CN215990954U

CN215990954U - Image pickup assembly system and electronic apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN215990954U
Application number: CN202121655027.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨宗保; 朱丹; 郑严
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-07-20
Filing date: 2021-07-20
Publication date: 2022-03-08
Anticipated expiration: 2031-07-20

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an image pickup assembly system and an electronic apparatus. The camera shooting assembly system comprises a shell and a camera shooting module. The end surface of the shell is inwards sunken to form a limiting groove; the camera module is detachably fixed on the limiting groove. Through the arrangement, a user can select a proper camera module according to actual requirements, and the camera module is assembled in the limiting groove on the shell.

Description

Image pickup assembly system and electronic apparatus

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronics, and in particular, to an image pickup assembly system and an electronic device.

Background

The hardware configuration of the camera module in the existing electronic equipment is unique, and meanwhile, the camera module and the shell of the electronic equipment are fixedly connected and form a whole before leaving a factory. The user can not change the module of making a video recording according to actual demand.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides an equipment system and electronic equipment make a video recording, it is favorable to making a video recording the module according to the dismouting of demand.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an image pickup assembly system including:

the end face of the shell is inwards sunken to form a limiting groove;

the camera shooting module is detachably fixed on the limiting groove.

In some embodiments, the camera assembly system includes a snap assembly including a removably connected retaining protrusion and a retaining recess;

one of the limiting protrusion and the limiting recess is arranged on the peripheral side surface of the limiting groove; the other one of the limiting protrusion and the limiting recess is arranged on the peripheral side surface of the camera module.

In some embodiments, the limiting protrusion is telescopically arranged on the peripheral side surface of the limiting groove or the camera module;

the buckle assembly can be switched between a locking state and an unlocking state;

when the buckle assembly is located in the locking state, the camera module is arranged in the limiting groove, and the limiting protrusion enters the limiting recess;

when the buckle assembly is located in an unlocking state, the limiting protrusion enters the shell or the camera module, and the limiting protrusion is separated from the limiting recess.

In some embodiments, the peripheral side surface of the camera module is provided with an operation position which is concave inwards or convex outwards;

the thickness of the camera module is greater than the depth of the limiting groove; when the camera module is fixed on the limiting groove, at least part of the camera module is exposed out of the limiting groove, and the operation position of the camera module is positioned outside the limiting groove.

In some embodiments, the camera module comprises at least one camera; and/or the camera module comprises at least one of the following functional elements: battery pack, vice screen assembly, light filling subassembly.

In some embodiments, the number of the camera modules is multiple, and any one camera module is detachably fixed on the limiting groove;

the module of making a video recording is including charging the contact pin and the data contact pin, and is different the distribution position or the quantity of the data contact pin of the module of making a video recording are different.

In some embodiments, the housing includes a first end surface and a second end surface oppositely arranged in the thickness direction, and the limit groove is arranged on the first end surface;

the second end face is inwards sunken to form an accommodating groove for accommodating a controller and a power supply in the electronic equipment;

the shell is also provided with a communicating groove which communicates the accommodating groove and the limiting groove;

a connector is fixed in the communicating groove and configured to electrically connect the camera module and the controller.

In some embodiments, an end of the connector facing the retaining groove is provided with a plurality of contacts; when the camera module is fixed on the limiting groove, the charging contact pin and the data contact pin are fixed in the contact so as to be electrically connected with the controller and the power supply.

In some embodiments, a seal is provided between a peripheral side surface of the connector and a peripheral side surface of the communication groove.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, which includes a display panel and the above-mentioned camera assembly system, wherein the display panel is fixedly connected with a housing in the camera assembly system.

The technical scheme provided by the disclosure can comprise the following beneficial effects:

through the arrangement, a user can select a proper camera module according to actual requirements, and the camera module is assembled in the limiting groove on the shell.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is another schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to still another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a camera module according to still another embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 1.

