WO2021068809A1

WO2021068809A1 - Camera module and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2021068809A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/118987
Authority: WO
Inventors: 胡进; 余亚军; 张勇; 杨勇; 韦炜
Original assignee: 深圳市万普拉斯科技有限公司
Priority date: 2019-10-11
Filing date: 2020-09-29
Publication date: 2021-04-15
Also published as: CN112653807A

Abstract

The present application relates to a camera module and an electronic device. The camera module is applied to the electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a body; a mounting groove is provided on the body; the camera module is provided on the mounting groove; the camera module comprises a camera; the camera is provided with a light entry surface; the camera may move to a first position and a second position relative to the body; when in the first position, the camera is accommodated in the mounting groove; when in the second position, the camera extends out of the body and is capable of rotating around the extension direction, such that the light entry surface is exposed out from the body and deflection occurs. The camera module has a relatively large photographing range.

Description

Camera module and electronic equipment

【Technical Field】

This application relates to the field of smart home technology, in particular to a camera module and electronic equipment.

【Background technique】

At present, the camera occupies a large space and is less used in the field of smart homes. Moreover, the shooting angle of the camera is fixed, which cannot meet the usage requirements.

[Summary of the invention]

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a camera module and electronic equipment for the problem that the automatic motion camera occupies a large space and the shooting angle is fixed.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution provided is: a camera module applied to an electronic device, the electronic device includes a body, the body is provided with a mounting groove, and the camera module is arranged in the mounting groove, The camera module includes a camera, the camera has a light incident surface, the camera can move to a first position and a second position relative to the main body, and in the first position, the camera is accommodated in the mounting groove In the second position, the camera protrudes from the main body and can rotate around the direction of extension, so that the light incident surface is exposed to the main body and deflected.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution provided is: an electronic device, including:

The main body is provided with installation grooves; and

The camera module is arranged in the installation slot, the camera module includes a camera, the camera has a light incident surface, the camera can move to a first position and a second position relative to the main body, and when in the first position The camera is accommodated in the installation groove. When in the second position, the camera protrudes from the main body and can rotate around the extending direction, so that the light incident surface is exposed to the main body and deflected.

In the above-mentioned camera module, the camera can move relative to the main body of the electronic device, thereby having at least two states hidden inside the electronic device or exposed to the outside of the electronic device, so that the structure of the electronic device is concise and exquisite. In addition, the camera protrudes out of the body, that is, when it is in a working state, the camera can rotate in a certain range around the protruding direction, and has a larger shooting range.

【Explanation of the drawings】

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device in an embodiment;

2 is a schematic diagram of the light incident surface of the camera in the electronic device shown in FIG. 1 being deflected;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of the camera of the camera module moving to the first position in an embodiment;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of the camera of the camera module shown in FIG. 3 moving to a second position;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the camera of the camera module moving to the first position in another embodiment;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of the camera of the camera module shown in FIG. 5 moving to a second position;

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view at A-A in Figure 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera module in another embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bracket in the camera module shown in FIG. 8.

【Detailed ways】

In order to facilitate the understanding of the application, the application will be described in a more comprehensive manner with reference to the relevant drawings. The preferred embodiments of the application are shown in the accompanying drawings. However, this application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the implementation described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of this application more thorough and comprehensive.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or a central element may also be present. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or an intermediate element may be present at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only, and are not meant to be the only embodiments.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field of this application. The terminology used in the specification of the application herein is only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and is not intended to limit the application. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

Please refer to FIG. 1, an electronic device 100 may include a camera module 10 and a body 20. The main body 20 is provided with an installation groove, and the camera module 10 can be installed in the installation groove. Specifically, the electronic device 100 may be a television, an educational device, a mobile phone, a monitoring product, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and the like. The type of the electronic device 100 is not limited here.

The camera module 10 may include a camera 11. The camera 11 has a light incident surface 111. The camera 11 can move relative to the main body 20 to a first position and a second position. In the first position, the camera 11 is accommodated in the installation slot, so that the light incident surface 111 is hidden in the main body 20. In the second position, referring to FIG. 2, the camera 11 protrudes from the main body 20 and can rotate around the extending direction, so that the light incident surface 111 is exposed on the main body 20 and deflected.

