TWI426338B - Electronic apparatus and image capturing module - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and image capturing module

The invention relates to an electronic device and an image capturing module usable for the electronic device.

Portable electronic devices, such as personal digital assistants, mobile phones, and the like, are becoming more and more popular, and many portable electronic devices also integrate digital shooting functions.

A typical image capturing module includes a lens barrel, a lens or lens unit, a filter, and an image sensor. The image sensor is connected to a printed circuit board or a flexible circuit board, and the control program is written into the circuit to achieve control. Like a module for shooting purposes.

However, the shooting environment is changeable, and consumers' demand for shooting quality is also increasing. For example, consumers want the image module to have good night shooting and daytime shooting functions, or both standard lens modules and super wide-angle lens modules. These requirements can now be achieved by changing the lens or changing the number of lenses included in the lens unit during manufacturing, lens structure, etc., but replacing the lens is a waste of time, it is easy to miss the best shooting time, and it is difficult to improve the quality of the lens unit. Do it all.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an electronic device that can be freely switched between a plurality of lens units and an image capturing module having a plurality of lens units.

An electronic device includes an image capturing module, the image capturing module includes a first lens unit, a first image sensor, a second lens unit, and a second image sensor And a receiving portion having a first opening and a second opening, the receiving portion sequentially receiving the first lens unit, the first image sensor, and the second image from the first opening to the second opening a sensor and the second lens unit, the first lens unit receives light from the first opening, the second lens unit receives light from the second opening, and the first image sensor receives the first lens The light of the unit, the second image sensor receives light from the second lens unit; a housing that houses the image capturing module, the housing has a finder window, and the image capturing module An opening or a second opening is aligned with the finder window for image capturing; a first rotating shaft, the first rotating shaft is disposed in the receiving portion of the image capturing module, and the image capturing module is coupled to the image through the first rotating shaft The housings are coupled and rotatable relative to the housing.

An image capturing module includes a first lens unit, a first image sensor, a second lens unit, a second image sensor and a receiving portion, the receiving portion having a first opening and a second The first housing unit, the first image sensor, and the second image sensor are sequentially received from the first opening to the second opening. The receiving portion has a first opening and a second opening. And the second lens unit, the first lens unit receives light from the first opening, the second lens unit receives light from the second opening, and the first image sensor receives light from the first lens unit The second image sensor receives light from the second lens unit.

Compared with the prior art, the electronic device and the image capturing module provided by the embodiments of the present invention include two lens units, and the consumer can arbitrarily select one of the lens units to shoot, which better satisfies the needs of the consumer for multiple shooting.

10, 70, 81, 82‧‧‧ image capture module

21‧‧‧First lens unit

22‧‧‧second lens unit

31‧‧‧First image sensor

32‧‧‧Second image sensor

40‧‧‧Soft circuit board

41‧‧‧ first side

42‧‧‧ second side

50‧‧‧ Housing Department

51‧‧‧ first opening

52‧‧‧second opening

53‧‧‧ outer surface

54, 72, 841‧‧‧ rotating shaft

60, 90‧‧‧ electronic devices

61, 92‧‧‧ inside

62‧‧‧Outside

63, 621, 840‧‧‧ upper surface

600, 900‧‧‧ ontology

601, 901‧‧‧ top border

660, 84‧‧‧ shell

611‧‧‧through hole

622‧‧‧ lower surface

623, 842‧‧‧ side surface

71, 85, 86‧‧‧ viewfinder window

1 is a perspective view of an image capturing module according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of Figure 1.

3 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of IV in Figure 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing module and a housing portion for housing the image capturing module according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an image capturing module and a housing portion for housing the image capturing module according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is an enlarged view of VIII in Figure 7.

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

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the image capturing module 10 of the first embodiment of the present invention includes a first lens unit 21 , a first image sensor 31 , a second lens unit 22 , and a second image sense. The detector 32, the flexible circuit board 40, and the housing portion 50.