Description of the reference numerals

Electronic device 10

Camera assembly system 20

Display panel 30

Camera module 100

Camera 110

Battery assembly 120

Secondary screen assembly 130

Light supplement component 140

Charging contact pin 150

Data contact pin 160

Peripheral side surface 170 of camera module

Operation bit 180

Housing 200

First end face 210

Second end face 220

Limiting groove 230

Peripheral side 231 of the limiting groove

Accommodating groove 240

Opening 241

Accommodating chamber 300

Communication groove 400

Connector 500

Contact 510

Seal 600

Buckle assembly 700

Limit bump 710

Limiting recess 720

Thickness direction H

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The manner in which the following exemplary embodiments are described does not represent all manner consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of devices consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The terminology used in the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description and claims does not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. Similarly, the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one, and if only "a" or "an" is denoted individually. "plurality" or "a number" means two or more. Unless otherwise indicated, "front", "rear", "lower" and/or "upper" and the like are for convenience of description and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed as preceding "comprising" or "includes" covers the element or item listed as following "comprising" or "includes" and its equivalents, and does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. As used in this disclosure and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Features in the embodiments described below may be combined with each other without conflict.

As shown in fig. 1, the present disclosure relates to an electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 includes a camera assembly system 20 and a display panel 30. The camera assembly system 20 includes a camera module 100 and a housing 200, and the camera module 100 and the housing 200 are detachably connected. The housing 200 and the display panel 30 are fixedly connected, and together they form a receiving cavity 300 for receiving electronic components. In the present embodiment, the camera module 100 is located at an end of the housing 200 away from the display panel 30. In this case, the camera module 100 is a rear camera system. Of course, in other embodiments, the camera module 100 can also be a front camera system. At this time, the camera module 100 and the display panel 30 are located on the same side of the housing 200.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 10 is a mobile phone, but in other embodiments, the electronic device 10 may also be an intelligent device with a camera function and a display function, such as a computer, a tablet, an intelligent audio device, and an intelligent watch.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the housing 200 includes a first end surface 210 and a second end surface 220 disposed opposite to each other along a thickness direction H of the electronic device 10. The first end face 210 is far away from the display panel 30 than the second end face 220.

The first end surface 210 is recessed inward to form a limiting groove 230, in other words, the end surface of the housing 200 away from the display panel 30 is recessed inward to form the limiting groove 230. The camera module 100 is detachably fixed in the limiting groove 230. Of course, in other embodiments, the camera module 100 is a front camera system. The retaining groove 230 may also open on the second end face 220.

In the present embodiment, the thickness direction H of the electronic apparatus 10 is the same as the thickness direction H of the housing 200.

In the above arrangement, the user can select a proper camera module 100 according to actual requirements. In actual use, a user can assemble a suitable camera module 100 on the first end surface 210 of the housing 200 by means of detachable connection. With this arrangement, the camera module 100 and the housing 200 are separated from each other. The user can choose the camera module 100 according to the actual demand of the user, so that the purchase cost can be reduced, and the experience of personalized service is improved. Meanwhile, such a design is beneficial to realizing a light and thin design of the body formed by connecting the housing 200, the display panel 30 and the electronic components located in the accommodating cavity 300.

The camera module 100 can be of various types, and the user can select the camera module according to actual requirements. By way of example, fig. 4-8 show various types of camera modules 100.

The camera module 100 shown in fig. 4 comprises only one camera 110 to adapt to the needs of people who do not have high requirements on the shooting effect. The camera module 100 shown in fig. 5 includes two cameras 110 to meet the requirements of people who have high requirements for the shooting effect. Certainly, the camera module 100 may also include more than three cameras 110 to meet the requirements of people who have better shooting effects. Meanwhile, the shooting module for shooting people, long shot and close shot effects can be selected according to actual requirements.

The camera module 100 shown in fig. 6 includes a camera 110 and a battery assembly 120, wherein the battery assembly 120 can provide power support for other electronic components in the electronic device 10. In the above arrangement, the battery assembly 120 can be used as an emergency battery, and at the same time, the size of the battery in the accommodating cavity 300 can be reduced, thereby facilitating the lightweight design of the electronic device 10.

The camera module 100 shown in fig. 7 includes a camera 110 and a sub-screen assembly 130. In actual use, the performance of the camera module 100 of the camera 110 in the rear camera module 100 is higher than that of the front camera 110. When necessary, the camera 110 in the rear camera module 100 can be used for self-shooting, and at this time, the sub-screen assembly 130 can be used for displaying the image captured by the camera 110. Meanwhile, the arrangement is favorable for the design in the direction of omitting the front camera 110, thereby being favorable for improving the screen occupation ratio of the display panel 30 positioned on the front face and being favorable for improving the light design of the electronic device 10.

The camera module 100 shown in fig. 8 includes a camera 110 and a fill-in light module 140. In practical use, the light supplement assembly 140 can be used as a flashlight or a flashlight. Through the above arrangement, the number of electronic components directly fixed inside the housing 200 can be reduced, thereby facilitating the lightweight design of the electronic device 10.

Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the functional elements in the image capturing module 100 may be multiple, and the type of the functional elements and the number of the cameras 110 may be selected according to actual situations.

In some embodiments, any of the camera modules 100 is detachably fixed to the limiting groove 230. The user can purchase the camera module 100 according to actual needs, and assemble the corresponding camera module 100 in the limiting groove 230 of the housing 200 in a detachable manner. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, one limiting groove 230 has and can only mount one camera module 100. When the type of the camera module 100 needs to be replaced, the camera module 100 originally fixed in the limiting groove 230 needs to be detached, and then a new camera module 100 is installed. Of course, in other embodiments, a plurality of different or the same types of camera modules 100 may be installed in one limiting groove 230 at the same time.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the second end face 220 of the housing 200 is recessed inward to form a receiving groove 240. In other words, the receiving groove 240 has an opening 241 far away from the first end surface 210, and the display panel 30 covers the opening 241 of the receiving groove 240 and encloses the receiving cavity 300 for receiving the electronic component with the housing 200. Wherein the controller and the power supply (i.e., the battery) in the electronic device 10 are located in the receiving groove 240. The housing 200 is further provided with a communicating groove 400, and two ends of the communicating groove 400 are respectively connected and communicated with the accommodating groove 240 and the limiting groove 230. In other words, the accommodation groove 240 and the stopper groove 230 communicate through the communication groove 400.

The communication groove 400 is fixed with a connector 500, and the connector 500 is configured to electrically connect the camera module 100 and a controller, so that the controller can control the camera 110 and/or the functional elements in the camera module 100 to operate. Meanwhile, the power supply in the receiving groove 240 may be directly electrically connected to the camera module 100 through the connector 500, or the power supply in the receiving groove 240 may be electrically connected to the camera module 100 through the controller and the connector 500.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 9, the camera module 100 includes a charging contact 150 and a data contact 160. The data contact pins 160 of different camera modules 100 are distributed at different positions or in different numbers. Fig. 9 shows only one arrangement of the charging contact pins 150 and the data contact pins 160. The connector 500 is provided with a plurality of contacts 510 at an end facing the retainer groove 230. When the camera module 100 is fixed in the limiting groove 230, the charging contact pin 150 and the data contact pin 160 of the camera module 100 can be fixed in the contact 510 to be electrically connected to the controller and the power supply in the accommodating groove 240.

It should be noted that the positions of the charging contact pins 150 of the different types of camera modules 100 are relatively fixed, so that the different types of camera modules 100 can be electrically supported when being fixed in the limiting groove 230. Contacts 510 also include charging contacts and data contacts. The number of the charging contacts corresponds to the number of the charging contact pins 150, and may be one or more than two. The number or distribution of the data contact pins 160 varies among different types of camera modules 100. Through the arrangement, when different types of camera modules 100 are fixed in the limiting groove 230, the connector 500 or the controller can determine the type of the camera module 100 according to the detected number information or position distribution information of the data contact pins 160, so that a corresponding control mode is applied to the camera module in the actual use process.

In some embodiments, a sealing member 600 may be disposed between the circumferential side surface of the connector 500 and the circumferential side surface of the communication groove 400, so as to prevent external impurities from entering the electronic device 10 through a gap between the connector 500 and the communication groove 400 during the process of detaching the camera module 100, so as to affect the normal operation of the electronic component located in the accommodating chamber 300, and improve the stability and the service life of the electronic device 10.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in order to improve the convenience of detachable connection of the camera module 100, a snap assembly 700 is added to the camera assembly system 20. The snap assembly 700 includes a removably coupled retaining protrusion 710 and a retaining recess 720. One of the limit projection 710 and the limit recess 720 is provided to the circumferential side 231 of the limit groove 230. The other of the limiting protrusion 710 and the limiting recess 720 is disposed on the peripheral side surface 170 of the camera module 100. The camera module 100 is fixedly connected with the limiting groove 230 in the housing 200 by means of the snap fit of the limiting protrusion 710 and the limiting recess 720. Of course, in other embodiments, the camera module 100 and the limiting groove 230 in the housing 200 may be fixedly connected by an interference fit.

In the present embodiment, the limiting protrusion 710 is disposed on the circumferential side 231 of the limiting groove 230, and the limiting recess 720 is disposed on the circumferential side 170 of the camera module 100. Of course, in other embodiments, the limiting protrusion 710 may be disposed on the peripheral side surface 170 of the camera module 100, and the limiting recess 720 may be disposed on the peripheral side surface 231 of the limiting groove 230.

