CN220509336U - Notebook computer with camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a notebook computer with a camera, which comprises a display screen panel, a keyboard panel, a camera module and a rotating device. The display screen panel is provided with a slot for accommodating the camera module and an opening communicated with the slot. The rotating device comprises a bracket, a first shaft, a first rotating piece and a second rotating piece. The support is fixed in the display screen panel, the first axle set up in on the support, the first end of first rotating member with first axle rotates to be connected. The second rotating piece is provided with a second shaft and a connecting part connected with the second shaft, the second shaft is rotationally connected with the second end of the first rotating piece, and the axle center of the second shaft is mutually perpendicular to the axle center of the first shaft. The connecting part extends out of the opening and is fixedly connected with the shell of the camera module. The utility model can flexibly adjust the position of the camera module to enlarge the shooting range of the camera module.

Description

Notebook computer with camera

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to a notebook computer with a camera.

Background

In the age of diversification of information technology, computers have been popular as office and entertainment equipment, and related peripheral accessories of the computers are also abundant. A notebook computer is a personal computer which is convenient to carry, and a camera is generally built in the notebook computer so as to provide various convenience for users.

The camera of the existing notebook computer is generally embedded in the display screen panel to be fixedly arranged at the top end of the display screen, and is used as a front camera. Because the camera on the existing notebook computer is fixedly arranged in the display panel, the position cannot be adjusted, the shot picture is limited, and the adjustment of the range of the shot picture is limited even if the function of the camera, such as a lens telescoping function, a zooming function, a lens left-right or up-down swinging function, is enhanced.

In particular, the embedded camera can only be used as a front camera to acquire pictures in front of a display screen. If the picture behind the display screen is required to be acquired, the whole notebook computer can only be turned 180 degrees, and the notebook computer is very inconvenient to use.

However, if the camera is directly arranged on the display screen panel or the keyboard panel of the notebook computer in order to expand the shooting range of the camera of the notebook computer, the notebook computer is inconvenient to store and carry.

Therefore, how to set the camera of the notebook computer so as to flexibly adjust the position of the camera and enlarge the shooting range of the camera without influencing the storage and carrying of the notebook computer is a problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a notebook computer with a camera, which can flexibly adjust the position of the camera to enlarge the shooting range of the camera, and meanwhile, the storage and the carrying of the notebook computer are not affected.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a notebook computer with a camera, including a display screen panel and a keyboard panel, the notebook computer further includes a camera module and a rotating device, the display screen panel is formed with a slot for accommodating the camera module and an opening communicating with the slot, the camera module includes a housing and a camera disposed in the housing and exposing a lens from one side of the housing, the rotating device includes a bracket, a first shaft, a first rotating member and a second rotating member, wherein the bracket is fixed in the display screen panel, the first shaft is disposed on the bracket, the first rotating member has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the first end is rotatably connected with the first shaft; the second rotating member is provided with a second shaft and a connecting part connected with the second shaft, the second shaft is rotationally connected with the second end of the first rotating member, the axle center of the second shaft is mutually perpendicular to the axle center of the first shaft, the connecting part extends out of the opening and is fixedly connected with the shell of the camera module, and the connecting part rotates in the opening along with the rotation of the first rotating member around the first shaft so that the camera module is positioned in or leaves the slot.

Preferably, the first end of the first rotating member is flat and provided with a first through hole, and the first shaft passes through the first through hole; the second end of the first rotating member is cylindrical and is provided with a second through hole along the center thereof, and the second shaft passes through the second through hole.

Preferably, the first rotating member further includes two connecting arms, the two connecting arms connect the first end and the second end of the first rotating member, and a gap is provided between the two connecting arms; the second shaft extends into the gap through the second through hole and is locked by a first nut.

Preferably, the connecting portion includes a cylindrical portion and a flat plate portion, the second shaft and the flat plate portion extend from opposite end surfaces of the cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion abuts against the second end of the first rotating member, and the flat plate portion is provided with at least one fixing hole for the fixing member to pass through and be fixed in the housing of the camera module.

