TWI385457B - Slideable electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Slide type electronic device

The invention relates to a slide type electronic device, in particular to a slide type electronic device with a zoom camera module built therein.

With the development of micro-circuits and multimedia technologies, camera modules are widely used in various camera devices, such as traditional cameras, digital cameras, and digital camcorders. Camera modules are built into various portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones and music. The player is medium-sized and is favored by many consumers.

Slide-type electronic devices with built-in camera modules, such as mobile phones, have been found in the market. Such slide-type electronic devices usually include a body and a cover body. The surface of the body can be provided with a keyboard, and the surface of the cover body can be provided with a display screen and some function selections. The cover body and the body are slidable relative to each other to slide or overlap, and the camera module, including at least one lens module and an image sensor, is built in the cover body or built in the body.

In the previous slide-type electronic device, the camera module or the fixed focus type has no zoom function, or the drive mechanism is driven by setting a cam, a motor, etc., but these drive mechanisms will make the volume relatively large. The volume of the slide type electronic device is further increased, and it will cost a large amount.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a slide type electronic device incorporating a compact, low cost zoom camera module.

A slide type electronic device comprising a body, a cover body, a first The lens module has at least one positioning hole, a second lens module, at least one telescopic positioning post, and an image sensor. The body has an operation surface and a back surface opposite to the operation surface, and the body defines a through hole between the operation surface and the back surface. The cover body has a display surface and a joint surface facing the operation surface of the body, and the joint surface of the cover body is disposed on the operation surface of the body, and the cover body can be opposite to the body Sliding or overlapping, an opening is formed in the joint surface of the cover. The first lens module is received in a through hole of the body. The positioning hole is formed at a periphery of the first lens module. The second lens module is received in an opening of the cover. The positioning post is disposed on a periphery of the second lens module. When the cover body is overlapped with the body, the positioning post protrudes and is embedded in the positioning hole to make the first lens module and the first lens module The second lens module is aligned. The image sensor is disposed in the opening of the cover body, and is configured to sense light passing through the second lens module when the cover body slides away from the body, and the cover body is opposite to the cover body When the body is overlapped, the light is transmitted through the first lens module and the second lens module.

A slide-type electronic device includes a body, a cover, a first lens module, at least one positioning hole, a second lens module, at least one telescopic positioning post, and an image sensor. The body defines a through hole. The cover body may be slidably or overlapped with the body, and the cover body has an opening facing the surface of the body. The first lens module is received in a through hole of the body. The positioning hole is formed at a periphery of the first lens module. The second lens module is received in an opening of the cover. The positioning post is disposed on a periphery of the second lens module, at When the cover is overlapped with the body, the positioning post protrudes and is embedded in the positioning hole to align the first lens module with the second lens module. The image sensor is disposed in the opening of the cover body, and is configured to sense light passing through the second lens module when the cover body slides away from the body, and the cover body is opposite to the cover body When the body is overlapped, the light is transmitted through the first lens module and the second lens module.

Compared with the prior art, the slide type electronic device can be photographed by using a single first lens module when the cover body and the body slide open, and the first lens module and the first lens module can be used when the cover body and the body are overlapped. The second lens module is used to capture images with different focal lengths for zooming purposes, and avoids the use of conventional cam or motor drive mechanisms, resulting in a relatively small volume and low cost. Further, when the cover body and the body are overlapped, the slide-type electronic device is aligned with the positioning hole through the positioning post, so that the first lens module and the second lens module are aligned to avoid the cover body and the cover body. The sliding of the body causes the optical axes of the two to be eccentric.

The slide type electronic device provided by the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the slide-type electronic device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a mobile phone, which includes a body 10 , a cover body 20 slidingly matched with the body 10 , and a first a lens module 30, a second lens module 40 and an image sensor 50, the first lens module 30 is disposed in the body 10, the second lens module 40 and the image sensor 50 is disposed in the cover body 20.

