CN219420919U - Turnover camera terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a turnover camera terminal, which comprises an equipment body and a turnover camera module; the overturning camera module comprises a camera component, a motor component and an overturning module fixing bracket; the turnover module fixing support is fixed on the equipment body, the camera component is rotatably arranged on the turnover module fixing support through a rotating shaft and exposed out of the equipment body, and the motor component is fixed on the turnover module fixing support and is in transmission connection with the camera component; in a first mode of operation, the camera assembly is flipped backwards to the back of the device body, and in a second mode of operation, the motor assembly drives the camera assembly to flip forwards and across the upper edge of the device body. The turnover camera module of the terminal is in modularized design, can be integrally assembled on the whole machine as an independent module, and can realize the functions of post-shooting and image pickup only through one camera.

Description

Turnover camera terminal

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to terminal equipment with a turnover camera.

Background

At present, the functions of a camera of a consumer electronic product are more and more important, but the position of the camera is often required to avoid a screen display area due to the limitation of the size of the whole machine, so that the black edge size of a screen is overlarge; or with a hole-digging screen, resulting in incomplete screen display.

For learning tablet computers, due to the addition of the function of searching questions and reading questions, the product has the functions of proactive and post-shooting, and meanwhile, a camera capable of rotating for a certain angle is required to shoot books, characters and articles on a desk, identify the identified objects, and interpret the identified objects in translation or encyclopedia and the like. When the pick-up function of the tablet device is opened, the processor of the tablet device analyzes the picture in the camera, when a finger appears and the position pointed by the finger is on a book, the processor of the tablet device can intercept the picture pointed by the finger and upload the picture to the cloud, and the processor of the cloud can analyze the characters in the picture to perform AI identification.

The existing rotary camera is generally characterized in that a motor module is used for controlling the camera to lift and turn over after extending to a designated position, and the motor and the camera module are usually required to be respectively matched with a whole machine shell, so that the matching precision among the motor, the camera module and the whole machine shell is required to be high, parts are more, the internal structure is complex, the production yield is low, the price is high, and the scheme is difficult to be adopted by a middle-low-end flat plate.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a turnover camera terminal. The turnover camera of the terminal is in modularized design, can be integrally assembled on the whole machine as an independent module, and can realize the functions of post-shooting and image pickup only through one camera.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a turnover camera terminal, which comprises an equipment body and a turnover camera module; the turnover camera module is integrally arranged on the equipment body as an independent module and comprises a camera component, a motor component and a turnover module fixing bracket; the turnover module fixing support is fixed on the equipment body, the camera component is rotatably arranged on the turnover module fixing support through a rotating shaft and exposed out of the equipment body, and the motor component is fixed on the turnover module fixing support and is in transmission connection with the camera component; in a first working mode, the motor assembly drives the camera assembly to turn backwards to the back of the equipment body, and a shooting view angle of the camera assembly faces to the rear side; in a second working mode, the motor assembly drives the camera assembly to turn forwards and span the upper edge of the equipment body, and the shooting view angle of the camera assembly is inclined forwards and downwards.

In some embodiments, the turnover module fixing bracket is provided with a storage part corresponding to the camera assembly, and/or the back surface of the equipment body is provided with a storage opening corresponding to the camera assembly; in the first working mode, the camera assembly is turned backwards to the inside of the containing opening and/or the containing position.

In some embodiments, a local protruding area corresponding to the flip camera module is provided on the back surface of the device body, and the receiving opening is formed in the local protruding area.

In some embodiments, the flip module mounting bracket is provided with a first cushion at its receiving location.

In some embodiments, the front surface of the camera assembly is provided with a relief groove corresponding to the upper edge of the device body.

In some embodiments, the relief groove has a first sidewall proximate to the camera assembly axis of rotation and a second sidewall distal from the camera assembly axis of rotation, the first sidewall having a greater depth than the second sidewall with an angled bottom surface formed therebetween.

In some embodiments, the first sidewall has a greater slope than the second sidewall.

In some embodiments, the bottom surface of the relief groove is provided with a second cushion pad.

In some embodiments, the camera assembly includes a camera front cover, a camera body, a camera rear cover, and a camera signal line; the camera body is located between the camera front cover and the camera rear cover, the camera front cover is provided with a camera lens and a rotary sleeve, one end of a camera signal wire is connected with the camera body, and the other end of the camera signal wire penetrates through the rotary sleeve to be led out outwards.

