CN213072803U

CN213072803U - External photographic annex and be equipped with its protective housing

Info

Publication number: CN213072803U
Application number: CN202022510995.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张东洪; 潘成正
Original assignee: Shenzhen Anshen Chuanghui Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Anshen Chuanghui Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-03
Filing date: 2020-11-03
Publication date: 2021-04-27
Anticipated expiration: 2030-11-03

Abstract

The utility model relates to an external photographic annex and be equipped with its protective housing, external photographic annex includes: the first connecting unit comprises a first connecting piece and an adhesive layer covering one side of the first connecting piece; the second connecting unit is magnetically connected with the first connecting piece; a function module detachably mounted to the second connection unit; the functional module comprises an external lens, a light supplement lamp and a filter, and the external lens, the light supplement lamp or the filter are installed on the first connecting unit alternatively. Above-mentioned external photographic annex, accessible bonding and magnetism are connected the mode that combines together and are installed in electronic product or protective housing to can not shelter from electronic product's screen, also not have the risk of pressing from both sides hindering electronic product. In addition, the functional modules with different functions can be replaced according to needs, so that the mobile phone and the like have a wide application range, and the shooting effect of electronic products such as mobile phones and the like is remarkably improved.

Description

External photographic annex and be equipped with its protective housing

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electronic product accessory technical field especially relates to an external photographic annex and be equipped with its protective housing.

Background

At present, cameras are usually installed on electronic equipment such as mobile phones and tablet computers to achieve a photographing function, and great convenience is brought to life of people. With the development of science and technology and the increasing abundance of cultural life, the requirements of people on the shooting effect of electronic equipment such as mobile phones and the like are gradually increased. However, due to the limitations of size and cost, the shooting effect of the camera of the electronic device under some special scenes is difficult to meet the requirements of users, so that the external camera accessory capable of further improving the shooting effect of the camera of the electronic device is produced at the end, and the users can select different external camera accessories to install on the mobile phone according to the needs, thereby meeting the shooting requirements under different scenes.

However, the existing external camera accessory is usually fixed on the mobile phone in a clamping or rotating and screwing manner due to structural limitation, and the screen of the electronic device is often shielded to influence the normal use of the electronic device while the assembly and disassembly manner is complicated.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, it is necessary to provide an external camera accessory and a protective shell with the same, which are convenient to install and do not affect the normal use of a mobile phone, for solving the problems that the external camera accessory is inconvenient to install and affects the normal use of the mobile phone.

An external camera accessory, comprising:

the first connecting unit comprises a first connecting piece and an adhesive layer covering one side of the first connecting piece;

the second connecting unit is magnetically connected with the first connecting piece; and

a functional module detachably mounted to the second connection unit;

the functional module comprises an external lens, a light supplement lamp and a filter, and the external lens, the light supplement lamp or the filter are installed in the first connecting unit alternatively.

In one embodiment, the first connecting member is a magnet.

In one embodiment, the second connection unit includes a mounting member and a second connection member, the second connection member is disposed on one side of the mounting member, and the second connection member is magnetically connected to the first connection member.

In one embodiment, the mounting part comprises a connecting part and a mounting part, the second connecting part is arranged on the connecting part, and the functional module is detachably mounted on one side of the mounting part far away from the second connecting part.

In one embodiment, the connecting portion is provided with an installation groove having a bottom wall, and the second connecting member is limited in the installation groove.

In one embodiment, the mounting portion is provided with a limiting groove having a bottom wall, the bottom wall of the limiting groove is provided with a light through hole in a penetrating manner, and the functional module is limited in the limiting groove.

In one embodiment, the outer contour of the cross section of the mounting part perpendicular to the central axis of the light through hole is circular.

In one embodiment, the functional module is in threaded connection with the side wall of the limiting groove.

In one embodiment, the mounting member is formed of a metal material or a plastic material.

A protective shell comprises a protective shell main body and the external photographic accessory, wherein the external photographic accessory is bonded to the protective shell main body through the adhesive layer.

