TWM631723U - Image capturing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an image capturing device including a casing, a camera assembly, an adjusting member, a first stop structure and second stop structure . The camera assembly is disposed in the casing, and part of the camera assembly is exposed from the casing. The adjusting member is connected to the camera assembly. The adjusting member rotates relative to the casing, thereby driving the camera assembly to rotate to switch between a horizontal shooting mode and a vertical shooting mode, and the adjusting member has an abutting structure. The first stop structure and the second stop structure are disposed between the housing and the adjusting member, and the first stop structure and the second stop structure are located at different positions respectively. When the adjusting member drives the camera assembly to rotate to switch from the vertical shooting mode to the horizontal shooting mode, the abutting member is positioned on the first stop structure. When the adjusting member drives the camera assembly to rotate to switch from the horizontal shooting mode to the vertical shooting mode, the abutting member is positioned on the second stop structure.

Description

image capture device

This creation relates to the field of image optics, especially to an image capture device.

In recent years, with the evolution of the electronic industry and the vigorous development of industrial technology, the design and development of various electronic devices has gradually developed towards the direction of lightness and portability, so that users can use it for mobile business, entertainment or leisure purposes anytime, anywhere. . For example, various image capture devices are widely used in various fields, such as smart phones, wearable electronic devices, aerial photography devices and other electronic devices. Taking out and capturing and storing images at any time when there is a need for use, or uploading to the Internet through a mobile network, not only has important commercial value, but also adds color to the daily life of the general public.

Generally speaking, in the process of taking photos or videos through the image capture device, if the user wants to switch from the vertical shooting mode to the horizontal shooting mode or the horizontal shooting mode to the vertical shooting mode, the user must set up the The device is disassembled and rotated, and then the device is re-installed, and the process of switching between the vertical shooting mode and the horizontal shooting mode is quite inconvenient for the user.

Therefore, how to improve the above-mentioned problems is really the focus of the relevant personnel in the art.

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide an image capture device, which can switch between the horizontal shooting mode and the straight shooting mode by rotating the camera assembly.

Other purposes and advantages of the present creation can be further understood from the technical features disclosed in the present creation.

In order to achieve one or part or all of the above purposes or other purposes, the present invention provides an image capture device, which includes a casing, a camera assembly, an adjustment member, a first stop structure and a second stop structure. The camera assembly is disposed in the casing, and part of the camera assembly is exposed from the casing. The adjusting piece is connected to the camera assembly, the adjusting piece can be rotated relative to the casing, and then drives the camera assembly to rotate to switch between the horizontal shooting mode and the straight shooting mode, and the adjusting piece has an abutting structure. The first stop structure is disposed between the casing and the adjusting member. The second stop structure is disposed between the housing and the adjusting member, and the second stop structure and the first stop structure are located at different positions respectively. When the adjusting member drives the camera assembly to rotate to switch from the vertical shooting mode to the horizontal shooting mode, the abutting structure is positioned on the first stop structure. The lean structure is positioned on the second stop structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned camera assembly includes a cover body and a lens module disposed in the cover body, the cover body includes a top surface facing the adjustment member and a first hollow area opened on the top surface, and the lens module includes A lens unit, a base and a circuit board are provided. The base is located between the lens unit and the circuit board, the circuit board is fixed on the cover body, and the lens unit passes through the first hollow area and is exposed from the cover body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned casing includes a front casing and a rear casing, the front casing has a second hollow area, the camera assembly is disposed between the front casing and the rear casing, and the lens module is The lens unit and the top surface of the cover body are exposed from the second hollow area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first blocking structure and second blocking structure are distributed at different positions along the periphery of the second hollow area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned adjustment member is connected to the top surface of the cover body, so that the front housing is sandwiched between the adjustment member and the cover body.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned adjusting member includes a top and a surrounding wall, the top has a third hollow area, the surrounding wall extends from the periphery of the top toward the direction close to the front case, and the surrounding wall has mutual The opposite inner surface and outer surface are arranged on the inner surface of the surrounding wall with the abutting structure, and the lens unit of the lens module is exposed from the third hollow area.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned adjusting member further includes an anti-skid structure, and the anti-skid structure is disposed on the outer surface of the surrounding wall.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned adjustment member further includes an indicator structure, and the indicator structure is disposed on the top and adjacent to the abutting structure. When the adjustment member drives the camera assembly to rotate and switches from the vertical shooting mode to the horizontal shooting mode , the abutting structure is positioned on the first stop structure, and the marking structure and the first stop structure are corresponding to each other. When the adjustment member drives the camera assembly to rotate and switches from the horizontal shooting mode to the straight shooting mode, the abutting structure is positioned on the first blocking structure. Two stop structures, and the marking structure and the second stop structures correspond to each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first stop structure and second stop structure respectively include a stop protrusion and an elastic stop protrusion. When the abutting structure is positioned on the first stop structure or the second stop When blocking the structure, the abutting structure is located between the blocking protrusion and the elastic blocking protrusion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first stopper structure and the casing are integrally formed, and the second stopper structure and the casing are integrally formed.

