CN214851428U

CN214851428U - Camera device with simple structure

Info

Publication number: CN214851428U
Application number: CN202120374559.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 袁嘉斌
Original assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd; Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd; Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-09
Filing date: 2021-02-09
Publication date: 2021-11-23
Anticipated expiration: 2031-02-09

Abstract

The utility model discloses a simple structure's camera device, this simple structure's camera device includes: the shell assembly comprises an outer shell, a front shell assembly and a rear shell, wherein the front shell assembly and the rear shell are fixed on two opposite sides of the outer shell; the front shell assembly is provided with a through opening; the front end of the camera module is provided with a lens, and the rear end of the camera module is provided with a lens; a part of the lens is inserted into the through opening, the through opening restricting a degree of freedom of movement of the lens in a radial direction of the through opening; a cover plate disposed between the front housing assembly and the rear housing; the rear end of the camera module is fixed on the cover plate through the fixing piece, and the cover plate is fixed on the front shell assembly. This simple structure's camera device through preceding shell subassembly and apron, can realize the effective fixed of camera module to simple structure, with low costs, manufacturability is high.

Description

Camera device with simple structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a camera technical field especially relates to a simple structure's camera device.

Background

In the camera device in the prior art, for a camera module with a large lens, because the size and the weight of a large lens structure are relatively large, a fixing structure for fixing the camera module is often relatively complex, the number of structural members is large, the camera device is inconvenient to manufacture, and the cost is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the utility model provides an aim at: provided is an image pickup apparatus having a simple structure, which simplifies the structure of the image pickup apparatus, and which is low in cost and high in manufacturability.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical proposal:

an image pickup apparatus having a simple structure, comprising:

the shell assembly comprises an outer shell, a front shell assembly and a rear shell, wherein the front shell assembly and the rear shell are fixed on two opposite sides of the outer shell; the front shell assembly is provided with a through opening;

the front end of the camera module is provided with a lens, and the rear end of the camera module is provided with an installation plate; a part of the lens is inserted into the through opening, the through opening restricting a degree of freedom of movement of the lens in a radial direction of the through opening;

a cover plate disposed between the front housing assembly and the rear housing; the rear end of the camera module is fixed on the cover plate through the mounting plate, and the cover plate is fixed on the front shell assembly.

Preferably, the front shell assembly comprises a front shell bracket and a decorative ring fixed on one side of the front shell bracket, which is far away from the rear shell; the front shell support is provided with a first through hole, and the decorative ring is provided with a second through hole; the second through hole is communicated with the first through hole to form the through opening.

Preferably, the front shell assembly further comprises a mask, and the mask covers the surface of one side of the front shell bracket away from the rear shell; the mask is clamped between the decorative ring and the front shell bracket; the mask is provided with a third through hole, and the first through hole, the third through hole and the second through hole are communicated to form the through opening.

Preferably, the front shell support comprises a support plate body, and the mask is a flexible mask; one part of the mask covers one side of the support plate body, which is far away from the rear shell, and is clamped between the decorative ring and the support plate body; the other part of the mask is turned to one side of the support plate body close to the rear shell body and clamped between the support plate body and the outer shell body.

Preferably, the cover plate is a heat-conducting cover plate, and the mounting plate is abutted to the cover plate so as to conduct heat of the camera module to the cover plate.

Preferably, the camera device further comprises a board card, the board card is arranged between the cover plate and the rear shell, and a second connector is arranged on one side, close to the cover plate, of the board card;

the camera module further comprises a first connector; the first connector is connected with the second connector so as to electrically connect the camera module with the board card; the cover plate restricts the degree of freedom of movement of the first connector in a direction of disengaging from the second connector.

Preferably, the connector further comprises a first buffer member, and the first buffer member is arranged between the cover plate and the first connector.

Preferably, the front shell assembly is provided with a protruding positioning column, and the cover plate is provided with a positioning hole; or, the front shell assembly is provided with a positioning hole, and the cover plate is provided with a protruding positioning column;

the positioning column is inserted into the positioning hole.

Preferably, the cover plate is fixed to the front shell assembly through a first mounting post, and the board card is fixed to the cover plate through a second mounting post.

