CN217086945U

CN217086945U - Rotary functional module, camera and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN217086945U
Application number: CN202123443462.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 向绍成; 扬威
Original assignee: Orbbec Inc
Current assignee: Orbbec Inc
Priority date: 2021-12-31
Filing date: 2021-12-31
Publication date: 2022-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-31

Abstract

The utility model provides a rotary type functional module, camera and electronic equipment, electronic equipment is including the equipment body and the camera that are equipped with the interface, the camera includes rotary type functional module, rotary type functional module includes the connecting seat, the plug, a housing, functional component and connecting wire, the plug is fixed in the connecting seat, functional component sets up in the casing, the connecting seat rotates and assembles in the casing, the connecting seat sets up first rotation portion, the casing sets up second rotation portion, the through-hole has been seted up to first rotation portion and second rotation portion, the one end of connecting wire is connected in the plug in the connecting seat electricity, the other end of connecting wire passes the through-hole electricity and connects in functional component, functional component includes the subassembly of making a video recording, the interface matching of plug and equipment body, the plug is pegged graft when the interface, the subassembly signal connection of making a video recording is in the equipment body. The connecting wire can not damage when the camera of this scheme rotates, can be so that the structure of product is compacter, the wholeness is better.

Description

Rotary functional module, camera and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the product structure, especially, relate to a rotary type functional module, camera and electronic equipment.

Background

In some application scenarios, some electronic devices may have a requirement for external cameras, such as mobile phones, personal computers, and shooting holders.

In the related art, the external camera generally includes a connector that is plugged into the electronic device to achieve signal connection and electrical connection, and a camera module that is rotatably connected to the connector, and a cable is used between the connector and the camera module to achieve electrical connection, but the cable is externally wired and connected to the inside of the camera module.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

A technical object of the utility model is to provide a rotary type functional module, camera and electronic equipment for solve among the correlation technique cable outside walk the line structure not compact, the relatively poor and easy problem of damaging of cable of wholeness.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model discloses a realize like this, provide a rotary type functional module, including connecting seat, plug, casing, functional unit and connecting wire, wherein:

the plug is fixed on one side of the connecting seat and at least partially positioned in the connecting seat;

the functional component is arranged in the shell;

the connecting seat is rotatably assembled on the shell, the connecting seat is provided with a first rotating part, the shell is provided with a second rotating part rotatably connected with the first rotating part, and the first rotating part and the second rotating part are provided with through holes;

one end of the connecting wire is electrically connected to the plug in the connecting seat, and the other end of the connecting wire penetrates through the through hole and is electrically connected to the functional component.

Further, the outer side of the shell is provided with a sunken rotating groove, and the connecting seat is rotatably assembled in the rotating groove;

the first rotating part is arranged on one side wall of the connecting seat connected with the rotating groove, and the second rotating part is arranged on one groove wall of the rotating groove corresponding to the first rotating part.

Furthermore, the first rotating part comprises a rotating flange formed by protruding outwards from the side wall of the connecting seat, a through hole is formed in the middle of the rotating flange, the second rotating part comprises a through hole formed in the groove wall of the rotating groove, and the rotating flange is rotatably connected into the through hole in the groove wall; alternatively, the first and second liquid crystal display panels may be,

the first rotating part comprises a through hole formed in the side wall of the connecting seat, the second rotating part comprises a connecting flange formed by protruding the side wall of the rotating groove outwards, the middle part of the connecting flange is provided with a through hole communicated with the inside of the shell, and the connecting flange is rotatably connected into the through hole in the side wall of the connecting seat.

Furthermore, the connecting wire is a flexible circuit board, the plug comprises a first circuit board fixed in the connecting seat and a plug-in connector electrically connected to one side of the first circuit board, the functional component comprises a second circuit board fixed in the shell, and one end of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board while the other end is electrically connected to the second circuit board.

Further, the other end of the flexible circuit board penetrates through the through hole to be bent in the shell to be wound around the rotating groove, and is electrically connected with one end, far away from the second rotating part, of the second circuit board, the second circuit board is assembled on the inner side, close to the rotating groove, of the shell, a gap is formed between the second circuit board and the inner side of the rotating groove, and at least part of the flexible circuit board is embedded in the gap.

Further, the rotary type functional module is still including being fixed in the rotation groove is kept away from the pivot of the cell wall of second rotation portion and is fixed in the rotation seat of connecting seat, the shaft hole is seted up to the rotation seat, the pivot rotate connect in the shaft hole.

