CN114745493A

CN114745493A - Camera module and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114745493A
Application number: CN202210475587.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄晓敏; 董怿
Original assignee: Beijing Kelifor Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Kelifor Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-29
Filing date: 2022-04-29
Publication date: 2022-07-12

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a camera module and an electronic device, wherein the camera module includes a base, an ejecting portion capable of moving relative to the base and ejecting a housing of the electronic device, and an elastic member disposed between the base and the ejecting portion, wherein the base surrounds the ejecting portion, and an inner periphery of the base is provided with a guide groove extending in an axial direction; the ejection portion includes a main body and a slider radially protruding from an outer periphery of the main body, the slider projecting into the guide groove in a sliding fit; the ejection portion has a retracted position and an ejected position, and the elastic member has an elastic force for driving the ejection portion to move from the retracted position to the ejected position. Through the technical scheme, the camera shooting module is simple to assemble and reliable in power, can ensure that the popup part cannot deviate after popping up, and cannot interfere with other parts.

Description

Camera module and electronic equipment

Technical Field

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

Background

In the electronic equipment that can install the module of making a video recording such as cell-phone, panel computer, the module of making a video recording all is fixed usually, and the camera lens can obviously bulge electronic equipment's shell, causes the space extravagant, and is not pleasing to the eye. Along with make a video recording the continuous upgrading of module among the electronic equipment, some electronic equipment adopt portable lens module, make the camera lens subassembly pop out or retract electronic equipment's shell to practice thrift the space, nevertheless the skew takes place for the camera lens is very easy at long-distance flexible in-process, leads to the motion unstable, seriously reduces imaging quality, influences user's use and experiences. In the related art, the camera module adopts the electromagnetic driving lens assembly to move, the magnetic force generated between the magnetic parts provides driving force for the lens assembly, but the electromagnetic driving can generate magnetic interference on other parts, and the assembly is more complicated. In view of this, the prior art is in need of improvement.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims at providing a module and electronic equipment make a video recording, this module equipment of making a video recording is simple, and power is reliable, can guarantee to pop out the portion and can not produce the skew after popping out, and can not produce the interference with other parts.

In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides a camera module for an electronic apparatus, including a base body, an eject portion that is movable relative to the base body and ejects a housing of the electronic apparatus, and an elastic member provided between the base body and the eject portion,

the base body surrounds the ejecting part, and the inner periphery of the base body is provided with a guide groove extending along the axial direction;

the ejection portion includes a main body and a slider radially protruding from an outer periphery of the main body, the slider projecting into the guide groove in a sliding fit;

the ejection portion has a retracted position and an ejected position, and the elastic member has an elastic force for driving the ejection portion to move from the retracted position to the ejected position.

Optionally, the number of the sliding member and the number of the guide groove are respectively multiple and equal.

Optionally, the resilient member is configured as a ring surrounding the ejection portion and resiliently abuts against the slider.

Optionally, the elastic member includes a plurality of fixing segments and a plurality of driving segments, the fixing segments and the driving segments are alternately arranged along a circumferential direction of the ejection portion, the fixing segments are fixed to the base body, and the driving segments abut against the ejection portion.

Optionally, the fixed segment is perpendicular to a moving direction of the ejection part; the driving section is formed in a V shape, two ends of the driving section are connected to the fixing section, and the middle of the driving section is abutted to the sliding piece.

Optionally, a hook portion for hanging the fixing section is formed on the base body, the hook portion is groove-shaped, an opening of the hook portion faces in a radially outward direction, and the fixing section is at least partially accommodated in the hook portion.

Optionally, each fixing section is provided with two corresponding hooks.

Optionally, the resilient member is integrally formed.

Optionally, the elastic member is made of a polymer material or an elastic metal material.

Optionally, the guide slot has an open end and a closed end, the slider abutting the closed end in the eject position.

Optionally, the closed end is configured as a V-shaped structure opening towards the open end, and the slider is configured as a cylinder.

Optionally, the end plate of the base body has a through hole for sliding the ejecting part, and the diameter of the through hole is larger than that of the main body and smaller than that of the ejecting part formed by the sliding part; the inner circumferential surface of the through hole is provided with an assembling opening for the sliding piece to pass through along the axial direction, and the assembling opening is communicated with the open end.

Optionally, the offset angle of the guide groove and the fitting opening in the circumferential direction is 10 ° to 20 °.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic apparatus is further provided, which includes the camera module provided by the present disclosure, wherein the camera module is a rear camera module, the housing of the electronic apparatus is a back plate, and the pop-up direction of the pop-up portion is perpendicular to the back plate.