The utility model has the advantages that: this simple structure's camera device, the front end is fixed a position and is fixed the camera module through the opening that link up of preceding shell subassembly, and the rear end is fixed the camera module through the apron, can realize the effective fixed of camera module to camera device simple structure, with low costs, manufacturability is high.

Drawings

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a second schematic cross-sectional view (the lens is omitted in the figure) of the image capturing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 2;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a front shell bracket of the image pickup apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an image pickup apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (a housing is omitted in the figure);

fig. 7 is a schematic view of an exploded structure of an image capturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention (a lens is omitted in the figure);

fig. 8 is a second schematic exploded view (with the lens omitted) of the imaging device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

in the figure: 10. a housing assembly; 11. a front housing assembly; 1101. a through opening; 111. a front housing support; 1111. a first through hole; 1112. a bracket plate body; 1113. a first mounting post; 1114. a third mounting post; 1115. a positioning column; 112. a decorative ring; 1121. a second through hole; 113. masking; 1131. a third through hole; 12. an outer housing; 13. a rear housing; 131. a third mounting hole; 20. a camera module; 21. a lens; 22. mounting a plate; 23. a data transmission structure; 24. a first connector; 30. a cover plate; 31. a first plate portion; 311. a second mounting post; 312. a first mounting hole; 313. positioning holes; 32. a second plate portion; 40. a board card; 41. a second connector; 42. a second mounting hole; 51. a first buffer member; 52. a second buffer.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and technical effects achieved by the present invention more clear, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments, not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "fixed" are to be understood broadly, e.g. as a fixed connection, a detachable connection or an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on 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 utility model provides a simple structure's camera device, its structure is simplified, reducible part quantity, and reduce cost improves manufacturability.

The utility model discloses a camera device can be directly fixed in electronic equipment such as TV set, mutual dull and stereotyped, notebook computer, also can be fixed in electronic equipment through rotating the support to satisfy electronic equipment's shooting demand.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, in an embodiment of the simple-structure image pickup apparatus of the present invention, the image pickup apparatus includes:

a case assembly 10 including a front case assembly 11, an outer case 12, and a rear case 13; the opposite ends of the outer shell 12 are provided with a front end opening and a rear end opening; the front shell assembly 11 is covered on the front end opening of the outer shell 12, and the rear shell 13 is covered on the rear end opening of the outer shell 12 to form an installation space; a through opening 1101 is arranged on the front shell assembly 11;

a camera module 20, the front end of which is provided with a lens 21 and the rear end of which is provided with a mounting plate 22; the diameter of the through opening 1101 is equal to or slightly larger than the lens 21, and a part of the front end of the lens 21 is inserted into the through opening 1101; the through opening 1101 restricts the degree of freedom of movement of the lens 21 in the radial direction of the through opening 1101, the through opening 1101 being used to position the lens 21;

a cover plate 30 provided between the front case assembly 11 and the rear case 13; the mounting plate 22 is fixed to the cover plate 30, thereby fixing the rear end of the camera module 20 to the cover plate 30, and the cover plate 30 is fixed to the front case assembly 11; the mounting plate 22 of the camera module 20 is directly or indirectly abutted against and attached to the cover plate 30 to conduct heat of the camera module 20 to the cover plate 30.

The utility model discloses a camera device assembles through following mode:

firstly, fixing the rear end of the camera module 20 on the cover plate 30 of the camera module 20 through the mounting plate 22 to form a first component;

partially inserting the lens 21 in the first assembly into the through opening 1101 of the front shell assembly 11, and positioning the lens 21 through the through opening 1101;

the cover plate 30 in the first assembly is tightly attached to the front shell assembly 11, and the cover plate 30 is fixed on the front shell assembly 11 through a fastener;

other structural members are directly or indirectly fixed on the front shell assembly 11 to form a large assembly;

sleeving the large assembly into the outer shell 12, and enabling the front shell assembly 11 to cover the front end opening of the outer shell 12;

the rear case 13 is then closed over the rear end opening of the outer case 12, completing the assembly.

