TW201632932A - Camera assembly and electronic device with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A camera assembly and an electronic device with the camera assembly are provided. The electronic device includes a housing and the camera assembly. The camera assembly includes a camera module and a fixing element fixed on the housing. The camera module includes a base and a lens cone, the bottom surface of the base defines an adjusting hole, the outside wall of the lens cone defines a first thread. The fixing element defines a through hole, the through hole is used for receiving the lens cone, the inside wall of the through hole defines a second thread. The fixing element is connected with the camera module rotatablely through the match of the first thread and the second thread. When the camera module exists position offset relative to a predetermined standard position, the position offset of the camera module can be corrected by driving the camera module to rotate upon rotating the adjusting hole.

Description

Camera assembly and electronic device having the same

The present invention relates to the field of cameras, and in particular, to a camera assembly and an electronic device having the same.

Nowadays, more and more electronic devices, such as mobile phones and tablet computers, are equipped with cameras, and the imaging quality of the cameras is also increasing. However, in the factory assembly section of the electronic device, the fixed position of the camera is often offset due to various errors, and when the user takes a picture through the electronic devices, the imaging of the camera may be skewed. In general, if the positional deviation of the camera is to be corrected, it is usually necessary to remove the camera and reassemble it, which tends to increase assembly cost and reduce assembly efficiency.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a camera assembly and an electronic device having the same, which are intended to solve the above technical problems.

The present invention provides a camera assembly, the camera assembly includes a camera module, the camera module includes a base and a lens barrel extending from an upper surface of the base, and an adjustment hole is defined in a bottom surface of the base. The outer wall of the lens barrel is provided with a first thread; the camera assembly further includes a positioning member fixed to an electronic device housing, the positioning member defines a through hole for receiving the lens barrel, the through hole The inner wall is provided with a second thread, and the positioning member forms a rotatable fixed connection with the camera module through the cooperation of the first thread and the second thread, and the position of the camera module is offset from the preset standard position. When moving, the position of the camera module is corrected by rotating the adjustment hole to drive the camera module to rotate.

The present invention also provides an electronic device having the camera assembly. The electronic device includes a housing and the camera assembly. The housing has a receiving portion. The receiving portion defines a receiving slot. The camera assembly is housed and the positioning member of the camera assembly is fixed therein.

Compared with the prior art, the camera module provided by the present invention and the camera module of the electronic device having the camera assembly are fixedly connected with a positioning member, and an adjustment hole is formed in the camera module, and the adjustment hole can be rotated by rotating the adjustment hole. Correcting the positional offset of the camera module without disassembling the camera module, effectively reducing assembly costs and improving assembly efficiency.

1 is a partial schematic view of an electronic device in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a partial exploded view of an electronic device in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an exploded view of a camera assembly in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device in the IV-IV direction of FIG. 1 in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device in the V-V direction of Figure 1 in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together for the electronic device 1 provided by the present invention. In the present embodiment, the electronic device 1 is a mobile phone or a tablet computer with a camera. The electronic device 1 includes a camera assembly 10 and a housing 20. The housing 20 defines a receiving portion 21 . The receiving portion 21 defines a receiving slot 210 . The camera assembly 10 is received in the receiving slot 210 of the receiving portion 21 from the inner surface of the housing 20 .

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 together, the camera assembly 10 includes a camera module 11 and a positioning member 12. The camera module 11 is a video or image input device that uses optical technology for image acquisition. The camera module 11 includes a base 110, a lens barrel 111, a lens 112, and an image sensor 113. The bottom surface 1100 of the base 110 defines an adjustment hole 1101. In the embodiment, the adjustment hole 1101 is a hexagonal adjustment hole located at a center of the bottom surface 1100. The lens barrel 111 extends from the upper surface 1102 of the base 110. The lens barrel 111 has a cylindrical shape, and a first thread 1110 is disposed on an outer wall thereof. The lens 112 is housed in a lens barrel 111, and the image sensor 113 is built in the susceptor 110. The lens 112 and the image sensor 113 are existing camera components, and are not described in detail herein.

The positioning member 12 includes a base 120 , a positioning portion 121 extending from the upper surface 1200 of the base 120 , and a through hole 122 extending through the base 120 and the positioning portion 121 . The positioning member 12 is fixed in the receiving groove 210 of the receiving portion 21 by the positioning portion 121 . The through hole 122 is for receiving the lens barrel 111. The through hole 122 is a cylindrical receiving hole having a diameter substantially the same as an outer diameter of the lens barrel 111 so as to accommodate the lens barrel 111. The inner wall of the through hole 122 is provided with a second thread 1220. When the lens barrel 111 is received in the through hole 122, the first thread 1110 of the lens barrel 111 and the second thread 1220 of the through hole 122 cooperate with each other. The positioning member 12 is screwed to the lens barrel 111 to further form a rotatably fixed connection between the positioning member 12 and the camera module 11. That is, the camera module 11 can be screwed in or out with respect to the positioning member 12. The base 110 of the camera module 11 has a square shape, and the bottom surface 1100 of the base 110 is substantially square. The shape and size of the base 120 of the positioning component 12 and the base 110 of the camera module 11 When the positioning member 12 is fixedly connected to the camera module 11, the base 120 of the positioning member 12 is in contact with the upper surface 1102 of the base 110 of the camera module 11.

