WO2018214939A1

WO2018214939A1 - Cover plate, photographing module, and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2018214939A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/088233
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邱泽朔; 姜宇; 杨璟; 陈乾强
Original assignee: Oppo广东移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2017-05-25
Filing date: 2018-05-24
Publication date: 2018-11-29
Also published as: CN107197125A

Abstract

Provided is a cover plate, comprising: a main body; a first optically transmissive portion; and a second optically transmissive portion. The first optically transmissive portion and the second optically transmissive portion are provided at the main body. The main body is used to cover a camera assembly and a flash. The first optically transmissive portion is used to be aligned with the camera assembly and to allow light to pass therethrough to enter the camera assembly. The second optically transmissive portion is used to be aligned with the flash and to allow light emitted by the flash to pass therethrough. By arranging a first optically transmissive portion and a second optically transmissive portion at a cover plate, a photographing module and a flash can be covered at the same time, such that when assembling a cover plate for the photographing module and the flash, only one assembly operation is required, saving assembly time. Also provided is a photographing module, and a mobile terminal.

Description

Cover, camera module and mobile terminal

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a cover, a camera module, and a mobile terminal.

Background technique

With the increasing number of pixels in mobile terminals and camera modules, people are now more inclined to use mobile terminals for taking pictures. When the fill light is insufficient, it is usually necessary to turn on the flash to fill the camera module to make a better photo.

In the prior art, the cover of the mobile terminal is respectively provided with a cover body corresponding to the position of the camera module and the flash lamp for dustproof and anti-friction protection, and the assembly is time consuming.

Summary of the invention

The application provides a time-saving cover plate, a camera module and a mobile terminal.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present application provides a cover plate, the cover plate includes a body, a first light transmitting portion and a second light transmitting portion, and the first light transmitting portion and the second light transmitting portion are disposed On the body, the body is configured to be disposed on the camera assembly and the flash, the first light transmitting portion is configured to align the camera assembly and transmit light entering the camera assembly, the first The two light transmitting portions are for aligning the flash lamp and transmitting light of the flash lamp.

The present application further provides a camera module, including a camera assembly, a flash, and a cover. The body cover is disposed on the camera assembly and the flash, and the camera assembly and the flash are respectively aligned with the first light transmitting portion and The second light transmitting portion.

The application further provides a mobile terminal, including a rear case and the above camera module, the camera assembly and the flash unit are fixed on the rear case, and the cover plate is disposed on the rear case.

The cover plate provided by the present application can cover the camera module and the flash at the same time by providing the first light transmitting portion and the second light transmitting portion, so that the assembly of the camera module and the flash cover plate only needs to be assembled once. Assembly saves time.

The camera module and the mobile terminal provided by the present application can be assembled only once by assembling the cover of the camera module and the flash by applying the above-mentioned cover plate, and the assembly is time-saving.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, the drawings to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, which are common in the art. For the technicians, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying for creative labor.

1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present application;

2 is another schematic diagram of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the mobile terminal of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an exploded view of a cover of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a schematic view of another cover plate of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of still another cover of Figure 3.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

The mobile terminal involved in the embodiment of the present application may be any device having communication and storage functions, such as a tablet computer, a mobile phone, an e-reader, a remote controller, a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, an in-vehicle device, and a network television. A smart device with network capabilities such as wearable devices.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , which is a mobile terminal 100 provided by the present application. The mobile terminal 100 includes a rear cover 1 and a camera module 2 . The camera module 2 includes a camera assembly 21 , a flash 22 and a cover 23 . The camera assembly 21 and the flash are fixed to the rear case 1. The cover plate 23 is disposed on the rear case 1, and the camera assembly 21 and the flash unit 22 are respectively aligned with the cover plate 23. The first light transmitting portion 232 and the second light transmitting portion 233. The mobile terminal 100 can cover the camera module 2 and the flash unit 22 at the same time by providing the first light transmitting portion 232 and the second light transmitting portion 233 on one cover 23, so that the cover of the camera module 2 and the flash unit 22 is assembled. When the board 23 is used, it only needs to be assembled once, and the assembly is time-saving.

In this embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the rear case 1 is a housing of the mobile terminal 100 close to the battery, and the rear case 1 defines a long hole similar in shape to the cover plate 23 along the short side direction L1 of the rear case 1 . 1a, the camera unit 21 and the flash unit 22 are disposed in the long hole 1a along the short side direction L1, and the camera unit 21 and the flash unit 22 are fixed to the rear case 1 without being displaced.

In this embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the cover plate 23 includes a body 231 , a first light transmitting portion 232 , and a second light transmitting portion 233 . The first light transmitting portion 232 and the second light transmitting portion 233 are adjacent to each other. On the main body 231, the main body 231 is disposed in the long hole 1a of the rear case 1, and the main body 231 is disposed on the camera assembly 21 and the flash unit 22. The first light transmitting portion 232 is used for aligning the camera assembly 21 and passing through. The light of the camera assembly 21, the second light transmitting portion 233 is used to align the flash 22 and transmit light from the flash lamp 22.

