KR100690751B1 - Mobile terminal having camera which is angularly adjustable about two axes - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a camera, comprising: a camera support installed on the case frame of the terminal so as to be rotatable about a first axis; A camera installed on the camera support to be rotatable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; The case frame includes: a light receiving side through-hole formed to allow light to be incident on the light receiving portion over a spatial angle of the light receiving portion according to biaxial rotation of the camera; Angle adjusting means for adjusting the two-axis rotation angle of the camera; It provides a portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera comprising a. According to the present invention, the angle of the camera can be adjusted about two axes, so that the subject at any angle with respect to the terminal can be conveniently focused without moving the terminal itself.

Terminal, Camera, Angle Adjustment

Description

MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING CAMERA WHICH IS ANGULARLY ADJUSTABLE ABOUT TWO AXES}

1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal having a conventional angle control camera,

Figure 2 is an embodiment according to the present invention, a perspective view of a portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera,

3 is an exploded perspective view showing only the camera device of FIG. 2;

4 is an assembly cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

5 is a perspective view for showing the operating principle of the two-axis angle adjustment camera according to the present invention,

6 is a perspective view showing that the stopper is provided as another embodiment according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

131: operation side through hole 141: light receiving side through

142: shaft support 210: camera module

212: light receiver 217: operation bar

220: camera support 221: first axis

224: 2nd axis 230, 240: shield

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal having a camera, and more particularly, to a portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjusting camera for adjusting the angle of the camera terminal with respect to two rotation axes.

Portable terminals, including mobile communication terminals and personal digital assistants (PDAs), are equipped with cameras for capturing still images and videos in addition to the basic functions, thereby increasing user convenience.

 However, in the conventional portable terminal having a camera, the camera is fixedly mounted to the terminal so that only a subject in a straight line or a limited periphery, such as the direction of the light receiving portion of the camera, can be photographed, and the light receiving portion is not in the direction of the light receiving portion. In order to shoot a subject that does not come with an uncomfortable problem of turning or repositioning the terminal.

To this end, a form for adjusting the angle of the camera has been proposed, which will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a portable terminal 1 having a conventional angle adjusting camera has a lower folder (with a plurality of input keys 11 installed on an upper surface thereof and a battery 12 detachably coupled to a rear surface thereof). 10) and the upper folder 20 which is rotatably coupled to the lower folder 10 and provided with a display window 21, and the lower folder 10 between the lower folder 10 and the upper folder 20. The camera device 30 is rotatably coupled to the.

The lower folder 10 has a lower folder side hinge portion 13 and 14 formed on both sides thereof so as to be hinged with the upper folder 20, and between the lower folder side hinge portions 13 and 14. An upper folder side hinge portion 23 is formed in the upper folder 20 corresponding to the upper folder 20.

The camera device 30 includes a camera body 31 rotatably coupled to the lower folder side hinge portion 13, a lens 32 fixed to the camera body 31, and a camera body 31. And a rotary knob 33 for rotating the camera body 31.

Accordingly, the user may rotate the camera device 30 about the lower folder side hinge portion 13 about a predetermined rotation axis to adjust the angle and photograph the desired subject.

However, the conventional camera device 30 can adjust the angle in the up and down direction with respect to the terminal 1, but cannot rotate in the left and right direction, and still have to adjust the angle by turning the terminal 1 itself in the left and right direction. There is a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal having a camera capable of photographing a subject at various angles with respect to the terminal.

The present invention to achieve the above object is a terminal body; A camera support rotatably installed on the terminal body in a first axial direction; A camera rotatably supported by the camera support in a second axis direction perpendicular to the first axis; And an angle adjuster connected to the camera to adjust a first axial rotational angle and a second axial rotational angle of the camera.
In this case, the camera support and the camera is installed in the inside of the terminal body, it is preferable that the light receiving side through-holes are formed in the terminal body to be exposed toward the outside to receive the light of the subject in the light receiving portion of the camera.

