CN110740243A

CN110740243A - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN110740243A
Application number: CN201911045105.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张海洋; 于阳
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Hangzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-30
Filing date: 2019-10-30
Publication date: 2020-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-30
Also published as: CN110740243B

Abstract

The invention discloses electronic equipment, which comprises a module bracket and a camera rotatably arranged on the module bracket, wherein the module bracket is movably arranged on a shell, the camera is positioned in the shell under the condition of th position, the camera is positioned outside the shell under the condition of second position, a driving mechanism comprises a power source, a rack and a th gear, the rack is in sliding fit with the module bracket in the moving direction of the module bracket, the power source is connected with the rack, the power source drives the rack to slide, the th gear is connected with the camera, the th gear is meshed with the rack, the th gear can rotate along with the sliding of the rack under the condition that the camera is positioned at the second position, the camera is positioned at the th direction under the condition that the camera is positioned at the th position, the camera is positioned at the second position, and the th direction is opposite to the second direction.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

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

Background

Along with the promotion of user's demand and electronic equipment's development, current electronic equipment's performance is more and more excellent, and electronic equipment disposes the camera usually, and in order to satisfy auto heterodyne and long-range shooting, current electronic equipment disposes leading camera and rear camera usually, and leading camera is used for supplying the user to autodyne, and rear camera usually is used for supplying the user to carry out the long-range shooting.

Because the electronic equipment is provided with the front camera and the rear camera at the same time, the number of the cameras of the electronic equipment is large, and the large number of the cameras not only occupy a large space in the shell, but also cause high manufacturing cost of the electronic equipment.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention discloses electronic equipment, which aims to solve the problems that the conventional electronic equipment is provided with more cameras, so that the conventional electronic equipment occupies larger space in a shell and has higher cost.

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

an electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a receiving cavity and a through hole communicating with the receiving cavity;

the ejection module comprises a module bracket and a camera rotatably arranged on the module bracket, the module bracket is movably arranged on the shell, the camera can be switched between a th position and a second position along with the module bracket through a through hole, in the case of the th position, the camera is positioned in the shell, and in the case of the second position, the camera is positioned outside the shell;

drive mechanism, drive mechanism includes power supply, rack and th gear, the rack in the moving direction of module support with module support sliding fit, the power supply with the rack links to each other, the power supply drive the rack slides, th gear with the camera links to each other, th gear with the rack toothing under the camera is in under the condition of second position, th gear can be followed the slip of rack is rotated, so as to drive the camera switches between th state and second state, the camera is in towards direction under the condition of th state, the camera is in towards the second direction under the condition of second state, th direction with the second direction is opposite.

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

compared with the prior art in which the cameras are arranged in each direction, the electronic equipment disclosed by the embodiment of the invention can reduce the number of the cameras, and finally can solve the problems that the existing electronic equipment is provided with more cameras, so that the existing shell space is occupied and the cost of the electronic equipment is higher.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and form part of the present invention, and the exemplary embodiments and the description thereof illustrate the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention.

Fig. 1 and fig. 2 are schematic exploded views of partial structures of an electronic device according to embodiments of the present invention at different degrees;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure when a camera is in a second position;

fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the structure of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the invention when the camera is in a second position;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective structural diagram of a partial structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

fig. 6 is a sectional view of a part of the structure of the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100-shell, 110-containing cavity, 120-perforation,

200-an ejection module,

210-module bracket, 211-bracket main body, 2111-chute, 2112-avoiding gap, 212- th decorative piece, 2121-avoiding space, 213-second decorative piece, 214-third decorative piece,

220-camera, 221-camera main body, 222-camera shell, 223-camera lens,

230-a rotating shaft,

300-driving mechanism, 310-power source, 311-power output shaft, 320-rack, 321-slide hole, 330- th gear, 340-screw and 350-second gear.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer and more complete description of the technical solutions of the present invention will be given below with reference to specific embodiments of the present invention and accompanying drawings.

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. 1-6, an embodiment of the invention discloses kinds of electronic devices, which include a housing 100, an eject module 200, and a driving mechanism 300.

The housing 100 is a base member of the electronic device, and the housing 100 can provide a mounting base for other components of the electronic device. The eject module 200 and the driving mechanism 300 are disposed on the housing 100. In the embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100 may have a receiving cavity 110 and a through hole 120 communicating with the receiving cavity 110. The through hole 120 is used for at least partially passing through the ejecting module 200, so as to realize the position switching of at least partially the ejecting module 200 inside the housing 100 and outside the housing 100.

The eject module 200 includes a module holder 210 and a camera 220, and the camera 220 is rotatably provided on the module holder 210 so as to be rotatable with respect to the module holder 210. In the embodiment of the present invention, the module holder 210 is movably disposed on the housing 100, and the module holder 210 moves relative to the housing 100, thereby realizing the movement of the entire pop-up module 200 relative to the housing 100.

