SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a camera subassembly and electronic equipment has solved the problem that current rotatable camera is not convenient for dismantle from electronic equipment.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a camera assembly, including a camera module, a driving module and a supporting assembly;
the drive module includes driving piece and the pivot of being connected with the driving piece, and the both ends of pivot all are connected with supporting component, and the camera module is connected in the pivot, and driving piece drive pivot rotates so that the camera module revolutes the axis rotation of rotation.
As an optional mode, the utility model provides a camera subassembly has the storage tank on the supporting component, and the pivot is located the storage tank, and in the both ends of pivot passed the relative inside wall of storage tank respectively and inserted the supporting component, the driving piece was located the supporting component.
As an optional mode, the utility model provides a camera subassembly, pivot include first casing of assorted and second casing, and first casing and second casing amalgamate each other and form the pivot, and the connection can be dismantled to first casing and second casing.
As an optional mode, the utility model provides a camera subassembly still includes the circuit board, and the circuit board is located supporting component, and the camera module has the connecting wire, and the connecting wire penetrates the pivot, and the connecting wire is connected with the circuit board in extending to supporting component along the pivot.
As an optional mode, the utility model provides a camera subassembly has entrance hole and the wire hole with the inside intercommunication of pivot in the pivot, and in the connecting wire penetrated the pivot through the entrance hole, the pivot was worn out through the wire hole to the connecting wire, and the wire hole is located supporting component.
As an optional mode, the utility model provides a camera subassembly, the driving piece is connected with the first end of pivot, and the wire hole is located between the second end and the entrance hole of pivot.
As an alternative, the present invention provides a camera module, wherein the inner side wall of the first housing and/or the second housing has a reinforcing rib.
As an optional mode, the utility model provides a camera module, supporting component include first lid and second lid, and first lid and second lid are connected and are formed jointly and hold the chamber, and the driving piece is located and holds the intracavity.
As an optional mode, the utility model provides a camera subassembly still includes controller and detector, and controller, detector and driving piece are connected with the circuit board, and the detector is used for detecting the turned angle of pivot, when the pivot changes the rotation and predetermines the angle, controller control driving piece stall.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides an electronic device, including the above-mentioned camera assembly, the supporting component detachable of the camera assembly is disposed on the housing of the electronic device.
The utility model provides a camera subassembly and electronic equipment, camera subassembly support camera module and drive module through setting up supporting component. The camera module is connected with the driving module, and the camera module is driven to rotate through the driving module, so that the overturning function of the camera module is realized. The camera assembly and the electronic equipment are separately arranged, and the supporting assembly is detachably connected to the electronic equipment, so that the camera assembly is conveniently detached from the electronic equipment.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.
In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature may be directly on or directly under the second feature or indirectly via intermediate members. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera assembly provided in an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2 is an exploded view of a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 3 is a schematic view of an internal structure of a camera assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a first box and a first shell in a camera assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 5 is a schematic view of a second box and a second shell structure in the camera module provided by the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the present invention provides a camera assembly 10, which includes a camera module 11, a driving module 12, and a supporting assembly 13.
The driving module 12 includes a driving member 121 and a rotating shaft 122 connected to the driving member 121, both ends of the rotating shaft 122 are connected to the supporting assembly 13, the camera module 11 is connected to the rotating shaft 122, and the driving member 121 drives the rotating shaft 122 to rotate so that the camera module 11 rotates around the axis of the rotating shaft 122.
Specifically, the camera module 11 may include a box and a camera (not shown in the figure) located in the box, wherein the box is used for supporting and fixing the camera, and the camera may be protected by the box, so that dust is prevented from covering the lens of the camera, thereby affecting the image pickup effect. In order to stably support the camera in the box body, a camera support can be arranged, and the camera is connected in the box body through the camera support.
Wherein, for the convenience of dismantling the box body, the inside camera of maintenance box body, the box body can be including dismantling the first box body 111 and the second box body 112 of connection, and wherein, first box body 111 and second box body 112 can be through screwed connection or joint. The first container 111 and the second container 112 are coupled to each other to form a complete container.
In a specific implementation, the driving module 12 includes a driving element 121 and a rotating shaft 122, the driving element 121 is connected to one end of the rotating shaft 122, and the rotating shaft 122 is driven to rotate by the driving element 121. In some embodiments, the driving member 121 may be a motor, an output shaft of the motor is connected to the rotating shaft 122, and optionally, the output shaft of the motor is connected to the rotating shaft 122 through a coupling, and the rotating shaft 122 is driven to rotate by the motor. In other embodiments, the driving member 121 may be a rotary cylinder, and the rotary cylinder rotates the rotating shaft 122.
The camera module 11 is connected to the rotating shaft 122, and the rotating shaft 122 rotates to drive the camera module 11 connected to the rotating shaft 122 to rotate along with the rotating shaft 122, so that the rotatable function of the camera in the camera module 11 is realized.