The camera device of the utility model, through the arrangement of the cover plate 30, is convenient to fix the camera module 20 on the cover plate 30 first, and can improve the assembly efficiency; through the arrangement of the through opening 1101 of the front shell assembly 11, the accurate positioning of the lens 21 can be realized, the assembly efficiency can be improved, the side wall of the through opening 1101 can limit the lens 21, the lens 21 can be supported, and the fixing of the lens 21 and the camera module 20 is further realized; moreover, by fixing the cover plate 30 to the front case assembly 11, reliable fixing of the camera module 20 can be accomplished; the camera device can realize reliable fixation of the camera module 20 only through the matching of the front shell assembly 11 and the cover plate 30, has simple structure, convenient assembly and high manufacturability, and is particularly suitable for the camera device of a large lens 21.

In addition, the camera device of the present invention can form a good heat dissipation path by closely contacting the side of the mounting plate 22 at the rear end of the camera, which is far away from the front shell assembly 11, with the cover plate 30; so, apron 30 not only possesses the function of fixed camera module 20, still possesses the function of carrying out the heat dissipation to camera module 20, and same structure possesses multiple functions, design benefit, reducible structure quantity simplifies the structure, reduce cost, and manufacturability is high.

In another embodiment of the camera device of the present invention, the front shell assembly 11 includes a front shell bracket 111, and a decorative ring 112 fixed to a side of the front shell bracket 111 away from the rear shell 13; the front housing bracket 111 has a first through hole 1111, the decoration ring 112 has a second through hole 1121 at a position corresponding to the first through hole 1111, and the second through hole 1121 is aligned and communicated with the first through hole 1111 to form a through opening 1101 for the lens 21 to pass through.

The decorative ring 112 may be made of metal material, or other materials.

By fixing the decorative ring 112 on the outer side of the front shell bracket 111, the periphery of the lens 21 is decorated by the decorative ring 112 from the appearance of the camera device, so that the aesthetic property can be improved; the second through hole 1121 is disposed on the bezel 112, and the second through hole 1121 is in communication with the first through hole 1111, so as to form the through opening 1101, and position the lens 21 together.

The decorative ring 112 may be fixed to the front case bracket 111 by a fastener such as a screw, or may be fixed to the front case bracket 111 by a fixing means such as a snap connection.

Preferably, in order to further enhance the aesthetic appearance of the camera device, the front shell assembly 11 further includes a mask 113 for decorating the front shell bracket 111; the appearance of the product can have design feeling by designing the color, the pattern and the like of the mask 113, and the attractiveness of the product is improved.

In this embodiment, the mask 113 covers the surface of the front casing support 111 on the side away from the rear casing 13; the mask 113 is clamped between the decorative ring 112 and the front shell bracket 111; the mask 113 is provided with a third through hole 1131, and the first through hole 1111, the third through hole 1131 and the second through hole 1121 are communicated to form a through opening 1101 for positioning the lens 21 together.

Preferably, on the basis of the structure in which the mask 113 is provided, the image pickup apparatus is easy to assemble; the front housing support 111 includes a support plate 1112, and the mask 113 is a foldable flexible mask 113.

As shown in fig. 1-3, a portion of the mask 113 covers a side of the frame plate 1112 away from the rear housing 13 and is clamped between the bezel 112 and the frame plate 1112; another portion of the mask 113 is folded over to a side of the support plate 1112 near the rear case 13 and clamped between the support plate 1112 and the outer case 12.

By adopting the flexible and foldable mask 113, when the camera device is assembled, the mask 113 is not required to be fixed by adopting a sticking material or other fasteners, and the mask 113 can be clamped on the front shell support 111 from two sides through the matching among the decorative ring 112, the front shell support 111 and the outer shell 12; both can decorate the outward appearance of device through mask 113, the assembly of being convenient for again, simple structure, manufacturability is high.

In this embodiment, the mask 113 is a fabric. In other embodiments, the mask 113 may also be a flexible plastic, rubber, or the like.

In other embodiments, front housing 11 is an integrally formed housing.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the cover plate 30 is made of a heat conductive material in order to improve the heat dissipation effect of the cover plate 30 on the camera module 20.

The cover plate 30 may be, but is not limited to, a metal cover plate 30.

