CN217115041U - Camera assembly and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses camera subassembly and electronic equipment belongs to electronic equipment technical field, and this camera subassembly includes printed circuit board, board to board connector, camera module and closing device, and the board is including female seat and the public seat that the cooperation is connected to the board connector, and female seat is connected on printed circuit board, and camera module connects public seat, and closing device presses to public seat, compresses tightly public seat on female seat. This camera subassembly can compress tightly public seat on female seat through setting up closing device, realizes the pre-fixing to the BTB connector to can avoid in the equipment process, because of the camera module is not hard up the functional anomaly who drops and lead to.

Description

Camera assembly and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment, and particularly relates to a camera assembly and electronic equipment.

Background

Most of front cameras of electronic devices such as mobile phones, flat panels, televisions and the like are standard devices, and the common structural characteristics of the front cameras are that a Board-to-Board (BTB) connector female seat is pasted on the surface of a Printed Circuit Board (Printed Circuit Board, PCB for short) close to a screen, so that when the electronic devices are produced and assembled, the front camera needs to be buckled on the PCB to form a PCBA (Printed Circuit Board assembly), and then the PCBA with the front camera is assembled on a front shell component.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Utility model purpose: the embodiment of the application provides a camera assembly and electronic equipment to solve the technical problem that when the existing electronic equipment is produced and assembled, a front camera BTB connector is loosened and falls off.

The technical scheme is as follows: the embodiment of the application provides a camera subassembly, includes:

a printed circuit board;

the board-to-board connector comprises a female seat and a male seat which are connected in a matched mode, and the female seat is connected to the printed circuit board;

the camera module is connected with the male seat;

and the pressing device is pressed against the male seat and presses the male seat on the female seat.

In some embodiments, the compression device is a shield.

In some embodiments, the shield can comprises:

a shield frame connected to the printed circuit board;

the shielding cover covers the shielding frame, and the shielding cover is pressed against the male seat.

In some embodiments, the shielding frame includes a hollowed-out region within which the board-to-board connector is disposed.

In some embodiments, the shielding case includes a slot, the slot communicates with the hollow area, and the flat cable of the camera module penetrates into the hollow area from the slot.

In some embodiments, a surface of the printed circuit board is at least partially covered by the shield can.

In some embodiments, the compression device is a snap device.

In some embodiments, the snap device comprises:

the positioning piece is connected to the printed circuit board and comprises clamping grooves and first positioning parts which are arranged on two sides of the female seat;

the fastener comprises a pressing plate, a buckle and a second positioning part, and the buckle and the second positioning part are respectively arranged at two ends of the pressing plate;

the second positioning part is connected with the first positioning part in a matched mode, the buckle is connected with the clamping groove in a matched mode, and the pressing plate is pressed against the male seat.

In some embodiments, further comprising a cushion pad disposed between the male housing and the compression device.

Correspondingly, the electronic equipment provided by the embodiment of the application comprises the camera assembly.

Has the advantages that: compared with the prior art, the camera subassembly of this application embodiment includes printed circuit board, board to board connector, camera module and closing device, and the board is including the female seat and the public seat that the cooperation is connected to the board connector, and female seat is connected on printed circuit board, and camera module connects public seat, and closing device presses to public seat, compresses tightly public seat on female seat. It can be understood that this camera subassembly can compress tightly public seat on female seat through setting up closing device, realizes the pre-fixing to the BTB connector to can avoid in the equipment process, the functional anomaly because of camera module is not hard up to drop and leads to. It can be understood that the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application may have all the technical features and advantages of the camera assembly described above, and will not be described herein again.

Drawings

The technical solution and other advantages of the present application will become apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera assembly according to a first embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the camera assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a pressing device of the camera head assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera head assembly according to a second embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the camera head assembly of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the camera assembly of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the camera head assembly of FIG. 4 with the shield cover and the cushion removed;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the camera head assembly of FIG. 5 taken along line A-A;

reference numerals: 100-a printed circuit board; 101-board to board connector; 102-a female seat; 103-male seat; 104-a camera module; 105-a compression device; 106-a mask frame; 107-shielding cover; 108 — a hollowed-out area; 109-a slot; 110-a positioning element; 111-card slot; 112-a first positioning portion; 113-a fastener; 114-a platen; 115-buckling; 116-a second location section; 117-cushion.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only a few embodiments of the present application and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "first", "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In order to avoid the situation that the BTB connector of the front camera loosens and falls off in the assembling process of the electronic equipment, the applicant considers the pre-fixing of the BTB connector at the beginning of the design of the camera assembly and the electronic equipment.

