CN114745478A

CN114745478A - Camera with peep-proof structure

Info

Publication number: CN114745478A
Application number: CN202110019143.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 诸月
Original assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd; Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd; Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-07
Filing date: 2021-01-07
Publication date: 2022-07-12

Abstract

The application discloses a camera with a peep-proof structure, wherein a motor assembly comprises a motor main body and a rotating shaft for power output, the motor main body is fixed in a shell, the free end of the rotating shaft, far away from the motor main body, is connected with a fixed head, the motor main body is electrically connected to a control circuit of the camera, and a through hole is formed in the shell; the connecting bracket is connected with the fixing head through the through hole and limits the fixing head to rotate relative to the connecting bracket; according to the camera with the peep-proof structure, the motor main body is fixed in the camera, when the camera is used, only the fixing head needs to be fixed on the connecting support, and when the motor main body drives the rotating shaft to rotate, the camera can be forced to rotate as the motor main body and the fixing head are respectively fixed by the camera and the connecting support; the camera is rotated by the motor assembly, the structure is simple, the implementation cost is low, the occupied space size is small, and the assembly is convenient; meanwhile, the purpose of peep prevention can be achieved through the rotation of the camera.

Description

Camera with peep-proof structure

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of camera structures, in particular to a camera with an anti-peeping structure.

Background

With the popularization of intelligent terminals, the application of the camera shooting technology is more and more extensive, and the requirements of users on the camera shooting device are increased. The user often needs the shooting visual angle of camera to change, hopes to can "the multi-angle is looked a view", so rotatable camera has replaced traditional fixed camera, the rotatory scheme of present camera, and the structure that needs is comparatively complicated.

Many camera devices are connected to the internet, which is essential for user privacy concerns. There are currently software-based privacy solutions and hardware-based privacy solutions. The hardware type peep-proof solution generally realizes the shielding of the camera through the electric shielding piece, and then protects the privacy of a user. And the structure that the realization of electronic shielding piece needs is comparatively complicated, and is difficult to discern whether electronic shielding piece normally works.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a camera with a peep-proof structure, and aims to solve the problem that the structure for realizing peep-proof of the camera is complex.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a camera having a peep-proof structure, including:

a housing;

the lens assembly is arranged in the shell, wherein the shell is provided with a camera hole corresponding to the lens assembly;

the motor assembly comprises a motor main body and a rotating shaft for power output, the motor main body is fixed in the shell, the free end, away from the motor main body, of the rotating shaft is connected with a fixing head, the motor main body is electrically connected to a control circuit of the camera, and a through hole is formed in the shell;

and the connecting bracket is connected with the fixed head through the through hole, wherein the connecting bracket limits the fixed head to rotate relative to the connecting bracket.

Furthermore, the device also comprises a main board; the mainboard is fixed in the shell, just be equipped with on the mainboard and dodge the breach of motor main part.

Further, the housing comprises a front shell and a rear shell;

the front case and the rear case are fixed to each other so as to sandwich the main board and the motor main body.

Furthermore, a first protruding structure is arranged on the inner wall of the front shell, and a second protruding structure is arranged on the inner wall of the rear shell; when the front shell and the rear shell are fixed with each other, the first protruding structure and the second protruding structure form a cavity structure for clamping the motor main body.

Furthermore, a first partition plate is arranged in the first protruding structure, and a first notch which is concave towards the front shell is formed in the first partition plate;

a second partition plate is arranged in the second protruding structure, and a second notch which is concave towards the rear shell is formed in the second partition plate;

when the front shell and the rear shell are fixed with each other, the first notch and the second notch are clamped and fixed on the periphery of the motor main body.

Furthermore, the bottom of the cavity structure is provided with a through hole, the diameter of the through hole is matched with that of the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft penetrates through the cavity structure and is connected to the fixing head.

Further, the housing further comprises a face shell;

the face shell is cylindrical and is sleeved on the peripheries of the front shell and the rear shell which are combined with each other.

