CN114697502A

CN114697502A - Camera device

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Publication number: CN114697502A
Application number: CN202210299352.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陆琦
Original assignee: Ningbo Weifeng Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Weifeng Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-25
Filing date: 2022-03-25
Publication date: 2022-07-01

Abstract

A camera device is provided with a drive control cavity and a steering camera cavity. The driving control cavity is internally provided with a driving control module, and the steering camera shooting cavity is internally provided with a steering module and a camera shooting module; the steering module comprises an elastic membrane sleeve and a connecting column connected with the inner wall of the steering camera shooting cavity, a control assembly is arranged on the connecting column, and a plurality of telescopic pieces are arranged on the control assembly along the circumferential direction; two ends of the elastic membrane sleeve are hermetically arranged on the connecting column, and the end part of the telescopic piece is abutted against the inner wall of the elastic membrane sleeve; the side wall of the steering shooting cavity is provided with a pressurizing control piece corresponding to the telescopic piece and communicated with the outside of the shell, and the pressurizing control piece is used for controlling the liquid flow to enter and exit. Compared with the prior art, the automatic tracking and steering system can automatically track and steer along with the movement of people, does not need handheld equipment, and is high in automation degree. And this application utilizes the reaction of blowout liquid stream to realize turning to, turns to the sensitivity height, and driven energy cost is low, promotes the time of endurance of equipment greatly.

Description

Camera device

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of miniaturized camera devices, and particularly relates to a camera device.

Background

The underwater camera is mainly used in underwater fields such as petroleum, deep water exploration, underwater operation, seafood fishery and the like. With the development of the media industry, personal underwater photography for the purpose of live broadcasting and shooting materials has gradually emerged, and the market of miniaturized photography (image) equipment has been hot.

The existing small-sized camera equipment is mainly handheld, some lenses which are put into the mirror from a media person need to be completed by two persons when the handheld equipment is used, and the applicable scenes of the equipment are few. In addition, most people who are not professional from media cannot shoot an ideal effect due to factors such as lens shaking and underwater mirror moving during underwater shooting.

Therefore, based on some of the above prior arts, the present application is directed to further design and improvement of the existing image pickup apparatus.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the invention provides the camera device which can automatically track and turn along with the movement of people, does not need handheld equipment and has high automation degree. And this application utilizes the reaction of blowout liquid stream to realize turning to, turns to the sensitivity height, and driven energy cost is low, promotes the time of endurance of equipment greatly.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved by the following technical means.

A camera device comprises a shell, wherein a driving control cavity and a steering camera cavity are arranged in the shell. The driving control cavity is internally provided with a driving control module, and the steering camera shooting cavity is internally provided with a steering module and a camera shooting module. The steering module comprises an elastic membrane sleeve and a connecting column connected with the inner wall of the steering camera cavity, a control assembly is arranged on the connecting column, and a plurality of telescopic pieces are arranged on the control assembly along the circumferential direction. The elastic membrane sleeve is hermetically arranged on the connecting column at two ends, and the end part of the telescopic piece is abutted against the inner wall of the elastic membrane sleeve. The elastic film sleeve divides the steering shooting cavity into a cavity inside the elastic film sleeve and a liquid cavity between the elastic film sleeve and the steering shooting cavity.

The side wall of the steering shooting cavity is provided with a pressurizing control piece corresponding to the telescopic piece and communicated with the outside of the shell, and the pressurizing control piece is used for controlling the liquid flow to enter and exit. The pressurization control piece is matched with the telescopic piece, and the reaction force of liquid flow is utilized to realize the steering of the camera device.

In a preferred embodiment, the pressurization control part comprises a pressurization sleeve and a cover plate assembled with the pressurization sleeve, the pressurization sleeve is hollow to form a pressurization cavity, and the bottom of the pressurization sleeve is provided with a pressurization through hole smaller than the aperture of the pressurization cavity. The cover plate is provided with a plurality of circulation holes, and one side of the cover plate is provided with a rotating block which is adaptive to the pressurizing cavity. Allowing fluid flow through the pressurization control into the fluid chamber.

In a preferred embodiment, a pressurizing step is arranged between the pressurizing cavity and the pressurizing through hole, the pressurizing step is divided into a first flowing area and a first blocking area, and a flowing groove which extends radially inwards to the pressurizing through hole is arranged around the shaft in the flowing area. The rotating block is divided into a second circulation area and a second blocking area, and an axially through pressurizing groove is circumferentially arranged around the shaft in the second circulation area. The end part of the rotating block is provided with a blocking bulge, and the blocking bulge extends into the pressurization through hole. The control of the liquid flow into and out of the liquid chamber is achieved by the connection/separation of the first flow-through zone and the second flow-through zone.