Above-mentioned external photographic annex, accessible bonding and magnetism are connected the mode that combines together and are installed in cell-phone isoelectron product or protective housing to can not shelter from the cell-phone screen, also not have the risk of pressing from both sides hindering the cell-phone. In addition, the functional modules with different functions can be replaced according to needs, so that the mobile phone and the like have a wide application range, and the shooting effect of electronic products such as mobile phones and the like is remarkably improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an external camera accessory according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the external camera accessory of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an external camera accessory according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the external camera accessory of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is an exploded view of the protective case according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is an exploded schematic view of the protective shell according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100. an external camera accessory; 120. a first connecting unit; 121. a first connecting member; 140. a second connection unit; 141. a mounting member; 1412. a connecting portion; 1414. an installation part; 1432. a limiting groove; 1434. a light through hole; 143. a second connecting member; 160. a functional module; 161. an external lens; 163. a filter; 200. an electronic device; 300. a protective shell.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, as those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the 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; can be mechanically or electrically connected; 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.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1, the external camera accessory 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for being installed on an electronic device 200 having a camera module, such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer, so as to improve the shooting effect of the original camera module of the electronic device 200. In the following, taking the electronic device 200 as a mobile phone with a square camera module on the back side as an example, the structure of the external camera accessory 100 in the present application is described, and the external camera accessory 100 is installed on the back side of the mobile phone and is matched with the camera module on the back side of the mobile phone, so as to improve the shooting effect of the camera module.

The present embodiment is described as an example, and the technical scope of the present application is not limited thereto. It is understood that in other embodiments, the electronic device 200 may also be embodied as other devices provided with a main camera module, such as a tablet computer, and the shape of the main camera module may be circular, polygonal, and the like, and is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the external camera accessory 100 includes a first connecting unit 120, a second connecting unit 140 and a function module 160. The first connecting unit 120 is adhered to the back of the mobile phone and located on one side of the camera module, and the second connecting unit 140 is magnetically connected to the first connecting unit 120 to be installed on the mobile phone through the first connecting unit 120. The function module 160 is detachably mounted to the second connection unit 140 to improve the photographing effect of the camera module.

Thus, the external camera accessory 100 is conveniently fixed on the mobile phone in a bonding and magnetic connection mode, so that the mobile phone screen is not shielded, the risk of damaging the mobile phone screen by clamping is avoided, and the user experience is remarkably improved.

Specifically, the first connection unit 120 includes a first connection member 121 and an adhesive layer (not shown), the first connection member 121 is a magnetic magnet, and the adhesive layer covers one side of the first connection member 121. Thus, the first connecting element 121 is firmly adhered to the back of the mobile phone through the adhesive layer, and the first connecting element 121 can generate magnetic force to attract the second connecting unit 140.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the first connecting member 121 is a substantially rectangular sheet-like structure. The adhesive layer completely covers one side surface of the first connecting member 121, so that the contact area between the first connecting member 121 and the mobile phone is as large as possible, and the connection firmness between the first connecting member 121 and the back of the mobile phone is improved. It is understood that the shape of the first connecting member 121 is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the first connecting member 121 may be configured in other regular or irregular row shapes such as a circle, an oval, a kidney, a triangle, or a polygon, as required. The adhesive layer may cover only a partial region of the first connecting member 121, and is not limited herein.

The second connection unit 140 includes a mounting member 141 and a second connection member 143. The mounting member 141 is formed of a material such as a metal material or a plastic material, the second connecting member 143 is provided on the mounting member 141 side, and the second connecting member 143 is formed of a material that can be attracted to the first connecting member 121 or a magnet having a polarity opposite to that of the first connecting member 121.

In this way, the mounting member 141 is detachably connected to the first connecting member 121 through the second connecting member 143, when the external camera accessory 100 is not needed, the second connecting unit 140 can be easily detached from the first connecting member 121, and the first connecting member 121 remains on the mobile phone. When the external camera accessory 100 is required to be used, the second connecting unit 140 can be re-attached to the first connecting member 121.

Specifically, in some embodiments, the mounting member 141 includes a connecting portion 1412 and a mounting portion 1414 connected to one side of the connecting portion 1412. One side of the connecting portion 1412 facing the first connecting unit 120 is opened with a mounting groove having a bottom wall, and the second connecting member 143 is limited in the mounting groove and disposed at one side of the connecting portion 1412. Preferably, the total thickness of the second connecting member 143 and the first connecting unit 120 is equal to or slightly greater than the depth of the mounting groove, so that when the second connecting unit 140 is mounted on the mobile phone through the first connecting unit 120, the first connecting unit 120 is at least partially received in the mounting groove, thereby minimizing the gap between the mounting member 141 and the back surface of the mobile phone, and reducing the overall thickness of the mobile phone with the external camera accessory 100 mounted thereon.

