CN110730263A

CN110730263A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN110730263A
Application number: CN201911095104.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢勇; 戢记球; 付建辉; 张钦周
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-11
Filing date: 2019-11-11
Publication date: 2020-01-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-11
Also published as: CN110730263B

Abstract

In the electronic equipment disclosed by the invention, the shell is provided with an inner cavity and a through hole communicated with the inner cavity, and the shell is provided with an avoiding notch communicated with the through hole; the first driving mechanism is arranged on the shell and connected with the camera, the first driving mechanism drives the camera to switch between a first position and a second position, under the condition of the first position, at least part of the camera extends out of the shell through the through hole, and under the condition of the second position, at least part of the camera retracts into the shell through the through hole; under the condition that the camera is at the second position, at least part of the camera protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell through the avoiding gap; the decoration is fixed in dodging the opening, and partial decoration is through dodging the opening protrusion in the surface of shell, and under the condition that the camera is in the second position, the decoration sets up around the camera. The thickness of electronic equipment and the volume of camera can be compromise to this scheme.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

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

Background

The performance of electronic devices continues to be optimized today and electronic devices have become an unavailable product in the life of users. With the progress of technology and the increase of user demands, the requirements of users on the appearance and the use experience of electronic equipment are higher and higher.

Electronic devices are often configured with a camera. In order to acquire higher quality images, the cameras are increasingly bulky, thereby resulting in an increasing thickness of the electronic device. If the thickness of the whole electronic equipment is ensured, some electronic equipment can only be provided with a camera with a smaller volume. Obviously, the current electronic equipment has the problem that the thickness of the electronic equipment and the volume of a camera cannot be considered at the same time.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention discloses electronic equipment, which aims to solve the problem that the thickness of the electronic equipment and the volume of a camera cannot be taken into consideration by the conventional electronic equipment.

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

an electronic device comprising a housing, a camera, a first drive mechanism, and a decorative piece, wherein:

the shell is provided with an inner cavity and a through hole communicated with the inner cavity, and is provided with an avoiding opening which is communicated with the through hole;

the first driving mechanism is arranged on the shell and connected with the camera, the first driving mechanism drives the camera to switch between a first position and a second position, under the condition of the first position, the camera at least partially extends out of the shell through the through hole, and under the condition of the second position, the camera at least partially retracts into the shell through the through hole;

under the condition that the camera is at the second position, at least part of the camera protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell through the avoiding gap;

the decoration piece is fixed in the avoiding opening, part of the decoration piece protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell through the avoiding opening, and under the condition that the camera is located at the second position, the decoration piece covers the camera.

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

the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention improves the structure of the existing electronic equipment, the first driving mechanism drives the camera to move by arranging the through hole on the shell, so that at least part of the camera extends out of the shell or retracts into the shell through the through hole, and finally the switching of the camera between the first position and the second position is realized. Because the partial structure of camera can bulge in the surface of shell, consequently whole electronic equipment need not to design great thickness for accommodating the camera completely. In this case, the overall thickness of the electronic apparatus is not limited by the thickness of the camera, so that the electronic apparatus can be designed in a thinner direction. Meanwhile, the thickness of the camera is not limited by the overall thickness of the electronic equipment.

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 without limiting the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 and fig. 2 are schematic structural diagrams of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention when a camera is in a first position;

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 taken along line A-A;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure when a camera is in a second position;

fig. 5 is a partial structural view of fig. 4, taken along the section line B-B.

Description of reference numerals:

100-shell, 110-inner cavity, 120-middle frame, 121-perforation, 130-rear cover, 131-avoiding gap,

200-camera, 210-camera body, 220-lens,

300-a display screen,

400-decorative piece, 410-decorative piece main body, 420-connecting outer edge, 401-constant diameter section, 402-conical section,

500-threaded connection.

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 5, an embodiment of the invention discloses an electronic device, which includes a housing 100, a camera 200, a first driving mechanism, and a decoration 400.

The housing 100 is a peripheral base member of the electronic device, and the housing 100 can provide a mounting base for other components of the electronic device. The camera 200, the first driving mechanism, and the decoration 400 are provided to the housing 100. In the embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100 has an inner cavity 110 and a through hole 121, the through hole 121 is communicated with the inner cavity 110, and the through hole 121 can be passed by a camera 200 described later, so that the camera 200 can be switched between the inside and the outside of the housing 100. Meanwhile, the housing 100 has a relief notch 131, and the relief notch 131 penetrates the through hole 121.

