CN209787209U

CN209787209U - Sliding closure mobile terminal of rotatable liftable camera

Info

Publication number: CN209787209U
Application number: CN201920294030.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李炫弘; 竹岩; 叶富强; 陈梁建
Original assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-08
Filing date: 2019-03-08
Publication date: 2019-12-13
Anticipated expiration: 2029-03-08

Abstract

The application provides a sliding closure mobile terminal of rotatable liftable camera, mobile terminal includes first subassembly, second subassembly and camera subassembly. The end part of the first assembly is provided with a notch, the second assembly and the first assembly are arranged in a stacked mode, and the second assembly and the first assembly can slide mutually to form a sliding-out state and a folding state; the camera assembly is arranged in the notch and can rotate in the notch. When the first assembly and the second assembly are in a sliding-out state, the camera assembly can rotate in the notch to acquire images; the camera head assembly is retained by the second assembly within the notch when the first assembly and the second assembly are in a stacked condition. This application need not to reserve leading camera trompil at mobile terminal display area through setting up mobile terminal's camera alone, further improves mobile terminal's screen and accounts for the ratio, satisfies the many cameras multi-angle of user and shoots the demand simultaneously.

Description

Sliding closure mobile terminal of rotatable liftable camera

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of mobile terminals, in particular to a sliding closure mobile terminal with a rotatable and liftable camera.

background

With the development of mobile terminals, devices such as smart phones are more and more popular, and the aesthetic and functional requirements of consumers on the mobile terminals are higher and higher. In the use process of the mobile terminal, optical devices such as a camera are generally adopted to transmit optical signals. The quantity of camera is more and more, and not only material cost rises and leads to mobile terminal price to rise fast, more importantly brings the appearance aesthetic user experience rapid decline.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a sliding closure mobile terminal of rotatable liftable camera, can solve the problem that leading camera occupies mobile terminal display surface space, improves mobile terminal screen ratio, satisfies the demand that the many cameras of user shot simultaneously.

the embodiment of the present application provides a mobile terminal, which is characterized in that the mobile terminal includes:

The end part of the first component is provided with a notch;

The second assembly is arranged in a stacked mode with the first assembly, and the second assembly and the first assembly can slide mutually to form a sliding-out state and a folding state;

The camera assembly is arranged in the notch and can rotate in the notch;

When the first assembly and the second assembly are in a sliding-out state, the camera assembly can rotate in the notch to acquire images;

When the first assembly and the second assembly are in an overlapped state, the camera assembly is limited by the second assembly in the notch and cannot rotate.

The mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the application has the advantages that the camera is arranged at the rotatable part of the end part of the mobile terminal independently, the camera does not occupy the space of the display surface of the mobile terminal, the integrity of the display area and the larger display area are ensured, and the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal can be improved. In addition, the camera assembly of the mobile terminal is rotated, so that multi-camera shooting can be performed at any angle within the range of 360 degrees, and various shooting requirements of users can be met.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort.

Fig. 1a is a front view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present application in a first state;

Fig. 1b is a structural rear view of a first state of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 1c is a structural left side view of a first state of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2a is a front view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present application in a second state;

Fig. 2b is a structural rear view of a second state of the mobile terminal provided by the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2c is a structural left view of a second state of the mobile terminal provided in the embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3a is a front view of a mobile terminal in a third state according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 3b is a structural rear view of a third state of the mobile terminal provided in the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3c is a left side view of a structure of a third state of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

in the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "front", "back", "left", "right", "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, whereby the features defined "first", "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of said features.

in the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature; a first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

The embodiment of the application provides a sliding closure mobile terminal with a rotatable and liftable camera, and the mobile terminal can be a smart phone, a tablet computer and other devices. As will be described in detail below.

referring to fig. 1a to 1c, fig. 1a to 1c are a front view, a rear view and a left view of a mobile terminal in a first state according to an embodiment of the present application, respectively. The mobile terminal 10 may include a first assembly 11, a second assembly 12, a display 13, a battery 14, a circuit board 15, and a camera assembly 16. It should be noted that the mobile terminal 10 shown in fig. 1a to 1c is not limited to the above, and may further include other devices, such as a flash 17 and a fingerprint unlocking module 18.

The first assembly 11 may include a housing 111 and a notch 112. The housing 111 has first and second oppositely disposed ends 1111 and 1112 and two opposite sides 1113 and 1114 positioned between the first and second ends 1111 and 1112.

The notch 112 is located at the first end 1111 of the housing 111, and the notch is formed by being recessed from the first end 1111 toward the second end 1112. The notch 112 may surround the camera head assembly 16, forming a receiving space for receiving the camera head assembly 16.

It should be noted that the position of the gap 112 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, for example: the notch 112 is located at the second end 1112 of the housing 111, and the notch is formed by recessing from the second end 1112 towards the first end 1111; also for example: the notch 112 is located on the first side portion 1113 of the housing 111, and the notch is formed by being recessed from the first side portion 1113 toward the second side portion 1114; for another example: the notch 112 is located on the second side 1114 of the housing 111, and is formed by recessing from the second side 1114 toward the first side 1113.

