when needs use camera main part 11 to pull camera main part 11 and withdraw when need not to use camera main part 11, thereby realize the hidden effect of camera module 1. The turning support 123 can drive the camera body 11 to change and turn over the shooting direction in the popping state, so that the multi-angle shooting effect is achieved. The push-pull bracket 122, the overturning bracket 123 and the gear driving assembly 121 are driven by gear transmission, and the motion track of the overturning bracket 123 can be controlled by the guide structure 1233 on the overturning bracket 123, so that the switching of the first rack 1231 and the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 between a transmission state and a non-transmission state is controlled, and the interference between the popping motion and the overturning motion of the camera main body 11 is avoided. Set up through above-mentioned structure and reduced camera module 1 and taken to electronic equipment 2's space, help realizing comprehensive screen display effect, still ensured that electronic equipment 2's leading and rearmounted shooting function, outside aesthetic property and use experience. Based on the above structure, the electronic device 2 does not need an additional rear camera, so that the influence on the appearance and thickness of the electronic device 2 when the rear camera protrudes out of the housing 21 of the electronic device 2 is avoided, and the improvement of the lightness and thinness of the electronic device 2 is facilitated.

It should be noted that the housing 21 of the electronic device 2 may include a middle frame, and the camera module 1 may be assembled on the middle frame of the housing 21.

In the above embodiment, the camera module 1 can be disposed inside the electronic device 2 in an unused state, so as to form a hidden appearance effect. The lens of the camera module 1 may face the front or the back of the electronic device 2, which is not limited by the disclosure. Taking the lens of the camera module 1 facing the back of the electronic device 2 as an example, the rear shooting and front shooting scenes of the camera module 1 are exemplarily described as follows:

when the camera body 11 needs to be ejected, the driving motor 1211 operates to drive the driving screw 1212 to rotate, and the first driving gear 1213 and the second driving gear 1214 are respectively engaged with the driving screw 1212 and are driven by the driving screw 1212 to rotate. The first driving gear 1213 engages with the driving rack 1221 of the push-pull bracket 122 to drive the driving rack 1221 to move upward. The driving rack 1221 drives the push-pull bracket 122 to move upwards, so as to push the camera main body 11 to pop up, and a rear-mounted shooting effect is formed after the camera main body 11 is completely popped up. In the pop-up process of the camera body 11, the turning bracket 123 can be driven by the fixing frame 124 to move along the first track, the first rack 1231 on the turning bracket 123 is far away from the second driving gear 1214, and the second rack 1232 on the turning bracket 123 is far away from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11.

When the camera main body 11 needs to be turned over, the movement of the turning support 123 enters the second track, the push-pull support 122 is in limit fit with the shell 21, the first rack 1231 on the turning support 123 is meshed with the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the turning support 123 is meshed with the driven gear 111 on the camera main body 11, the second driving gear 1214 drives the first rack 1231 to move upwards, the second rack 1232 drives the driven gear 111 to rotate, so that the camera main body 11 is turned over for 180 degrees, and a front-mounted shooting effect is formed.

When the camera body 11 is required to be retracted, the first driving gear 1213 and the second driving gear 1214 rotate reversely to drive the transmission rack 1221, the first rack 1231 and the second rack 1232 to move downwards, the buffer component 1222 recovers deformation gradually, the overturning bracket 123 moves along the second track, and the driven gear 111 drives the camera body 11 to reset and overturn to the rear shooting position. When the turning bracket 123 enters the first motion track, the first rack 1231 on the turning bracket 123 is separated from the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the turning bracket 123 is separated from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11, the buffering component 1222 is completely deformed, the driving rack 1221 drives the push-pull bracket 122 to pull the camera body 11 back to the initial position, so that the camera body 11 is retracted, and the turning bracket 123 is also reset to the initial position.

It should be noted that the electronic device 2 may be a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a medical terminal, and the like, and the disclosure does not limit this.

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

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A camera module is characterized by being assembled on a shell of electronic equipment; the camera module comprises a camera main body and an ejection mechanism, and a driven gear is arranged on the camera main body;

the ejection mechanism comprises a gear driving assembly, a push-pull bracket and a turnover bracket; the push-pull bracket is matched with the camera main body, and a transmission rack matched with the gear driving component is arranged on the push-pull bracket; the turnover support is provided with a first rack, a second rack and a guide structure, and when the guide structure is movably matched with the shell, the turnover support moves along a first track or a second track;

when the overturning bracket moves along the first track, the transmission rack drives the push-pull bracket to drive the camera main body to move in a translation mode, the first rack is separated from the gear driving component, and the second rack is separated from the driven gear; when the overturning bracket moves along the second track, the push-pull bracket is in limit fit with the shell, the first rack is matched with the gear driving component, and the second rack is meshed with the driven gear.

2. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the push-pull bracket includes a push-pull structure and a bumper assembly disposed on the push-pull structure, the push-pull structure being mated to the camera body, the drive rack being mated to the bumper assembly.

3. The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the buffer assembly comprises a buffer guide rail, a buffer spring and a connecting piece matched with the buffer spring; the connecting piece with buffering guide rail swing joint, just the connecting piece with transmission rack fixed connection.

4. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein a first limiting groove is formed on the push-pull bracket, and a first limiting member is formed on the housing, and the first limiting member is engaged with the first limiting groove.

5. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the guide structure comprises a chute disposed on the tilt bracket, the chute comprising a first portion and a second portion; the shell is provided with a guiding matching piece, when the guiding matching piece is matched with the first part, the overturning bracket moves along a first track, and when the guiding matching piece is matched with the second part, the overturning bracket moves along a second track.

6. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the eject mechanism further comprises a fixing frame, the fixing frame is engaged with the camera body, and a second stopper engaged with the flip bracket for limiting is disposed on the fixing frame.

7. The camera module according to claim 6, wherein a second limiting groove is formed on the fixing frame, and a third limiting member is formed on the housing, and the third limiting member is fitted in the second limiting groove;

and/or a limiting spring is arranged on the fixing frame and is matched with the overturning bracket in an abutting mode.

8. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the gear drive assembly includes a drive motor, a drive screw, a first drive gear, and a second drive gear;

the driving screw is matched with the driving motor, and the first driving gear is meshed with the driving screw and the transmission rack respectively; the second driving gear is meshed with the driving lead screw, and when the overturning bracket moves along a second track, the second rack is meshed with the second driving gear.

9. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the camera body includes first and second oppositely disposed sides, the push-pull bracket is coupled to the first side, and the driven gear is disposed on the second side.

10. An electronic device, comprising a housing and the camera module according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the housing is provided with a popup port; the camera module is assembled in the shell, the camera module corresponds to the ejection port in position, and the camera main body can be selectively ejected out of the shell from the ejection port or retracted into the shell;

when the camera body is popped out of the shell, the camera body can be selectively turned over to a front shooting state facing the front side of the electronic equipment or a rear shooting state facing the back side of the electronic equipment.

Images