CN219496872U - Cover mechanism and camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of image equipment and discloses a cover mechanism and a camera, wherein the cover mechanism comprises a cover body, a first locking assembly and a first rotating piece; the first locking component is arranged on the cover body and is provided with a locking state and an unlocking state; the first rotating piece is rotatably arranged on the cover body and connected with the first locking assembly, and the first rotating piece is used for driving the first locking assembly to be switched from an unlocking state to a locking state. Through the mode, the cover mechanism can reduce the occupied space of the first locking assembly and the first rotating piece in the cover body, so that the size of the cover mechanism is reduced.

Description

Cover mechanism and camera

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of image equipment, in particular to a cover mechanism and a camera.

Background

With the improvement of image equipment technology, cameras are increasingly widely applied to daily life of people for recording life or unmanned aerial vehicle aerial photography and the like. Cameras are typically provided with a battery compartment to facilitate placement of the battery, with the compartment opening of the battery compartment being opened or closed by use of a cover mechanism.

In the practice of the embodiments of the present application, the inventors found that: the locking structure of the existing cover mechanism is simple, and the spring is used for compressing or ejecting the lock tongue directly to lock or unlock the cover mechanism, and the expansion direction of the spring and the movement direction of the lock tongue are on the same straight line, so that the occupied space of the whole mechanism is large.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem that this application embodiment mainly solves is to provide a lid mechanism and camera, can effectively solve the spare part occupation space big problem of realizing locking and unblock in the lid mechanism.

In order to solve the technical problems, a technical scheme adopted by the embodiment of the application is as follows: providing a cover mechanism comprising a cover body, a first locking assembly and a first rotating member; the first locking component is arranged on the cover body and is provided with a locking state and an unlocking state; the first rotating piece is rotatably arranged on the cover body and connected with the first locking assembly, and the first rotating piece is used for driving the first locking assembly to be switched from an unlocking state to a locking state.

In some embodiments, the cover mechanism further includes a first elastic member connected to the cover body and the first rotating member, respectively, and the first elastic member drives the first rotating member to rotate.

In some embodiments, the first rotating member is provided with a first through hole penetrating therethrough along a direction of a rotation axis of the first rotating member, and the first elastic member is disposed in the first through hole.

In some embodiments, the cover mechanism further comprises a first securing member positioned within the first through hole and coupled to the cover body, the first securing member configured to retain the first resilient member received within the first through hole.

In some embodiments, the outer circumferential surface of the first rotating member is provided with a first tooth, the first locking assembly is provided with a second tooth corresponding to the first tooth, and the first tooth is in meshed connection with the second tooth.

In some embodiments, the cover is provided with a first limiting portion, the first rotating member is provided with a second limiting portion and a third limiting portion, and the first limiting portion is matched with the second limiting portion and the third limiting portion to limit the rotation amplitude of the first rotating member.

In some embodiments, the cover mechanism further includes a second locking assembly and a second rotating member, the second locking assembly is disposed on the cover body, the second locking assembly has a locked state and an unlocked state, the second rotating member is rotatably disposed on the cover body, the second rotating member is connected with the second locking assembly, and the second rotating member is used for driving the second locking assembly to switch from the unlocked state to the locked state.

In some embodiments, the cover mechanism further includes a second elastic member connected to the cover body and the second rotating member, respectively, and the second elastic member drives the second rotating member to rotate.

In some embodiments, the cover mechanism further includes a second locking assembly having a locked state and an unlocked state, the second locking assembly and the first locking assembly are disposed on both sides of the first rotating member, respectively, and both the second locking assembly and the first locking assembly are connected with the first rotating member, and the first rotating member simultaneously drives the first locking assembly and the second locking assembly to switch from the unlocked state to the locked state.

In order to solve the technical problems, another technical scheme adopted in the embodiment of the application is as follows: there is provided a camera comprising a cover mechanism as above.