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As an embodiment according to the present invention, the angle adjusting unit is configured to include an operation bar fixed to the camera, and the opposite side of the light receiving-side through discloses a portable terminal in which an operation side through-hole is formed so that the operation bar is exposed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal further provided with a stopper so that the camera support maintains a stop state when there is no torque between the terminal body and the camera support by a user's operation.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, when there is no torque between the camera support and the camera by a user's operation, the camera provides a portable terminal further provided with a stopper to maintain a stationary state with respect to the camera support.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a portable terminal having a spherical shield which moves together with the light receiver around the light receiver is provided inside the light receiver side.
As an embodiment according to the present invention, a portable terminal having a spherical shield moving inside the manipulation-side throughhole with the manipulation bar around the manipulation bar is disclosed.

Hereinafter, a portable terminal having a biaxial angle adjusting camera according to the present invention will be described in detail according to the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, and detailed descriptions of related known functions or components will be omitted.

2 is a perspective view of a portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera as an embodiment according to the present invention.

The portable terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a lower folder 110 having a plurality of input keys, an upper folder 121 coupled to the lower folder 110 so as to be rotatable open and close, and a display window 121 installed thereon. The camera device 200 mounted in the lower folder 110 is provided.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing only the camera device of FIG. 2, wherein the camera device 200 is installed between the upper case frame 130 and the lower case frame 140, which constitute the terminal body, and the lower case frame. A shaft support portion 142 formed on both sides of the 130, the camera support 220 is rotatably coupled to the shaft support portion 142 to rotate about one axis, and rotates the camera support 220 It is coupled to include a camera module 210 that is possibly coupled to rotate about one axis.

The camera support 220 is formed in a substantially 'ㅁ' shape to provide a rotation space of the camera module 210, the first shaft 221 toward the outside of each of the pair of opposite pairs of sides The first shaft 221 is installed on the shaft support portion 142, and the other shaft has a second shaft 224 formed therein so that the camera module 210 is mounted on the rotary shaft 224. It can be combined. That is, the camera support 220 is to provide a rotation axis and a rotation space of the camera module 210, it will be possible to have an embodiment having another shape that can be responsible for this function.

The camera module 210 includes a light receiving unit 212 including a lens (not shown), and a camera body 211 including a substrate unit (not shown) capable of processing an image obtained by the light receiving unit 212. A shaft boss 215 is provided on a pair of opposite sides of the camera body 211 to allow the second shaft 224 to be coupled thereto.

In addition, light may be incident on the outer surface of the lower case frame 140 facing the light receiver 212 to the light receiver 212 according to the spatial activity angle of the light receiver 212 according to the rotation of the camera module 210. The light receiving side through-hole 141 is formed.

Meanwhile, an operation bar 217 is provided at an upper portion of the camera module 210 to apply torque to the camera module 210 to rotate the camera module 210. An operating side throughhole 131 is formed which protrudes 217 to provide an active space for movement within a certain angle. This operation side through-hole 131 also functions as a stopper jaw of the said operation bar 217 by itself.

The means for directly applying torque to the camera module 210 to adjust the angle of the camera module 210 is coupled to the spherical housing to the camera module 210 in addition to the above embodiment, a part of the housing through the operation side through It is possible to be exposed to 131, it is also possible to implement the desired angle with respect to the terminal 100 of the camera module 210 by rolling the exposed portion up and down or left and right by friction.

The inside of the light receiving side throughhole 141 may prevent a light incident to the light receiving unit 212 so as to prevent a gap with the light receiving side throughhole 141 according to the activity of the light receiving unit 212. A spherical shield 240 having a 241 and moving together with the light receiving unit 212 may be provided.

In addition, the through-hole 231 so that the operation bar 217 can be fitted into the inside of the manipulation-side through hole 131 so as to prevent a gap with the manipulation-side through hole 131 according to the activity of the manipulation bar 217. ) May be provided with a spherical shield 230 which moves together with the operation bar 217.

As shown in FIG. 4, preferably, a portion where the operation side opening 131 of the upper case frame 130 is formed prevents the operation bar 217 from protruding above the upper surface of the upper case frame 130. It is provided with a recessed portion 132 formed to be concave for convenience.

