TWI739668B - Camera device - Google Patents

Abstract

A camera device includes a lens module, a housing, a carrier, and a scissor component. The housing is configured to accommodating the lens module, and the carrier bears the lens module. The scissor component joins the housing and the carrier, in which the scissor component’s folding state or crossing state triggers the carrier moving relatively to the housing, such that the lens module is moved out or stored in the housing.

Description

Camera device

The invention relates to a camera device, in particular to a camera device with a movable lens.

With the development and advancement of technology, camera devices have been widely used in a variety of products, such as screens integrated in notebook computers, desktop computers, tablets, and smart phones.

The common camera device is fixed on the electronic equipment and it is difficult to move freely, and the shooting range of the camera device is limited. Therefore, it is difficult for the camera device to adjust the angle and the shooting range, resulting in the image obtained due to the poor shooting angle or blind angle. Capture a wide image.

In summary, in order to solve the above problems, practitioners in the technology of the present invention have invested a lot of resources to improve the design of the camera device and enhance the photographing effect.

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a camera device that can solve the above-mentioned problems, which includes a lens module, a housing, a carrier, and a scissor foot member. The shell is used for accommodating the lens module, and the carrier carries the lens module. The scissor foot member connects the carrier and the housing, wherein the overlapping or crossing state of the scissor foot member is used to drive the carrier to move relative to the housing, so that the lens module can be moved out or stored in the housing.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the scissor foot member includes a first arm member and a second arm member. The first arm member includes a first end, a second end, and a protruding structure. The protruding structure is disposed between the first end and the second end of the first arm member. The second arm includes a third end, a fourth end, and a limiting through hole. The limiting through hole is arranged between the third end and the fourth end. The protrusion structure of the first arm is movably connected to the limiting through hole. In the hole, the first end and the third end are laterally movably connected to the carrier, and the second end and the fourth end are pivotally connected to the housing.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the first arm member further includes a hook portion, wherein the hook portion is disposed between the first end of the first arm member and the protruding structure and is used to selectively resist the second arm member .

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the hook portion extends from the front side of the second arm member to the rear side of the second arm member.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the camera device further includes an elastic member, wherein the elastic member has a corresponding first end and a second end, and the first end and the second end are respectively pivotally connected to the housing Body and vehicle.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the elastic member is a V-shaped torsion spring.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the camera device further includes a rail member, the rail member is fixedly connected to the housing and has a guide groove, and the carrier has a guide rod, wherein the guide rod is movably connected to the guide groove.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the guide groove includes a first groove portion and a second groove portion, wherein the second groove portion is connected to the first groove portion, and the first groove portion extends in the longitudinal direction and the second groove portion Extend in the front and back direction.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the carrier has a rotating member, and the rotating member is rotatably connected to the lens module and used to drive the lens module to rotate back and forth relative to the housing.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the carrier further has a torsion spring, which surrounds and is used to apply a torsion force to the rotating shaft of the rotating member.

To sum up, the present invention uses scissor-leg members to connect the housing and the carrier board that carries the lens module. By overlapping or crossing the scissor-leg members, the lens module can be stored or pushed out of the housing, so that the user can easily And effectively control the camera module. In addition, the carrier plate has a rotating member, which is used to drive the lens module to rotate back and forth, thereby adjusting the photographing direction of the lens module, so that the camera device can obtain multi-angle capturing images.

The above description is only used to illustrate the problem to be solved by the present invention, the technical means to solve the problem, and the effects produced by it, etc. The specific details of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments and related drawings.

Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in drawings. For clear description, many practical details will be described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details should not be used to limit the present invention. That is to say, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, for the sake of simplification of the drawings, some conventionally used structures and elements will be shown in the drawings in a simple and schematic manner.

In addition, relative terms (for example, "upper" or "lower", "top" or "bottom", "left" or "right") can be used to describe the relationship between elements in the schema. It is understandable that in addition to the relationship depicted in the diagram, relative terms cover other relationships of the device. For example, if the device in a diagram is flipped, components described as "below" other elements will be "above" other elements. Therefore, according to the structural relationship in the schema, the exemplified term "below" can also be interpreted as "above" and "below". Similarly, if the device in the drawing is turned over, when a component is described as being "below" or "below" other components, it will also be interpreted as being "above" and "above" other components. Similarly, relative terms such as "below" or "below" can also be interpreted as "above" or "above" the component. In this disclosure, the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction are mutually perpendicular axial directions, the upper and lower directions are respectively used to refer to the opposite directions in the longitudinal direction, and the front and rear directions are perpendicular to the longitudinal and lateral directions at the same time, which are described here for ease of understanding.

