CN216451434U

CN216451434U - Novel camera structure

Info

Publication number: CN216451434U
Application number: CN202123287386.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 高超; 林世荣; 袁睿麟; 张乘钢; 韦有兴
Original assignee: Truly Opto Electronics Ltd
Current assignee: Truly Opto Electronics Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-24
Filing date: 2021-12-24
Publication date: 2022-05-06
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-24

Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel camera structure, which comprises a shell, a control panel, a connector and an optical lens, wherein the optical lens is arranged on the shell; different from the structure that the optical lens and the connector of the traditional camera are arranged on the opposite side of the shell, the optical lens and the connector are arranged on the same side surface of the shell, so that the overall thickness of the camera structure is effectively reduced, the light, thin and miniaturized design of the camera structure is facilitated, the arrangement space of the camera structure is greatly saved, the overall layout of the camera structure is more reasonable, and the installation is more convenient.

Description

Novel camera structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of camera assemblies, in particular to a novel camera structure.

Background

According to the traditional camera structure, at least an optical lens, a shell and a connector are arranged in the thickness direction, wherein a control panel is arranged in the shell, the optical lens and the connector are arranged on the opposite sides of the shell, the overall thickness of the camera structure is larger under the structural design, the camera structure is not beneficial to light and thin design, and the upper surface and the lower surface of the shell are not provided with a complete fixed plane due to the arrangement of the optical lens on the connector structure, so that the arrangement space and the installation difficulty of the camera are increased; on the other hand, for realizing the electric connection of connector in the control panel, the control panel adopts double-deck PCB board usually, and this has increased the manufacturing cost of camera undoubtedly, has also promoted the design degree of difficulty and the complexity of casing inner structure, is difficult to adapt to present increasingly more frivolous, miniaturized camera design demand.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the problems of unreasonable structural layout, large overall thickness and the like of an optical lens and a connector of the traditional camera, the utility model provides a novel camera structure.

The utility model provides a novel camera structure, includes casing, control panel, connector, optical lens installs on the casing, the connector sets up in the same side of casing installation optical lens, the control panel sets up inside the casing, the connector stretches into in the casing with control panel electric connection, under this structure, the optical lens's on the camera structure thickness direction height and the high overlapping of connector have effectively reduced camera structure's whole thickness, have reserved complete mounting plane in the surface down simultaneously for camera structure is whole more frivolous, and the overall arrangement is more reasonable, and it is more convenient to install.

As an embodiment of the novel camera structure provided by the utility model, the housing comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, the upper shell and the lower shell are both of a semi-closed structure with a hollow middle part and an open surface, and the open surfaces of the upper shell and the lower shell are arranged oppositely.

As an embodiment of the novel camera structure provided by the present invention, the upper shell and the lower shell are connected and fixed by a fastener and form an accommodating cavity inside, and the control board is disposed in the accommodating cavity.

As an implementation manner of the novel camera structure provided by the utility model, the control board is a single-layer PCB, which is simpler and lower in use cost compared with a double-layer PCB used in a conventional camera structure, and the shape of the control board is adapted to the shape of the accommodating cavity, so that the control board is stably limited in the accommodating cavity, and the overall thickness of the camera structure is further reduced.

As an embodiment of the novel camera structure provided by the present invention, the upper shell is provided with a lens mount, and the optical lens is mounted on the lens mount.

As an embodiment of the novel camera structure provided by the present invention, the lens mount is a cylindrical structure formed by partially protruding the upper shell, an internal thread is provided in the lens mount, the optical lens is provided in the internal thread matching with the optical lens, the lens mount is in threaded connection with the optical lens, but not limited to this, and the upper shell is provided with an optical through hole matching with the lens mount.

As an embodiment of the novel camera structure provided by the present invention, an image sensor is further disposed on the control board, the optical through hole is located right above the image sensor, and the center of the image sensor coincides with the center of the optical lens.

As an implementation manner of the novel camera structure provided by the utility model, the upper shell is further provided with a limiting groove matched with the shape of the connector, a through hole is formed in the middle of the limiting groove, the connector is installed in the limiting groove, and the part of the connector extends into the through hole to be electrically connected with the control board.

As an implementation manner of the novel camera structure provided by the present invention, specifically, a seat body matched with the connector is further disposed on the control board, and the lower end of the connector is inserted into the seat body through the through hole to realize an electrical connection with the control board.

As an embodiment of the novel camera structure provided by the present invention, the connector is a radio frequency coaxial connector, and the connector is further extended with a wire harness in a vertical direction thereof.

