Camera device and switching method for realizing camera function and decoration function switching

Abstract

The application relates to a camera device and a switching method for realizing switching of a camera function and a decoration function, which comprises a gear support, a rotating decoration part, a camera, a driven gear and a driving gear set. The gear support is provided with a driven gear mounting groove, a waist-shaped hole and a U-shaped track are arranged at the bottom of the driven gear mounting groove, the rotating decoration part is mounted between the upper and lower gear supports, the two ends are respectively provided with a positioning pin and a movable pin, and the middle is a camera mounting groove with a decoration surface on the front face; the camera is mounted in the camera mounting groove; the driven gear is mounted in the driven gear mounting groove of the gear support, a square driving groove is arranged at the position opposite to the movable pin, and a heart-shaped gear limiting hole is arranged at the position opposite to the waist-shaped hole and the positioning pin; the driving gears at the two ends of the driving gear set are engaged with the driven gear. The device has a reasonable structure design, is compact in installation, and can realize arbitrary switching of a car exterior camera function and a car logo or other decoration function.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automobile parts, in particular to a camera device capable of realizing switching of camera function and decoration function applied to automobile exterior parts and a switching method. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the camera devices applied to front bumpers are basically fixed and cannot move. The camera devices applied to rear bumpers can only be flipped by a certain angle and cannot be flipped by 180°, and cannot realize switching of functions. The main reason is that the internal structure space of the bumper mounting camera position is narrow, and the existing movement mechanism cannot complete the flipping action of the camera in the narrow space. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the above technical problems and defects, the purpose of the present application is to provide a camera device capable of realizing switching of camera function and decoration function applied to automobile exterior parts, which has reasonable structure design, compact installation and can realize arbitrary switching of automobile exterior camera function and automobile logo or other decoration function.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the present application adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] A camera device for realizing switching of camera function and decoration function comprises an upper gear bracket, a lower gear bracket, a rotating decoration part, a camera, two driven gears and a driving gear set. The upper gear bracket is provided with a driven gear mounting groove. A through waist-shaped hole and a U-shaped track are formed in the bottom of the driven gear mounting groove. An avoidance gap is formed in the side of the driven gear mounting groove close to the driving gear set. The lower gear bracket is symmetrically arranged with the upper gear bracket and has the same structure. The rotating decoration part is installed between the upper gear bracket and the lower gear bracket. The two ends of the rotating decoration part are respectively provided with a positioning pin matched with the waist-shaped hole and a movable pin moving along the U-shaped track. The middle of the rotating decoration part is a camera mounting groove with a decoration surface on the front. The camera is installed in the camera mounting groove. The two driven gears are respectively installed in the driven gear mounting grooves of the upper gear bracket and the lower gear bracket. The driven gear is provided with a square driving groove at the position opposite to the movable pin of the rotating decoration part and a heart-shaped gear limiting hole at the position opposite to the waist-shaped hole and the positioning pin. The two ends of the driving gear set are respectively fixed on the upper gear bracket and the lower gear bracket. The driving gears at the two ends of the driving gear set are engaged with the driven gears. The driven gears drive the rotating decoration part to move counterclockwise or clockwise along the U-shaped track under the cooperation of the driving groove, the movable pin, the positioning pin, the waist-shaped hole and the heart-shaped gear limiting hole, so as to realize switching of camera function and decoration function.

[0006] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the waist-shaped hole is arranged on the inner side of the U-shaped track, the two straight edges of the waist-shaped hole are arranged opposite to the linear tracks on the two sides of the U-shaped track, and the arc part of the waist-shaped hole is arranged opposite to the semicircular track of the U-shaped track; the U-shaped track is used to control the moving track of the rotating decoration part; and the waist-shaped hole is used to cooperate with the heart-shaped gear limiting hole and the positioning pin to realize the positioning of the driven gear.

[0007] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the camera is clamped with the camera mounting groove, and this connection mode is convenient for mounting and dismounting the camera.

[0008] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the decoration surface is pasted, carved or clamped on the front surface of the camera mounting groove, and the decoration surface is a car logo, a decoration pattern or a decoration component.

[0009] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, in the initial state of the camera device, the movable pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged at the diagonal lines of the driving grooves of the driven gears after penetrating through the linear tracks on the two sides of the U-shaped track, and the positioning pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged on one side of the heart-shaped gear limiting hole of the driven gear after penetrating through the arc part of the waist-shaped hole close to the opening end of the U-shaped track.