The camera 200 is movably provided to the housing 100 so as to be movable relative to the housing 100. The first driving mechanism is disposed in the housing 100, and in particular, the first driving mechanism may be disposed in the housing 100 to avoid exposure. The first driving mechanism is connected to the camera 200, and the first driving mechanism drives the camera 200 to switch between the first position and the second position. In the first position, the camera 200 protrudes at least partially out of the housing 100 through the through hole 121, thereby performing photographing. In the second position, the camera 200 is retracted at least partially through the perforations 121 into the housing 100, thereby providing that the camera 200 is at least partially concealed within the housing 100.

The first driving mechanism may be a linear motor, a hydraulic expansion member, a pneumatic expansion member, a link slider mechanism, a screw mechanism, etc., and the specific type of the first driving mechanism is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.

In the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, when the camera 200 is located at the second position, at least a part of the camera 200 protrudes from the outer surface of the housing 100 through the avoiding gap 131.

The decoration piece 400 is fixed in the avoiding opening 131, and the decoration piece 400 can play a role in protecting the camera 200. Part decoration 400 is through dodging the breach 131 and protruding in the surface of shell 100 to can make camera 200 can protrude in the surface of shell 100, under the condition that camera 200 is in the second position, decoration 400 sets up around camera 200.

Because the through hole 121 is communicated with the avoiding notch 131, after the camera 200 retracts, part of the structure of the camera 200 can enter the avoiding notch 131 from the through hole 121, so that the camera 200 enters a position matched with the decorating part 400. In order to facilitate the camera 200 to retract to the position matched with the avoiding opening 131, the edge of the decoration 400 can be generally provided with a sliding inlet and outlet, and the sliding inlet and outlet is communicated with the through hole 121 and the avoiding opening 131, so that the camera 200 can enter the position matched with the avoiding opening 131 through the sliding inlet and outlet. Of course, the sliding access is not necessary for the decoration 400, and in particular, the camera 200 may be slid into a position to be engaged with the decoration 400 by interfering with the deformation of the decoration 400.

The electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention improves the structure of the existing electronic equipment, the shell 100 is provided with the through hole 121, the first driving mechanism drives the camera 200 to move, so that at least part of the camera 200 extends out of the shell 100 or retracts into the shell 100 through the through hole 121, and finally the camera 200 is switched between the first position and the second position, and the through hole 121 is communicated with the avoiding notch 131, so that under the condition that the camera 200 is at the second position, part of the camera 200 can extend into the inner space of the decorating part 400 through the avoiding notch 131, and part of the structure of the camera 200 protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell 100. Since a part of the structure of the camera 200 may protrude from the outer surface of the housing 100, the entire electronic apparatus does not need to be designed to have a large thickness to fully accommodate the camera 200. In this case, the overall thickness of the electronic apparatus is not limited by the thickness of the camera 200, so that the electronic apparatus can be designed in a thinner direction. Meanwhile, the thickness of the camera 200 is not limited by the overall thickness of the electronic device.

Alternatively, with the camera 200 in the second position, the camera 200 is rotatably switched between the first state and the second state. In the case of the first state, the camera 200 may face the first direction, and in the case of the second state, the camera 200 may face the second direction, and an included angle greater than zero may be formed between the first direction and the second defensive line. In this case, the camera 200 can capture images in at least two different directions, thereby achieving more flexible and larger field-of-view capture. In this case, since the cameras 200 can perform photographing in at least two directions by rotation, there is no need to configure a corresponding camera 200 for each direction of the electronic apparatus, which can certainly reduce the number of cameras 200. The reduction of the number of the cameras 200 not only can save occupied space, but also can reduce the manufacturing cost of the electronic equipment.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100 may have various structures, the housing 100 may include a back cover 130, the electronic device generally includes a display screen 300, the back cover 130 is disposed opposite to the display screen 300, in a first state, the camera 200 faces a side where the display screen 300 is located, and in a second state, the camera 200 faces a side where the back cover 130 is located. Under the condition that the camera 200 faces the side where the display screen 300 is located, the camera 200 can serve as a front camera of the electronic device, so that shooting requirements of a user such as self-shooting can be met. In the case that the camera 200 faces the side where the rear cover 130 is located, the camera 200 may serve as a rear camera of the electronic device, so that shooting requirements of a user for performing long-range shooting and the like can be met.

As described above, with the camera 200 in the second position, the camera 200 can be rotated. First actuating mechanism includes the moving member usually, and the moving member links to each other with camera 200, and at the driven in-process, the moving member drives and supplies camera 200 to remove to realize camera 200's flexible removal. Based on this, in a preferable scheme, the camera 200 can be in running fit with the moving member, for example, the camera 200 can form a revolute pair with the moving member through the cooperation of a simple shaft hole, so that the camera 200 and the moving member can rotate relatively. Specifically, the rotation of the camera 200 may be achieved by a manual operation of the user. Of course, the camera 200 and the moving member may be rotatably engaged by a bearing.

