TW202017354A - Imaging device which is made to be thin and lightweight - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an imaging device. An accommodating portion is provided on a surface of a base. A shaft portion is provided behind the accommodating portion. The shaft portion is pivotally connected with a rotating shaft of an imaging module disposed behind a rotating base, and a camera installed in an inner chamber of the rotating base. A pushing part with a driving shaft protrudes downwards from the rotating base at a position adjacent to the rotating shaft. A locking mechanism is provided in a limiting channel at the other side of the base adjacent to the shaft portion, and includes a slider, an elastic element positioned between the slider and the limiting channel, and a guide rod extending into the circulating rail groove on the surface of the slider for performing sliding abutment and positioning. The slider is provided with a shifting part at the lateral side for being pivotally connected with the driving shaft. When the rotating base is pressed twice to make fan-like displacement by using the shaft portion as an axis, the pushing part will rotate and push against the shifting part of the slider, so that the rotating base is located at a first position of an up-opening state or a second position of a down-closing state, and the driving shaft crosses the third quadrant and the fourth quadrant which are defined by using the rotating shaft as the center point coordinate.

Description

Camera

The invention provides a camera device, in particular a pivoting base with a camera module pivoted on a shaft portion at the rear of the accommodating portion of the base, and a limit position at the base adjacent to the other side of the shaft portion The channel is provided with a locking mechanism. When the rotating base is pressed twice to use the shaft as a shaft sector displacement, its pushing part will rotate against the sliding part of the slider, so that the rotating base is in the ascending and open state The first position or the second position in the down-closed state, and the drive shaft crosses the rotation axis as the center point of the third and fourth quadrants.

With the development of modern technology and the Internet, and the arrival of the digital video era, video communication has become a mature image capture technology, and its application range is quite common and wide. For example, the transmission of video images can be through The Internet is quickly transmitted to all parts of the world in a very short period of time, making video communication an indispensable and important application in daily life, and most of the screens or monitors on desktop or laptop computers are already included. Built-in camera, the camera is fixed inside the frame of the casing, so that the lens of the camera can be exposed through the through hole on the casing to capture the image and has the function of video communication, and there are some external network cameras or monitoring equipment When the camera is installed inside the shell, the Internet can be used for real-time live connection, which can be used for talking with relatives and friends, aerial teaching, and enterprise cross-regional video conferences, etc., thereby pulling the time and space between people. distance.

Since the camera on the screen or display is fixed inside the frame of the casing, the camera cannot adjust the angle unless it moves with the casing. If the user needs to rotate the laptop or move the body to obtain the desired shooting angle, It will cause great inconvenience to the use of the camera, and it is also very unfavorable for the user to watch the screen or operate. Although the camera of the external network camera or monitoring equipment can adjust the required shooting angle through the rotating shaft, it will not be used when it is not in use. It can't be folded, the whole looks quite abrupt, and there is a lack of a large volume and takes up space, and the camera is exposed outside the housing, it is easy to stick fingerprints caused by the user's fingers accidentally touching the camera Or dust, etc.

In order to improve the above problems, some manufacturers have designed a camera device, which is a rotating base pivotally connected with a camera module on the shaft of the base, and a camera is installed inside the rotating base. When pressed on the rotating base for the second time, the drive shaft of the rotating base can be pushed and pushed lower than the slider in front of the locking mechanism to produce cyclic slip resistance and positioning, so that the rotating base can be opened or lowered. Action, but because the locking mechanism is installed between the base and the camera module, and the drive shaft of the rotary base is pivotally connected to the front of the slider, the space occupied is large, the overall volume will not be effectively reduced, resulting in production The required cost is also relatively high, which is the key to the research and improvement of those who are engaged in this industry.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems and deficiencies in the practice, the inventors collected relevant data, evaluated and considered by many parties, and used many years of research and development experience in this industry to continuously trial and modify, and the invention of this camera device was born.

