TWI608288B - Panoramic camera device - Google Patents

Description

Panoramic photography device

The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus, and more particularly to a panoramic photographing apparatus having a simple structure and a single line output of an image signal.

The traditional photography module is composed of one lens. The angle of view of the wide-angle lens is generally limited to 64~76 degrees. The angle of view of the ultra-wide-angle lens can reach 84~110 degrees. With the continuous development of optical lens and imaging chip technology, based on the conventional The traditional vision system of camera module can not meet the needs of many applications due to its limited field of view. Wide-angle imaging has the distinctive features of large field of view, which has become the focus and hotspot of current visual research.

The current panoramic shooting is also a wide-angle camera module ring shooting a set of photos in a professional software stitching into a panoramic image, and as the camera device is smaller and smaller, more and more portable, and the traditional panoramic camera Space photography is composed of multiple camera lenses, which has problems such as large size and limited application range.

Therefore, how to solve the above problems and deficiencies, that is, the creators of the case and the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to study the direction of improvement.

Therefore, in order to effectively solve the above problems, the main object of the present invention is to provide a panoramic photographing apparatus which is simple in structure and outputs a plurality of image signals from a single line.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a panoramic imaging device, comprising: a first substrate having an opposite first surface and a second surface, wherein a first camera module is disposed on the first surface, a first The second substrate has an opposite third surface and a fourth surface, the fourth surface facing the second surface of the first substrate, and a second camera module And a signal output is disposed on the third surface, a second connection is disposed on the fourth surface; wherein the first connection of the second surface is connected to the second connection of the fourth surface, and the first surface The first camera module is opposite to the second camera module of the third surface, and the first camera module and the second camera module are located at the same optical axis position, and the signal output is used to the first camera module. The image signal output generated by the group and the second camera module.

In an embodiment, the first camera module includes a first lens unit, a first lens unit, a first image processing unit, and a first filter. The first lens unit is disposed in the first lens unit. On a surface, the first lens unit is disposed on the first lens unit, the first image processing unit is disposed on the first surface and corresponds to the first lens unit, and the first filter is disposed on the first lens unit. And corresponding to the first lens unit on the first image processing unit.

In an embodiment, the first lens unit is one of a wide-angle lens, a zoom lens or a long focal length lens.

In an embodiment, the second camera module includes a second lens unit, a second lens unit, a second image processing unit, and a second filter. The second lens unit is disposed in the second lens unit. The second lens unit is disposed on the second lens unit, the second image processing unit is disposed on the third surface and corresponds to the second lens unit, and the second filter is disposed on the second lens unit. And corresponding to the second lens unit on the second image processing unit.

In an embodiment, the second lens unit is one of a wide-angle lens, a zoom lens or a long focal length lens.

In one embodiment, the signal output port is connected to an electronic device, and the first camera module and the second camera module respectively generate a first image signal and a second image signal, and output the signal through the signal output port. Electronic device.

In one embodiment, the first substrate and the second substrate are printed circuit boards or flexible circuit boards.

1‧‧‧ panoramic camera

10‧‧‧First substrate

101‧‧‧ first surface

102‧‧‧ second surface

11‧‧‧First camera module

111‧‧‧First lens unit

112‧‧‧First mirror base unit

113‧‧‧First Image Processing Unit

114‧‧‧First filter

12‧‧‧ First port

20‧‧‧second substrate

201‧‧‧ third surface

202‧‧‧ fourth surface

21‧‧‧Second camera module

211‧‧‧second lens unit

212‧‧‧Second mirror base unit

213‧‧‧Second image processing unit

214‧‧‧Second filter

22‧‧‧Second connection

23‧‧‧Signal output埠

A‧‧‧ optical axis

1 is a side view of a combination of a panoramic photographing apparatus of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the panoramic photographing apparatus of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the implementation of the panoramic photographing apparatus of the present invention.

The above object of the present invention, as well as its structural and functional features, will be described in accordance with the preferred embodiments of the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 for a combined side view of a panoramic photographing device of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the panoramic photographing device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the panoramic camera device 1 includes a first substrate 10 and a second substrate 20 . The first substrate 10 is provided with a first camera module 11 , and the second substrate 20 is provided with a second camera module 21 . A first connecting port 12 and a second connecting port 22 are respectively disposed on the first substrate 10 and the second substrate 20. The first connecting port 12 corresponds to and connects to the second connecting port 22, and the second substrate 20 is further Set a signal output 埠23.

The first substrate 10 includes a first surface 101 and a second surface 102. The first surface 101 and the second surface 102 are located on opposite sides of the first substrate 10. The first camera module 11 is disposed on the first substrate 101. The first connecting port 12 is disposed on the second surface 102 on the first surface 101. The second substrate 20 includes a third surface 201 and a fourth surface 202. The third surface 201 and the fourth surface 202 are located on opposite sides of the second substrate 20. The second camera module 21 and the signal An output port 23 is disposed on the third surface 201, the second A port 22 is disposed on the fourth surface 202. The first substrate 10 and the second substrate 20 are, for example but not limited to, a printed circuit board (PCB) or a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), and the first connection port 12 and the second connection The 埠22 is a corresponding male-female head-to-head connector structure, and the signal output port 23 is connected to an electronic device (not shown) such as, but not limited to, a smart phone or a computer.

The first camera module 11 is located on the first surface 101, the first port 12 is located on the second surface 102, the second camera module 21 is located on the third surface 201, and the second port 22 is located on the fourth surface. After the first port 12 is connected to the second port 22, the second surface 102 faces the fourth surface 202, and the first camera module 11 and the third surface 201 of the first surface 101. The second camera module 21 is located on the same optical axis A and faces in the opposite direction.

