TW202046858A - Camera assembly and electronic device including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The camera assembly comprises a soft and hard composite circuit board, a camera module and a first voice component. The soft and hard composite circuit board includes a hard board and a first flexible board that are directly connected to each other. The camera module is disposed and electrically connected to the hard board. The first voice component is disposed and electrically connected to the first flexible board.

Description

Camera assembly and electronic device containing it

The present invention relates to a camera assembly and an electronic device containing the same, especially a camera assembly with a flexible and hard composite circuit board and an electronic device containing the same.

In recent years, as consumers pay more and more attention to the lightness, thinness, and miniaturization of consumer electronic products, screens that realize images of various messages are moving in the direction of thinner, lighter, more portable, smaller, and higher performance. Development, and various electronic devices have become smaller, lighter, and powerful to enhance the convenience of use.

For electronic devices with rounded corners or arcs, the inside of the housing of the electronic device has an inner edge wall surface at the end edge corresponding to the rounded corner or arc and an inner wall surface connecting the inner edge wall surface. In order to correspond to the rounded or curved shape of the housing of the electronic device, the inner wall surface and the inner wall surface are not coplanar. Since the rigid circuit board cannot be installed on both the non-coplanar inner wall surface and the inner wall surface at the same time, when the circuit board is selected to be installed on the inner wall surface, the inner edge cannot be used because it cannot be installed on the inner wall surface. The space on the wall. Therefore, in the prior art, the accommodating area of the inner wall surface must be occupied to install multiple (especially 3 to 4) voice elements, which causes the size of the electronic device to be widened, and thus cannot meet the requirements of a thin electronic device.

The present invention is to provide a display element and an electronic device containing the same. By arranging a camera assembly with a flexible and hard composite circuit board, the voice element can be arranged on two non-coplanar surfaces to effectively use the space of the electronic device. This solves the problem that the size of the camera assembly and the electronic device containing it increases due to the provision of multiple voice elements.

The camera component disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a flexible and hard composite circuit board, a camera module, and a first voice component. The flexible and hard composite circuit board includes a rigid board and a first flexible board directly connected to each other. The camera module is arranged and electrically connected to the hard board. The first voice element is arranged and electrically connected to the first soft board.

The electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing and a camera component. An inner surface of the shell includes a first inner surface and a second inner surface connected. The angle between the first inner surface and the second inner surface is less than 180 degrees. The camera assembly is arranged in the housing. The camera component includes a flexible and hard composite circuit board, a camera module and a first voice component. The flexible and hard composite circuit board includes a rigid board and a first flexible board directly connected to each other. The hard board and the first soft board are attached to the first inner surface and the second inner surface correspondingly. The camera module is arranged and electrically connected to the hard board. The first voice element is arranged and electrically connected to the first soft board.

According to the camera module and the electronic device containing the camera module disclosed in the above embodiments, by providing a camera component with a flexible and hard composite circuit board, the camera component including a voice element can be installed on two non-coplanar surfaces, Effectively use the space of electronic devices. This solves the problem that the size of the camera assembly and the electronic device containing it increases due to the provision of multiple voice elements.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments, and the content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings Anyone who is familiar with the relevant art can easily understand the related purpose and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 4. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the camera assembly of the electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 1. 3 is a partial right cross-sectional view of the electronic device of the first embodiment of FIG. 1. 4 is a partial left cross-sectional view of the electronic device of the first embodiment in FIG. 1. The illustration of this case omits the illustration of various lines and various wirings, so as to describe the features of the present invention concisely and clearly.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the electronic device 10 includes a housing 100, a camera assembly 200, a display screen 300 and a base 400. The camera assembly 200 and the display screen 300 are disposed in the housing 100. The base 400 is pivotally connected to the housing 100 rotatably.