Therefore, the present embodiment provides a camera assembly, please refer to fig. 1 and 4, which includes a printed circuit board 100, a board-to-board connector 101, a camera module 104, and a pressing device 105.

The board-to-board connector 101 includes a female socket 102 and a male socket 103, the female socket 102 is connected to the printed circuit board 100, and the pins thereof are electrically connected to the circuit on the printed circuit board 100; the male seat 103 is matched with the female seat 102 and detachably connected with the female seat 102, so that the male seat and the female seat are electrically connected. The camera module 104 is connected to the male socket 103, and the flat cable thereof is electrically connected to the pins of the male socket 103, so that the camera module 104 and the printed circuit board 100 can be connected together through the board-to-board connector 101.

The pressing means 105 is attached to the printed circuit board 100 and presses against the male housing 103, pressing the male housing 103 against the female housing 102, thereby realizing pre-fixing of the board-to-board connector 101. It will be appreciated that the main function of the compression device 105 is to compress the male seat 103 against the female seat 102, and the structure thereof may be of any construction known in the art that can be used for compression, and those skilled in the art can make a reasonable choice as required.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3 together, in a first embodiment of the present application, the camera head assembly includes a printed circuit board 100, a board-to-board connector 101, a camera head module 104 and a pressing device 105.

The pressing device 105 is a snap device, the snap device includes a positioning member 110 and a fastening member 113, and the pressing function is realized by the cooperation of the positioning member 110 and the fastening member 113.

In the first embodiment, the positioning member 110 is connected to the printed circuit board 100, and may be a one-piece structure surrounding the female socket 102, but in order to reduce the space occupation of the positioning member 110 around the board-to-board connector 101, generally, the positioning member 110 may be configured as a one-piece structure, and may include only two smaller portions, namely, the card slot 111 and the first positioning portion 112, and the card slot 111 and the first positioning portion 112 are respectively disposed on two sides of the female socket 102.

It can be understood that when the specific positions of the card slot 111 and the first positioning portion 112 are designed on the printed circuit board 100, the cooperation between the fastening member 113 and the positioning member 110 should be considered to avoid the spatial interference between the fastening member 113 and the flat cable of the camera module 104 when pressing.

In the first embodiment, the engaging groove 111 and the first positioning portion 112 can be made of metal or plastic.

Wherein, draw-in groove 111 accessible sheet bending type becomes roughly the recess shape (similar to the U-shaped), and two flank accessible bending type of recess become relative bulge, when the buckle 115 with setting element 110 blocks in, through bulge interlock buckle 115, realize the locking to buckle 115.

The first positioning portion 112 and the fastening member 113 may be combined to form a hinge/hinge structure, and therefore, the first positioning portion 112 may be designed as a hinge seat, on which a shaft hole and a shaft core penetrating the shaft hole are disposed, and the second positioning portion 116 of the corresponding fastening member 113 is hinged to the first positioning portion 112 through the shaft core.

Referring to fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the first positioning portion 112 is substantially in the shape of a hook, and includes a base for connecting the printed circuit board 100, and a hook structure is bent and extended from the base.

In the first embodiment, the fastening member 113 includes three portions, that is, a pressing plate 114, a snap 115, and a second positioning portion 116, and the snap 115 and the second positioning portion 116 are respectively disposed at both ends of the pressing plate 114. It will be appreciated that the fastener 113 may be a unitary structure, and that the three portions of the fastener 113 may be formed by machining the three portions of the fastener 113 into a single piece substrate. The fastening member 113 may also be a split structure, and a person skilled in the art can make specific selections according to processing conditions and requirements by processing three parts of independent parts respectively and forming the complete fastening member 113 through assembly.

