CN214480919U

CN214480919U - External camera device and electronic equipment

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Publication number: CN214480919U
Application number: CN202121001037.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 何春雷
Original assignee: Beijing Tiancheng Investment Co ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Tiancheng Lijing Optical Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-12
Filing date: 2021-05-11
Publication date: 2021-10-22
Anticipated expiration: 2031-05-11
Also published as: CN113079309A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides an external camera device and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of image acquisition. This external camera device includes: a housing; a lens connected to the housing; the photosensitive imaging component is arranged in the shell, is opposite to the lens, and is used for receiving light and generating image information; the connector is arranged on the shell, is electrically connected with the photosensitive imaging component and is used for being electrically connected with equipment to be connected so as to transmit image information to the equipment to be connected. After the electronic equipment is connected with the external camera device, the electronic equipment can shoot by utilizing the external camera device. The external camera device is independent of the electronic equipment, is not limited by the space size of the electronic equipment, is convenient to provide a lens with higher imaging quality, and can improve the photographing performance of the electronic equipment.

Description

External camera device and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of image acquisition, in particular to an external camera device and electronic equipment.

Background

With the increasingly wide application of electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers in daily life, people are continuously demanding new requirements for the structure and functions of the electronic devices, such as a metal shell requiring smaller device specification, larger screen occupation ratio and better hand feeling.

At present, the size of the space of electronic equipment such as a mobile phone is limited, the volume of a built-in camera of the mobile phone cannot be too large, so that the imaging quality of the camera is limited to a certain level, and for some user groups with higher requirements on photographing, the pixels, focal lengths and the like of the camera of the current electronic equipment cannot meet the requirements of users.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an external camera device and an electronic apparatus, so as to improve imaging quality.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an external camera device, including: a housing; a lens connected to the housing; the photosensitive imaging component is arranged in the shell, is opposite to the lens, and is used for receiving light and generating image information; the connector is arranged on the shell, is electrically connected with the photosensitive imaging component and is used for being electrically connected with equipment to be connected so as to transmit image information to the equipment to be connected.

In the above implementation manner, after the electronic device can be connected with the external camera device, the electronic device can shoot by using the external camera device. The external camera device is independent of the electronic equipment, is not limited by the space size of the electronic equipment, is convenient to provide a lens with higher imaging quality, and can improve the photographing performance of the electronic equipment.

In some embodiments, the lens is removably coupled to the housing.

In the implementation mode, different lenses can be conveniently selected according to actual requirements, and various shooting requirements are met.

In some embodiments, the housing has a mounting opening, the photosensitive imaging assembly is disposed in the housing and opposite to the mounting opening, and the lens is detachably connected to the mounting opening.

In the above implementation manner, the mounting port is used as a connecting port of the lens, so that the lens can be conveniently connected to the housing, and on the other hand, light rays which pass through the lens and the mounting port and are then projected onto the photosensitive imaging assembly inside the housing are conveniently emitted.

In some embodiments, a sliding module is disposed on the housing, and the lens and the photosensitive imaging component are disposed on the sliding module and are driven by the sliding module to slide relative to the housing.

In the above implementation, the optical axis of the lens can be changed by sliding the module without moving the electronic device (for example, in a case where the electronic device is fixed on a bracket, etc.), so as to adjust the shooting area.

In some embodiments, the sliding module includes at least two sliding units, each of which is used for driving the lens to move in different directions.

In the implementation mode, the at least two sliding units respectively drive the lens to move along different directions, so that the adjusting range can be enlarged.

In some embodiments, the glide module comprises a first glide unit and a second glide unit; the first sliding unit comprises a first slide rail and a first sliding plate, the first slide rail is arranged on the shell, and the first sliding plate can move in the first slide rail along a first direction; the second sliding unit comprises a second slide rail and a second sliding plate, the second slide rail is arranged on the first sliding plate, and the second sliding plate can move in the second slide rail along a second direction; the lens and the photosensitive imaging component are arranged on the second sliding plate.

In the above implementation manner, the positions of the lens and the photosensitive imaging component can be adjusted along the first direction by moving the first sliding plate in the first sliding rail. The positions of the lens and the photosensitive imaging component can be adjusted along the second direction through the movement of the second sliding plate in the second sliding rail. And the adjusting processes in the first direction and the second direction can be independently performed without mutual interference, and the adjusting range is wide.