Through the technical scheme, when the camera module works, the popping part is pulled to pop up through the elastic piece, the sliding piece of the popping part can move in the axial direction along the guide groove, so that the movement is stable, the stretching direction and the optical axis direction are always consistent, and the deviation in the direction vertical to the optical axis direction can be avoided; when the camera module is out of work, the popping part is pressed into the shell of the electronic equipment by the external component, and after the limiting of the external component is relieved, the popping part can be pulled to pop out to the popping position through the elastic piece, so that the camera module is lighter and thinner, and the space utilization rate is increased. The camera shooting module is simple to assemble and reliable in power, can ensure that the popup part cannot deviate after popping up, and cannot interfere with other parts.

Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the disclosure without limiting the disclosure. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of the camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a front view of a camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a top view of a camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a bottom view of a camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

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

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a camera module provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure with a substrate removed;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a base in a camera module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module with a housing according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Description of the reference numerals

1 substrate 110 guide groove

120 hook 130 through hole

131 assembly opening 2 ejection part

210 slider 3 spring

310 fixed section 320 driving section

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present disclosure is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present disclosure, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, terms of orientation such as "upper, lower, top, and bottom" are used which are defined based on the drawing direction of drawing fig. 3. The "inner and outer" are relative to the self-profile of the corresponding component. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated.

As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the present disclosure provides a camera module for an electronic device, which may include a base 1, an eject portion 2 capable of moving relative to the base 1 and ejecting a housing of the electronic device, and an elastic member 3 disposed between the base 1 and the eject portion 2, wherein the base 1 surrounds the eject portion 2, and an inner circumference of the base 1 is provided with a guide groove 110 extending along an axial direction, where the base 1 may be integrally formed and configured as a ring surrounding the eject portion 2, or may be disposed as a multi-segment structure surrounding the eject portion 2, or the base 1 may be disposed as two segments disposed at opposite sides of the eject portion 2, where a disposition form of the base 1 is not particularly limited; the ejector 2 includes a main body and a slider 210 radially protruding from the outer periphery of the main body, the slider 210 protruding into the guide groove 110 with sliding fit; the ejector 2 has a retracted position and an ejected position, and the elastic member 3 has an elastic force for driving the ejector 2 to move from the retracted position to the ejected position. Here, the pop-up part 2 moves relative to the base 1, and the base 1 may be a fixed part fixed in the electronic device or a moving part in the electronic device; the ejection section 2 may include a lens and a lens carrier for carrying the lens. In the retracted position, the lens carrier is substantially flush with the base body 1, and the ejector 2 is partially or fully retracted within the housing of the electronic device; in the eject position the lens carrier protrudes from the base body 1 and the eject portion 2 ejects the housing of the electronic device. In other embodiments, the retracted position and the ejected position may be both located at the position of the protruding substrate 1, and the ejected position may be located further outward relative to the retracted position, and the specific positions of the retracted position and the ejected position are not limited by the present disclosure. When the camera module works, the pop-up part 2 is driven to pop up from the retraction position to the pop-up position through the elasticity of the elastic piece 3; the camera module is when out of work, can make pop-up portion 2 by popping out the position retraction position through the pressure that the external world was exerted, and the outer end of pop-up portion 2 can be covered and is equipped with the lens hood, can drive the lens hood through actuating mechanism and remove, and then in will popping out portion 2 and push back the shell, here, actuating mechanism can select voice coil motor, step motor, SMA line, piezoelectric motor etc..

Through the technical scheme, when the camera module works, the pop-up part 2 is pulled and popped up through the elastic piece 3, the sliding piece 210 of the pop-up part 2 can move in the axial direction along the guide groove 110, so that the movement is stable, the stretching direction and the optical axis direction are always consistent, and the deviation in the direction vertical to the optical axis direction can be avoided; when the camera module was out of work, pop out portion 2 and be impressed inside electronic equipment's the shell by the external component, after the spacing of this external component was relieved, pop out portion 2 and can pull through elastic component 3 and pop out to popping out the position, can make the camera module more frivolous like this, increase space utilization. The camera shooting module is simple to assemble and reliable in power, can ensure that the popup part cannot deviate after popping up, and cannot interfere with other parts.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the number of the sliders 210 and the number of the guide grooves 110 may be respectively multiple and equal. Specifically, the sliders 210 may be disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer periphery of the ejector 2, the guide grooves 110 may be disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction on the inner periphery of the base 1, the plurality of sliders 210 and the plurality of guide grooves 110 correspond one-to-one, respectively, and the sliders 210 may be slidable in the guide grooves 110 in the axial direction so that the ejector 2 is not displaced when moving.