The receiving portion 50 has a cylindrical shape and has a first opening 51 and a second opening 52. The receiving portion sequentially receives the first lens unit 21 and the first image from the first opening 51 to the second opening 52. The sensor 31, the second image sensor 32, and the second lens unit 22, the first lens unit 21 receives light from the first opening 51, and the second lens unit 22 receives the second opening 52. In the light, the first image sensor 31 receives light from the first lens unit 21, and the second image sensor 32 receives light from the second lens unit 22.

The number of lenses included in each lens unit is set as desired, and may be one lens or multiple lenses.

Generally, the photographing functions of the first lens unit 21 and the second lens unit 22 are different, for example, the two lens units have different viewing angles or different focal lengths, or one is a fixed focal lens unit and the other is a zoom lens unit, or The zoom range of one zoom lens unit is in the short focus range and the zoom range of the other zoom lens unit is in the ultra-long focus range, one lens unit is a wide-angle lens unit and the other lens unit is a telephoto lens unit or the like.

However, in special cases, the functions of the first lens unit 21 and the second lens unit 22 may be identical to each other as a replacement.

The optical axes of the first lens unit 21 and the second lens unit 22 are substantially parallel, but since there is no correlation between the two lens units, the optical axes are not parallel and the respective photographing actions can be successfully completed.

Generally, the first lens unit 21 and the second lens unit 22 respectively have one aperture, and the diameters of the apertures of the two apertures may be the same or different.

The flexible circuit board 40 has a first surface 41 and a second surface 42. The first surface 41 is provided with a first image sensor 31, and the second surface 42 is provided with a second image sensor 32. The detector 31 receives light from the first lens unit 21, and the second image sensor receives light from the second lens unit 22.

In particular, the first image sensor 31 and the second image sensor 32 may be different, mainly with different resolutions or different sensitivities, for example, one for general illumination and the other for low illumination. Shoot down. The first image sensor 31 and the second image sensor 32 may also be the same.

The first image sensor 31 and the second image sensor 32 can also be disposed on two sides of the printed circuit board, or the first image sensor 31 and the second image sensor 32 are disposed on the first image sensor 31 On the substrate electrically connected to the circuit board, or the first image sensor 31 and the second image sensor 32 each have a circuit board.

The outer surface 53 of the receiving portion 50 is provided with a rotating shaft 54 which is perpendicular to the optical axis. The rotation axis 54 rotates the image capturing module 10 by 180 degrees in the plane of the optical axis to change the direction of the first opening 51 and the second opening 52, thereby realizing the rotation of the image capturing module 10. Generally, the taking The image module 10 is connected to a fixture by the rotating shaft 54.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the electronic device 60 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a body 600. The body 600 is a notebook computer. The body 600 has a frame 601 above the display. The image capturing module 10 is movably embedded in the upper frame 601.

The upper frame 601 has an inner side surface 61, an outer side surface 62 and an upper surface 63 through which a through hole passes. The through hole has two opposite openings respectively defined on the inner side surface 61 and the outer side surface 62. The two openings 51 and 52 of the image capturing module 10 respectively correspond to the two openings of the upper frame 601 to obtain external light.

When taking a photo, the consumer can select the lens unit as needed.

The image capturing module 10 can be fixed at the upper frame 601 without being moved.

Preferably, the accommodating portion 53 of the image capturing module 10 is provided with a rotating shaft 54, and a hole is provided on the upper surface 63 of the upper frame 601 so that the rotating shaft 54 passes through, and can be rotated by rotating the rotating shaft 54. Like module 10. At this time, the body 600 is a fixed object for the image capturing module 10.

Referring to FIG. 5, the image capturing module 70 provided in the third embodiment of the present invention is disposed in a housing 660.

The housing 660 is a hollow straight cylindrical structure having an upper surface 621 and a lower surface 622. And a side surface 623. The image capturing module 70 is disposed between the upper surface 621 and the lower surface 622. The side surface 623 defines a finder window 71. The finder window 71 corresponds to the opening of the image capturing module 70, so that the image capturing module 70 can receive through. The light of the finder window 71 is then imaged.

