CN1668083A - Turning gear having digital camera module - Google Patents
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A rotating device with a digital camera module includes a digital camera module connected with the main body, a hinge set with both ends connected with a loading component and the main body of an electronic product separately to make the main body to rotate corresponding to the cover, a soft CB and a loading component for loading the digital camera module and providing a space used in curling soft CB and a hollow sleeve barrel containing the hinge set, among which, one end of the CB is connected with the camera module then extends along the plane of the loading component, then curls at a space of a hollow socket, finally, it leaves the hollow socket and is connected with the CB in the cover or the main body. The rotating device is set in an electric product, such as a cell phone. The loading component in the device also drives when the cover rotates corresponding to the main body.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of whirligig, and particularly about the whirligig (Rotary Apparatus) of a kind of tool digital camera module (Digital Camera Module).
Background technology
Multimedia handset is on the market gazed at most with the style with camera function especially at present.This communication product that combines camera, can make the user that (under the prerequisite of not encroaching on other people privacy) catches people's (comprising oneself), thing, scenery that desire is clapped whenever and wherever possible, and send out with prestissimo, share with the household good friend, this kind mobile phone development trend will be the new world of bringing a mobile entertainment, movable video-audio future into.
Multimedia handset design the earliest, be that the digital camera module of removable formula is optionally done outside the binding with the mobile phone main body, this kind digital camera module occupies certain volume usually, trouble comparatively on carrying, and be installed in the weight and volume that has increased mobile phone integral body after the main body.The research and development of at present more and more manufacturers are provided and are taken a picture but light and handy multimedia handset, and style and structure are multifarious.Be hidden in the camera model in the mobile phone, it is got the phase camera lens and has plenty of the main body panel of being arranged on place (being more common in non-folding type mobile phone), and what have then is the corner (seeing the folding type mobile phone) that is placed on loam cake.No matter be which kind of design, it is light and handy that the developer wishes to reach the mobile phone external form invariably, takes easier purpose such as find a view and reduce production costs.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, purpose of the present invention is exactly at the whirligig that a kind of tool digital camera module (DigitalCamera Module) is provided (Rotary Apparatus), match between the bearing assembly that utilizes special shape and digital camera module and the flexible circuit board, degree of difficulty in the time of can reducing assembling camera model and hinge set, its closely connection relationship more make the integral body of whirligig more light and handy.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of whirligig of tool digital camera module is proposed, comprising: a digital camera module (Digital Camera Module) electrically connects with main body; One hinge set (HingeAssembly), two ends connect the bearing assembly and the main body of electronic product respectively, and main body can be rotated relative to loam cake; One flexible circuit board (Flexible Printed Circuit Board, FPCB); And a bearing assembly (Holding Device), in order to the carrying digital camera module, and provide the space of the curling usefulness of flexible circuit board and the hollow sleeve of ccontaining hinge set.Wherein, an end of flexible circuit board is connected with camera model, then extends along the place, plane of bearing assembly, carries out around song at the place, a space of hollow sleeve then, leaves hollow sleeve at last and electrically connects with circuit board in loam cake or the main body.
This whirligig is arranged on electronic product, as is fixed in the beam barrel of mobile phone, and when the mobile phone loam cake rotated with respect to main body, the bearing assembly in the whirligig also drove camera model and rotates synchronously with loam cake.The then visual selected at present object of taking pictures of user (clapping others or auto heterodyne), and open or close loam cake.
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Figure 1 shows that the whirligig of one embodiment of the present invention is applied to the schematic diagram of mobile phone;
Fig. 2 A is depicted as the decomposing schematic representation of whirligig among Fig. 1;
Be respectively the schematic rear view of bearing assembly among Fig. 2 A shown in Fig. 2 B;
Then the schematic diagram of flexible circuit board among Fig. 2 A shown in the 2C figure;
Figure 3 shows that whirligig according to one embodiment of the present invention is assembled in the schematic diagram in the beam barrel;
Fig. 4 A is depicted as the schematic bottom view of the loam cake of one embodiment of the present invention mobile phone when closed; And
Fig. 4 B is depicted as the schematic diagram of the mobile phone loam cake unlatching of one embodiment of the present invention.
