Image capturing device

Abstract

An image capturing device includes an image capturing unit, a light-transmitting cover, and a flexible support. The light-transmitting cover covers the image capturing unit, with an inner surface of the light-transmitting cover facing the image capturing unit. The flexible support is movably disposed within the light-transmitting cover, wherein the flexible support contacts the inner surface and is adapted to move along the inner surface. When the flexible support moves along the inner surface, it undergoes elastic deformation to maintain the flexible support in contact with the inner surface.

Claims

1. An image capturing device, comprising: An image capturing unit; a light-transmitting cover covering the image capturing unit, wherein an inner surface of the light-transmitting cover faces the image capturing unit; And an elastic support, movably disposed within the light-transmitting cover, wherein the elastic support contacts the inner surface and is adapted to move along the inner surface, and when the elastic support moves along the inner surface, the elastic support undergoes elastic deformation to maintain the elastic support in contact with the inner surface, wherein the elastic support has two opposing pivot ends, and the elastic support is rotatably disposed within the light-transmitting cover along a pivot axis passing through the two pivot ends.

2. The image capturing apparatus of claim 1 further includes an actuation unit, wherein the actuation unit is coupled to the resilient support and adapted to drive the resilient support to move along the inner surface.

3. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner surface includes a concave arc surface.

4. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner surface includes an aspherical surface.

5. The image capturing apparatus of claim 1, wherein a plurality of positions on the inner surface have different curvatures, and when the elastic support moves to any of the positions on the inner surface, the elastic support undergoes elastic deformation such that at least a portion of the curvature of the elastic support is the same as the curvature of any of the positions on the inner surface.

6. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting cover includes an annular base and an arcuate cover, the annular base surrounding the image capturing unit, the arcuate cover being connected to the annular base and covering the image capturing unit, and the elastic support being movable between the annular base and the arcuate cover.

7. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the inner surface is cylindrical at the portion of the annular base and aspherical at the portion of the arcuate cover.

8. The image capturing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the curvature of the inner surface at the portion of the annular base is less than the curvature of the inner surface at the portion of the arcuate cover.

9. The image capturing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the curvature of the inner surface gradually increases from the portion of the inner surface at the annular base toward the center of the portion of the inner surface at the arcuate cover.

10. The image capturing apparatus of claim 9 further includes an actuation unit, wherein the actuation unit is coupled to one of the two pivot ends and adapted to drive the pivot end to rotate along the pivot axis.

11. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 9, wherein one of the two pivot ends is slidably disposed on the light-transmitting cover along a sliding direction perpendicular to the pivot axis.

12. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 11 further includes a positioning pin, wherein the positioning pin is connected to the light-transmitting cover, and one of the two pivot ends has a groove that slides along the sliding direction on the positioning pin.

13. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 1 further includes a support member, wherein the support member is connected to the light-transmitting cover and supports the elastic bracket in a direction toward the inner surface.

14. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the material of the resilient support includes beta titanium.

15. The image capturing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic support is linear in the unloaded state.

16. The image capturing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the elastic support includes an elastic support body and a wiping member disposed on the elastic support body and in contact with the inner surface of the light-transmitting cover.

17. The image capturing apparatus of claim 16, wherein the resilient support further includes a heating element disposed on the resilient support body.

18. The image capturing apparatus of claim 1 further includes a heating element disposed on the inner surface.

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