In some embodiments, the retaining protrusion 710 is telescopically disposed on the peripheral side 231 of the retaining groove 230. The buckle assembly 700 is switchable between a locked state and an unlocked state. When the clip assembly 700 is in the locked state, the camera module 100 is disposed in the limiting groove 230, and the limiting protrusion 710 enters the limiting recess 720. When the clip assembly 700 is in the unlocked state, the stopper protrusion 710 enters the inside of the housing 200 to separate the stopper protrusion 710 and the stopper recess 720.

Of course, in other embodiments, when the limiting protrusion 710 is disposed on the peripheral side surface 170 of the camera module 100, when the latch assembly 700 is in the unlocked state, the limiting protrusion 710 also enters the inside of the camera module 100, so that the limiting protrusion 710 and the limiting recess 720 are separated.

In some embodiments, the peripheral side surface 170 of the camera module 100 is provided with inwardly recessed or outwardly protruding operating sites 180. The thickness of the camera module 100 is greater than the depth of the limiting groove 230, when the camera module 100 is fixed in the limiting groove 230, at least a portion of the camera module 100 is exposed out of the limiting groove 230, and the operation position 180 of the camera module 100 is located outside the limiting groove 230.

In the practical use process, when the camera module 100 needs to be fixed in the limiting groove 230, the buckle assembly 700 can be switched to the unlocking state, and the camera module 100 is fixed in the limiting groove 230. Then, the latch assembly 700 is switched to the locked state, so that the limiting protrusion 710 enters the limiting recess 720 on the camera module 100 in the limiting groove 230. At this time, the operation site 180 is located outside the limiting groove 230. Of course, the camera module 100 may be directly pressed into the limiting groove 230 without switching the latch assembly 700 to the unlocking state, so that the latch assembly 700 is forced to be switched to the locking state.

When the camera module 100 in the position-limiting groove 230 needs to be taken out, the latch assembly 700 can be switched to the unlocking state, so that the position-limiting protrusion 710 and the position-limiting recess 720 are separated. Then, the user can abut against the operation position 180 and move the camera module 100 to be away from the limiting groove 230. The operator station 180 also provides a convenient point of application for the user. Without the limit of the buckle assembly 700, the camera module 100 and the limit groove 230 can be easily separated. Of course, in other embodiments, the handle portion 180 may be configured as an inwardly recessed groove sized to accommodate only a nail cover, in order to enhance the overall aesthetics. Alternatively, the operation site 180 is eliminated, and the thickness of the limiting groove 230 and the thickness of the camera module 100 are set to be the same, so as to improve the overall aesthetic appearance (see fig. 3).

Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An image capture assembly system, comprising:

the end face of the shell is inwards sunken to form a limiting groove;

the camera module is detachably fixed on the limiting groove;

the buckle assembly comprises a limit protrusion and a limit recess which are detachably connected;

one of the limiting protrusion and the limiting recess is arranged on the peripheral side surface of the limiting groove; the other one of the limiting bulge and the limiting recess is arranged on the peripheral side surface of the camera module;

the limiting protrusion is telescopically arranged on the limiting groove or the peripheral side surface of the camera module;

2. The camera assembly system according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral side surface of the camera module is provided with an inwardly concave or outwardly convex operation position;

3. The camera assembly system of claim 1, wherein the camera module includes at least one camera; and/or the camera module comprises at least one of the following functional elements: battery pack, vice screen assembly, light filling subassembly.

4. The camera assembly system according to claim 1, wherein the number of the camera modules is plural, and any one of the camera modules is detachably fixed to the limiting groove;

5. The camera assembly system according to claim 4, wherein the housing includes a first end surface and a second end surface which are oppositely disposed in a thickness direction, and the stopper groove is provided in the first end surface;

6. The camera assembly system of claim 5, wherein an end of the connector facing the retaining groove is provided with a plurality of contacts; when the camera module is fixed on the limiting groove, the charging contact pin and the data contact pin are fixed in the contact so as to be electrically connected with the controller and the power supply.

7. The camera assembly system according to claim 5, wherein a seal is provided between a peripheral side surface of the connector and a peripheral side surface of the communication groove.

8. An electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device comprises a display panel and a camera assembly system according to any one of claims 1-7, the display panel being fixedly connected to a housing in the camera assembly system.