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1: flip
2: main body
3: beam barrel
4: whirligig
5: transparent window
10: digital camera module
20: bearing assembly
21: putting groove
210: the bottom surface of putting groove
22: hollow sleeve
22a: outer surface
22b: hole
220: the bottom surface of hollow sleeve
222: the section of hollow sleeve
23a: the first side wall
23b: second sidewall
24: perforate
25: the shelves ring
26: washer
27: coiling portion
28: groove
30: hinge set
31,32: the two ends of hinge set
40: flexible circuit board
41: the first links
42: the second links
43: extension
50: salient point
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The present invention is the whirligig (Rotary Apparatus) of a kind of tool digital camera module of design (Digital Camera Module), match between the bearing assembly that utilizes special shape and digital camera module and the flexible circuit board, so that its loam cake of electronic product and the main body used can relatively rotate, and has camera function.At this, with mobile phone (cellular phone) be the electronic product of application as embodiment, with detailed description whirligig of the present invention, yet this embodiment can't do limit to the scope of desire protection of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 1, its whirligig that is depicted as one embodiment of the present invention is applied to the schematic diagram of mobile phone.Wherein, mobile phone is assembled by flip (folding cover) 1 and main body (main body) 2.Flip 1 can be the last cover module with display floater (display) as shown in Figure 1, or does not have a housing of display unit, is not particularly limited.In this embodiment, flip 1 end has a beam barrel 3, to place the whirligig 4 of tool digital camera module.And preferably, beam barrel 3 is integrally formed with flip 1.During assembling, whirligig 4 is placed in the beam barrel 3, shown in the direction of arrow among the figure, flip 1 and main body 2 rotary type ground are linked.In addition, have a transparent window (transparent aperture) 5 on the beam barrel 3, its position is corresponding with the digital camera module 10 on the whirligig 4 with size system, and becomes the window of finding a view when taking pictures.
Please refer to Fig. 2 A, it is depicted as the decomposing schematic representation of whirligig among Fig. 1.The whirligig 4 of embodiment comprises: a digital camera module (Digital Camera Module) 10, one bearing assembly (Holding Device) 20, one hinge set (Hinge Assembly) 30 and one flexible circuit board (FlexiblePrinted Circuit Board, FPCB) 40.
Digital camera module (Digital Camera Module) 10 electrically connects with main body 2.After the user takes pictures, signal can be sent to main body 2 and process, the image after the processing reaches display floater again and shows.Applicable digital camera module for example is static number camera (the Digital Still Camera) module that only captures tableaux, maybe can note down video recording digital camera (Digital VideoCamera) module of continuous action.
Bearing assembly (Holding Device) 20 comprises a putting groove (Positioning Groove) 21, one hollow sleeve (Rotary Sleeve) 22 and one location division.Wherein, putting groove 21 is in order to put digital camera module 10, and both sides have a first side wall (First Sidewall) 23a and one second sidewall (Second Sidewall) 23b respectively, distance between the first side wall 23a and the second sidewall 23b is preferably corresponding with the size of digital camera module 10, to prop up the both sides of digital camera module 10.In addition, on second sidewall, can form a perforate 24, to be communicated with hollow sleeve 22.
In this embodiment, preferably has one grade of ring (stopper ring), 25 and one washer (stopper plate) 26 on the outer surface 22a of hollow sleeve 22.Form a coiling portion (winding portion) 27 between shelves ring 25 and the washer 26 and reel, and prevent flexible circuit board 40 landing on hollow sleeve 22 of reeling for flexible circuit board 40.Wherein, washer 26 preferably is formed at the end of hollow sleeve 22.In addition, among this embodiment, the location division of bearing assembly 20 is formed on the first side wall 23a, utilization forms a groove (notch) 28 below the first side wall 23a, with with beam barrel 3 in a salient point (rib) (be shown in Fig. 3, label 50) engages accordingly, whole whirligig 4 can be fixed in the beam barrel 3, and rotate synchronously during along with loam cake 1 rotation.
Certainly, whirligig 4 is fixed on mode in the beam barrel 3 not as limit, for example also can with groove and salient point be formed in the beam barrel 3 respectively and bearing assembly 20 is sentenced the binding of finishing both.