In the above-mentioned camera module 10, the camera 11 can move relative to the body 20 of the electronic device 100, thereby having at least two states hidden inside the electronic device 100 or exposed outside the electronic device 100, making the structure of the electronic device 100 simple and exquisite. Moreover, when the camera 11 protrudes out of the main body 20, that is, when it is in a working state, the camera 11 can rotate in a certain range, thus having a larger shooting range.

It should be noted that the rotation axis of the camera 11 is parallel to the extension direction.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the structure of the camera module 10, a TV set is taken as an example for description. Taking the direct front of the TV screen as the observation reference, after the camera 11 is extended from above the TV, the camera 11 can be controlled to rotate to the left or right through the remote control or face recognition technology. Correspondingly, the light incident surface 111 of the camera 11 is deflected to the left or right. Thus, the camera 11 can capture an object located within its rotation range.

Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4, the camera module 10 may further include a first power element 12, a carrier board 13, and a second power element 14. The carrier board 13 is slidably arranged relative to the main body 20. The second power element 14 is arranged on the carrier board 13 and is linked to the camera 11. When the first power element 12 drives the carrier board 13 to slide relative to the main body, it drives the camera 11 to move relative to the main body 20. When the camera 11 moves to the second position, the second power element 14 is used to drive the camera 11 to rotate.

Specifically, the groove wall of the installation groove is provided with a guide rail 15, and the carrier plate 13 is provided with a matching groove. When the first power element 12 drives the carrier board 13 to move, the guide rail 15 and the matching groove cooperate with each other to guide the carrier board 13.

The camera module 10 may further include a first limiting block 16 and a second limiting block 17. When the carrier board 13 drives the camera 11 to move to the first position, the carrier board 13 abuts the first limiting block 16, and the first power element 12 stops operating. When the carrier board 13 drives the camera 11 to move to the second position, the carrier board 13 abuts against the second limit block 17, and the first power element 12 stops operating. In this embodiment, the movement strokes of the carrier board 13 and the camera 11 are limited by the first limit block 16 and the second limit block 17 to control the working state of the first power element 12. In other embodiments, the movement stroke of the first power element 12 can also be directly set.

When the camera 11 moves to the second position, that is, when the camera 11 is in a working state, the second power element 14 drives the camera 11 to rotate. The electronic device 100 may include a control system and a proximity sensor. When the camera 11 moves to the second position, the proximity sensor transmits an in-position signal to the control system, and the control system unlocks the second power element 14. At this time, the second power element 14 can receive an external control command to drive the camera 11 to rotate.

The second power element 14 may be a stepper motor or a servo motor. The second power element 14 can drive the camera 11 to rotate through a belt, or the second power element 14 can drive the camera 11 to rotate through a meshed gear set. The second power element 14 can also drive the camera 11 to rotate through the first gear, the rack and the second gear. Specifically, the first gear and the second power element 14 are coaxially arranged, the second gear is connected with the camera 11, the rack is slidably arranged, and both the first gear and the second gear mesh with the rack.

In some embodiments, the first power element 12 is a cylinder. In other embodiments, the first power element 12 is a rotating electric machine. The camera module 10 may further include a transmission component 18, and the rotating motor can drive the carrier plate 13 to move linearly through the transmission component 18.

In an embodiment, the transmission assembly 18 may include a gear 181 and a rack 182 that mesh with each other. The gear 181 is coaxially arranged with the rotating electric machine. The rack 182 is connected to the carrier board 13. The gear 181 can rotate in synchronization with the rotating electric machine. Since the gear 181 and the rack 182 mesh with each other, the rack 182 moves linearly under the drive of the gear 181 to move the carrier plate 13 relative to the main body 20. It can be understood that when the rotating motor rotates in the first direction, the camera 11 is driven to extend out of the main body 20 through the transmission assembly 18 and the carrier plate 13. When the rotating motor rotates in the second direction, the camera 11 is driven to retract into the main body 20 through the transmission assembly 18 and the carrier board 13. One of the first direction and the second direction is counterclockwise and the other is clockwise.