In a preferred embodiment, the width of the pressurizing groove increases from the inward end to the outward end, so that the hydraulic pressure of the cavity liquid flow can be increased, and the steering sensitivity of the camera device can be improved.

In a preferred embodiment, the rotating block is symmetrically provided with opposite magnetic blocks, the inner wall of the pressurizing cavity is symmetrically provided with electromagnetic blocks, and the electromagnetic blocks are electrically connected with the driving control module. The rotation and fixation of the rotating block are realized through the matching of the electromagnetic block and the opposite magnetic block.

In a preferred embodiment, the extensible member includes the telescoping cylinder, the telescoping cylinder tip has set firmly the butt piece, the butt piece lateral surface suits with turning to the intracavity wall of making a video recording, reduces the liquid and flows out when the chamber in the long-pending of the intracavity of making a video recording turning to, improves the utilization ratio of liquid stream.

In a preferred embodiment, the shell is buckled with a protective cover, so that the shell is convenient to disassemble and replace and is beneficial to later maintenance. The protective cover is internally provided with a driving impeller, and the driving impeller is connected with the control driving module and can drive the camera device.

In a preferred embodiment, the protective cover is contracted from the root part to the end part, and a plurality of flow holes are annularly arranged on the protective cover, so that the hydraulic pressure of liquid flow can be increased, and the driving efficiency is improved.

In a preferred embodiment, the camera module is located at and penetrates the bottom of the camera cavity, the camera module is circumferentially and annularly provided with a plurality of illuminating modules and sensing modules, the illuminating modules enable the camera device to be suitable for an environment with weak light intensity, and the sensing modules can identify organisms and obstacles, so that tracking camera and obstacle avoidance of the device are facilitated.

In a preferred embodiment, a buoyancy adjusting module is further disposed in the driving control cavity, and the buoyancy adjusting module is electrically connected to the driving control module and can achieve functions of hovering and the like by adjusting buoyancy of the device.

Compared with the prior art, the method has the following beneficial effects: the camera device can automatically track and turn along with the movement of people, does not need handheld equipment and has high automation degree. And this application utilizes the reaction of blowout liquid stream to realize turning to, turns to the sensitivity height, and driven energy cost is low, promotes the time of endurance of equipment greatly.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a first perspective view of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a plan sectional view of the present application.

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a half-section schematic view of a part of the structure in the steering camera chamber.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the boost control.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view in half section of the boost control.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a plenum sleeve.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a plenum sleeve.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a turning block.

The following are the numerical descriptions in the drawings:

1-a shell; 11-a drive control chamber; 12-steering camera cavity; 121-a cavity; 122-a fluid chamber;

2-a protective cover; 21-buckling; 22-a flow orifice;

3-driving a control module; 31-a drive impeller;

4-a buoyancy adjustment module;

5-a steering module; 51-an elastic membrane sleeve; 52-connecting column; 53-a control component; 54-a telescoping member; 541-a telescopic cylinder; 542-a butt block;

6-a camera module;

7-a lighting module;

8-a sensing module;

9-a boost control; 91-a pressurizing sleeve; 911-a pressurized via; 92-a cover plate; 921-flow-through holes; 93-boost stage; 931 — a first flow-through region; 932-a first blocking region; 933-circulation groove; 94-turning block; 941-second flow-through zone; 942 — a second blocking region; 943-pressurizing tank; 944-a blocking bump; 95-a plenum chamber; 96-anisotropic magnetic block; 97-electromagnetic block.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings, in which the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout, are exemplary only for explaining the present invention, and are not construed as limiting the present invention.

In describing the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms: the terms center, longitudinal, lateral, length, width, thickness, up, down, front, back, left, right, vertical, horizontal, top, bottom, inside, outside, clockwise, counterclockwise, and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing and simplifying the description, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms: first, second, etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features shown. In describing the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms: mounting, connecting, etc. should be understood broadly, and those skilled in the art will understand the specific meaning of the terms in this application as they pertain to the particular situation.

Refer to fig. 1 to 10.

A camera device, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, comprises a housing 1, wherein a driving control cavity 11 and a steering camera cavity 12 are arranged in the housing 1. The drive control chamber 11 is internally provided with a drive control module 3, the drive control chamber 11 is internally provided with a buoyancy adjusting module 4, the buoyancy adjusting module 4 is electrically connected with the drive control module 3, and the functions of hovering and the like can be realized through the buoyancy of the adjusting device.