Furthermore, the connecting support comprises a first supporting plate, the fixing head is a first gear, a positioning protrusion is arranged on the surface, close to the shell, of the first supporting plate, and a first blind hole tooth socket meshed and matched with the first gear is arranged on the surface of the positioning protrusion;

the positioning protrusion penetrates through the through hole to enable the first gear to be inserted into the first blind hole tooth groove.

Further, the connecting support comprises a second supporting plate, the fixing head is a first gear, a second blind hole tooth groove is formed in the lower surface, far away from the shell, of the second supporting plate, the second blind hole tooth groove is fixedly connected with the first gear, and at the moment, the rotating shaft penetrates through the second supporting plate and then is fixedly connected with the first gear.

Further, the shell is long, and the motor assembly is arranged in the middle of the shell along the length direction.

According to the camera with the peep-proof structure, the motor main body is fixed in the camera, when the camera is used, only the fixing head needs to be fixed on the connecting support, and when the motor main body drives the rotating shaft to rotate, the camera can be forced to rotate as the motor main body and the fixing head are respectively fixed by the camera and the connecting support; the camera is rotated by the motor assembly, the structure is simple, the implementation cost is low, the occupied space size is small, and the assembly is convenient; meanwhile, the purpose of peep prevention can be achieved through the rotation of the camera.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a camera with a peep-proof structure according to an embodiment of the present invention (a housing of the camera is hollowed out);

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a motor assembly of a camera with a peep-proof structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a camera with a peep-proof structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a front shell of a camera with a peep-proof structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a camera rear housing with a peep-proof structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an", "the" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, units, modules, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, units, modules, components, and/or groups thereof. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. Further, "connected" or "coupled" as used herein may include wirelessly connected or wirelessly coupled. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes all or any element and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the prior art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, a camera with a peep-proof structure includes:

a housing;

the lens assembly 110 is arranged inside the shell, wherein the shell is provided with a camera hole corresponding to the lens assembly 110;

the motor assembly 200 comprises a motor main body 210 and a rotating shaft 220 for power output, wherein the motor main body 210 is fixed in the housing, a free end of the rotating shaft 220, which is far away from the motor main body 210, is connected with a fixing head, the motor main body 210 is electrically connected to a control circuit of the camera 100, and the housing is provided with a through hole 160;

and a connection bracket connected to the fixing head through the through hole 160, wherein the connection bracket limits the rotation of the fixing head relative to the connection bracket.

The motor body 210 is fixed in the camera 100, and when the camera is used in particular, only the fixing head needs to be connected to the connecting bracket. When the motor body 210 drives the rotating shaft 220 to rotate, the camera 100 is forced to rotate because the motor body 210 and the fixed head are respectively fixed by the camera 100 and the connecting bracket. The rotation of the camera 100 is realized by the above motor assembly 200, the structure is simple, the realization cost is low, the size is small, and the assembly is convenient; meanwhile, the camera 100 is rotatably arranged to achieve the purpose of peep prevention. Especially, when no obvious mark is provided on the camera 100, if an identification structure is provided on the side of the camera without the lens, the user can more clearly know the state of the camera 100. Specifically, when the lens assembly 110 is not used, the motor assembly 200 drives the housing to rotate to a first designated angle, so as to control the shooting direction of the lens assembly 110, thereby preventing hackers and the like from peeping through the lens assembly 110 for shooting, and when the lens assembly 110 is normally used, the motor assembly 200 drives the housing to rotate to a second designated angle, thereby controlling the motor assembly 200 to normally shoot.

Referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment, a main board 140 is further included; the main board 140 is fixed in the housing, and a notch for avoiding the motor main body 210 is formed in the main board 140.

The main board 140 is a component fixing platform of the camera 100, and all components constituting the camera 100 can be selectively and integrally fixed on the main board 140. The main board 140 does not need to be entirely avoided from the motor main body 210 by avoiding the motor main body 210 through the notch on the main board 140, so that a greater degree of freedom is provided for the selection of the installation position of the main board 140 or the motor main body 210 in the camera 100.

Referring to fig. 3-5, in one embodiment, the housing includes a front shell 120 and a rear shell 130;

the front case 120 and the rear case 130 are fixed to each other so as to sandwich the main plate 140 and the motor main body 210.