Specifically, the cover plate 23, that is, the body 231 has an overall elliptical shape as a whole. The body 231 includes an oppositely disposed outer surface 231a that is coupled to the rear casing 1 and an inner surface 231b that is exposed to the air to facilitate incident and outgoing light.

The body 231 has two long sides L2 and two opposite short sides L3 disposed opposite to each other, and the two short sides L3 are respectively connected between the two long sides L2, and the long side L2 of the body 231 is The short side L1 of the rear case 1 is parallel, and the first light transmitting portion 232 and the second light transmitting portion 233 are compactly disposed on the body 231 along the extending direction of the long side L2. The light portion 232 is aligned with the camera assembly 21, and the second light transmitting portion 233 is aligned with the flash lamp 22. ,

It can be understood that, referring to FIG. 4, the body 231 is provided with a first light transmission hole 2311, and the first light transmission portion 232 is a light transmission plate whose material hardness is harder than the material hardness of the body 231, the first The light transmitting portion 232 is located in the first light transmission hole 2311 of the body 231. Specifically, the material of the light-transmitting plate may be sapphire glass, has better hardness, is not easy to wear, and improves the reliability of the camera assembly 21. The first light transmitting portion 232 is adhered to the first light transmitting hole 2311 so that the first light transmitting portion 232 can transmit light entering the camera assembly 21 when the camera assembly 21 is aligned with the first light transmitting portion 232. Of course, in other embodiments, the first light transmitting portion 232 may also be a portion of the body 231 that is aligned with the area of the camera assembly 21 .

Further, referring to FIG. 4, the thickness of the first light transmitting portion 232 is smaller than the hole depth of the first light transmitting hole 2311, and one end surface of the first light transmitting portion 232 and one end surface of the body 231 The flushing, that is, the surface of the first light transmitting portion 232 adjacent to the outer surface 231a of the body 231 is flush with the outer surface 231a of the body 231, that is, the surface of the cover plate 23 formed by the body 231 and the first light transmitting portion 232 is flush. The plot of the surface of the cover 23 is facilitated. By making the thickness of the first light transmitting portion 232 smaller than the hole depth of the first light transmitting hole 2311, the first light transmitting hole 2311 is not filled by the first light transmitting portion 232, which facilitates the extension of the camera assembly 21. The first light transmission hole 2311 is inserted, and the space occupied by the camera assembly 21 in the mobile terminal 100 is saved. In other embodiments, referring to FIG. 5, the thickness of the first light transmitting portion 232 is the same as the hole depth of the first light transmitting hole 2311, and the two first light transmitting portions 232 are oppositely disposed. The end faces are flush with the opposite end faces of the body 231. That is, the first light transmitting portion 232 fills the first light transmitting hole 2311.

Further, referring to FIG. 4 , the first light transmission hole 2311 is a stepped hole, and the first light transmitting portion 232 is disposed on the step surface 2311 a of the first light transmission hole 2311 . One surface of the first light transmitting portion 232 away from the outer surface 231a of the main body 231 is adhered to the step surface 2311a of the first light transmitting hole 2311. The first light transmitting portion 232 is adjacent to one surface of the outer surface 231a of the body 231 and the body 231. The outer surface 231a is flush to facilitate cleaning of the cover 23. The first light transmission hole 2311 of the stepped hole shape facilitates the fixing of the first light transmitting portion 232 to the body 231, thereby further improving the reliability of the cover plate 23. Of course, in other embodiments, referring to FIG. 5, the first light transmission hole 2311 may have other shapes, such as a straight shape, a tapered shape, and the like.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the body 231 is a transparent plate, and the second light transmitting portion 233 is a portion of the flashlight 22 on the orthographic projection area of the body 231. Specifically, the body 231 is a transparent plastic plate. Since the body 231 is a transparent material, the light can be directly transmitted. Therefore, the second light transmitting portion 233 is directly formed by a portion of the flash lamp 22 on the front projection area of the body 231.

In another embodiment, referring to FIG. 6 , the body 231 is a non-transparent plate, the body 231 is provided with a second light transmission hole 2312 , and the second light transmission portion 233 is a light transmission plate, and the second The light transmitting portion 233 is disposed in the second light transmission hole 2312 of the body 231. Specifically, the body 231 is a non-transparent plastic plate. The light-emitting area of the flash unit 22 on the main body 231 is not able to emit light from the flash unit 22, so that the second light-transmitting hole 2312 is formed in the body 231. The second transparent portion 233, that is, a transparent plastic plate, is disposed in the second transparent hole 2312 of the body 231 to facilitate the flashing of the light from the flash lamp 22.

The inner surface 231b of the body 231 is connected to the rear case 1, and the camera assembly 21 and the flash unit 22 are enclosed in the closed space formed by the body 231 and the rear case 1. The camera assembly 21 and the flash unit 22 are respectively aligned with the first light transmitting portion 232. And the second light transmitting portion 233 transmits light.