The housing 100 includes an inner surface F and an outer surface O. The inner surface F includes a first inner surface F1, a second inner surface F2, a third inner surface F3, and a fourth inner surface F4. The first inner surface F1, the second inner surface F2, and the third inner surface F3 are located between the fourth inner surface F4 and the outer surface O. The first inner surface F1 is parallel to the fourth inner surface F4. The first inner surface F1 and the second inner surface F2 are directly connected. The angle between the first inner surface F1 and the second inner surface F2 is less than 180 degrees. That is, the first inner surface F1 and the second inner surface F2 are two surfaces with two different normal directions, respectively. The first inner surface F1 and the third inner surface F3 are directly connected. The angle between the first inner surface F1 and the third inner surface F3 is less than 180 degrees. That is, the first inner surface F1 and the third inner surface F3 are respectively two surfaces with two different normal directions. The second inner surface F2 and the third inner surface F3 are coplanar. The first inner surface F1 is the inner wall surface of the housing 100, the second inner surface F2 and the third inner surface F3 are the inner peripheral wall surfaces of the housing 100, and the inner peripheral wall surface corresponds to the outer surface O of the upper edge with rounded corners or arcs. . In other embodiments, the inner edge wall surface corresponds to the outer surface O of the lower end edge with rounded corners or arcs.

The electronic device 10 may be, for example, a notebook computer, but is not limited to this. The display screen 300 is disposed on one side of the casing 100. In other embodiments, the electronic device 10 may not include the display screen 300. In another embodiment, the electronic device 10 may not include the base 400 and be a display screen, but it is not limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 2, the camera assembly 200 includes a flexible and hard composite circuit board 210, a camera module 220, a first voice component 230, a second voice component 240, a third voice component 250, and a fourth voice component. 260 and a connection port 270. The camera module 220, the first voice component 230, the second voice component 240, the third voice component 250, the third voice component 250 and the connection port 270 are arranged and electrically connected to the flexible and hard composite circuit board 210.

The flexible and rigid composite circuit board 210 includes a rigid board 211, a first flexible board 212 and a second flexible board 213. The hard board 211 is directly connected to the first soft board 212. Specifically, the first soft board 212 is directly connected to one end of the hard board 211. The first soft board 212 can be bent at an angle relative to the hard board 211. The hard board 211 and the first soft board 212 are attached to the first inner surface F1 and the second inner surface F2 correspondingly. That is to say, the flexible and rigid composite circuit board 210 with the rigid board 211 and the first flexible board 212 in this case can be arranged and attached to two adjacent surfaces with different normal directions. Therefore, the electronic device 10 of the present application can be provided on the hard board 211 and the first soft board 212 by providing the flexible and hard composite circuit board 210 corresponding to the first inner surface F1 and the second inner surface F2 of the housing 100. Electronic components to effectively use the remaining space of the electronic device 10. In other words, the camera assembly 200 is not limited to being disposed on a surface having only a single normal direction, but may be disposed on adjacent surfaces having at least two different normal directions.

The hard board 211 can also be directly connected to the second soft board 213. Specifically, the second soft board 213 is directly connected to the other end of the hard board 211. The second soft board 213 can be bent at an angle relative to the hard board 211. The hard board 211 and the second soft board 213 are attached to the first inner surface F1 and the third inner surface F3 correspondingly. That is to say, the flexible and rigid composite circuit board 210 with the rigid board 211 and the second flexible board 213 in this case can be placed and attached to two adjacent surfaces with different normal directions. Therefore, the electronic device 10 of the present application can be provided on the hard board 211 and the second soft board 213 by providing the flexible and hard composite circuit board 210 correspondingly attached to the first inner surface F1 and the third inner surface F3 of the housing 100. Electronic components to effectively use the remaining space of the electronic device 10. In other words, the camera assembly 200 is not limited to being disposed on a surface having only a single normal direction, but may be disposed on adjacent surfaces having at least two different normal directions.

The rigid board 211 is a long board. In other embodiments, the rigid board 211 can be configured in other shapes as required. The first soft board 212 and the second soft board 213 are square boards. In another embodiment, the first flexible board 212 and the second flexible board 213 can be arranged in other shapes as required. In other embodiments, the electronic device 10 may not include the second soft board 213. In another embodiment, the first flexible board 212 and the second flexible board 213 can be directly connected to other positions of the hard board 211 as required. In another embodiment, the rigid board 211, the first flexible board 212, and the second flexible board 213 may be respectively disposed on a surface having three different normal directions.

