KR20080095410A - Camera cover for small size instrument having camera module - Google Patents

Abstract

A camera cover for a small sized apparatus is provided to form a flashlight lens on a transparent film to reduce the number of parts and assembly processes for manufacturing a flashlight module, prevent a camera lens for a small apparatus from being damaged by external impact and prevent the contamination of a camera caused by the outside dust and foreign material. A camera cover(100) for a small apparatus includes a transparent film(110) and a flashlight lens unit(115). The transparent film can be provided to an upper side of a camera area(150) provided to an exterior side of a rear case(20) of a PDA. The transparent film includes the flashlight lens unit. And the flashlight lens unit includes micro concavo-convex. A flashlight module(120) is on a bottom surface of the transparent film corresponding to the flashlight lens. The flashlight module is away from a camera module(130). An emitting device irradiating the light in the subject can be included in the flashlight module. A lens for measuring a subject is in the camera module. A printed circuit board which can be electrically connected is at the lower part of the flashlight module and the camera module.

Description

Camera Cover for Small Device {CAMERA COVER FOR SMALL SIZE INSTRUMENT HAVING CAMERA MODULE}

1 is a perspective view of a personal portable terminal equipped with a camera cover for a small device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a camera cover for a small device of FIG. 1 taken along a line II-II. FIG.

3 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing a cross section of the III-III line of the camera cover for a small device of FIG.

4 is a process chart for explaining a manufacturing process of the camera cover for a small device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view of a personal portable terminal equipped with a camera cover for a small device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a VI-VI line of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing a cross-section of the X-ray line of FIG. 5. FIG.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100, 200: camera cover for small devices 110, 210: transparent film

115, 215: flash lens unit 117, 217: unevenness

120, 220: flash module 130, 230: camera module

140, 240: reflective coating 145, 245: mirror surface

The present invention relates to a camera cover for a small device, and more particularly, to reduce cost and improve productivity by reducing parts and assembly labor, and to prevent the camera for a small device from being damaged or damaged by an external impact. At the same time, the present invention relates to a camera cover for a small device, which makes it possible to prevent a source of contamination attached to the camera surface.

In a small device with a camera, a camera module and a flash module may be provided on the outer surface of the camera. In this case, the transparent module upper surface may be provided with a transparent film including a fresh lens unit, the fresh lens unit may be provided formed substantially integrally with the transparent film. In addition, the fine lens portion may be formed with fine irregularities to effectively diffuse the light irradiated from the light emitting device, the irregularities may serve to diffuse the light irradiated from the fresh module.

According to a small apparatus including a conventional camera and a flash, a transparent cover for protecting the camera and the camera module including fine irregularities and a camera module are separately formed. In general, a hole corresponding to the flash lens is formed in the transparent cover, and the flash lens can be attached to the flash module, the transparent cover can be attached to the device housing, or the transparent cover can be attached to the device housing. .

Here, there is a need to provide a fresh lens part by providing a hole in the transparent film. In addition, external dust or foreign matter may enter the fresh module in the process of applying the fresh lens unit after attaching the transparent cover in the conventional small apparatus.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is possible to improve the productivity by reducing the number of parts and assembly, and provides a camera cover for a small device simple manufacturing process.

The present invention forms the lens unit integrally to the transparent film without separately mounting the flash lens, and the transparent film formed integrally with the flash lens is provided on the flash module to reduce the number of parts and assembly, and the manufacturing process is simple and small Provided is a camera cover for a device.

The present invention provides a cover for a compact camera that can prevent the camera from being contaminated by external dust and foreign matter.

The present invention provides a camera cover for a small device that can vary the size and shape of the fine irregularities in the fresh lens unit.

The present invention is to be used in a small device equipped with a camera module and a flash module. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the camera cover includes a transparent lens attached to the outer surface of the small device and the flash lens unit formed to correspond to the flash module on the transparent film.

The bottom surface of the transparent film may be provided with a fresh lens unit, the bottom of the fresh lens unit may include fine unevenness. Here, the fresh lens unit is formed using a silicone or UV curing agent, and may be molded by extrusion or molding. The flash lens unit and the fine concave-convex portion provided in the transparent film may be provided in a substantially integral manner with the transparent film.