The cover mechanism comprises a cover body, a first locking assembly and a first rotating piece. The first locking component is arranged on the cover body and is provided with a locking state and an unlocking state, the first rotating piece is rotatably arranged on the cover body and is connected with the first locking component, and the first rotating piece is used for driving the first locking component to be switched from the unlocking state to the locking state. Through rotating the first rotating member and setting up in the inside of lid, can make the overall arrangement structure of first rotating member and first locking component in the lid compacter, the rotation center of first rotating member is not on same straight line with the motion track of the part of being connected with first rotating member in the first locking component, and first rotating member sets up the side at the motion track of first locking component promptly, avoids taking the more inner space of lid on same straight line.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below. Like elements or portions are generally identified by like reference numerals throughout the several figures. In the drawings, elements or portions thereof are not necessarily drawn to scale.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a cover mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the first and second locking assemblies of the cover mechanism of the present embodiment in a locked state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the first and second locking assemblies of the cover mechanism of the present embodiment in an unlocked state;

FIG. 4 is another exploded view of the cover mechanism of the present embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a cover mechanism according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is an exploded view of a camera according to another embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate an understanding of the present application, the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or one or more intervening elements may be present therebetween. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or one or more intervening elements may be present therebetween. The terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "vertical," "horizontal," and the like as used in this specification, refer to an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not denote or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. The term "and/or" as used in this specification includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. In addition, the technical features described below in the different embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other as long as they do not collide with each other.

Referring primarily to fig. 1, the cover mechanism 100 includes a cover body 10, a first locking assembly 21, and a first rotating member 31. The first locking assembly 21 is slidably provided at the cover 10, and the first locking assembly 21 has a locked state and an unlocked state. The first rotating member 31 is rotatably disposed on the cover 10, the first rotating member 31 is connected to the first locking assembly 21, and the first rotating member 31 is used for driving the first locking assembly 21 to switch from the unlocked state to the locked state. Wherein the rotation center of the first rotation member 31 relative to the cover 10 and the movement stroke of the portion of the first locking assembly 21 connected with the first rotation member 31 relative to the cover 10 are not on the same line, so that the first rotation member 31 can be disposed at the side of the first locking assembly 21, thereby reducing the occupation space of the first rotation member 31 and the first locking assembly 21 on the cover 10.

As can be appreciated, referring mainly to fig. 2 and 3, when the first locking component 21 is in the locked state, the first locking component 21 protrudes from the cover 10 at least partially, so that the portion of the first locking component 21 protruding from the cover 10 can be connected with a fixing structure of an electronic device to lock the cover mechanism 100 to the electronic device, as viewed along the thickness direction of the cover 10. When the first locking assembly 21 is in the unlocked state, the first locking assembly 21 is at least partially retracted within the cover 10 relative to the locked state such that the first locking assembly 21 can be separated from the securing structure of the electronic device, unlocking the cover mechanism 100 to the electronic device.

In other embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the cover mechanism 100 further includes a first elastic member 41 and a first fixing member 51. The first elastic member 41 is disposed inside the first rotating member 31, and the first elastic member 41 is connected to the cover 10 and the first rotating member 31, respectively, and the first elastic member 41 is used for driving the first rotating member 31 to rotate relative to the cover 10. The first fixing member 51 is disposed on the cover 10, and the first fixing member 51 is sleeved with the first elastic member 41, where the first fixing member 51 is used to hold the first elastic member 41 in the first rotating member 31.

For the above-mentioned cover 10, please refer to fig. 4, the cover 10 is provided with a first limiting portion 11 and a first slot 12. The first limiting portion 11 is configured to abut against the first rotating member 31, thereby limiting a rotation angle of the first rotating member 31. The first slot 12 is used for plugging the first fixing piece 51, so that the first fixing piece 51 can fix the first elastic piece 41 inside the first rotating piece 31. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the first resilient member 41 may be a torsion spring.

For the first rotating member 31, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the first rotating member 31 is provided with a first through hole 311, a first tooth 312, a second limiting portion 313 and a third limiting portion 314. The first through hole 311 penetrates the first rotating member 31 in the direction of the rotation axis of the first rotating member 31, and the first through hole 311 is for accommodating the first elastic member 41. The first elastic member 41 is disposed in the first through hole 311, one end of the first elastic member 41 is connected with the cover body 10, the other end of the first elastic member 41 is connected with the first rotating member 31, and compared with the first elastic member 41 which is independently disposed outside the first rotating member 31, the first elastic member 41 is accommodated in the first through hole 311 of the first rotating member 31, so that the space occupied by the first elastic member 41 and the first rotating member 31 in the cover body 10 can be reduced, and the overall volume of the cover mechanism 100 can be made smaller. Wherein, the first through hole 311 corresponds to the position of the first slot 12 of the cover 10.