Referring to fig. 3, in the embodiment, the fastening member 113 is integrally formed by a metal or plastic sheet, the shape of the buckle 115 is matched with the shape of the slot 111, a boss is formed on one side surface by bending, and two side edges of the boss can be respectively processed with a concave portion, so that the locking can be realized by matching with the convex portion of the slot 111; in the embodiment of combining the first positioning portion 112 and the fastening member 113 into the hinge/hinge structure, the second positioning portion 116 should be provided with a shaft hole, and the two are connected by the shaft hole, and in this embodiment, the second positioning portion 116 is a notch, and the notch is hung on the hook of the first positioning portion 112 to realize the matching connection.

In the first embodiment, when the second positioning portion 116 is connected to the first positioning portion 112 in a matching manner and the buckle 115 is connected to the slot 111 in a matching manner, the pressing plate 114 presses against the male seat 103, so as to press the male seat 103 against the female seat 102.

In the first embodiment, after the male socket 103 of the board-to-board connector 101 is connected to the female socket 102, the board-to-board connector 101 is pre-pressed by the fastening device, so as to achieve the pre-fixing effect, thereby avoiding the falling risk of the front camera in the assembly process of the PCBA.

Further, in the first embodiment, a cushion 117 is further provided between the male housing 103 and the pressing plate 114 to prevent the board-to-board connector 101 from being crushed during pressing. It is understood that the cushion pad 117 can be made of rubber, foam, and other materials with a cushioning function, and those skilled in the art can select the material according to actual needs.

It is to be understood that the structure of the snap device is not limited to the configuration described in the first embodiment, and other snap structures known in the art may be adopted, and those skilled in the art may make a selection according to actual needs.

The applicant has also found that, in the first embodiment, pre-fixing the board-to-board connector 101 by means of the snap-in means, although having the advantage of being secure and reliable, requires several small parts to be added to the electronic device, such as the positioning member 110 and the fastening member 113, and accordingly increases some costs; moreover, the positioning members 110 are disposed on two sides of the board-to-board connector 101, and occupy the space around the board-to-board connector 101, so that the space of the swinging member is reduced.

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 6, in the second embodiment of the present application, the camera head assembly includes a printed circuit board 100, a board-to-board connector 101, a camera module 104 and a pressing device 105.

Wherein the pressing device 105 is a shielding case. It should be noted that, for electronic equipment, it is generally necessary to provide a shielding case on the printed circuit board 100, and the shielding case is used to shield electronic signals, so as to prevent external electromagnetic waves from affecting internal circuits of the printed circuit board 100 or prevent electromagnetic waves generated inside from radiating outwards. In the second embodiment, a shielding case originally provided on the printed circuit board 100 of the electronic device is used as the pressing device 105, and the male housing 103 is pressed against the female housing 102 through the shielding case, thereby achieving the pre-fixing effect. For the pre-fixing mode of the first embodiment, not only can partial space be saved for placing devices, but also small parts used for pre-fixing can be reduced, the cost is saved, the electromagnetic shielding effect can be ensured, moreover, as the shielding cover covers the surface of the printed circuit board 100, a cavity is formed between the shielding cover and the printed circuit board, the space around the board-to-board connector 101 cannot be occupied, and the space of a swing part can be ensured by the gap in the cavity.

Specifically, referring again to fig. 4, 5 and 6, together with fig. 7, in the second embodiment, the shield is a two-piece shield including a shield frame 106 and a shield cover 107. The shield frame 106 is attached to the printed circuit board 100 in a manner that is conventional in the art. A hollow area 108 is formed in the position of the shielding frame 106 corresponding to the board-to-board connector 101 on the printed circuit board 100 for exposing the female socket 102 on the printed circuit board 100, the flat cable of the camera module 104 is connected with the male socket 103, and the male socket 103 is connected with the female socket 102 in the hollow area 108. It is understood that the shape and size of the hollowed-out area 108 may be determined according to the structure of the board-to-board connector 101 and the position of the board-to-board connector 101 on the printed circuit board 100.

