CN114500778B - Camera module and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a camera module and electronic equipment, the camera module is assembled in the casing of the electronic equipment, and the camera module comprises a camera main body and an ejecting mechanism. The ejecting mechanism comprises a push-pull support and a turnover support, so that the camera module can be ejected, turned over, shot and recovered. The push-pull support, the overturning support and the gear driving assembly are driven through gear transmission, and the movement track of the overturning support can be controlled through a guide structure on the overturning support, so that the switching of the first rack and the second rack on the overturning support between the transmission state and the non-transmission state is controlled, and the interference between the ejection movement and the overturning movement of the camera main body is avoided. Through the structure, the space occupation of the camera module to the electronic equipment is reduced, and the front-mounted shooting function, the rear-mounted shooting function, the external aesthetic property and the use experience of the electronic equipment are also ensured.

Description

Camera module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

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

Background

In the related art, electronic devices such as mobile phones generally include a front camera and a rear camera for implementing front and rear photographing functions. However, the front camera and the rear camera respectively assembled in the electronic device not only cause excessive occupation of the internal space of the electronic device, but also influence the display duty ratio of the screen module, and the rear camera influences the external aesthetic property of the electronic device.

Therefore, how to reduce the occupation of the camera module to the internal space of the electronic device under the condition of ensuring the front-end and rear-end shooting functions, and avoid the influence of the camera module to the screen module and the appearance of the electronic device from becoming a hot spot problem in the current field research.

Disclosure of Invention

The disclosure provides a camera module and electronic equipment to reduce the space occupation of camera module to electronic equipment, ensure leading and rearmounted shooting function and the use experience of electronic equipment.

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

the ejecting mechanism comprises a gear driving assembly, a push-pull bracket and a turnover bracket; the push-pull support is matched with the camera main body, and a transmission rack matched with the gear driving assembly is arranged on the push-pull support; 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 turnover support moves along the first track, the transmission rack drives the push-pull support to drive the camera body to move in a translational mode, the first rack is separated from the gear driving assembly, and the second rack is separated from the driven gear; when the turnover support moves along the second track, the push-pull support is in limit fit with the shell, the first rack is matched with the gear driving assembly, and the second rack is meshed with the driven gear.

Optionally, the push-pull support includes push-pull structure and sets up the buffering subassembly on the push-pull structure, the push-pull structure cooperate in the camera main part, the transmission rack cooperate in the buffering subassembly.

Optionally, the buffer assembly comprises a buffer guide rail, a buffer spring and a connecting piece matched with the buffer spring; the connecting piece with buffer guide rail swing joint, just the connecting piece with drive rack fixed connection.

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

Optionally, the guiding structure includes a chute disposed on the flip bracket, the chute including 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 bracket moves along a first track, and when the guide matching piece is matched with the second part, the overturning bracket moves along a second track.

Optionally, the pop-up mechanism further includes a fixing frame, the fixing frame is matched with the camera main body, and a second limiting part in limiting fit with the overturning bracket is arranged on the fixing frame.

Optionally, a second limiting groove is formed in the fixing frame, a third limiting piece is arranged on the shell, and the third limiting piece is matched with the second limiting groove;

and/or the fixing frame is provided with a limit spring, and the limit spring is in butt fit with the overturning bracket.

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

the driving screw rod is matched with the driving motor, and the first driving gear is respectively meshed with the driving screw rod and the transmission rack; the second driving gear is meshed with the driving screw rod, 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 opposite first side and second side, push-pull support cooperate with first side, driven gear sets up 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 described in the first aspect, and an ejection outlet is provided on the housing; the camera module is assembled in the shell, the position of the camera module corresponds to the position of the pop-up opening, and the camera main body can be selectively popped up from the pop-up opening to the outside of the shell or retracted into the shell;

when the camera body pops 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 comprise the following beneficial effects:

the pop-up mechanism comprises a push-pull support and a turnover support, so that the pop-up, turnover shooting and recovery of the camera module are realized. The push-pull support, the overturning support and the gear driving assembly are driven through gear transmission, and the movement track of the overturning support can be controlled through a guide structure on the overturning support, so that the switching of the first rack and the second rack on the overturning support between the transmission state and the non-transmission state is controlled, and the interference between the ejection movement and the overturning movement of the camera main body is avoided. Through the structure, the space occupation of the camera module to the electronic equipment is reduced, and the front-mounted shooting function, the rear-mounted shooting function, the external aesthetic property 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 disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram 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 schematic perspective view of a flip bracket according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

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

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a push-pull structure in 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 diagram of a front perspective structure of an electronic device in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

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 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 some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the accompanying claims.

