CN109799670B

CN109799670B - Terminal device

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Publication number: CN109799670B
Application number: CN201910204816.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈广龙; 郑延昌; 戢记球; 付建辉; 顾翔
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-03-18
Filing date: 2019-03-18
Publication date: 2021-03-16
Anticipated expiration: 2039-03-18
Also published as: WO2020187026A1; CN109799670A

Abstract

The invention discloses terminal equipment which comprises a shell, a camera and a driving mechanism arranged in the shell, wherein the shell is provided with an inner cavity and a through hole communicated with the inner cavity, the driving mechanism is connected with the camera, the driving mechanism drives the camera to extend out of the shell or retract into the shell through the through hole, the camera comprises a camera support, a camera body, a light source and a light-transmitting cover, and the light-transmitting cover is arranged on the light source in a covering mode. The camera that above-mentioned scheme can solve present terminal equipment has the comparatively single problem of function.

Description

Terminal device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication equipment, in particular to terminal equipment.

Background

With the improvement of user requirements, the performance of the terminal device is continuously optimized, wherein the more prominent expression is as follows: the screen occupation of terminal devices is getting larger and larger. In order to increase the screen occupation ratio, more and more terminal devices adopt a camera capable of lifting. When shooting is needed, the camera can extend out of the shell of the terminal equipment, and shooting can be achieved; when shooting is completed, the camera can retract into the shell of the terminal equipment, and then hiding in the shell can be realized. The camera can be hidden in the shell of the terminal equipment, so that the camera does not occupy the board space of the terminal equipment, and the screen occupation ratio of the terminal equipment is increased.

The camera of the current terminal equipment only has a shooting function, so that the function is single, the appearance expressive force of the camera is poor, and aesthetic fatigue of a user is easy to generate.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention discloses a terminal device, which aims to solve the problem that a camera of the terminal device has a single function.

In order to solve the problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a terminal equipment, is in including casing, camera and setting actuating mechanism in the casing, the casing have the inner chamber and with the perforation of inner chamber intercommunication, actuating mechanism with the camera links to each other, just the actuating mechanism drive the camera passes through the perforation stretches out outside the casing or return and arrive within the casing, the camera includes the camera support and installs camera body, light source and printing opacity cover on the camera support, the printing opacity cover is established on the light source.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:

the terminal equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention improves the structure of the camera, so that the camera not only comprises a camera body capable of playing an image acquisition function, but also comprises a light source and a light-transmitting cover covering the light source, the light source can project light through the light-transmitting cover in the working process, and further the camera has an optical effect.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a terminal device disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an optical effect of a camera of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the disclosure, where arrows in fig. 2 indicate directions of light rays;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

fig. 4-8 are schematic diagrams illustrating different partial explosions of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100-shell, 110-frame, 111-perforation,

200-camera, 210-camera bracket, 211-first installation space, 212-bracket upper cover, 213-bracket lower cover, 2131-opening, 214-second installation space, 215-screw, 220-camera body, 230-light source, 240-light-transmitting cover, 241-second avoidance hole, 242-camera lens, 243-flat plate section, 244-bending section, 250-light guide column, 260-appearance modification membrane, 261-first avoidance hole,

300-flexible circuit board, 310-first electric connection part, 320-second electric connection part,

400-double faced adhesive tape, 410-third avoidance hole.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The technical solutions disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, an embodiment of the present invention discloses a terminal device, which includes a housing 100, a camera 200, and a driving mechanism.

The housing 100 is a peripheral base member of the terminal device, and the housing 100 can provide a mounting base for other members of the terminal device. In the embodiment of the present invention, the driving mechanism and the camera 200 are both mounted on the housing 100. The housing 100 has an inner cavity and a through hole 111, and the through hole 111 is communicated with the inner cavity, so that the camera 200 can be switched between the inner cavity and the outside of the housing 100 through the through hole 111. Generally, the casing 100 includes a frame 110, and the through hole 111 may be formed on the frame 110.

The camera 200 is an image acquisition component of the terminal device, the camera 200 is movably arranged on the housing 100, and the camera 200 can be switched between different positions through movement relative to the housing 100. In the embodiment of the present invention, during the process of extending the camera 200, the camera can extend from the inner cavity of the casing 100 to the outside of the casing 100 through the through hole 111; during retraction of the camera 200, the camera 200 can be retracted from outside the housing 100 through the perforations 111 into the interior cavity of the housing 100.