In the image capturing device of this creative embodiment, the camera assembly is driven to rotate through the rotating adjustment member, so that the camera assembly can be switched between the horizontal shooting mode and the straight shooting mode. In addition, when the adjustment member drives the camera assembly to rotate, it switches to the horizontal shooting mode or the straight shooting mode At the time of positioning, the abutting structure of the adjustment piece can be positioned with the first stop structure or the second stop structure, so that the camera assembly will not shake and affect the shooting quality no matter in the horizontal mode or the straight mode.

In order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the preferred embodiments are exemplified below, and are described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

1: Image capture device

10: Shell

11: Camera components

12: Adjustment pieces

13: The first stop structure

14: Second stop structure

101: Front housing

102: Rear shell

111: cover body

112: Lens module

120: Against the structure

121: top

122: Surrounding the Wall

123: mark structure

124: Anti-slip structure

1010: Second hollow area

1110: Top surface

1111: The first hollow area

1120: Lens Unit

1121: Pedestal

1122: circuit board

1210: The third hollow area

1221: inner surface

1222: External Surface

C1: stop protrusion

C2: Elastic stop protrusion

E1: First end edge

E2: Second end edge

S1, S2: Lock firmware

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance structure of an image capture device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the components of the image capture device shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line AA shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line BB shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of the adjusting member shown in FIG. 2 from a viewing angle.

FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of the former housing shown in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the image capturing apparatus according to the present embodiment being adjusted to a horizontal shooting mode.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the image capture device of the present embodiment being adjusted to the direct shooting mode.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance structure of an image capture device according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the components of the image capture device shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the line AA shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view along line BB shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of the adjusting member shown in FIG. 2 from a viewing angle. FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of the former housing shown in FIG. 2 . FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the image capturing apparatus according to the present embodiment being adjusted to a horizontal shooting mode. FIG. 8 is an image capture device of this embodiment Schematic diagram of the operation of adjusting to direct shooting mode. It should be noted that, in order to more clearly present the structural connection relationship of the image capture device of this embodiment, the rear case shown in FIG. 2 is omitted in the cross-sectional schematic diagrams of FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 , the image capturing device 1 of this embodiment includes a casing 10 , a camera assembly 11 , an adjustment member 12 , a first stop structure 13 and a second stop structure 14 . The camera assembly 11 is disposed in the casing 10 , and a part of the camera assembly 11 is exposed from the casing 10 . The adjusting member 12 is connected to the camera assembly 11 , and the adjusting member 12 can be moved relative to the housing 10 to drive the camera assembly 11 to rotate to switch between the horizontal shooting mode and the straight shooting mode. In addition, the adjusting member 12 of this embodiment has an abutting structure 120 . The first stop structure 13 is disposed between the housing 10 and the adjusting member 12 . The second blocking structure 14 is disposed between the housing 10 and the adjusting member 12 , and the second blocking structure 14 and the first blocking structure 13 are located at different positions respectively.

In this embodiment, the first stop structure 13 and the second stop structure 14 can be matched with the abutment structure 120 of the adjustment member 12 to provide the stop and positioning effect of the adjustment member 12 after it rotates to the target position. The operation manner and connection relationship among the abutting structure 120 , the first stop structure 13 and the second stop structure 14 will be described in the following description.

