TWI690763B - Camera - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a camera device, which comprises a base, a camera module and a locking mechanism, wherein the base is provided with a shaft portion in the movable space, and the base surface is provided with a limiting groove on one side of the movable space, An opening communicating with the active space is provided on one side of the slot, and the base of the camera module is provided in the active space, and the base is provided with a pivot connected to the shaft, and the base is located at the pivot A pushing part is provided at one side, and a locking mechanism is provided in the limit groove, and a circulating rail groove with at least three positioning points is provided on the surface of the slider provided with the locking mechanism, and then provided on the side of the slider There is a pushing part located at the opening for displacement of the pushing part, and an elastic element is arranged between the slider and the limiting groove, and a guide rod of a locking mechanism is arranged in the circulating rail groove, which can pass through the camera module at least three times Press in a loop to position the guide bar at different positioning points, so that the camera module has the function of multiple shooting angles, thereby improving the convenience and wideness of use.

Description

Camera

The invention provides a camera device, in particular, at least three positioning points are provided in the circulating rail groove on the slider surface of the locking mechanism, which can be pressed at least three times into a cycle through the camera module to rotate the camera module to Different angles, so that the camera module has the effect of multiple shooting angles, in order to improve the convenience and wideness of use.

With the development of modern technology and the Internet, and the arrival of the digital video era, video communication has become a mature image capture technology, and its application range is quite common and wide. For example, the transmission of video images can be through The Internet is quickly transmitted to all parts of the world in a very short period of time, making video communication an indispensable and important application in daily life, and most of the screens or monitors on desktop or laptop computers are already included. Built-in camera, the camera is fixed inside the frame of the casing, so that the lens of the camera can be exposed through the through hole on the casing to capture the image and has the function of video communication, and there are some external network cameras or monitoring equipment When the camera is installed inside the shell, the Internet can be used for real-time live connection, which can be used for talking with relatives and friends, aerial teaching, and enterprise cross-regional video conferences, etc., thereby pulling the time and space between people. distance.

Since the camera on the screen or display is fixed inside the frame of the housing, the camera cannot adjust the angle unless it moves with the housing. If the user wants to turn A laptop computer or moving the body to obtain the required angle of photography will cause inconvenience in the use of the camera and will be extremely unfavorable for the user to view the screen or operation. Although the camera of the external network camera or monitoring device can pass through The rotating shaft adjusts the required camera angle, but it cannot be folded when not in use. The overall appearance is quite abrupt, and there is a lack of a large volume and takes up space, and the camera is exposed outside the case, which is easy to use Fingers, dust, etc. caused by accidental touching of the camera's fingers.

In order to improve the above problems, some manufacturers have designed a camera device, which is a rotating base pivotally connected with a camera module on the shaft of the base, and a camera is installed inside the rotating base. When pressed on the rotating base for the second time, the drive shaft of the rotating base can be pushed and pushed lower than the slider in front of the locking mechanism to produce cyclic slip resistance and positioning, so that the rotating base can be opened or lowered. Action, but this camera device will only have a fixed angle when it is turned on, so there are still problems of insufficient shooting angle and inconvenient operation.

Therefore, how to solve the above-mentioned lack of inconvenience and inconvenience is the urgent direction for related companies to study and improve.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems and deficiencies, the inventor collected relevant data, evaluated and considered through multiple parties, and based on years of experience in this industry, through continuous trial and modification, the invention of this camera device was born. .

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a shaft portion in the movable space of the base, and a limit groove on the surface of the base on the side of the movable space, and an opening communicating with the movable space on the side of the limit groove , And the base of the camera module is provided in the activity space, and a camera is provided in front of the base, and a pivot is pivotally connected to the shaft on the base, and the base is on the side of the rotating shaft There is a pushing part at the place, and a locking mechanism is provided in the limit groove, and the sliding surface of the slider provided with the locking mechanism is provided with a circulating rail groove with at least three positioning points. A pushing part at the opening for the displacement of the pushing part, and an elastic element is provided between the slider and the limit groove, and a guide rod of a locking mechanism is provided in the circulating rail groove, which can be pressed at least three times through the camera module The guide bar is positioned at different positioning points in a loop, so that the camera module is rotated to different angles, which is convenient for adjusting the camera module to a predetermined angle for shooting action, and has the effect of multiple shooting angles, thereby achieving improved use The purpose of convenience and breadth.