[0010] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, when the camera device realizes the switching of the camera function and the decoration function, the movable pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged on the inner sides of the driving grooves of the driven gears after penetrating through the semicircular tracks of the U-shaped track, and the positioning pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged in the middle of the heart-shaped gear limiting hole of the driven gear after penetrating through the arc part of the waist-shaped hole away from the opening end of the U-shaped track.

[0011] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the driving gear set comprises two mounting seats, a driving shaft installed on the two mounting seats through bearings, driving gears installed at the two ends of the driving shaft and a gear installed in the middle of the driving shaft; the two mounting seats are respectively installed on the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the gear is driven by a driving motor with a driving gear, the gear rotates to drive the driving shaft to rotate, thereby coaxially driving the driving gears at the two ends of the driving shaft.

[0012] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the upper gear support and the lower gear support are provided with openings at positions opposite to the driving shaft, the mounting seats are arranged on the inner sides of the openings, and the driving gears are arranged on the outer sides of the openings.

[0013] The present application also provides a method for switching the camera function and the decoration function by using the above-mentioned camera device, which comprises the following steps:

[0014] (1) controlling the driving motor of the driving gear set to act, so that the driving motor drives the driving gears of the driving gear set to rotate, thereby driving the two driven gears of the camera device to rotate;

[0015] (2) Control the driven gear to rotate clockwise by a certain angle (30°), so that the rotating decoration moves along the straight track of the U-shaped track, at this time the rotating decoration moves a certain distance (7 mm) inwards along the normal direction of the camera;

[0016] (3) Continue to control the driven gear to rotate clockwise by 180°, so that the rotating decoration moves along the semicircular track of the U-shaped track, at this time the rotating decoration rotates by 180° along the axis of the upper gear support and the lower gear support;

[0017] (4) Continue to control the driven gear to rotate clockwise by a certain angle (30°), so that the rotating decoration moves along the other straight track of the U-shaped track, at this time the rotating decoration moves a certain distance (7 mm) outwards along the normal direction of the camera; at this point, the rotation and the two linear movements in the normal direction of the camera are completed in one cycle, realizing the switching between the camera function and the decoration function;

[0018] (5) Control the driving motor to reverse, refer to steps (2) to (4) above, realize the switching between the decoration function and the camera function; repeat the cycle, realize the arbitrary switching between the front and back of the rotating decoration.

[0019] The application also provides an automobile exterior part, wherein the automobile exterior part is provided with the camera device for realizing the switching between the camera function and the decoration function.

[0020] As a preferred embodiment of the application, the automobile exterior part comprises a front bumper and a rear bumper, and the upper gear support and the lower gear support are fixed on the inner lining support near the camera position of the front bumper or the rear bumper.

[0021] The application also provides a front and back arbitrary switching device, which comprises an upper gear support, a lower gear support, a rotating decoration part, two driven gears and a driving gear set; wherein the upper gear support is provided with a driven gear mounting groove, a through waist-shaped hole and a U-shaped track are formed in the bottom of the driven gear mounting groove, and an avoiding gap is formed in the side of the driven gear mounting groove close to the driving gear set; the lower gear support is symmetrically arranged and has the same structure as the upper gear support; the rotating decoration part is mounted between the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the two ends of the rotating decoration part are respectively provided with a positioning pin matched with the waist-shaped hole and a movable pin moving along the U-shaped track, and the middle of the rotating decoration part is a decoration part with front and back decoration surfaces; the two driven gears are respectively mounted in the driven gear mounting grooves of the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the driven gears are provided with square driving grooves at positions opposite to the movable pins of the rotating decoration part, and are provided with heart-shaped gear limiting holes at positions opposite to the waist-shaped hole and the positioning pin; the two ends of the driving gear set are fixed on the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the driving gears at the two ends of the driving gear set are engaged with the driven gears, and the driven gears drive the rotating decoration part to move counterclockwise or clockwise along the U-shaped track under the cooperation of the driving grooves, the movable pins, the positioning pins, the waist-shaped hole and the heart-shaped gear limiting hole, so that the front and back of the rotating decoration part can be arbitrarily switched.

[0022] The application has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0023] (1) The camera device provided by the application adopts a novel motion driving form, can make the camera complete one cycle of rotation and two straight line motions of the normal direction of the camera, can fully utilize the internal space structure of the bumper when adjusting the camera, can make the camera complete 180° flip, and solves the technical problem that the internal structure space of the bumper is too small to make the camera flip 180°.