In the related art, electronic devices such as mobile phones generally include a front camera and a rear camera for implementing front and rear photographing functions. However, the front camera and the rear camera respectively assembled in the electronic device not only cause excessive occupation of the internal space of the electronic device, but also influence the display duty ratio of the screen module, and the rear camera influences the external aesthetic property of the electronic device.

The disclosure provides a camera module, which is assembled in a housing of an electronic device. Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram 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. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the camera module 1 includes a camera body 11 and an ejector 12, and a driven gear 111 is provided on the camera body 11. The pop-up mechanism 12 includes a gear driving assembly 121, a push-pull support 122 and a turnover support 123, the push-pull support 122 is matched with the camera body 11, a transmission rack 1221 matched with the gear driving assembly 121 is arranged on the push-pull support 122, a first rack 1231, a second rack 1232 and a guiding structure 1233 are arranged on the turnover support 123, and when the guiding structure 1233 is movably matched with the shell 21, the turnover support 123 moves along a first track or a second track. When the overturning bracket 123 moves along the first track, the transmission rack 1221 drives the push-pull bracket 122 to drive the camera body 11 to move in a translational manner, the first rack 1231 is separated from the gear driving assembly 121, and the second rack 1232 is separated from the driven gear 111. When the overturning bracket 123 moves along the second track, the push-pull bracket 122 is in limit fit with the shell 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 flip bracket 123, and the push-pull bracket 122 can push the camera body 11 to pop up when the camera body 11 is required to be used, and pull the camera body 11 to retract when the camera body 11 is not required to be used, thereby achieving the hiding effect of the camera module 1. The overturning bracket 123 can drive the camera body 11 to change and overturn the shooting direction in the pop-up state, so as to realize the multi-angle shooting effect. Wherein, push-pull support 122 and upset support 123 are driven through gear drive with gear drive subassembly 121 between, and can control the motion track of upset support 123 through the guide structure 1233 on the upset support 123 to control the switching between transmission state and non-transmission state of first rack 1231 and second rack 1232 on the upset support 123, avoid the interference between the pop-up motion of camera main part 11 and the upset motion. The structure realizes the front and rear shooting functions through the camera main body 11, so that the front camera or the rear camera is not required to be additionally arranged, the space occupation of the camera module 1 to the electronic equipment 2 is reduced, the light and thin performance of the camera module 1 is improved, the front and rear shooting functions, the external attractiveness and the use experience of the electronic equipment 2 are also ensured.

It should be noted that, the above-mentioned camera body 11 may be provided with the support decoration 113 outside, so as to shelter from the portion of the camera body 11, the push-pull support 122 and the overturning support 123, and promote the overall aesthetic property of the camera body 11, and also promote the external aesthetic property of the camera module 1 in the pop-up use state when the camera module 1 is applied to the electronic device 2. The bracket decoration 113 may be fixedly connected with the push-pull bracket 122, so as to improve the stability of the push-pull bracket 122 for pushing and pulling the camera body.

In the above embodiment, the guide structure 1233 may be a chute or a stopper provided on the flipping bracket 123. When the guiding structure 1233 is a chute, a limiting block matched with the chute may be disposed on the housing 21 of the electronic device 2, and the limiting block and the chute are matched to realize the guiding function of the overturning bracket 123. When the guide structure 1233 is a limiting block, the housing 21 of the electronic device 2 may be provided with a chute matched with the limiting block, and the limiting block and the chute are matched to realize the guiding function of the overturning bracket 123. The following will exemplarily describe the structure of the overturning bracket 123 by taking the guiding structure 1233 as an example of a chute:

in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the guiding structure 1233 may include a chute disposed on the flip bracket 123, where the chute includes a first portion 1233a and a second portion 1233b, and the housing 21 is provided with a guiding engaging member 211, and when the guiding engaging member 211 is engaged with the first portion 1233a, the flip bracket 123 moves along a first track, and when the guiding engaging member 211 is engaged with the second portion 1233b, the flip bracket 123 moves along a second track. The sliding groove may have a stepped structure, the first portion 1233a is a portion of the stepped structure away from the gear driving assembly 121, and the second portion 1233b may be a portion of the stepped structure close to the gear driving assembly 121.