Referring to fig. 3 to 5, the steering camera chamber 12 houses the steering module 5 and the camera module 6. The camera module 6 is located and penetrates the bottom of the camera cavity, the camera module 6 is circumferentially provided with a plurality of illuminating modules 7 and sensing modules 8 in a surrounding mode, the illuminating modules 7 enable the camera device to be suitable for environments with weak light intensity, and the sensing modules 8 can identify organisms and obstacles, so that tracking camera and obstacle avoidance of the device are facilitated.

The steering module 5 comprises an elastic membrane sleeve 51 and a connecting column 52 connected with the inner wall of the steering camera cavity 12, a control component 53 is arranged on the connecting column 52, and a plurality of telescopic pieces 54 are arranged on the control component 53 along the circumferential direction. The extensible member 54 comprises an extensible cylinder 541, a butt joint block 542 is fixedly arranged at the end of the extensible cylinder 541, the outer side surface of the butt joint block 542 is matched with the inner wall of the turning camera shooting cavity 12, the accumulation in the turning camera shooting cavity 12 when liquid flows out of the cavity is reduced, and the utilization rate of the liquid flow is improved.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, both ends of the elastic membrane sleeve 51 are sealingly mounted on the connecting column 52, and the end of the expansion piece 54 abuts against the inner wall of the elastic membrane sleeve 51. The elastic film sleeve 51 divides the turning camera shooting cavity 12 into a cavity 121 inside the elastic film sleeve 51 and a liquid cavity 122 between the elastic film sleeve 51 and the turning camera shooting cavity 12.

Particularly, casing 1 is last to have safety cover 2 through buckle 21 rigid coupling, conveniently tears open and trades, is favorable to the maintenance in later stage. The protective cover 2 is internally provided with a driving impeller 31, and the driving impeller 31 is connected with the control driving module and can drive the camera device. The safety cover 2 is restrainted from the root to the tip, safety cover 2 is fitted with a contraceptive ring and is equipped with a plurality of flow holes 22, can increase liquid stream hydraulic pressure, improves drive efficiency.

In this embodiment, the pressurizing control member 9 is installed on the side wall of the turning camera cavity 12 corresponding to the telescopic member 54 and communicated with the outside of the housing 1, and the pressurizing control member 9 is used for controlling the liquid flow to enter and exit. The image pick-up device is turned by the reaction force of the liquid flow through the cooperation of the pressurization control member 9 and the telescopic member 54. Specifically, referring to fig. 6 to 10, the pressurization control member 9 includes a pressurization sleeve 91 and a cover plate 92 assembled therewith, the pressurization sleeve 91 is hollow to form a pressurization cavity 95, and a pressurization through hole 911 smaller than the aperture of the pressurization cavity 95 is provided at the bottom of the pressurization sleeve 91. The cover plate 92 is provided with a plurality of through holes 921, and one side of the cover plate 92 is provided with a rotating block 94 which is adapted to the pressurizing cavity 95. Allowing fluid flow through the pressurization control member 9 into the fluid chamber 122.

In particular, a pressurizing step 93 is arranged between the pressurizing cavity 95 and the pressurizing through hole 911, the pressurizing step 93 is divided into a first flowing area 931 and a first blocking area 932, and a flowing groove 933 extending radially inwards to the pressurizing through hole 911 is arranged in the flowing area around the shaft. The rotating block 94 is divided into a second circulation region 941 and a second blocking region 942, and an axially through pressurization groove 943 is circumferentially arranged around the shaft in the second circulation region 941. The end of the rotating block 94 is provided with a blocking protrusion 944, and the blocking protrusion 944 extends into the pressurizing through hole 911. Control of liquid flow into and out of the liquid chamber 122 is achieved by the connection/separation of the first flow-through region 931 and the second flow-through region 941. The width of the pressurizing groove 943 increases from the inward end to the outward end, and the hydraulic pressure of the liquid flow in the outlet chamber can be increased, thereby improving the steering sensitivity of the imaging device.

The steering mode of the application can be specifically expressed as follows: the rotating block 94 is symmetrically provided with opposite magnetic blocks 96, the inner wall of the pressurizing cavity 95 is symmetrically provided with electromagnetic blocks 97, and the electromagnetic blocks 97 are electrically connected with the driving control module 3. The rotation and fixation of the rotating block 94 are realized through the matching of the electromagnetic block 97 and the opposite magnetic block 96, and further the liquid flow is controlled to enter and exit.

