CN115002316A

CN115002316A - Image pickup module, electronic apparatus, and image pickup method

Info

Publication number: CN115002316A
Application number: CN202210585635.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨泽; 张州辰
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-27
Filing date: 2022-05-27
Publication date: 2022-09-02

Abstract

The application discloses a camera assembly, electronic equipment and a camera shooting method, which belong to the technical field of camera shooting, wherein the disclosed camera assembly comprises a base, a camera module, a telescopic bracket, a lens cover bracket and a driving mechanism, wherein the camera module is arranged on the telescopic bracket; the driving mechanism comprises a driving source and a rotating piece, the driving source is arranged on the base, the rotating piece is rotatably arranged on the base, the driving source is connected with the rotating piece, and the driving source drives the rotating piece to rotate; the rotating member is connected with at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cover bracket, and the rotating member can drive at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cover bracket to move relative to the base.

Description

Image pickup module, electronic apparatus, and image pickup method

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of camera shooting, and particularly relates to a camera shooting assembly, electronic equipment and a camera shooting method.

Background

With the continuous development of electronic devices, people have an increasing demand for the shooting function of electronic devices, and people hope to shoot images with higher quality by using a camera of the electronic devices.

If want to shoot the higher image of quality, can adopt the great sensitive optical chip of size, also can increase the space around the camera module to increase its motion range, thereby increase the focus scope of camera module, and improve the anti-shake effect.

However, because the thickness of the current electronic device is thin, the size of the photosensitive chip cannot be increased, and the space around the camera module cannot be increased, so that the focusing range and the anti-shake effect of the camera module are affected, and the shooting quality of the camera module is not high finally.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application aims to provide a camera shooting assembly, electronic equipment and a camera shooting method, and the problem that the shooting quality of a camera module is not high can be solved.

First aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides an subassembly of making a video recording, including base, camera module, telescopic bracket, lens cap support and actuating mechanism, wherein:

the camera module is arranged on the telescopic support, the telescopic support is connected with the lens cover support, a lens cover is arranged on the lens cover support, and the lens cover is arranged opposite to a lens of the camera module;

the driving mechanism comprises a driving source and a rotating piece, the driving source is arranged on the base, the rotating piece is rotatably arranged on the base, the driving source is connected with the rotating piece, and the driving source drives the rotating piece to rotate;

the rotating piece is connected with at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cover bracket, and the rotating piece can drive at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cover bracket to move relative to the base.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including the image capturing assembly described above.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a camera method, which is applied to the camera module described above, where a first distance is provided between the camera module and the lens cover, and a second distance is provided between the camera module and the display screen;

the image pickup method includes:

receiving a first input;

in a case where the first input is a photographing input, driving at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cap bracket to move relative to the base to increase at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch;

in a case where the first input is an end-of-shooting input, driving at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cap bracket to move relative to the base to decrease at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an imaging apparatus, to which the above imaging method is applied, including:

a receiving module for receiving a first input;

a control module to drive at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cover bracket to move relative to the base to increase at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch if the first input is a photographing input, and to drive at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cover bracket to move relative to the base to decrease at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch if the first input is an end-of-photographing input.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device, which includes a processor and a memory, where the memory stores a program or instructions executable on the processor, and the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method according to the third aspect.

In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instructions are stored, which when executed by a processor implement the steps of the method according to the third aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instructions to implement the method according to the third aspect.

In an eighth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the method according to the third aspect.

In the embodiment of the present application, the camera module is disposed on the telescopic bracket, the lens cap bracket is provided with the lens cap, and the driving source can drive at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cap bracket to move through the rotating member, so as to realize the movement of at least one of the camera module and the lens cap, and therefore, at least one of the distance between the camera module and the lens cap and the distance between the camera module and the display screen can be adjusted. When shooting is not needed, at least one of the telescopic bracket and the lens cover bracket can be driven to move so as to compress the space around the camera module, so that the space occupied by the camera assembly is smaller; when implementing the shooting operation, can drive at least one among telescopic bracket and the lens cap support and remove to increase the motion space of camera module, make the scope of focusing of camera module bigger, its anti-shake effect is better, finally makes the quality of the image that the camera module was shot higher.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a camera assembly disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an assembly view of the camera assembly disclosed in the embodiments of the present application;

fig. 3 and 4 are an exploded view and an assembled view of a lens cover holder and a telescopic holder, respectively, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 to 7 are an exploded view and an assembled view of the telescopic bracket and the rotating member disclosed in the embodiment of the present application, respectively;

fig. 8 and 9 are an exploded view and an assembled view of the lens cover holder, the telescopic holder and the rotating member according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, respectively;

FIGS. 10 and 11 are an exploded view and an assembled view of a base and a lens cover holder, respectively, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 and 13 are an exploded view and an assembled view of the base, the lens cap holder, the telescopic holder and the rotating member, respectively, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 and fig. 15 are an exploded view and an assembled schematic view of a camera module and an electrical connector according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 16 to 19 are schematic views of a partial structure of a camera module disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a drive mechanism disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 21 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module disclosed in the embodiment of the present application at another angle;

fig. 22 is a schematic flowchart of an imaging method disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 23 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 24 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-base, 110-second ball groove, 120-guide surface, 130-limit surface, 140-base, 150-shell;