[0024] (2) The back of the rotating decoration part in the camera device is provided with a camera, and the front is provided with a decoration surface, so that the camera function and the decoration function can be switched after the camera is controlled to flip 180°, and the front and back of the rotating decoration part can be arbitrarily switched by controlling the forward and reverse rotation of the driving motor.

[0025] (3) The structure of the driven gear, the rotating decoration part and the gear support is improved, the motion track of the rotating decoration part is controlled, and the rotating decoration part always moves clockwise or counterclockwise along the U-shaped track.

[0026] (4) The novel motion driving form can also be used in the front and back arbitrary switching device, so that the front and back of the rotating decoration part can be arbitrarily switched.

[0027] (5) The camera device can realize the arbitrary switching of the automobile exterior camera function and the automobile logo or other decoration function, and can be installed on the existing automobile bumper or other automobile exterior parts, so as to increase the decoration effect of the automobile exterior parts and meet the personalized needs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only constitute some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the camera device of the present application;

[0030] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the camera device of the present application from the top view;

[0031] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the upper gear bracket of the present application from the top view;

[0032] Figure 4 is a rear view of the rotating decoration piece of the present application;

[0033] Figure 5 is a side view of the rotating decoration piece of the present application;

[0034] Figure 6 is a bottom view of the rotating decoration piece of the present application;

[0035] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the camera device of the present application after rotating 30° clockwise;

[0036] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the camera device of the present application after rotating 210° clockwise;

[0037] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the camera device of the present application after rotating 240° clockwise.

[0038] Reference signs: upper gear bracket 1, lower gear bracket 2, rotating decoration piece 3, camera 4, driven gear 5, driving gear set 6, driven gear mounting slot 11, notch 12, waist-shaped hole 111, U-shaped track 112, avoidance notch 113, positioning pin 31, movable pin 32, camera mounting slot 33, driving slot 51, heart-shaped gear limiting hole 52, mounting seat 61, driving shaft 62, driving gear 63, gear 64. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described in combination with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0040] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set", "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, can be fixedly connected, can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically connected, can be directly connected, can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be connected inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0041] Embodiment 1

[0042] As Figures 1 to 6As shown, the embodiment provides a camera device for realizing switching of camera function and decoration function, comprising an upper gear support 1, a lower gear support 2, a rotating decoration part 3, a camera 4, two driven gears 5, a driving gear set 6; wherein the upper gear support 1 is provided with a driven gear mounting groove 11, a through waist-shaped hole 111 and a U-shaped track 112 are opened at the bottom of the driven gear mounting groove, the waist-shaped hole 111 is arranged at the inner side of the U-shaped track 112, two straight edges of the waist-shaped hole 111 are arranged opposite to the linear tracks at two sides of the U-shaped track 112, and the arc part of the waist-shaped hole 111 is arranged opposite to the semicircular track of the U-shaped track 112; the driven gear mounting groove 11 is provided with an avoiding gap 113 at the side close to the driving gear set 6; the lower gear support 2 is arranged symmetrically with the upper gear support 1 and has the same structure; the rotating decoration part 3 is mounted between the upper gear support 1 and the lower gear support 2, two ends of the rotating decoration part 3 are respectively provided with a positioning pin 31 matched with the waist-shaped hole 111 and a movable pin 32 moving along the U-shaped track 112, and the middle of the rotating decoration part 3 is a camera mounting groove 33 with a decoration surface on the front face; the camera 4 is mounted in the camera mounting groove 33; the two driven gears 5 are respectively mounted in the driven gear mounting grooves 11 of the upper gear support 1 and the lower gear support 2, the driven gear 5 is provided with a square driving groove 51 at the position opposite to the movable pin 32 of the rotating decoration part and is provided with a heart-shaped gear limiting hole 52 at the position opposite to the waist-shaped hole 111 and the positioning pin 31; the two ends of the driving gear set 6 are respectively fixed on the upper gear support 1 and the lower gear support 2, the driving gears 63 at the two ends of the driving gear set 6 are engaged with the driven gears 5, and the driven gears 5 drive the rotating decoration part 3 to move counterclockwise or clockwise along the U-shaped track 112 under the cooperation of the driving groove 51, the movable pin 32, the positioning pin 31, the waist-shaped hole 111 and the heart-shaped gear limiting hole 52, so as to realize switching of camera function and decoration function.