The other detailed structures of the image capturing apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be further described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the camera assembly 11 of this embodiment includes a cover body 111 and a lens module 112 disposed in the cover body 111 . The cover body 111 includes a top surface 1110 facing the adjusting member 12 and a first hollow area 1111 opened on the top surface 1110 . The lens module 112 includes a lens unit 1120 , a base 1121 and a circuit board 1122 . The base 1121 of the lens module 112 is located between the lens unit 1120 and the circuit board 1122 . The lens module 112 is fixed in the cover body 111 by the circuit board 1122 . After the lens module 112 is fixed in the cover body 111 , the lens unit 1120 penetrates out of the first hollow area 1111 of the top surface 1110 of the cover body 111 . exposed on the cover 111 outside. In this example, the circuit board 1122 of the lens module 112 is locked in the cover body 111 by, for example, the fastener S1 , but the present invention does not limit the fixing method between the circuit board 1122 and the cover body 111 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the casing 10 of this example includes a front casing 101 and a rear casing 102 . The front case 101 has a second hollow area 1010 , and the camera assembly 11 is disposed between the front case 101 and the rear case 102 , that is, the camera assembly 11 is accommodated in the position after the front case 101 and the rear case 102 are assembled with each other. within the accommodating space formed. After the camera assembly 11 is disposed in the casing 10 , the lens unit 1120 of the lens module 112 and the top surface 1110 of the cover body 111 are exposed from the second hollow area 1010 of the front casing 101 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the adjusting member 12 of this embodiment is connected to the top surface 1110 of the cover body 111 of the camera assembly 11 . The casing 101 is sandwiched between the adjusting member 12 and the cover body 111 , so that the adjusting member 12 can rotate relative to the front casing 101 and drive the camera assembly 11 to rotate without being fixed to the front casing 101 . In the present embodiment, the adjusting member 12 is, for example, locked to the top surface 1110 of the cover body 111 of the camera assembly 11 through the locking member S2, but the present invention does not limit the fixing method between the adjusting member 12 and the cover body 111 .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 , the adjusting member 12 of this embodiment includes a top portion 121 and a surrounding wall 122 . The top 121 of the adjusting member 12 has a third hollow area 1210 , and the surrounding wall 122 extends from the periphery of the top 121 toward the front casing 101 . The surrounding wall 122 has an inner surface 1221 and an outer surface 1222 opposite to each other, and the abutting structure 120 of the adjusting member 12 is disposed on the inner surface 1221 of the surrounding wall 122 . After the adjusting member 12 and the cover body 111 of the camera assembly 11 are fixed to each other, the lens unit 1120 of the lens module 112 is exposed from the third hollow area 1210 of the top 121 of the adjusting member 12 . In this embodiment, the abutting structure of the adjusting member 12 120 is, for example, a sheet-like structure extending from the inner surface 1221 of the surrounding wall 122 , but the present invention does not limit the configuration of the abutting structure 120 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 , the adjusting member of this embodiment further includes a marking structure 123 . The marking structure 123 is disposed on the top 121 , and the marking structure 123 is adjacent to the abutting structure 120 disposed on the inner surface 1221 of the surrounding wall 122 , that is to say, the marking structure 123 is located at the periphery of the top 121 and is adjacent to the abutting structure 120 . correspond to each other. When the adjusting member 12 rotates to the target position so that the abutting structure 120 is positioned on the first stopping structure 13 or the second stopping structure 14 , the marking structure 123 moves to the corresponding first stopping structure along with the rotation of the adjusting member 12 The position of 13 corresponds to the position of the second stop structure 14, so that the user can clearly know that the abutment structure 120 is positioned on the first stop structure 13 or the second stop structure 14 through the position of the marking structure 123. . In this embodiment, the marking structure 123 is, for example, a through hole, an element or a light-emitting element arranged in the through hole for easy identification, but the present invention is not limited to this.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 , the adjusting member 12 of this embodiment further includes a non-slip structure 124 . The anti-skid structure 124 is disposed on the outer surface 1222 of the surrounding wall 122 . The user can rotate the adjusting member 12 through the anti-skid structure 124 . It is worth mentioning that, in the present embodiment, the anti-skid structure 124 has a first end edge E1 and a second end edge E2 opposite to each other, and the first end edge E1 of the anti-skid structure 124 corresponds to an edge disposed on the surrounding wall 122 . The abutment structure 120 of the inner surface 1221 . When the adjusting member 12 rotates to the target position and the abutting structure 120 is positioned on the first stopping structure 13 or the second stopping structure 14 , the first end edge E1 of the anti-skid structure 124 moves to the position where the adjusting member 12 rotates. Corresponding to the position of the first stop structure 13 or to the position of the second stop structure 14 , therefore, the user can know that the abutment structure 120 is positioned on the first stop structure 13 or the second stop through the marking structure 123 . Besides the structure 14 , the position of the first end edge E1 of the anti-skid structure 124 can also be obtained.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , the first blocking structure 13 and the second blocking structure 14 in this embodiment respectively include a blocking protrusion C1 and an elastic blocking protrusion C2 . When the adjusting member 12 rotates to the target position so that the abutting structure 120 is positioned on the first stopping structure 13 or the second stopping structure 14 , the abutting structure 120 of the adjusting member 12 is located on the stopping protrusion C1 and the elastic stopping protrusion between the parts C2, thereby achieving the effect of stopping and positioning the adjusting member 12 at the target position.

