The camera rotation control device of mobile communication terminal
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of mobile communication terminal (Mobile communication terminal), especially a kind of in the mobile communication terminal that the camera that can take pictures and can be rotated with respect to the main part of mobile communication terminal is installed, by reducing in order to realize the abrasiveness of the rotating control assembly that the stepping effect under the specified angle provides when the above-mentioned camera of rotation, reach the camera rotation control device of realizing the stepping effect of continuation in the highest in the durability that makes rotating control assembly.
Background technology
Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 illustrates the camera rotation control device of existing mobile communication terminal, and wherein: Fig. 1 carries out illustrated oblique view to the existing mobile communication terminal that camera is installed; Fig. 2 carries out illustrated exploded perspective view to the internal structure of existing camera and camera rotation control device; Fig. 3 carries out illustrated combination oblique view to existing camera rotation control device.
As shown in Figure 1, have the existing mobile communication terminal 10 of rotatable camera, have camera 31 with the mode combination that can be rotated with respect to above-mentioned mobile communication terminal 10.
The mobile communication terminal 10 of structure as mentioned above constitutes its outward appearance jointly by main part 21 with the folding part 11 of the mode combination that can be rotated with respect to aforementioned body portion 21.
Wherein, the display part 13 that is used to show fixed time information is installed in the above-mentioned folding part 11, and for it is fixed on main part 10 in the mode that can be rotated relatively, alongst movable hinge portion 15 is installed at one side end.
The main circuit board (figure does not mark) that is used for carrying out various functions is installed in the main part 21, and is formed for antenna 23 that signal is sent and receives in a side.
In addition, have the battery 24 that is used to provide power supply at the back side of aforementioned body portion 21, and have at one side end along the length direction of aforementioned body portion 21 and to be used to make the fixedly hinge portion 25 of movable hinge portion 15 with the mode combination that can be rotated relatively with the mode combination that can dismantle.
Simultaneously, the axis direction along main body hinge 25 has the camera of installing in the mode that can be rotated 31 in the one side.
In addition, camera 31 comprises camera module (not marking among the figure); Portion forms the camera housing 33 of the accommodation space of camera module within it; The cover 35 that combines with a side of above-mentioned camera housing 33.
In a side of camera housing 33 and cover 35, have make its with the mode that can rotate be attached in the main part 21 laterally the projection rotating shaft 37.For camera 31 is supported it can be rotated, camera housing supporter 39 is installed in aforementioned body portion 21, and in camera housing supporter 39, has and be used for shaft supporting part 40 that each rotating shaft 37 of camera housing 33 and cover 35 is taken in and supported.
Simultaneously, between the rotating shaft 37 of camera housing supporter 39 and camera housing 33, the camera rotation control device that can prevent unexpected rotation under the position that camera housing 31 rotates is installed.
Camera rotation control device comprises having and can and be attached to the fast protruding part 41 of card in the above-mentioned camera housing 33 along the fast lug boss 42 of card of the radial direction resilient movement of above-mentioned rotating shaft 37; Have along the top 46a and the 46b of ditch portion of the radial direction projection of interior minute surface and be attached to serrated members 45 in the camera housing supporter 39.
One side of the rotating shaft 37 of above-mentioned camera housing 33 has the lug boss 36 and the bolt 38 that are used in conjunction with the fast protruding part 41 of card, and blocks and have the keyhole 43 that is used to insert and forms in conjunction with the perforation of above-mentioned bolt 38 in the fast protruding part 41.
But, the existing camera rotating device that the mobile communication terminal of camera is installed of structure as mentioned above, because realize the stepping effect, therefore can cause top 46a in the above-mentioned serrated members 45 and the wearing and tearing of the 46b of ditch portion by contacting of fast protruding part 41 of above-mentioned card and above-mentioned serrated members 45.
Therefore, the frictional force between fast protruding part 41 of above-mentioned card and above-mentioned top 46a and the 46b of ditch portion will cause the wearing and tearing of above-mentioned top 46a and the 46b of ditch portion, thereby reduce the durability of rotating control assembly.
Simultaneously, because aforesaid reason is difficult to keep each the top 46a and the 46b of ditch portion of above-mentioned serrated members 45 and blocks stability in contact between the fast lug boss 42 when 42 rotations of the fast lug boss of above-mentioned card, thereby stable stepping effect and trustworthiness can't be provided.