In order to improve the intelligence of the electronic device, in a preferable scheme, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may further include a second driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism may be disposed on the moving member of the first driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism is connected to the camera 200, and the second driving mechanism drives the camera 200 to rotate and switch between the first state and the second state. Specifically, the second driving mechanism may be a driving motor or a rotating hydraulic motor, and the camera 200 may be disposed on a power output shaft of the driving motor or the rotating hydraulic motor. In a specific working process, the first driving mechanism drives the second driving mechanism to move, so that the camera 200 is indirectly driven to move, and after the camera 200 extends to a proper position, the second driving mechanism drives the camera 200 to rotate independently.

As described above, the housing 100 has the through-hole 121, and the through-hole 121 may be opened at a plurality of positions of the housing 100. Referring to fig. 4 again, in an alternative scheme, the housing 100 may include a middle frame 120, the middle frame 120 is supported between the rear cover 130 and the display screen 300, and the through hole 121 is opened on the middle frame 120, in which case the camera 200 can move telescopically from the side of the electronic device.

Similarly, the avoiding opening 131 may also be formed at a plurality of positions of the housing 100, in a preferred embodiment, the avoiding opening 131 may be formed on the rear cover 130, and when the camera 200 is located at the second position, part of the camera 200 protrudes out of the outer surface of the rear cover 130 through the avoiding opening 131, so as to achieve the purpose that part of the camera 200 protrudes out of the outer surface of the housing 100. In particular, the rear cover may be a battery cover of the electronic device.

The decoration 400 can play a role of protection, thereby preventing the edge of the camera 200 from colliding. The decoration element 400 can be directly connected with the inner wall of the avoiding notch 131 by means of bonding or welding, so that the installation on the shell 100 is realized. Referring to fig. 5 again, in a specific embodiment, the decoration 400 may include a decoration body 410 and a connection outer edge 420, the connection outer edge 420 is fixed to an outer side of an inner side port of the decoration body 410, the decoration body 410 may be assembled to the camera 200 through the inner side port, the outer side port of the decoration body 410 is disposed around the lens 220 of the camera 200, a portion of the decoration body 410 extends out of an outer surface of the housing 100 through the relief notch 131, and the connection outer edge 420 is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the housing 100. The garnish body 410 serves as a protector and the attachment rim 420 serves as a mounting. The decoration main body 410 partially extends out of the outer surface of the shell 100 through the avoiding notch 131, so that the camera 200 in the decoration main body partially protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell 100 through the avoiding notch 131.

The coupling rim 420 is fixed to the outside of the inner port of the garnish body 410, and the coupling rim 420 can be coupled with the housing 100 during assembly, thereby achieving the mounting of the garnish 400 on the housing 100. The connection outer edge 420 may be fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing 100, and the connection includes a hooking engagement relationship, so that the decoration 400 can be prevented from falling off well. Specifically, the connecting outer rim 420 may be fixedly assembled with the inner wall of the housing 100 by a glue layer or a connector (e.g., a threaded connector). Of course, the screw connector 500 may be fixedly connected to the middle frame 120 of the housing 100.

In an optional scheme, connect outer edge 420 and can set up around the medial extremity mouth, connect the inner wall laminating of outer edge 420 and shell 100 to improve the effect of connecting, reach diversified connection, the effect of anticreep, thereby improve the stability of assembly.

Referring to fig. 5 again, in order to improve the assembling effect, in an alternative scheme, an inner cavity of the decoration 400 includes an equal-diameter section 401 and a conical section 402, the equal-diameter section 401 and the conical section 402 are sequentially disposed in a direction from an inner port to an outer port, an end of the conical section 402 with a larger opening is connected to the equal-diameter section 401, the camera 200 includes a camera main body 210 and a lens 220 disposed on the camera main body 210, the camera main body 210 is disposed in the equal-diameter section 401, the lens 220 is disposed in the conical section 402, and an outer peripheral surface of the lens 220 is attached to a conical inner wall of the conical section 402. The decoration 400 can be used for better cooperation, so that the cooperation effect with the camera 200 can be improved.

In order to improve the stability of the decoration 400, in a preferred embodiment, the housing 100 may include a middle frame 120, and the decoration 400 may be fixedly connected to the middle frame 120. Specifically, the decoration 400 may be an integrated structure with the middle frame 120, thereby improving the overall strength of the decoration 400.