In some embodiments, the rotation shaft of the camera assembly is mounted on the turnover module fixing support through a left shaft sleeve and a right shaft sleeve, and the turnover module fixing support is provided with connecting supports corresponding to the left shaft sleeve and the right shaft sleeve respectively.

In some embodiments, the flip module mounting bracket is provided with an arcuate recess in the region where it is rotatably coupled to the camera assembly.

In some embodiments, the camera signal wire passes through the left shaft sleeve or the right shaft sleeve, and a silica gel plug for fixing the camera signal wire is arranged in the left shaft sleeve or the right shaft sleeve.

In some embodiments, the end of the rotating sleeve is provided with a magnet for detecting the position of the camera assembly.

According to the technical scheme provided by the utility model, the camera component and the motor component are preassembled on the turnover module fixing bracket to form the turnover camera module, and in the production process, the turnover camera module can be integrally assembled on the equipment body as an independent module; moreover, under the drive of motor element, the camera subassembly can be through unique upset action switching between first mode and second mode, need not to stretch up and overturn again after the assigned position, just can realize the function of posttaking and picking up the image with a camera, not only the cost is reduced, moreover, is favorable to terminal equipment to carry out narrow frame design.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a back structure of a flip camera terminal in a first working mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view (front view) of a flip camera terminal in a second working mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view (back view angle) of a flip camera terminal in a second working mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an assembly relationship between a flip camera module and an apparatus body;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the flip camera module;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a flip camera module;

fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a flip camera terminal in a first operation mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a flip camera terminal in a second operation mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

In the figure:

1. device body 10, partially raised area 101, receiving port 2, flip camera module 21, camera assembly 211, camera bezel 2111, relief recess 212, camera body 213, camera back cover 214, camera signal wire 215, camera lens 216, rotating sleeve 217, left sleeve 218, right sleeve 219, silicone plug 220, magnet 22, motor assembly 23, flip module mounting bracket 231, receiving portion 232, connecting bracket 233, arcuate recessed portion 31, first cushion 32, second cushion

Detailed Description

In order to better understand the aspects of the present utility model, the present utility model will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.

In the present specification, the terms "upper, lower, inner, outer" and the like are established based on the positional relationship shown in the drawings, and the corresponding positional relationship may be changed according to the drawings, so that the terms are not to be construed as absolute limitation of the protection scope; moreover, relational terms such as "first" and "second", and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one element from another element having the same name, without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such elements.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a back structure of a flip camera terminal in a first working mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view (front view) of a flip camera terminal in a second working mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view (back view angle) of a flip camera terminal in a second operation mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in the figure, in a specific embodiment, the flip camera terminal provided by the present utility model may be a variety of educational devices, such as a point-to-read machine, a photo translator, a smart watch, and various learning devices, and the structure thereof will be mainly described below by taking a learning tablet as an example.

The learning tablet mainly comprises an equipment body 1 and a turnover camera module 2, wherein the turnover camera module 2 is integrally installed on the equipment body 1 as an independent module.

The turnover camera module 2 further comprises three parts of a camera module 21, a motor module 22 and a turnover module fixing support 23, wherein the turnover module fixing support 23 is fixed at a position close to the upper edge of the equipment body 1 from the inside, the turnover module fixing support and the equipment body are assembled together through screws, the camera module 21 is rotatably mounted on the turnover module fixing support 23 through a rotating shaft and is exposed outwards from the equipment body 1, and the motor module 22 is fixed on one side of the turnover module fixing support 23 and is in transmission connection with the camera module 21.

In the first working mode (i.e. the post-shooting mode), the motor assembly 22 drives the camera assembly 21 to turn backwards to the back of the equipment body 1, at this time, the camera assembly 21 is attached to the back of the equipment body 1, the shooting view angle of the camera assembly faces to the rear side, and at this time, the camera assembly 21 mainly plays a role of a post-camera; in the second operation mode (i.e., the picked-up image mode), the motor assembly 22 drives the camera assembly 21 to turn forward and span the upper edge of the apparatus body 1, and protrudes forward a certain distance, at this time, the photographing view angle of the camera assembly 21 is inclined forward and downward to photograph books, characters, articles, finger pictures, etc. on the desk for AI recognition and subsequent processing.