The camera module 220 is disposed and electrically connected to the hard board 211. The camera module 220 is a camera with a lens device. Specifically, the camera module 220 is disposed in the center of the hard board 211. In other embodiments, the camera module 220 can be arranged in other positions of the hard board 211 as required.

The first voice element 230 is disposed and electrically connected to the first soft board 212. The second voice element 240 is disposed and electrically connected to the second soft board 213. The first voice element 230 is a microphone. The first voice component 230 receives external sounds from the back of the display screen 300.

The second voice element 240 is a microphone. The second voice element 240 receives external sounds from behind the display screen 300. In other embodiments, the second voice element 240 may not be included. In another embodiment, other components may be provided on the second flexible board 213.

The third voice element 250 is disposed and electrically connected to the hard board 211. The third voice element 250 is adjacent to the first voice element 230. The third voice element 250 is a microphone. The third voice component 250 receives external sounds facing the front of the display screen 300. In other embodiments, the position of the third voice element 250 can be set at any position of the hard board 211 and not adjacent to the first voice element 230 as required. In another embodiment, the camera module 220 of the electronic device 10 may not include the third voice element 250.

The fourth voice element 260 is disposed and electrically connected to the hard board 211. The fourth voice element 260 is adjacent to the second voice element 240. The fourth voice element 260 is a microphone. The fourth voice element 260 receives external sounds facing the front of the display screen 300. In other embodiments, the position of the fourth voice element 260 can be set at any position of the hard board 211 and not adjacent to the second voice element 240 as required. In another embodiment, the camera module 220 of the electronic device 10 may not include the fourth voice element 260.

The connection port 270 is provided on the hard board 211. The connection port 270 is used to electrically connect to the electronic system of the electronic device 10. The connection port 270 is a socket of a card edge connector. In other embodiments, the connection port 270 is a structure of any electronic system that can be electrically connected to the electronic device 10. In other embodiments, the electronic device 10 may further include other electronic components arranged and electrically connected to the hard board 211.

3 and 4 again, FIG. 3 is a right cross-sectional view of FIG. 1. Figure 4 is a left cross-sectional view of Figure 1; The aforementioned first voice element 230 provided on the first soft board 212 is located between the second inner surface F2 and the fourth inner surface F4. Similarly, the second voice element 240 is located between the third inner surface F3 and the fourth inner surface F4. The third voice element 250 is located between the first inner surface F1 and the fourth inner surface F4. Similarly, the fourth voice element 260 is located between the first inner surface F1 and the fourth inner surface F4.

The electronic device 10 is attached to the first inner surface F1 and the second inner surface F2 with different normal directions by the hard board 211 and the first soft board 212, respectively. The camera module 220 and the first voice component 230 are respectively arranged on On the hard board 211 and the first soft board 212 with two different normal directions. The first voice component 230 included in the camera module 220 does not need to be disposed on the hard board 211. By arranging the first voice element 230 on the first soft board 212, the first voice element 230 can be arranged on the inner wall surface (the second inner surface F2) and the inner wall surface with rounded corners or arcs that are not coplanar. (The first inner surface F1), so the space on the inner edge of the electronic device is used. This solves the problem that the size of the camera assembly and the electronic device containing it increases due to the provision of multiple voice elements.

Similarly, the electronic device 10 is attached to the first inner surface F1 and the third inner surface F3 with different normal directions by the hard board 211 and the second soft board 213, respectively, the camera module 220 and the second voice element 240 They are respectively arranged on the hard board 211 and the second soft board 213 with two different normal directions. The second voice element 240 included in the camera module 220 does not need to be disposed on the hard board 211. By arranging the second speech element 240 on the second soft board 213, the second speech element 240 can be arranged on the inner wall surface (third inner surface F3) and inner wall surface with rounded corners or arcs that are not coplanar. (The first inner surface F1), so the space of the electronic device can be effectively used. This solves the problem that the size of the camera assembly and the electronic device containing it increases due to the provision of multiple voice elements.