[0043] The U-shaped track 112 on the upper gear support 1 and the lower gear support 2 in the embodiment is used for limiting the moving track of the rotating decoration part 3, so that the rotating decoration part 3 can rotate and move linearly along the normal direction of the camera, and the interior space of the bumper is fully utilized; the waist-shaped hole 111 is used for cooperating with the heart-shaped gear limiting hole 52 and the positioning pin 31 to realize positioning of the driven gear.

[0044] The camera 4 is clamped with the camera mounting groove 33, and this connection mode is convenient for mounting and dismounting the camera 4.

[0045] The decoration surface is pasted, carved or clamped on the front face of the camera mounting groove 33, and the decoration surface is a car logo, a decoration pattern or a decoration part.

[0046] The driving gear set 6 comprises two mounting seats 61, a driving shaft 62 mounted on the two mounting seats through bearings, driving gears 63 mounted on both ends of the driving shaft, and a gear 64 mounted in the middle of the driving shaft; the two mounting seats 61 are respectively mounted on the upper gear bracket 1 and the lower gear bracket 2, the gear 64 is driven by a driving motor with a driving gear, the gear 64 rotates to drive the driving shaft 62 to rotate, thereby driving the driving gears 63 at both ends of the driving shaft to rotate coaxially.

[0047] Further, the upper gear bracket 1 and the lower gear bracket 2 are provided with an opening 12 at a position opposite to the driving shaft 62, the mounting seat 61 is arranged on the inner side of the opening 12, and the driving gear 63 is arranged on the outer side of the opening 12.

[0048] As shown in Figure 2 , Figure 9 , in the initial state of the camera device in the embodiment, the movable pin 32 at both ends of the rotating decoration piece 3 passes through the straight track on either side of the U-shaped track 112 and is arranged at the diagonal line of the driving groove 51 of the driven gear 5, and the positioning pin 31 at both ends of the rotating decoration piece 3 passes through the arc part of the waist-shaped hole close to the opening end of the U-shaped track and is arranged on one side of the heart-shaped gear limiting hole 52 of the driven gear.

[0049] As shown in Figure 7 , in the embodiment, when the camera device realizes switching between the camera function and the decoration function, the movable pin 32 at both ends of the rotating decoration piece passes through the semicircular track of the U-shaped track 112 and is arranged on the inner side of the driving groove 51 of the driven gear, and the positioning pin 31 at both ends of the rotating decoration piece 3 passes through the arc part of the waist-shaped hole away from the opening end of the U-shaped track and is arranged in the middle of the heart-shaped gear limiting hole 52 of the driven gear 5.

[0050] Embodiment 2

[0051] In the embodiment, a method for switching between the camera function and the decoration function by using the camera device in the embodiment 1 is provided, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0052] (1) The driving motor of the driving gear set 6 is controlled to act, the driving motor drives the driving gear 63 of the driving gear set to rotate, thereby driving the two driven gears 5 of the camera device to rotate;

[0053] (2) The driven gear 5 is controlled to rotate clockwise by 30°, so that the rotating decoration piece 3 moves along the straight track of the U-shaped track 112, at this time, the rotating decoration piece 3 moves inward along the normal direction of the camera by a certain distance (7 mm), and the camera device is as shown in Figure 7 ;

[0054] (3) Continue to control the driven gear 5 to rotate clockwise by 180° (a total of 210°), so that the rotating decoration 3 moves along the semicircular track of the U-shaped track 112, at this time the rotating decoration 3 rotates by 180° along the axis of the upper gear support 1 and the lower gear support 2, and the camera device is as shown in Figure 8 ;

[0055] (4) Continue to control the driven gear 5 to rotate clockwise by 30° (a total of 240°), so that the rotating decoration 3 moves along the other linear track of the U-shaped track 112, at this time the rotating decoration 3 moves outward along the normal direction of the camera by a certain distance (7mm), and the camera device is as shown in Figure 9 ; At this point, one cycle of rotation and two linear movements of the normal direction of the camera are completed, and the switching between the camera function and the decoration function is realized.

[0056] (5) Control the driving motor to reverse, and refer to steps (2) to (4) above to realize the switching between the decoration function and the camera function; repeat the cycle to realize the arbitrary switching between the front and back of the rotating decoration.

[0057] Example 3

[0058] The embodiment provides an automobile exterior part, and the automobile exterior part is provided with the camera device for realizing the switching between the camera function and the decoration function.

[0059] Further, the automobile exterior part includes a front bumper and a rear bumper, and the upper gear support 1 and the lower gear support 2 are fixedly installed on an inner lining support close to the camera position of the front bumper or the rear bumper.