The transparent film includes a camera lens unit so as to correspond to the camera module, and the camera lens unit may be provided in a flat or convex lens shape, and the shape of the provided lens unit may be variously changed according to conditions required by a camera for a small device. .

A reflective coating forming a mirror surface may be provided around the camera lens unit and the flash lens unit provided on the transparent film, wherein the reflective coating unit may be integrally formed with the camera lens unit and the flash lens unit. Therefore, it may be formed spaced apart.

Such a transparent film may be formed of a material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), etc. having a predetermined shape strength, and the fine unevenness provided on the bottom surface of the fresh lens portion of the transparent film may be a liquid resin such as silicone or It can be formed using a UV curing agent.

In addition, in manufacturing a camera cover for a small device, it is possible to provide a transparent film, and to apply a liquid transparent resin on the transparent film to correspond to the fresh module. By using a mold including fine unevenness to the top surface of the applied liquid transparent resin, it is possible to mold the fresh lens unit from the liquid transparent resin.

In this case, the liquid transparent resin may be provided as liquid silicone, and heat and pressure may be applied when molding the fresh lens unit using a mold. In addition, in some cases, the liquid transparent resin may be molded using a mold using a UV curing agent, and the fresh liquid lens may be formed by exposing the molded liquid transparent resin to ultraviolet rays.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments. For reference, in the present description, the same numbers refer to substantially the same elements, and may be described by quoting the contents described in other drawings under the above rules, and the contents determined to be obvious to those skilled in the art or repeated may be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a personal portable terminal equipped with a camera cover for a small device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-section of the camera cover for a small device of Figure 1 line II-II, 3 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing a section III-III of the camera cover for a small device of Figure 1, Figure 4 is a process chart for explaining the manufacturing process of the camera cover for a small device according to an embodiment of the present invention, 5 is a perspective view of a personal portable terminal equipped with a camera cover for a small device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a section VI-VI of Figure 5, Figure 7 is a It is a partial cutaway perspective view which shows the cross section of X-ray line.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the camera cover 100 for a small device according to the present invention includes a transparent film 110 and a fresh lens unit 115.

The transparent film 110 may be provided on an upper surface of the camera region 150 provided on the outer surface of the rear case 20 of the personal mobile terminal. The transparent film 110 may include a fresh lens unit 115, and the fresh lens unit 115 may include fine irregularities.

The flash module 120 may be provided on the bottom of the transparent film 110 to correspond to the flash lens unit 115, and the camera module 130 may be provided to be spaced apart from the flash module 120 at a predetermined interval. The flash module 120 may include a light emitting device that irradiates light onto a subject, and the camera module 130 may be provided with a lens that can measure the subject. The flash module 120 and the lower portion of the camera module 130 may be provided with a printed circuit board 30 that can be electrically connected.

The flash lens unit 115 may be provided on the upper surface of the flash module 120, and the bottom surface of the flash module unit 115 may include fine unevenness 117. The formed fine concave-convex 117 may serve to scatter light emitted from the fresh module 120, and the flash lens unit 115 and the micro-concave-convex 117 may be substantially integrally formed. The formed flash lens unit 115, the flash module 120, and the fine concave-convex 117 may be provided with the same size and area, and the provided flash module 120, the flash lens unit 115 and the fine concave-convex 117 are provided. May be variously changed depending on the size and area according to the required conditions, the size and area is not intended to limit or limit the present invention. In addition, the fine concavo-convex 117 of the present invention has been described as an example of concentric circles, but may be provided in various shapes, such as a wave pattern, pyramid pattern, otherwise, the shape of the fine concave-convex 117 is limited to the present invention It is not limited.

A transparent window 135 is disposed on the transparent film 110 and spaced apart from the fresh lens unit 115. In this case, the fresh lens unit 115 and the transparent window 135 may be provided in a straight line with respect to the upper surface of the transparent film 110, and in some cases, the fresh lens unit 115 and the transparent window may not be provided in parallel. . The transparent window 135 may be provided corresponding to the camera module 130 described above, it is preferable to be provided to be the same as the size and area of the provided camera module 130.

The reflective coating 140 may be provided to be spaced apart from the camera cover 100 for a small device, and the mirror surface 145 may be provided on the upper surface of the reflective coating 140. In this case, the reflective coating 140 may be spaced apart from the camera cover 100 for a small device, but may be provided in a straight line, or in some cases, may be provided in various forms rather than a straight line.