The second assembly 12 may include a middle frame 121 and a rear cover 122, among other things. The middle frame 121 and the rear cover 122 are combined with each other to form the second assembly 12, and the middle frame 121 and the rear cover 122 may form a receiving space to receive the battery 14, the circuit board 15, and the like. Further, the display 13 may be secured to the second component 12. In some embodiments, the display 13 is disposed on the middle frame 121, the rear cover 122 is disposed on the middle frame 121, the display 13 and the rear cover 122 are disposed on opposite sides of the middle frame 121, and the display 13 and the rear cover 122 are disposed opposite to each other.

In some embodiments, the second component 12 may be a metal housing, such as a metal such as stainless steel, magnesium alloy, and aluminum alloy. It should be noted that the material of the second component 12 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and other methods may also be adopted. Such as: the second component 12 may be a plastic housing; also for example: the second component 12 may be a ceramic housing; for another example: the second component 12 may include a plastic part and a metal part, and the second component 12 may be a housing structure in which metal and plastic are matched with each other, specifically, the metal part may be formed first, for example, a magnesium alloy substrate is formed by injection molding, and then plastic is injected on the magnesium alloy substrate to form a plastic substrate, so as to form a complete housing structure.

it should be noted that the structure of the second assembly 12 in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, for example: the rear cover and the middle frame are integrally formed to form a completed case structure, and the case directly has a receiving space for receiving the battery 14, the circuit board 15 and the like.

Wherein, the first subassembly 11 is provided with the spout near the one side of second subassembly 12, and the second subassembly 12 is provided with the slide rail near the one side of first subassembly 11. The sliding track and the sliding groove are formed from the end far away from the notch 112, and the first component 11 and the second component 12 can slide mutually through the matching of the sliding track and the sliding groove to form a sliding-out state and a folding state. It should be noted that the manner of providing the sliding device in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to this, and for example: a slide rail is arranged on one surface of the first assembly 11 close to the second assembly 12, and a slide groove is arranged on one surface of the second assembly 12 close to the first assembly 11.

In some embodiments, the notch 112 is located at the first end 1111 of the housing 111, and the notch is formed by recessing from the first end 1111 toward the second end 1112, so that the second component 12 can only slide down relative to the first component 11. It should be noted that the sliding directions of the first component 11 and the second component 12 in the embodiment of the present application are not limited to this, for example: the notch 112 is located at the second end 1112 of the housing 111, and the notch is formed by recessing from the second end 1112 toward the first end 1111, so that the second component 12 can only slide up relative to the first component 11; also for example: the notch 112 is located on the first side portion 1113 of the housing 111, and the notch is formed by being recessed from the first side portion 1113 toward the second side portion 1114, so that the second assembly 12 can only slide right relative to the first assembly 11; for another example: the notch 112 is located on the second side portion 1114 of the housing 111, and the notch is formed by recessing from the second side portion 1114 toward the first side portion 1113, so that the second component 12 can only slide to the left relative to the first component 11.

the display 13 is disposed on the display surface of the mobile terminal 10, and specifically, the display 13 is mounted on the second component 12, and meanwhile, the display 13 is electrically connected to the circuit board 15 to form the display surface of the mobile terminal 10. The display 13 may be laid on the entire display surface of the mobile terminal 10 to form a full-screen mobile terminal, that is, the display surface of the mobile terminal is a display area and does not have a non-display area, and the display area may be used to display a picture of the mobile terminal 10 or provide a user with touch control. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, a non-display area may be further disposed on the display surface of the mobile terminal, an opening for conducting sound and light may be formed in a top area of the non-display area, and functional components such as a fingerprint module, a touch key, a receiver and the like may be disposed on the bottom of the non-display area.

in some embodiments, the Display 13 may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Display, or the like. In some embodiments, when the display 13 is a liquid crystal display, the mobile terminal 10 may further include a backlight module, which is not shown in the figure and can be referred to as a backlight module in the prior art.

The battery 14 and the circuit board 15 are mounted on the same surface of the middle frame 121, and the rear cover 122 covers the circuit board and the battery to protect them. The circuit board 15 may be a motherboard of the mobile terminal 10, and the battery 14 is electrically connected to the circuit board 15 to provide power to the mobile terminal 10. The second assembly 12 may serve as a battery cover for the battery 14, the second assembly 12 covering the battery 14 to protect the battery 14, and particularly the rear cover 122 covering the battery 14 to protect the battery 14, to reduce damage to the battery 14 from impacts, drops, etc. of the mobile terminal 10.