Preferably, the second rotating member is provided with a through hole penetrating through the axis of the second shaft and the axis of the cylindrical part, so that a connecting line of the camera passes through the through hole; the flat plate part extends from the peripheral position of the perforation on the corresponding end surface of the cylindrical part; the shell is provided with a bayonet corresponding to the cylindrical part, and the cylindrical part is positioned in the bayonet.

Preferably, the rotating device further comprises a friction washer, a cam, at least one elastic washer and a second nut, and the free end of the first shaft is locked by the second nut after sequentially passing through the first through hole, the friction washer, the cam and the at least one elastic washer.

Preferably, the friction washer extends downwards to form a protrusion, the first end of the first rotating member is provided with a limiting hole, and the protrusion is located in the limiting hole.

Preferably, a limiting portion is protruding from a lower surface of the first end of the first rotating member, a stop portion is disposed on an outer portion Zhou Tu of the first shaft, and the limiting portion cooperates with the stop portion to limit a rotation angle of the first rotating member.

Preferably, the bracket is in a flat plate shape, a positioning hole and a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the bracket, a concave baffle is arranged at the fixed end of the first shaft, the fixed end penetrates through the positioning hole and is matched with the positioning hole, and therefore the first shaft is fixed on the bracket; each mounting hole is penetrated by a corresponding fastener to fix the bracket in the display screen panel.

Preferably, the rotation angle of the connecting part in the opening is 0-90 degrees.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that: according to the notebook computer with the camera, through the arrangement of the rotating device, the position and the angle of the camera can be flexibly adjusted to adjust the shooting range, and a single camera can be used as a front camera and a rear camera, so that the position of the front camera or the rear camera can be flexibly adjusted, meanwhile, the camera module can be accommodated in a groove formed in a display screen panel, the appearance of the notebook computer is not influenced, and the storage and the carrying of the notebook computer are not hindered.

Drawings

For a further understanding of the nature and technical aspects of the present utility model, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the utility model and to the accompanying drawings, which are provided for purposes of reference only and are not intended to limit the utility model.

In the drawings of which there are shown,

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a notebook computer with a camera according to the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the rotating device installed in a display panel according to the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the camera module in fig. 2 after rotating 90 degrees and rotating 180 degrees back and forth with respect to the display panel.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view at B in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the camera module and the rotating device according to the present utility model, wherein the camera module is in an exploded state.

Fig. 7 is an exploded view of the rotary device of the present utility model.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of an assembly structure of the rotating device of the present utility model.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the first rotating member and the second rotating member of the rotating device of fig. 8 rotated 90 degrees about the first axis.

Fig. 10 and 11 are schematic perspective views of another angle of the notebook computer with the camera according to the present utility model.

Detailed Description

In order to further explain the technical means adopted by the present utility model and the effects thereof, the following detailed description is given with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1-5, the notebook computer with camera of the present utility model includes a display panel 10, a keyboard panel 20, a camera module 30 and a rotating device 40, wherein the notebook computer with camera shown in fig. 2-5 has a cover plate of the display panel 10 removed to clearly show the position and connection relationship of the rotating device 40 in the display panel 10. As shown in the figure, the display panel 10 is connected with the keyboard panel 20 through a rotating shaft, so as to realize the relative rotation between the display panel 10 and the keyboard panel 20, and the host of the notebook computer is disposed in the keyboard panel 20.

The display panel 10 is formed with a slot 11 for accommodating the camera module 30 and an opening 12 communicating with the slot 11. In one embodiment, the camera module 30 is disposed on top of the display panel 10, and thus, the slot 11 and the opening 12 are disposed on top of the display panel 10, respectively.