According to the camera assembly disclosed in the above embodiments, since the flexible and hard composite circuit board included in the camera assembly has a hard board and a soft board, the camera assembly can be used to form an angle between the hard board and the soft board. The board and the soft board are respectively pasted on two surfaces with different normal directions. In this way, the camera assembly is not limited to being arranged on a surface having a single normal direction. Furthermore, by arranging the voice element on the soft board, the voice element can be arranged on the inner wall surface of the rounded or curved shape corresponding to the housing of the electronic device, so the inner wall surface of the electronic device can be effectively used Space. This solves the problem of increasing the size of the camera assembly due to the provision of multiple voice elements.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the above embodiment, since the camera component included in the electronic device includes a flexible and hard composite circuit board with a rigid board and a flexible board, the camera component can be integrated with the rigid board and the flexible board that can form an angle with each other. The hard board and the soft board of the camera assembly are respectively pasted on two surfaces with different normal directions. In this way, the camera assembly is not limited to being installed on the inner wall surface with only a single normal direction. Furthermore, by arranging the voice element on the soft board, the voice element can be arranged on two non-coplanar surfaces corresponding to the rounded or curved shape of the electronic device housing, so the electronic device can be used The remaining space on the non-coplanar inner surface. This solves the problem of increasing the size of the electronic device due to the provision of multiple voice elements.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments as described above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, this The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be determined by the scope of patent applications attached to this specification.

10: Electronic device 100: shell 200: Camera component 210: Flexible and hard composite circuit board 211: hard board 212: The first soft board 213: second soft board 220: camera module 230: The first voice component 240: second voice component 250: third voice component 260: The third voice component 270: Port 300: display screen 400: seat body F: inner surface F1: First inner surface F2: second inner surface F3: Third inner surface F4: Fourth inner surface O: Outer surface

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the camera assembly of the electronic device in the embodiment of FIG. 1. 3 is a partial right cross-sectional view of the electronic device of the first embodiment of FIG. 1. 4 is a partial left cross-sectional view of the electronic device of the first embodiment in FIG. 1.

200: Camera component

210: Flexible and hard composite circuit board

211: hard board

212: The first soft board

213: second soft board

220: camera module

230: The first voice component

240: second voice component

250: third voice component

260: The third voice component

270: Port

Claims (10)

A camera assembly including: A flexible and hard composite circuit board, including a rigid board and a first flexible board directly connected to each other; a camera module, where the camera module is arranged and electrically connected to the rigid board; and a first voice component is arranged and It is electrically connected to the first soft board. For example, the camera assembly described in item 1 of the scope of patent application further includes a second voice component, the flexible and hard composite circuit board further includes a second flexible board, the second flexible board is directly connected to the rigid board, and the second voice The components are arranged and electrically connected to the second soft board. The camera assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes a third voice element and a fourth voice element, and the third voice element and the fourth voice element are arranged and electrically connected to the hard board. The camera assembly described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes a connection port provided on the hard board. An electronic device comprising: A housing, an inner surface of the housing includes a first inner surface and a second inner surface connected, the angle between the first inner surface and the second inner surface is less than 180 degrees: and a camera assembly, Set in the housing: the camera assembly includes: a flexible and hard composite circuit board, including a rigid board and a first flexible board directly connected to each other, the rigid board and the first flexible board are correspondingly attached to the first inner The surface and the second inner surface; a camera module arranged and electrically connected to the hard board; and a first voice element arranged and electrically connected to the first soft board. The electronic device described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the inner surface of the housing includes a third inner surface directly connected to the first inner surface, between the third inner surface and the first inner surface The angle of is less than 180 degrees, and the third inner surface and the second inner surface are coplanar. The electronic device described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the flexible and hard composite circuit board further includes a second flexible board, the second flexible board is directly connected to the rigid board, and the rigid board and the second flexible board are correspondingly attached Covering the first inner surface and the third inner surface. According to the electronic device described in claim 7, wherein the camera component further includes a second voice element, and the second voice element is disposed and electrically connected to the second soft board. The electronic device described in item 5 of the scope of patent application further includes a display screen disposed in the casing. The electronic device described in item 5 of the scope of patent application further includes a base, and the base is pivotally connected to the housing.

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