[0060] Example 4

[0061] The embodiment provides a front and back arbitrary switching device, which is different from a camera device in structure, wherein no camera is installed, and the front and back of a rotating decoration part are both decoration surfaces, and the specific structure comprises an upper gear support, a lower gear support, a rotating decoration part, two driven gears and a driving gear set; wherein the upper gear support is provided with a driven gear mounting groove, a through waist-shaped hole and a U-shaped track are formed in the bottom of the driven gear mounting groove, and an avoiding gap is formed in the side of the driven gear mounting groove close to the driving gear set; the lower gear support is symmetrically arranged and has the same structure as the upper gear support; the rotating decoration part is mounted between the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the two ends of the rotating decoration part are respectively provided with a positioning pin matched with the waist-shaped hole and a movable pin moving along the U-shaped track, and the middle of the rotating decoration part is a decoration part with front and back decoration surfaces; the two driven gears are respectively mounted in the driven gear mounting grooves of the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the driven gears are provided with square driving grooves at positions opposite to the movable pins of the rotating decoration part, and are provided with heart-shaped gear limiting holes at positions opposite to the waist-shaped hole and the positioning pin; the two ends of the driving gear set are fixed on the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the driving gears at the two ends of the driving gear set are engaged with the driven gears, and the driven gears drive the rotating decoration part to move counterclockwise or clockwise along the U-shaped track under the cooperation of the driving grooves, the movable pins, the positioning pins, the waist-shaped hole and the heart-shaped gear limiting holes, so that the front and back of the rotating decoration part are arbitrarily switched.

[0062] The front and back arbitrary switching device of the embodiment can realize arbitrary switching of front and back decoration surfaces, and can be installed on an automobile bumper or other automobile outer decoration parts, so that the decoration effect can be increased, and personalized requirements can be met.

[0063] The above is the specific embodiment of the application, but the protection scope of the application is not limited to this, any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the application. Therefore, the protection scope of the application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A camera device for implementing switching of a camera function and a decoration function, characterized by, The application relates to a camera device with a rotating decoration part, which comprises an upper gear support, a lower gear support, a rotating decoration part, a camera, two driven gears and a driving gear set; wherein a driven gear mounting groove is arranged on the upper gear support, a through waist-shaped hole and a U-shaped track are arranged at the bottom of the driven gear mounting groove, and an avoiding gap is arranged on one side of the driven gear mounting groove close to the driving gear set; the lower gear support is symmetrically arranged with the upper gear support; the rotating decoration part is arranged between the upper gear support and the lower gear support, two ends of the rotating decoration part are respectively provided with a positioning pin matched with the waist-shaped hole and a movable pin moving along the U-shaped track, and a camera mounting groove with a decoration surface is arranged in the middle of the rotating decoration part; the camera is arranged in the camera mounting groove; the two driven gears are respectively arranged in the driven gear mounting grooves of the upper gear support and the lower gear support, a square driving groove is arranged at the position opposite to the movable pin of the rotating decoration part, and a heart-shaped gear limiting hole is arranged at the position opposite to the waist-shaped hole and the positioning pin; the two ends of the driving gear set are fixed on the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the driving gears at the two ends of the driving gear set are engaged with the driven gears, and the driven gears drive the rotating decoration part to move counterclockwise or clockwise along the U-shaped track under the cooperation of the driving grooves, the movable pins, the positioning pins, the waist-shaped holes and the heart-shaped gear limiting holes, so that the camera function and the decoration function are switched. 2.The camera device for switching between a camera function and a decoration function according to claim 1, wherein The waist-shaped hole is arranged on the inner side of the U-shaped track, two straight edges of the waist-shaped hole are arranged opposite to the linear tracks on the two sides of the U-shaped track, and an arc part of the waist-shaped hole is arranged opposite to the semicircular track of the U-shaped track; the U-shaped track is used for controlling the moving track of the rotating decoration part; and the waist-shaped hole is used for cooperating with the heart-shaped gear limiting hole and the positioning pin to realize the positioning of the driven gear. 3.The camera device for switching between a camera function and a decoration function according to claim 1, wherein The camera is clamped with the camera mounting groove; the decoration surface is pasted, carved or clamped on the front surface of the camera mounting groove, and the decoration surface is a car logo, a decoration pattern or a decoration part.