Advantageous effects

According to the novel camera structure disclosed by the utility model, the optical lens and the connector are arranged on the same side surface of the shell, so that the height of the optical lens of the camera in the thickness direction is coincident with that of the connector, the overall thickness of the camera structure is effectively reduced, the overall camera structure is lighter and thinner, the light, thin and miniaturized design of the camera structure is facilitated, meanwhile, a complete installation plane is reserved on the lower surface of the shell, the arrangement space of the camera structure can be greatly saved, the overall layout of the camera structure is more reasonable, and the installation and the use are more convenient.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the upper case 110;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the seat 220;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a conventional camera structure.

Wherein:

a housing 100; an upper case 110; a lens mount 111; an optical through-hole 112; a limiting groove 113; a seal groove 114; a lower case 120; a receiving chamber 130; a column 140;

a control board 200; an image sensor 210; a base body 220; a probe 221; a latch 222;

a connector 300; a wire harness 310; a plug 320;

an optical lens 400.

Further, in order to distinguish from the conventional camera structure, in fig. 5:

a housing 100'; an upper shell 110'; a lens mount 111'; a lower shell 120';

a connector 300'; a wire harness 310';

an optical lens 400'.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings. The described embodiments are a few embodiments of the utility model, rather than all embodiments.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 5, a conventional camera structure is provided with at least an optical lens 400 ', a housing 100', and a connector 300 'in a thickness direction, wherein a control board 200' is disposed inside the housing 100 ', and the optical lens 400' and the connector 300 'are disposed at opposite sides of the housing 100', and in this structural design, the upper housing 110 'and the lower housing 120' have a structure of the optical lens 400 'and the connector 300', which results in a larger overall thickness of the camera structure, which is not favorable for a light and thin design, and the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the housing do not have a complete fixing plane, which increases an arrangement space and an installation difficulty of the camera; on the other hand, in order to realize the electrical connection between the connector 300 'and the control board 200', the control board 200 'usually adopts a double-layer PCB, which undoubtedly increases the production cost of the camera, and also increases the design difficulty and complexity of the internal structure of the housing 100', and is difficult to adapt to the design requirement of the camera structure which is becoming lighter, thinner and smaller.

Example 1:

as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, a novel camera structure includes a housing 100, a control panel 200, a connector 300, and an optical lens 400, the optical lens 400 is installed on the housing 100, the connector 300 is installed on the same side of the housing 100 where the optical lens 400 is installed, the control panel 200 is installed inside the housing 100, the connector 300 extends into the housing 100 and is electrically connected to the control panel 200, and in this structure, the height of the optical lens 400 in the thickness direction of the camera structure is overlapped with the height of the connector 300, so that the overall thickness of the camera structure is effectively reduced, and meanwhile, a complete mounting plane is reserved on the lower surface of the housing 100, so that the camera structure is lighter and thinner, the layout is more reasonable, the installation is more convenient, and the design defects of the conventional camera structure are effectively overcome.

Specifically, casing 100 includes epitheca 110, inferior valve 120, epitheca 110 and inferior valve 120 are that the middle part is drawn in the air and the one side is open semi-enclosed construction, the open face of epitheca 110, inferior valve 120 sets up relatively, the apex angle position of epitheca 110, inferior valve 120 sets up the bolt, the screw structure that match each other, but is not limited to this, epitheca 110, inferior valve 120 pass through bolt, screw structure interconnect are fixed, thereby form a holding chamber 130 between epitheca 110, the inferior valve 120, control panel 200 set up in holding chamber 130.

Further, the shape of the control board 200 is adapted to the shape of the accommodating cavity 130, so that the control board 200 is stably limited in the accommodating cavity 130, and the overall thickness of the camera structure is further reduced.

Further, the upper shell 100 is provided with a lens mount 111, the lens mount 111 is a cylindrical structure formed by partially protruding the upper shell 110 upwards, an internal thread is provided in the lens mount 111, the optical lens 400 is provided in the internal thread matched with the optical lens 400, the lens mount 111 is in threaded connection with the optical lens 400, but is not limited to this, the upper shell 110 is provided with an optical through hole 112 matched with the lens mount 111, and the optical lens 400 is mounted on the lens mount 111.

Further, an image sensor 210 is further disposed on the control board 200, the optical through hole 112 is located right above the image sensor 210, and a center of the image sensor 210 coincides with a center of the optical lens 400.

Further, the upper case 110 is further provided with a diamond-shaped limiting groove 113 matching the shape of the connector 300, but not limited thereto, a through hole is formed in the middle of the limiting groove 113, the connector 300 is mounted in the limiting groove 113 through a bolt and screw hole structure, and the lower end of the connector 300 extends into the through hole to be electrically connected with the control board 200.

Specifically, the control board 200 is provided with a seat 220 matched with the connector 300, and the lower end of the connector 300 penetrates through the through hole and is inserted into the seat 220, so as to be electrically connected with the control board 200.

Further, the connector 300 is a radio frequency coaxial connector 300, and a wire harness 310 is further extended and arranged perpendicular to the connector 300.