Please refer to Figure 1. Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the camera device 100 in one or more embodiments of the present invention. The camera device 100 refers to an electronic device with a lens module 110, so the camera device 100 may be It refers to a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or a display equipped with the lens module 110, and the present invention is not limited to this.

Please refer to Figures 2 to 5. Figures 2 to 5 are schematic front views of block S of the camera device 100 in Figure 1, in which the housing 130 of the camera device 100 is partially omitted for ease of understanding . In FIGS. 2 and 3, the lens module 110 is housed in the housing 130 of the imaging device 100. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the lens module 110 is moved out of the housing 130 of the camera device 100. It can be seen that the housing 130 is used to house the lens module 110, and the lens module 110 can be selectively moved out of the housing 130. In some embodiments of the present invention, the camera device 100 further includes a carrier 150 and a scissor foot member 170. The carrier 150 can be, for example, a carrier board and used to carry the lens module 110. The scissor foot member 170 is located in the housing 130 and is connected to the carrier 150 and the housing 130. The overlapped or crossed state of the scissor foot member 170 is used to drive the carrier. The tool moves relative to the housing 130 to drive the carrier 150 to move longitudinally relative to the housing 130, so that the lens module 110 is moved out or stored in the housing 130. In other words, the scissor foot member 170 changes between the overlapped and crossed states to drive the carrier 150 to move longitudinally relative to the housing 130 so that the lens module 110 is moved out or stored in the housing 130. It can be seen from the foregoing that the carrier 150 is movably connected to the housing 130 via the scissor foot member 170, and the carrier 150 can selectively move up and down relative to the housing 130. Therefore, the lens module 110 carried by the carrier 150 can also be Moving up and down relative to the housing 130 allows the lens module 110 to be selectively moved out or stored in the housing 130.

Specifically, the scissor foot member 170 includes a first arm 171 and a second arm 173. The first arm 171 includes a first end 171a, a second end 171b, and a protruding structure 171c. The protruding structure 171c is disposed between the first end 171a and the second end 171b of the first arm 171. The second arm 173 includes a third end 173a, a fourth end 173b, and a limiting through hole 173c. The limiting through hole 173c is disposed between the third end 173a and the fourth end 173b, and the protrusion of the first arm 171 The structure 171c is movably connected in the limiting through hole 173c, the first end 171a and the third end 173a are laterally movably connected to the carrier 150, and the second end 171b and the fourth end 173b are pivotally connected to the housing 130. The two ends 171b and the fourth end 173b are aligned with each other in the longitudinal direction and are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction. The second end 171b and the fourth end 173b will not move laterally or longitudinally relative to the housing 130, whereby the scissor foot member 170 is stacked When merging and crossing, the carrier 150 carrying the lens module 110 will move longitudinally relative to the housing 130.