4. The camera device for switching between a camera function and a decoration function according to claim 1, wherein In the initial state of the camera device, the movable pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged at the diagonal lines of the driving grooves of the driven gears after penetrating through the linear tracks on the two sides of the U-shaped track, and the positioning pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged on one side of the heart-shaped gear limiting holes of the driven gears after penetrating through the arc parts of the waist-shaped holes close to the opening ends of the U-shaped track; When the camera device switches the camera function and the decoration function, the movable pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged on the inner sides of the driving grooves of the driven gears after penetrating through the semicircular tracks of the U-shaped track, and the positioning pins at the two ends of the rotating decoration part are arranged in the middle of the heart-shaped gear limiting holes of the driven gears after penetrating through the arc parts of the waist-shaped holes away from the opening ends of the U-shaped track.

5. The camera device for switching between a camera function and a decoration function according to claim 1, wherein The driving gear set comprises two mounting seats, a driving shaft mounted on the two mounting seats through bearings, driving gears mounted at the two ends of the driving shaft and a gear mounted in the middle of the driving shaft; the two mounting seats are respectively arranged on the upper gear support and the lower gear support; the gear is driven by a driving motor with a driving gear, the gear rotates to drive the driving shaft to rotate, so that the driving gears at the two ends of the driving shaft rotate coaxially.

6. The camera device for switching between a camera function and a decoration function according to claim 5, wherein The upper gear support and the lower gear support are provided with an opening opposite to the driving shaft, the mounting seat is arranged on the inner side of the opening, and the driving gear is arranged on the outer side of the opening.

7. A method for switching between a camera function and a decorative function using the camera device according to claim 1, characterized by, The method comprises the following steps: (1) controlling the driving motor of the driving gear set to rotate, so as to drive the two driven gears of the camera device to rotate; (2) controlling the driven gears to rotate clockwise by a certain angle, so that the rotating decoration moves along the linear track of the U-shaped track, and at this time, the rotating decoration moves inward along the normal direction of the camera by a certain distance; (3) continuing to control the driven gears to rotate clockwise by 180 degrees, so that the rotating decoration moves along the semicircular track of the U-shaped track, and at this time, the rotating decoration rotates by 180 degrees along the axis of the upper gear support and the lower gear support; (4) continuing to control the driven gears to rotate clockwise by a certain angle, so that the rotating decoration moves along the other linear track of the U-shaped track, and at this time, the rotating decoration moves outward along the normal direction of the camera by a certain distance; at this point, one cycle of rotation and two linear movements in the normal direction of the camera are completed, and the switching between the camera function and the decoration function is realized; (5) controlling the driving motor to reverse, and referring to the above steps (2) to (4), the switching between the decoration function and the camera function is realized; the above steps are repeated to realize the arbitrary switching between the front and back of the rotating decoration.

8. An automotive exterior trim characterized by, The camera device for realizing the switching between the camera function and the decoration function is arranged on the automobile exterior part.

9. The automotive exterior part according to claim 8, wherein The automobile exterior part comprises a front bumper and a rear bumper, and the upper gear support and the lower gear support are fixed on the inner lining support near the camera position of the front bumper or the rear bumper.

10. A device for switching between front and back sides, characterized in that The device comprises an upper gear support, a lower gear support, a rotating decoration, two driven gears and a driving gear set. The upper gear support is provided with a driven gear mounting groove, the bottom of the driven gear mounting groove is provided with a through waist-shaped hole and a U-shaped track, and an avoiding opening is arranged on one side of the driven gear mounting groove close to the driving gear set. The lower gear support is symmetrically arranged with the upper gear support. The rotating decoration is arranged between the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the two ends of the rotating decoration are respectively provided with a positioning pin matched with the waist-shaped hole and a movable pin moving along the U-shaped track, and the middle of the rotating decoration is a decoration having front and back decoration surfaces. The two driven gears are respectively arranged in the driven gear mounting grooves of the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the driven gears are provided with a square driving groove opposite to the movable pin of the rotating decoration and a heart-shaped gear limiting hole opposite to the waist-shaped hole and the positioning pin. The two ends of the driving gear set are respectively fixed on the upper gear support and the lower gear support, the driving gears at the two ends of the driving gear set are engaged with the driven gears, and the driven gears drive the rotating decoration to move counterclockwise or clockwise along the U-shaped track under the cooperation of the driving groove, the movable pin, the positioning pin, the waist-shaped hole and the heart-shaped gear limiting hole, so as to realize the arbitrary switching between the front and back of the rotating decoration.

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