1‧‧‧Dock

10‧‧‧Event space

101‧‧‧slot

11‧‧‧Shaft

111‧‧‧Shaft groove

12‧‧‧limit slot

121‧‧‧Opening

122‧‧‧Positioning column

123‧‧‧Perforation

2‧‧‧Camera module

21‧‧‧Base

211‧‧‧ Swing arm

22‧‧‧Camera

23‧‧‧Pivot Department

231‧‧‧spindle

24‧‧‧ Pushing Department

241‧‧‧ drive shaft

3‧‧‧Locking mechanism

31‧‧‧slider

311‧‧‧Circular rail groove

3111‧‧‧Locating point

311a‧‧‧The first channel

311b‧‧‧Second channel

311c‧‧‧The third channel

311d‧‧‧First waiting slot

311e‧‧‧Bevel guide

311f‧‧‧second waiting slot

312‧‧‧Transfer Department

3121‧‧‧ block

3122‧‧‧Guide groove

313‧‧‧Limit hole

32‧‧‧Elastic element

33‧‧‧Guide rod

34‧‧‧Cover

341‧‧‧Pressure shrapnel

The first figure is a perspective view of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

The third figure is an exploded perspective view of the present invention from another perspective.

The fourth figure is a partial plan view of the camera module of the present invention when it is closed.

The fifth figure is a side view of the camera module of the present invention when it is closed.

The sixth figure is a partial plan view of the camera module of the present invention when it is turned on.

The seventh figure is a side view of the camera module of the present invention when it is opened.

Figure 8 is a partial plan view of the camera module of the present invention when it is opened at another angle.

The ninth figure is a side view when the camera module of the present invention is opened at another angle.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objectives and effects, the technical means and structure adopted by the present invention, the drawings and details of the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. Their features and functions are as follows, so that they can fully understand.

Please refer to the first, second, and third figures, which are a three-dimensional appearance view, a three-dimensional exploded view and a three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figure that the present invention includes a base 1 and a camera Module 2 and locking mechanism 3, wherein: inside the base 1 is formed a movable space 10, and a recess 101 is recessed on one side of the rear wall surface of the movable space 10, and then on the left and right side wall surfaces of the movable space 10 A shaft groove 111 of the shaft portion 11 is provided, and a limiting groove 12 is recessed on the left side of the movable space 10 on the surface of the base 1 and a hole 121 communicating with the movable space 10 is opened on one side of the limiting groove 12 A positioning column 122 extending into the limiting slot 12 is provided behind the limiting slot 12, and a longitudinal through hole 123 is provided above the positioning column 122.

The camera module 2 has a rectangular base 21, and a swing arm 211 that turns upward is extended behind the base 21, and a camera 22 is provided in front of the base 21, and then provided on the left and right sides of the swing arm 211 There is a rotating shaft 231 of the pivot portion 23, and a pushing portion 24 is protrudingly provided on the bottom of the base portion 21 and below the rotating shaft 231 on one side, and a driving shaft 241 protruding laterally is provided on the outer surface of the pushing portion 24.

The locking mechanism 3 includes a slider 31, an elastic element 32 and a guide rod 33, and a circulation rail groove 311 is provided on the surface of the slider 31, and at least three positioning points 3111 are provided inside the circulation rail groove 311. A sliding part 312 with a resisting block 3121 is provided on the right side of the slider 31, and a guide groove 3122 is formed in the resisting block 3121, and a bottom of the slider 31 is provided for the elastic element 32 to be positioned at one side The limiting hole 313 in it allows the end of the guide rod 33 that is bent downward to extend into the circulation rail groove 311 to slide and resist the positioning action; in addition, above the slider 31 is a cover The cover plate 34 is covered and positioned, and a pressing elastic piece 341 is formed on the surface of the cover plate 34 to press against the guide rod 33 in a positioning manner.

The camera 22 of the camera module 2 may be a charge coupled device (CCD), a complementary metal oxide semiconductor device (CMOS), a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), or a contact image sensor (CIS) ) Or other types of camera 22, and how the camera 22 obtains an external power supply is a field of conventional technology, so it will not be described in detail for the sake of understanding.

Furthermore, the circulation groove 311 of the slider 31 includes a first groove 311a, a second groove 311b and a third groove 311c connected to form a closed loop, and the first groove 311a and the second groove Locating points 3111 are provided in the channel 311b and the third channel 311c respectively, and a side of the second channel 311b is provided with a first waiting slot 311d located in front of the first channel 311a, and the third channel 311c A guide slope 311e inclined toward the first groove 311a is formed on one side, and a second waiting groove 311f is provided in front of the guide slope 311e.

When the present invention is assembled, the camera module 2 can be accommodated in the movable space 10 of the base 1 first, and the two rotating shafts 231 of the pivoting portion 23 can be pivotally connected to the two shaft grooves 111 of the shaft portion 11, and then The slider 31 of the locking mechanism 3 is disposed in the limiting groove 12 of the base 1, and the resisting block 3121 of the pushing portion 312 passes through the opening 121 on the side of the limiting groove 12, and at the same time, the extension slides out The elastic element 32 behind the block 31 can be sleeved on the positioning column 122 to elastically bear between the slider 31 and the inner wall surface of the limiting groove 12, and the end of the guide rod 33 bent downward at the other side is After penetrating into the through hole 123, the cover plate 34 can be combined on the surface of the base 1 to cover and position above the slider 31, and the pushing part 24 of the camera module 2 can be continuously activated. After being pivotally connected to the pushing portion 312 of the slider 31 so that the driving shaft 241 is engaged in the guide groove 3122, the assembly of the base 1, the camera module 2 and the locking mechanism 3 of the present invention can be completed.