200-a camera module;

300-a telescopic bracket, 310-a first spiral guide groove and 320-a third ball groove;

400-lens cover bracket, 410-lens cover, 420-second spiral guide groove, 430-first ball groove, 440-fourth ball groove;

500-driving mechanism, 510-driving source, 511-motor, 512-reduction box, 513-lead screw, 514-sliding block, 515-bracket, 516-guiding shaft, 517-wiring part, 520-rotating part, 521-first matching convex part, 522-second matching convex part, 523-fifth ball groove, 530-elastic part and 540-rack;

610-first ball, 620-second ball, 630-third ball;

700-a slip ring;

800-electric connector, 810-frame body, 820-first connecting part, 830-second connecting part, 840-tail part and 850-connector;

900-a seal;

1000-electronic device, 1010-memory, 1020-processor;

2000-electronics, 2001-processor, 2010-radio, 2020-network, 2030-audio output, 2040-input, 2041-graphics, 2042-microphone, 2050-sensor, 2060-display, 2061-display, 2070-user, 2071-touch, 2072-other input, 2080-interface, 2090-memory.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below clearly with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments that can be derived by one of ordinary skill in the art from the embodiments given herein are intended to be within the scope of the present disclosure.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It will be appreciated that the data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances such that embodiments of the application may be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein, and that the terms "first," "second," and the like are generally used herein in a generic sense and do not limit the number of terms, e.g., the first term can be one or more than one. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

The following describes the imaging module disclosed in the embodiments of the present application in detail through specific embodiments and application scenarios thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1-24, the present application discloses a camera module, which includes a base 100, a camera module 200, a telescopic bracket 300, a lens cover bracket 400, and a driving mechanism 500.

The base 100 is a peripheral component of the camera module, the base 100 can provide a mounting base for other components of the camera module, and the base 100 can also protect other components mounted therein. The base 100 may include a base 140 and a housing 150, and the base 140 and the housing 150 are connected to enclose an installation space of the camera module 200, the telescopic bracket 300, the lens cover bracket 400, and other components.

The camera module 200 is the main component that the camera module realizes shooting, and the camera module 200 sets up on telescopic bracket 300, and optionally, the inside of telescopic bracket 300 is located to camera module 200 to make the structure of camera module more compact. The telescopic bracket 300 is connected to the lens cap holder 400, and optionally, the telescopic bracket 300 is disposed inside the lens cap holder 400, thereby making the structure of the camera module more compact. The lens cover bracket 400 is provided with a lens cover 410, and the lens cover 410 is arranged opposite to the lens of the camera module 200 to protect the lens of the camera module 200. The camera module 200 may include a photosensitive chip to implement a camera function.

The driving mechanism 500 includes a driving source 510 and a rotating member 520, the driving source 510 is disposed on the base 100, and alternatively, the driving source 510 may be fixedly connected to the base 100 directly or indirectly through other components. The rotation member 520 is rotatably disposed on the base 100, and the driving source 510 is connected to the rotation member 520, and the driving source 510 can drive the rotation member 520 to rotate relative to the base 100. The driving source 510 may be a motor or other components having a driving function.

The rotation member 520 is coupled to at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400, and the rotation member 520 may drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100 during the rotation of the rotation member 520 driven by the driving source 510. Specifically, the rotation member 520 may drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to approach the base 140 or to depart from the base 140. When the rotational member 520 is simultaneously coupled to the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400, the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 can be driven by the same driving mechanism, which makes the structure of the camera module simpler.

When the rotating member 520 drives the telescopic bracket 300 to move relative to the base 100, the camera module 200 arranged on the telescopic bracket 300 can move relative to the base 100, so that the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen changes, namely, the camera module 200 is close to or away from the display screen, when the camera module 200 is close to the display screen, the space around the camera module 200 can be compressed, the space occupied by the camera module is smaller, and further, the size of the electronic equipment provided with the camera module in the moving direction of the telescopic bracket 300 is thinned, so that the attractiveness and the portability of the electronic equipment are improved; when the camera module 200 is far away from the display screen, the movement space of the camera module 200 can be increased, so that the focusing range of the camera module 200 is larger, the anti-shaking effect is better, or the design requirement of a larger photosensitive chip is met.

When the rotating member 520 drives the lens cover bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, the lens cover 410 can move relative to the base 100, so that the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 changes relatively, that is, the lens cover 410 is close to or away from the camera module 200, when the lens cover 410 is close to the camera module 200, the space around the camera module 200 can be compressed, the space occupied by the camera component is smaller, when the lens cover 410 is far away from the camera module 200, the movement space of the camera module 200 can be increased, the focusing range of the camera module 200 is larger, the anti-shake effect is better, or the design requirement of a larger photosensitive chip is met. Of course, the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 is variable, and the purposes of increasing the height of the lens along the optical axis direction of the lens, increasing the aperture and the like can be achieved, so that the imaging quality is improved.

When the rotating member 520 simultaneously drives the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cap 410 and the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen both change, and further the movement space around the camera module 200 also changes, so that the photographing operation can be performed or not performed according to the change in space. Of course, only the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 or the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen may be changed, so as to meet different use requirements, for example, a shooting operation without an anti-shake function may be implemented.