In this embodiment, the first stopper structure 13 and the second stopper structure 14 are, for example, integrally formed with the front case 101 , and the first stopper structure 13 and the second stopper structure 14 are formed along the front case. The peripheral edge of the second hollow area 1010 of the body 101 is distributed in different positions. Specifically, the blocking protrusion C1 extends from the front casing 101 toward the adjustment member 12 , and the elastic blocking protrusion C2 forms a flexible oscillating elastic piece on the front shell 101 , and the elastic piece A convex portion extending in a direction close to the adjusting member 12 is formed.

The following will further describe the action mode and connection relationship among the abutting structure 120 , the first stop structure 13 and the second stop structure 14 in this embodiment.

When the user toggles the adjusting member 12 to rotate the adjusting member 12 relative to the casing 10 , the adjusting member 12 will move the camera assembly 11 to rotate to switch between the horizontal shooting mode and the vertical shooting mode. As shown in FIG. 7 , when the adjusting member 12 drives the camera assembly 11 to rotate to switch to the horizontal shooting mode, the abutting structure 120 of the adjusting member 12 will move to the position of the first stop structure 13 along with the rotation of the adjusting member 12 . It is positioned on the first stop structure 13, that is, the abutting structure 120 abuts between the stop convex portion C1 and the elastic stop convex portion C2 of the first stop structure 13. At this time, the marking structure 123 and the anti-skid The first end edge E1 of the structure 124 also moves to a position corresponding to the first stop structure 13 along with the rotation of the adjusting member 12 .

As shown in FIG. 8 , when the adjusting member 12 drives the camera assembly 11 to rotate to switch from the horizontal shooting mode to the vertical shooting mode, the abutting structure 120 of the adjusting member 12 will move to the second stop along with the rotation of the adjusting member 12 The position of the structure 14 is positioned on the second stop structure 14, that is The abutting structure 120 abuts between the blocking protrusion C1 and the elastic blocking protrusion C2 of the second blocking structure 14 . At this time, the marking structure 123 and the first end edge E1 of the anti-skid structure 124 are also adjusted accordingly. The member 12 is rotated to move to a position corresponding to the second stop structure 14 .

To sum up, in the image capture device of this creative embodiment, the camera assembly is driven to rotate through the rotating adjustment member, so that the camera assembly can be switched between the horizontal shooting mode and the straight shooting mode. In addition, when the adjustment member drives the camera assembly to rotate to switch to the horizontal shooting mode or the straight shooting mode, the positioning can be performed through the abutting structure of the adjustment member and the first stop structure or the second stop structure, so that the camera assembly is positioned in the horizontal mode. Neither the shooting mode nor the direct shooting mode will produce shaking and affect the shooting quality.

