TWI492029B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

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

In recent years, with the development of the technology industry, electronic devices, such as smart phones, tablet computers, or notebook computers, have frequently appeared in daily life. The types and functions of electronic devices are becoming more diverse, and the convenience and practicality make these electronic devices more popular and can be used for different purposes.

In addition to the functions of the electronic device itself, the electronic device is usually equipped with additional functional components to provide additional functions for the electronic device. For example, the electronic device may be configured with a camera module, such as a camera, and the housing has an opening corresponding to the camera module, so that the camera module located in the casing can be located through the opening. An image outside the shell. The camera module is usually disposed on the back or front of the electronic device. If the camera module is disposed on the back of the electronic device and the position of the camera module overlaps with the position of the liquid crystal screen, the size of the camera module will affect the overall thickness of the electronic device.

The present invention provides an electronic device having a relatively thin thickness.

The electronic device of the present invention comprises a casing, a transparent cover, a support member and a camera module. The casing has a bump and an opening. The protrusion extends toward the outside of the electronic device, and a groove is formed correspondingly on the inner side of the casing. The opening is located on the protrusion and communicates with the groove. The transparent cover is disposed in the opening. The support member is disposed in the casing, wherein the support member includes a chassis and a holder. The chassis is disposed in the casing. The bracket includes a body, a receiving slot and a skirt. The accommodating groove is located on the body and faces the groove, and the skirt extends from the side of the accommodating groove toward the outside of the accommodating groove. The bracket bears against the chassis by the skirt. The camera module is disposed in the receiving slot, and a part of the camera module protrudes out of the receiving slot, wherein the camera module protrudes from the outside of the receiving slot and is located in the recess and corresponds to the transparent cover. The support member is located outside the recess such that the side walls of the recess face and surround the camera module.

Based on the above, the electronic device of the present invention has a camera module located in the casing, and the camera module is disposed in the receiving groove of the support member, wherein the outer side of the casing has a protrusion corresponding to the camera module, and is convex. A groove is formed on the inner side of the casing, a part of the camera module protrudes out of the receiving groove and is located in the groove, and the support member is located outside the groove, so that the side wall of the groove faces and surrounds the camera module. . In other words, the recess corresponding to the protrusion covers only a portion of the camera module and does not cover the support for carrying the camera module. Accordingly, the present invention reduces the width of the groove to be close to the width of the camera module, and at the same time correspondingly reduces the width of the protrusion and thins the thickness of other areas of the electronic device.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧Shell

112‧‧‧Opening

114‧‧‧ bumps

116‧‧‧ Groove

120‧‧‧Transparent cover

130‧‧‧Support

132‧‧‧ Chassis

1322‧‧‧ rib

1324‧‧‧ openings

134‧‧‧ bracket

1342‧‧‧ Ontology

1342a‧‧‧ bottom wall

1342b‧‧‧ Sidewall

1344‧‧‧ accommodating slots

1346‧‧‧ skirt

140‧‧‧ camera module

150‧‧‧LCD module

B‧‧‧Back

D1‧‧ depth

F‧‧‧ positive

H1, h2, h3, h4‧‧‧ height

W1, W2, W3, W4‧‧‧ width

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I' of Figure 1.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I' of Figure 1. The electronic device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is exemplified by a smart phone. However, in other embodiments not shown, the electronic device may also be a tablet computer or a notebook computer. Or other suitable electronic devices, the invention does not limit the type of electronic device. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a casing 110 , a transparent cover 120 , a support member 130 , and a camera module 140 . The casing 110 of the electronic device 100 has an opening 112, and the transparent cover 120 is disposed at the opening 112. In addition, the support member 130 of the electronic device 100, the camera module 140, and other unillustrated body and internal components are disposed in the casing 110, wherein the support member 130 is used to carry the camera module 140, and the position of the camera module 140 is Corresponding to the position of the opening 112 and the transparent cover 120. Further, the opening 112 and the transparent cover 120 of the embodiment are disposed on the casing 110 and face the back surface B of the electronic device 100 (for example, a back cover), wherein The opening 112 extends through the casing 110, and the transparent cover 120 is, for example, a glass cover. The width of the opening 112 is substantially equal to the width of the camera module 140. However, the width of the opening of other embodiments may be greater than the width of the camera module, and the invention is not limited thereto. In this manner, the camera module 140 disposed in the casing 110 can capture images outside the electronic device 100 through the opening 112 and the transparent cover 120.