In another embodiment, referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, the transmission assembly 18 may include a screw rod 183 and a slider 184. The sliding block 184 is sleeved on the screw rod 183 and is threadedly matched with the screw rod 183, and is connected to the carrier board 13.

The components of the camera module 10 can be assembled one by one in the installation groove opened on the main body 20 of the TV, or the components of the camera module 10 can be assembled on the bracket 19, and then the bracket 19 is fixed in the installation groove. Groove wall. Specifically, the camera module 10 may further include a bracket 19 and a connecting member 131. Referring to FIG. 9, the bracket 19 is provided with a guide groove 19a, and the connecting member 131 penetrates the carrier plate 13 and can slide along the guide groove 19a.

The carrier board 13 and the bracket 19 are slidingly matched, and the guide groove 19 a on the bracket 19 has a guiding function for the slider 184. When the rotating motor drives the screw rod 183 to rotate, the slider 184 moves linearly along the screw rod 183.

In order to make the lifting of the camera 11 more stable, the transmission assembly 18 may further include a decelerating element 186. The deceleration element 186 may include gears of different sizes that mesh with each other. In some embodiments, the deceleration element 186 may include a first bevel gear 186a, a second bevel gear 186b, and a third bevel gear 186c. The first bevel gear 186a and the first power element 12 are coaxially arranged, and the second bevel gear 186b and The screw rod 183 is coaxially arranged, the third bevel gear 186c is arranged on the main body 20, and the first bevel gear 186a and the second bevel gear 186b are both meshed with the third bevel gear 186c.

In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 6 and 7 in combination, the transmission assembly 18 may further include a guide bar 185, the guide bar 185 is fixed to the main body 20 and slidably fits with the slider 184. Further, the side wall of the slider 184 is provided with a groove 184a, and the guide bar 185 is accommodated in the groove 184a. The guide bar 185 can guide the slider 184 and make the slider 184 and the carrier 13 run more smoothly. .

In other embodiments, referring to FIGS. 8 and 9 in combination, the bracket 19 may include a main body 191 and a first guide block 192 and a second guide block 194 provided on the main body 191. The first guide block 192 and the main body 191 enclose a first sliding groove 193. The second guide block 194 and the main body 191 enclose to form a second sliding groove 195. The carrier 13 may include a first side and a second side that are arranged oppositely. The first side edge is accommodated in the first sliding groove 193, and the second side edge is accommodated in the second sliding groove 195. The arrangement of the first guide block 192 and the second guide block 194 can play a guiding role during the movement of the carrier board 13 and make the carrier board 13 run more smoothly.

The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, all possible combinations of the various technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, All should be considered as the scope of this specification.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation manners of the present application, and their description is relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be understood as a limitation on the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of this application, several modifications and improvements can be made, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the patent of this application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

A camera module applied to an electronic device, characterized in that the electronic device includes a body, the body is provided with a mounting slot, the camera module is arranged in the mounting slot, and the camera module includes a camera, The camera has a light incident surface;