Of course, besides the first working mode and the second working mode, the turnover camera module of the learning tablet may also have a third working mode (i.e. a front camera mode), in which the motor assembly 22 drives the camera assembly 21 to turn forward to a vertical state, and at this time, the camera assembly 21 mainly plays a role of a front camera.

In order to avoid excessive thickness of the product due to the thickness superposition after the camera module 21 is turned over to the back of the apparatus body 1, and in addition, to avoid that the camera module 21 is easily damaged due to excessive protrusion from the back of the apparatus body 1. The present embodiment is provided with a receiving portion 231 for accommodating the camera module on the flip module fixing bracket 23, and a receiving port 101 corresponding to the receiving portion is provided on the back surface of the apparatus body 1, the receiving portion 231 of the flip module fixing bracket 23 is partially exposed from the receiving port 101, and the receiving portion 231 and the receiving port 101 together form a space in which the camera module 21 can be accommodated.

Like this, under first mode (i.e. the mode of taking a photograph) the camera subassembly 21 can overturn backward to the inside of accomodating mouth 101 and storage position 231, on the one hand reduced product thickness as far as possible, on the other hand because the front of camera subassembly 21 flushes mutually or is less than the back of equipment body 1 after the upset, is equivalent to the back of camera subassembly 21 embedded equipment body 1 to can play fine guard action, make camera subassembly 21 not fragile.

Of course, the storage portion 231 may be designed not on the flip module holder 23, but only on the back surface of the apparatus body 1, or the storage portion 231 may be designed not on the back surface of the apparatus body 1, but only on the flip module holder 23, which may achieve the above object.

In addition, in order to ensure that the apparatus body 1 has a sufficient internal space for installing the flip camera module 2, a local convex area 10 corresponding to the flip camera module is provided on the back surface of the apparatus body 1, the local convex area 10 is substantially rectangular, and the receiving opening 101 is located at a middle position of the local convex area 10.

Referring to fig. 4 to 6, fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an assembly relationship between the flip camera module and the device body; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the flip camera module; fig. 6 is an exploded view of the flip camera module.

As shown in the figure, the camera module 21 mainly comprises a front cover 211, a camera body 212, a rear cover 213, a signal line 214, and other parts; the camera body 212 is located between the front camera cover 211 and the rear camera cover 213, the front camera cover 211 is provided with a camera lens 215 corresponding to the camera body 212, meanwhile, the front camera cover 211 is further provided with a rotating sleeve 216 forming a part of rotating shaft, the rotating sleeve 216 is of a hollow structure, is located at one side of the root of the front camera cover 211, and extends for a certain distance along the axial direction.

The rotation shaft of the camera assembly 21 is mounted on the turnover module fixing support 23 through a left shaft sleeve 217 and a right shaft sleeve 218, the turnover module fixing support 23 is provided with a connecting support 232 corresponding to the left shaft sleeve 217 and the right shaft sleeve 218 respectively, and the left shaft sleeve 217 and the right shaft sleeve 218 can be made of POM (polyoxymethylene) or metal materials so as to increase the lubrication degree in the rotation process.

The rotary sleeve 216 passes through the right shaft sleeve 218 rightward, a notch is formed in the outer wall of the part of the rotary sleeve, which exceeds the right shaft sleeve 218, the camera body 212 is provided with a camera signal wire 214, one end of the camera signal wire 214 is connected with the camera body 212, the other end of the camera signal wire passes through the rotary sleeve 216 from the inside, and then the camera signal wire is led out from the notch of the rotary sleeve 216. In order to prevent the camera module 21 from loosening the camera signal line 214 during rotation, a silica gel plug 219 is disposed in the right shaft sleeve 218, and the camera signal line 214 can be fixed by the silica gel plug 219.

The camera signal line 214 may specifically be a high-speed transmission signal line, and both ends thereof are connected through board-to-board connectors, wherein a flexible circuit board of the camera body 212 is connected with the camera signal line 214 through a first board-to-board connector, and the camera signal line 214 is led out through the rotating sleeve 216 and then connected with a printed circuit board of the device body 1 through a second board-to-board connector.