In the present embodiment, the casing 110 has a projection 114. The protrusions 114 extend toward the outside of the electronic device 100, and correspondingly form a recess 116 on the inner side of the casing 110. In other words, the protrusion 114 and the groove 116 described above may be formed by a portion of the casing 110 protruding outward. The opening 112 is located on the protrusion 114 and communicates with the groove 116 to penetrate the casing 110, and the camera module 140 faces the groove 116. The support member 130 is disposed in the casing 110, wherein the support member 130 includes a chassis 132 and a bracket 134. The chassis 132 is disposed in the casing 110. The bracket 134 is disposed on the chassis 132, and the camera module 140 is disposed on the bracket 134 and faces the opening 112. Accordingly, the camera module 140 is disposed in the casing 110 by the support member 130. In addition, in the embodiment, the electronic device 100 further includes a liquid crystal display module 150 (shown in FIG. 2). The liquid crystal display module 150 is disposed in the casing 110 and located on a side of the chassis 132 relative to the opening 112. In other words, the liquid crystal display module 150 is located on the front surface F of the electronic device 100. In this manner, the user can capture the image by the camera module 140 corresponding to the back surface B of the electronic device 100, and view the image from the front surface F of the electronic device 100 through the liquid crystal display module 150. However, in the embodiment, the camera module 140 and the opening 112 and the transparent cover 120 on the casing 110 may be corresponding to the front surface F of the electronic device 100 and located in the liquid crystal display module 150. On one side, the invention does not limit the position of the camera module 150.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the bracket 134 includes a body 1342, a receiving groove 1344 and a skirt 1346. The receiving groove 1344 is located on the body 1342 and faces the groove 116 of the casing 110. The skirt 1346 extends from the side of the accommodating groove 1344 toward the accommodating groove 1344 and surrounds the body 1342. The skirt 1346 of FIG. 2 is shown as being located on opposite sides of the receiving groove 1344. However, the skirt 1346 may be an annular structure surrounding the receiving groove 1344 and appearing in the receiving groove in the cross section. The left and right sides of the 1344 extend outward. However, in other embodiments, the skirt 1346 can also be two protruding structures disposed on opposite sides of the receiving groove 1344, and the present invention does not limit the actual structure of the skirt 1346. Furthermore, the body 1342 of the present embodiment includes a bottom wall 1342a and a plurality of side walls 1342b. The bottom wall 1342a is parallel to the chassis 132. The side wall 1342b extends from the side of the bottom wall 1342a toward the casing 110 and surrounds the bottom wall 1342a, and the side wall 1342b is substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 1342a to constitute the receiving groove 1344. The skirt 1346 of the bracket 134 is parallel to the chassis 132 and extends outwardly from the end of the side wall 1342b away from the bottom wall 1342a. However, in other embodiments not shown, the skirt 1346 may also extend outwardly from the middle of the side wall 1342b, and the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the camera module 140 is disposed in the receiving slot 1344, and a portion of the camera module 140 protrudes from the receiving slot 1344. A portion of the camera module 140 protrudes from the receiving slot 1344 and is located in the recess 116. The image is taken through the opening 112 and the transparent cover 120, and the support member 130 includes the chassis 132 and the bracket 134 are located outside the recess 116 so that the sidewall 1342b of the recess 116 faces and surrounds the camera module 140. .

Specifically, in the embodiment, the height h1 of the bracket 134 for carrying the camera module 140 is smaller than the height h2 of the camera module 140, and the receiving slot 1344 The depth d1 is smaller than the height h2 of the camera module 140. That is, the height of the side wall 1342b of the body 1342 relative to the bottom wall 1342a (in the present embodiment, the depth d1 corresponding to the receiving groove 1344) is smaller than the height of the camera module 140 relative to the bottom wall 1342a (comparable in this embodiment). The height h2 of the camera module 140 itself is such that a portion of the camera module 140 disposed in the receiving slot 1344 protrudes out of the receiving slot 1344. Accordingly, the protrusion 114 of the embodiment only needs to cover the portion of the camera module 140 protruding from the receiving groove 1344 by the recess 116. Since the electronic device 100 adopts the design of the protrusion 114, the camera module 140 is partially accommodated in the recess 116 of the corresponding protrusion 114, so that the thickness of other areas of the electronic device 100 can be thinner without being limited by the camera mode. The size of the group 140.