The driving mechanism is connected to the camera 200, and the driving mechanism drives the camera 200 to extend out of the housing 100 or retract into the housing 100 through the through hole 111.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the camera 200 includes a camera bracket 210, a camera body 220, a light source 230, and a light-transmitting cover 240. The camera holder 210 is a base member of the camera 200, and the camera body 220, the light source 230 and the light-transmitting cover 240 are all mounted on the camera holder 210.

The camera body 220 is a main photosensitive device of the camera 200, and can realize the acquisition of images in the shooting process. The light source 230 is disposed on the camera holder 210, and the light source 230 can project light, so that the camera 200 can generate an optical effect in a state of being extended out of the housing 100. The light source 230 may be an RGB light source that can emit light of different colors by being adjusted. In a specific embodiment, the Light source 230 may be a Light Emitting Diode (LED) Light source, and the LED Light source has the advantages of higher brightness, smaller heat generation, longer service life, energy saving, and environmental protection.

The light-transmitting cover 240 covers the light source 230, the light-transmitting cover 240 can allow light projected by the light source 230 to pass through, the light-transmitting cover 240 can protect the light source 230, and the light-transmitting cover 240 can also optimize the appearance of the camera 200 because light can pass through.

The structure of the camera 200 is improved by the terminal device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, so that the camera 200 not only comprises the camera body 220 which plays a role in image acquisition, but also comprises the light source 230 and the light-transmitting cover 240 which covers the light source 230, the light source 230 can project light through the light-transmitting cover 240 in the working process, and further the camera 200 can have an optical effect.

Generally, the camera body 220, the light source 230 and the light-transmitting cover 240 may be fixedly mounted on the camera bracket 210. Specifically, the camera body 220, the light source 230 and the light-transmissive cover 240 may be fixedly installed in various ways. Referring to fig. 3 again, in a preferred embodiment, the camera holder 210 may have a first installation space 211, the light source 230 may be installed in the first installation space 211, the first installation space 211 has an opening 2131, and the light source 230 is disposed opposite to the opening 2131, where the opposite disposition refers to the light source 230 being capable of projecting light out of the camera 200 through the opening 2131. In this preferred embodiment, the first installation space 211 can provide a space for installing the light source 230, and since the first installation space 211 has the opening 2131 opposite to the light source 230, after the light source 230 is installed in the first installation space 211, the control of the light projection direction can be realized through the opening 2131, so that it is easier to design a regular light projection effect, for example, the direction shown by the arrow in fig. 2 is the light projection direction.

In order to improve the light projection effect of the light source 230, in a more preferable scheme, the camera 200 may further include a light guide pillar 250, the light guide pillar 250 is installed in the opening 2131, and the light guide pillar 250 can play a role of guiding light. One end of the light guide pole 250 is arranged opposite to the light source 230, so that light emitted by the light source 230 is emitted into the light guide pole 250, the other end of the light guide pole 250 is arranged opposite to the light-transmitting cover 240, so that light transmitted by the light guide pole 250 is projected to the light-transmitting cover 240, and finally the light-transmitting cover 240 projects to the outside of the camera 200. The light guide column 250 can better guide the projection of light, can further reduce the scattering of light, and can further improve the optical effect. The shape of the end surface of the light guide 250 opposite to the light transmissive cover 240 can determine the projection range of the light, for example, in fig. 3, the projection angle range of the light is B. Based on this, the designer can design the shape of the light guide pillar 250 to adjust the light projection range.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the transparent cover 240 is made of a transparent material, and the transparent cover 240 is a transparent structural member, so that the light-emitting portion of the camera 200 can form a glittering and translucent visual effect, and the appearance performance of the camera 200 can be improved. Specifically, the light-transmitting cover 240 may be made of a light-transmitting material such as transparent resin and high-transmittance glass, and the embodiment of the invention does not limit the specific material of the light-transmitting cover 240.