In the embodiment of the present application, the camera module 200 is disposed on the telescopic bracket 300, the lens cover bracket 400 is disposed with the lens cover 410, and the driving source 510 can drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move through the rotating member 520, so as to realize the movement of at least one of the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410, and therefore, at least one of the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 and the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen can be adjusted. When shooting is not needed, at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 can be driven to move so as to compress the space around the camera module 200, so that the space occupied by the camera component is smaller; when the shooting operation is performed, at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 can be driven to move, so that the movement space of the camera module 200 is increased, the focusing range of the camera module 200 is larger, the anti-shake effect of the camera module is better, and finally the quality of the image shot by the camera module 200 is higher.

Alternatively, the rotation member 520 may drive the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move in the same direction or in different directions with respect to the base 100.

Alternatively, one of the rotating member 520 and the telescopic bracket 300 is provided with a first mating protrusion 521, the other is provided with a first spiral guide groove 310, the rotating member 520 is connected with the telescopic bracket 300 through the first mating protrusion 521 and the first spiral guide groove 310, the first mating protrusion 521 is slidably engaged with the first spiral guide groove 310, and the rotating member 520 can drive the telescopic bracket 300 to move relative to the base 100 under the engagement of the first mating protrusion 521 and the first spiral guide groove 310. Such an embodiment can realize the transmission between the rotation member 520 and the telescopic bracket 300 by a simple structure, and thus can simplify the structure of the camera module.

In one embodiment, the rotating member 520 is provided with a first spiral guide groove 310, the telescopic bracket 300 is provided with a first mating protrusion 521, and the rotating member 520 rotates to make the first mating protrusion 521 slide in the first spiral guide groove 310, so as to drive the telescopic bracket 300 to move relative to the base 100.

In another embodiment, the rotating member 520 is provided with a first mating protrusion 521, and the telescopic bracket 300 is provided with a first spiral guide groove 310. Because the telescopic bracket 300 needs to provide enough supporting force for the camera module, the size of the telescopic bracket is generally large, and the first spiral guide groove 310 with a large screw pitch is suitable for being arranged, so that the moving range of the telescopic bracket 300 is large, and the shooting effect of the camera module 200 is further improved. Meanwhile, the first mating convex portion 521 does not need to occupy a large space, and thus the rotation member 520 can be set smaller, so that the space occupied by the camera module is smaller.

Optionally, the first spiral guide groove 310 is disposed outside the telescopic bracket 300, and an extending direction of the first spiral guide groove 310 is inclined with respect to a height direction of the telescopic bracket 300, in other words, an included angle is formed between the extending direction of the first spiral guide groove 310 and the height direction of the telescopic bracket 300, and the included angle is a non-zero included angle, the first spiral guide groove 310 is provided with an opening at a position close to the bottom of the telescopic bracket 300 so as to be matched with the first matching protrusion 521, and a limiting part is disposed at the top of the first spiral guide groove 310 so as to limit the first matching protrusion 521, thereby preventing the first matching protrusion 521 from separating from the first spiral guide groove 310 when moving to the top of the first spiral guide groove 310.

Alternatively, one of the rotation member 520 and the lens cap holder 400 is provided with a second engaging protrusion 522, the other one is provided with a second spiral guide groove 420, the rotation member 520 is connected to the lens cap holder 400 through the second engaging protrusion 522 and the second spiral guide groove 420, the second engaging protrusion 522 is slidably engaged with the second spiral guide groove 420, and the rotation member 520 can drive the lens cap holder 400 to move relative to the base 100 under the engagement of the second engaging protrusion 522 and the second spiral guide groove 420. Such an embodiment can realize the transmission between the rotation member 520 and the lens cover holder 400 by a simple structure, and thus can simplify the structure of the camera module.

In one embodiment, the rotation member 520 is provided with a second spiral guide groove 420, the lens cover holder 400 is provided with a second engaging protrusion 522, and the rotation member 520 rotates to slide the second engaging protrusion 522 in the second spiral guide groove 420, thereby driving the lens cover holder 400 to move relative to the base 100.

In another embodiment, the rotating member 520 is provided with a second engaging protrusion 522, and the lens cover holder 400 is provided with a second spiral guide groove 420. Since the lens cap holder 400 needs to provide sufficient supporting force to the lens cap 410, the size of the lens cap holder is generally large, and therefore, the second spiral guide groove 420 with a larger pitch is more suitable for being provided, so that the moving range of the lens cap holder 400 is larger, and the shooting effect of the camera module 200 is further improved. Meanwhile, the second engaging protrusion 522 does not need to occupy a large space, and thus the rotating member 520 can be provided to be smaller, so that the space occupied by the camera module is smaller.