In some embodiments, the lens barrel includes a lens barrel and a lens, one end of the lens barrel is connected to the housing, the lens is disposed at the other end of the lens barrel, and the length of the lens barrel is adjustable.

In the implementation mode, the distance between the lens and the photosensitive imaging component can be changed by changing the length of the lens barrel, so that the imaging effect is changed, and the selectivity in shooting is further increased.

In some embodiments, a receiving cavity is configured in the housing for receiving a device to be connected, and the joint is disposed at the bottom of the receiving cavity.

In the above implementation manner, the electronic device is inserted into the accommodating cavity of the housing when the external camera device is needed, the housing is connected with the electronic device more stably, and the connection effect is better. The joint is arranged at the bottom of the accommodating cavity, so that the joint is convenient to be connected with electronic equipment, and can be protected by the shell to avoid damage.

In some embodiments, the connector is a plug adapted to a data interface of the device to be connected.

In the above implementation manner, the connector is configured as a plug, so that the connector is inserted into the data interface of the device to be connected to implement electrical connection.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including the external imaging apparatus as described in any one of the above.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments of the present application will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and that those skilled in the art can also obtain other related drawings based on the drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic front structure diagram of an external camera device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a back structure of an external camera device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure when a lens is not mounted;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a back structure of an external camera device when a lens is mounted thereon according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a side view of an external camera device according to an embodiment of the present application when a lens is mounted thereon;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a sliding state of an external camera device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application when a lens is not mounted after the electronic device is connected to an external camera device;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application when a lens is mounted after the electronic device is connected to an external camera device.

Description of reference numerals:

100-shell, 110-mounting port, 120-accommodating cavity, 200-lens, 210-lens cone, 220-lens, 300-photosensitive imaging component, 400-joint and 500-sliding module.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures. Meanwhile, in the description of the present application, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing the description, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an external camera device, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, including: a housing 100; a lens 200 connected to the housing 100; a photosensitive imaging element 300 disposed in the housing 100 and opposite to the lens 200 for receiving light and generating image information; and a connector 400 disposed on the housing 100 and electrically connected to the photosensitive imaging assembly 300, for electrically connecting to a device to be connected to transmit image information to the device to be connected.

When the device is used, the electronic device (to-be-connected device) can be connected with the external camera device through the connector 400. The light passes through the lens 200 and reaches the photosensitive imaging assembly 300, and the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 generates image information through photoelectric sensing. The image information is transmitted to the electronic device through the connector 400.

Therefore, the external camera device provided by the embodiment is connected with the electronic equipment, so that the electronic equipment can shoot by using the external camera device. The external camera device is independent of the electronic equipment, is not limited by the space size of the electronic equipment, is convenient to provide the lens 200 with higher imaging quality, and can improve the photographing performance of the electronic equipment.

The device to be connected may be a portable terminal, such as a mobile phone.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, the lens 200 is detachably connected to the housing 100. So set up, be convenient for select for use different camera lenses 200 according to the actual demand, adapt to various shooting demands.

For example, the telephoto lens 200, the wide-angle lens 200, or the like may be selected for shooting.

As to how the lens 200 is detachably attached to the housing 100, the following is exemplified:

as shown in fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, the housing 100 is provided with a mounting opening 110, the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 is disposed in the housing 100 and opposite to the mounting opening 110, and the lens 200 is detachably connected to the mounting opening 110. With such an arrangement, the mounting opening 110 serves as a connection opening for the lens 200, so that the lens 200 can be conveniently connected to the housing 100, and on the other hand, light can be conveniently projected onto the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 inside the housing 100 after passing through the lens 200 and the mounting opening 110.

The lens 200 may include a lens barrel 210 and a lens 220, the lens 220 is disposed at one end of the lens barrel 210, and a connecting portion may be disposed at the other end of the lens barrel 210. The connecting portion and the mounting opening 110 can be connected together by means of screw connection, snap connection, and the like. For example, the connecting portion may be a cylinder having an external thread, the inner wall of the mounting opening 110 is provided with an internal thread, and the connecting portion is inserted into and fixed in the mounting opening 110 by a screw connection manner, so as to fix the lens 200 to the housing 100. For another example, the outer wall of the connecting portion and the inner wall of the housing 100 may be provided with a male and female fastener or a snap-fit member, etc. which are adapted to each other, and the connecting portion is inserted into the mounting opening 110 and then snapped into the mounting opening 110, so as to fix the lens 200 on the housing 100.