However, the above are only the preferred embodiments of this creation, and should not limit the scope of the implementation of this creation. It still falls within the scope of this new patent. In addition, any embodiment of the present invention or the scope of the patent application is not required to achieve all the purposes or advantages or features disclosed in the present invention. In addition, the abstract section and title are only used to aid in the search of patent documents and are not intended to limit the patentable scope of this creation. In addition, terms such as "first" and "second" mentioned in this specification or the scope of the patent application are only used to name the elements or to distinguish different embodiments or scopes, and are not used to limit the number of elements. upper or lower limit.

1: Image capture device

10: Shell

11: Camera components

12: Adjustment pieces

13: The first stop structure

14: Second stop structure

101: Front housing

102: Rear shell

111: cover body

112: Lens module

121: top

122: Surrounding the wall

123: mark structure

124: Anti-slip structure

1010: Second hollow area

1110: Top surface

1111: The first hollow area

1120: Lens Unit

1121: Pedestal

1122: circuit board

1210: The third hollow area

1222: External Surface

C1: stop protrusion

C2: Elastic stop protrusion

E1: First end edge

E2: Second end edge

Claims (10)

An image capture device, comprising: a shell; a camera assembly, disposed in the casing, and part of the camera assembly is exposed from the casing; An adjustment piece is connected to the camera assembly, the adjustment piece can be rotated relative to the casing, and then drives the camera assembly to rotate to switch between a horizontal shooting mode and a straight shooting mode, and the adjustment piece has an abutting structure; a first stop structure, disposed between the housing and the adjusting member; and a second stop structure, disposed between the housing and the adjusting member, and the second stop structure and the first stop structure are located at different positions respectively; Wherein, when the adjusting member drives the camera assembly to rotate and switches from the straight shooting mode to the horizontal shooting mode, the abutting structure is positioned on the first stop structure, and when the adjusting member drives the camera assembly to rotate, the camera assembly is rotated by the adjusting member. When the horizontal shooting mode is switched to the straight shooting mode, the abutting structure is positioned on the second blocking structure. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the camera assembly includes a cover and a lens module disposed in the cover, the cover includes a top surface facing the adjustment member and opened on the top surface a first hollowed-out area of the It is exposed from the cover body through the first hollow area. The image capturing device of claim 2, wherein the casing comprises a front casing and a rear casing, the front casing has a second hollow area, and the camera assembly is disposed on the front casing and the rear casing between the shells, and the lens unit of the lens module and the top surface of the cover body are exposed from the second hollow area. The image capturing device of claim 3, wherein the first blocking structure and the second blocking structure are distributed at different positions along the periphery of the second hollow area. The image capturing device of claim 3, wherein the adjusting member is connected to the top surface of the cover body, so that the front case is sandwiched between the adjusting member and the cover body. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the adjusting member comprises a top and a surrounding wall, the top has a third hollow area, and the surrounding wall extends from the periphery of the top toward a portion close to the front housing. The surrounding wall body has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to each other, the abutting structure is arranged on the inner surface of the surrounding wall body, and the lens unit of the lens module is exposed from the third hollow area . The image capturing device of claim 6, wherein the adjusting member further comprises an anti-slip structure, and the anti-slip structure is disposed on the outer surface of the surrounding wall. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the adjustment member further comprises an indicator structure, the indicator structure is disposed on the top and adjacent to the abutting structure, when the adjustment member drives the camera assembly to rotate, the camera assembly is rotated by the adjustment member. When the direct shooting mode is switched to the horizontal shooting mode, the abutting structure is positioned on the first stop structure, and the marking structure and the first stop structure correspond to each other. When the adjustment member drives the camera assembly to rotate, When switching from the horizontal shooting mode to the straight shooting mode, the abutting structure is positioned on the second blocking structure, and the marking structure and the second blocking structure correspond to each other. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the first blocking structure and the second blocking structure respectively comprise a blocking protrusion and an elastic blocking protrusion, when the abutting structure is positioned on the first blocking protrusion When a blocking structure or the second blocking structure is used, the abutting structure is located between the blocking protrusion and the elastic blocking protrusion. The image capturing device of claim 1, wherein the first stopper structure and the casing are integrally formed, and the second stopper structure and the casing are integrally formed.

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