In addition, the carrier 150 has two transverse grooves 151, and the two transverse grooves 151 are respectively provided on both sides of the scissor foot member 170. For example, the two transverse grooves 151 are aligned with each other in the longitudinal direction, and the two transverse grooves 151 are spaced apart. They are arranged on opposite sides of the scissor foot member 170 in the transverse direction. The first end 171a and the third end 173a are respectively movably connected to the two transverse grooves 151 and are restricted by the transverse groove 151 and can only move laterally in the transverse groove 151, while the first end 171a and the third end 173a are longitudinally Resist by the transverse groove 151. In other words, during the process of overlapping and crossing the scissor foot member 170, the two transverse grooves 151 will be pushed by the first end 171a and the third end 173a respectively in the longitudinal direction, so the first end 171a and the third end 173a are pushed against each other in the longitudinal direction. The carrier 150 is pushed through the transverse groove 151 so that the carrier 150 carrying the lens module 110 moves longitudinally relative to the housing 130.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first arm 171 further includes a hook 171d, wherein the hook 171d is disposed between the first end 171a of the first arm 171 and the protruding structure 171c and is used to selectively resist the二臂件173。 Two arms 173. In Figures 2 and 3, the scissor foot member 170 is in the superimposed state, and the hook portion 171d of the first arm 171 is hooked and resists the second arm 173, so that the first arm 171 and the second arm 173 cannot It rotates downward and the lens module 110 is housed in the housing 130, but the invention is not limited to this. The hook portion 171d may also be disposed between the second end 171b and the protruding structure 171c and used to selectively hook and resist the second arm 173. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the scissor foot member 170 is in a crossed state, the hook portion 171d of the first arm 171 is separated from the second arm 173, and the lens module 110 is moved out of the housing 130. Specifically, the hook portion 171d extends from the front side of the second arm member 173 to the rear side of the second arm member 173, whereby the hook portion 171d can hook the second arm member 173 firmly. In other words, the hook portion 171d has a stepped bending structure or a z-shaped bending structure.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the imaging device 100 further includes an elastic member 160, wherein the elastic member 160 has a corresponding first end 161 and a second end 163, and the first end 161 and the second end 163 are respectively The housing 130 and the carrier 150 are pivotally connected. The elastic member 160 can simultaneously apply elastic force to the housing 130 and the carrier 150 and drive the carrier 150 to move longitudinally relative to the housing 130. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the first end 161 of the elastic member 160 is located above the second end 163, and the elastic member 160 continuously pushes down against the carrier 150, so that the lens module 110 is housed in the housing 130 Inside. That is, when the first end 161 is above the second end 163, the elastic member 160 can push the carrier 150 to move downward relative to the housing 130. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the first end 161 of the elastic member 160 is located below the second end 163, and the elastic member 160 continuously pushes the carrier 150 upwards, so that the lens module 110 is moved out of the housing 130. That is, when the first end 161 is below the second end 163, the elastic member 160 can push the carrier 150 to move upward relative to the housing 130. Specifically, the elastic member 160 is a V-shaped torsion spring, and the first end 161 and the second end 163 are respectively two sides of the V-shaped torsion spring, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the camera device 100 further includes a rail member 180, which is fixedly connected to the housing 130 and has a guide groove 181, and the carrier 150 has a guide rod 157, wherein the guide rod 157 is movably connected导槽181。 Guide slot 181. Specifically, the guide groove 181 includes a first groove portion 181a and a second groove portion 181b. The second groove portion 181b is located above the first groove portion 181a and communicates with the first groove portion 181a, and the first groove portion 181a extends longitudinally. The second groove portion 181b extends in the front-rear direction. Please refer to Figure 6. Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the imaging device 100 drawn along the section line 6-6 in Figure 1, in which the guide groove 181 is T-shaped, that is, the first groove 181a and the second The grooves 181b jointly form a T-shaped guide groove 181, and the guide rod 157 can move along the guide groove 181, so that the carrier 150 loaded with the lens module 110 can be driven by the scissor foot member 170 to move longitudinally or rotate back and forth. The invention is not limited to this. Wherein, the guide groove 181 may also be cross-shaped, F-shaped, L-shaped, or the like.

In addition, the carrier 150 has a rotating member 153, wherein the rotating member 153 is rotatably connected to the lens module 110 and used to drive the lens module 110 to rotate back and forth relative to the housing 130. When the guide rod 157 is located in the second groove portion 181b, the rotating member 153 can drive the guide rod 157 to move back and forth along the second groove portion 181b, thereby driving the lens module 110 to tilt back and forth, so as to adjust the camera angle of the lens module 110. In addition, the carrier 150 further has a torsion spring 155, which surrounds the torsion spring 155 and is used to apply a torsion force to the rotation axis of the rotating member 153, so that the torsion force of the torsion spring 155 can be used to fix the rotating member 153 at a specific position. The invention is not limited to this. The rotating shaft of the rotating member 153 may be a threaded column, and the nut can be fixed on the threaded column to push the torsion spring 155 against the torsion spring 155, so that the torsion spring 155 continuously applies a torsion force to the rotating shaft of the rotating member 153.

To sum up, the present invention uses scissor-leg members to connect the housing and the carrier board that carries the lens module. By overlapping or crossing the scissor-leg members, the lens module can be stored or pushed out of the housing, so that the user can easily And effectively control the camera module. In addition, the carrier plate has a rotating member, which is used to drive the lens module to rotate back and forth, thereby adjusting the photographing direction of the lens module, so that the camera device can obtain multi-angle capturing images.