More than a specific embodiment of a novel camera structure, will optical lens 400 and connector 300 set up in casing 100 same side, make the camera highly overlap with connector 300 on thickness direction optical lens 400, effectively reduce the whole thickness of camera structure, make the whole more frivolous of camera structure, more help the frivolousness of camera structure, miniaturized design, the complete mounting plane has been reserved to the lower surface at casing 100 simultaneously, can be very big save camera structure's arrangement space, make camera structure overall arrangement more reasonable, it is more convenient to install and use.

Example 2:

the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that: as shown in fig. 5, the upper shell 110 is further provided with a sealing groove 114 around the contact position of the lower shell 120, but not limited thereto, the sealing groove 114 may also be provided around the contact position of the lower shell 120 and the upper shell 110, or both the upper shell 110 and the lower shell 120 are provided with the sealing groove 114, which is not limited herein, and a rubber ring and other components with a sealing effect may be disposed in the sealing groove 114, so as to effectively improve the dustproof and waterproof capabilities of the camera structure.

Further, the sealing groove 114 is preferably, but not limited to, a V-groove.

Further, the upright 140 is further arranged inside the upper shell 110 and the lower shell 120, and the upright 140 is used for supporting the control board 200 and assisting the positioning and installation of the control board 200, so that the stability of the camera structure is effectively enhanced.

The rest of this embodiment is the same as embodiment 1, and the features that are not explained in this embodiment are explained and expressed in embodiment 1, and are not described herein again.

Example 3:

the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that: the lower end of the connector 300 is provided with a plug 320 matched with the seat body 220, wherein the seat body 220 is preferably set to a socket structure matched with the plug 320, specifically, the seat body 220 includes a cylindrical metal shell, a probe 221 is arranged inside the metal shell along the plugging direction of the plug 320, the probe 221 may be an independent probe 221 arranged at the center of the metal shell, or a plurality of probes 221 uniformly distributed in the metal shell, so as to fully ensure the stability of signal transmission between the connector 300 and the control board 200.

Further, at least one side of the outer surface of the metal shell is flattened, a fixture block 222 is further arranged at the bottom of the metal shell, and the plug 320 is elastically inserted into the socket, so that the stability of signal transmission between the connector 300 and the control board 200 is further ensured.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms indicating an orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings or orientations or positional relationships that the products of the present invention are conventionally placed in use, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element to which the description refers must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature may be present on or under the second feature in direct contact with the first and second feature, or may be present in the first and second feature not in direct contact but in contact with another feature between them. Also, the first feature being above, on or above the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely means that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature that underlies, and underlies a second feature includes a first feature that is directly under and obliquely under a second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

While the utility model has been described in conjunction with the specific embodiments set forth above, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a novel camera structure, includes casing, control panel, connector, optical lens, its characterized in that: the optical lens is installed on the shell, the connector is arranged on the same side face of the shell for installing the optical lens, the control panel is arranged inside the shell, and the connector extends into the shell and is electrically connected with the control panel.

2. The novel camera structure of claim 1, wherein: the casing includes epitheca, inferior valve, the epitheca is the middle part with the inferior valve and undercuts and one side is open semi-enclosed construction, the open face of epitheca, inferior valve sets up relatively.

3. The novel camera structure of claim 2, wherein: the upper shell and the lower shell are connected and fixed through a fastener, a containing cavity is formed inside the upper shell and the lower shell, and the control panel is arranged in the containing cavity.

4. The novel camera structure of claim 3, wherein: the control panel is a single-layer PCB, and the shape of the control panel is adapted to the shape of the accommodating cavity.

5. The novel camera structure of claim 2, wherein: the upper shell is provided with a lens mount, and the optical lens is mounted on the lens mount.

6. The novel camera structure of claim 5, wherein: the lens mount is the tubular structure that the epitheca part upwards protrusion formed, the epitheca matches the lens mount is provided with the optics through-hole.

7. The novel camera structure of claim 6, wherein: the control panel is further provided with an image sensor, the optical through hole is located right above the image sensor, and the center of the image sensor coincides with the center of the optical lens.

8. The novel camera structure of claim 6, wherein: the upper shell is further provided with a limiting groove matched with the shape of the connector, a through hole is formed in the middle of the limiting groove, the connector is installed in the limiting groove, and the part of the connector extends into the through hole and is electrically connected with the control panel.

9. The novel camera structure of claim 8, wherein: specifically, a seat body matched with the connector is further arranged on the control panel, and the connector is inserted into the seat body through the through hole to be electrically connected with the control panel.

10. The novel camera structure of claim 1, characterized in that: the connector is a radio frequency coaxial connector, and a wiring harness is further arranged in the connector in an extending mode in the direction perpendicular to the connector.