As such, the transparent film 110 may be formed of a material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polycarbonate (PC) having a predetermined shape strength, and the fresh lens unit 115 of the transparent film 110. The minute unevenness 117 provided on the bottom surface may be formed by applying heat and pressure by molding using a mold using liquid silicon 160. In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the transparent film 110, the fresh lens unit 115, and the fine concave-convex 117 are described using an example of silicon, but in some cases, after molding using a UV curing agent, UV It may also be formed by exposure to. In addition, the transparent film 110, the flash lens unit 115 and the fine concave-convex 117 may be formed substantially integrally, it is preferable that the transparent module 110 is formed so that light can be irradiated. something to do.

4 is a process chart for explaining a manufacturing process of the camera cover for a small device of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the fresh lens unit 115 may be formed using a liquid silicone or UV curing agent. To this end, the transparent film 110 may be provided, and the liquid silicone and the UV curing agent may be applied onto the transparent film 110. In general, the fresh lens unit 115 may be formed by applying the liquid silicon 160 in the lower mold 180. In the present invention, a method of manufacturing the liquid silicon 160 will be described by way of example. do.

After the application of the liquid silicone 160, the upper mold 170 corresponding to the bottom surface of the transparent film 110 is lowered, and heat and pressure may be applied to mold and harden the liquid silicone 160. In this case, the lower upper mold 170 may have fine concavo-convex, and the concave-convex formed at this time may be variously changed according to the required conditions and the concave-convex formed in the mold.

Fine unevenness can also be formed using a UV curing agent. For example, a liquid curing agent is applied onto the transparent film in the lower mold, the upper mold with fine concavo-convex is lowered, and the fresh lens unit 115 and the fine concave-convex 117 by exposing the transparent film formed by the mold to ultraviolet rays. ) Can be formed.

5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating a cameraker for a small device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same or the same substantial parts as the above-described configuration is given the same or the same substantial reference numerals, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the above-described and illustrated first embodiment of the present invention, the transparent film is described as an example in which the transparent film is formed to be spaced apart from the reflective coating part, including the transparent lens part, but in some cases, the transparent film includes the reflective coating part. Can be formed. In addition, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the transparent window has been described as an example having a flat shape, but may be variously changed according to conditions of a product required by the camera module.

As an example, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the camera cover 200 for a small device may be provided with a fresh lens unit 225, a camera lens unit 235, and a reflective coating unit 240 on the transparent film 210. Can be. That is, as illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7, the fresh lens unit 225, the camera lens unit 235, and the reflective coating unit 240 may be arranged in a line on the transparent film 210.

In this case, the flash lens unit 225, the camera lens unit 235, and the reflective coating unit 240 may be provided on the transparent film 210, and the minute unevenness 217 may be provided on the bottom surface of the fresh lens unit 225. Can be. As described above, the minute unevenness 217 may be formed to be the same as the size and area of the provided fresh lens unit 225, and may be provided in various shapes such as concentric circles, wave patterns, and pyramid patterns. The shape of the fine irregularities does not limit or limit the present invention.

The camera lens unit 235 may be provided on the transparent film 210 so as to be spaced apart from the fresh lens unit 225. The camera lens unit 235 provided according to the second embodiment of the present invention may be a transparent film 210. Although it may be provided as a convex lens to the bottom of the convex, in some cases it may be provided as a variety of lenses, such as a lens that is convex to the upper surface, the lens provided both convex and upper surface.

In addition, a reflective coating 240 may be provided around the fresh lens unit 225 and the camera lens unit 235 on the transparent film 210, and a mirror surface 245 may be provided on an upper surface of the reflective coating unit 240. Can be.

The transparent film 210 forming the camera cover 200 for such a small device may be formed of a material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polycarbonate (PC) having a predetermined shape strength, and the transparent film ( The flash lens unit 225, the camera lens unit 235, and the reflective coating unit 240 provided on the 210 may be formed of silicon or a UV curing agent. At this time, the fine concavo-convex 217 provided on the bottom surface of the fresh lens unit 225 may be formed by applying heat and pressure by molding using a mold using liquid silicon.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the transparent film 210, the flash lens unit 225, and the fine concave-convex 217 are described with an example of being formed of silicon, but in some cases, after molding using a UV curing agent, UV It may also be formed by exposure to. In addition, the transparent film 210, the flash lens unit 225 and the fine concave-convex 217 may be preferably formed integrally, it is preferable to be formed transparent so that the light of the flash module 220 can be irradiated. will be.