In addition, a protective protrusion 145 is provided at an outer peripheral edge of the light receiving side throughhole 141 of the lower case frame 140 to prevent the light receiving unit 212 from being exposed to the outside of the lower case frame 140 to directly contact an external object. ) May be formed.

In the drawings, reference numerals denote protection lenses 213 for protecting the light receiving unit 212.

Figure 5 is a perspective view for showing the principle of operation of the two-axis angle adjustment camera according to the present invention as described above.

As shown, the first shaft 221 of the camera support 220 forms a fixed axis XX by the shaft support 142, while the camera support 220 is provided to the camera module 210. Since the second shaft 224 constitutes a moving shaft YY that can be rotated with respect to the shaft support part 142 or the fixed shaft XX, the camera module 210 has an angle with respect to the fixed shaft XX. At the same time, the angle can be adjusted with respect to the moving axis YY.

In particular, when the first axis 221 and the second axis 224 form a right angle, the camera module 210 can adjust all angles within a predetermined spatial angle (depending on the design of the camera device).

Accordingly, the light receiving unit 212 can adjust the angle for incidence of light vertically and horizontally with respect to the lower case frame 140 to focus and photograph the subject at any angle with respect to the portable terminal 100. have.

6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment according to the present invention, which is provided with a stopper.

As shown in the drawing, the stopper includes a rotating body 225 having a concave-convex surface 226 fixed to the first shaft 221 of the camera support 220, and a holder 145 provided in the shaft support 142. The elastic piece 143 is fixed to the bent portion 144 is formed toward the uneven surface 226 to be caught on the uneven surface 226.

 By this stopper, the camera support 220 can maintain a stationary state with respect to the shaft support 142 when there is no torque applied to the operation bar 217 by the user's operation, thereby improving convenience.

In addition, the stopper may be installed between the camera support 220 and the camera module 210. As shown, the rotating body 227 having the uneven surface 228 is fixed to the second shaft 224 of the camera support 220, the holder 218 provided on the camera body 211 is By fixing the elastic piece 216 having the bent portion 217 toward the uneven surface 228 to be caught by the uneven surface 228, the camera module 210 has a camera support when there is no torque by a user's manipulation ( It is possible to maintain a stop state for the 220).

As described above, according to the portable terminal having the two-axis angle adjusting camera of the present invention, the camera support is installed on the case frame of the terminal to enable the first axis (fixed shaft) rotation, and the camera support is perpendicular to the first axis. Since the camera module is installed to allow the second axis (moving axis) to be rotated, the camera module can be adjusted at any angle about the two axes, so that the subject itself at any angle with respect to the terminal can be moved. The effect is that you can conveniently focus and shoot by moving only the operation bar without moving.

As described above with reference to the drawings illustrating a portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, the present invention Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the idea.

Claims (7)

Terminal body; A camera support rotatably installed on the terminal body in a first axial direction; A camera rotatably supported by the camera support in a second axis direction perpendicular to the first axis; And An angle adjusting unit connected to the camera to adjust a first axial rotation angle and a second axial rotation angle of the camera; Portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera configured to include. The method of claim 1, The camera support and the camera is installed inside the terminal body, The terminal body has a two-axis angle adjustment camera characterized in that the light receiving side through-holes are formed to be exposed to the outside so that the light of the subject receives the light receiving portion of the camera. The method of claim 2, The angle adjusting unit is configured to include an operation bar fixed to the camera, The opposite side of the light receiving side through-hole is a portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera, characterized in that the through-hole is formed to expose the operation bar. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And a stopper is further provided between the terminal body and the camera support to keep the camera support stationary when there is no torque by a user's manipulation. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, And a stopper is further provided between the camera support and the camera so that the camera maintains a stationary state with respect to the camera support when there is no torque by a user's manipulation. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The inside of the light-receiving side through-hole is a portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera, characterized in that the spherical shield is moved with the light receiving unit around the light receiving unit. The method of claim 3, A portable terminal having a two-axis angle adjustment camera, characterized in that the inside of the through-hole side is provided with a spherical shield that moves with the operation bar around the operation bar.

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