The main purpose of the present invention is to have a containing portion on the surface of the base, and a shaft portion is provided at the rear of the containing portion, and the shaft portion is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft of the camera module behind the rotating seat and The camera installed in the inner chamber of the rotating base, and then the rotating base is adjacent to the rotating shaft and protrudes downward with a pushing part of the driving shaft, and the base is adjacent to the limit of the other side of the shaft The locking mechanism provided in the groove includes a slider, an elastic element positioned between the slider and the limiting groove, and a guide rod extending into the circulating rail groove on the surface of the slider for sliding resistance and positioning, and sliding The side of the block is provided with a pushing part for the pivot connection of the driving shaft. When the rotating base is pressed twice and the shaft is used as the axial sector displacement, the pushing part will rotate and push against the pushing part of the slider. The rotary base is located at the first position in the ascending opening state or the second position for the descending closed state, and the driving shaft crosses the rotating shaft as the center quadrant divided into the third and fourth quadrants.

The secondary object of the present invention is that when the user presses the rotating base of the camera module twice to use the shaft as the axis, the fan-shaped displacement in the accommodating portion of the base can be pushed against the slider by the rotation of the pushing portion The sliding part of the moving part generates cyclic slip and positioning, which makes the rotating base move up or down, and the drive shaft is divided into the third quadrant and the fourth quadrant divided by the rotation axis as the center point coordinate, and can be transmitted through The drive shaft is movably pivoted to the sliding part of the side of the slider, so that the locking mechanism does not affect the path of the rotary base on the base when it is lifted and displaced, and can also reduce the number of the locking mechanism provided on the base and the camera module. The rotation of the drive shaft in front of the slider is pushed against the space occupied by it, so that the overall volume is reduced and the cost is cheaper.

Another object of the present invention is that a housing is further installed outside the base, so that the rotating seat of the camera module can be folded into the housing by the above-mentioned pressing method, and the camera can be completely retracted into the through hole of the housing It will not protrude inside to prevent fingerprints or dust from adhering to the camera when the camera device is not in use due to the user's finger accidentally touching, and the camera module will not occupy the space outside the case after being folded. Reduce the overall height and make it thinner to meet the design requirements of light, thin, short and small products.

1‧‧‧Dock

11‧‧‧Accommodation Department

110‧‧‧Event space

111‧‧‧Notch

1111‧‧‧First side wall

1112‧‧‧Second side wall

112‧‧‧ Give way

12‧‧‧Shaft

121‧‧‧Shaft groove

13‧‧‧Limit channel

131‧‧‧ opening

132‧‧‧Positioning column

133‧‧‧Perforation

2‧‧‧Camera module

21‧‧‧Rotating seat

211‧‧‧Room

2111‧‧‧Through hole

2112‧‧‧ Swing arm

212‧‧‧spindle

213‧‧‧ Pushing Department

2131‧‧‧ drive shaft

214‧‧‧Pressing surface

22‧‧‧Camera

221‧‧‧ circuit board

222‧‧‧Camera Department

223‧‧‧ Connection unit

3‧‧‧Locking mechanism

31‧‧‧slider

311‧‧‧Circular rail groove

3111‧‧‧Positioning end

312‧‧‧Transfer Department

3121‧‧‧ block

3122‧‧‧Guide groove

313‧‧‧Limit hole

32‧‧‧Elastic element

33‧‧‧Guide rod

34‧‧‧Cover

341‧‧‧Pressure shrapnel

4‧‧‧Housing

41‧‧‧Housing

411‧‧‧Through hole

42‧‧‧Bottom plate

The first figure is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a partial exploded view of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a partial exploded view of another perspective of the present invention.

The fifth figure is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the invention before pressing.

The sixth figure is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention before pressing.

The seventh figure is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention when pressed.

Figure 8 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention when pressed.

The ninth figure is a side view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention after being released.

Figure 10 is a top view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention after release.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives and effects, the technical means and the structure adopted by the present invention, the drawings and the detailed description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the structure and function of which are as follows, fully understand.

