TWI392340B - Portable electronic device with camera module - Google Patents

Description

Portable electronic device with camera module

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and more particularly to a portable electronic device having a camera module.

With the development of multimedia technology, camera modules have been widely used, and the combination of camera modules and portable electronic devices has become one of the trends in the development of portable electronic devices.

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of zoom modes of the camera module, that is, the optical zoom system changes the focal length by the combination of the lenses to achieve the purpose of zooming, and the digital zoom system clips the image captured by the image sensor and performs interpolation calculation. The method is reduced to the original image size, so the image quality obtained by the digital zoom is poor (see C. Weerasinghe et al., August 2004, IEEE Transaction on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 50, No. 3, Digital Zoom Camera With Image Sharpening And Noise Suppression).

However, the portable electronic devices with camera modules currently on the market are limited by the size of the portable electronic device itself, and most of the camera modules adopt a digital zoom structure, and the quality of the captured photos is greatly limited, and the multimedia cannot be satisfied. The need for technological development. Even if the portable electronic device adopts an optical zoom structure, the zoom magnification may be limited, which cannot meet the requirements of shooting in some occasions, and the camera module is fixed in the portable electronic device and cannot be replaced.

In the prior art, a portable electronic device having a camera module is provided, which can externally connect various functions of the lens to supplement the portable electronic device. The lack of camera modules makes the shooting better and the shooting angle wider. However, during the shooting process, the user usually needs to fix the external lens in front of the camera module of the portable electronic device by hand, which causes inconvenience in use.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a portable electronic device having a camera module that is convenient to use.

A portable electronic device having a camera module includes a body, a camera module disposed in the body, and an external lens module. The external lens module includes a lens barrel and at least two protrusions disposed at one end of the lens barrel. At least two receiving portions are disposed on the body, and the at least two receiving portions are disposed on the periphery of the camera module, and the at least two receiving portions are configured to receive protrusions of the external lens module. A blocking portion is disposed at an opening of each of the receiving portions, and the blocking portion is configured to fix the protrusion of the external lens module to the receiving portion. Each of the receiving portions is a recess recessed toward the surface of the body, and the blocking portion is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the receiving portion. The protrusion of the external lens module is locked between the blocking portion and the bottom surface of the receiving portion.

A portable electronic device having a camera module includes a body and a camera module disposed in the body. At least two receiving portions are disposed on the body, and the at least two receiving portions are disposed on the periphery of the camera module, and the at least two receiving portions are configured to receive protrusions of the external lens module. A blocking portion is disposed at an opening of each of the receiving portions, and the blocking portion is configured to fix the protrusion of the external lens module to the receiving portion. Each of the receiving portions is a recess recessed relative to the surface of the body, the blocking portion The protrusion of the external lens module is interposed between the blocking portion and the bottom surface of the receiving portion.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a portable electronic device with a camera module. The body is provided with at least two receiving portions for receiving protrusions of the external lens module. A blocking portion is disposed at the opening of the portion, and the blocking portion is used for fixing the protrusion of the external lens module to the receiving portion, so that the shooting can be conveniently performed. Moreover, the external lens module can be conveniently removed when not needed, and separated from the portable electronic device, without affecting the volume and appearance of the portable electronic device. In addition, the external lens module of various functions can be replaced as needed, so that the portable electronic device can shoot better.

The invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , which are schematic diagrams of a portable electronic device 100 with a camera module according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 having the camera module can be a mobile phone having a camera module. The portable electronic device 100 having a camera module includes a body 10, and a screen 11, a camera module 12 and a keyboard 13 disposed on the body 10.

The main body 10 is provided with three receiving portions 14 each having a fan-shaped annular cross section. A blocking portion 16 is correspondingly disposed at the opening of each of the receiving portions 14. The accommodating portion 14 is configured to receive a protrusion of an external lens module, and the blocking portion 16 is configured to be engaged with the protrusion of the external lens module in the accommodating portion 14 (described later). The blocking portion 16 has a fan-shaped cross section, and each of the blocking portions 16 has an arc-shaped edge 162, and each blocking portion The arcuate edge 162 of the 16 extends in the same circumferential direction. The accommodating portions 14 may be equally spaced along one circumferential direction. The material of the blocking portion 16 may be metal or plastic.

Referring to FIG. 5, an external lens module 200 includes a lens barrel 22 and three protrusions 24 disposed at one end of the lens barrel 22. Each protrusion 24 is generally "L" shaped and includes a vertical extension 242 and a horizontal extension 244. The vertical extension 242 and the horizontal extension 244 are perpendicular to each other. The horizontal extension 244 is substantially rectangular. The projection 24 is for engaging with the receiving portion 14 of the body 10. The external lens module 200 can be a fixed focus lens or a zoom lens. The external lens module 200 can also select a lens of various functional types such as a wide-angle lens or a wide-angle lens.