In a general case, the camera 220 may include a camera body 221, a camera housing 222, and a camera lens 223, the camera housing 222 having a mounting groove, the camera lens 223 being bonded to a notch of the mounting groove, typically by a glue layer, the camera lens 223 forming a mounting space with the mounting groove of the camera housing 222, the camera body 221 being fixedly mounted in the mounting space, the camera body 221 facing the camera lens 223 to implement the light sensing through the camera lens 223. Specifically, camera housing 222 may be rotationally coupled to module mount 210, thereby enabling rotation of camera 220 relative to module mount 210.

The camera 220 is switchable with the module holder 210 through the through hole 120 between a th position in which the camera 220 is positioned inside the housing 100 to be hidden inside the housing 100 and a th position in which the camera 220 is positioned outside the housing 100 to be prepared for photographing.

The driving mechanism 300 is a driving source for moving the eject module 200, and when the camera 220 is in the second position, the driving mechanism 300 drives the camera 220 to rotate so that the camera 220 is rotationally switched between the th state and the second state, when the camera 220 is in the th state, the camera 220 faces the th direction to perform photographing in the th direction, when the camera 220 is in the second state, the camera faces the second direction to perform photographing in the second direction, the th direction is different from the second direction, specifically, the th direction and the th direction may be opposite, and when the camera 220 is in the opposite two directions, the photographing of an image can be performed by rotationally switching.

In a specific implementation, the camera 220 may be a front camera when in the th state, and may be a rear camera when in the second state.

In general, the eject module 200 may be a manual eject module, i.e. requiring manual pressing by the user during the retraction process, for example, the eject module 200 is similar to a pen core retraction mechanism of an automatic pen, however, the eject module 200 may be implemented by a drive module specially adapted for , specifically, the drive module is disposed in the housing 100 and connected with the eject module 200, and the drive module drives at least a portion of the eject module 200 to extend out of the housing 100 through the through hole 120 or retract into the housing 100.

Specifically, the driving module may be a hydraulic telescopic member, a pneumatic telescopic member, a screw driving mechanism, and the like, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific type of the driving module.

Compared with the prior art in which the cameras are arranged in each direction, the electronic equipment disclosed in the embodiment of the invention can reduce the number of the cameras, and finally can solve the problems that the existing electronic equipment occupies a larger space in a shell and the cost of the electronic equipment is higher due to the fact that more cameras are arranged in the existing electronic equipment.

Similarly, the driving mechanism 300 may be of various types, please refer to fig. 1-6 again, in a preferred embodiment, the driving mechanism 300 may include a power source 310, a rack 320 and a -th gear 330, the rack 320 may be slidably engaged with the module holder 210 in the moving direction of the module holder 210, the power source 310 is connected to the rack 320, the power source 310 drives the rack 320 to slide, the -th gear 330 is connected to the camera 220, the -th gear 330 is engaged with the rack 320, the -th gear 330 may rotate along with the sliding of the rack 320 when the camera 220 is in the second position, so as to drive the camera 220 to switch between the -th state and the second state.

The power source 310 may be disposed on the module holder 210, and the power source 310 may move along with the module holder 210 so as to follow the module holder 210 to switch positions inside and outside the housing 100. in this case, the module holder 210 is a base for mounting the power source 310. in this case, the driving mechanism 300 and the pop-up module 200 are moved into and out of the housing 100, especially, on the premise that the pop-up module 200 is driven by the driving module, the above-mentioned assembly method can certainly increase the power consumption of the driving module.

In this regard, in a preferred embodiment, the module holder 210 may be provided with an avoiding space 2121, and the avoiding space 2121 extends along the moving direction of the module holder 210. The power source 310 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 110, and the power source 310 passes through the avoiding space 2121 and is drivingly connected to the rack 320. Under this condition, dodge space 2121 and can play the effect of dodging for module support 210 can take place relative movement for the power supply 310 that sets up in holding the chamber 110, thereby makes the whole removal of popping out module 200 not receive the interference of power supply 310, and then avoids power supply 310 to follow and pops out module 200 and remove, and then can reduce the energy consumption of drive module. The avoiding space 2121 may have various structures, for example, the avoiding space 2121 may be a strip-shaped hole extending along the moving direction of the module holder 210, or may be a strip-shaped slit or a strip-shaped opening extending along the moving direction of the module holder 210.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the power source 310 may be a driving motor or a hydraulic motor. In the case that the power source 310 is a driving motor, the driving mechanism 300 may further include a second gear 350, and the power output shaft 311 of the driving motor may pass through the escape space 2121 and engage with the rack 320 through the second gear 350. Of course, the power take-off shaft 311 may be a gear shaft that meshes with the rack 320.

In order to improve the appearance of the module holder 210, in a preferred embodiment, the module holder 210 may include a holder body 211 and an decorative piece 212 disposed at a side edge of a th part of the holder body 211, the 0 decorative piece 212 may be detachably connected to the holder body 211. specifically, the decorative piece 212 may be connected to the holder body 211 by a screw or a snap, the rack 320 is slidably disposed in a mounting space formed by the decorative piece 212 and the holder body 211, and the gear 330 is disposed in a mounting space.

Of course, the module holder 210 may be provided with an escape space 2121, and the escape space 2121 may be provided at the th trim 212, and the escape space 2121 communicates with the th installation space.