Fig. 2 B is depicted as the schematic rear view of bearing assembly among Fig. 2 A.As shown in Fig. 2 A, the back side of bearing assembly 20 is smooth plane, as the bottom surface 210 of putting groove 21 and the bottom surface 220 of hollow sleeve 22.In addition, Fig. 2 B is clear, and the hole 22b of hollow sleeve 22 that shows has non-circular cross sectional shape, and its section 222 is in order to locating hinge group 30.Preferably, the shape of hinge set 30, size system is corresponding with shape, the size of the hole of hollow sleeve.
Then the schematic diagram of flexible circuit board among Fig. 2 A shown in the 2C figure.Flexible circuit board (FlexiblePrinted Circuit Board, FPCB) 40, have one first link 41, electrically connect with digital camera module 10; One second link 42 electrically connects with the loam cake of application product or the circuit board in the main body; And an extension (extending portion) 43, two ends connect first link 41 and second link 42 respectively, and the part of extension 43 system is wound on the outer surface of hollow sleeve 22 (Fig. 2 A).
During assembling, flexible circuit board 40 with first link 41 with after digital camera module 10 is connected, can go to the back side of bearing assembly 20, arrive the bottom surface 220 of hollow sleeve 22 along the bottom surface 210 of putting groove 21, then in coiling portion 27, carry out a part of coiling, and then leave hollow sleeve 22, extend toward loam cake 1 or main body 2 directions.In this embodiment, flexible circuit board 40 extends toward main body 2 directions of mobile phones, and its second link 42 also electrically connects with circuit board in the main body 2.Second link 42 and the connected mode of main body 2 can be that a Soft Circuit Board Union (FPCBConnector) or finish with a board to board connector (Board-to-board Connector) is connected, and are not particularly limited.
Please refer to Fig. 3, it is depicted as whirligig according to one embodiment of the present invention and is assembled in schematic diagram in the beam barrel.Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 A.Among Fig. 3, the inwall place of beam barrel 3 forms a salient point (rib) 50, engages accordingly with the groove 28 with the first side wall 23a below.Therefore the whirligig 4 after the assembling can be along with beam barrel 3 synchronously rotates together with digital camera module 10.In this embodiment, beam barrel 3 is integrally formed with loam cake 1, and therefore when using rotation loam cake 1, beam barrel 3, whirligig 4 and digital camera module 10 be rotation synchronously all.And see through and digital camera module 10 corresponding transparent windows 5, can take pictures.
Please refer to Fig. 4 A and be the schematic bottom view of the loam cake of one embodiment of the present invention mobile phone when closed.Wherein, when loam cake 1 is closed, digital camera module 10 also with quilt go to the mobile phone back side.Fig. 4 B is the schematic diagram that the mobile phone loam cake of one embodiment of the present invention is opened.Wherein, when loam cake 1 is opened, digital camera module 10 also with quilt go to direction in the face of the user.When if the user desires generally to take (as clapping landscape, article, good friend, household etc.), can shown in Fig. 4 A, the desire reference object be faced at the back side of main body 2, take.If when the user desires to autodyne, but starting hand-set 1 loam cake shown in Fig. 4 B, can be autodyned.
As mentioned above, the whirligig (Rotary Apparatus) of tool digital camera module of the present invention (Digital Camera Module), match between bearing assembly 20 and digital camera module 10, hinge set 30 and the flexible circuit board 40 that utilization can be integrally formed, this particular design not only makes whirligig time saving and energy saving in assembling, whirligig integral body after the assembling is also small and exquisite completely, can be placed in the beam barrel 3 and rotate together with loam cake, its loam cake of electronic product and the main body of application can relatively be rotated, and have camera function.Therefore, use whirligig of the present invention can make product have concurrently external form light and handy, take and find a view easily and advantage that production cost reduces.
In sum; though the present invention discloses as above with a preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any insider; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking the appending claims person of defining.
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1. the whirligig of a tool digital camera module, being arranged on the loam cake and the main body that make described electronic product in the electronic product can relatively rotate, and a camera function is provided, and described whirligig comprises:
One digital camera module;
One bearing assembly comprises:
One putting groove is in order to put described digital camera module;
One hollow sleeve from the end extension of described putting groove, and has a hole; And
One location division is in order to locate the described loam cake of described bearing assembly in described electronic product;
One hinge set is arranged in the described hole of described hollow sleeve, and two ends connect the described bearing assembly and the described main body of described electronic product respectively, and described main body can be rotated with respect to described loam cake; And
One flexible circuit board has:
One first link electrically connects with described digital camera module;
One second link is with described loam cake and one of them electric connection of described main body of described electronic product; And
One extension connects described first link and described second link, and the part of described extension is wound on the outer surface of described hollow sleeve;
When the described loam cake of described electronic product rotated with respect to described main body, described bearing assembly also drove described digital camera module and rotates with described loam cake.