It should be noted that, one, two or more sliding grooves may be disposed on the overturning bracket 123, when the number of sliding grooves on the overturning 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 overturning bracket 123, and the sliding grooves and the guiding matching piece 211 cooperate to further improve the movement stability of the overturning bracket 123. The guiding matching piece 211 may be a limiting block disposed on the housing 21 of the electronic device 2, where the limiting block can be in limiting matching with the chute, so that the overturning bracket 123 moves along the first track or the second track.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the pop-up mechanism 12 may further include a fixing frame 124, where the fixing frame 124 is matched with the camera body 11, and a second limiting member 1241 that is in limiting fit with the flip bracket 123 is disposed on the fixing frame 124. When the push-pull support 122 drives the camera body 11 to move, the fixing frame 124 can move along with the camera body 11, so that the second limiting member 1241 drives the overturning support 123 to move along the first track. The overturning bracket 123 can be directly driven to move along the first track through the fixing frame 124, so that additional driving components for the overturning bracket 123 are avoided, and the structure of the camera module 1 is compact. Taking the guide structure 1233 on the turnover support 123 as an example, when the push-pull support 122 drives the camera body 11 to move, the fixing frame 124 can drive the first portion 1233a of the chute of the turnover support 123 to be in sliding fit with the guide matching piece 211 on the housing 21 through the second limiting piece 1241, the turnover support 123 moves along the first track, the first rack 1231 on the turnover support 123 is far away from the gear driving assembly 121, and the second rack 1232 on the turnover support 123 is far away from the driven gear 111.

It should be noted that the fixing frame 124 may be matched to the side of the camera body 11 provided with the driven gear 111, so that the fixing frame 124 is matched with the overturning bracket 123 matched to the driven gear 111. One end of the fixing frame 124 may be provided with an assembly hole 1244, the camera body 11 may be provided with a connection structure member 112 matched with the assembly hole 1244, the assembly hole 1244 is sleeved on the connection structure member 112 to realize the matching between the camera body 11 and the fixing frame 124, and the matching mode of the assembly hole 1244 and the connection structure member 112 enables the camera body 11 to rotate relative to the fixing frame 124 in the overturning process, so that structural interference is avoided.

In the above embodiment, the fixing frame 124 may be provided with the second limiting groove 1242, the housing 21 is provided with the third limiting member 213, and the third limiting member 213 is matched with the second limiting groove 1242 to provide guiding and limiting for the movement of the fixing frame 124, so as to avoid the influence of the position deviation of the fixing frame 124 in the movement process on the overall movement track of the camera module 1. And/or, a limiting spring 1243 may be disposed on the fixing frame 124, where the limiting spring 1243 is in abutting fit with the overturning bracket 123, so as to limit the positional relationship between the overturning bracket 123 and the fixing frame 124 through the limiting spring 1243. Wherein, 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 second limiting grooves 1242 may be disposed along the length direction and/or the width direction of the fixing frame 124, and the movement stability of the fixing frame 124 may be further improved by matching the second limiting grooves 1242 with the third limiting members 213.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 5, the push-pull bracket 122 includes a push-pull structure 1223 and a buffer assembly 1222 disposed on the push-pull structure 1223, the push-pull structure 1223 being mated to the camera body 11, and the drive rack 1221 being mated to the buffer assembly 1222. The push-pull structure 1223 and the camera body 11 are matched to realize push-pull of the camera body 11, and the buffer component 1222 can provide buffer force for the transmission rack 1221 in the process of being matched with the transmission rack 1221, so that when the overturning bracket 123 moves along the second track and the push-pull bracket 122 is in limit matching with the shell 21, the driving force of the transmission rack 1221 by the gear driving component 121 is converted into the buffer force of the buffer component 1222, and the push-pull structure 1223 is prevented from continuously pushing the camera body 11 to perform translational motion.