The first teeth 312 are disposed on the outer surface of the first rotating member 31, the first locking assembly 21 is provided with second teeth 211 corresponding to the first teeth 312, and the first teeth 312 are engaged with the second teeth 211. The first rotation member 31 drives the first locking assembly 21 to move by the first tooth 312 and the second tooth 211, so that the first locking assembly 21 is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state.

The second limiting portion 313 and the third limiting portion 314 are sequentially disposed on the circumferential outer surface of the first rotating member 31 at intervals, and the first limiting portion 11 of the cover 10 is located between the second limiting portion 313 and the third limiting portion 314. When the first rotating member 31 rotates in the first direction, the second limiting portion 313 abuts against the first limiting portion 11 to limit the rotation amplitude of the first rotating member 31 in the first direction; when the first rotating member 31 rotates in the second direction, the third limiting portion 314 abuts against the first limiting portion 11 to limit the rotation amplitude of the first rotating member 31 in the second direction; wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite.

Of course, in other embodiments, two limiting portions may be provided on the cover 10, one limiting portion may be provided on the first rotating member 31, and the limiting portion of the first rotating member 31 cooperates with the two limiting portions on the cover 10 to limit the rotation angle of the first rotating member 31.

For the first fixing member 51, please refer mainly to fig. 4 and 5, the first fixing member 51 includes a first column 511 and a first top plate 512. One end of the first column 511 is disposed on a surface of the first top plate 512, and the other end of the first column 511 extends in a direction away from the first top plate 512, and the other end of the first column 511 is in plug-in connection with the first slot 12 of the cover 10. The first column 511 is sleeved with the first elastic member 41, and the first top plate 512 is in abutting connection with the end portion of the first elastic member 41, so that the first elastic member 41 is held in the first through hole 311.

When the cover mechanism 100 needs to be mounted on the electronic device, the first locking component 21 is subjected to external force, for example, the force applied to the first locking component 21 by a user, or the interaction force applied to the first locking component 21 when the cover mechanism 100 is abutted against the electronic device, the first locking component 21 is switched from a locking state to an unlocking state, that is, the first locking component 21 moves towards the direction retracting into the cover body 10, the first locking component 21 drives the first rotating member 31 to rotate relative to the cover body 10 through the second tooth 211 and the first tooth 312, at the moment, the first elastic member 41 is twisted to have elastic potential energy, after the cover mechanism 100 is mounted on the electronic device, the force applied to the first locking component 21 is removed, under the action of the first elastic member 41, the first rotating member 31 is driven to rotate, the first locking component 21 is driven to move relative to the cover body 10 through the first tooth 312 and the second tooth 211, so that the first locking component 21 is switched from the locking state to the locking state, and the locking structure of the first locking component 21 and the electronic device are connected to the electronic device 100.

In some embodiments, referring primarily to fig. 1 and 4, the cover mechanism 100 further includes a second locking assembly 22 and a second rotating member 32. The second locking assembly 22 is slidably disposed at the cover 10, and the second locking assembly 22 has a locked state and an unlocked state. The second rotating member 32 is rotatably disposed on the cover 10, the second rotating member 32 is connected to the second locking assembly 22, and the second rotating member 32 is used for driving the second locking assembly 22 to switch from the unlocked state to the locked state. Wherein the second rotating member 32 is not aligned with respect to the rotation center of the cover 10 and the movement stroke of the portion of the second locking assembly 22 connected to the second rotating member 32 with respect to the cover 10, so that the second rotating member 32 may be disposed at the side of the second locking assembly 22, thereby reducing the space occupied by the second rotating member 32 and the second locking assembly 22 on the cover 10.

As can be appreciated, referring mainly to fig. 2 and 3, when the second locking assembly 22 is in the locked state, the second locking assembly 22 protrudes out of the cover 10, so that the portion of the second locking assembly 22 protruding out of the cover 10 can be connected with a fixing structure of the electronic device to lock the cover mechanism 100 to the electronic device, as viewed along the thickness direction of the cover 10. When the second locking assembly 22 is in the unlocked state, the second locking assembly 22 is at least partially retracted within the cover 10 relative to the locked state such that the second locking assembly 22 can be separated from the securing structure of the electronic device, unlocking the cover mechanism 100 to the electronic device.