The camera can move to a first position and a second position relative to the main body. In the first position, the camera is accommodated in the mounting groove, and in the second position, the camera protrudes from the main body And it can rotate around the extension direction, so that the light incident surface is exposed to the main body and deflected.
The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the camera module further comprises a first power element, a carrier board, and a second power element, the carrier board is slidably arranged relative to the body, and the second The power element is arranged on the carrier board and is linked to the camera. When the first power element drives the carrier board to slide relative to the body, the camera is driven to move relative to the body. When the camera moves to the second position, the second power element is used to drive the camera to rotate.
The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the camera module further comprises a transmission component, the first power element is a rotating electric machine, and the rotating electric machine can drive the carrier board through the transmission component Do straight motions.
The camera module of claim 3, wherein the transmission assembly includes gears and racks that mesh with each other, the gears are coaxially arranged with the rotating motor, and the racks are connected to the carrier board .
The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the transmission assembly comprises a screw rod and a slider, the slider is sleeved on the screw rod and is threaded with the screw rod, and is connected to the screw rod. In the carrier board, when the rotating motor drives the screw to rotate, the slider moves linearly along the screw.
The camera module according to claim 5, wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a reduction element, the reduction element comprises a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear, and a third bevel gear, the first bevel gear It is arranged coaxially with the first power element, the second bevel gear is arranged coaxially with the screw rod, the third bevel gear is arranged on the body, the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear The gears mesh with the third bevel gear.
The camera module according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a guide bar, the guide bar is fixed to the body and slidably fits with the slider.
The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the camera module further comprises a bracket and a connecting member, the bracket is provided with a guide groove, and the connecting member penetrates the carrier board and can be arranged along the The guide groove slides.
The camera module according to claim 8, wherein the bracket comprises a main body and a first guide block and a second guide block provided on the main body, and the first guide block and the main body are enclosed to form The first sliding groove, the second guide block and the main body are enclosed to form a second sliding groove, the carrier plate includes a first side and a second side disposed oppositely, and the first side is accommodated in the In the first sliding groove, the second side edge is accommodated in the second sliding groove.
The camera module according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the bracket is fixed to the groove wall of the installation groove.
The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the camera module further comprises a first limiting block and a second limiting block, when the carrier board drives the camera to move to the first position, The carrier plate abuts against the first limit block, and when the carrier plate drives the camera to move to a second position, the carrier plate abuts against the second limit block.
An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises:

The main body is provided with installation grooves; and

The camera module is arranged in the installation slot, the camera module includes a camera, the camera has a light incident surface, the camera can move to a first position and a second position relative to the main body, and when in the first position The camera is accommodated in the installation groove. When in the second position, the camera protrudes from the main body and can rotate around the extending direction, so that the light incident surface is exposed to the main body and deflected.
The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the camera module further comprises a first power element, a carrier board, and a second power element, the carrier board is slidably arranged relative to the body, and the second power The element is provided on the carrier board and is linked to the camera. When the first power element drives the carrier board to slide relative to the body, the camera is driven to move relative to the body. When moving to the second position, the second power element is used to drive the camera to rotate.
The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the camera module further comprises a transmission component, the first power element is a rotating electric machine, and the rotating electric machine can drive the carrier board through the transmission component. Straight line movement.
The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the transmission assembly comprises a gear and a rack that mesh with each other, the gear is coaxially arranged with the rotating electric machine, and the rack is connected to the carrier board.
The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the transmission assembly comprises a screw rod and a sliding block, the sliding block is sleeved on the screw rod and is threadedly fitted with the screw rod, and is connected to the screw rod. The carrier board, when the rotating motor drives the screw to rotate, the slider moves linearly along the screw.
The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a reduction element, the reduction element comprises a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear and a third bevel gear, the first bevel gear and The first power element is arranged coaxially, the second bevel gear is arranged coaxially with the screw rod, the third bevel gear is arranged on the body, the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear All mesh with the third bevel gear.
The electronic device according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a guide bar, the guide bar is fixed to the body and slidably fits with the slider.
The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the camera module further comprises a bracket and a connecting piece, the bracket is provided with a guide groove, and the connecting piece penetrates through the carrier board and can run along the The guide groove slides.
The electronic device according to claim 19, wherein the bracket comprises a main body and a first guide block and a second guide block provided on the main body, and the first guide block and the main body enclose a second guide block. A chute, the second guide block and the main body enclose a second chute, the carrier plate includes a first side and a second side that are arranged oppositely, and the first side is received in the The first sliding groove, and the second side edge is accommodated in the second sliding groove.
The electronic device according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the bracket is fixed to the groove wall of the installation groove.
The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the camera module further comprises a first limiting block and a second limiting block, when the carrier board drives the camera to move to the first position, the The carrier plate abuts against the first limit block, and when the carrier plate drives the camera to move to a second position, the carrier plate abuts against the second limit block.