Among other things, camera head assembly 16 may include a rotating carrier 161, a camera head 162, a first shaft 163, and a second shaft 164. The rotary carrier 161 is matched with the notch 112, and the rotary carrier 161 is the same as the notch 112 in shape and is slightly smaller than the notch 112, so that the rotary carrier 161 can be conveniently nested in the notch 112. The camera 162 is disposed in the rotary carrier 161, and in an initial state, the camera 162 faces the display surface of the mobile terminal 10. The first rotating shaft 163 and the second rotating shaft 164 are respectively fixed at two ends of the rotating carrier 161, and are used for limiting the rotating carrier 161 in the notch 112, and the rotating carrier 161 can only rotate around the first rotating shaft 163 and the second rotating shaft 164.

it should be noted that the camera of the camera assembly 16 according to the embodiment of the present application can rotate within 360 ° of the initial position, and does not only stay at a position where the camera faces the display surface or faces away from the display surface. In the rotating process, the rotation can be stopped at any position according to the setting of a user, and the shooting at any angle is completed. In addition, the number of cameras of the camera assembly 16 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to one, and may be one or more. In a first state, one or more cameras cannot shoot; in the second state, a plurality of cameras of the site can carry out front-mounted or rear-mounted shooting; in a third state, the one or more cameras can shoot at any angle.

Referring to fig. 2a to 2c, fig. 2a to 2c are a front view, a rear view and a left view of a mobile terminal in a second state according to an embodiment of the present application, respectively. In this state, the second assembly 12 slides down relative to the first assembly 11 to form a slide-out state, the camera assembly 16 protrudes out of the top of the second assembly 12, and the camera is exposed outside and can be used for front shooting.

Referring to fig. 3a to 3c, fig. 3a to 3c are a front view, a rear view and a left view of a third state of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present application, respectively. In this state, the second assembly 12 slides down relative to the first assembly 11 to form a slide-out state, the camera assembly 16 protrudes from the top of the second assembly 12, and the camera assembly 16 has been rotated to a direction perpendicular to the display surface of the mobile terminal 10, and further rotated to a position opposite to the display surface of the mobile terminal 10, a rear-view shooting can be performed.

In the state shown in fig. 1a to 1c, the camera head assembly 16 cannot rotate within the notch 112 due to the restriction of the second assembly 12. If the camera of the camera assembly 16 faces the display surface of the mobile terminal 10 at this time, the mobile terminal 10 cannot shoot; if the camera of the camera assembly 16 faces away from the display surface of the mobile terminal 10, the mobile terminal 10 can only perform rear-view shooting.

In addition, the mobile terminal 10 may also include a first drive mechanism 19 and a second drive mechanism 20. The first driving mechanism 19 is electrically connected to the camera assembly 16, and is configured to drive the camera assembly 16 to rotate according to a shooting instruction. The second driving mechanism 20 is electrically connected to the first module 11 and the second module 12, and is configured to drive the first module 11 and the second module 12 to slide relative to each other according to a shooting instruction to form a slide-out state, and then shoot.

it should be noted that, when the mobile terminal 10 does not need to use the shooting function, the first module 11 and the second module 12 may be manually slid; the camera assembly 16 may also be manually rotated to take a photograph when the mobile terminal 10 requires the use of a photographing function. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the mobile terminal 10 may not include the first drive mechanism 19 and the second drive mechanism 20, or may include only the first drive mechanism 19, or only the second drive mechanism 20.

The foregoing detailed description of the mobile terminal provided in the embodiments of the present application has been provided, and specific examples are used herein to explain the principles and implementations of the present application. Meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, characterized in that the mobile terminal comprises:

The end part of the first component is provided with a notch;

the camera assembly is arranged in the notch and can rotate in the notch;

When the first assembly and the second assembly are in an overlapped state, the camera assembly is limited in the notch by the second assembly and cannot rotate.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the sliding direction of the second component on the first component is from an end of the first component where the notch is disposed toward an end away from the notch.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the second assembly comprises a display screen, and the camera assembly protrudes from a top end of the display screen when the first assembly and the second assembly are in the sliding-out state.

4. the mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the camera surface of the camera assembly is hidden by the second assembly when the first assembly and the second assembly are in a stacked state.

5. The mobile terminal according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first and second components slide through cooperation of a sliding track and a sliding slot formed from an end remote from the gap.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a first driving mechanism electrically connected to the camera assembly for driving the camera assembly to rotate.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, further comprising a second driving mechanism for driving the first assembly and the second assembly to slide relative to each other.

8. the mobile terminal of claim 7, further comprising a processor configured to: and controlling the second driving mechanism to drive the first assembly and the second assembly to slide mutually to form a sliding-out state according to a shooting instruction, and controlling the first driving mechanism to drive the camera assembly to rotate so as to expose the shooting surface of the camera assembly outside.

9. the mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the camera assembly comprises a rotary carrier, a camera, a first hinge, and a second hinge; the camera sets up in the rotatory carrier, rotatory carrier both ends are fixed in respectively by first pivot with the second pivot in the breach.

10. the mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the camera assembly fits into the indentation.