Please refer to the first, second, third, and fourth figures, which are respectively a three-dimensional appearance view, a three-dimensional exploded view, a partial three-dimensional exploded view and a partial three-dimensional exploded view of another preferred embodiment of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. It can be clearly seen that the camera device of the present invention includes a base 1, a camera module 2, a locking mechanism 3, and a housing 4, wherein: the base 1 has an accommodating portion 11 on the surface, and the accommodating portion 11 is provided with a hollow notch 111, and the notch 111 includes a first side wall 1111 and the first A second side wall 1112 perpendicular to the side wall 1111 is perpendicular to each other, and a movable space 110 is formed inside the first side wall 1111 behind the notch 111 and the second side wall 1112 on the right side, and the first side wall 1111 is provided with a shaft portion having a shaft groove 121 12, and the yielding groove 112 adjacent to the inner side of the shaft groove 121, and the base 1 is provided with a concave limiting groove 13 at the other side of the accommodating portion 11 adjacent to the shaft portion 12, and at The limiting slot 13 is adjacent to the accommodating portion 11 and has an opening 131 communicating with the movable space 110 laterally, and a positioning column 132 extending into the limiting slot 13 is provided behind the limiting slot 13. A longitudinal through hole 133 is provided above the positioning column 132.

The camera module 2 includes a rotating base 21 and a camera 22 housed in the accommodating portion 11, and a receiving chamber 211 with an opening downward is formed inside the rotating base 21, and a through hole 2111 is provided in front of the receiving chamber 211 , And the swing seat 21 is located at the opening below the chamber 211, and a swing arm 2112 that turns upward is extended backwards, and a rotating shaft 212 protruding relatively outward is provided behind the swing arm 2112, and the swing arm 2112 is adjacent to the rotating shaft At the right side of 212, a pushing portion 213 protrudes downward, and a driving shaft 2131 projecting laterally is provided on the outer surface of the pushing portion 213, and a pressing surface 214 is formed on the top of the rotating base 21; in addition, the camera 22 is It is installed in the chamber 211 of the rotating base 21, and includes a circuit board 221, an imaging part 222 and a connection unit 223 provided on the circuit board 221, and the imaging part 222 includes the image sensing of the front facing the position of the through hole 2111 Device (such as CCD or CMOS) and lens holder, and the connection unit 223 can be a transmission line or a bus bar, which is electrically connected to an external electronic device to output the image signal captured by the camera 222.

The locking mechanism 3 includes a slider 31, an elastic element 32 and a guide rod 33, and a circulation rail groove 311 with two positioning ends 3111 at the front and rear is provided on the surface of the slider 31, Moreover, a sliding portion 312 with two resisting blocks 3121 is provided on the left side of the slider 31, and a guide groove 3122 is formed between the resisting blocks 3121, and the bottom of the slider 31 is provided with a side for the elastic element 32 The limit hole 313 positioned inside, and the end bent downward at one side of the guide rod 33 extends into the circulation rail groove 311 to slide against the positioning action; and, above the slider 31 A cover plate 34 is positioned for covering, and a pressing elastic piece 341 is formed on the surface of the cover plate 34 to press down against the guide rod 33 in a positioning manner.

The casing 4 includes a casing 41 and a bottom plate 42 formed under the casing 41 to form a closed space, and a through hole 411 is provided on the surface of the casing 41.

When the present invention is assembled, the camera module 2 is first accommodated in the accommodating portion 11 of the base 1, and is pivotally connected to the shaft groove 121 of the shaft portion 12 by the rotating shaft 212 of the rotating base 21, and The slider 31 of the locking mechanism 3 is disposed in the limiting channel 13 of the base 1, and the resisting block 3121 of the pushing portion 312 passes through and is located at the opening 131, and then the elastic element 32 extends beyond the slider 31 The other side is sleeved on the positioning column 132 to be positioned between the slider 31 and the limit channel 13, and the end of the guide rod 33 bent downward at the other side penetrates into the through hole 133, then The cover plate 34 is coupled to the surface of the base 1, so that the cover plate 34 is positioned above the slider 31, and the pushing portion 213 of the rotary base 21 is pivotally connected to the pushing portion 312 of the slider 31. After the driving shaft 2131 is engaged in the guide groove 3122, the whole assembly of the present invention is completed.