Summary of the invention
It is a kind of in the mobile communication terminal that the camera that can take pictures and can be rotated with respect to the main part of mobile communication terminal is installed that technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide, by reducing in order to realize the abrasiveness of the rotating control assembly that the stepping effect under the specified angle provides when the above-mentioned camera of rotation, reach the camera rotation control device of realizing the stepping effect of continuation in the highest in the durability that makes rotating control assembly.
For achieving the above object, the camera rotation control device of mobile communication terminal provided by the present invention is comprising the main part of mobile communication terminal; The rotating shaft that convexes to form to both sides along its length direction; The camera housing that can carry out the camera of photograph taking is installed in inside; Be installed on aforementioned body portion and for make above-mentioned camera housing within it portion be rotated, portion inserts and in conjunction with the camera housing supporter of above-mentioned rotating shaft within it; And for above-mentioned camera housing can be rotated a certain angle, in the mobile communication terminal of the rotating control assembly that the rotation of above-mentioned camera housing supporter is controlled, above-mentioned rotating control assembly comprises a certain side that is installed in above-mentioned camera housing and the above-mentioned camera housing supporter, and the rotation contact site of the rotating parts that can rotate is installed in the one side; Be installed on the opposite side in above-mentioned camera housing and the above-mentioned camera housing supporter, for above-mentioned rotating parts being contacted with its medial surface and rotates, the portion that fixedly keeps of disc-shape corresponding with the relative rotational trajectory of above-mentioned rotation contact site and that form along the circumferencial direction of the central axis outer radius of above-mentioned rotating shaft.
Utilize aforesaid structure, can be in the mobile communication terminal that the camera that can take pictures and can be rotated with respect to the main part of mobile communication terminal is installed, by reducing in order to realize the abrasiveness of the rotating control assembly that the stepping effect under the specified angle provides when the above-mentioned camera of rotation, reach the camera rotation control device of realizing the stepping effect of continuation in the highest in the durability that makes rotating control assembly.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the invention.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 carries out illustrated oblique view to the existing mobile communication terminal that camera is installed;
Fig. 2 carries out illustrated exploded perspective view to the internal structure of existing camera and camera rotation control device;
Fig. 3 carries out illustrated combination oblique view to existing camera rotation control device;
Fig. 4 is that the camera rotation control device to the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention carries out illustrated combination oblique view;
Fig. 5 carries out illustrated side view and side cross-sectional views to the rotation contact site of the camera rotation control device that constitutes the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention and the structure of fixedly keeping portion;
Fig. 6 carries out illustrated side view to the structure of the rotation contact site that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 7 a to Fig. 7 c is that the working morphology to the camera rotating device of the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention carries out illustrated side cross-sectional views.
Wherein, Reference numeral:
10: mobile communication terminal 11: folding part
15: movable hinge portion 25: fixing hinge portion
21: main part 31: camera
33: camera housing 37: rotating shaft
38: connecting portion 39: the camera housing supporter
40: shaft supporting part 36: lug boss
37: rotating shaft 45: serrated members
46a: top 46b: ditch portion
100: rotating control assembly 110: plate-shaped springs
120: support portion 130: in conjunction with fastening
140: pinion
Embodiment
Below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention is described in detail.
Fig. 4 is that the camera rotation control device to the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention carries out illustrated combination oblique view; Fig. 5 carries out illustrated side view and side cross-sectional views to the rotation contact site of the camera rotation control device that constitutes the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention and the structure of fixedly keeping portion; Fig. 6 carries out illustrated side view to the structure of the rotation contact site that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Figure 4, be suitable for the camera rotation control device 100 of the mobile communication terminal of the embodiment of the invention, the main part 21 that is comprising mobile communication terminal 10; The rotating shaft 37 that convexes to form to both sides along its length direction; The camera housing 33 of the camera 31 that can carry out photograph taking is installed in inside; Be installed on aforementioned body portion 21 and for make above-mentioned camera housing 33 within it portion be rotated, portion inserts and in conjunction with the camera housing supporter 39 of above-mentioned rotating shaft 37 within it; And for above-mentioned camera housing 33 can be rotated a certain angle, in the mobile communication terminal 10 of the rotating control assembly 100 that the rotation of above-mentioned camera housing supporter 39 is controlled, above-mentioned rotating control assembly 100 comprises a certain side that is installed in above-mentioned camera housing 33 and the above-mentioned camera housing supporter 39, and the rotation contact site of the rotating parts that can rotate is installed in the one side; Be installed on the opposite side in above-mentioned camera housing 33 and the above-mentioned camera housing supporter 39, for above-mentioned rotating parts being contacted with its medial surface and rotates, the portion that fixedly keeps 45 of disc-shape corresponding with the relative rotational trajectory of above-mentioned rotation contact site and that form along the circumferencial direction of the central axis outer radius of above-mentioned rotating shaft 37.