Optionally, the external camera device may further include a protective cover, and the lens 200 is mounted on the connection port in the shooting state. In a non-shooting state, the lens 200 is taken down and the protective cover is installed at the installation opening 110, so that the external camera device is convenient to carry and high in safety.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and fig. 5, a sliding module 500 is disposed on the housing 100, and the lens 200 and the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 are disposed on the sliding module 500 and are driven by the sliding module 500 to slide relative to the housing 100. With this arrangement, the optical axis of the lens 200 can be changed by the sliding module 500 without moving the electronic device (for example, in a case where the electronic device is fixed on a stand, etc.), thereby facilitating adjustment of the photographing region.

As an example, the sliding module 500 includes a slide rail disposed on the housing 100, and a slide plate capable of sliding relative to the slide rail, where the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 and the lens 200 are disposed on the slide plate, and the slide plate moves to move the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 and the lens 200 relative to the housing 100, so as to change the shooting area.

Fig. 5 shows a situation that the slide board moves vertically up and down, and the slide board can also move in other directions, for example, move horizontally left and right as shown in fig. 3, and the like, which is not limited in this embodiment.

As another example, the sliding module 500 includes at least two sliding units, which are respectively used to drive the lens 200 to move in different directions. So set up, can increase the control range.

Optionally, the glide module 500 comprises a first glide unit and a second glide unit; the first sliding unit includes a first sliding rail and a first sliding plate, the first sliding rail is disposed on the housing 100, and the first sliding plate can move in the first sliding rail along a first direction; the second sliding unit comprises a second sliding rail and a second sliding plate, the second sliding rail is arranged on the first sliding plate, and the second sliding plate can move in the second sliding rail along a second direction; the lens 200 and the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 are disposed on the second sliding plate.

With this arrangement, the positions of the lens 200 and the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 can be adjusted along the first direction by the movement of the first sliding plate in the first sliding rail. The positions of the lens 200 and the photosensitive imaging assembly 300 can be adjusted in the second direction by the movement of the second sliding plate in the second sliding rail. And the adjusting processes in the first direction and the second direction can be independently performed without mutual interference, and the adjusting range is wide.

The first direction may be a vertical direction as shown in fig. 5, and the second direction may be a horizontal direction as shown in fig. 3, based on the direction shown in the drawings. Of course, other adjusting directions can be set by those skilled in the art according to the use requirement, which is not limited in this application.

In order to adjust the lens 200 to a predetermined position and then keep the lens at the predetermined position, the frictional resistance between the slide rail and the slide plate may be set to satisfy the following requirements: the sliding plate can resist gravity force enough under the pushing without external force, so that the sliding plate can not move and can be manually pushed to a set position. Or, can also set up and be provided with the retaining member between slide rail and slide, loosen the retaining member when needing the adjustment, adjust to and utilize the retaining member to lock behind the settlement position.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the lens 200 includes a lens barrel 210 and a lens 220, one end of the lens barrel 210 is connected to the housing 100, the lens 220 is disposed at the other end of the lens barrel 210, and the length of the lens barrel 210 is adjustable. With the arrangement, the distance between the lens 220 and the photosensitive imaging component 300 can be changed by changing the length of the lens barrel 210, so that the imaging effect is changed, and the selectivity in shooting is further increased.

In order to realize the length adjustment, the lens barrel 210 may include an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder, one end of the inner cylinder is connected to the housing 100, the lens 220 is disposed in the outer cylinder, the outer cylinder is sleeved on the inner cylinder in a threaded connection manner, and the length of the lens barrel 210 may be adjusted by rotating the outer cylinder. Of course, those skilled in the art may also adjust the length of the lens barrel 210 in other ways, for example, the lens barrel 210 is provided as a multi-section telescopic structure, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the photosensitive imaging component 300 may be a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) sensor or a CCD (Charge-coupled Device), as long as it can receive light and generate an image by photoelectric sensing.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, a receiving cavity 120 is configured in the housing 100 for receiving the device to be connected, and the connector 400 is disposed at the bottom of the receiving cavity 120. So set up, electronic equipment need use external camera device when insert the casing 100 hold the chamber 120 in can, casing 100 is more firm with being connected of electronic equipment, the connection effect is better. The connector 400 is disposed at the bottom of the accommodating chamber 120 for connecting with the electronic device and protected from damage by the housing 100.