The camera module 30 includes a housing 31 and a camera 32 disposed in the housing 31 and exposing a lens from a side of the housing 31. Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the housing 31 may include an upper cover 311 and a lower cover 312, the upper cover 311 and the lower cover 312 are covered with each other to form the housing 31, and an opening 313 (see fig. 5) is provided in the upper cover 311. The camera 32 is fixed in the housing 31 by a locking member 320, and a lens 321 thereof is exposed through the opening 313. In one embodiment, the locking member 320 may be a screw, but is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the housing 31 of the camera module 30 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and correspondingly, the slot 11 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, the rotating device 40 includes a bracket 41, a first shaft 42, a first rotating member 43, and a second rotating member 44. Wherein the bracket 41 is fixed in the display panel 10, and the first shaft 42 is disposed on the bracket 41. The first rotating member 43 has a first end 431 and a second end 432 opposite the first end 431, and the first end 431 is rotatably connected to the first shaft 42. The second rotating member 44 is provided with a second shaft 441 and a connecting portion 442 connected to the second shaft 441, and the second shaft 441 is rotatably connected to the second end 432 of the first rotating member 43. The axial center of the second shaft 441 is perpendicular to the axial center of the first shaft 42. The connecting portion 442 extends from the opening 12 on the display panel 10 and is fixedly connected to the housing 31 of the camera module 30, and the connecting portion 442 rotates in the opening 12 along with the rotation of the first rotating member 43 about the first shaft 42 to enable the camera module 30 to be located in the slot 11 or separate from the slot 11, as shown in fig. 2-3 and fig. 4-5 (wherein the camera module 30 in fig. 4-5 is also rotated 180 degrees back and forth relative to the camera module 30 in fig. 2-3).

Preferably, the rotation angle of the connecting portion 442 in the opening 12 is 0-90 degrees, but not limited thereto, and a larger range of rotation angles can be set as required.

Specifically, the bracket 41 is flat, and has a positioning hole 410 and a plurality of mounting holes 411. The fixed end 420 of the first shaft 42 is provided with a concave rail 421, the fixed end 420 passes through the positioning hole 410, and the concave rail 421 is matched with the positioning hole 410, so that the first shaft 42 is fixed on the bracket 41. In one embodiment, the positioning hole 410 is a slotted hole, and the concave rail 421 has an outer surface corresponding to the shape of the positioning hole 410. Each mounting hole 411 is penetrated by a corresponding fastener 412 to fix the bracket 41 in the display panel 10. In one embodiment, the fastener 412 is a screw.

The first end 431 of the first rotating member 43 is flat and provided with a first through hole 433, and the first shaft 42 passes through the first through hole 433, so that the first rotating member 43 can rotate about the first shaft 42. Further, a lower surface of the first end 431 of the first rotating member 43 may be protruded with a limit part 434, and an outer circumference of the first shaft 42 may be protruded with a stop part 422, and the limit part 434 cooperates with the stop part 422 to define a rotation angle of the first rotating member 43. Specifically, during the rotation of the first rotating member 43 around the first shaft 42, the limiting portion 434 abuts against the stop portion 422, so as to limit the rotation angle of the first rotating member 43. In one embodiment, the first rotating member 43 may rotate at least 90 degrees about the first axis 42, as shown in fig. 9.

Further, the rotating device 40 may further comprise a friction washer 45, a cam 46, at least one elastic washer 47 and a second nut 48. The free end 423 (the other end corresponding to the fixed end 420) of the first shaft 42 is sequentially inserted through the first through hole 433 of the first rotating member 43, the friction washer 45, the cam 46, the at least one elastic washer 47, and then is locked by the second nut 48. The arrangement of the friction washer 45 and the cam 46 enables the first rotating member 43 to be positioned at a desired position without loosening or rattling during rotation about the first shaft 42.