Wherein, above-mentioned rotation contact site such as Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6 comprise along the outer radius direction of the central axis of above-mentioned rotating shaft 37 lug boss 36 that convexes to form along the axis direction of above-mentioned rotating shaft 37 in the position that keeps at a certain distance away; Secure bond is formed with in conjunction with the support portion 120 of fastening 130 to the outer peripheral face of said fixing portion 36 and in order to make above-mentioned rotating parts be attached to the one side in the mode that can rotate.
In addition, being formed at the above-mentioned rotating parts in the above-mentioned rotation contact site, is the pinion 140 with the tooth pitch of having set (Pitch) and fully teeth height (Whole depth) a plurality of sawtooth (a) of having set.
Simultaneously, the said fixing of camera rotation control device that constitute to be suitable for the mobile communication terminal of the embodiment of the invention is kept portion 45 as Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 5, has the serrated members 45 that the tooth pitch of having set reaches a plurality of sawtooth of the fully teeth height of having set (b) by portion within it and forms suitable.
In addition, above-mentioned rotary supporting part also comprises the side of moving that is installed on above-mentioned lug boss 36, can carry out resiliency supported with respect to 36 pairs of above-mentioned support portions of above-mentioned lug boss, and can be relatively carry out the elastomeric element 110 of resiliency supported, and above-mentioned elastomeric element 110 adopts plate-shaped springs 110 to be advisable for 36 pairs of above-mentioned support portions 120 of above-mentioned lug boss and above-mentioned rotating parts.
Below, in conjunction with Fig. 7 a to Fig. 7 c the working morphology of the camera rotation control device of the mobile communication terminal of the suitable embodiment of the invention of structure as mentioned above is described in detail.
Fig. 7 a to Fig. 7 c is that the working morphology to the camera rotating device of the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention carries out illustrated side cross-sectional views.As shown, be suitable for the camera rotation control device 100 of the mobile communication terminal of the embodiment of the invention, promptly have the tooth pitch set and the pinion 140 of a plurality of sawtooth of the fully teeth height (a) set by the rotating parts that is installed on above-mentioned rotation contact site, contact with the medial surface of serrated members 45 that its inside has a plurality of sawtooth of tooth pitch of having set and the fully teeth height of having set (b) and rotate.
The mobile communication terminal 10 of the camera rotation control device 100 that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention is installed, and is to comprise main part 21 and with a kind of Foldable mobile communication terminal of the folding part 11 of the mode combination that can be rotated with respect to aforementioned body portion 21.
One side of this external aforementioned body portion 21, have fixedly hinge portion 25 of the movable hinge portion 15 that can make in the folding part 11, and have camera 31 with the mode combination that can be rotated relatively in a fixing side of hinge portion 25 with the mode combination that can be rotated relatively.Above-mentioned camera 31 comprises the camera module (not marking among the figure) that can carry out photograph taking; Form the see-through window 34 that light is injected in the one side, and be formed for taking in the camera housing 33 of the accommodation space of camera module in inside; Cover 35 with the mode combination that can close the open area of camera housing 33 1 sides.
In addition, in a side of above-mentioned camera housing 33 and cover 35, have in conjunction with the time can be by the rotating shaft 37 of camera housing supporter 39 can counterrotating mode to support.
Simultaneously, has shaft supporting part 40 in the camera housing supporter 39, so that be incorporated under the states of assisting mutually can counterrotating mode two rotating shafts 37 of camera 31 be supported with main part 21 with main part 21 knot.Under the state of subject, to prevent unexpected rotation in order being adjusted to, the camera rotation control device 100 of the mobile communication terminal that is suitable for the embodiment of the invention to be installed between the camera housing 33 of above-mentioned camera 31 and the camera housing supporter 39 at camera lens part (not marking among the figure) with camera 31.