In the context of the present invention, the terms in the specification have ordinary meanings in the technical field in the specific context used. Specific terms are used to explain the specific content of this specification, so as to guide the general knowledge of the present invention to read this specification. For ease of description, certain terms are specifically marked, such as using italics and/or quotation marks. This special marking does not affect the meaning or scope of the terms, that is to say, regardless of whether certain terms are specifically marked, it does not affect the meaning or scope of these terms. It should be understood that the same elements can be described in different ways. Therefore, any terms discussed here can be replaced with alternative terms or synonyms, and there is no special meaning in the description or discussion of terms in this article. One or more of the exemplified terms does not exclude other synonyms. The exemplified terms in this specification are only used for illustration and do not limit the meaning or scope of the present invention. Similarly, the present invention will not be limited by the embodiments in the specification.

100: camera device

110: lens module

130: shell

150: Vehicle

151: Horizontal Groove

153: Rotating Parts

155: torsion spring

157: guide rod

160: elastic member

161: first end

163: second end

170: Scissors foot component

171: First arm

171a: first end

171b: second end

171c: raised structure

171d: Hook

173: The second arm

173a: third end

173b: Fourth end

173c: limit through hole

180: Rail component

181: Guide Groove

181a: The first groove

181b: second groove

6-6: Section line

S: box

In order to achieve the above advantages and features, the principles briefly described above will be explained in more detail with reference to the embodiments, and the specific embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. These drawings only exemplarily describe the invention, and therefore do not limit the scope of the invention. The principle of the present invention will be clearly explained through the drawings, and additional features and details will be fully described, among which: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a camera device in one or more embodiments of the present invention; Figures 2 to 5 are schematic front views of the camera device in Figure 1; and Fig. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the imaging device drawn along section line 6-6 in Fig. 1.

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100: camera device

110: lens module

130: shell

150: Vehicle

151: Horizontal Groove

153: Rotating Parts

155: torsion spring

157: guide rod

160: elastic member

161: first end

163: second end

170: Scissors foot component

171: First arm

171a: first end

171b: second end

171c: raised structure

171d: Hook

173: The second arm

173a: third end

173b: Fourth end

173c: limit through hole

180: Rail component

181: Guide Groove

181a: The first groove

181b: second groove

Claims (9)

A camera device includes: a lens module; a housing for accommodating the lens module; a carrier for carrying the lens module; and a scissor foot member connecting the carrier and the housing, wherein the scissor foot member The folded or crossed state is used to drive the carrier to move relative to the housing, so that the lens module is moved out or stored in the housing, wherein the scissor foot member includes: a first arm, including a first end, and a first end. Two ends and a protruding structure, the protruding structure is disposed between the first end and the second end of the first arm; and the second arm includes a third end, a fourth end and a limiting through hole , The limiting through hole is disposed between the third end and the fourth end, wherein the protrusion structure of the first arm movably engages in the limiting through hole, the first end and the third end The end is laterally movably connected to the carrier, and the second end and the fourth end are pivotally connected to the housing. The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the first arm member further includes a hook portion, wherein the hook portion is disposed between the first end of the first arm member and the protruding structure and is used to selectively resist The second arm. The camera device according to claim 2, wherein the hook extends from the front side of the second arm member to the rear side of the second arm member. The imaging device according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member, wherein the elastic member has a corresponding first end and a second end, and the first end and the second end are respectively pivotally connected to the housing Body and the vehicle. The imaging device according to claim 4, further comprising the elastic member being a V-shaped torsion spring. The camera device according to claim 1, further comprising a rail member, the rail member is fixedly connected to the housing and has a guide groove, the carrier has a guide rod, and the guide rod is movably connected to the guide groove. The imaging device according to claim 6, wherein the guide groove includes a first groove portion and a second groove portion, wherein the second groove portion communicates with the first groove portion, and the first groove portion extends in the longitudinal direction and the second groove portion The two grooves extend in the front-rear direction. The camera device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier has a rotating member, wherein the rotating member is rotatably connected to the lens module and used for driving the lens module to rotate back and forth relative to the housing. The camera device according to claim 8, wherein the carrier further has a torsion spring, the torsion spring surrounds and is used to apply a torsion force to the rotation axis of the rotating member.

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