In this embodiment, the base 1, the camera module 2 and the locking mechanism 3 after the assembly is completed can be installed in the housing 41 of the housing 4, and the bottom plate 42 is combined under the housing 41 to form a closed space, so that The base 1 is firmly positioned in the housing 4 and the rotating base 21 of the camera module 2 is located at the through hole 411 of the housing 41, but in practical applications, it can also be omitted The structural design of the housing 4 and applying the base 1, the camera module 2 and the locking mechanism 3 to the housing of a laptop computer screen, display, webcam or other electronic device. The simple modifications and equivalent structural changes in the content of the drawings should be included in the patent scope of the present invention in the same way, and they should be given together.

Please refer to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth figures, which are the side view before pressing, the top view, the side view when pressing, the top view, the side view after release and From the top view, it can be clearly seen that when the present invention is in use, the camera module 2 is first pressed down on the pressing surface 214 of the rotating base 21, and the rotating shaft 212 will use the shaft groove 121 of the shaft portion 12 As the axis rotates, the rotary base 21 is sector-displaced downward toward the movable space 110 of the base 1 in the accommodating portion 11, and can be pushed against the pushing portion through the driving shaft 2131 of the pushing portion 213 The guide groove 3122 of 312 enables the slider 31 of the locking mechanism 3 to slide and move backward along the limiting groove 13 of the base 1, and compresses the elastic element 32 to be elastically deformed, and the guide rod 33 moves along the slider The circulation rail groove 311 of 31 performs sliding resistance and positioning.

During the fan-shaped displacement of the rotary base 21, the driving shaft 2131 of the thrust portion 213 can be used as the center point coordinate of the original coordinate system with the original rotating shaft 212 [such as the X axis, the point coordinate on the Y axis is (0, 0)] The third quadrant divided into the lower-left corner spans into the fourth quadrant in the lower-right corner, and displaces the pushing portion 213 backward to the inside of the letting groove 112 of the accommodating portion 11 without directly colliding with the base 1, And after the slider 31 drives the guide rod 33 out of the restriction of the positioning end 3111 along the circulation track groove 311, it can be released from the elastic element 32 by releasing the rotary base 21, and drive the slider 31 along the base 1 is moved forward in the limiting groove 13 and the guide rod 33 is moved along the circulating rail groove 311 to the other of the circulating rail groove 311 In a positioning end 3111, the rotating base 21 can be used to jointly move the camera 22 to the second position from the first position in the open state to the closed position, and the driving shaft 2131 of the pushing portion 213 is kept at the center of the rotating shaft 212 Within the fourth quadrant of the point coordinate, the first pressing and positioning action of the present invention is completed.

In this embodiment, the rotating base 21 of the camera module 2 can use the above-mentioned pressing method to fold the camera 22 into the housing 4 and enable the camera 22 to be completely retracted into the through hole 411 of the housing 41 without It will protrude to prevent fingerprints or dust from adhering to the camera 22 when the camera device is not in use due to the user's finger accidentally touching, and the camera module 2 will not occupy the volume outside the housing 4 after being folded With the space, the overall height is reduced and it is thinner to meet the design requirements of light, thin, short and small products.

Vice versa, when the user wants to open the camera module 2 through the through hole 411 on the surface of the housing 4, he only needs to press down on the rotating base 21 again with the shaft portion 12 of the base 1 as the axis The accommodating portion 11 is displaced downward in a fan shape, and the rotating base 21 is released to be released from the elastic element 32, so that the pushing portion 213 spans from the fourth quadrant of the center point coordinate of the original rotating shaft 212 to the third quadrant to rotate The pushing mechanism resists the sliding movement of the locking mechanism 3 at the pushing portion 312 of the slider 31, and the guide rod 33 performs sliding resistance and positioning along the circulation rail groove 311 of the slider 31, which can rotate the seat 21, the camera 22 is raised from the second position of the original closed state to the first position of the open state, and the second pressing and positioning action of the present invention is completed, so that the user can cooperate and lock the rotary seat 21 by pressing the second The mechanism 3 generates a circular sliding and positioning method to turn the camera module 2 on or off to facilitate the adjustment of the camera module 2 to a predetermined angle for shooting action, and the camera module 2 can also be quickly folded into the inside of the housing 4 , And will not occupy the whole or the volume and space when stored, but this part relates to how the locking mechanism 3 cooperates with the camera module 2 The method of generating the circular slip and positioning by performing the second pressing is within the scope of the prior art, and the composition of this detail is not the creation point of this case, so I will not repeat it here.