Wherein, referring to fig. 7, the elastic element 3 may be configured as a ring surrounding the pop-up portion 2 and elastically abuts against the sliding element 210, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the elastic element 3 abuts against the bottom end of the sliding element 210, in the compressed state, the pop-up portion 2 is limited inside the housing by the external member, at this time, the elastic element 3 is in the stretching state, and after the limit of the external member is released, the elastic element 3 restores the elastic deformation to pull and pop the pop-up portion 2 to the pop-up position.

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 6, the elastic member 3 may include a plurality of fixing segments 310 and a plurality of driving segments 320, the fixing segments 310 and the driving segments 320 being alternately arranged along a circumferential direction of the ejector 2, the fixing segments 310 being fixed to the base body 1, and the driving segments 320 abutting against the ejector 2. Thus, the annular elastic member 3 surrounds the outer periphery of the ejector 2, and the fixing section 310 is fixed to the base body 1, and the driving section 320 is connected to the ejector 2 for driving the ejector 2 to move from the retracted position to the ejected position. With this arrangement, the force applied to the ejecting portion 2 can be made uniform, the ejection can be performed more stably by the elastic member 3, and no positional deviation occurs during the ejection.

Specifically, referring to fig. 7, the fixing segment 310 may be perpendicular to the moving direction of the ejector 2; the driving section 320 may be formed in a V-shape with both ends connected to the fixing section 310 and a middle portion abutting on the slider 210, so that when the position of the external member is released, the ejector 2 is contracted and the ejector 2 is driven to move from the retracted position to the ejected position.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to fig. 3, a hook 120 for hanging a fixing section 310 may be formed on the base 1, the hook 120 is groove-shaped, an opening of the hook 120 faces in a radial outward direction, and the fixing section 310 is at least partially accommodated in the hook 120. The fixing mode is simple in structure and convenient to disassemble and assemble. Of course, the fixing segment 310 may be fixed to the base 1 by other means, such as adhesion, welding, etc., and the fixing effect may be achieved.

Further, each fixing segment 310 may be correspondingly provided with two hooks 120, and the number of hooks 120 is not limited by the present disclosure, that is, each fixing segment 310 may be correspondingly provided with one hook 120 or a plurality of hooks 120.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the elastic member 3 may be integrally formed, and has a simple structure and is convenient to assemble. In other embodiments, the elastic member 3 may be provided in a multi-segment structure, for example, the fixing segment 310 and the driving segment 320 may be separate structures, and they may be connected by bonding, welding, etc. to form a ring structure.

Specifically, the elastic member 3 may be made of a polymer material or an elastic metal material, such as rubber, silicone, a spring, or a spring plate, and may have elasticity to drive the ejecting portion 2 to the ejecting position.

According to some embodiments, the guide slot 110 may have an open end and a closed end, as shown in fig. 8, the open end is located at the bottom of the guide slot 110, the closed end is located at the top of the guide slot 110, and in the ejecting position, the slider 210 abuts against the closed end to stop the ejecting part 2 at the ejecting position, which functions to limit the displacement of the ejecting part 2.

Further, the closed end may be configured as a V-shaped structure opened toward the open end, and the slider 210 is configured as a cylinder, so that, in the ejecting position, the cylinder-shaped slider 210 can be stably latched at the V-shaped structure to ensure that the ejecting portion 2 does not generate a positional deviation after being ejected. In addition, the closed end may be configured in other shapes, and the slider 210 may be firmly abutted against the closed end, which all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

As an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the end plate of the base body 1 has a through hole 130 for the ejection portion 2 to slide, the diameter of the through hole 130 being larger than the diameter of the main body of the ejection portion 2 and smaller than the diameter of the ejection portion 2 formed by the slider 210; an inner circumferential surface of the through hole 130 may be formed with a fitting hole 131 through which the slider 210 passes in an axial direction, the fitting hole 131 communicating with the open end. The assembling hole 131 is provided on the end plate to facilitate the installation of the pop-up part 2, as shown in fig. 8, the assembling hole 131 and the guide groove 110 are adjacently staggered in the circumferential direction, after the sliding member 210 axially passes through the assembling hole 131 for a certain distance, the pop-up part 2 is rotated to rotate the sliding member 210 to the bottom end of the open end, and then the sliding member 210 is pulled into the guide groove 110 by the elastic force of the elastic member 3 to complete the assembly.