The position of the positioning member 12 of the camera assembly 10 is limited when the camera assembly 10 is received in the receiving slot 210 of the receiving portion 21, and the connection between the camera module 11 and the positioning member 12 is rotatably fixed. connection. When the position of the camera module 11 is offset from the preset standard position, the hexagonal adjustment hole 1101 on the bottom surface 1100 of the base 110 can be rotated by a hexagonal screwdriver or a fixture mounted with a hex driver. The camera module 11 is rotated relative to the positioning member 12 to a preset standard position, thereby achieving the purpose of correcting the positional deviation of the camera module 11 relative to the preset standard position.

Specifically, the positioning portion 121 has a circular ring shape for limiting the camera assembly 10 when the camera assembly 10 is received in the receiving slot 210 of the receiving portion 21, so that the positioning member 12 is assembled in the camera assembly 10 When the housing 20 of the electronic device 1 is mounted, the camera assembly 10 is limited to the housing 20 of the electronic device 1.

Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the receiving portion 21 is a boss protruding inwardly from the inner surface of the housing 20 , and the receiving slot 210 is formed in the boss perpendicular to the housing 20 . The diameter and height of a cylindrical receiving space of the surface are substantially the same as the outer diameter and height of the positioning portion 121 of the positioning member 12, so that when the camera assembly 10 is received in the receiving portion 21, the positioning portion 121 is completely received in the receiving portion 121. In the accommodation groove 210 of the accommodating portion 21, the upper surface 1200 of the susceptor 120 is in contact with a partial region of the accommodating portion 21 on which the surface 211 of the accommodating groove 210 is opened. The one end 1210 of the positioning portion 121 that is in contact with the receiving groove 210 is sprayed with a pressure sensitive adhesive 1211. The positioning member 12 is adhesively fixed in the receiving groove 210 by the pressure sensitive adhesive 1211, so that the camera assembly 10 is fixed on the receiving portion 21. .

The accommodating portion 21 of the housing 20 is further provided with two limiting slots 212. The annular positioning portion 121 of the positioning member 12 extends outwardly from the symmetrical position of the outer surface of the ring to form two ribs 1212. The limiting slots 212 are respectively for receiving the two ribs 1212. When the camera assembly 10 is received in the receiving slot 210, the two ribs 1212 of the positioning portion 121 are respectively received in the two limiting slots 212 to limit the positioning member 12. Since the positioning component 12 is fixedly connected to the camera module 11 , the camera assembly 10 is defined in the receiving slot 210 by the positioning component 12 , which effectively prevents the camera assembly 10 from being displaced during assembly and affects assembly precision.

In the present embodiment, the shape and size of the base 120 of the positioning member 12 are the same as the shape and size of the base 110 of the camera module 11, and when the positioning member 12 is fixedly connected to the camera module 11, the positioning is performed. The lower surface 1201 of the base 120 of the member 12 is in contact with the upper surface 1102 of the base 110 of the camera module 11, and the upper surface 1102 of the base 110 of the camera module 11 and the lower surface of the base 120 of the positioning member 12 are When the 1201 is completely overlapped, the position of the camera module 11 is set to a preset standard position in which the camera module 11 is assembled. As described above, when the position of the camera module 11 is offset from the preset standard position, the hexagon socket on the bottom surface 1100 of the base 110 can be rotated by a hexagonal screwdriver or a jig with a hexagonal screwdriver. The hole 1101 is adjusted to drive the camera module 11 to rotate to a preset standard position, thereby achieving the purpose of correcting the positional deviation of the camera module 11 relative to the preset standard position.

The bottom surface of the receiving slot 210 and the positioning member 12 further defines a circular first opening 213. The diameter of the first opening 213 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the lens barrel 111 of the camera module 11. After the lens barrel 111 passes through the receiving groove 210, the first opening 213 is blocked, and the light passes through the first opening 213 to reach the camera module 11.

Further, the outer surface of the housing 20 defines a circular second opening 22, and the second opening 22 communicates with the first opening 213, and the diameter thereof is slightly larger than the diameter of the first opening 213, so that the housing 20 is A resisting surface 23 is formed thereon, and the resisting surface 23 is sprayed with a pressure sensitive adhesive 230.