Since the support member 130 of the present embodiment is located outside the recess 116, there is no additional frame between the side wall of the recess 116 and the camera module 140. Therefore, the width W1 of the groove 116 may be slightly larger than the width of the camera module 140 to reduce the width W3 of the protrusion 114 and increase the aesthetic design of the electronic device 100. In more detail, in this embodiment, the height of the support member 130 carrying the camera module 140 is lowered, and a part of the camera module 140 is exposed outside the receiving groove 1344, and the width W1 of the groove 116 is configured to be smaller than the support. The width W2 of the frame 134 is only partially located in the groove 116 protruding from the camera module 140 outside the receiving groove 1344, and the bracket 134 is located outside the groove 116 due to the size. In this way, the casing 110 adjacent to the protrusion 114 can be closer to the camera module 140, thereby reducing the size of the protrusion 114.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the chassis 132 has a rib 1322 and an opening 1324 extending toward the casing 110. The opening 1324 is located on the rib 1322 and runs through Ribs 1322. The bracket 134 bears against the rib 1322 of the chassis 132 by the skirt 1346, and the body 1342 is located within the opening 1324. Although the ribs 1322 of FIG. 2 are shown on opposite sides of the opening 1324, the ribs 1322 may be protrusions protruding from the chassis 132, and the openings 1324 extend through the ribs 1322 so that the ribs 1322 are formed. An annular structure is formed around the opening 1324 and presents a left and right configuration in cross section. However, in other embodiments not shown, the ribs 1322 can also be two protruding structures disposed on opposite sides of the opening 1324 and corresponding to the skirt 1346. Alternatively, the chassis 132 may also be provided with only the opening 1324, while the bracket 134 bears against the edge of the opening 1324 by the skirt 1346. The present invention does not limit the actual structure and configuration of the ribs 1322. Thus, since the bracket 134 is disposed on the chassis 132 by the skirt 1346 resting on the rib 1322, the height h3 of the rib 1322 relative to the chassis 132 is also smaller than the camera module 140 relative to the chassis 132. The height h4 is such that the camera module 140 protruding from the receiving groove 1344 also protrudes from the rib 1322. Furthermore, the present embodiment can similarly configure the width W1 of the recess 116 of the casing to be smaller than the width W4 of the rib 1322 of the chassis 132. As such, the ribs 1322 of the chassis 132 cannot extend into the recesses 116, and the chassis 132 is located outside the recesses 116, and only the camera module 140 that protrudes beyond the receiving slots 1344 and is higher than the ribs 1322. The local location is within the recess 116. In other words, the support member 130 includes the chassis 132 and the bracket 134 at a lower height than the camera module 140 such that the casing 110 around the protrusion 114 can be closer to the camera module 140. Accordingly, the width W3 of the protrusion 114 is reduced by narrowing the width W1 of the groove 116.

In summary, the electronic device of the present invention has a camera module located in the casing, and the camera module is disposed in the receiving groove of the support member, wherein the outer side of the casing has Corresponding to the protrusion of the camera module, and the protrusion correspondingly forms a groove on the inner side of the casing, a part of the camera module protrudes out of the receiving groove and is located in the groove, and the support member is located outside the groove, so that The side walls of the recess face and surround the camera module. In other words, the recess corresponding to the protrusion covers only a portion of the camera module and does not cover the support for carrying the camera module. As such, the width of the recess can be configured to be less than the width of the bracket and the width of the rib of the chassis, such that the support member includes both the chassis and the bracket outside of the recess. Accordingly, the present invention designs the height of the support member to be lower than the camera module, so that the adjacent convex casing can be closer to the camera module, thereby reducing the size of the protrusion. Since the electronic device of the present invention adopts a convex design, the thickness of other regions of the electronic device can be made thinner without being limited by the size of the camera module.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧Shell

112‧‧‧Opening

114‧‧‧ bumps

116‧‧‧ Groove

120‧‧‧Transparent cover

130‧‧‧Support

132‧‧‧ Chassis

1322‧‧‧ rib

1324‧‧‧ openings

134‧‧‧ bracket

1342‧‧‧ Ontology

1342a‧‧‧ bottom wall

1342b‧‧‧ Sidewall

1344‧‧‧ accommodating slots

1346‧‧‧ skirt

140‧‧‧ camera module

150‧‧‧LCD module

B‧‧‧Back

D1‧‧ depth

F‧‧‧ positive

H1, h2, h3, h4‧‧‧ height

W1, W2, W3, W4‧‧‧ width

Claims (10)

An electronic device includes: a casing having a protrusion and an opening extending outwardly of the electronic device, and correspondingly forming a groove on the inner side of the casing, the opening being located at the protrusion And a transparent cover plate disposed on the opening; a support member disposed in the casing, wherein the support member comprises: a chassis disposed in the casing; and a bracket The accommodating slot is located on the body and faces the recess, and the skirt extends from the side of the accommodating slot toward the outside of the accommodating slot. The frame is supported by the chassis by the skirt: and a camera module is disposed in the receiving slot, and a part of the camera module protrudes from the receiving slot, wherein the camera module The portion protruding from the accommodating groove is located in the groove and corresponds to the transparent cover, and the support member is located outside the groove such that the side wall of the groove faces and surrounds the camera module. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the accommodating groove has a depth smaller than a height of the camera module. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the chassis has a rib extending toward the casing and an opening, the opening being located on the rib and extending through the rib, the bracket being The skirt bears against the rib and the body is located within the opening. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the rib is opposite The height of the chassis is less than the height of the camera module relative to the chassis. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the width of the recess of the casing is smaller than the width of the rib of the chassis. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the width of the groove of the casing is smaller than the width of the bracket. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the body comprises a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, the bottom wall being parallel to the chassis, the side walls extending from a side edge of the bottom wall toward the casing, And surrounding the bottom wall to form the accommodating groove. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the height of the sidewalls relative to the bottom wall is less than the height of the camera module relative to the bottom wall. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the opening has a width substantially equal to a width of the camera module. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a liquid crystal display module disposed in the casing and located on a side of the chassis relative to the opening.