Further, the rotation groove is kept away from the assembly hole is seted up to the cell wall of second rotation portion, the pivot include assembly portion and connect in the axial region of assembly portion, assembly portion is fixed in the assembly hole, the connecting seat is kept away from the hole of stepping down is seted up to one side of first rotation portion, it is fixed in to rotate the seat just in the connecting seat the shaft hole just to the hole of stepping down, the axial region passes the hole of stepping down and with the assembly is rotated in the shaft hole.

Further, the connecting seat includes that the pedestal and the lid are located the apron of pedestal, the casing includes that backshell and lid are located the preceding shell of backshell.

Further, a camera is provided, comprising a rotary functional module as described in any of the above, wherein the functional assembly comprises a camera assembly.

Furthermore, an electronic device is provided, which comprises a device body and the camera, wherein one side of the device body is provided with a socket matched with the plug, and when the plug is plugged in the socket, the camera component is in signal connection with the device body.

The utility model discloses rotary function module, camera and electronic equipment compare with prior art, and beneficial effect lies in:

in this scheme, the functional unit sets up in the casing, the plug assembles in the connector, casing and connector rotation assembly, and, the connector sets up first rotation portion, the casing sets up second rotation portion, first rotation portion and second rotation portion pass through inside and the casing of through-hole intercommunication connector, and connecting wire one end is connected in plug and the other end and is connected in the functional unit, the connecting wire passes the through-hole, the line is walked to the inside of having realized the connecting wire like this, and the casing can rotate for the connector, the connecting wire can not damage during the rotation, can make the structure of product compacter, the wholeness is better.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a first viewing angle of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a second viewing angle after a rear shell of the camera is cut away in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is an enlarged view of detail a in fig. 2.

In the drawings, each reference numeral denotes: 100. a camera; 10. a rotating functional module; 1. a connecting seat; 2. a plug; 3. a housing; 4. a functional component; 5. a connecting wire; 6. a rotating shaft; 7. a rotating seat; 11. a base body; 12. a cover plate; 111. a first rotating section; 112. a hole of abdication; 21. a first circuit board; 22. a plug-in connector; 31. a rear housing; 32. a front housing; 311. a second rotating part; 312. a rotating groove; 41. a second circuit board; 42. a camera assembly; 61. an assembling portion; 62. a shaft portion.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Example (b):

in this embodiment, with reference to fig. 1 to 3, an electronic device is provided, which includes a device body (not shown) and a camera 100, wherein a socket is disposed on one side of the device body, and the device body may be a mobile phone, a computer, a sweeping robot, a line patrol robot, an automobile, an unmanned aerial vehicle, or the like; the camera 100 comprises a rotary functional module 10, the rotary functional module 10 comprises a connecting seat 1, a plug 2, a housing 3, a functional assembly 4 and a connecting wire 5, wherein, plug 2 is fixed in one side of connecting seat 1 and at least part is located connecting seat 1, functional unit 4 sets up in casing 3, connecting seat 1 rotates the assembly on casing 3, connecting seat 1 sets up first rotation portion 111, casing 3 sets up the second rotation portion 311 of rotating the connection with first rotation portion 111, first rotation portion 111 and second rotation portion 311 have seted up the through-hole, the one end of connecting wire 5 is connected in plug 2 in connecting seat 1 electricity, the other end of connecting wire 5 passes the through-hole electricity and connects in functional unit 4, functional unit 4 includes second circuit board 41 and camera module 42, the interface matching of plug 2 and equipment body, plug 2 pegs graft when the interface, camera module 42 signal connection is in the equipment body.

In this scheme, functional unit 4 sets up in casing 3, plug 2 assembles in the connector, casing 3 and connector rotate the assembly, and, the connector sets up first rotation portion 111, casing 3 sets up second rotation portion 311, first rotation portion 111 and second rotation portion 311 are inside through-hole intercommunication connector and

casing

3, and 5 one end of connecting wire is connected in plug 2 and the other end and is connected in functional unit 4, connecting wire 5 passes the through-hole, the line is walked to the inside of connecting wire 5 so realized, and casing 3 can rotate for the connector, connecting wire 5 can not damage during the rotation, can make the structure of product compacter, the wholeness is better.

It should be understood that the functional components 4 of the rotational functional module 10 are not limited to the camera assembly 42, and in some embodiments, the functional components 4 may be a structured light assembly, an ultrasonic sensing assembly, a radio frequency antenna assembly, an infrared sensing assembly, and the like, without limitation.