Preferably, the cover plate 30 is a bent-type cover plate 30; the cover plate 30 includes a first plate portion 31, and a second plate portion 32 connected to the first plate portion 31 and bent with respect to the first plate portion 31; the camera module 20 is fixed on the first plate portion 31 and is connected with the first plate portion 31 in a heat conduction mode; second board 32 is connected with the shell heat conduction, and the heat of camera module 20 can be conducted to the shell through second board 32, improves heat radiating area, improves the radiating efficiency.

In the present embodiment, the second plate portion 32 is perpendicular to the first plate portion 31.

In another embodiment of the camera device of the present invention, the camera device further includes a board 40, the board 40 is disposed between the cover plate 30 and the rear housing 13, and a second connector 41 is disposed on a side of the board 40 close to the cover plate 30;

the camera module 20 further includes a data transmission structure 23, and a first connector 24 electrically connected to the data transmission structure 23; the first connector 24 is connected with the second connector 41 to electrically connect the camera module 20 with the board card 40; the cover plate 30 limits the freedom of movement of the first connector 24 in the direction of disengaging from the second connector 41, prevents the first connector 24 from being loosened, and ensures reliable connection between the camera module 20 and the board card 40. In this manner, the cover plate 30 performs multiple functions.

The board card 40 is a circuit board, and the board card 40 is provided with a storage module, a processing module, a control module and the like. The data transmission structure 23 may be an FPC flexible board, or other data transmission lines, etc.

Preferably, the first buffer member 51 is further included, the first buffer member 51 is interposed between the cover plate 30 and the first connector 24, and the first buffer member 51 is arranged to absorb tolerance and facilitate assembly.

Preferably, the first buffer 51 is a buffer foam.

Preferably, the second buffer member 52 is further included, the second buffer member 52 is clamped between the cover plate 30 and the housing, and the second buffer member 52 is arranged, so that tolerance can be absorbed, and assembly is facilitated.

Preferably, the second buffer 52 is a thermally conductive buffer foam.

In another embodiment of the present invention, in order to facilitate assembly, a protruding positioning column 1115 is disposed on one side of the front housing assembly 11 close to the rear housing 13, a positioning hole 313 is disposed on the cover plate 30, and the positioning column 1115 is inserted into the positioning hole 313.

In this way, when the first component (the camera module 20 and the cover plate 30) is mounted on the front housing bracket 111, the first component can be positioned by the positioning posts 1115 and the positioning holes 313, and the lens 21 and the through opening 1101, and then the cover plate 30 is fixed on the front housing component 11.

In this embodiment, the cover plate 30 is fixed to the front case bracket 111.

In other embodiments, the positioning posts 1115 may be disposed on the cover plate 30, and the positioning holes 313 may be disposed on the front housing assembly 11 to position the cover plate 30.

In another embodiment of the camera device of the present invention, the cover plate 30 is fixed to the front housing assembly 11 through the first mounting post 1113, and the board 40 is fixed to the cover plate 30 through the second mounting post 311.

Preferably, a protruding first mounting post 1113 is disposed on one side of the front housing bracket 111 close to the cover plate 30, the first mounting post 1113 is provided with a threaded hole, the cover plate 30 is provided with a first mounting hole 312, and a screw passes through the first mounting hole 312 and is fixed on the first mounting post 1113.

Preferably, a protruding second mounting column 311 is arranged on one side of the cover plate 30 close to the board card 40, the second mounting column 311 is provided with a threaded hole, a second mounting hole 42 is arranged on the board card 40, and a screw passes through the second mounting hole 42 and is fixed on the second mounting column 311.

Preferably, a protruding third mounting post 1114 is disposed on one side of the front housing bracket 111 close to the rear housing 13, the third mounting post 1114 is provided with a threaded hole, a third mounting hole 131 is disposed on the rear housing 13, and a screw passes through the third mounting hole 131 and is fixed to the third mounting post 1114.

In other embodiments, the first mounting post 1113 may be disposed on the cover plate 30, and the second mounting post 311 may be disposed on the board card 40; the cover plate 30 may be fixed to the front case bracket 111 by means of snap-fit connection, adhesion, or the like, and the board card 40 may be fixed to the cover plate 30 or the front case bracket 111.

In other embodiments, the outer case 12 and the rear case 13 may be formed as an integral structure, that is, the integral structure may be a groove-like structure having only a front end opening.