In an embodiment, the friction washer 45 extends downward to form a protrusion 451, the first end 431 of the first rotating member 43 is provided with a limiting hole 435, and the protrusion 451 is located in the limiting hole 435, so as to limit the relative position of the friction washer 45 and the first rotating member 43. Further, the friction washer 45 is provided with a concave-convex portion (not shown) which is fitted with the cam 46 on the side opposite to the cam 46 so as to form a tight fit with the cam 46.

In one embodiment, the number of the elastic washers 47 is three.

The second end 432 of the first rotating member 43 has a cylindrical shape and is provided with a second through hole 438 along its central axis, and the second shaft 441 of the second rotating member 44 passes through the second through hole 438. The second rotating member 44 is rotatable about its second axis 441 with respect to the first rotating member 43, and it is also understood that the second rotating member 44 is rotatable about its second axis 441 by 360 degrees.

The axis of the second shaft 441 is perpendicular to the axis of the first shaft 42, and it can be understood that the central axis of the first through hole 433 of the first end 431 is perpendicular to the central axis of the cylindrical second end 432.

Further, the first rotating member 43 further includes two connecting arms 436, the two connecting arms 436 connect the first end 431 and the second end 432 of the first rotating member 43, and a gap 437 is provided between the two connecting arms 436. The second shaft 441 of the second rotating member 44 extends through the second through hole 438 into the gap 437 and is locked by the first nut 448 such that the second shaft 441 is not disengaged from the second through hole 438 and is rotatable in the second through hole 438.

The connection portion 442 of the second rotating member 44 further includes a cylindrical portion 443 and a flat plate portion 444, and the second shaft 441 and the flat plate portion 444 extend from opposite end surfaces of the cylindrical portion 443, respectively. The cylindrical portion 443 is abutted against the cylindrical second end 432 of the first rotating member 43 when the second shaft 441 passes through the second through hole 438. The flat plate portion 444 is provided with at least one fixing hole 445 for the fixing piece 446 to pass through and be fixed in the housing 31 of the camera module 30, specifically, the flat plate portion 444 may be fixed in the upper cover 311 or the lower cover 312 and be located in the housing 31. Further, the upper cover 311 and the lower cover 312 are further provided with bayonets 314 corresponding to the cylindrical portions 443, respectively, so that the cylindrical portions 443 are located therein.

In one embodiment, the second rotating member 44 is provided with a through hole 447 penetrating through the axis of the second shaft 441 and the axis of the cylindrical portion 443 for passing a connecting line (not shown) of the camera 32. Accordingly, the flat plate portion 444 extends from the peripheral position of the through hole 447 on the corresponding end surface of the cylindrical portion 443 so as to avoid the position of the through hole 447.

Therefore, the rotating device 40 according to the present utility model can rotate the second rotating member 44 about the first axis 42 by 0-90 degrees (not limited thereto) along with the first rotating member 43, and can rotate the second rotating member 44 about the second axis 441 by 360 degrees by providing the first axis 42 and the second axis 441 with axes perpendicular to each other. Because the camera module 30 is fixedly connected to the second rotating member 44, the camera module 30 can rotate along with the second rotating member 44, and not only can rotate from the position located in the slot 11 to the position perpendicular to the slot 11 (without limitation), but also can rotate forward and backward by 360 degrees to adjust the shooting position, and can be used as a front camera or a rear camera. Moreover, the connection line of the camera head 32 may pass through the second shaft 441 of the second rotating member 44, so that the camera head 32 does not have a winding problem when performing 360 degrees of rotation.