In the camera rotation control device of the mobile communication terminal of the suitable embodiment of the invention of structure as mentioned above, be arranged in the fully teeth height (b) of the fully teeth height (a) of the sawtooth of above-mentioned pinion 140 greater than the sawtooth that is arranged in above-mentioned serrated members 45 medial surfaces.
Promptly, be suitable for the camera rotation control device 100 of the mobile communication terminal of the embodiment of the invention, the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 that is installed in the above-mentioned rotation contact site is contacted with top 46a that is arranged in above-mentioned serrated members 45 and the 46b of ditch portion successively.When the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 contacted with the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion, by above-mentioned support portion 120 being carried out the elastic force of the above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 of resiliency supported, the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 will be by close attachment at the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion.
But, because the fully teeth height (a) of the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 is the fully teeth height (b) of serrated members 45 greater than the height from the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion to top 46a, therefore shown in Fig. 7 a, the plus-pressure (P1) of appointment will be transmitted to above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 in above-mentioned support portion 120, therefore above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 direction that will have above-mentioned lug boss 36 is slightly adhered to, thereby makes the interval that keeps the h1 size between above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 and the above-mentioned lug boss 36.
Then, when above-mentioned pinion 140 continues rotation and when the sawtooth of above-mentioned pinion 140 is rotated, the sawtooth of above-mentioned pinion 140 and the part between the sawtooth will move to the top 46a of above-mentioned serrated members 45, this moment is because the fully teeth height (a) of the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 is the fully teeth height (b) of serrated members 45 greater than the height from the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion to top 46a, therefore shown in Fig. 7 b, the plus-pressure (P1) that is delivered to the appointment in the above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 by above-mentioned support portion 120 will be reduced, thereby make above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 transmit the plus-pressure (P2) of appointments to above-mentioned pinion 140 again, therefore above-mentioned plate-shaped springs will and above-mentioned lug boss 36 keeps at a certain distance away and above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 and above-mentioned lug boss 36 between will keep the h2 size the interval.Therefore, the camera rotation control device 100 that is suitable for the mobile communication terminal of the embodiment of the invention will be realized the stepping effect in the process of above-mentioned camera 31 rotations.
Then, when above-mentioned pinion 140 continues rotation as previously mentioned, because the fully teeth height (a) of the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 is the fully teeth height (b) of serrated members 45 greater than the height from the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion to top 46a, therefore shown in Fig. 7 c, the plus-pressure (P1) of appointment will be transmitted to above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 in above-mentioned support portion 120, and therefore above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 is slightly adhered to above-mentioned lug boss 36, thereby make the interval that keeps the h1 size between above-mentioned plate-shaped springs 110 and the above-mentioned lug boss 36 again.
Utilize aforesaid structure and working method, when it is rotated for the some directions of middle mind-set with rotating shaft 37, above-mentioned pinion 140 will contact with the 46b of ditch portion with the above-mentioned top 46a of the medial surface that is arranged in above-mentioned serrated members 45 and rotate, and as described above because the fully teeth height (a) of the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 is the fully teeth height (b) of serrated members 45 greater than the height from the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion to top 46a, therefore the stepping effect takes place when the top of above-mentioned serrated members 45 46a contacts with above-mentioned pinion 140, thereby prevents the rotation that above-mentioned camera housing 33 meets accident in the 46b of ditch portion of above-mentioned pinion 140 and above-mentioned serrated members 45 position contacting.
Be that the situation of the fully teeth height (b) of serrated members 45 is that example is illustrated with the fully teeth height (a) of the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 greater than height above, but the fully teeth height (a) that also can adopt the sawtooth in the above-mentioned pinion 140 is that the mode of the fully teeth height (b) of serrated members 45 forms less than the height from the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion to top 46a from the above-mentioned ditch 46b of portion to top 46a.
The aforesaid camera rotation control device that is suitable for mobile communication terminal of the present invention, in the mobile communication terminal that the camera that can take pictures and can be rotated with respect to the main part of mobile communication terminal is installed, by reducing in order to realize the abrasiveness of the rotating control assembly that the stepping effect under the specified angle provides when the above-mentioned camera of rotation, can reach the stepping effect that realizes continuation in the highest in the durability that makes rotating control assembly.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.