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

The buffer assembly 1222 may include a buffer rail 1222c, a buffer spring 1222a, and a connector 1222b coupled to the buffer spring 1222a, the connector 1222b movably coupled to the buffer rail 1222c, and the connector 1222b fixedly coupled to the drive rack 1221. When the flip 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 to the driving rack 1221 directly acts on the connecting piece 1222b matched with the buffer spring 1222a, the connecting piece 1222b moves along the buffer guide rail 1222c, the buffer spring 1222a is pushed to be compressed, and the driving force of the gear driving assembly 121 to the driving rack 1221 is prevented from continuously pushing the camera body 11 to perform translational motion.

In some embodiments, the push-pull structural member 1223 of the push-pull support 122 is provided with a first limiting groove 1223a, the housing 21 is provided with a first limiting member 212, and the first limiting member 212 is matched with the first limiting groove 1223a to provide guiding limiting for the movement of the push-pull support 122, so as to avoid the influence of the position deviation of the push-pull support 122 in the movement process on the overall movement track of the camera module 1. Wherein, the push-pull structural member 1223 may be provided with one or more first limiting grooves 1223a, and when the number of the first limiting grooves 1223a on the push-pull structural member 1223 is greater than or equal to two, the first limiting grooves 1223a may be disposed along the length direction and/or the width direction of the push-pull structural member 1223, and the movement stability of the push-pull bracket 122 may be further improved by matching the first limiting grooves 1223a with the first limiting members 212.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the gear drive assembly 121 may include a drive motor 1211, a drive lead screw 1212, a first drive gear 1213, and a second drive gear 1214. The drive screw 1212 mates with the drive motor 1211, the first drive gear 1213 engages the drive screw 1212 and the drive rack 1221, respectively, the second drive gear 1214 engages the drive screw 1212, and the second rack 1232 engages the second drive gear 1214 as the flip bracket 123 moves along the second trajectory.

When the camera body 11 is required to pop up, 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 driven by the driving screw 1212 to rotate. The first driving gear 1213 is engaged with the driving rack 1221 on 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, thereby pushing the camera body 11 to pop up. At this time, the overturning bracket 123 may be driven by the fixing frame 124 to move along the first track, the first rack 1231 on the overturning bracket 123 is far away from the second driving gear 1214, and the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 is far away from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11. When the camera body 11 needs to be overturned, the movement of the overturning bracket 123 enters the second track, the push-pull bracket 122 is in limit fit with the shell 21, the first rack 1231 on the overturning bracket 123 is meshed with the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 is meshed with the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11, the second driving gear 1214 drives the first rack 1231 to move upwards, and the second rack 1232 drives the driven gear 111 to rotate, so that the camera body 11 overturns by a preset angle. It should be noted that the preset angle may be 90 °, 180 °, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

When the camera body 11 is required to be retracted, the first driving gear 1213 and the second driving gear 1214 reversely rotate to drive the transmission rack 1221, the first rack 1231 and the second rack 1232 to move downwards, the buffer assembly 1222 is gradually restored to deform, and the overturning bracket 123 moves along the second track, so that the driven gear 111 drives the camera body 11 to reset and overturn. When the overturning bracket 123 enters the first motion track, the first rack 1231 on the overturning bracket 123 is separated from the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 is separated from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11, the buffer 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 overturning 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 mated to the first side 114, and the driven gear 111 is disposed on the second side 115. Setting 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 turning bracket 123 matched with the driven gear 111 to be located on both sides of the camera body 11, avoids structural interference of the push-pull bracket 122 and the turning bracket 123, and simultaneously provides enough setting space for the gear driving assembly 121 arranged between the push-pull bracket 122 and the turning bracket 123.

The disclosure further provides an electronic device 2, as shown in fig. 7, the electronic device 2 includes a housing 21 and the camera module 1, an ejection opening 214 is provided on the housing 21, the camera module 1 is assembled on the housing 21, and the camera module 1 corresponds to the ejection opening 214 in position, and the camera main body 11 is optionally ejected from the ejection opening 214 to the outside of the housing 21 or retracted into the housing 21. When the camera body 11 is ejected out of the housing 21, the camera body 11 is selectively flipped to a front shooting state toward the front of the electronic apparatus 2 or a rear shooting state toward the rear of the electronic apparatus 2.