Both ends of the rotating shaft 122 are connected to the supporting assembly 13, so that the camera module 11 and the driving module 12 can be supported by the supporting assembly 13. In use, the support assembly 13 may be removably attached to the electronic device. Exemplarily, a suction cup is arranged at the bottom of the supporting component 13, the camera assembly 10 is adsorbed on the electronic device through the suction cup, and when the camera assembly 10 is detached from the electronic device, the camera assembly 10 is directly pulled out from the electronic device, so that the suction cup at the bottom of the supporting component 13 is separated from the electronic device. Or, a mounting hole is preset on the electronic device, the supporting component 13 in the camera assembly 10 is connected with the mounting hole through a screw, and when the camera assembly 10 is detached from the electronic device, the screw is directly detached. In this way, the camera assembly 10 is easily removed from the electronic device. And the camera assembly 10 can be connected to different types or different electronic devices, that is, each electronic device can share one camera assembly 10, so that the cost is saved.
The utility model provides a camera subassembly 10 supports camera module 11 and drive module 12 through setting up supporting component 13. The camera module 11 is connected with the driving module 12, and the driving module 12 drives the camera module 11 to rotate, so that the overturning function of the camera module 11 is realized. The camera assembly 10 is arranged separately from the electronic device, and the supporting assembly 13 is detachably connected to the electronic device, so that the camera assembly 10 is convenient to detach from the electronic device.
Referring to fig. 2 to 5, in order to make the structure of the camera assembly 10 more compact, in some embodiments, a receiving groove 131 is disposed on the supporting assembly 13, the rotating shaft 122 is disposed in the receiving groove 131, two ends of the rotating shaft 122 respectively penetrate through inner sidewalls of the receiving groove 131 and are inserted into the supporting assembly 13, and the driving member 121 is disposed in the supporting assembly 13.
Wherein, the middle part of the upper part of the supporting component 13 is provided with a containing groove 131, the opposite inner side wall of the containing groove 131 is provided with a through hole, one end of the rotating shaft 122 is inserted into the bearing, two ends of the rotating shaft 122 are respectively inserted into the supporting component 13 through different through holes, and one end of the rotating shaft 122 is connected with the driving part 121 in the supporting component 13.
When the camera module 11 takes a picture, a power supply is connected through a connecting wire, and the power supply supplies power to the camera module 11. However, the connecting wires are easily entangled together or interfere with the rotation of the rotating shaft 122 when the camera module 11 is turned upside down. Therefore, the present invention provides a camera module 10, which sets the rotating shaft 122 as a hollow structure, and arranges the connecting wires of the camera module 11 in the hollow rotating shaft 122. Specifically, the rotating shaft 122 includes a first housing 1221 and a second housing 1222 matched with each other, and the first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222 are mutually combined to form the rotating shaft 122.
For example, the shaft 122 may have a tubular shape, the tubular shaft 122 is cut along the axis of the shaft 122 to form a first housing 1221 and a second housing 1222, the connecting wires of the camera module 11 are placed in the first housing 1221, and then the second housing 1222 is covered, so that the connecting wires of the camera module 11 are arranged. Thus, when the camera module 11 is turned over, the connecting wires are not easily twisted together or interfere with the rotation of the rotating shaft 122. In which the first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222 are detachably connected, so that the connecting wires of the camera module 11 can be easily taken out from the rotating shaft 122.
In some embodiments, a circuit board 14 is further included, the circuit board 14 is located in the support assembly 13, a power supply external to the camera module 10 is connected to the circuit board 14, and then connecting wires of the camera module 11 are connected to the circuit board 14 to supply power to the camera module 11. In a specific implementation, one end of the connecting wire is connected to the camera module 11, the other end of the connecting wire penetrates into the rotating shaft 122, and the other end of the connecting wire extends along the rotating shaft 122 into the supporting component 13 to be connected to the circuit board 14. In this way, the circuit board 14 serves as a component for switching power supplies, so that the overall length of the connecting lines can be reduced.
In order to arrange the connecting wires of the camera module 11 in the hollow rotating shaft 122 conveniently, the camera module 10 of the present invention has the wire inlet 1223 and the wire outlet 1224 that are communicated with the inside of the rotating shaft 122 on the rotating shaft 122, the connecting wires penetrate into the rotating shaft 122 through the wire inlet 1223, the connecting wires penetrate out of the rotating shaft 122 through the wire outlet 1224, and the wire outlet 1224 is located in the supporting component 13.