In this embodiment, the front case 120 and the rear case 130 are fixed to each other by a snap connection, and the main board 140 and the motor main body 210 are fixed while the snap connection is formed therebetween. The above-described structural arrangement simplifies the fixing structure of the camera 100, and thus the assembling efficiency is improved, and the structural stability is not reduced.

Referring to fig. 4-5, in one embodiment, a first protrusion structure 121 is disposed on an inner wall of the front case 120, and a second protrusion structure 131 is disposed on an inner wall of the rear case 130; when the front case 120 and the rear case 130 are fixed to each other, the first protrusion 121 and the second protrusion 131 form a cavity structure for clamping the motor body 210.

Compared with the fixing structure which only adopts fixing columns or reinforcing ribs and the like to fix the motor main body 210, the first protruding structure 121 and the second protruding structure 131 enable the motor main body 210 to be fixed more firmly between the first protruding structure and the second protruding structure; meanwhile, in the installation process of the motor main body 210, the motor main body 210 may be firstly placed on the first protrusion structure 121 or the second protrusion structure 131, and then the front shell 120 and the rear shell 130 are closed, so that the fixing of the motor main body 210 is completed.

In one embodiment, a first partition plate is disposed in the first protrusion structure 121, and a first notch recessed toward the front shell 120 is disposed on the first partition plate;

a second partition plate is arranged in the second protruding structure 131, and a second notch which is concave towards the rear shell 130 is formed in the second partition plate;

when the front case 120 and the rear case 130 are fixed to each other, the first notch and the second notch are fastened to the outer circumference of the motor main body 210.

Through first breach with the second breach forms the restriction motor main 210's fixed knot constructs, the fine fixing of ability motor main 210, and is convenient for motor main 210's installation is gone into the position. In addition, the arrangement of the first partition plate and the second partition plate enables the first protruding structure 121 and the second protruding structure 131 to be cavity skeleton structures, so that manufacturing materials are saved, and the overall quality of the camera 100 is reduced.

In one embodiment, the bottom of the cavity structure is provided with a through hole, the diameter of the through hole matches with the diameter of the rotating shaft 220, and the rotating shaft 220 passes through the cavity structure and is connected to the fixing head.

The fixing head is arranged outside the cavity structure, and the size of the through hole can be small enough to only allow the rotating shaft 220 to pass through, so that the space in the shell can be closed as much as possible. The influence of the environment on the inside of the camera head 100 is reduced.

In one embodiment, the cavity structure is filled with a glue that assists in securing the motor body 210.

The filling formed by the glue helps to fix the motor main body 210 on one hand, and dissipates the vibration generated by the motor main body 210 when the motor main body 210 runs, thereby protecting the electronic components in the camera 100.

Referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment, the housing further comprises a face shell 150;

the face housing 150 is cylindrical and is sleeved around the front housing 120 and the rear housing 130 which are combined with each other.

The front case 150 is assembled after the other structures of the camera 100 are installed, and if the front case 120 and the rear case 130 are directly used as the appearance faces of the camera 100, the material requirements and the appearance requirements of the front case 120 and the rear case are inevitably increased; after the front shell 120 and the rear shell 130 are assembled, the front shell 150 is sleeved simply, conveniently and beautifully, and meanwhile, the front shell 150 can prevent the front shell 120 and the rear shell 130 from being separated, so that the structural stability of the camera 100 is enhanced.

Referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment, the connecting bracket includes a first supporting plate 400, the fixing head is a first gear 300, a positioning protrusion 420 is provided on a surface of the first supporting plate 400 close to the housing, and a first blind-tooth groove 410 engaged with the first gear 300 is provided on a surface of the positioning protrusion 420;

the positioning protrusion 420 penetrates the through hole 160 to insert the first gear 300 into the first blind recess 410.

The first blind tooth space 410 is arranged on the surface of the first support plate 400 close to the camera 100, and when the camera 100 is installed, only the camera 100 needs to be placed on the first support plate 400; and the first gear 300 is placed in the first blind tooth groove 410, and the first gear 300 and the first support plate 400 can be ensured not to relatively rotate through the meshing fit of the first gear 300 and the first blind tooth groove 410.