Referring to fig. 1, 5 and 6 again, a sliding groove 2111 may be opened at a side edge of the bracket main body 211, and the rack 320 is slidably disposed in the sliding groove 2111 so as to slide relative to the sliding groove 2111. in this structure, the bracket main body 211 sacrifices a part of its own structure to provide a space for the sliding fit of the rack 320, thereby facilitating the partial structure of the electronic device to be more compact.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6 again, in specific embodiments, the rack 320 may be provided with at least sliding holes 321 extending along the sliding direction thereof, the rack 320 may be mounted on the inner wall of the sliding slot 2111 by screws 340, and the screws 340 may limit the rack 320 by nuts, so that the rack 320 can only move in the sliding direction, and the rack 320 and the sliding slot 2111 do not move relatively in other directions.

In order to further improve the appearance performance , in a preferable scheme, the module bracket 210 disclosed in the embodiment of the invention may further include a second decoration 213, the second decoration 213 is disposed at a second side edge of the bracket main body 211, and a side edge of the second is opposite to the second side edge.

Referring to fig. 1-6 again, in a preferred embodiment, the module bracket 210 may be provided with a mounting notch 2112, the camera 220 may be rotatably disposed on two side walls opposite to the mounting notch 2112 through a rotating shaft 230, and a -th gear 330 is mounted at a position where the rotating shaft 230 passes through side walls of the module bracket 210, the camera 220 is mounted on the mounting notch 2112 of the module bracket 210, which can certainly improve the compactness of the elastic module 200, and the module bracket 210 can also play a role in protecting the camera 220 according to .

In a more preferred embodiment, the module holder 210 may include a third decorative element 214, the third decorative element 214 is detachably mounted at an opening of the mounting opening 2112, the third decorative element 214 and the mounting opening 2112 define a second mounting space for accommodating the camera 220, the mounting opening 2112 facilitates the camera 220 to be mounted in the mounting opening 2112 through the opening of the mounting opening 2112, the third decorative element 214 can improve and improve the appearance of the module holder 210, and similarly, the third decorative element 214 may be detachably connected through a connecting element (e.g., a threaded connecting element) or a snap, thereby facilitating subsequent detachment and maintenance.

In general, the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention includes a display screen, the housing 100 includes a rear cover (generally, a battery cover of the electronic device) disposed opposite to the display screen, the rear cover has a light-transmitting area, and the camera 220 can face the light-transmitting area when the camera 220 is at position .

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 and the like, and of course, the electronic device can be of other types.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, which are illustrative and not restrictive, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

An electronic device of the type , comprising:

a housing having a receiving cavity and a through hole communicating with the receiving cavity;

the ejection module comprises a module bracket and a camera rotatably arranged on the module bracket, the module bracket is movably arranged on the shell, the camera can be switched between a th position and a second position along with the module bracket through a through hole, in the case of the th position, the camera is positioned in the shell, and in the case of the second position, the camera is positioned outside the shell;

drive mechanism, drive mechanism includes power supply, rack and th gear, the rack in the moving direction of module support with module support sliding fit, the power supply with the rack links to each other, the power supply drive the rack slides, th gear with the camera links to each other, th gear with the rack toothing under the camera is in under the condition of second position, th gear can be followed the slip of rack is rotated, so as to drive the camera switches between th state and second state, the camera is in towards direction under the condition of th state, the camera is in towards the second direction under the condition of second state, th direction with the second direction is opposite.
2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the power source is disposed on the module holder, the power source being movable with the module holder.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the module holder is provided with an avoidance space extending in a moving direction of the module holder, the power source is provided in the accommodating chamber, and the power source passes through the avoidance space and is drivingly connected to the rack.
4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the module holder is provided with a bar-shaped hole extending in a moving direction of the module holder, and the power source passes through the bar-shaped hole and is drivingly connected to the rack.
5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the power source is a driving motor, the driving mechanism further includes a second gear, and a power output shaft of the driving motor passes through the avoidance space and is engaged with the rack via the second gear, or the power output shaft is a gear shaft engaged with the rack.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the module holder comprises a holder body and a garnish disposed at an -th side edge of the holder body, the garnish is detachably attached to the holder body, the rack is slidably disposed in a -th mounting space formed by the garnish and the holder body, and the gear is disposed in the -th mounting space.
7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein a sliding groove is opened at the -side edge of the bracket main body, and the rack is slidably arranged in the sliding groove.
8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the module holder further comprises a second trim piece disposed on a second side edge of the holder body, the -side edge being opposite the second side edge.
9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the th decorative piece is connected to the bracket body and the second decorative piece is connected to the bracket body by a snap.
10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the module holder defines a mounting opening, the camera is rotatably disposed on two opposite sidewalls of the mounting opening via a rotating shaft, and the gear is mounted on a portion of the rotating shaft passing through of the sidewalls.
11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the module bracket comprises a third decorative piece, the third decorative piece is detachably mounted at the opening of the mounting opening, and a second mounting space for accommodating the camera is defined by the third decorative piece and the mounting opening.
12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a display screen, and wherein the housing comprises a back cover disposed opposite the display screen, the back cover having a light transmissive region, and wherein the camera is oriented toward the light transmissive region when the camera is in the th position.