The first camera module 11 includes a first lens unit 111, a first lens unit 112, a first image processing unit 113, and a first filter 114. The first lens unit 112 is disposed on the first lens unit 111. On the first surface 101, the first lens unit 111 is disposed on the first lens base unit 112, and the first lens unit 111 and the first lens base unit 112 are threaded in a feasible manner, and Adjust the optimal focal length by thread rotation. In another alternative implementation, a glue (such as a UV glue) can be used to secure the threads to maintain the optimum focal length. The first image processing unit 113 is disposed on the first surface 101 and corresponds to the first lens unit 111. The first lens unit 111 is, for example but not limited to, a wide-angle lens, a zoom lens or a long focal length lens. An image processing unit 113 is, for example but not limited to, a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary CMOS active pixel sensor. The first filter 114 is disposed on the first image processing unit 113 and corresponds to the first lens unit 111. The first filter 114 is, for example but not limited to, an infrared filter.

The second camera unit 21 includes a second lens unit 211, a second lens unit 212, a second image processing unit 213, and a second filter 214. The second lens unit 212 is disposed on the second lens unit 211. The second lens unit 211 is disposed on the second lens unit 212, and the second lens unit 211 and the second lens unit 212 are threaded in a feasible manner. Adjust the optimal focal length by thread rotation. In another alternative implementation, a glue (such as a UV glue) can be used to secure the threads to maintain the optimum focal length. The second image processing unit 213 is disposed on the third surface 201 and corresponds to the second lens unit 211. The second lens unit 211 is, for example but not limited to, a wide-angle lens, a zoom lens or a long focal length lens. The second image processing unit 213 is, for example but not limited to, a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor active pixel sensor (CMOS Active pixel sensor). The second filter 214 is disposed on the second image processing unit 213 and corresponds to the second lens unit 211. The second filter 214 is, for example but not limited to, an infrared filter.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the panoramic camera device of the present invention. The first lens unit 111 and the second lens unit 211 select a wide-angle lens with a viewing angle greater than 140 degrees, respectively, facing the two ends of the optical axis A, the first lens unit. After the images captured by the 111 and the second lens unit 211 pass through the first filter 114 and the second filter 214 respectively, the first image processing unit 113 and the second image processing unit 213 convert the optical signals into After the electrical signal, A/D conversion and image processing are performed to generate the first image signal and the second image signal respectively. After the first port 12 is connected to the second port 22, the first image is output by the signal output 23 The signal and the second image signal are output to an electronic device (not shown), and then the electronic device (not shown) performs image signal stitching processing into a complete panoramic image, wherein the first camera module 11 and the second camera The module 21 adopts a back-to-back design and is located on the same optical axis A, which generates different fields of view but completely uniform image quality and completely synchronizes the image signal, and outputs a video signal through a single line of the signal output ,23. Simplified panoramic image processing and splicing in the later stage, and the back-to-back structure design reduces the number of camera modules used, which lowers the overall cost and simplifies the structure, further achieving the advantages of small size and light weight.

The present invention has been described in detail above, but the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. That is, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the present application should remain within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

10‧‧‧First substrate

101‧‧‧ first surface

102‧‧‧ second surface

11‧‧‧First camera module

111‧‧‧First lens unit

112‧‧‧First mirror base unit

113‧‧‧First Image Processing Unit

114‧‧‧First filter

12‧‧‧ First port

20‧‧‧second substrate

201‧‧‧ third surface

202‧‧‧ fourth surface

21‧‧‧Second camera module

211‧‧‧second lens unit

212‧‧‧Second mirror base unit

213‧‧‧Second image processing unit

214‧‧‧Second filter

22‧‧‧Second connection

23‧‧‧Signal output埠

Claims (7)

A panoramic imaging device includes: a first substrate having an opposite first surface and a second surface, a first camera module disposed on the first surface, and a first connector disposed on the second surface The first camera module has a first image processing unit, the first port outputs a first image signal, and a second substrate has an opposite third surface and a fourth surface, the fourth The second camera module and a signal output device are disposed on the third surface, and a second connector is disposed on the fourth surface, and the second camera module is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate. Having a second image processing unit, the second port outputs a second image signal; wherein the first port of the second surface is connected to the second port of the fourth surface, and the first camera of the first surface The module is opposite to the second camera module of the third surface, and the first camera module and the second camera module are located at the same optical axis position, and the signal is outputted to the first camera module and the first camera module The first and second image signal outputs generated by the two camera modules The panoramic camera device of claim 1, wherein the first camera module further comprises a first lens unit, a first lens unit and a first filter, the first lens unit The first lens unit is disposed on the first lens unit, the first image processing unit is disposed on the first surface and corresponds to the first lens unit, the first filter The chip is disposed on the first image processing unit and corresponds to the first lens unit. The panoramic photographing device of claim 2, wherein the first lens unit is one of a wide-angle lens, a zoom lens or a long focal length lens. The panoramic camera device of claim 1, wherein the second camera module further comprises a second lens unit, a second lens unit and a second filter, the second lens unit The second lens unit is disposed on the second lens unit, the second image processing unit is disposed on the third surface and corresponds to the second lens unit, the second filter The chip is disposed on the second image processing unit and corresponds to the second lens unit. The panoramic photographing device of claim 4, wherein the second lens unit is one of a wide-angle lens, a zoom lens or a long focal length lens. The panoramic camera device of claim 1, wherein the signal output port is connected to an electronic device, and the first camera module and the second camera module respectively generate a first image signal and a second image. The signal is output to the electronic device via the signal output. The panoramic photographing device of claim 1, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are printed circuit boards or flexible circuit boards.