Referring to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 together, when assembling the external lens module 200 and the portable electronic device 100, the protrusion 24 of the external lens module 200 is first placed in the receiving portion 14 of the body 10, and then the external lens module is assembled. The 200 rotates counterclockwise with respect to the portable electronic device 100, so that the blocking portion 16 is snap-fastened to the body 10 with the external lens module 200. When the external lens module 200 is to be removed from the portable electronic device 100, only the external lens module 200 needs to be rotated clockwise relative to the portable electronic device 100, that is, the external lens module 200 can be removed.

In the portable electronic device 100 with a camera module, the body 10 is provided with three accommodating portions 14 respectively. Each of the accommodating portions 14 is correspondingly provided with a blocking portion 16 for receiving the external lens module. The protrusion 24 of the group 200 is fastened to the body 10 by the blocking portion 16 to facilitate the shooting. Moreover, the external lens module 200 can be conveniently removed when not needed, and the portable electronic device The separation of 100 does not affect the volume and appearance of the portable electronic device 100. In addition, the external lens module 200 of various functions can be replaced as needed, so that the portable electronic device 100 can better capture the effect.

Please refer to FIG. 9, which illustrates a portable electronic device 300 having a camera module according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The portable electronic device 300 differs from the portable electronic device 100 of the first embodiment in that only two receiving portions 34 are formed in the body 30. Accordingly, only two blocking portions 36 are provided on the body 30. It can be understood that the external lens module matched with the portable electronic device 300 also includes only two protrusions. It should be noted that the body 30 can also be provided with three or more receiving portions 34. Accordingly, the body 30 is provided with the same number of blocking portions 36, as long as the number of protrusions of the external lens module is matched.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which illustrates a portable electronic device 400 having a camera module according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The portable electronic device 400 differs from the portable electronic device 100 of the first embodiment in that the body 40 is provided with a holding device 42 which is a circular hole. The external lens module 200 is attached to the holding device 42 by a lanyard 44.

In the portable electronic device 400 with a camera module in the embodiment of the present invention, the body 40 is provided with a holding device 42. The external lens module 200 is connected to the holding device 42 via a lanyard 44. Therefore, the user can carry the external lens module 200 more conveniently, thereby making shooting more convenient.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Familiar with the case Equivalent modifications or variations of the skilled person in the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

100,300,400‧‧‧ portable electronic devices

44‧‧‧ lanyard

10, 30, 40‧‧‧ ontology

11‧‧‧ screen

12‧‧‧ camera module

13‧‧‧ keyboard

14,34‧‧‧Receiving Department

16,36‧‧‧block

162‧‧‧Arc-shaped edges

200‧‧‧External lens module

22‧‧‧Mirror tube

24‧‧‧ Protrusion

242‧‧‧ Vertical extension

244‧‧‧ horizontal extension

42‧‧‧Hanging device

1 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1 as viewed from the back; FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of the portable electronic device of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the external lens module according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the external lens module according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the external lens module and the portable electronic device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is an assembly of the external lens module and the portable electronic device of FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a portable electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

100‧‧‧ portable electronic devices

200‧‧‧External lens module

10‧‧‧ Ontology

14‧‧‧ Housing Department

16‧‧‧Block

24‧‧‧ Protrusion

Claims (8)

A portable electronic device having a camera module, comprising: a body and a camera module disposed in the body, wherein the portable electronic device having the camera module further comprises an external lens module, the external lens The module includes a lens barrel and at least two protrusions disposed at one end of the lens barrel; the body is provided with at least two receiving portions, the at least two receiving portions are disposed at a periphery of the camera module, and the at least two receiving portions are for receiving The protrusion of the external lens module is respectively provided with a blocking portion for locking the protrusion of the external lens module to the receiving portion, and each of the receiving portions is opposite to the body surface The concave portion is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the receiving portion, and the protrusion of the external lens module is clamped between the blocking portion and the bottom surface of the receiving portion. The portable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 1, wherein the blocking portion has a fan-shaped annular shape. The portable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 2, wherein each of the blocking portions has an arc-shaped edge, and the arc-shaped edge of each blocking portion is along the same circumference. extend. The portable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a holding device for holding the external lens module. A portable electronic device having a camera module includes a body and a camera module disposed in the body, wherein: the body is provided with at least two receiving portions, and the at least two receiving portions are disposed on the camera module The at least two receiving portions are configured to receive protrusions of an external lens module, and each receiving A blocking portion is disposed at the opening of the portion for locking the protrusion of the external lens module to the receiving portion, and each of the receiving portions is a recess recessed relative to the surface of the body, the blocking portion and the receiving portion The bottom surfaces of the portions are spaced apart from each other, and the protrusion of the external lens module is clamped between the blocking portion and the bottom surface of the receiving portion. The portable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 5, wherein the blocking portion has a fan-shaped annular shape. The portable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 6, wherein each of the blocking portions has an arc-shaped edge, and the arc-shaped edge of each blocking portion is along the same circumference. extend. The portable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 5, wherein the body is provided with a holding device for holding the external lens module.