In the description herein, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used in a descriptive sense and with reference to the illustrated orientation or positional relationship, and are used for convenience in description and simplicity in operation, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used merely for descriptive purposes and are not intended to have any special meaning.

In the description herein, references to the description of "an embodiment," "an example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be appropriately combined to form other embodiments as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The technical principle of the present invention is described above with reference to specific embodiments. The description is made for the purpose of illustrating the principles of the invention and should not be construed in any way as limiting the scope of the invention. Based on the explanations herein, those skilled in the art will be able to conceive of other embodiments of the present invention without any inventive effort, which would fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An image pickup apparatus having a simple structure, comprising:

the shell assembly (10) comprises an outer shell (12), a front shell assembly (11) and a rear shell (13) which are fixed on two opposite sides of the outer shell (12); the front shell assembly (11) is provided with a through opening (1101);

the front end of the camera module (20) is provided with a lens (21), and the rear end is provided with a mounting plate (22); a part of the lens (21) is inserted into the through opening (1101), the through opening (1101) restricting a degree of freedom of movement of the lens (21) in a radial direction of the through opening (1101);

a cover plate (30) provided between the front case assembly (11) and the rear case (13); the rear end of camera module (20) passes through mounting panel (22) is fixed in apron (30), apron (30) are fixed in preceding shell subassembly (11).

2. The image pickup device with a simple structure according to claim 1, wherein the front housing assembly (11) includes a front housing bracket (111), and a bezel (112) fixed to a side of the front housing bracket (111) away from the rear housing (13); the front shell support (111) is provided with a first through hole (1111), and the decorative ring (112) is provided with a second through hole (1121); the second through hole (1121) communicates with the first through hole (1111) to constitute the through opening (1101).

3. The image pickup device with simple structure according to claim 2, wherein the front shell assembly (11) further comprises a mask (113), and the mask (113) covers the surface of the front shell bracket (111) on the side far away from the rear shell (13); the mask (113) is clamped between the decorative ring (112) and the front shell bracket (111); the mask (113) is provided with a third through hole (1131), and the first through hole (1111), the third through hole (1131) and the second through hole (1121) are communicated to form the through opening (1101).

4. The image pickup apparatus with a simple structure according to claim 3, wherein the front case bracket (111) includes a bracket plate body (1112), and the mask (113) is a flexible mask (113); a part of the mask (113) covers one side of the support plate body (1112) far away from the rear shell (13) and is clamped between the decorative ring (112) and the support plate body (1112); the other part of the mask (113) is folded to one side of the support plate body (1112) close to the rear shell (13) and clamped between the support plate body (1112) and the outer shell (12).

5. The imaging device with a simple structure according to claim 4, wherein the mask (113) is a fabric.

6. The camera device with simple structure according to claim 1, wherein the cover plate (30) is a heat-conducting cover plate (30), and the mounting plate (22) abuts against the cover plate (30) to conduct heat of the camera module (20) to the cover plate (30).

7. The camera device with simple structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the camera device further comprises a board card (40), the board card (40) is arranged between the cover plate (30) and the rear housing (13), and a second connector (41) is arranged on one side of the board card (40) close to the cover plate (30);

the camera module (20) further comprises a first connector (24); the first connector (24) is connected with the second connector (41) so as to electrically connect the camera module (20) with the board card (40); the cover plate (30) restricts the freedom of movement of the first connector (24) in a direction away from the second connector (41).

8. The imaging device with a simple structure according to claim 7, further comprising a first cushion member (51), wherein the first cushion member (51) is provided between the cover plate (30) and the first connector (24).

9. The image pickup device with simple structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the front shell assembly (11) is provided with protruding positioning posts (1115), and the cover plate (30) is provided with positioning holes (313); or, a positioning hole (313) is arranged on the front shell assembly (11), and a protruding positioning column (1115) is arranged on the cover plate (30);

the positioning columns (1115) are inserted into the positioning holes (313).

10. The camera device with simple structure according to claim 7, wherein the cover plate (30) is fixed to the front housing assembly (11) by a first mounting post (1113), and the board card (40) is fixed to the cover plate (30) by a second mounting post (311).