Referring to FIG. 4, the body 10 has an operation surface 102 and an operation surface. The operating surface 102 is provided with a keyboard 12, and a through hole 14 is defined between the operating surface 102 and the back surface 104. The through hole 14 has a stepped shape to accommodate the back surface. The first lens module 30 is described and can be lighted. Preferably, the body 10 is further provided with a lens cover 16 on the back surface 104. The cover 20 has a display surface 202 and a joint surface 204 opposite to the display surface 202. The display surface 202 is provided with a display screen 22 and a set of function selection keys 24, and the joint surface 204 is slidably disposed on the cover surface 204. An operation opening 102 is formed on the operation surface 102. When the cover 20 slides away from the body 10, the opening 26 is offset from the through hole 14, and the opening 26 faces the outside; when the cover 20 is overlapped with the body 10, the The opening 26 is opposite to the through hole 14.

The first lens module 30 includes a lens barrel 32 and a lens 34 received in the lens barrel 32. The lens barrel 32 is suspended in the through hole 14 by a set of springs 36 so as to be finely adjusted when subjected to an external force, and the lens barrel 32 is evenly opened on the circumference of the end surface of the side wall facing the cover body 20 Positioning holes 322. The three positioning holes 322 each have an inclined inner surface.

The second lens module 40 is received in the opening 26 of the cover 20 and includes a lens barrel 42 and a lens 44 received in the lens barrel 42. Three retractable positioning posts 422 are evenly distributed in the cover body 20 and on the periphery of the lens barrel 42. The three telescopic positioning posts 422 are respectively composed of a cylinder 422a and a spring 422b. One end of the 422b is fixed in the cover body 20, and the other end is connected to the column body 422a. The ends of the three positioning posts 422 can protrude from the joint surface 204 of the cover body 20 when not compressed. The cover 20 can be retracted when compressed. Preferably, the three Each of the positioning posts 422 extending from the end of the cover body 20 has an inclined surface, and the operating surface 102 of the body 10 is provided with a circular chamfer at a contact portion with the end portions of the three positioning posts 422 to The three positioning posts 422 are smoothly compressed back into the cover 20 .

The image sensor 50 may be a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) or a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS). The image sensor 50 is at the bottom of the opening 26 and is disposed opposite to the second lens module 40.

When the cover 20 is overlapped with the body 10 (see FIG. 1 ), the three positioning posts 422 extend and are embedded in the three positioning holes 322 of the first lens module 30 to The first lens module 30 is aligned with the center of the second lens module 40 and the image sensor 50 to prevent the first lens module 30 and the second lens module 40 from sliding due to the sliding of the body 10 and the cover 20 The optical axis is eccentric. At this time, the slide type electronic device 100 can perform imaging and imaging by using the first lens module 30, the second lens module 40, and the image sensor 50.

When the cover 20 slides away from the body 10 (see FIGS. 4 and 5 ), the three positioning posts 422 are contacted from the three positioning holes 322 by the inclined surface and the three positioning holes 322 . The second lens module 40 is exposed to the outside, and the slide-type electronic device 100 can perform imaging and imaging by using the second lens module 40 and the image sensor 50.

Of course, the number of the positioning holes 322 and the positioning post 422 may also be only one, and only the first lens module 30 and the second lens module 40 may be aligned.

The slide-type electronic device 100 can be photographed by using a single first lens module 30 when the cover 20 and the body 10 are slid. When the cover 20 and the body 10 are overlapped, the first lens module 30 can be used. The second lens module 40 is photographed, so that imaging can be performed with different focal lengths for zooming purposes, and the conventional cam or motor driving mechanism is avoided, so that the volume is relatively small and the cost is low.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of a slide type electronic device 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The slide-type electronic device 200 is different from the slide-type electronic device 100 in that the first lens module 30 is fixedly disposed in the body 10 , and the positioning hole 322 is directly opened in the body 10 . On the operation surface 102, the first lens module 30 does not need a lens barrel. When the positioning post 422 is embedded in the positioning hole 322, it helps to align the body 10 with the slide cover 20, that is, the first lens is The module 30 is aligned with the second lens module 40 to reduce the optical axis eccentricity caused by the sliding fit.