In this embodiment, the motor assembly 22 is fixed on the left side of the flip module fixing bracket 23 in advance by a screw, and the camera signal line 214 is led out from the right side of the camera assembly 21, in other embodiments, the motor assembly 22 may be located on the right side of the flip module fixing bracket 23, and the camera signal line 24 is led out from the left side of the camera assembly 21, that is, the layout is in a mirror image relationship with the present embodiment.

The central axis of the motor assembly 22 and the central axis of the rotating shaft of the camera assembly 21 are parallel to each other, and the power output end of the motor assembly 22 drives the camera assembly 21 to rotate around the rotating shaft in a gear transmission mode.

The end of the rotating sleeve 216 of the camera assembly 21 is further provided with a magnet 220, the magnet 220 can rotate along with the camera assembly 21, the position of the camera assembly 21 can be detected through the change of magnetic flux, and the camera assembly 21 is controlled to be in different working modes.

With continued reference to fig. 7 and fig. 8, fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a flip camera terminal in a first operation mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model; fig. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a flip camera terminal in a second operation mode according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown, the camera module 21 has a generally flat rectangular shape, and the front cover 211 of the camera module is provided with a recess 2111 corresponding to the upper edge of the apparatus body 1.

The yielding groove 2111 makes the cross section of the camera assembly 21 be generally in a non-vertically symmetrical "B" shape, taking the yielding groove 2111 as a boundary, the size of the upper half of the camera assembly 21 is larger than that of the lower half, the yielding groove 2111 has a first side wall a close to the rotation axis of the camera assembly and a second side wall B far away from the rotation axis of the camera assembly, wherein the depth of the first side wall a is larger than that of the second side wall B, the inclination of the first side wall a is larger than that of the second side wall B, and an inclined bottom surface c is formed between the first side wall a and the second side wall B.

When the camera module 21 is in the first working mode, the back surface of the camera module 21 is attached to the accommodating portion 231 of the turnover module fixing support 23, and the turnover module fixing support 23 is provided with a first buffer pad 31 in the accommodating portion 231 for providing buffer when the camera module 21 is reset, so that collision and abrasion between the camera module 21 and the accommodating portion 231 are avoided.

When the camera assembly 21 is in the second operation mode, the angle of turning over from the initial position is about 245 degrees, after turning over, the bottom surface of the yielding groove 2111 is just supported at the top of the upper edge of the device body 1, for this purpose, the bottom surface c of the yielding groove 2111 is provided with the second buffer pad 32, so as to provide a buffer effect when the camera assembly 21 is turned over in place, and avoid collision and abrasion between the camera assembly 21 and the housing of the device body 1.

The first cushion 31 and the second cushion 32 may be made of flexible materials such as foam.

Considering that the camera module 21 has a certain thickness, the corner formed by the two right-angle portions of the root and the first sidewall a of the relief groove 2111 will sweep through a circular area centered on the rotation axis. If the distance between the camera module 21 and the turnover module fixing support 23 is too short, interference is caused, normal rotation of the camera module 21 is affected, and if the distance between the camera module 21 and the turnover module fixing support 23 is too long, excessive product thickness is caused.

In this regard, the turnover module fixing support 23 in this embodiment is provided with an arc-shaped concave portion 233 in the area where the turnover module fixing support is rotationally connected with the camera module 21, and by designing the arc-shaped concave portion 233, interference with the camera module 21 is avoided, and the product thickness is reduced as much as possible.

To achieve high precision mating, the center of the arcuate recessed portion 233 may coincide with the axis of rotation of the camera assembly 21.

The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and are not limited thereto, and on the basis of these, specific adjustments may be made according to actual needs, thereby obtaining different embodiments. For example, the flip module fixing bracket 23 is designed into other shapes, or the flip camera module 2 only has the camera assembly 21 exposed to the apparatus body 1, other components are hidden inside the apparatus body 1, and so on. This is not illustrated here, as there are many possible implementations.

The turnover camera module 2 of the turnover camera terminal can be integrally assembled on the equipment body 1 as an independent module, and compared with a mode of respectively installing, the turnover camera module is simple and convenient to assemble, has lower requirement on matching precision and has a concise internal structure; moreover, under the drive of the motor assembly 22, the camera assembly 21 can be switched between the post-shooting mode and the image pickup mode through overturning, and the post-shooting and image pickup functions can be realized by only one camera without extending to a designated position, so that the cost is reduced, and the narrow frame design of the terminal equipment is facilitated.