In this embodiment, the connecting socket 1 includes a socket body 11 and a cover plate 12 covering the socket body 11, the housing 3 includes a rear shell 31 and a front shell 32 covering the rear shell 31, the first rotating part 111 is disposed on the socket body 11, and the rear shell 31 and the socket body 11 are rotatably assembled.

The outer side of the rear shell 31 is provided with a concave rotating groove 312, and the connecting seat 1 is rotatably assembled in the rotating groove 312; the first rotating portion 111 is disposed on a sidewall of the connecting socket 1 connected to the rotating groove 312, and the second rotating portion 311 is disposed on a groove wall of the rotating groove 312 corresponding to the first rotating portion 111. Specifically, the rotating groove 312 is located on the side of the rear shell 31 away from the front shell 32, the functional component 4 is fixed to the front shell 32 and faces the front shell 32, and the second rotating portion 311 is disposed on the seat body 11.

In this embodiment, the first rotating portion 111 includes a rotating flange formed by protruding outward from a side wall of the connecting socket 1, a through hole is opened in the middle of the rotating flange, and the second rotating portion 311 includes a through hole opened in a groove wall of the rotating groove 312, and the rotating flange is rotatably connected in the through hole of the groove wall. Specifically, the rotation flange is the ring form, the through-hole of the cell wall of rotation groove 312 is the circular port, and the outside edge of rotation flange matches with this circular port, the rotation flange is embedded in the circular port, therefore, can realize the rotation of first connecting portion and second connecting portion and connect, and can prevent that pedestal 11 and backshell 31 from breaking away from, the reliability of connecting has been guaranteed, connecting wire 5 passes from the through-hole that rotates the flange middle part, consequently first connecting portion and second connecting portion can not lead to connecting wire 5 excessively buckling at the pivoted in-process, connecting wire 5 need not be walked from the outside, and realized the protection to connecting wire 5.

In some embodiments, the first rotating portion 111 may include a through hole opened in a side wall of the connection base 1, the second rotating portion 311 may include a connection flange formed by protruding outward from a side wall of the rotation groove 312, a through hole communicating with the inside of the housing 3 is opened in the middle of the connection flange, and the connection flange is rotatably connected in the through hole in the side wall of the connection base 1, by adopting such a structure, the housing 3 and the connection base 1 can be stably connected, and the internal routing of the connection line 5 is realized, so as to ensure the operational reliability of the connection line 5.

The connecting wire 5 is a flexible circuit board, the plug 2 includes a first circuit board 21 fixed in the connecting socket 1 and a plug 22 electrically connected to one side of the first circuit board 21, the functional component 4 includes a second circuit board 41 fixed in the housing 3, one end of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board 21 and the other end is electrically connected to the second circuit board 41. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first circuit board 21 and the second circuit board 41 are both hard PCB circuit boards, and the plug 22 is a USB connector. In some embodiments, the plug 22 may also employ a type-c connector.

The other end of the flexible circuit board is bent in the housing 3 through the through hole to bypass the rotation slot 312, and is electrically connected to one end of the second circuit board 41 away from the second rotation portion 311, wherein the second circuit board 41 is assembled inside the housing 3 close to the rotation slot 312, a space is formed between the second circuit board 41 and the inside of the rotation slot 312, and the flexible circuit board is at least partially embedded in the space. Specifically, the second circuit board 41 is accommodated in an accommodating space formed between the rear case 31 and the front case 32, the flexible circuit board enters the accommodating space through a through hole formed in a wall of the rotating slot 312 and is bent in the opposite direction to be electrically connected to a position of the second circuit board 41 away from the second rotating portion 311, and at least part of the flexible circuit board is embedded in the accommodating space; the end of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the second circuit board 41 by a snap-in connector, and after the flexible circuit board is connected to the second circuit board 41, the functional component 4 is assembled to the front case 32 by a screw and a through hole formed in the second circuit board 41, and the front case 32 and the rear case 31 are assembled. It can be understood that, in this solution, because the flexible circuit board is electrically connected in the housing 3 (back shell 31) around the position far away from the second rotating portion 311 of the rotating groove 312 and the second circuit board 41, the flexible circuit board can leave enough margin, which is more convenient for the snap-fit assembly of the end portion of the flexible circuit board and the second circuit board 41, after the assembly is completed, the part of the flexible circuit board is embedded in the space between the second circuit board 41 and the back shell 31, and moreover, the flexible circuit board has a deformation margin near the second rotating portion 311, which can form a space with the back shell 31, therefore, the deformation margin can follow the deformation in the rotating process of the housing 3 and the connecting seat 1, and the working reliability of the flexible circuit board is ensured. In some embodiments, the connecting wire 5 may also be a varnished wire.