It can be understood that the slide-type electronic devices 100 and 200 can also be electronic devices other than mobile phones, such as music players and the like.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

100,200‧‧‧Sliding electronic device

10‧‧‧ Ontology

20‧‧‧ cover

30‧‧‧First lens module

40‧‧‧Second lens module

50‧‧‧Image sensor

102‧‧‧Operation surface

104‧‧‧Back

202‧‧‧ display surface

204‧‧‧ joint surface

12‧‧‧ keyboard

14‧‧‧through hole

16‧‧‧Lens cover

22‧‧‧ display

24‧‧‧ function selection button

26‧‧‧ openings

32,42‧‧‧Mirror tube

34,44‧‧‧ lenses

36,422b‧‧. Spring

422a‧‧‧Cylinder

422‧‧‧Positioning column

322‧‧‧Positioning holes

1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a cover body of a slide type electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention when it is superposed on a body; 2 is a schematic view of the first lens module in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the second lens module and the positioning column of the cover joint surface of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a slide-type electronic device cover body and a body of the second embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧ Ontology

20‧‧‧ cover

30‧‧‧First lens module

40‧‧‧Second lens module

50‧‧‧Image sensor

102‧‧‧Operation surface

104‧‧‧Back

202‧‧‧ display surface

204‧‧‧ joint surface

12‧‧‧ keyboard

14‧‧‧through hole

22‧‧‧ display

24‧‧‧ function selection button

422‧‧‧Positioning column

322‧‧‧Positioning holes

Claims (14)

A slide type electronic device includes: a body having an operation surface and a back surface opposite to the operation surface, the body having a through hole between the operation surface and the back surface; The cover body has a display surface and a joint surface opposite to the display surface, and the joint surface of the cover body is disposed on the operation surface of the body, and the cover body is relatively slidable with the body Opening or overlapping, an opening is formed in the joint surface of the cover; a first lens module, the first lens module is received in the through hole of the body, and the first lens module includes a lens barrel And a lens received in the lens barrel, the end surface of the lens barrel is provided with at least one positioning hole; a second lens module, the second lens module is received in the opening of the cover body; at least one a telescopic positioning post, the positioning post is disposed on a periphery of the second lens module, and when the cover body is overlapped with the body, the positioning post protrudes and is embedded in the positioning hole to enable the first a lens module aligned with the second lens module; and an image sensing The image sensor is disposed in the opening of the cover body for sensing light passing through the second lens module when the cover body slides away from the body, in the cover body The light that penetrates the first lens module and the second lens module is sensed when the body is overlapped. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the operating surface of the body is provided with a keyboard, and the display surface of the cover is provided with a display screen and a set of function selection keys. The slide type electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the When the cover is slid open relative to the body, the opening is offset from the through hole to face the second lens module facing the outside; when the cover is overlapped with the body, the opening and the cover The through holes are opposite to face the second lens module facing the first lens module. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one positioning hole is three, and the at least one telescopic positioning column is also three to respectively match the three positioning holes. The three positioning holes are evenly distributed on a circumference of one end surface of the lens barrel of the first lens module, and the three positioning posts are evenly distributed on one circumference of the circumference of the second lens module. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the lens barrel is suspended in the through hole by a set of springs. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the positioning hole has an inclined inner surface, and the positioning post is embedded in the positioning hole to have an inclined surface. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one telescopic positioning post comprises a cylinder, and one end is fixed in the cover body, and the other end is connected to the cylinder body. Spring. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first lens module is fixedly disposed in the through hole of the body, and the second lens module is fixedly disposed on the cover body. In the opening, the positioning post is disposed in the cover. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the image sensor is a charge coupled device or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor. The slide-type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the through hole of the body and the opening of the cover have a stepped shape. The slide type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the present invention The body further includes a lens cover. The slide type electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone. A sliding type electronic device includes: a body, the body defines a through hole; a cover body, the cover body can be relatively slid or overlapped with the body, the cover body facing the body An opening is formed on the surface; a first lens module is received in the through hole of the body, and the first lens module includes a lens barrel and a lens received in the lens barrel. At least one positioning hole is defined in the end surface of the lens barrel; a second lens module is received in the opening of the cover body; at least one telescopic positioning post, the positioning post is disposed a positioning post protrudes from the positioning hole to extend the first lens module and the second lens when the cover is overlapped with the body at a periphery of the second lens module Aligning the module; and an image sensor disposed in the opening of the cover for sensing the penetration of the second when the cover is slid open relative to the body The light of the lens module is used to sense the penetration of the cover when the cover is overlapped with the body Module and the second light through the lens of the lens module. The slide-type electronic device of claim 13, wherein the first lens module is fixedly disposed in the through hole of the body, and the second lens module is fixedly disposed on the cover body. In the opening, the positioning post is disposed in the cover.