KR20030097526A - Snapshot button for PC camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A snap shot button for a PC camera is provided to directly connect a snap shot button with a contact point switch installed inside of a main body of a PC camera, thereby preventing inferiority of assembling, improve the productivity, and improve the productivity by smoothly operating the contact point switch. CONSTITUTION: A snap shot button(10) is installed from an operating hole(1-2) formed at a main body of a personal computer(PC) camera(1) for pushing an operating rod(22) of a contact point switch(20) installed on an inner printed circuit board(5). An insertion hole(12) is formed in the center of a bottom surface of the snap shot in a predetermined depth. One end of the operating rod of the contact point switch is inserted into the insertion hole.

Description

Snapshot button for PC camera {Snapshot button for PC camera}

The present invention, in the PC camera, installed on the main body of the camera to improve the installation of the snap button for creating a snap image and its pressing structure to reduce the parts due to the assembly, reduce the work process, and prevent malfunction It is about a snapshot button for one PC camera.

PC cameras, which are usually attached to the top of PC monitors, are usually connected to PC's USB port to take pictures of their own stickers at home, and to store images to make electronic albums. ), You can do video net meeting where you can face-to-face and chat with others, and you can do simple personal monitoring.

Looking at the external configuration of the PC camera, the lens 2 is installed on the front of the main body 1, as shown in Figure 1 attached, the operation indicator lamp 3 for displaying the operating state is provided, the upper surface of the main body A shot button 10 for a snap photo is installed.

The bottom of the main body (1) of the camera is provided with a stand (4) separately or integrally, the main body (1) of the camera from the stand (4) is installed to enable the angle adjustment of 360 degrees up and down and 110 degrees rotation left and right, The camera body can be used separately from the stand.

On the other hand, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 attached to the inside of the camera body 1, an electrical internal component capable of inputting and outputting images is provided on the printed circuit board 5, the printed circuit board 5 The contact switch 20 for connecting to the snapshot button 10 is installed on the).

The connection between the contact switch 20 and the snapshot button 10 is installed together with an elastic body 11 that elastically supports the snapshot button, and the elastic body 11 is provided with a plurality of fixed parts provided inside the body 1. It is inserted in the projection 1-1 and one end thereof is installed by heat fusion operation.

The elastic body 11 is formed integrally with the snapshot button 10, is formed in a round portion (11a) type to receive a predetermined tension from one side of the button, the fixing protrusion (1-1) The fixing hole (11b) for connecting to is formed.

In addition, the shape of the snapshot button 10 portion has a locking step (10a) is formed so as to be supported in the outward direction from the inside of the operating hole (1-2) provided in the camera body (1), the contact point in the lower center A pressing protrusion 10b for pressing the end of the operating rod 22 of the switch 20 is formed.

For reference, the operating rod 22 of the contact switch 20 has a spring (not shown in the figure) is installed therein is a type of structure that returns to the initial state in the pressure release state of the snapshot button.

The snap button 10 as described above is typically injection molded as a synthetic resin material, the round portion 11a of the elastic body 11, the fixing hole (11b) portion for heat-sealed fixing, the snapshot button The upper part of the upper part and the lower part of the locking step 10a etc. have the disadvantage that the mold design required as a series of injection products is costly, and there is a problem also in assembly.

Since the position of each part of the snap button 10 and the elastic body 11 may be deformed according to the temperature change after the injection operation, the operation hole 1-2 formed in the camera body during assembly and the printed circuit board There were many cases of assembly failure in which the position of the contact switch 20 on the (5) and the operating rod 22 did not match properly.

In the assembly after use, the snap button is returned to its original state when the snap button is released by the integrally formed elastic body, and with this return, the operating rod of the contact switch is individually installed therein. There is a problem in the use of the snap button is malfunctioning due to the non-organic operation and the snap button is inserted into the main body and can not be returned to its original state.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to improve the pressing structure of the snapshot button to reduce the parts due to the assembly, reducing the work process, and to prevent malfunction.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the snapshot button which is installed from the operating hole provided in the PC camera body to operate the push rod operation of the contact switch fixed on the inner printed circuit board, the bottom surface of the snapshot button Insertion hole of a predetermined depth is formed in the center, the insertion hole is characterized in that the end of the operating rod of the contact switch is configured to be inserted.

In addition, the present invention is a snapshot button which is installed from the operating hole provided in the PC camera body to operate by pressing the operating rod of the contact switch fixed on the inner printed circuit board, the snapshot button on one end of the operating rod of the contact switch This is achieved by providing a snapshot button for the PC camera which is integrally molded and inserted into the operating hole.

1 is a perspective view showing a PC camera,

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a snap button and a contact switch of the conventional PC,

3 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1 showing an operation state of a conventional snap button and a contact switch;

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the state of the snapshot button installed in the PC camera according to the present invention,

Figure 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a connection state of the snap button and the contact switch in an embodiment according to the present invention,

Figure 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a cut out portion of the camera with a snapshot button of another embodiment according to the present invention.