In other embodiments, with continued reference to fig. 1 and 4, the cover mechanism 100 further includes a second resilient member 42 and a second securing member 52. The second elastic member 42 is disposed inside the second rotating member 32, and the second elastic member 42 is connected to the cover 10 and the second rotating member 32, respectively, the second fixing member 52 is disposed on the cover 10, and the second fixing member 52 is sleeved with the second elastic member 42. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the second resilient member 42 may be a torsion spring.

For the cover 10, please refer to fig. 4, the cover 10 is provided with a fourth limiting portion 13 and a second slot 14. The fourth limiting portion 13 is configured to abut against the second rotating member 32, thereby limiting a rotation angle of the second rotating member 32. The second slot 14 is used for inserting the second fixing piece 52, so that the second fixing piece 52 can fix the second elastic piece 42 inside the second rotating piece 32.

For the second rotating member 32, please refer to fig. 4 and 5, the second rotating member 32 is provided with a second through hole 321, a third tooth 322, a fifth limiting portion 323 and a sixth limiting portion 324. The second through hole 321 penetrates the second rotating member 32 along the rotation axis direction of the second rotating member 32, and the second through hole 321 is used for accommodating the second elastic member 42. The second elastic member 42 is disposed in the second through hole 321, one end of the second elastic member 42 is connected with the cover body 10, and the other end of the second elastic member 42 is connected with the second rotating member 32, compared with the second elastic member 42 which is independently disposed outside the second rotating member 32, the second elastic member 42 is accommodated in the second through hole 321 of the second rotating member 32, so that the space occupied by the second elastic member 42 and the second rotating member 32 in the cover body 10 can be reduced, and the overall volume of the cover mechanism 100 can be made smaller. Wherein, the second through hole 321 corresponds to the position of the second slot 14 of the cover 10.

The third tooth 322 is disposed on the outer surface of the second rotating member 32, the second locking assembly 22 is provided with a fourth tooth 221 corresponding to the third tooth 322, and the third tooth 322 is engaged with the fourth tooth 221. The second rotating member 32 drives the second locking assembly 22 to move through the third tooth 322 and the fourth tooth 221, thereby switching the second locking assembly 22 from the unlocked state to the locked state.

The fifth and sixth limiting portions 323 and 324 are sequentially disposed at intervals on the circumferential outer surface of the second rotating member 32, and the fourth limiting portion 13 of the cover 10 is located between the fifth and sixth limiting portions 323 and 324. When the second rotating member 32 rotates in the first direction, the fifth limiting portion 323 abuts against the fourth limiting portion 13 to limit the rotation amplitude of the second rotating member 32 in the first direction; when the second rotating member 32 rotates in the second direction, the sixth limiting portion 324 abuts against the fourth limiting portion 13 to limit the rotation range of the second rotating member 32 in the second direction; wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite.

Of course, in other embodiments, two limiting portions may be provided on the cover 10, one limiting portion may be provided on the second rotating member 32, and the limiting portion of the second rotating member 32 cooperates with the two limiting portions on the cover 10 to limit the rotation angle of the second rotating member 32.

For the second fixing member 52 described above, referring mainly to fig. 4 and 5, the second fixing member 52 includes a second column 521 and a second top plate 522. One end of the second post 521 is disposed on a surface of the second top plate 522, and the other end of the second post 521 extends in a direction away from the second top plate 522, and the other end of the second post 521 is in plug-in connection with the second slot 14 of the cover 10. The second post 521 is sleeved with the second elastic member 42, and the second top plate 522 is abutted with an end portion of the second elastic member 42, so that the second elastic member 42 is retained in the second through hole 321.

In other embodiments, referring primarily to fig. 6, the cover mechanism 100 includes a cover 10, a first locking assembly 21, a second locking assembly 22, and a first rotating member 31. The first rotating member 31 is rotatably provided at the cover body 10, the first locking assembly 21 and the second locking assembly 22 are respectively provided at both sides of the first rotating member 31, and the first locking assembly 21 and the second locking assembly 22 are connected with the first rotating member 31. The first rotary member 31 is for simultaneously driving the first locking assembly 21 and the second locking assembly 22 to switch from the unlocked state to the locked state.