The wire inlet 1223 can be located on the first housing 1221, the wire inlet 1223 can also be located on the second housing 1222, or a part of the wire inlet 1223 is located on the first housing 1221, and another part of the wire inlet 1223 is located on the second housing 1222, when the first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222 are combined with each other, different parts of the wire inlet 1223 on the first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222 form a complete wire inlet 1223. The wire inlet hole 1223 may be located at a middle position of the rotating shaft 122, i.e., the distance between the wire inlet hole 1223 and one end of the rotating shaft 122 is equal to the distance between the wire inlet hole 1223 and the zero end of the rotating shaft 122. The wire inlet hole 1223 may also be close to the driving member 121, and the position of the wire inlet hole 1223 is not limited herein.
The outlet holes 1224 may be located on the first housing 1221, the outlet holes 1224 may also be located on the second housing 1222, or a portion of the outlet holes 1224 may be located on the first housing 1221 and another portion of the outlet holes 1224 may be located on the second housing 1222, and when the first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222 are assembled with each other, different portions of the outlet holes 1224 on the first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222 form a complete outlet hole 1224. Since the end of the rotating shaft 122 is located in the supporting component 13, the wire outlet hole 1224 is disposed in the supporting component 13, that is, the wire outlet hole 1224 is close to the end of the rotating shaft 122, or the wire outlet hole 1224 is located at the end of the rotating shaft 122 not connected to the driving member 121, so that the connecting wire can be conveniently connected to the circuit board 14 in the supporting component 13 after passing through the wire outlet hole 1224 out of the rotating shaft 122.
Specifically, the driving member 121 is connected to a first end of the rotating shaft 122, and the wire outlet 1224 is located between a second end of the rotating shaft 122 and the wire inlet 1223. That is, the outlet holes 1224 are near the end of the shaft 122.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a camera module 10, camera module 11 connect in pivot 122, rotate through pivot 122, and the camera module 11 that connects on the drive pivot 122 rotates along with pivot 122. That is, the rotating shaft 122 drives the camera module 11 to rotate, and simultaneously, the camera module 11 needs to be supported. The rotating shaft 122 is provided with a hollow structure, and the strength of the rotating shaft 122 is difficult to meet the requirement of supporting the camera module 11. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the inner side walls of the first housing 1221 and/or the second housing 1222 have ribs 1225. That is, the reinforcing ribs 1225 may be provided only on the inner side wall of the first housing 1221; the reinforcing ribs 1225 may be provided only on the inner side wall of the second case 1222; reinforcing ribs 1225 may be provided on both the inner side wall of the first housing 1221 and the inner side wall of the second housing 1222. The reinforcing ribs 1225 are only required to reserve the arrangement positions for the connecting wires of the camera module 11, and this embodiment is not limited herein.
Specifically, the reinforcing ribs 1225 may be disposed along the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122, the reinforcing ribs 1225 may also be disposed perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122, or the reinforcing ribs 1225 may be disposed along the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122 and the axial direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft 122, and the reinforcing ribs 1225 along the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122 and the axial direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft 122 are mutually crossed and connected.
Each reinforcing rib 1225 perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122 may be a semicircular plate, and the diameter of the reinforcing rib 1225 is equal to the diameter of the rotating shaft 122, that is, the annular edge of the reinforcing rib 1225 matches with the inner wall of the rotating shaft 122. Each of the ribs 1225 provided in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122 may have a rectangular plate shape. The reinforcing ribs 1225 arranged in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122 connect adjacent reinforcing ribs 1225 perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122, that is, adjacent semicircular plate-shaped reinforcing ribs 1225 are connected by rectangular plate-shaped reinforcing ribs 1225.
Alternatively, threaded holes may be formed at the intersections of the reinforcing ribs 1225 in different directions, that is, threaded holes may be formed at the intersections of the reinforcing ribs 1225 in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 122 and the axial direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft 122, a counter bore 12211 communicating with the threaded holes may be formed in the first housing 1221 or the second housing 1222, and screws may be sequentially screwed into the counter bore 12211 and the threaded holes to connect the first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222. The head of the screw is located in the counterbore 12211 to prevent the head of the screw from interfering with the shaft 122 when the shaft 122 is rotated. The first housing 1221 and the second housing 1222 may also be detachably connected by a snap-fit connection, which is not limited herein.
In some embodiments, the supporting assembly 13 includes a first cover 132 and a second cover 133, the first cover 132 and the second cover 133 are connected to form a receiving cavity, and the driving member 121 is located in the receiving cavity.
The accommodating groove may be formed in the first cover 132 or the second cover 133, the driving element 121 is located in the accommodating groove, and the bottom of the driving element 121 is connected to the inner sidewall of the first cover 132 or the second cover 133 through the connecting plate 15 to fix the driving element 121, so as to prevent the driving element 121 from vibrating during operation, thereby reducing noise generated during operation of the driving element 121. Alternatively, the connection plate 15 is connected to the inner sidewall of the first cover 132 or the second cover 133 by screws,
alternatively, a shock absorbing pad, for example, a rubber pad, may be disposed between the actuator 121 and the connecting plate, and the shock absorbing pad absorbs the vibration generated when the actuator 121 operates.