Alternatively, the second spiral guide groove 420 is disposed inside the lens cap holder 400, and an extending direction of the second spiral guide groove 420 is inclined with respect to a height direction of the lens cap holder 400, in other words, an extending direction of the second spiral guide groove 420 and the height direction of the lens cap holder 400 have an included angle therebetween, the included angle is a non-zero included angle, the second spiral guide groove 420 is provided with an opening at a position near a bottom of the lens cap holder 400 so as to be engaged with the second engaging protrusion 522, and a stopper is disposed at a top of the second spiral guide groove 420 to limit the second engaging protrusion 522, so as to prevent the second engaging protrusion 522 from being separated from the second spiral guide groove 420 when moving to the top of the second spiral guide groove 420.

Alternatively, the pitch of the second spiral guide groove 420 may be smaller than or equal to the pitch of the first spiral guide groove 310, and when a photographing operation is performed, the design is such that when the rotating member 520 drives the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, the variation value of the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 is smaller than or equal to the variation value of the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen.

In another embodiment, the pitch of the second spiral guide groove 420 is greater than the pitch of the first spiral guide groove 310, when the rotating member 520 drives the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, the variation value of the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 is greater than the variation value of the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen, that is, the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 is greater than the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen, such an arrangement makes the maximum value of the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 greater, and further makes the movement space of the camera module 200 greater, the focusing range thereof is increased, the anti-shake effect is improved, and the finally captured image has higher quality.

Alternatively, the rotating member 520 may be an annular member, and the inner circumferential surface of the rotating member 520 is provided with a first engaging protrusion 521 to engage with the first spiral guiding groove 310 disposed outside the telescopic bracket 300, so that the rotating member 520 is sleeved outside the telescopic bracket 300, and the structure of the camera module is more compact. In order to enable the rotating member 520 to drive the telescopic bracket 300 to move relative to the base 100 more stably and reliably, the number of the first engaging protrusions 521 may be at least two, and correspondingly, the number of the first spiral guide grooves 310 may be at least two, and the at least two first engaging protrusions 521 are in one-to-one correspondence with the at least two first spiral guide grooves 310 and are in sliding engagement.

Optionally, the rotating member 520 has a second engaging protrusion 522 on its outer circumferential surface for engaging with the second spiral guiding groove 420 formed in the lens cap holder 400, so that the rotating member 520 is sleeved in the lens cap holder 400, and the structure of the camera module is more compact. When the first and second engaging

protrusions

521 and 522 are respectively located at both sides of the rotating member 520, the telescopic bracket 300, the rotating member 520 and the lens cap bracket 400 are mutually engaged, and when the camera module retracts, the space occupied by the telescopic bracket 300, the rotating member 520 and the lens cap bracket 400 is smaller, so the space occupied by the camera module is smaller. In order to enable the rotating member 520 to more stably and reliably drive the lens cap holder 400 to move relative to the base 100, the number of the second engaging protrusions 522 may be at least two, and correspondingly, the number of the second spiral guide grooves 420 may be at least two, and the at least two second engaging protrusions 522 are in one-to-one correspondence with the at least two second spiral guide grooves 420 and are in sliding engagement.

Alternatively, in order to make the rotation member 520 drive the lens cap holder 400 to move relative to the base 100 more smoothly, a smaller frictional force can be generated between the lens cap holder 400 and the base 100, so that the lens cap holder 400 receives a smaller resistance from the base 100, and thus the movement of the lens cap holder 400 is easier.

Alternatively, the friction force may be reduced by providing a first ball 610, specifically, the camera module further includes a first ball 610, the lens cover holder 400 defines a first ball groove 430, the base 100 defines a second ball groove 110, the first ball groove 430 is opposite to the second ball groove 110, the first ball 610 is disposed between the first ball groove 430 and the second ball groove 110, and both the first ball groove 430 and the second ball groove 110 extend along the optical axis direction of the lens, that is, when the lens cover holder 400 moves relative to the base 100, the first ball 610 rolls in the first ball groove 430 and the second ball groove 110, the first ball 610 not only can reduce the friction force when the lens cover holder 400 moves, but also can form a rolling support between the lens cover holder 400 and the base 100, and the first ball 610, the first ball groove 430 and the second ball groove 110 cooperate to guide the movement of the lens cover holder 400, so that the lens cover holder 400 moves more smoothly and stably with respect to the base 100.

To further improve the movement stability of the lens cover holder 400, optionally, the number of the first ball grooves 430 and the second ball grooves 110 is at least two, and each of the first ball grooves 430 and the second ball grooves 110 may be engaged with at least one first ball 610. Further, the number of the first balls 610 provided between the same first ball groove 430 and second ball groove 110 is at least two to better exert a movement guiding function of the lens cap holder 400 and to ensure a uniform guiding.

Optionally, the camera module may further include a second ball 620, the telescopic bracket 300 has a third ball groove 320, the lens cover bracket 400 has a fourth ball groove 440, the third ball groove 320 is opposite to the fourth ball groove 440, the second ball 620 is disposed between the third ball groove 320 and the fourth ball groove 440, and both the third ball groove 320 and the fourth ball groove 440 extend along the optical axis direction of the lens. The second ball 620 is disposed between the third ball groove 320 and the fourth ball groove 440 and functions to roll the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400, which reduces the movement resistance between the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400, thereby making it easier for the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100.