The accommodating chamber 120 may be an accommodating chamber 120 with an open end, and the electronic device may be inserted into the housing 100 through the open end. Optionally, a portion of the accommodating cavity 120 opposite to the front surface of the electronic device may also be provided with an opening for exposing the display screen on the front surface of the electronic device, so that the screen of the electronic device is not obstructed by connecting the external camera.

Optionally, the connector 400 is a plug adapted to the data interface of the device to be connected, so that the connector 400 is inserted into the data interface of the device to be connected to realize electrical connection.

The shape and size of the accommodating cavity 120 and the structure of the connector 400 are correspondingly set according to the type of the electronic device to be connected, so that the electronic device is seamlessly adapted after being placed in the accommodating cavity 120, and the data interface is just aligned with the connector 400.

For example, when the usb interface is disposed at the bottom end of the electronic device, the connector 400 may be a plug adapted to the usb interface. When the bottom end of the electronic device is provided with the type-c interface, the connector 400 may be a plug adapted to the type-c interface. When the lightning interface is disposed at the bottom end of the electronic device, the connector 400 may be a plug adapted to the lightning interface.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the housing 100 may be fixed on the electronic device to be connected by other detachable connection methods such as magnetic attraction or clamping, and the connector 400 may be led out of the housing 100 through a data line for being inserted into a data interface of the device to be connected. The realization mode enables a single external camera device to be adaptive to electronic equipment with different sizes, and the application range is wider. Further, each external camera device may include a plurality of connectors 400, for example, three connectors 400 electrically connected to the photosensitive imaging assembly 300, such as usb connector 400, type-c connector 400, and lighting connector 400, may be simultaneously led out from the housing 100, so as to further improve the adaptation range of the external camera device.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, as shown in fig. 6 to 7, including the external camera device according to any one of the foregoing descriptions.

The electronic device provided by this embodiment can utilize the external camera device to shoot by connecting with the external camera device. The external camera device is independent of the electronic equipment, is not limited by the space size of the electronic equipment, is convenient to provide the lens 200 with higher imaging quality, and can improve the photographing performance of the electronic equipment.

The electronic device may be a portable terminal, such as a mobile phone. The electronic device can be provided with the integral lens 200, and the integral lens 200 can be adopted to shoot in places with low requirements on imaging quality. When the requirement on the imaging quality is higher, an external camera device can be installed, and shooting is carried out by utilizing the external camera device.

The above embodiments are merely examples of the present application and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Claims

1. An external camera device, comprising:

a housing;

a lens connected to the housing;

the photosensitive imaging component is arranged in the shell, is opposite to the lens, and is used for receiving light and generating image information;

the connector is arranged on the shell, is electrically connected with the photosensitive imaging component and is used for being electrically connected with equipment to be connected so as to transmit image information to the equipment to be connected.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the lens is removably attached to the housing.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the housing defines a mounting opening, the photosensitive imaging assembly is disposed in the housing and opposite to the mounting opening, and the lens is detachably connected to the mounting opening.

4. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a sliding module is disposed on the housing, and the lens and the photosensitive imaging component are disposed on the sliding module and are driven by the sliding module to slide relative to the housing.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the sliding module comprises at least two sliding units for driving the lens to move in different directions.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the glide module comprises a first glide unit and a second glide unit;

the first sliding unit comprises a first slide rail and a first sliding plate, the first slide rail is arranged on the shell, and the first sliding plate can move in the first slide rail along a first direction;

the second sliding unit comprises a second slide rail and a second sliding plate, the second slide rail is arranged on the first sliding plate, and the second sliding plate can move in the second slide rail along a second direction;

the lens and the photosensitive imaging component are arranged on the second sliding plate.

7. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lens barrel comprises a lens barrel and a lens, one end of the lens barrel is connected with the housing, the lens is arranged at the other end of the lens barrel, and the length of the lens barrel is adjustable.

8. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that a housing chamber is provided in the housing for housing the equipment to be connected, and the connector is arranged at the bottom of the housing chamber.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 or 8, wherein the connector is a plug adapted to a data interface of the device to be connected.

10. An electronic device comprising the external imaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9.