For further improvement, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 100 further includes a decorative ring 3, and the decorative ring 3 is sleeved at a joint of the cover plate 23 and the rear case 1. Specifically, the shape of the decorative ring 3 is substantially the same as that of the cover plate 23, and the decorative ring 3 is slightly larger than the cover plate 23 so as to be sleeved on the body 231 and adhered to the rear case 1 to the body 231 and the rear case 1. The connection serves to waterproof and decorate, further improving the reliability of the mobile terminal 100.

When the mobile terminal 100 starts assembly, the camera assembly 21 and the flasher 22 are first fixed in the long holes 1a of the rear case 1 respectively; then the cover plate 23 is placed on the long hole 1a of the rear case 1 and in the cover plate 23 The first light transmitting portion 232 and the second light transmitting portion 233 are respectively aligned with the camera assembly 21 and the flashing light 22 to facilitate the light transmission of the camera assembly 21 and the flashing lamp 22; finally, the decorative ring 3 is sleeved on the cover plate 23 and fixed to the rear case. 1 on.

The cover plate 23 provided by the present application can cover the camera module 2 and the flash lamp 22 at the same time by providing the first light transmitting portion 232 and the second light transmitting portion 233, so that the cover plate 23 of the camera module 2 and the flash lamp 22 is assembled. It only needs to be assembled once, and the assembly saves time.

When the camera module 2 and the mobile terminal 100 provided by the present application apply the cover plate 23 described above, when the cover plate 23 of the camera module 2 and the flash lamp 22 is assembled, only one assembly is required, and the assembly is time-saving.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present application, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present application. These improvements and retouchings are also considered as The scope of protection for the application.

Claims

A camera module is characterized in that it comprises a camera assembly, a flash lamp and a cover plate, the cover plate comprises a body, a first light transmitting portion and a second light transmitting portion, wherein the body cover is disposed on the camera assembly and the flashing lamp. The camera assembly and the flash are respectively aligned with the first light transmitting portion and the second light transmitting portion, so that the first light transmitting portion is used to transmit light entering the camera assembly, so that The second light transmitting portion is configured to transmit light of the flash lamp.
The cover plate according to claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a first light transmission hole, and the first light transmission portion is a light transmission plate having a material hardness harder than a material hardness of the body, the first A light transmitting portion is located in the first light transmission hole of the body.
The cover plate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the thickness of the first light transmitting portion is the same as the hole depth of the first light transmitting hole, and the two first light transmitting portions are oppositely disposed The end faces are flush with the opposite end faces of the body.
The cover plate according to any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein a thickness of the first light transmitting portion is smaller than a hole depth of the first light transmitting hole, and an end surface of the first light transmitting portion It is flush with an end surface of the body.
The cover plate according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the first light transmission hole is a stepped hole, and the first light transmission portion is disposed on a step surface of the first light transmission hole .
The cover according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the body is a transparent plate, and the second light transmitting portion is a portion of the flasher on a front projection area of the body.
The cover plate according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the body is a non-transparent plate, the body is provided with a second light transmission hole, and the second light transmission portion is a light transmission plate. The second light transmitting portion is disposed in the second light transmission hole of the body.
A mobile terminal, comprising: a rear case and the camera module according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the camera assembly and the flash are fixed to the rear case, and the cover is set On the back shell.
The mobile terminal of claim 8, wherein an inner surface of the body is coupled to the rear case.
The mobile terminal according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises a decorative ring, and the decorative ring is sleeved at a joint of the cover plate and the rear case.
The mobile terminal of claim 10, wherein the decorative ring has the same shape as the cover.
A cover plate includes a body, a first light transmitting portion and a second light transmitting portion, wherein the first light transmitting portion and the second light transmitting portion are adjacently disposed on the body And the body is configured to be disposed on the camera assembly and the flash, the first light transmitting portion is configured to align the camera assembly and transmit light entering the camera assembly, the second light transmitting portion For aligning the flash and transmitting light of the flash.
The cover plate according to claim 12, wherein the body is provided with a first light transmission hole, and the first light transmission portion is a light transmission plate having a material hardness harder than a material hardness of the body, A light transmitting portion is located in the first light transmission hole of the body.
The cover plate according to claim 13, wherein a thickness of the first light transmitting portion is the same as a hole depth of the first light transmitting hole, and opposite end faces of the first light transmitting portion are opposite to each other The opposite ends of the body are flush.
The cover plate according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the first light transmitting portion has a thickness smaller than a hole depth of the first light transmitting hole, and an end surface of the first light transmitting portion is opposite to the One end of the body is flush.
The cover plate according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the first light transmission hole is a stepped hole, and the first light transmission portion is disposed on a step surface of the first light transmission hole .
The cover according to claim 16, wherein one side of the first light transmitting portion away from the outer surface of the body is adhered to the stepped surface of the first light transmitting hole.
The cover according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the first light transmitting portion is flush with the outer surface of the body near the outer surface of the body.
The cover according to any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein the body is a transparent plate, and the second light transmitting portion is a portion of the flashing light projecting area on the body.
The cover plate according to any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein the body is a non-transparent plate, the body is provided with a second light transmission hole, and the second light transmission portion is a light transmission plate. The second light transmitting portion is disposed in the second light transmission hole of the body.