Further, the second ball 620 engaged with the third ball groove 320 and the fourth ball groove 440 can also guide the movement of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400. To ensure the motion-guided uniformity, optionally, the number of the third ball grooves 320 and the fourth ball grooves 440 is at least two, and each of the third ball grooves 320 and the fourth ball grooves 440 may be engaged with at least one second ball 620. Further, the number of the second balls 620 disposed between the same third ball groove 320 and fourth ball groove 440 is at least two, thereby ensuring the uniformity of the guiding.

Optionally, the camera module further includes a third ball 630, the rotating member 520 is located in the base 100, the inner side surface of the base 100 has the guide surface 120, the outer side surface of the rotating member 520 is opened with a fifth ball groove 523, the fifth ball groove 523 is opposite to the guide surface 120, the third ball 630 is disposed between the fifth ball groove 523 and the guide surface 120, and the fifth ball groove 523 extends in a direction around the optical axis of the lens, that is, the third ball 630 is provided between the base 100 and the rotation member 520, thereby functioning to roll-support the base 100 and the rotation member 520, when the rotating member 520 receives a driving force perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, the rotating member 520 can rotate around the axis of the optical axis of the lens, under the action of the guide surface 120 and the third balls 630, the rotating member 520 rotates more smoothly relative to the base 100, so that the rotating member 520 can better perform the function of power transmission.

Further, the guiding surface 120 is matched with the outer side surface of the rotating part 520, the guiding surface 120 can be an arc-shaped surface, and the outer side surface of the rotating part 520 can also be an arc-shaped surface, so that the resistance received in the rotating process of the rotating part 520 is smaller, and the rotating part 520 is smoother and easier when rotating relative to the base 100.

Optionally, in the process that the rotating member 520 rotates relative to the base 100, the third ball 630 slides out of the groove formed by the fifth ball groove 523 and the guide surface 120, and to avoid this phenomenon, optionally, the base 100 further has a limiting surface 130, the limiting surface 130 is connected to the guide surface 120, the limiting surface 130 is opposite to the bottom surface of the fifth ball groove 523, and the third ball 630 is located between the bottom surface of the fifth ball groove 523 and the limiting surface 130, so that the third ball 630 can be simultaneously limited by the limiting surface 130 and guided by the guide surface 120, that is, the third ball 630 can better perform the rolling support function under the combined action of the fifth ball groove 523, the guide surface 120 and the limiting surface 130. Further optionally, the limiting surface 130 may be a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens, so as to facilitate processing and improve limiting effect.

Alternatively, the cross-sectional shape of each ball groove may be V-shaped, L-shaped, U-shaped, C-shaped, or the like, which may provide a single degree of freedom or multiple degrees of freedom limitation for each ball, so that each ball may be stably disposed in each ball groove. In addition, one end of each ball groove can be provided with an opening so that the balls can enter the corresponding ball groove conveniently; the other end of the ball groove can be provided with a limiting part to prevent the ball from separating from the ball groove.

The camera shooting assembly disclosed in the present application may further include a slip ring 700, the slip ring 700 is disposed on the base 100, the rotating member 520 is rotatably engaged with the slip ring 700, and the slip ring 700 may slidably support the rotating member 520 during the rotation of the rotating member 520, so as to ensure that the rotating member 520 can better perform the power transmission function. The slip ring 700 may be made of a wear resistant material to improve the accuracy of its engagement with the rotating member 520.

Optionally, the camera module further comprises an electrical connector 800, the electrical connector 800 is disposed on the base 100, the electrical connector 800 is located on a side of the camera module 200 away from the lens cover 410, and the electrical connector 800 is electrically connected to the camera module 200, specifically, the electrical connector 800 includes a frame 810, a first connecting portion 820 and a second connecting portion 830, the first connecting portion 820 is a flexible connecting structure, the second connecting portion 830 is disposed on the camera module 200, and is electrically connected with the camera module 200, the second connecting portion 830 is connected and electrically connected with the frame body 810 through the first connecting portion 820, the frame body 810 is electrically connected with the connector 850 through the tail portion 840 arranged outside the base 100, the connector 850 is used for electrically connecting with a circuit board of an external device (e.g., an electronic device), therefore, the purpose that the electric connector 800 provides current for the camera module 200 and transmits data is achieved, and the normal work of the camera module 200 is ensured.

Optionally, a certain installation space is provided between the slip ring 700 and the base 140 of the base 100, and the installation space can be used for installing the electrical connector 800.

Optionally, since the length of the first connection portion 820 is generally longer to accommodate the movement of the camera module, and there are more components installed in the base 100, so as to make the arrangement of the components more compact and prevent the components from interfering with the first connection portion 820, the first connection portion 820 may be optionally a bent piece, and the first connection portion 820 extends along the direction surrounding the second connection portion 830. At this time, the position of the first connection part 820 is not easily changed, and is not easily interfered with other parts, so that the other parts can be disposed compactly, and the occupied space of the base 100 is small. Further, the first connecting portion 820 may be a sheet-shaped bent member with certain rigidity, and the arrangement may make the position of the first connecting portion 820 substantially unchanged before and after deformation, and thus may be less prone to interference with other components.