The structure of the camera support 210 may be various, and any structure capable of realizing the function thereof can be applied to the terminal device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 3, 5 and 6 again, the embodiment of the invention discloses a specific camera bracket 210, the camera bracket 210 includes a bracket upper cover 212 and a bracket lower cover 213, the bracket upper cover 212 is butted with the bracket lower cover 213 and forms the above-mentioned first mounting space 211, meanwhile, the bracket upper cover 212 is butted with the bracket lower cover 213 and also forms a second mounting space 214, and a camera body 220 can be mounted in the second mounting space 214. Specifically, the camera body 220 may be fixed in the second mounting space 214 by means of adhesion.

The camera bracket 210 having the above structure is a split structure, and the first mounting space 211 and the second mounting space 214 can be simultaneously formed by assembling the bracket upper cover 212 and the bracket lower cover 213, so as to provide mounting positions for the light source 230 and the camera body 220, respectively, thereby having an advantage of easily forming the mounting spaces. The bracket upper cover 212 and the bracket lower cover 213 are butted to complete assembly, and of course, the bracket upper cover 212 and the bracket lower cover 213 can be detached, which is beneficial to the disassembly, assembly and maintenance of the camera body 220 and the light source 230. Specifically, the bracket upper cover 212 and the bracket lower cover 213 can be detachably fixed by screws 215, and of course, the bracket upper cover 212 and the bracket lower cover 213 can also be butted by other detachable fixing methods such as clamping and fixing.

Specifically, the opening 2131 may be opened on the bracket lower cover 213, and as shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, the light-transmitting cover 240 may be fixedly connected to the bracket lower cover 213. Of course, the opening 2131 may be opened on the holder upper cover 212, and the light-transmitting cover 240 may be fixedly connected to the holder upper cover 212.

In a specific working process, the camera body 220 and the light source 230 need a power supply, and based on this, the terminal device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include an electrical connection member, where the electrical connection member is used to implement an electrical connection between the camera body 220 and the light source 230 and the power supply in the terminal device (e.g., a main board of the terminal device). Since the camera 200 is a movable component, the electrical connector needs to adapt to the movement of the camera 200 while exerting electrical connection. The type of the electrical connector can be various, for example, the electrical connector can be a sliding electrical connection mechanism, and specifically, the following structure can be adopted: the shell can be provided with the power supply contact surface (for example, be provided with the power supply contact surface on the mainboard), and electric connector can slide on the power supply contact surface, and then can ensure the slip power supply of camera 200 removal in-process.

Of course, the electrical connection member may have another structure, the electrical connection member may be a flexible circuit board 300, the flexible circuit board 300 has good deformation capability, one end of the flexible circuit board 300 is electrically connected to the camera 200, and the other end of the flexible circuit board 300 is electrically connected to a circuit board (for example, a main board of a terminal device) in the housing 100 of the terminal device, the flexible circuit board 300 has a sufficient length, and in the moving process of the camera 200, the flexible circuit board 300 can be extended or folded by deformation, so as to adapt to the change of the position of the camera 200 on the premise of ensuring electrical connection.

Referring to fig. 4 again, in a preferred embodiment, one end of the flexible circuit board 300 is electrically connected to a main board of a terminal device, the other end of the flexible circuit board 300 may include a first electrical connection portion 310 and a second electrical connection portion 320, the first electrical connection portion 310 is electrically connected to the camera body 220, and the second electrical connection portion 320 may penetrate into the first mounting space 211 and is electrically connected to the light source 230. The flexible circuit board 300 with such a structure can better adapt to the structure of the camera 200, and more flexible power supply connection is realized. Specifically, the second electrical connection portion 320 can also provide a mounting base for the light source 230, so as to implement the layout of the light source 230.

In a more preferable scheme, the camera 200 disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include an appearance modification film 260, where the appearance modification film 260 is a light-transmitting film, and further allows light of the light source 230 to pass through. The appearance modification film 260 can play a role of hiding, and the internal structure of the camera 200 is prevented from being directly seen by a user. The appearance modification film 260 can be attached to the outer side surface of the light-transmitting cover 240, in a more preferable scheme, the appearance modification film 260 can be attached to the inner side surface of the light-transmitting cover 240, under the condition, the appearance modification film 260 not only can prevent the inner structure of the camera 200 from being seen by a user, but also can prevent the camera 200 from being shielded by the light-transmitting cover 240, and the appearance performance of the camera 200 can be better due to the exposure of the light-transmitting cover 240. Specifically, the appearance modification film 260 may be bonded to the inner surface of the light transmissive cover 240 by an optical adhesive layer.