In a more preferred aspect, the decoration 400 may be an elastic structure, for example, the decoration 400 may be a plastic structure. Because the part of decoration 400 protection camera 200 protrusion shell 100's surface, at the user's in-process of using electronic equipment, electronic equipment takes place to fall easily or collide with, under decoration 400 is the prerequisite of elastic construction spare, decoration 400 can play the effect of elastic buffer to reduce the probability that electronic equipment takes place to damage.

As described above, in the case that the camera 200 is in the second position, at least a part of the camera 200 may protrude from the outer surface of the housing 100 through the avoiding notch 131, and in an alternative, in the case that the camera 200 is in the second position, the direction of the camera 200 is the same as the direction of the outer port of the decoration 400. In a specific photographing process, the lens of the camera 200 may realize photographing of an image through an area surrounded by the decoration 400. When the user needs to shoot in the direction of the camera 200, the camera 200 does not need to be extended. This can certainly reduce the number of times the camera 200 is extended, and thus can reduce the power consumption of the electronic apparatus.

The electronic device disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader, a game machine, a vehicle-mounted navigator, a wearable device (such as a smart watch) and the like, and can be of other types. The embodiment of the invention does not limit the specific type of the electronic equipment.

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. An electronic apparatus, comprising a housing (100), a camera (200), a first drive mechanism, and a decorative piece (400), wherein:

the shell (100) is provided with an inner cavity (110) and a through hole (121) communicated with the inner cavity (110), the shell (100) is provided with an avoiding notch (131), and the avoiding notch (131) is communicated with the through hole (121);

the first driving mechanism is arranged on the shell (100), the first driving mechanism is connected with the camera (200), the first driving mechanism drives the camera (200) to switch between a first position and a second position, in the first position, the camera (200) at least partially extends out of the shell (100) through the perforation (121), and in the second position, the camera (200) at least partially retracts into the shell (100) through the perforation (121);

when the camera (200) is at the second position, at least part of the camera (200) protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell (100) through the avoiding notch (131);

the decoration (400) is fixed in the avoiding opening (131), part of the decoration (400) protrudes out of the outer surface of the shell (100) through the avoiding opening (131), and under the condition that the camera (200) is located at the second position, the decoration (400) is arranged around the camera (200).

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein with the camera (200) in the second position, the camera (200) is rotatably switched between a first state and a second state, with the camera (200) facing in a first direction in the case of the first state; under the condition of the second state, the camera (200) faces a second direction, and an included angle larger than zero is formed between the first direction and the second direction.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the housing (100) comprises a rear cover (130), the electronic device further comprising a display screen (300), the rear cover (130) being arranged opposite to the display screen (300), and in the first state, the camera (200) is facing a side of the display screen (300); in the second state, the camera (200) faces the side where the rear cover (130) is located.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the housing (100) comprises a middle frame (120), the middle frame (120) is supported between the rear cover (130) and the display screen (300), and the through hole (121) is opened on the middle frame (120).

5. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the avoidance gap (131) opens into the rear cover (130), and when the camera (200) is in the second position, a portion of the camera (200) protrudes through the avoidance gap (131) beyond the outer surface of the rear cover (130).

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the decoration (400) comprises a decoration main body (410) and a connecting outer edge (420), the connecting outer edge (420) is fixed on the outer side of an inner side port of the decoration main body (410), the decoration main body (410) is arranged on the camera (200), part of the decoration main body (410) extends out of the outer surface of the shell (100) through the avoiding notch (131), the connecting outer edge (420) is fixedly connected on the inner wall of the shell (100), and the outer side port of the decoration main body (410) is arranged around the lens (220) of the camera (200).

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the connection outer rim (420) is disposed around the interior port, the connection outer rim (420) conforming to an interior wall of the housing (100).

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the housing (100) comprises a middle frame (120), and the connecting outer rim (420) is fixedly connected with the middle frame (120) through a threaded connector (500).

9. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the inner cavity of the decoration (400) comprises an equal-diameter section (401) and a conical section (402), the equal-diameter section (401) and the conical section (402) are sequentially arranged in a direction from an inner end port to an outer end port of the decoration (400), one end of the conical section (402) with a larger opening is connected with the equal-diameter section (401), the camera (200) comprises a camera body (210) and a lens (220) arranged on the camera body (210), the camera body (210) is arranged on the equal-diameter section (401), the lens (220) is arranged in the conical section (402), and an outer peripheral surface of the lens (220) is attached to a conical inner wall of the conical section (402).

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the decorative piece (400) is an elastic structural piece.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an orientation of a lens of the camera (200) coincides with an orientation of an outside port of the garnish (400) with the camera (200) in the second position.