Specifically, the first cover 132 and the second cover 133 may be in a concave shape, and the recesses of the first cover 132 and the second cover 133 are matched to form the receiving groove 131.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the camera module 10 of the present invention further includes a controller (not shown) and a detector 16, wherein the controller, the detector 16 and the driving member 121 are connected to the circuit board 14.
The detector 16 may be an angle sensor or a phase sensor, and detects the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 122 through the angle sensor or the phase sensor. In order to facilitate the angle sensor to conveniently and accurately detect the rotation angle of the rotating shaft 122, the angle sensor or the phase sensor may be disposed at a position of the rotating shaft 122 opposite to the end portion not connected to the driving member 121, the end portion of the rotating shaft 122 not connected to the driving member 121 is connected to the detecting shaft 17, and the detecting shaft 17 is inserted into the detecting portion of the angle sensor or the phase sensor.
The detector 16 is configured to detect a rotation angle of the rotating shaft 122, and when the rotating shaft 122 rotates by a preset angle, the controller controls the driving member 121 to stop rotating. The preset angles can be multiple, and different preset angles can be set according to different requirements of users. For example, the preset angle may be 5 degrees, i.e. the controller controls the driving member 121 to stop rotating every time the shaft 122 rotates 5 degrees. The rotation range of the rotation shaft 122 may be 0 to 90 degrees, 0 to 180 degrees, or 0 to 360 degrees. And are not limited herein.
An angle of the camera module 11 in the camera assembly 10 toward the user, that is, an angle of the camera module 11 toward the display screen of the electronic device, may be defined as a start angle. For ease of illustration, the starting angle may be defined as zero degrees. When the electronic device does not need to use the camera module 11, that is, when the camera module 11 is not needed to irradiate the user side, the controller controls the driving member 121 to rotate, the driving member 121 drives the camera module 11 to rotate clockwise by a preset angle (for example, 90 degrees) through the rotating shaft 122, and when the detector 16 detects that the camera module 11 rotates clockwise by 90 degrees, the controller controls the driving member 121 to stop rotating. At this time, the camera module 11 is perpendicular to the display screen, and the camera module 11 irradiates an area above the electronic apparatus. Thus, even if the camera module 11 is in the on state, the user cannot be photographed, and privacy for the user is protected.
The preset angle may be 180 degrees, and when the detector 16 detects that the camera module 11 rotates 180 degrees clockwise, the controller controls the driving member 121 to stop rotating. At this time, the camera module 11 is perpendicular to the display screen, and the camera module 11 irradiates an area behind the electronic apparatus. Thus, even if the camera module 11 is in the on state, the user cannot be photographed, and privacy for the user is protected.
The embodiment of the utility model provides a still provide an electronic equipment, including the camera subassembly 10 that above-mentioned embodiment provided, the supporting component detachable of camera subassembly sets up on electronic equipment's casing.
The present embodiment provides an electronic device, which includes the camera assembly 10 according to the first embodiment, and the camera assembly 10 is detachably disposed on a housing of the electronic device.
The structure and operation of the camera assembly 10 are described in detail in the above embodiments. And will not be described in detail herein.
The electronic device provided by the embodiment can comprise electronic devices with larger sizes, such as an interactive intelligent tablet, a notebook computer and a tablet computer. Both ends of the rotating shaft 122 of the camera module 10 are connected to the supporting member 13, and the camera module 11 and the driving module 12 are supported by the supporting member 13. In use, the support assembly 13 may be removably attached to the electronic device.
Exemplarily, a suction cup is arranged at the bottom of the supporting component 13, the camera assembly 10 is adsorbed on the electronic device through the suction cup, and when the camera assembly 10 is detached from the electronic device, the camera assembly 10 is directly pulled out from the electronic device, so that the suction cup at the bottom of the supporting component 13 is separated from the electronic device. Or, a mounting hole is preset on the electronic device, the supporting component 13 in the camera assembly 10 is connected with the mounting hole through a screw, and when the camera assembly 10 is detached from the electronic device, the screw is directly detached.
Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device may further include a display screen, a housing, and other common components, which are not described herein in detail.
The utility model provides an electronic equipment, including camera subassembly 10, camera subassembly 10 supports camera module 11 and drive module 12 through setting up supporting component 13. The camera module 11 is connected with the driving module 12, and the driving module 12 drives the camera module 11 to rotate, so that the overturning function of the camera module 11 is realized. The camera assembly 10 is arranged separately from the electronic device, and the supporting assembly 13 is detachably connected to the electronic device, so that the camera assembly 10 is convenient to detach from the electronic device.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.