CN108777762A - A kind of camera module of mobile terminal and mobile terminal - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a kind of camera module of mobile terminal, it includes mobile camera (100), flexible PCB (200) and holder (300), the both ends of the flexible PCB (200) are separately connected the mainboard of the mobile camera (100) and the mobile terminal, the flexible PCB (200) is attached on the holder (300), and the flexible PCB (200) can bend with the holder (300).Invention additionally discloses a kind of mobile terminals.Said program can solve the problems, such as in current mobile terminal that flexible PCB is unable to get that assembly performance is poor caused by preferable support and is easy to happen damage.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to mobile terminal design technology field more particularly to the camera shooting moulds of a kind of mobile terminal and mobile terminal
Group.
Background technology
With the diversification of user demand, more and more mobile terminals get their way into people's lives, such as mobile phone, flat
Plate computer.The function of current mobile terminal is more and more, and mobile terminal is generally configured with camera function, and then can meet user's
Shooting demand.The shooting function of mobile terminal is usually completed by the camera module of mobile terminal.Traditional camera module is taken the photograph
It is located on the frame on the outside of display screen as head is usually laid on the top of mobile terminal.
Under the high speed development of current mobile terminal, user increasingly pays close attention to the beauty of mobile terminal, and large screen moves
Dynamic terminal is increasingly favored by user.In order to improve the screen accounting of mobile terminal, the border width of mobile terminal is increasingly
It is small, but due to the presence of camera, the border width of mobile terminal is more difficult to be further decreased, so that the screen of mobile terminal
The more difficult increase of accounting.
In order to solve the problems, such as this, the camera of current mobile terminal is built-in, i.e., camera is arranged in mobile terminal
Inside, camera under the driving of driving equipment can from the perforation on the frame of shell pass in and out mobile terminal.Camera
Such arrangement can avoid occupancy of the camera to space on frame, and then can be so that frame is not necessarily to be that there are cloth for camera
If space and be further narrow as, this is conducive to the increase of mobile terminal screen accounting.
In order to preferably adapt to camera telescopic moving, longer flexibility is used between camera and the mainboard of mobile terminal
Circuit board realizes connection.Current flexible PCB is usually S type folding modes, and is supported by holder.But current branch
Frame can only support the end of flexible PCB, and then ensure the stability of end electrical connection, for the middle part of flexible PCB
Position can not then support, and in the telescopic process of camera, the intermediate region of flexible PCB is unable to get preferable sizing, can not
Ensure that the consistency of flexible PCB folding shrinking, the reliability for eventually resulting in mobile terminal are poor.
In addition, the intermediate region due to flexible PCB can not be supported, it is easier to cause mobile terminal in the mistake fallen
Flexible PCB is easier to be damaged in journey.Moreover, because the intermediate region of flexible PCB is unable to get support, therefore need
Want longer end to be fixed to ensure the assembly performance of flexible PCB, this can undoubtedly make the length of flexible PCB compared with
It is higher by camera when growing, and then the consumptive material of flexible PCB is caused to increase, while being easier that intermediate region is caused to fold and causes
The larger problem of occupied space.
Invention content
The present invention discloses a kind of mobile terminal, is unable to get preferably with solving flexible PCB in current mobile terminal
The problem of assembly performance is poor caused by support and is easy to happen damage.
To solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention uses following technical proposals:
A kind of camera module of mobile terminal, including mobile camera, flexible PCB and holder, the flexible circuit
The both ends of plate are separately connected the mainboard of the mobile camera and the mobile terminal, and the flexible PCB is attached to described
On holder, the holder can be bent with the flexible PCB.
A kind of mobile terminal, including camera module described above.
The technical solution adopted by the present invention can reach following advantageous effect:
Camera module disclosed by the invention, by adding support of the holder realization to flexible PCB, flexible PCB patch
It is attached on holder, the deformation of holder enables to flexible PCB to carry out adaptability deformation, can finally realize to flexible circuit
Each section of effective support of plate.In such cases, during flexible PCB deforms, holder enables to flexible PCB
Folding shrinking consistency it is stronger, and then the reliability of flexible PCB telescopic moving can be improved.
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Attached drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, and constitutes the part of the present invention, this hair
Bright illustrative embodiments and their description are not constituted improper limitations of the present invention for explaining the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1-Fig. 4 is structural representation of the camera module of mobile terminal disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention under different visual angles
Figure.
Reference sign:
100- mobile cameras, 110- shells, 200- flexible PCBs, 210- connecting holes, 300- holders, 310- first
Support end, 311- positioning columns, the second support ends of 320-, 321- positioning columns, 330- interludes, 331- folded sections, 332- positioning columns,
400- board to board connector.