The appearance-modifying film 260 may be of various types as long as it can shield light and transmit light. In one embodiment, the appearance modifying film 260 can be a textured film, which can include a plurality of textures arranged in an array. The area between two adjacent textures is a light-transmitting area, and light emitted from the light source 230 can be projected through the light-transmitting area. In a more preferable scheme, the plurality of textures can be uniformly distributed, that is, the distance between any two adjacent textures can be equal, and in this case, the uniform textures of the texture membrane can achieve a uniform light emitting effect.

In the terminal device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, the number of the light sources 230 may be at least two, and the number of the light sources 230 in each group may be at least one. Referring again to fig. 4, in one embodiment, the number of each group of light sources 230 may be three. The camera body 220 may be positioned between two sets of light sources 230, as shown in fig. 2. The distribution mode enables both ends of the camera 200 to emit light, and further optical effects can be further improved. The embodiment of the invention does not limit the number and distribution of the light sources 230. Specifically, the number of the camera bodies 220 may be two, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the number of the camera bodies 220.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the light-transmitting cover 240 may be various, please refer to fig. 3, fig. 7 and fig. 8 again, the light-transmitting cover 240 may be a groove-shaped structure, and the light-transmitting cover 240 covers the camera holder 210, so that the two groups of light sources 230 can be covered at the same time, and a glittering and translucent visual appearance effect can be generated when the camera 200 is extended out. Specifically, the second avoiding hole 241 can be formed in the position of the light-transmitting cover 240 opposite to the camera body 220, the camera lens 242 is installed in the second avoiding hole 241, and the camera body 220 sees through the camera lens 242 to find a view. Specifically, the camera lens 242 may be fixed to the second avoiding hole 241 in an adhesive manner.

The light-transmitting cover 240 can be fixed on the camera holder 210 by fastening, bonding, or the like. Under the prerequisite that includes support upper cover 212 and support lower cover 213 at camera support 210, printing opacity cover 240 can bond fixedly with support upper cover 212 through double faced adhesive tape 400, certainly, in order to avoid sheltering from of double faced adhesive tape 400, need set up the third on the double faced adhesive tape 400 and dodge hole 410, the third is dodged hole 410 and is dodged hole 241 and set up relatively with the second, that is to say, hole 410 is dodged to the third and hole 241 is dodged to the second all sets up relatively with camera body 220, camera body 220 dodges hole 410 and second through the third and dodges hole 241 and realizes the sensitization and framing.

Under the prerequisite that printing opacity cover 240 is the channel-shaped structure, be located the condition between two sets of light sources 230 at camera body 220, the first hole 261 of dodging can be seted up to outward appearance decoration diaphragm 260, and first hole 261 of dodging sets up with camera body 220 relatively to can avoid outward appearance decoration diaphragm 260 to the influence that camera body 220 was framed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the light-transmitting cover 240 may have various specific structures on the premise that the light-transmitting cover 240 is a groove-shaped structure. Referring again to fig. 7 and 8, the light-transmissive cover 240 may include a flat plate section 243 and two bent sections 244 respectively disposed at both ends of the flat plate section 243, and the two bent sections 244 may be bent toward the same side of the flat plate section 243. Specifically, the thickness of the curved section 244 may be greater than that of the flat section 243, the flat section 243 covers the camera body 220, the second avoiding hole 241 is opened in the flat section 243, and the curved section 244 covers the light source 230. The flat plate section 243 covers the camera body 220, so that the camera body 220 can be protected, and meanwhile, the influence on the photosensitive view of the camera body 220 can be reduced due to the fact that the flat plate section 243 is thin. The thickness of curved segment 244 is thicker, and the cover is established on light source 230 moreover, and the light that light source 230 sent throws at curved segment 244 to throw outside camera 200 through curved segment 244, curved segment 244's thickness is thicker, and then can form the perspective of transparent piece and feel, can further improve optical effect, reinforcing user's visual experience.

In order to further improve the optical effect, the terminal device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include a control chip, where the control chip is electrically connected to the light source 230, and the control chip controls at least one of the light emitting color, the light emitting brightness, and the flicker frequency of the light source 230. The control chip can be a central processing unit of the terminal equipment.