Optionally, the driving mechanism 500 further includes an elastic member 530, the driving source 510 drives the rotating member 520 to rotate through the elastic member 530, when an external force is applied to the top of the camera module, the lens cover holder 400, the telescopic holder 300, and the like generate a retraction tendency, and at this time, the elastic member 530 may deform to allow the components to move, and the external force is not transmitted to the driving source 510, which may not cause the driving source 510 to be damaged, and may not cause other transmission structures (such as the first mating protrusion 521 and the second mating protrusion 522) to be damaged due to the excessive force.

Optionally, the rotating member 520 is provided with driving teeth, the driving mechanism 500 further includes a rack 540, the rack 540 is engaged with the driving teeth, the driving source 510 may include a motor 511, a reduction box 512, a lead screw 513, a slider 514, a bracket 515, a guiding shaft 516 and a wiring portion 517, the wiring portion 517 is electrically connected to the motor 511 to provide electric power for the motor 511, an output end of the motor 511 is connected to the reduction box 512, an output end of the reduction box 512 is connected to the lead screw 513, the lead screw 513 is in threaded fit with the slider 514, one end of the lead screw 513 is connected to one end of the bracket 515, the other end of the bracket 515 is connected to the reduction box 512, one end of the slider 514 is connected to one end of the elastic member 530 and is in sliding fit with the guiding shaft 516, the elastic member 530 is sleeved on the guiding shaft 516, and the other end of the elastic member 530 is engaged with the rack 540. After the power output by the motor 511 is decelerated by the reduction box 512, the rotating speed is reduced, the driving torque is increased, and finally the power is transmitted to the elastic element 530, and the elastic element 530 stably drives the rotating element 520 to rotate through the rack 540 under the action of the guide shaft 516.

In addition, the elastic member 530 may be a spring, the lead screw 513 may be replaced by a worm, and the sliding block 514 may be a worm wheel or a nut. Of course, the embodiments of the present application do not specifically limit the components described above.

Optionally, the camera module further comprises a sealing member 900, and the lens cover holder 400 is in sealing fit with the base 100 through the sealing member 900 to prevent external dust or liquid from entering the inside of the camera module and causing adverse effects on components in the camera module.

In one embodiment, the sealing member 900 can be flexibly connected to the lens cover holder 400 and the base 100 to achieve a sealing function. Specifically, the sealing member 900 may be a flexible membrane having one end connected to the base 100 and the other end connected to the lens cover holder 400, thereby achieving a more effective seal.

In another embodiment, the seal 900 may be slidably coupled to the lens cover holder 400 and the base 100 to form a dynamic seal with the lens cover holder 400. Specifically, the sealing member 900 may be a sealing ring, a fixing groove is formed at the top of the lens cap holder 400, the sealing ring is disposed in the fixing groove, and the sealing ring and the inner side surface of the base 100 form a sliding friction seal to prevent external dust and liquid from entering the inside of the camera module.

Optionally, the present application discloses an electronic device, which includes the camera module described above.

As shown in fig. 22, an embodiment of the present application further discloses a camera shooting method, where the camera shooting method is applied to the camera shooting assembly according to any of the above embodiments, a first distance is provided between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410, and a second distance is provided between the camera module 200 and the display screen, and the camera shooting method includes:

s100, receiving a first input.

The first input may be an input performed by a user to the electronic device, where the first input may be performed by touch, and specifically, the first input may be a shooting input that the user wants the image capturing component to perform a shooting operation, or an end shooting input that the user wants to end the shooting operation.

S200, in a case where the first input is a photographing input, driving at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move with respect to the base 100 so as to increase at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch.

When the camera module receives a shooting input, the rotating member 520 of the camera module drives at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, that is, at least one of the lens cover 410 and the camera module 200 to move relative to the base 100, so that at least one of a first distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 and a second distance between the camera module 200 and a display screen is increased, and further, a movement space of the camera module 200 is increased, so that the focusing range of the camera module 200 is larger, the anti-shake effect of the camera module is better, and finally, the quality of an image shot by the camera module 200 is higher.

S300, in a case where the first input is an end photographing input, driving at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move with respect to the base 100 so that at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch is decreased.

When the camera module receives the input of finishing shooting, the rotating part 420 of the camera module drives at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, that is, drives at least one of the lens cover 410 and the camera module 200 to move relative to the base 100, so that at least one of a first distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cover 410 and a second distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen is reduced, the space around the camera module 200 is compressed, and the space occupied by the camera module is small.

In the photographing method disclosed in the embodiment of the application, the rotating member 520 is used to drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, so that at least one of the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cap 410 and the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen can be adjusted, and thus, the size of the surrounding movement space of the camera module 200 can be changed, and further, the photographing assembly can perform photographing operation and not perform photographing operation.

According to the image pickup method provided by the embodiment of the application, the execution main body can be an image pickup device. The embodiment of the present application describes an image capturing apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application, taking an image capturing method executed by the image capturing apparatus as an example.

The embodiment of the present application further discloses an image capturing apparatus, which can apply the image capturing method according to any of the above embodiments, and the image capturing apparatus includes: a receiving module for receiving a first input; a control module for driving at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100 to increase at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch in case the first input is a photographing input, and driving at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100 to decrease at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch in case the first input is a photographing input.