The turnover camera terminal provided by the utility model is described in detail above. The principles and embodiments of the present utility model have been described herein with reference to specific examples, the description of which is intended only to facilitate an understanding of the core concepts of the utility model. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and adaptations of the utility model can be made without departing from the principles of the utility model and these modifications and adaptations are intended to be within the scope of the utility model as defined in the following claims.

Claims (13)

1. The turnover camera terminal is characterized by comprising an equipment body (1) and a turnover camera module (2); the turnover camera module (2) is arranged on the equipment body (1) and comprises a camera component (21), a motor component (22) and a turnover module fixing bracket (23); the turnover module fixing support (23) is fixed on the equipment body (1), the camera component (21) is rotatably arranged on the turnover module fixing support (23) through a rotating shaft and exposed out of the equipment body (1), and the motor component (22) is fixed on the turnover module fixing support (23) and is in transmission connection with the camera component (21); in a first working mode, the motor assembly (22) drives the camera assembly (21) to turn backwards to the back surface of the equipment body (1), and a shooting visual angle of the camera assembly (21) faces to the rear side; in a second working mode, the motor assembly (22) drives the camera assembly (21) to turn forwards and span the upper edge of the equipment body (1), and the shooting view angle of the camera assembly (21) is inclined forwards and downwards.

2. The flip camera terminal according to claim 1, wherein the flip module fixing bracket (23) is provided with a receiving portion (231) corresponding to the camera assembly (21), and/or the back surface of the apparatus body (1) is provided with a receiving port (101) corresponding to the camera assembly (21); in a first operating mode, the camera module (21) is flipped back into the receiving location and/or the interior of the receiving opening (101).

3. The flip camera terminal according to claim 2, wherein a rear surface of the apparatus body (1) is provided with a local convex area (10) corresponding to the flip camera module (2), and the receiving opening (101) is formed in the local convex area (10).

4. A flip camera terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that the flip module mounting bracket (23) is provided with a first cushion pad (31) at its receiving location (231).

5. The flip camera terminal of claim 1, wherein the front face of the camera assembly (21) is provided with a relief groove (2111) corresponding to the upper edge of the device body.

6. The flip camera terminal of claim 5, wherein the relief groove (2111) has a first sidewall (a) proximal to the camera assembly rotational axis and a second sidewall (b) distal from the camera assembly rotational axis, the first sidewall (a) having a greater depth than the second sidewall (b) with an angled bottom surface (c) formed therebetween.

7. The flip camera terminal of claim 6, wherein the first sidewall (a) has a greater inclination than the second sidewall (b).

8. The flip camera terminal of claim 7, wherein a bottom surface (c) of the yielding groove (2111) is provided with a second cushion pad (32).

9. The flip camera terminal of claim 1, wherein the camera assembly (21) comprises a camera front cover (211), a camera body (212), a camera rear cover (213), and a camera signal line (214); the camera body (212) is located between the camera front cover (211) and the camera rear cover (213), the camera front cover (211) is provided with a camera lens (215) and a rotary sleeve (216), one end of a camera signal wire (214) is connected with the camera body (212), and the other end of the camera signal wire (214) penetrates through the rotary sleeve (216) to be led out outwards.

10. The flip camera terminal of claim 9, wherein the rotation shaft of the camera module (21) is mounted to the flip module fixing bracket (23) through a left shaft sleeve (217) and a right shaft sleeve (218), and the flip module fixing bracket (23) is provided with connection supports (232) corresponding to the left shaft sleeve (217) and the right shaft sleeve (218), respectively.

11. The flip camera terminal of claim 10, wherein the flip module mounting bracket (23) is provided with an arcuate depression (233) in its area of rotational connection with the camera assembly (21).

12. The flip camera terminal of claim 10, wherein the camera signal line (214) passes through the left shaft sleeve (217) or the right shaft sleeve (218), and a silica gel plug (219) for fixing the camera signal line (214) is arranged in the left shaft sleeve (217) or the right shaft sleeve (218).

13. The flip camera terminal of claim 9, wherein an end of the swivel sleeve (216) is provided with a magnet (220) for detecting the position of the camera assembly (21).