As described above, according to the camera cover for a small device according to the present invention can improve the productivity by reducing the number of parts and assembly, there is an effect to provide a camera cover for a small device simple manufacturing process.

That is, the conventional compact device camera is equipped with a flash lens so as to correspond to the flash module of the camera, by providing a transparent film equipped with a flash lens on the upper surface of the flash lens, it is troublesome to manufacture and process the camera. However, according to the present invention, by forming a flash lens together on the transparent film, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and assembly labor in manufacturing the flash module. In other words, a fresh lens unit may be provided on the transparent film, and a fresh lens formed in correspondence with the fresh lens unit may be provided below the transparent film. Since the provided flash lens can be formed substantially integrally on the transparent film, it is possible to reduce the time and manpower required to manufacture the flash module of the camera.

In addition, since the flash lens unit provided in the transparent film can be formed using a liquid resin, the size and shape of the irregularities can be variously implemented, and the quality of the fresh lens can be improved due to the size and shape of the irregularities provided in the various films. Will be.

In other words, the fresh lens unit provided on the transparent film may be formed using a liquid silicone and a UV resin, and may be formed in a mold in which fine unevenness is formed. At this time, since the unevenness can adjust various shapes and sizes, it is possible to implement a variety of lenses according to the compact device. Therefore, it is possible to provide irregularities in which various shapes and sizes are implemented according to the fresh lens required in the small device, so that light emitted from the fresh module can be scattered more effectively, thereby improving the quality of the lens.

In addition, the present invention can prevent the camera lens for a small device from being damaged or damaged by an external impact, it is possible to prevent the contamination of the camera by external dust and foreign matter.

That is, in the conventional mobile phone, the fresh flash module may be provided with a transparent film so as to correspond to the fresh flash module, and may provide a hole in the transparent film to perform a post-operation after forming a fresh lens. At this time, the flash module may be contaminated by external dust or foreign matter by providing a fresh lens to the transparent film. However, according to the camera cover for a small device of the present invention, since the flash lens and the transparent film may be integrally formed and provided on the flash module, the phenomenon that the flash module is contaminated by external dust or foreign matter can be prevented in advance. Will be.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (9)

In the camera cover for a small device using a small device equipped with a camera module and a flash module, Transparent film attached to the outer surface of the small device; And A fresh lens unit provided on the transparent film and formed to correspond to the fresh module; Camera cover for a small device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The flash lens unit is a camera cover for a small device, characterized in that provided on the bottom of the transparent film. The method of claim 1, The fresh lens unit is formed using a UV curing agent or silicone, the camera cover for a small device, characterized in that formed by compression molding. The method of claim 1, The fresh lens is a camera cover for a small device, characterized in that it comprises a fine concavo-convex. The method of claim 1, The transparent film includes a camera lens unit formed to correspond to the camera module, the camera lens unit is a camera cover for a small device, characterized in that formed in a flat or convex lens shape. The method of claim 5, The transparent film is a camera cover for a small device, characterized in that it comprises a reflective coating for forming a mirror surface around the camera lens unit or the fresh lens unit. In the method for manufacturing a camera cover for a small device using a small device equipped with a camera module and a flash module, Providing a transparent film; Applying a liquid transparent resin to correspond to the fresh module on the transparent film; And Molding a fresh lens unit from the liquid transparent resin using a mold including fine unevennesses; Method of manufacturing a camera cover for a small device having a. The method of claim 7, wherein The liquid transparent resin is liquid silicone, the method of manufacturing a camera cover for a small device, characterized in that to apply heat and pressure in the step of forming the fresh lens unit using the mold. The method of claim 7, wherein The liquid transparent resin is a UV curing agent, the method of manufacturing a camera cover for a small device, characterized in that to expose the liquid transparent resin molded after the step of forming the fresh lens using the mold to ultraviolet light.

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