Wherein the offset angle of the guide groove 110 and the fitting opening 131 in the circumferential direction may be 10 ° to 20 °, specifically, may be 15 °, so that the open end of the guide groove 110 is close to the fitting opening 131 to facilitate the assembly of the ejector 2 to the base body 1.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 10, there is also provided an electronic apparatus, which includes the above-mentioned camera module, wherein the camera module is a rear lens module, the housing of the electronic apparatus is a back plate, and the ejecting direction of the ejecting portion 2 is perpendicular to the back plate. Through the arrangement mode, when the lens is used, the ejecting part 2 can eject the backboard of the electronic equipment, and when the lens is not used, the ejecting part 2 can retract into the backboard of the electronic equipment, so that the camera module is lighter and thinner, and the using effect of the camera module can be improved. The terminal equipment has all the beneficial effects of the lens module, and the description is omitted here. The electronic device may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and other devices capable of mounting the lens module.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure within the technical idea of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, in the foregoing embodiments, various features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various combinations that are possible in the present disclosure are not described again.

In addition, any combination of various embodiments of the present disclosure may be made, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present disclosure, as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A camera module for an electronic device, comprising a base body (1), an ejecting portion (2) that is movable relative to the base body (1) and ejects a housing of the electronic device, and an elastic member (3) provided between the base body (1) and the ejecting portion (2),

the base body (1) surrounds the ejecting part (2), and a guide groove (110) extending along the axial direction is formed in the inner periphery of the base body (1);

the ejection part (2) comprises a main body and a sliding piece (210) radially protruding from the outer periphery of the main body, wherein the sliding piece (210) extends into the guide groove (110) in a sliding fit manner;

the ejection portion (2) has a retracted position and an ejected position, and the elastic member (3) has an elastic force for driving the ejection portion (2) to move from the retracted position to the ejected position.

2. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the number of the sliding member (210) and the number of the guide groove (110) are respectively plural and equal.

3. Camera module according to claim 2, characterized in that the spring (3) is configured as a ring surrounding the ejector (2) and resiliently abuts against the slide (210).

4. The camera module according to any of the claims 3, characterized in that the elastic member (3) comprises a plurality of fixing segments (310) and a plurality of driving segments (320), the fixing segments (310) and the driving segments (320) are alternately arranged along the circumference of the ejection portion (2), the fixing segments (310) are fixed to the base body (1), and the driving segments (320) abut against the ejection portion (2).

5. The camera module according to claim 4, characterized in that the fixing segment (310) is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the ejector (2); the driving section (320) is formed in a V shape, two ends of the driving section are connected to the fixing section (310), and the middle of the driving section abuts against the sliding piece (210).

6. The camera module according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the base body (1) is formed with a hook portion (120) for hanging the fixing section (310), the hook portion (120) is groove-shaped, the opening of the hook portion (120) faces in a radial outward direction, and the fixing section (310) is at least partially accommodated in the hook portion (120).

7. The camera module according to claim 6, wherein two hooks (120) are provided for each fixing segment (310).

8. A camera module according to claim 3, characterized in that the resilient member (3) is integrally formed.

9. The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the elastic member (3) is made of a polymer material or an elastic metal material.

10. The camera module according to claim 1, characterized in that the guide slot (110) has an open end and a closed end, the slider (210) abutting against the closed end in the ejection position.

11. The camera module according to claim 10, characterized in that the closed end is configured as a V-shaped structure opening towards the open end, and the slide (210) is configured as a cylinder.

12. Camera module according to any one of claims 10 or 11, characterized in that the end plate of the base body (1) has a through hole (130) for the ejection part (2) to slide, the diameter of the through hole (130) being larger than the diameter of the body and smaller than the diameter of the ejection part (2) formed by the slide (210); an assembling opening (131) for the sliding part (210) to pass through along the axial direction is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the through hole (130), and the assembling opening (131) is communicated with the open end.

13. A camera module according to claim 12, characterized in that the offset angle of the guide groove (110) and the fitting opening (131) in the circumferential direction is 10 ° -20 °.

14. An electronic device, comprising the camera module according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the camera module is a rear camera module, the housing of the electronic device is a back plate, and the ejecting direction of the ejecting portion (2) is perpendicular to the back plate.