Since the above-mentioned locking mechanism 3 is disposed in the limiting groove 13 of the base 1 on the side of the accommodating portion 11, and is pressed twice by the rotating base 21 of the camera module 2 with the shaft portion 12 as the axis When the fan-shaped displacement is located in the accommodating portion 11, the pushing portion 213 can be rotated and pushed against the pushing portion 312 of the slider 31 to generate cyclic sliding and positioning, so that the rotating base 21 can perform the upward opening or lowering closing action. The driving shaft 2131 is within the third quadrant and the fourth quadrant divided by the coordinates of the center point of the rotating shaft 212, and can be pivotally connected to the pushing portion 312 on the side of the slider 31 through the driving shaft 2131, so that the locking mechanism 3 will not be affected The path when the camera module 2 moves up and down in front of the base 1 can also reduce the driving shaft 213 rotating and pushing in front of the slider 31 caused by the locking mechanism 3 being disposed between the base 1 and the camera module 2 The space occupied on it reduces the overall volume and the cost is cheaper.

Therefore, the present invention is mainly directed to the limitation of the axis 12 of the base 1 at the rear of the accommodating portion 11 as the rotation axis 212 pivotally connected with the camera module 2 to the rotating base 21 and at the other side of the base 1 The locking mechanism 3 is provided in the channel 13. When the rotating base 21 is pressed twice by the shaft portion 12 as the axis to displace in the accommodating portion 11, the pushing portion 213 will rotate and push against the slider 31 The shifting part 312 makes the rotating base 21 be in the first position in the ascending open state or the second position in the lowering closed state, and the driving shaft 2131 of the pushing part 213 crosses the rotating shaft 212 as the third quadrant divided by the coordinates of the center point and In the fourth quadrant, the driving shaft 2131 is pivotally connected to the pushing portion 312 on the side of the slider 31, which can reduce the driving shaft 2131 in the slider 31 caused by the locking mechanism 3 being disposed between the base 1 and the camera module 2 The forward rotation pushes against the space occupied by it, making the overall size smaller and cheaper.

The above detailed description is for the description of a preferred feasible embodiment of the present invention, but this embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Any other changes and modifications that have been completed without departing from the spirit of the art disclosed by the present invention Changes should be included in the scope of patents covered by the present invention.

In summary, the above camera device of the present invention can indeed achieve its efficacy and purpose when it is used. Therefore, the present invention is an invention with excellent practicability, which actually meets the requirements of the invention patent application, and the application is submitted according to the law. The Committee will grant this case as soon as possible to protect the inventor's hard invention. If the Jun Bureau has any doubts, please send me a letter and give instructions. The inventor will try his best to cooperate and feel good.

1‧‧‧Dock

11‧‧‧Accommodation Department

110‧‧‧Event space

111‧‧‧Notch

1111‧‧‧First side wall

1112‧‧‧Second side wall

112‧‧‧ Give way

12‧‧‧Shaft

121‧‧‧Shaft groove

13‧‧‧Limit channel

131‧‧‧ opening

132‧‧‧Positioning column

133‧‧‧Perforation

2‧‧‧Camera module

21‧‧‧Rotating seat

211‧‧‧Room

2111‧‧‧Through hole

2112‧‧‧ Swing arm

212‧‧‧spindle

213‧‧‧ Pushing Department

2131‧‧‧ drive shaft

214‧‧‧Pressing surface

22‧‧‧Camera

221‧‧‧ circuit board

222‧‧‧Camera Department

223‧‧‧ Connection unit

3‧‧‧Locking mechanism

31‧‧‧slider

311‧‧‧Circular rail groove

3111‧‧‧Positioning end

312‧‧‧Transfer Department

3121‧‧‧ block

3122‧‧‧Guide groove

32‧‧‧Elastic element

33‧‧‧Guide rod

34‧‧‧Cover

341‧‧‧Pressure shrapnel

Claims (10)