The camera device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application utilizes the rotating member 420 to drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, so that at least one of the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cap 410 and the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen can be adjusted, thereby realizing the size change of the surrounding movement space of the camera module 200, and further enabling the camera module to perform the shooting operation and not to perform the shooting operation.

The imaging device in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, or may be a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be a device other than a terminal. The electronic Device may be, for example, a Mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palm computer, a vehicle-mounted electronic Device, a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) Device, a robot, a wearable Device, an ultra-Mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and the like, and may also be a server, a Network Attached Storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), a personal computer (personal computer, PC), a television (television, TV), an assistant, or a self-service machine, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited in particular.

The image pickup apparatus in the embodiment of the present application may be an apparatus having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android (Android) operating system, an ios operating system, or other possible operating systems, and embodiments of the present application are not limited specifically.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 23, an electronic device 1000 is further provided in this embodiment of the present application, and includes a processor 1020 and a memory 1010, where the memory 1010 stores a program or an instruction that can be executed on the processor 1020, and when the program or the instruction is executed by the processor 1020, the process of the foregoing embodiment of the image capturing method is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved, and is not described again here to avoid repetition.

It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices.

Fig. 24 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of an electronic device implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The electronic device 2000 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 2010, a network module 2020, an audio output unit 2030, an input unit 2040, a sensor 2050, a display unit 2060, a user input unit 2070, an interface unit 2080, a memory 2090, and a processor 2001.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the electronic device 2000 may further include a power supply (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power supply may be logically connected to the processor 2001 via a power management system, so as to implement functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption via the power management system. The electronic device structure shown in fig. 24 does not constitute a limitation of the electronic device, and the electronic device may include more or less components than those shown, or combine some components, or arrange different components, and thus, the description thereof is omitted.

Wherein the processor 2001 is configured to receive a first input, drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100 to increase at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch in a case where the first input is a photographing input, and drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cover bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100 to decrease at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch in a case where the first input is an end photographing input.

The electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present application utilizes the rotating member 420 to drive at least one of the telescopic bracket 300 and the lens cap bracket 400 to move relative to the base 100, so that at least one of the distance between the camera module 200 and the lens cap 410 and the distance between the camera module 200 and the display screen can be adjusted, thereby realizing that the size of the surrounding motion space of the camera module 200 is variable, and further enabling the camera assembly to perform the shooting operation and not perform the shooting operation.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input Unit 2040 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 2041 and a microphone 2042, and the Graphics Processing Unit 2041 processes image data of a still picture or a video obtained by an image capturing device (such as a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The display unit 2060 may include a display panel 2061, and the display panel 2061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 2070 includes at least one of a touch panel 2071 and other input devices 2072. The touch panel 2071 is also referred to as a touch screen. The touch panel 2071 may include two parts of a touch detection device and a touch controller. The display screen disclosed in the embodiment of the present application may include the display panel 2061 and the touch panel 2071 described herein. Other input devices 2072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which are not described in detail herein.

The memory 2090 may be used to store a software program and various data, and the memory 2090 may mainly include a first memory area for storing a program or an instruction and a second memory area for storing data, wherein the first memory area may store an operating system, an application program or an instruction (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, and the like) required by at least one function, and the like. Further, the memory 2090 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or the memory 2090 may include both volatile and non-volatile memory. The non-volatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), or a flash Memory. The volatile Memory may be a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (Static RAM, SRAM), a Dynamic Random Access Memory (Dynamic RAM, DRAM), a Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (Synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), a Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (Double Data Rate SDRAM, ddr SDRAM), an Enhanced Synchronous SDRAM (ESDRAM), a Synchronous Link DRAM (SLDRAM), and a Direct Memory bus RAM (DRRAM). Memory 2090 in the present embodiments include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

Processor 2001 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 2001 integrates an application processor, which primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and applications, and a modem processor, which primarily handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 2001.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or the instruction is executed by a processor, the program or the instruction implements the processes of the above-mentioned embodiment of the image capturing method, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer read only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a magnetic or optical disk, and the like.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or an instruction to implement each process of the above-described embodiment of the image capturing method, and can achieve the same technical effect, and the details are not repeated here to avoid repetition.

It should be understood that the chips mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip, system-on-chip or system-on-chip, etc.

Embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, where the program product is stored in a storage medium, and the program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the processes of the foregoing image capturing method embodiments, and achieve the same technical effects, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Further, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus of the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order illustrated or discussed, but may include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order based on the functions involved, e.g., the methods described may be performed in an order different than that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

While the present embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present embodiments are not limited to those precise embodiments, which are intended to be illustrative rather than restrictive, and that various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A camera assembly, comprising a base (100), a camera module (200), a telescoping support (300), a lens cap support (400) and a drive mechanism (500), wherein:

the camera module (200) is arranged on the telescopic support (300), the telescopic support (300) is connected with the lens cover support (400), a lens cover (410) is arranged on the lens cover support (400), and the lens cover (410) is arranged opposite to a lens of the camera module (200);

the driving mechanism (500) comprises a driving source (510) and a rotating piece (520), the driving source (510) is arranged on the base (100), the rotating piece (520) is rotatably arranged on the base (100), the driving source (510) is connected with the rotating piece (520), and the driving source (510) drives the rotating piece (520) to rotate;

the rotating member (520) is connected with at least one of the telescopic bracket (300) and the lens cover bracket (400), and the rotating member (520) can drive at least one of the telescopic bracket (300) and the lens cover bracket (400) to move relative to the base (100).