Since the pop-up mechanism 12 includes the push-pull bracket 122 and the flip bracket 123, the push-pull bracket 122 can push the camera body 11 to pop up when the camera body 11 is required to be used, and pull the camera body 11 to retract when the camera body 11 is not required to be used, thereby realizing the hiding effect of the camera module 1. The overturning bracket 123 can drive the camera body 11 to change and overturn the shooting direction in the pop-up state, so as to realize the multi-angle shooting effect. Wherein, push-pull support 122 and upset support 123 are driven through gear drive with gear drive subassembly 121 between, and can control the motion track of upset support 123 through the guide structure 1233 on the upset support 123 to control the switching between transmission state and non-transmission state of first rack 1231 and second rack 1232 on the upset support 123, avoid the interference between the pop-up motion of camera main part 11 and the upset motion. Through the arrangement of the structure, the space occupation of the camera module 1 on the electronic equipment 2 is reduced, the comprehensive screen display effect is realized, and the front-mounted and rear-mounted shooting function, the external aesthetic property and the use experience of the electronic equipment 2 are also ensured. 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 light and thin performance of the electronic device 2 is improved.

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 may be disposed inside the electronic device 2 in a state of not being used, forming 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 present disclosure. Taking the back of the camera module 1 facing the electronic device 2 as an example, the rear shooting and front shooting scenes of the camera module 1 are illustrated:

when the camera body 11 is required to pop up, 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 driven by the driving screw 1212 to rotate. The first driving gear 1213 is engaged with the driving rack 1221 on 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, thereby pushing the camera body 11 to pop up, and forming a rear photographing effect after the complete pop-up. In the process of ejecting the camera body 11, the overturning bracket 123 can be driven by the fixing frame 124 to move along the first track, the first rack 1231 on the overturning bracket 123 is far away from the second driving gear 1214, and the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 is far away from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11.

When the camera body 11 needs to be overturned, the movement of the overturning bracket 123 enters the second track, the push-pull bracket 122 is in limit fit with the shell 21, the first rack 1231 on the overturning bracket 123 is meshed with the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 is meshed with the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11, the second driving gear 1214 drives the first rack 1231 to move upwards, and the second rack 1232 drives the driven gear 111 to rotate, so that the camera body 11 overturns by 180 degrees, and a front 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 reversely rotate to drive the transmission rack 1221, the first rack 1231 and the second rack 1232 to move downwards, the buffer assembly 1222 is gradually restored to deform, and the overturning bracket 123 moves along the second track, so that the driven gear 111 drives the camera body 11 to reset and overturn to the rear shooting position. When the overturning bracket 123 enters the first motion track, the first rack 1231 on the overturning bracket 123 is separated from the second driving gear 1214, the second rack 1232 on the overturning bracket 123 is separated from the driven gear 111 on the camera body 11, the buffer 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, so that the retraction of the camera body 11 is realized, and the overturning bracket 123 is also reset to the initial position.

Note that, the electronic device 2 may be a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, a medical terminal, or the like, which is not limited in this disclosure.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosed technology. This disclosure is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following the general 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 is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

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

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

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

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

3. The camera module of claim 2, wherein the buffer assembly comprises a buffer rail, a buffer spring, and a connector mated to the buffer spring; the connecting piece with buffer guide rail swing joint, just the connecting piece with drive rack fixed connection.

4. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the push-pull support is provided with a first limit groove, the housing is provided with a first limit piece, and the first limit piece is matched with the first limit groove.

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

6. The camera module of claim 1, wherein the pop-up mechanism further comprises a fixing frame, the fixing frame is matched with the camera body, and a second limiting piece in limiting fit with the overturning bracket is arranged on the fixing frame.

7. The camera module of claim 6, wherein the fixing frame is provided with a second limit groove, the shell is provided with a third limit piece, and the third limit piece is matched with the second limit groove;

and/or the fixing frame is provided with a limit spring, and the limit spring is in butt fit with the overturning bracket.

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

the driving screw rod is matched with the driving motor, and the first driving gear is respectively meshed with the driving screw rod and the transmission rack; the second driving gear is meshed with the driving screw rod, 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 a first side and a second side disposed opposite to each other, the push-pull bracket being mated to the first side, the driven gear being 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 an ejection opening; the camera module is assembled in the shell, the position of the camera module corresponds to the position of the pop-up opening, and the camera main body can be selectively popped up from the pop-up opening to the outside of the shell or retracted into the shell;

when the camera body pops 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.