The outer contour of the cross section of the mounting portion 1414 perpendicular to the thickness direction is substantially circular, a circular limiting groove 1432 with a bottom wall is formed on one side surface of the mounting portion 1414 away from the first connecting unit 120, and the shape of the limiting groove 1432 is matched with the shape of the functional module 160. The bottom wall of the limiting groove 1432 is provided with a rectangular light through hole 1434 in a penetrating manner, the central axis direction of the light through hole 1434 is parallel to the thickness direction of the mounting portion 1414, and the shape of the light through hole 1434 is matched with that of a camera module of a mobile phone. Therefore, the camera module of the mobile phone is exposed in the limit groove 1432 through the light through hole 1434, the functional module 160 is limited in the limit groove 1432, and external light can enter the camera module through the functional module 160.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the edge of the functional module 160 and the sidewall of the limit groove 1432 are respectively provided with threads matching with each other, so that the functional module 160 is threadedly connected to the sidewall of the limit groove 1432, and the functional module 160 can be easily mounted on the mounting portion 1414 or dismounted from the mounting portion 1414. It is understood that the connection manner between the functional module 160 and the mounting portion 1414 is not limited, and in other embodiments, the functional module 160 may be snap-connected to the mounting portion 1414.

The functional module 160 includes an external lens 161, a fill light, and a filter 163, and the external lens 161, the fill light, or the filter 163 is selectively mounted on the mounting portion 1414 of the second connecting unit 140.

Specifically, the external lens 161 includes a telephoto lens, a wide-angle lens, a macro lens, or a fisheye lens. The telephoto lens is a lens having a focal length longer than that of a standard lens, and is suitable for photographing details of a distant scene and photographing an object which is not easily approached. The wide-angle lens is a lens with a focal length shorter than that of a standard lens and a visual angle larger than that of the standard lens, and is suitable for shooting a wide scene at a short distance. A macro lens is a lens used for macro photography and is suitable for photographing very fine objects. The fisheye lens is a lens with a focal length of 16mm or less and an angle of view close to or equal to 180 degrees, and is suitable for shooting a large-range scene at a short distance.

The filter 163 includes a filter, a fader, a polarizer, a dimmer, and the like. The filter lens is used for protecting a lens and improving the picture quality, the gradual change lens is used for balancing the exposure difference between an over-bright sky and a dark ground, the polarizer is used for eliminating or weakening the strong reflection of a non-metal surface so as to increase the saturation of the sky and the water surface, and the dimmer lens is used for reducing the exposure.

The light filling lamp then is used for providing supplementary light when lacking under the natural light condition shooting to improve the imaging quality of the module of making a video recording under lacking the natural light condition.

In the external camera accessory 100, the external camera accessory 100 can be mounted on the electronic device 200 by bonding and magnetic connection, so that the screen of the electronic device 200 is not shielded, and the risk of clamping the electronic device 200 is avoided. In addition, the functional modules 160 with different functions can be replaced as required, so that the application range is wide, and the shooting effect of the electronic device 200 such as a mobile phone is remarkably improved.

The present application further provides a protective case 300, which includes a protective case main body 320 and the external camera accessory 100. The protective case main body 320 is used for covering the back of the mobile phone, and the external camera accessory 100 is adhered to one side of the protective case main body 320, which is far away from the mobile phone, through an adhesive layer. Thus, the external camera accessory 100 is fixed to the protective case body 320 without being directly fixed to the electronic device 200, which further reduces the damage to the mobile phone and allows the user to replace the protective case 300 to detach the external camera accessory 100.

The protective case 300 is provided with the external camera accessory 100 fixed in a manner of bonding and magnetic connection, so that the screen of the electronic device 200 is not shielded, and the risk of pinching the electronic device 200 is avoided. In addition, the functional modules 160 with different functions can be replaced as required, so that the application range is wide, and the shooting effect of the electronic device 200 such as a mobile phone is remarkably improved.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An external camera accessory, comprising:

a functional module detachably mounted to the second connection unit;

2. The external camera accessory of claim 1, wherein the first connector is a magnet.

3. The external camera accessory of claim 1, wherein the second connecting unit comprises a mounting member and a second connecting member, the second connecting member is disposed on one side of the mounting member, and the second connecting member is magnetically connected to the first connecting member.

4. The external camera accessory of claim 3, wherein the mounting member comprises a connecting portion and a mounting portion, the second connecting member is disposed on the connecting portion, and the functional module is detachably mounted on the mounting portion at a side away from the second connecting member.

5. The external camera accessory of claim 4, wherein the connecting portion defines a mounting groove having a bottom wall, and the second connecting member is retained in the mounting groove.

6. The external camera accessory according to claim 4, wherein the mounting portion defines a limiting groove having a bottom wall, the bottom wall of the limiting groove defines a light hole therethrough, and the functional module is limited in the limiting groove.

7. The external camera accessory of claim 6, wherein the mounting portion has a circular outer profile in a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis of the light-passing hole.

8. The external camera accessory of claim 7, wherein the functional module is in threaded connection with a sidewall of the retaining groove.

9. The external camera accessory of any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein the mounting member is formed from a metallic material or a plastic material.

10. A protective case, comprising a protective case main body and the external camera accessory according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the external camera accessory is adhered to the protective case main body through the adhesive layer.