A camera device includes a base, a camera module and a locking mechanism, wherein: a surface of the base has an accommodating portion, and a movable space is formed in the accommodating portion, and a shaft is provided behind the accommodating portion And the base is provided with a limiting channel at the other side of the accommodating part adjacent to the shaft part, and an opening communicating with the movable space is laterally opened at the limiting channel adjacent to the accommodating part; The camera module includes a rotating seat accommodated in the accommodating part and a camera mounted in the accommodating chamber inside the rotating seat, and a rotating shaft pivotally connected to the shaft part is provided behind the rotating seat, and the rotating seat A pushing part with a drive shaft protrudes downwards adjacent to the rotating shaft; the locking mechanism is arranged in the limiting channel and includes a slider, an elastic element and a guide rod, and a circulation rail is provided on the surface of the slider There is a groove on the side of the slider with a pushing part located at the opening for the pivotal connection of the drive shaft, and the elastic element is positioned between the slider and the limiting groove, and is extended into the circulating rail groove by the guide rod. When the rotary base is pressed twice with the shaft as the axis of the fan-shaped displacement, its pushing part will rotate and push against the sliding part of the slider, so that the rotary base is in the first position of the upward opening state or the downward closing state At the second position, and the drive shaft crosses the rotating shaft as the center point coordinate of the right-angle coordinate system into the third quadrant and the fourth quadrant. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the base is provided with a notch including a first side wall and a second side wall on the accommodating portion, and the first side wall behind the notch and the mutually perpendicular first A movable space is formed inside the two side walls, and a shaft portion with a shaft groove is provided on the first side wall, so that the rotating shaft of the rotary base is pivotally connected to the shaft groove. The camera device as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the accommodating portion of the base is provided with a relief groove at the first side wall of the notch adjacent to the inside of the shaft groove for the process of fan-shaped displacement of the rotating seat The middle connecting belt spans the driving shaft of the pushing part into the fourth quadrant divided by the coordinates of the center point of the rotating shaft, and the pushing part is moved backward into the yield groove. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein a positioning post for the elastic element to be sleeved on the back of the limiting channel of the base, and a longitudinal perforation above the positioning post And the end on one side of the guide rod extends into the circulation rail groove of the slider for sliding resistance and positioning, while the end on the other side of the guide rod penetrates into the perforation. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the rotating base of the camera module has a swing arm extending backward at the opening below the chamber, and a rotating shaft protruding relatively outward is provided behind the swing arm And, the swing arm protrudes downward at a side of the rotating shaft, and a pushing part is protruded downward, and a laterally protruding driving shaft is provided on the outer surface of the pushing part. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the rotating seat of the camera module is provided with a through hole at the front of the chamber, and the camera in the chamber includes a circuit board and is aligned with the The imaging unit and connecting unit at the hole location. The imaging device as described in item 1 of the patent application range, wherein the pushing part of the locking mechanism on the side of the slider is a second resisting block located at the opening of the limiting channel, and between the two resisting blocks A guide groove is formed for the pushing part of the rotating base to be inserted into the guide groove by the drive shaft to form a movable pivot connection. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application, wherein the bottom of the slider of the locking mechanism is provided with a limit hole for positioning the elastic element at one side. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein a cover plate is positioned above the slider of the locking mechanism, and a cover plate is provided on the surface of the cover plate to bear against the guide rod in a position Resist the shrapnel. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the base is further provided with a casing, and the casing includes a casing and a bottom plate forming a closed space below the casing, and a surface is provided on the casing A through hole for the rotary seat to be opened up or closed down.

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