Specific implementation mode
To make the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the specific embodiment of the invention and
Technical solution of the present invention is clearly and completely described in corresponding attached drawing.Obviously, described embodiment is only the present invention one
Section Example, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are not doing
Go out the every other embodiment obtained under the premise of creative work, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Below in conjunction with attached drawing, technical solution disclosed in each embodiment that the present invention will be described in detail.
- Fig. 4 is please referred to Fig.1, the embodiment of the present invention discloses a kind of camera module of mobile terminal, disclosed camera module
Including mobile camera 100, flexible PCB 200 and holder 300.
Mobile camera 100 is movably disposed on the shell of mobile terminal, to being moved into and out by itself
Mobile terminal.The both ends of flexible PCB 200 are separately connected the mainboard of mobile camera 100 and mobile terminal, final to realize
Being electrically connected between mobile camera 100 and the mainboard of mobile terminal.Specifically, can between flexible PCB 200 and mainboard
It is connected with being realized by board to board connector 400, this can improve the stability of electrical connection.
Flexible PCB 200 is attached on holder 300, and then realizes that each section to flexible PCB 200 can be propped up
The support of frame 300.Flexible PCB 200 can be deformed with the bending of holder 300.In the mistake that mobile camera 100 moves
Cheng Zhong, flexible PCB 200 can stretch or compress bending, and holder 300 can correspondingly be bent, and holder 300 is to flexible PCB
200 support so that the deformation of flexible PCB 200 follows the bending of holder 300 to carry out.
Camera module disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention, by adding support of the realization of holder 300 to flexible PCB 200,
Flexible PCB 200 is attached on holder 300, and the deformation of holder 300 enables to flexible PCB 200 to carry out adaptability change
Shape can finally realize each section of effective support to flexible PCB 200.In such cases, it is deformed in flexible PCB 200
During, holder 300 enables to the folding shrinking consistency of flexible PCB stronger, and then can improve flexible PCB
The reliability of 200 telescopic movings.
Each section due to flexible PCB 200 is supported by holder 300, can be realized real to flexible PCB 200
More stable support is applied, the mobile terminal of such structure is during falling, since flexible PCB 200 has obtained more surely
Fixed support, therefore not easily lead to flexible PCB and be damaged.
In addition, each section due to flexible PCB 200 can preferably be supported, there is no need to longer by fixation
End come improve flexible PCB 200 support stability, also just without longer flexible PCB 200, this is not only
The consumptive material of flexible PCB 200 can be saved, but also can make the intermediate region of flexible PCB 200 folds to occupy smaller sky
Between.
During mobile camera 100 moves, holder 300 can be with the telescopic moving of mobile camera 100
And it is deformed.There are many structures of holder 300.In a kind of specific embodiment, holder 300 may include the first support end
310, the second support end 320 and interlude 330, the both ends of interlude 330 respectively with the first support end 310 and the second support end
320 are rotatedly connected, and interlude 330 includes at least two folded sections 331 being mutually rotatablely connected, the first support end 310 and movement
Formula camera 100 is fixedly linked.Second support end 320 can be fixed on the mainboard of mobile terminal.
In such structure, the first support end 310 is fixedly linked with mobile camera 100, and then enables to flexible electrical
One end that road plate 200 is electrically connected with mobile camera 100 is stably supported, and the first support end 310 is inactive side, can
Preferably so that the stability being electrically connected between flexible PCB 200 and mobile camera 100.
Similarly, the second support end 320 is fixedly connected with the mainboard of mobile terminal, and then enables to the second support end 320
For fixing end, and then it can preferably ensure the stability being electrically connected between flexible PCB 200 and mainboard.
In the embodiment of the present invention, mobile camera 100 may include shell 110 and be arranged taking the photograph in shell 110
As head ontology, the first support end 310 is fixedly linked with shell 110, and then realizes the first support end 310 and mobile camera
100 are fixedly connected.
In order to realize more preferably folding effect, in preferred scheme, at least two folded sections 331 finish up successively to be connected, phase
Adjacent two folded sections 331 rotation connection.In such cases, at least two folded sections 331 is enabled to form zigzag structure,
It can finally realize that the bending of the more specification of flexible PCB 200 is shunk.
In order to further decrease the space that camera module occupies, in preferred scheme, the setting of holder 300 is imaged in movable type
First 100 side and positioned at mobile camera 100 both ends end face between.In such cases, holder 300 without departing from
The end face at the both ends of mobile camera 100, therefore the occupied space of camera module can be reduced.