When the rotating device 40 is assembled, the fixed end 420 of the first shaft 42 is pressed into the positioning hole 410 of the bracket 41, so that the fixed end 420 passes through the positioning hole 410, the concave rail 421 of the fixed end is matched with the positioning hole 410, and the first shaft 42 is fixed on the bracket 41; passing the free end 423 of the first shaft 42 through the first through hole 433 of the first rotating member 43, the friction washer 45, the cam 46, the at least one elastic washer 47 in this order, and then locking by the second nut 48, wherein the protrusion 451 of the friction washer 45 is located in the limit hole 435; the second shaft 441 of the second rotating member 44 is inserted through the second through hole 438 provided at the second end 432 of the first rotating member 43, extends into the gap 437, and is locked by the first nut 448. Thereby, the rotating device 40 is assembled. Fig. 8 shows the assembled rotary device 40 with the second rotary member 44 rotatable 360 degrees relative to the first rotary member 43, and with the second rotary member 44 rotatable 90 degrees about the first axis 42 together with the first rotary member 43, and after 90 degrees of rotation the rotary device 40 is shown in fig. 9.

Afterwards, the rotating device 40 is connected with the camera module 30. Specifically, the flat plate portion 444 of the second rotating member 44 of the rotating device 40 extends into the upper cover 311 (may be the lower cover 312 in another embodiment) of the camera module 30, and the fixing member 446 is fixed to the upper cover 311 (may be the lower cover 312 in another embodiment) through the fixing hole 445 on the flat plate portion 444; the camera 32 is fixed in the upper cover 311 by a locking piece 320, and a lens 321 of the camera is exposed through the opening 313; finally, the upper cap 311 and the lower cap 312 are closed, and at this time, the cylindrical portion 443 of the second rotating member 44 is positioned in the bayonet 314 of the upper cap 311 and the lower cap 312. Alternatively, the cylindrical second end of the first rotating member 43 may also be extended into the bayonet 314.

When the rotating device 40 and the camera module 30 are disposed on the display panel 10, the bracket 41 of the rotating device 40 is only required to be fixed in the display panel 10 by the fastener 412, and at this time, the connecting portion 442 of the rotating device 40 extends out of the opening 12 on the display panel 10, and the camera module 30 may be located in the slot 11, as shown in fig. 2 and 3 and shown in solid line part in fig. 1. At this time, when the camera 32 is directed to the front surface of the display panel 10, it is used as a front camera; when the camera 32 is directed toward the back of the display panel 10, it is used as a rear camera. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1-3, camera 32 is used as a rear camera.

If the height or position of the camera 32 needs to be adjusted, since the first rotating member 43 can rotate around the first shaft 42, the connecting portion 442 of the second rotating member 44 will rotate in the opening 12 along with the rotation of the first rotating member 43 around the first shaft 42, so that the camera module 30 only needs to rotate along the opening 12 to adjust the height or position of the camera 32. As shown by the broken line in fig. 1, the camera module 30 used as the rear camera can be rotated 90 degrees, and the effect of standing the camera 32 can be achieved.

If the orientation of the camera 32 needs to be adjusted, the camera 32 used as the rear camera is adjusted to be used as the front camera, and the camera module 30 is only required to be rotated along the opening 12, so that the camera module 30 is separated from the slot 11 and is positioned at a required position, and then the camera module 30 is rotated, and since the second rotating member 44 of the rotating device 40 can rotate 360 degrees on the first rotating member 43 relative to the first rotating member 43, the camera module 30 fixedly connected with the connecting portion 442 can also rotate 360 degrees along with the first rotating member 43, and thus, the camera module 30 can be used as the front camera as long as the camera module 30 rotates 180 degrees back and forth. As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the camera module 30 shown in solid line in fig. 1 can be rotated 90 degrees along the opening 12, as shown in fig. 10, and rotated 180 degrees back and forth, as shown in fig. 11, so that the camera module 30 can be used as a front camera, and at this time, the camera module 30 can also be directly rotated back into the slot 11 to keep the state of being used as a front camera.

The process of adjusting the camera 32 used as the front camera to be used as the rear camera is the same, and is not described herein again, the camera 32 of the camera module 30 of the present utility model can be used as the rear camera to be located in the slot 11, or can be used as the front camera to be located in the slot 11.