And the positioning protrusion 420 is matched with the through hole 160, so that the first support plate 400 can also assist in fixing the camera 100, and at this time, the lower surface of the camera 100 is placed on the upper surface of the first support plate 400, and the first support plate 400 can also well support the camera 100.

In one embodiment, the connecting bracket includes a second supporting plate, the fixing head is the first gear 300, a second blind-hole tooth socket is disposed on a lower surface of the second supporting plate away from the housing, the second blind-hole tooth socket forms a fixed connection with the first gear 300, and the rotating shaft 220 passes through the second supporting plate and forms a connection with the first gear 300.

The rotating shaft 220 passes through the second support plate to form a fixed connection with the first gear 300; so that the second support plate is held by the first gear 300 and the housing of the camera head 100; so that the fixation of the camera head 100 on the second support plate is very stable.

In one embodiment, the housing has an elongated shape, and the motor assembly 200 is disposed at a middle position of the housing along a length direction.

The motor assembly 200 is disposed at a middle position of the camera 100, so that a required space is reduced when the camera 100 rotates.

In summary, in the camera with the peep-proof structure, the motor main body 210 is fixed in the camera 100, when the camera 100 is used, only the fixing head needs to be fixed on the connecting bracket, and when the motor main body 210 drives the rotating shaft 220 to rotate, because the motor main body 210 and the fixing head are respectively fixed by the camera 100 and the connecting bracket, the camera 100 is forced to rotate; the camera 100 is rotated by the motor assembly 200, so that the structure is simple, the implementation cost is low, the occupied space is small in size, and the assembly is convenient; meanwhile, the camera 100 is rotatably arranged to achieve the purpose of peep prevention.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes performed by the present invention or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields will be covered by the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A camera with a peep-proof structure, comprising:

a housing;

the motor assembly comprises a motor main body and a rotating shaft for power output, the motor main body is fixed in the shell, the free end of the rotating shaft, which is far away from the motor main body, is connected with a fixing head, the motor main body is electrically connected to a control circuit of the camera, and a through hole is formed in the shell;

and the connecting bracket is connected with the fixed head through the through hole, and limits the fixed head to rotate relative to the connecting bracket.

2. The camera with the peep-proof structure according to claim 1, further comprising a main board; the mainboard is fixed in the shell, just be equipped with on the mainboard and dodge the breach of motor main part.

3. The camera with a peep-proof structure according to claim 2, characterized in that the outer shell comprises a front shell and a rear shell;

4. The camera with the peep-proof structure according to claim 3, wherein a first protruding structure is provided on the inner wall of the front housing, and a second protruding structure is provided on the inner wall of the rear housing; when the front shell and the rear shell are fixed with each other, the first protruding structure and the second protruding structure form a cavity structure for clamping the motor main body.

5. The camera with the peeping-proof structure according to claim 4, wherein a first partition plate is disposed in the first protrusion structure, and a first notch recessed toward the front housing is disposed on the first partition plate;

6. The camera head with a peep-proof structure according to claim 4, wherein the bottom of the cavity structure is provided with a through hole, the diameter of the through hole matches with the diameter of the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft passes through the cavity structure and is connected to the fixed head.

7. The camera with a peeping prevention structure according to claim 3, characterized in that the housing further comprises a face shell;

8. The rotary peep-proof structure of a camera according to claim 1, wherein the connecting bracket comprises a first supporting plate, the fixing head is a first gear, a positioning protrusion is arranged on the surface of the first supporting plate close to the housing, and a first blind-hole tooth socket meshed with the first gear is arranged on the surface of the positioning protrusion;

9. The camera head with the peep-proof structure according to claim 1, wherein the connecting bracket includes a second supporting plate, the fixing head is a first gear, a second blind-hole tooth socket is provided on a lower surface of the second supporting plate away from the housing, the second blind-hole tooth socket forms a fixed connection with the first gear, and at this time, the rotating shaft forms a fixed connection with the first gear after passing through the second supporting plate.

10. The camera head with a privacy structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the casing is long, and the motor assembly is disposed at a middle position of the casing in a length direction.