When the small-sized camera device in the embodiment is used for shooting under the liquid environment such as underwater and the like, the small-sized camera device is only required to be put into water after being started, and the sensing module 8 and the camera module 6 are matched to track and shoot the organism. The device is driven to advance by driving the impeller 31, and the steering of the image pickup device is realized by utilizing the reaction force of the liquid flow. For example, when a right turn is required, the left pressurization control member 9 is kept open, the rest pressurization control members 9 are closed, then the telescopic member 54 is started, the elastic membrane sleeve 51 is stretched, the cavity 121 is enlarged, the liquid cavity 122 is squeezed and reduced, and liquid flow in the liquid cavity 122 is sprayed out from the left pressurization control member 9 after pressurization, so that the equipment completes the right turn.

Compared with the prior art, the automatic tracking and steering system can automatically track and steer along with the movement of people, does not need handheld equipment, and is high in automation degree. And this application utilizes the reaction of blowout liquid stream to realize turning to, turns to the sensitivity height, and driven energy cost is low, promotes the time of endurance of equipment greatly.

The scope of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, the above embodiments, and the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and any alterations, modifications, and improvements that may occur to those skilled in the art are all within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The camera device is characterized by comprising a shell (1), wherein a driving control cavity (11) and a steering camera cavity (12) are arranged in the shell (1); a driving control module (3) is arranged in the driving control cavity (11), and a steering module (5) and a camera module (6) are arranged in the steering camera cavity (12);

the steering module (5) comprises an elastic membrane sleeve (51) and a connecting column (52) connected with the inner wall of the steering camera cavity (12), a control assembly (53) is arranged on the connecting column (52), and a plurality of telescopic pieces (54) are arranged on the control assembly (53) along the circumferential direction; two ends of the elastic membrane sleeve (51) are hermetically arranged on the connecting column (52), and the end part of the telescopic piece (54) is abutted against the inner wall of the elastic membrane sleeve (51);

the side wall of the turning camera shooting cavity (12) is provided with a pressurization control part (9) corresponding to the telescopic part (54) and communicated with the outside of the shell (1), and the pressurization control part (9) is used for controlling the liquid flow to enter and exit.

2. The camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressurization control member (9) comprises a pressurization sleeve (91) and a cover plate (92) assembled with the pressurization sleeve, the pressurization sleeve (91) is hollow to form a pressurization cavity (95), and a pressurization through hole (911) smaller than the aperture of the pressurization cavity (95) is arranged at the bottom of the pressurization sleeve (91); the cover plate (92) is provided with a plurality of circulation holes (921), and one side of the cover plate (92) is provided with a rotating block (94) which is adaptive to the pressurizing cavity (95).

3. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a pressurizing step (93) is provided between the pressurizing chamber (95) and the pressurizing through hole (911), the pressurizing step (93) is divided into a first flowing region (931) and a first blocking region (932), and a flowing groove (933) extending radially inward to the pressurizing through hole (911) is provided around an axis in the flowing region; the rotating block (94) is divided into a second circulation area (941) and a second blocking area (942), and an axially through pressurizing groove (943) is circumferentially arranged in the second circulation area (941) around the shaft; the end part of the rotating block (94) is provided with a blocking protrusion (944), and the blocking protrusion (944) extends into the pressurizing through hole (911).

4. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the width of the pressure-increasing groove (943) increases from an inward end to an outward end.

5. The camera device according to claim 3, wherein the rotating block (94) is symmetrically provided with opposite magnetic blocks (96), the inner wall of the pressurizing cavity (95) is symmetrically provided with electromagnetic blocks (97), and the electromagnetic blocks (97) are electrically connected with the driving control module (3).

6. The image pickup device according to claim 1, wherein the telescopic member (54) comprises a telescopic cylinder (541), a butt block (542) is fixedly arranged at the end of the telescopic cylinder (541), and the outer side surface of the butt block (542) is adapted to the inner wall of the steering image pickup cavity (12).

7. The image pickup device according to claim 1, wherein a protective cover (2) is fastened to the housing (1), a driving impeller (31) is installed in the protective cover (2), and the driving impeller (31) is connected to the control driving module.

8. An image pick-up device according to claim 7, characterized in that the protective cover (2) is convergent from the root to the tip, and that a plurality of flow holes (22) are provided around the protective cover (2).

9. The camera device according to claim 1, characterized in that the camera module (6) is located at and passes through the bottom of the camera chamber, and the camera module (6) is circumferentially provided with a plurality of illuminating modules (7) and sensing modules (8).

10. The image capturing device according to claim 1, wherein a buoyancy adjusting module (4) is further disposed in the driving control chamber (11), and the buoyancy adjusting module (4) is electrically connected to the driving control module (3).