In summary, by the arrangement of the rotating device, the position and the angle of the camera can be flexibly adjusted to adjust the shooting range, and a single camera can be used as a front camera and a rear camera, so that the camera module can be flexibly adjusted in position no matter the camera module is used as a front camera or a rear camera, and meanwhile, the camera module can be accommodated in a groove arranged on a display screen panel, has no influence on the appearance of a notebook computer, and does not hinder the accommodation and carrying of the notebook computer.

In the above, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that various other modifications and variations can be made in accordance with the technical solution and the technical idea of the present utility model, and all such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the claims of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The notebook computer with the camera comprises a display screen panel and a keyboard panel, and is characterized by further comprising a camera module and a rotating device, wherein a slot for accommodating the camera module and an opening communicated with the slot are formed in the display screen panel, the camera module comprises a shell and a camera which is arranged in the shell and exposes a lens from one side of the shell, the rotating device comprises a bracket, a first shaft, a first rotating piece and a second rotating piece, the bracket is fixed in the display screen panel, the first shaft is arranged on the bracket, the first rotating piece is provided with a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the first end is rotationally connected with the first shaft; the second rotating member is provided with a second shaft and a connecting part connected with the second shaft, the second shaft is rotationally connected with the second end of the first rotating member, the axle center of the second shaft is mutually perpendicular to the axle center of the first shaft, the connecting part extends out of the opening and is fixedly connected with the shell of the camera module, and the connecting part rotates in the opening along with the rotation of the first rotating member around the first shaft so that the camera module is positioned in or leaves the slot.

2. The notebook computer with camera according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the first rotating member is flat plate-shaped and provided with a first through hole through which the first shaft passes; the second end of the first rotating member is cylindrical and is provided with a second through hole along the center thereof, and the second shaft passes through the second through hole.

3. The notebook computer with camera according to claim 2, wherein the first rotating member further comprises two connecting arms connecting the first end and the second end of the first rotating member with a gap therebetween; the second shaft extends into the gap through the second through hole and is locked by a first nut.

4. A notebook computer with a camera according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the connecting portion comprises a cylindrical portion and a flat plate portion, the second shaft and the flat plate portion extend from opposite end surfaces of the cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion abuts against the second end of the first rotating member, and the flat plate portion is provided with at least one fixing hole for a fixing member to pass through and be fixed in the housing of the camera module.

5. The notebook computer with camera according to claim 4, wherein the second rotating member is provided with a through hole penetrating through the axis of the second shaft and the axis of the cylindrical portion, so that a connecting line of the camera passes through the through hole; the flat plate part extends from the peripheral position of the perforation on the corresponding end surface of the cylindrical part; the shell is provided with a bayonet corresponding to the cylindrical part, and the cylindrical part is positioned in the bayonet.

6. The notebook computer with camera according to claim 2, wherein the rotating device further comprises a friction washer, a cam, at least one elastic washer and a second nut, and the free end of the first shaft is locked by the second nut after passing through the first through hole, the friction washer, the cam and the at least one elastic washer in sequence.

7. The notebook computer with camera according to claim 6, wherein the friction washer is formed with a protrusion extending downward, the first end of the first rotating member is provided with a limiting hole, and the protrusion is located in the limiting hole.

8. The notebook computer with camera according to claim 2, wherein a lower surface of the first end of the first rotating member is provided with a limiting portion, an outer side Zhou Tu of the first shaft is provided with a stopping portion, and the limiting portion cooperates with the stopping portion to limit a rotation angle of the first rotating member.

9. The notebook computer with the camera according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is in a flat plate shape, a positioning hole and a plurality of mounting holes are formed in the bracket, a concave baffle is arranged at a fixed end of the first shaft, the fixed end penetrates through the positioning hole and is matched with the positioning hole, and the first shaft is fixed on the bracket; each mounting hole is penetrated by a corresponding fastener to fix the bracket in the display screen panel.

10. The notebook computer with camera according to claim 1, wherein the rotation angle of the connecting portion in the opening is 0-90 degrees.