By the arrangement, the first locking component 21 and the second locking component 22 share the same first rotating piece 31, so that the space occupied by the three components in the cover body 10 can be further reduced, and the volume of the cover mechanism 100 can be reduced.

The cover mechanism 100 of the embodiment of the present application includes a cover body 10, a first locking assembly 21, and a first rotating member 31. The first locking assembly 21 is disposed on the cover 10, and the first locking assembly 21 has a locked state and an unlocked state, the first rotating member 31 is rotatably disposed on the cover 10, the first rotating member 31 is connected with the first locking assembly 21, and the first rotating member 31 is used for driving the first locking assembly 21 to switch from the unlocked state to the locked state. By arranging the first rotating member 31 in the cover 10 in a rotating manner, the layout structure of the first rotating member 31 and the first locking assembly 21 in the cover 10 can be more compact, the rotation center of the first rotating member 31 and the movement track of the part of the first locking assembly 21 connected with the first rotating member 31 are not on the same straight line, that is, the first rotating member 31 is arranged on the side edge of the movement track of the first locking assembly 21, so that more inner space of the cover 10 is prevented from being occupied on the same straight line.

Referring to fig. 7, the camera 200 includes the cover mechanism 100, and the specific structure and function of the cover mechanism 100 can be referred to the above embodiment, which is not described herein. The camera 200 has a battery compartment for accommodating a battery pack, and an opening communicating with the battery compartment, the cover mechanism 100 being provided at the opening, the cover mechanism 100 being for opening or closing the opening.

The foregoing description is only exemplary embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes using the descriptions and the drawings of the present application, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A cover mechanism, comprising:

a cover body;

the first locking assembly is arranged on the cover body and is provided with a locking state and an unlocking state;

the first rotating piece is rotatably arranged on the cover body and connected with the first locking assembly, and the first rotating piece is used for driving the first locking assembly to be switched from an unlocking state to a locking state.

2. The cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein,

the cover mechanism further comprises a first elastic piece, the first elastic piece is respectively connected with the cover body and the first rotating piece, and the first elastic piece drives the first rotating piece to rotate.

3. The cover mechanism of claim 2, wherein,

the first rotating member is provided with a first through hole penetrating through the first rotating member along the direction of the rotating axis of the first rotating member, and the first elastic member is arranged in the first through hole.

4. The cover mechanism according to claim 3, wherein,

the cover mechanism further includes a first securing member positioned within the first through hole and coupled to the cover, the first securing member configured to retain the first resilient member received within the first through hole.

5. The cover mechanism according to claim 3 or 4, wherein,

the outer peripheral surface of the first rotating piece is provided with first teeth, the first locking assembly is provided with second teeth corresponding to the first teeth, and the first teeth are in meshed connection with the second teeth.

6. The cover mechanism of claim 5, wherein,

the cover body is provided with a first limiting part, the first rotating piece is provided with a second limiting part and a third limiting part, and the first limiting part is matched with the second limiting part and the third limiting part so as to limit the rotating amplitude of the first rotating piece.

7. The cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein,

the cover mechanism further comprises a second locking assembly and a second rotating member, the second locking assembly is arranged on the cover body, the second locking assembly is provided with a locking state and an unlocking state, the second rotating member is rotatably arranged on the cover body and connected with the second locking assembly, and the second rotating member is used for driving the second locking assembly to be switched from the unlocking state to the locking state.

8. The cover mechanism of claim 7, wherein,

the cover mechanism further comprises a second elastic piece, the second elastic piece is respectively connected with the cover body and the second rotating piece, and the second elastic piece drives the second rotating piece to rotate.

9. The cover mechanism of claim 1, wherein,

the cover mechanism further comprises a second locking component, the second locking component is provided with a locking state and an unlocking state, the second locking component and the first locking component are respectively arranged on two sides of the first rotating piece, the second locking component and the first locking component are connected with the first rotating piece, and the first rotating piece drives the first locking component and the second locking component to be switched from the unlocking state to the locking state.

10. A camera comprising the cover mechanism of any one of claims 1-9.