In the second embodiment, a slot 109 is further disposed on the shield case, the slot 109 is communicated with the hollow area 108, and the flat cable of the camera module 104 passes through the slot 109 into the hollow area 108. It is understood that the position of the slot 109 may be determined according to the running direction of the flat cable. In this embodiment, notches are provided at corresponding positions of the shielding frame 106 and the shielding cover 107, when the shielding cover 107 is covered on the shielding frame 106, the notches of the shielding frame 106 and the shielding cover 107 are spliced to form the slot 109, and when the assembly is performed, the male seat 103 connected with the flat cable is inserted into the female seat 102, the flat cable is arranged at the notch of the shielding frame 106, and the shielding cover 107 is covered.

Referring to fig. 8, in the second embodiment, when the shielding cover 107 is covered on the shielding frame 106, the inner surface of the shielding cover 107 is pressed against the male seat 103, so as to press the male seat 103 against the female seat 102, thereby implementing pre-pressing of the board to board connector 101, and achieving the pre-fixing effect, thereby avoiding the risk of falling off of the front camera in the assembly process of the PCBA.

In the second embodiment, the surface of the printed circuit board 100 is at least partially covered by the shielding case, and it is understood that the shape and the area of the shielding case are determined according to the shape of the printed circuit board and the requirement of the covering circuit, so that the pressing plate-to-board connector 101 can be realized while satisfying the shielding function.

Further, in the second embodiment, a cushion 117 is further provided between the male housing 103 and the shield cover 107 to avoid crushing the board-to-board connector 101 when pressed. It is understood that the cushion pad 117 can be made of rubber, foam, and other materials with a cushioning function, and those skilled in the art can select the material according to actual needs.

Corresponding to the camera assembly, the embodiment of the application also provides an electronic device which comprises the camera assembly. It can be understood that the electronic device provided in the embodiments of the present application may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a display screen, a television, and other electronic devices known in the art and requiring a camera function.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

The camera assembly and the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application are introduced in detail, and a specific example is applied to explain the principle and the implementation of the present application, and the description of the embodiment is only used to help understanding the technical scheme and the core idea of the present application; those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A camera head assembly, comprising:

a printed circuit board (100);

a board-to-board connector (101), the board-to-board connector (101) comprising a female socket (102) and a male socket (103) which are in mating connection, the female socket (102) being connected to the printed circuit board (100);

the camera module (104), the camera module (104) is connected with the male seat (103);

a pressing device (105), wherein the pressing device (105) presses against the male seat (103) to press the male seat (103) on the female seat (102).

2. A camera assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the hold-down device (105) is a shield.

3. A camera assembly according to claim 2, wherein the shield comprises:

a shield frame (106), the shield frame (106) being connected to the printed circuit board (100);

the shielding cover (107) covers the shielding frame (106), and the shielding cover (107) is pressed against the male seat (103).

4. A camera assembly according to claim 3, wherein the shielding frame (106) comprises a hollowed-out area (108), the board-to-board connector (101) being disposed within the hollowed-out area (108).

5. A camera assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that the shield comprises a slot (109), the slot (109) communicating with the hollowed-out area (108), the row of lines of the camera module (104) passing from the slot (109) into the hollowed-out area (108).

6. Camera assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the surface of the printed circuit board (100) is at least partially covered by the shielding cage.

7. Camera head assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the hold-down device (105) is a snap-on device.

8. A camera assembly according to claim 7, wherein the snap means comprises:

the positioning piece (110), the positioning piece (110) is connected to the printed circuit board (100), and the positioning piece (110) comprises a clamping groove (111) and a first positioning part (112) which are arranged on two sides of the female seat (102);

the fastener (113), the fastener (113) includes a pressure plate (114), a buckle (115) and a second positioning part (116), the buckle (115) and the second positioning part (116) are respectively arranged at two ends of the pressure plate (114);

the second positioning portion (116) is connected with the first positioning portion (112) in a matching manner, the buckle (115) is connected with the clamping groove (111) in a matching manner, and the pressing plate (114) is pressed against the male seat (103).

9. Camera assembly according to any of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a cushion pad (117), said cushion pad (117) being arranged between said male seat (103) and said pressing means (105).

10. An electronic device comprising a camera assembly according to any of claims 1-9.

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