The outer surface of the image capturing module 70 is provided with a rotating shaft 72. Correspondingly, the upper surface 621 of the housing 660 is provided with a through hole 611, and the rotating shaft 72 is disposed through the through hole 611. Which lens unit is made to correspond to the finder window 71 is selected by rotating the rotary shaft 72.

The housing 660 is a fixture for the image capture module 70.

Referring to FIG. 6, the image capturing module 81 and the image capturing module 82 provided in the fourth embodiment of the present invention are disposed in a housing 84.

The housing 84 is also a hollow straight cylindrical structure having a structure substantially identical to that of the housing 660, except that the side surface 842 of the housing 84 is provided with two finder windows 85 and 86, two finder windows 85 and 86. Corresponding to the image capturing modules 81 and 82, respectively. A rotating shaft 841 is disposed at the center of the upper surface 840 of the casing 84, and the entire casing 84 can be rotated by rotating the rotating shaft 841.

The image taking modules 81 and 82 can be coupled to the housing 84 and rotated relative to the housing 84 by their respective axes of rotation. The housing 84 is a fixed object to the image capturing module 81 and the image capturing module 82.

The housing 84 can also open more finder windows and correspondingly set the same number of image taking modules.

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the electronic device 90 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention has a body 900, and the body 900 is a notebook computer. The main body 900 has an upper frame 901. The upper frame 901 is provided with a casing 84. The casing 84 is connected to the body 900 by its rotating shaft 841.

The upper frame 901 has an inner side surface 92, and the inner side surface 92 defines an opening for the opening One of the finder windows of the housing 84 is aligned.

When the plurality of image capturing modules are accommodated in the casing 84 and the plurality of image capturing modules are not changed with respect to the rotating shaft 841 of the casing, the image capturing module can be selected by rotating the casing 84. The finder window is aligned with the opening of the body 900.

The electronic device in the embodiment of the present invention may also be a mobile phone, a digital camera, a monitor, or the like. The rotation mode of the rotating shaft in the embodiment of the present invention is realized by a method well known to those skilled in the art, such as manual, motor drive or gear transmission.

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. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

10‧‧‧Image capture module

21‧‧‧First lens unit

22‧‧‧second lens unit

31‧‧‧First image sensor

32‧‧‧Second image sensor

40‧‧‧Soft circuit board

41‧‧‧ first side

42‧‧‧ second side

50‧‧‧ Housing Department

51‧‧‧ first opening

52‧‧‧second opening

54‧‧‧Rotary axis

Claims (8)

An electronic device is improved in that the electronic device includes at least one image capturing module, and the image capturing module includes a first lens unit, a first image sensor, a second lens unit, and a second image sense. a first opening and a second opening, the receiving portion sequentially receiving the first lens unit, the first image sensor, the first portion from the first opening to the second opening a second image unit that receives light from the first opening, the second lens unit receives light from the second opening, the first image sensor receives from the first a light of a lens unit, the second image sensor receives light from the second lens unit; a housing that houses the image capturing module, the housing having at least one finder window, each image capturing The module is only corresponding to one of the finder windows; at least one first rotation axis, the first rotation axis and the image capturing module are in one-to-one correspondence, and the first rotation axis is disposed in the receiving portion of the image capturing module such that the capturing Image module via the first rotation Connected to the housing and rotatable relative to the housing, such that the first opening or the second opening of each of the image capturing modules is aligned with the corresponding finder window for image capturing to select the first lens unit or the first The second lens unit performs shooting. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a plurality of image capturing modules, and a plurality of first rotating shafts, the housing further having a plurality of finder windows, finder windows and image capturing The modules correspond one by one. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a body connected to the housing. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein: the housing has an outer surface, The outer surface is provided with a second rotating shaft, and the housing is connected to the body via the second rotating shaft and enables the housing to rotate relative to the body. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first lens unit and the second lens unit have different photographing functions. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the optical axis of the first lens unit is parallel to the optical axis of the second lens unit. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first lens unit comprises at least one lens and the second lens unit comprises at least one lens. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first image sensor and the second image sensor share a circuit board.