2. The camera assembly of claim 1, wherein one of the rotating member (520) and the telescopic bracket (300) is provided with a first engaging protrusion (521), the other one of the rotating member and the telescopic bracket is provided with a first spiral guide groove (310), the rotating member (520) is connected to the telescopic bracket (300) through the first engaging protrusion (521) and the first spiral guide groove (310), the first engaging protrusion (521) is slidably engaged with the first spiral guide groove (310), and the rotating member (520) can drive the telescopic bracket (300) to move relative to the base (100) under the engagement of the first engaging protrusion (521) and the first spiral guide groove (310).

3. The camera module according to claim 2, wherein one of the rotation member (520) and the lens cap holder (400) is provided with a second fitting protrusion (522), the other one is provided with a second spiral guide groove (420), the rotation member (520) is connected to the lens cap holder (400) through the second fitting protrusion (522) and the second spiral guide groove (420), the second fitting protrusion (522) is slidably fitted to the second spiral guide groove (420), and the rotation member (520) can drive the lens cap holder (400) to move relative to the base (100) under the fitting of the second fitting protrusion (522) and the second spiral guide groove (420).

4. The camera assembly of claim 3, wherein a pitch of the second helical guide groove (420) is greater than a pitch of the first helical guide groove (310).

5. The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the rotation member (520) is an annular member, the first engaging convex portion (521) is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the rotation member (520), and the second engaging convex portion (522) is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotation member (520).

6. The camera assembly of claim 1, further comprising a first ball (610), wherein the lens cover holder (400) defines a first ball groove (430), wherein the base (100) defines a second ball groove (110), wherein the first ball groove (430) is opposite to the second ball groove (110), and wherein the first ball (610) is disposed between the first ball groove (430) and the second ball groove (110);

the first ball groove (430) and the second ball groove (110) both extend in the optical axis direction of the lens.

7. The camera assembly of claim 1, further comprising a second ball (620), wherein the telescopic bracket (300) defines a third ball groove (320), the lens cover bracket (400) defines a fourth ball groove (440), the third ball groove (320) is opposite to the fourth ball groove (440), and the second ball (620) is disposed between the third ball groove (320) and the fourth ball groove (440);

the third ball groove (320) and the fourth ball groove (440) each extend in an optical axis direction of the lens.

8. The camera assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a third ball (630), wherein the rotating member (520) is located in the base (100), the inner side surface of the base (100) has a guiding surface (120), the outer side surface of the rotating member (520) has a fifth ball groove (523), the fifth ball groove (523) is opposite to the guiding surface (120), and the third ball (630) is disposed between the fifth ball groove (523) and the guiding surface (120);

the fifth ball groove (523) extends in a direction around an optical axis of the lens.

9. The camera assembly according to claim 8, wherein the base (100) further has a limiting surface (130), the limiting surface (130) is connected to the guide surface (120), the limiting surface (130) is opposite to the bottom surface of the fifth ball groove (523), and the third ball (630) is located between the bottom surface of the fifth ball groove (523) and the limiting surface (130).

10. The camera assembly of claim 1, further comprising a slip ring (700), wherein the slip ring (700) is disposed on the base (100), and wherein the rotating member (520) is rotatably engaged with the slip ring (700).

11. The camera assembly of claim 1, further comprising an electrical connector (800), wherein the electrical connector (800) is disposed on the base (100), and the electrical connector (800) is located on a side of the camera module (200) facing away from the lens cover (410);

the electric connector (800) comprises a frame body (810), a first connecting portion (820) and a second connecting portion (830), the first connecting portion (820) is of a flexible connecting structure, the second connecting portion (830) is arranged on the camera module (200) and is electrically connected with the camera module (200), and the second connecting portion (830) is connected with the frame body (810) through the first connecting portion (820) and is electrically connected with the frame body.

12. The camera assembly of claim 11, wherein the first connecting portion (820) is a bent piece, the first connecting portion (820) extending in a direction around the second connecting portion (830).

13. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism (500) further comprises an elastic member (530), and the driving source (510) drives the rotation member (520) to rotate through the elastic member (530).

14. The camera assembly of claim 1, further comprising a seal (900), wherein the lens cap holder (400) is in sealing engagement with the base (100) via the seal (900).

15. An electronic device characterized by comprising the camera assembly of any one of claims 1 to 14.

16. A camera shooting method applied to the camera shooting assembly of any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein a first distance is provided between the camera module (200) and the lens cover (410), and a second distance is provided between the camera module (200) and a display screen;

the image pickup method includes:

receiving a first input;

in a case where the first input is a photographing input, driving at least one of the telescopic bracket (300) and the lens cap bracket (400) to move relative to the base (100) to increase at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch;

in a case where the first input is an end photographing input, driving at least one of the telescopic bracket (300) and the lens cap bracket (400) to move relative to the base (100) to decrease at least one of the first pitch and the second pitch.