Please refer to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth figures, which are partial top views when the camera module of the present invention is closed, side views when the camera module is closed, partial top views when the camera module is opened, The side view when the camera module is opened, the partial top view when the camera module is opened at another angle, and the side view when the camera module is opened at another angle, as can be clearly seen from the figure, the present invention can be applied to a notebook computer On the screen, display, network camera or other electronic device, and when the camera module 2 of the present invention is in the closed state, one end of the guide rod 33 of the locking mechanism 3 is located in the positioning point 3111 of the first channel 311a ( (As shown in the fourth figure), when the camera module 2 is to be turned on, the base 21 of the camera module 2 can be pressed down first. The two shaft grooves 111 rotate as an axis, and the base 21 of the camera module 2 is fan-displaced downward toward the movable space 10 of the base 1, and at the same time, the driving shaft 241 of the pushing part 24 will be rotated and pushed Against the guide groove 3122 of the pushing portion 312, and then the slider 31 of the locking mechanism 3 slides and moves backward in the limiting groove 12 of the base 1, so that the elastic element 32 exhibits an elastic compression deformation, and the guide rod 33 Then, it will slide and hold and position along the circulation groove 311 of the slider 31.

During the fan-shaped displacement of the base portion 21 of the camera module 2, the driving shaft 241 of the pushing portion 24 is displaced backward into the yield slot 101 behind the movable space 10 without directly colliding with the wall surface of the base 1, and The slider 31 of the locking mechanism 3 drives the guide rod 33 away from the restriction of the positioning point 3111 of the first channel 311a along the circulation track 311, and moves along the first channel 311a into the first waiting slot 311d , You can release the elastic element 32 by letting go of the base 21 of the camera module 2 and drive the slider 31 along the base 1 The limiting groove 12 slides forward to move the guide rod 33 along the second groove 311b of the circulation rail groove 311 to another positioning point 3111 in the second groove 311b (as shown in the sixth figure) The base 21 can be used to lift the camera 22 from the original closed state to the open state, and the first pressing and positioning operation of the present invention can be completed.

When the opening angle of the camera module 2 is to be adjusted, it is only necessary to press the base 21 of the camera module 2 again, so that the base 21 is fan-displaced downward toward the movable space 10 of the base 1 again, and the guide rod 33 is along The second channel 311b of the circulating rail slot 311 is displaced into the third channel 311c, and then the base 21 is released to release the elastic element 32, so that the driving shaft 241 of the pushing portion 24 is rotated and displaced, which will cause the sliding The pushing portion 312 of the block 31 slides forward, and the guide rod 33 slides along the third channel 311c of the circulating rail slot 311 to a positioning point 3111 in the third channel 311c to form a position (such as the eighth (Shown in the figure), the camera module 2 can be opened to another angle, whereby the angle of the camera 22 of the camera module 2 can be adjusted to complete the second pressing action of the present invention.

When you want to return the camera module 2 to the closed state, you can press it again on the base 21 of the camera module 2 to make the base 21 fan-displace downward toward the movable space 10 of the base 1 again. The guide slope 311e along the side of the third channel 311c is displaced into the second standby slot 311f, and then the base 21 is released to release the elastic element 32, so that the driving shaft 241 of the pushing portion 24 is rotated and displaced, and Together, the pushing portion 312 of the slider 31 is slid forward, and the guide rod 33 will enter the positioning point 3111 positioned in the first channel 311a, so that the camera module 2 returns to the closed state, thereby providing The user opens, adjusts the angle and closes the camera module 2 by pressing the base 21 of the camera module 2 at least three times to cooperate with the locking mechanism 3 to generate a circular slip and positioning, so as to facilitate the adjustment of the camera module 2 Shooting to a predetermined angle, and has the effect of multiple shooting angles, thereby enhancing the convenience and wideness of use.

However, the positioning point 3111 of the third slot 311c is preferably located behind the positioning point 3111 of the second slot 311b, but in practical applications, the positioning point 3111 of the third slot 311c may also be located in the second slot In front of the positioning point 3111 of the channel 311b, so that the end of the guide rod 33 of the locking mechanism 3 slides from the positioning point 3111 of the second channel 311b to the positioning point 3111 of the third channel 311c, it can simultaneously drive the camera module 2 Rotate to adjust the shooting angle, and the distance between the positioning point 3111 of the third channel 311c and the positioning point 3111 of the second channel 311b is in front of or behind the distance according to the desired rotation angle. The longer the distance The larger the rotation angle of the camera module 2 is.