Specifically, each fold section 331 is equal in the folded length of the shooting direction of mobile camera 100, in turn
The folding of flexible PCB 200 can be made more regular, and then the stability of flexible PCB folding can be further increased.
In order to avoid in contraction process, the irregular bending of flexible PCB 200 causes it to be detached from holder 300, preferably
Scheme in, can be with towards the surface of flexible PCB 200 in the first support end 310, the second support end 320 and folded section 331
It is provided with positioning column, the position opposite with positioning column can be provided with connecting hole 210 on flexible PCB 200, and positioning column is worn
On connecting hole 210, connecting hole 210 extends along the telescopic direction of flexible PCB 200.Specifically, being set on the first support end 310
It is equipped with positioning column 311, positioning column 321 is provided on the second support end 320, positioning column 332 is provided in folded section 331.It is such
In the case of, the cooperation of positioning column and connecting hole 210 can ensure to become between flexible PCB 200 and holder 300 relatively stablely
The consistency of shape so that the stability of connection is supported between flexible PCB 200 and holder 300.
It is arranged side by side specifically, can be provided in the first support end 310, the second support end 320 and folded section 331
Two positioning columns, correspondingly, the position opposite with each positioning column offers connecting hole on flexible PCB 200.
In preferred scheme, holder 300 can be metallic support, and metallic support has good function of shielding, can be compared with
Meet the shielding demand of camera well.In order to realize better support, flexible PCB 200 is avoided to be damaged, flexible electrical
Road plate 200 be holder 300 supporting surface where region within, that is to say, that the edge of flexible PCB 200 cannot exceed branch
Corresponding edge on frame 300.
Based on camera module disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention, the embodiment of the present invention discloses a kind of mobile terminal, disclosed
Mobile terminal includes the above camera module.
Mobile terminal disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention can be mobile phone, tablet computer, E-book reader, wearable device
Deng the equipment with camera and display screen, the specific type of not limiting mobile terminal of the embodiment of the present invention.
Emphasis describes the difference between each embodiment in foregoing embodiments of the present invention, different between each embodiment
As long as optimization feature non-contradiction, can combine to form more preferably embodiment, it is contemplated that style of writing is succinct, then no longer superfluous at this
It states.
Example the above is only the implementation of the present invention is not intended to restrict the invention.For those skilled in the art
For, the invention may be variously modified and varied.It is all within spirit and principles of the present invention made by any modification, equivalent
Replace, improve etc., it should be included within scope of the presently claimed invention.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of camera module of mobile terminal, which is characterized in that including mobile camera (100), flexible PCB (200)
It is separately connected the mobile camera (100) and the movement with the both ends of holder (300), the flexible PCB (200)
The mainboard of terminal, the flexible PCB (200) are attached on the holder (300), and the flexible PCB (200) can be with institute
State holder (300) bending.
2. camera module according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the holder (300) includes the first support end
(310), the second support end (320) and interlude (330), the both ends of the interlude (330) respectively with first support end
(310) it is rotatedly connected with second support end (320), the interlude (330) includes at least two being mutually rotatablely connected
Folded section (331), first support end (310) are fixedly linked with the mobile camera (100).
3. camera module according to claim 2, which is characterized in that at least two folded sections (331) successively head and the tail
It is connected, adjacent two folded section (331) rotation connections.
4. camera module according to claim 3, which is characterized in that holder (300) setting is taken the photograph in the movable type
Between the end face at the side as head (100) and the both ends positioned at the mobile camera (100).
5. camera module according to claim 3, which is characterized in that each folded section (331) is in the movable type
The size folding width of the shooting direction of camera (100) is equal.
6. camera module according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the mobile camera (100) includes shell
(110) and camera body in the shell (110), first support end (310) and the shell (110) be set
It is fixedly linked.
7. camera module according to claim 2, which is characterized in that first support end (310), second support
The surface of the flexible PCB (200) is provided with positioning column, the flexibility on end (320) and the folded section (331)
The position opposite with the positioning column is provided with connecting hole (210) on circuit board (200), and the positioning column is threaded through the connection
On hole (210), the connecting hole (210) extends along the telescopic direction of the flexible PCB (200).
8. camera module according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the holder (300) is metallic support.
9. a kind of mobile terminal, which is characterized in that including the camera module described in any one of claim 1-8.
10. mobile terminal according to claim 9, which is characterized in that the mobile terminal is mobile phone, tablet computer, electricity
Philosophical works reader or wearable device.
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