◎ Explanation of symbols for main part of drawing

1: body 1-2: operator

10: Snapshot Button 12: Insertion Hole

20: contact switch 22: operating rod

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figures 4 to 6 will be described in detail with respect to the present invention.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a state where a snapshot button of the PC camera according to the present invention is installed, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view illustrating a connection state of a snapshot button and a contact switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Snapshot button 10 is installed from the operating hole (1-2) provided in the PC camera body (1) for pressing the operating rod 22 of the contact switch 20 fixed on the inner printed circuit board (5) In the, the insertion hole 12 of a predetermined depth is formed in the center of the bottom surface of the snapshot button 10, the insertion hole 12 is inserted into one end of the operating rod 22 of the contact switch 20 is inserted It is composed.

The operating rod 22 of the contact switch 20 is extended by the length of the snap button 10 is positioned so that the insertion hole 12 is inserted.

In addition, as an embodiment according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 5, the snapshot button 10 extends the bottom side by the length of the operating rod 22 of the contact switch 20 is located It is also possible to be configured to be inserted into the insertion hole 12. This shows the connection structure with the snapshot button 10 when the operating rod 22 is in a state in accordance with the standard when the distance from the operating hole (1-2) of the main body (1).

On the other hand, Figure 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a portion of the camera body 1 is installed with a snapshot button 10 of another embodiment according to the present invention, the operating rod 22 of the contact switch 20 At one end, the snap button 10 is integrally formed so that the snap button button is located from the inside of the camera body 1 to the position of the operation hole 1-2 when the printed circuit board 5 including the contact switch is installed. It can be configured to be inserted into the installation.

When explaining the operation and effects of the use of the snapshot button for the present invention PC camera configured as described above is as follows.

Since the PC camera is usually installed and used at the upper middle point of the PC monitor, when the snapshot button 10 installed on the PC camera body is pressed, the user who handles the PC or the surrounding situation thereof is filed as an image. This can be displayed again through a monitor or a file saved as an image can be sent to the other party.

In pressing the snapshot button, the snapshot button 10 pressed from the operating hole 1-2 of the camera body 1 is connected to the contact switch 20 provided on the printed circuit board 5 therein. The lowering operation of the operating rod 22, and the lowering operation at the same time the contact switch internally sends the same electrical signal as the shutter button of the camera through the lens installed on the front of the camera body to edit and save the image of yourself or the surrounding background as an image It becomes possible.

The snapshot button is directly connected to the operating rod of the contact switch is perpendicular to the push operation is smooth, the operation of the operating rod that is elastically returned within the contact switch itself according to the conventional push button push operation of the contact switch and the surface There is an advantage that can eliminate the malfunction that may be caused by poor assembly with the bottom of the snapshot button in contact.

One end of the operation rod 22 of the contact switch 20 is directly inserted into the insertion hole 12 formed at the center of the snapshot button 10 to be coupled to the camera assembly. It can be significantly improved.

The operating rod 22 on the side of the contact switch 20 installed on the printed circuit board 5 with respect to the insertion hole of the snapshot button 10 is longer than the conventional operating rod as shown in FIG. As a direct coupling with the snapshot button 10 by forming, it is possible to significantly reduce the switching operation defects, there is an advantage that can significantly reduce the number of parts, the labor required compared to the conventional.

On the other hand, as an embodiment, Figure 5 attached to facilitate the coupling with the operating rod of the contact switch is fixedly installed on the printed circuit board to the type formed long the insertion hole of the snapshot button according to the invention It is possible to improve the pressing operation of the snapshot button under the above conditions.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6, the snap button is integrally formed at one end of the operating rod of the contact switch, thereby significantly reducing workmanship and enhancing durability of the product. There is this.

The snapshot button may be applied to a kind of buttons applied to various electronic products, and may be applied to various mechanical equipment and industrial switches.

As described above, the present invention by directly connecting the connection of the snapshot button installed in the PC camera with the contact switch installed inside the camera body, reducing the overall number of parts and assembly compared to the conventional snapshot button, As well as preventing defects, it is possible to solve the low productivity caused by a large number of parts, and to smoothly operate the contact switch installed on the internal printed circuit board, thereby improving the reliability of the product. have.

Claims (4)

In the snapshot button which is installed from the operating hole provided in the body of the PC camera to press the operating rod of the contact switch installed on the inner printed circuit board, Insertion hole of a predetermined depth is formed in the center of the bottom surface of the snapshot button, Snap button for the PC camera, characterized in that the insertion hole is inserted into one end of the operation switch of the contact switch. The snapshot button of claim 1, wherein the operating rod of the contact switch is extended by a length at which the snap button is positioned to be inserted into the insertion hole. The snapshot button of claim 1, wherein the snapshot button is formed by inserting an insertion hole at a bottom of the bottom surface of the contact switch so as to extend. In the snapshot button which is installed from the operating hole provided in the body of the PC camera to operate by pressing the operating rod of the contact switch installed on the inner printed circuit board, Snapshot button for the PC camera, characterized in that the snap button is integrally molded in one end of the operating rod of the contact switch is inserted into the operating hole.