The electronic device 1 further includes a protective mirror 30. The shape and size of the protective mirror 30 are consistent with the shape and size of the second opening 22, so that the protective mirror 30 just blocks the second opening 22 due to the second The opening 22 communicates with the first opening 213 and has a diameter larger than the diameter of the first opening 213, so the protective mirror 30 can also completely block the first opening 213. The protection mirror 30 is exposed to the housing 20 of the electronic device 1 so that light can reach the camera module 11 through the protection mirror 30 and the first opening 213. When the protective mirror 30 blocks the second opening 22, it abuts against the abutting surface 23 of the casing 20, and the protective mirror 30 is adhesively fixed to the casing 20 by the pressure sensitive adhesive 230 sprayed on the resisting surface 23. . Since the protection mirror 30 completely blocks the second opening 22 and the first opening 213, dust or other debris can be prevented from entering the camera assembly 10 from the gap between the two openings and contaminating the camera module 11. In the present embodiment, the protective mirror 30 is made of transparent plastic or glass.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧ Camera components

11‧‧‧ camera module

110‧‧‧Base

1100‧‧‧ bottom

1101‧‧‧Adjustment hole

1102‧‧‧ upper surface

111‧‧‧Mirror tube

1110‧‧‧First thread

112‧‧‧ lens

113‧‧‧Image sensor

12‧‧‧ Positioning parts

120‧‧‧Base

1200‧‧‧ upper surface

1201‧‧‧ lower surface

121‧‧‧ Positioning Department

1210‧‧‧

1211‧‧‧pressure sensitive adhesive

1212‧‧‧ Ribs

122‧‧‧through hole

1220‧‧‧second thread

20‧‧‧shell

21‧‧‧ Housing Department

210‧‧‧ housing trough

211‧‧‧ surface

212‧‧‧Limited slot

213‧‧‧ first opening

22‧‧‧second opening

23‧‧‧Resistance

230‧‧‧ Pressure sensitive adhesive

30‧‧‧protective mirror

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1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧ Camera components

11‧‧‧ camera module

110‧‧‧Base

1100‧‧‧ bottom

1101‧‧‧Adjustment hole

111‧‧‧Mirror tube

1110‧‧‧First thread

12‧‧‧ Positioning parts

120‧‧‧Base

1201‧‧‧ lower surface

121‧‧‧ Positioning Department

1212‧‧‧ Ribs

122‧‧‧through hole

1220‧‧‧second thread

20‧‧‧shell

21‧‧‧ Housing Department

210‧‧‧ housing trough

211‧‧‧ surface

212‧‧‧Limited slot

213‧‧‧ first opening

30‧‧‧protective mirror

Claims (10)

A camera assembly, the camera assembly includes a camera module, wherein the camera module includes a base and a lens barrel extending from an upper surface of the base, and an adjustment hole is defined in a bottom surface of the base The outer wall of the lens barrel is provided with a first thread; the camera assembly further includes a positioning member fixed to an electronic device housing, the positioning member defines a through hole for receiving the lens barrel, the through hole The inner wall is provided with a second thread, and the positioning member forms a rotatable fixed connection with the camera module through the cooperation of the first thread and the second thread, and the position of the camera module is offset from the preset standard position. At the same time, the position of the camera module is corrected by rotating the adjustment hole to drive the camera module to rotate. The camera assembly of claim 1, wherein the positioning member comprises a base and a positioning portion extending from an upper surface of the base, the positioning portion having a circular ring shape. The camera assembly of claim 2, wherein the positioning portion extends outwardly from the symmetrical position of the outer surface to define two ribs for limiting the positioning member. The camera assembly of claim 2, wherein one end of the positioning portion is sprayed with a pressure sensitive adhesive. An electronic device includes a housing, and a receiving portion is defined in the housing. The receiving portion defines a receiving slot. The electronic device further includes any one of the claims 1-4. The camera assembly, the receiving slot of the receiving portion is configured to receive the camera assembly and fix the positioning component of the camera assembly therein. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the camera assembly is adhesively fixed in the receiving groove by a pressure sensitive adhesive sprayed on one end of the positioning portion. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the receiving portion further defines two limiting slots for receiving two ribs of the positioning member to limit the positioning member, thereby including the The camera assembly of the positioning member is limited. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the receiving slot defines a circular first opening, the diameter of the first opening being the same as the outer diameter of the lens barrel of the camera module, such that the mirror The first opening is just blocked after the tube passes through the receiving groove. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the surface of the housing defines a circular second opening, the second opening having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the first opening, thereby forming a shape on the housing The resisting surface is sprayed with a pressure sensitive adhesive. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the electronic device further comprises a protective mirror, the shape and size of the protective mirror being identical to the shape and size of the second opening, so that the protective mirror just blocks the protective lens The second opening is exposed to the casing of the electronic device, and the protective mirror is abutted against the abutting surface, and is fixedly attached to the casing through the pressure sensitive adhesive sprayed on the resisting surface.