In a more preferable scheme, the control chip may control the light source 230 to blink 1 time every N seconds, and the control chip controls the camera 200 to take a picture for M seconds at regular time, where M is an integral multiple of N. In this case, the blinking of the light source 230 can also serve to remind the user. For example, the control chip may control the light source 230 to flash 1 time every 1 second, and the control chip controls the camera 200 to take a picture for 3 seconds at regular time, and during the course of taking a picture at regular time, the photographer may start to prepare after seeing that the light source 230 flashes 2 times.

In a specific embodiment, during the extending process of the camera 200, the control chip can control the brightness of the light source 230 to increase; during retraction of the camera 200, the control chip may control the brightness of the light source 230 to decrease. Obviously, in this case, the brightness of the light source 230 can be gradually changed, which undoubtedly can improve the optical effect and achieve the purpose of improving the user experience.

The terminal device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader, a game machine, a wearable device (such as a smart watch) and other terminal devices, and the specific type of the terminal device is not limited by the embodiment of the invention.

In the above embodiments of the present invention, the difference between the embodiments is mainly described, and different optimization features between the embodiments can be combined to form a better embodiment as long as they are not contradictory, and further description is omitted here in view of brevity of the text.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and alterations to this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a terminal equipment, its characterized in that is in including casing, camera and setting actuating mechanism in the casing, the casing have the inner chamber and with the perforation of inner chamber intercommunication, actuating mechanism with the camera links to each other, just the actuating mechanism drive the camera passes through the perforation stretches out outside the casing or return and arrive within the casing, the camera includes the camera support and installs camera body, light source and printing opacity cover on the camera support, the printing opacity cover is established on the light source, the printing opacity cover is the trough-shaped structure, the printing opacity cover includes crooked section, crooked section is located the tip of printing opacity cover, crooked section cover is established on the light source.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the camera holder has a first mounting space in which the light source is mounted, the first mounting space having an opening, the light source being disposed opposite to the opening.

3. The terminal device of claim 2, wherein the camera further comprises a light guide mounted in the opening, one end of the light guide being disposed opposite the light source and the other end of the light guide being disposed opposite the light transmissive cover.

4. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the camera holder includes a holder upper cover and a holder lower cover, the holder upper cover is butted with the holder lower cover and forms the first mounting space and the second mounting space, the camera body is mounted in the second mounting space, the opening is opened in the holder lower cover, and the light-transmitting cover is fixedly connected with the holder lower cover.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the terminal device further comprises a flexible circuit board, one end of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected with a main board of the terminal device, the other end of the flexible circuit board comprises a first electrical connection portion and a second electrical connection portion, the first electrical connection portion is electrically connected with the camera body, and the second electrical connection portion penetrates into the first installation space and is electrically connected with the light source.

6. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the camera further comprises an appearance modification film attached to an inner side surface of the light-transmissive cover, and the appearance modification film is a light-transmissive film.

7. The terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the appearance-modifying film is a textured film, the textured film comprises a plurality of textures distributed in an array, and an area between two adjacent textures is a light-transmitting area.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the number of the light sources is at least two, the number of the light sources in each group is at least one, and the camera body is located between the two groups of the light sources.

9. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the transparent cover covers the camera holder, a second avoiding hole is formed in a position of the transparent cover opposite to the camera body, and a camera lens is installed in the second avoiding hole.

10. The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the light-transmitting cover comprises a flat section and two bending sections which are respectively arranged at two ends of the flat section and bend towards the same side of the flat section, the thickness of the bending sections is greater than that of the flat section, the flat section covers the camera body, the second avoiding hole is formed in the flat section, and the bending sections cover the light source.

11. The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the appearance modification film is provided with a first avoidance hole, and the first avoidance hole is disposed opposite to the camera body.

12. The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a control chip electrically connected to the light source and controlling at least one of a light emission color, a light emission luminance, and a flicker frequency of the light source.

13. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the control chip controls the light source to flash 1 time every N seconds, and the control chip controls the camera to take pictures for M seconds at regular time, wherein M is an integral multiple of N.

14. The terminal device according to claim 12, wherein the control chip controls the brightness of the light source to increase during the extending of the camera; and in the retraction process of the camera, the control chip controls the brightness of the light source to be reduced.