The rotating functional module 10 further includes a rotating shaft 6 fixed on the wall of the rotating groove 312 far away from the second rotating portion 311 and a rotating seat 7 fixed on the connecting seat 1, the rotating seat 7 is provided with a shaft hole, and the rotating shaft 6 is rotatably connected to the shaft hole. Specifically, the slot wall that second rotation portion 311 was kept away from in rotation groove 312 offers the pilot hole, and pivot 6 includes assembly portion 61 and connects in the axial region 62 of assembly portion 61, and assembly portion 61 is fixed in the pilot hole, and one side that first rotation portion 111 was kept away from to connecting seat 1 offers hole 112 of stepping down, rotates seat 7 and is fixed in connecting seat 1 and the shaft hole just to hole 112 of stepping down, and axial region 62 passes hole 112 of stepping down and rotates the assembly with the shaft hole. Rotate seat 7 and can rotate with axial region 62 and connect the back rethread screw fixation in the pedestal 11 of connecting seat 1, promptly in this scheme, can assemble the assembly portion 61 of pivot 6 in the assembly hole earlier, first portion 111 and the assembly of second rotation portion 311 rotate, make axial region 62 stretch into in the pedestal 11, then will rotate seat 7 and axial region 62 assembly back and will rotate seat 7 and fix in pedestal 11 through the screw, can realize the reliable connection of connecting seat 1 and casing 3 like this, prevent that first connecting portion and second connecting portion pine from taking off.

The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the present invention, as any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a rotary type functional module, its characterized in that includes connecting seat, plug, casing, functional unit and connecting wire, wherein:

the functional component is arranged in the shell;

2. A rotary functional module according to claim 1, wherein an exterior side of said housing has a recessed rotation slot, said attachment socket being rotatably fitted within said rotation slot;

3. A rotary functional module according to claim 2, wherein the first rotary part comprises a rotary flange formed to protrude outward from a side wall of the connecting base, a through hole is formed in a middle portion of the rotary flange, the second rotary part comprises a through hole formed in a groove wall of the rotary groove, and the rotary flange is rotatably connected to the through hole in the groove wall; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

4. A rotary functional module according to claim 3, wherein the connecting wires are flexible circuit boards, the plug includes a first circuit board secured within the connector housing and a connector plug electrically connected to one side of the first circuit board, and the functional assembly includes a second circuit board secured within the housing, one end of the flexible circuit board being electrically connected to the first circuit board and the other end being electrically connected to the second circuit board.

5. A rotary functional module according to claim 4, wherein the other end of the flexible circuit board is bent through the through hole in the housing around the rotation slot and is electrically connected to an end of the second circuit board remote from the second rotation portion, wherein the second circuit board is mounted on an inner side of the housing near the rotation slot, a space is formed between the second circuit board and the inner side of the rotation slot, and the flexible circuit board is at least partially embedded in the space.

6. A rotary functional module according to claim 2, further comprising a rotating shaft fixed to the wall of the rotating groove away from the second rotating portion, and a rotating seat fixed to the connecting seat, wherein the rotating seat is provided with a shaft hole, and the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the shaft hole.

7. A rotary-type functional module according to claim 6, wherein the cell wall that the rotation groove keeps away from the second rotation portion sets up the pilot hole, the pivot include assembly portion and connect in the axial region of assembly portion, assembly portion is fixed in the pilot hole, the connecting seat is kept away from one side of first rotation portion sets up the hole of stepping down, the rotation seat is fixed in the connecting seat and the shaft hole just is right at the hole of stepping down, the axial region pass the hole of stepping down and with the shaft hole rotation assembly.

8. A rotary functional module according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the connector housing comprises a housing body and a cover plate covering the housing body, and the housing body comprises a rear housing and a front housing covering the rear housing.

9. A camera head, comprising a rotary functional module according to any of claims 1-8, the functional assembly comprising a camera assembly.

10. An electronic device, comprising a device body and the camera head as claimed in claim 9, wherein a socket matched with the plug is arranged at one side of the device body, and when the plug is plugged into the socket, the camera assembly is connected to the device body through signals.