Therefore, the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and therefore does not limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. The present invention is mainly directed to the interior of the circulating rail groove 311 on the surface of the slider 31 of the locking mechanism 3 is provided with at least Three positioning points 3111 can be pressed at least three times in a cycle through the camera module 2 to rotate the camera module 2 to different angles, which is convenient for adjusting the camera module 2 to a predetermined angle for shooting, and has multiple segments The effect of the shooting angle further improves the convenience and wideness of use. Therefore, all structures and devices that can achieve the aforementioned effects should be covered by the present invention. Such simple modifications and equivalent structural changes should be included in the present invention for the same reason. Within the scope of the patent, Chen Ming.

To sum up, when the camera device of the present invention is used, in order to indeed achieve its efficacy and purpose, the present invention is truly an invention with excellent practicability. In order to meet the requirements for the application of the invention patent, the application is submitted in accordance with the law. The committee granted the case as soon as possible to protect the inventor's hard work It is clear that if there is any doubt in the audit committee of the Jun Bureau, please send a letter to instruct us, and the inventor will try his best to cooperate and feel virtuous.

1‧‧‧Dock

10‧‧‧Event space

101‧‧‧slot

11‧‧‧Shaft

111‧‧‧Shaft groove

12‧‧‧limit slot

121‧‧‧Opening

122‧‧‧Positioning column

123‧‧‧Perforation

2‧‧‧Camera module

21‧‧‧Base

211‧‧‧ Swing arm

22‧‧‧Camera

23‧‧‧Pivot Department

231‧‧‧spindle

24‧‧‧ Pushing Department

241‧‧‧ drive shaft

3‧‧‧Locking mechanism

31‧‧‧slider

311‧‧‧Circular rail groove

3111‧‧‧Locating point

312‧‧‧Transfer Department

3121‧‧‧ block

3122‧‧‧Guide groove

32‧‧‧Elastic element

33‧‧‧Guide rod

34‧‧‧Cover

341‧‧‧Pressure shrapnel

Claims (10)

A camera device includes a base, a camera module, and a locking mechanism, wherein: an active space is formed inside the base, and a shaft portion is provided in the active space, and the surface of the base is recessed on one side of the active space The limiting slot, and one side of the limiting slot is provided with an opening communicating with the active space; the camera module has a base assembled in the active space, and a camera is provided in front of the base, and a pivot is provided on the base The pivoting part is connected to the shaft part, and the base part is provided with a pushing part at one side of the pivoting part; the locking mechanism is arranged in the limiting groove and includes a slider, an elastic element and a guide bar, and is sliding The surface of the block is provided with a circulating rail groove, and at least three positioning points are provided inside the circulating rail groove, and then a sliding part is provided on the side of the slider at the opening for the displacement of the pushing part, and the elastic element is positioned at Between the slider and the limit groove, and the guide rod extends into the circulation rail slot, so that the guide rod is positioned at different positioning points by pressing the camera module at least three times to form a cycle, so that the pushing part drives the slider The shifting part is displaced, so that the camera module is rotated and positioned to different angles. The camera device as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the side of the rear wall surface of the movable space of the base is concavely provided with a let-through slot for the pushing portion of the camera module to enter. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the shaft portion of the base is located on the left and right side walls of the movable space with shaft grooves, and the pivotal portion of the camera module is located on the left and right of the base The side is provided with a rotating shaft which is pivotally connected to the shaft groove. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein a positioning post extending into the limit groove and for the elastic element to be sleeved is provided behind the limiting groove of the base, and then above the positioning post A longitudinal perforation is provided at one end, and one end of the guide rod extends into the circulation rail groove of the slider for sliding resistance and positioning, and the other end of the guide rod penetrates into the perforation. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the rear of the base of the camera module is a swing arm extending upward. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein a driving shaft is provided on the outer surface of the pushing part of the camera module, and the pushing part of the slider has a resisting block and is formed in the resisting block There is a guide slot for the pivotal connection of the drive shaft. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application, wherein the bottom of the slider of the locking mechanism is provided with a limiting hole for positioning the elastic element at one side. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the circulating rail of the slider includes a first channel, a second channel and a third channel connected to form a closed loop, and the first channel There are positioning points in the channel, the second channel and the third channel respectively. The camera device as described in item 8 of the patent application scope, wherein a side of the second channel is provided with a first waiting slot at the front of the first channel, and a side of the third channel is formed with a first The inclined slope guide of the channel is provided with a second waiting slot in front of the inclined slope. The camera device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein a cover plate is positioned above the slider for covering, and a pressing elastic piece positioned on the surface of the cover plate to bear down on the guide rod is positioned .

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