2. whirligig as claimed in claim 1 it is characterized in that the described loam cake of described electronic product and described main body are to utilize a beam barrel rotary type ground to link, and described whirligig is positioned in the described beam barrel.
3. whirligig as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described beam barrel has a transparent window with corresponding with described digital camera module.
4. whirligig as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described beam barrel and described loam cake are integrally formed.
5. whirligig as claimed in claim 4, the described location division that it is characterized in that described bearing assembly is a groove, engages accordingly with a salient point in the described beam barrel.
6. whirligig as claimed in claim 4, the described location division that it is characterized in that described bearing assembly is a salient point, engages accordingly with a notch in the described beam barrel.
7. whirligig as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the described putting groove both sides of described bearing assembly have a first side wall and one second sidewall respectively, with fixing described digital camera module.
8. whirligig as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that the distance of described the first side wall and described second sidewall is corresponding with the size of described digital camera module.
9. whirligig as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that having one a grade of ring and a washer on the described outer surface of described hollow sleeve, and described shelves ring and described washer form a coiling portion and curl for the described extension of described flexible circuit board.
10. whirligig as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that described washer is formed at an end of described hollow sleeve.
11. whirligig as claimed in claim 9, the described extension that it is characterized in that described flexible circuit board can extend along a bottom surface of the described putting groove of described bearing assembly, then the described coiling portion at described hollow sleeve carries out curling of a part of length, extends toward the described loam cake of described electronic product or the direction of described main body then.
12. whirligig as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the shape of described hinge set, size are corresponding with shape, the size of the described hole of described hollow sleeve.
13. whirligig as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the described main body of the described second link electrically connect of described flexible circuit board to described electronic product.
14. whirligig as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that described second link finishes connection with a Soft Circuit Board Union.
15. whirligig as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that described second link finishes connection with a board to board connector.
16. an electronic installation comprises
One main body has a circuit board;
One loam cake has a beam barrel, and is connected with described main body rotary type ground;
And
The whirligig of one tool digital camera module is arranged in the described beam barrel, and described whirligig comprises:
One digital camera module;
One bearing assembly comprises:
One putting groove is in order to put described digital camera module;
One hollow sleeve from the end extension of described putting groove, and has a hole; And
One location division is in order to locate the described loam cake of described bearing assembly in described electronic product;
One hinge set is arranged in the described hole of described hollow sleeve, and two ends connect the described bearing assembly and the described main body of described electronic product respectively, and described main body can be rotated with respect to described loam cake; And a flexible circuit board, have:
One first link electrically connects with described digital camera module;
One second link is with the described circuit board electric connection of described main body; And
One extension connects described first link and described second link, and the part of described extension is wound on the outer surface of described hollow sleeve;
When the described loam cake of described electronic product rotated with respect to described main body, described bearing assembly also drove described digital camera module and rotates with described loam cake.
17. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that described beam barrel has a transparent window with corresponding with described digital camera module.
18. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that described beam barrel and described loam cake are integrally formed.
19. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16, the described location division that it is characterized in that described bearing assembly is a groove, engages accordingly with a salient point in the described beam barrel.
20. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16, the described location division that it is characterized in that described bearing assembly is a salient point, engages accordingly with a notch in the described beam barrel.
21. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that the described putting groove both sides of described bearing assembly have a first side wall and one second sidewall respectively, with fixing described digital camera module.
22. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that having one a grade of ring and a washer on the described outer surface of described hollow sleeve, described shelves ring and described washer form a coiling portion and curl for the described extension of described flexible circuit board.
23. electronic installation as claimed in claim 22 is characterized in that described washer is formed at an end of described hollow sleeve.
24. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16, the described extension that it is characterized in that described flexible circuit board can extend along a bottom surface of the described putting groove of described bearing assembly, then the described coiling portion at described hollow sleeve carries out curling of a part of length, and the described main direction toward described electronic product extends then.
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