Electric privacy cover plate mechanism of camera

Abstract

A camera electric privacy cover plate mechanism disclosed by the present invention comprises a shell and a camera assembly, the shell is provided with a camera shooting window corresponding to the camera position of the camera assembly, the shell is internally provided with a movable closing plate used for opening or closing the camera shooting window, the shell is provided with a motor and a transmission structure, and the transmission structure is arranged on the shell. The motor drives the transmission structure to drive the movable closing plate to move. The electric privacy cover plate mechanism for the camera is reasonable in structural design, the movable closing plate is integrated in the shell corresponding to the camera window, the movable closing plate is driven to move through the motor and gear transmission structure and the movable disc penetrating structure to achieve opening or closing of the window, opening and closing of the camera window are electrically controlled, and operation is easy and convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automotive cameras, and in particular to an electric privacy cover mechanism for a camera. Background Art

[0002] Currently, many high-end vehicles are equipped with cameras to collect in-vehicle information; for example, by setting up in-vehicle cameras to collect the driving state information of the driver, and analyzing and judging the fatigue state of the driver through the collected information, etc.; for protection and concealment, corresponding covers are mostly set for the cameras, and when the cameras are not in use, the camera windows are closed by the covers.

[0003] The existing cover structures are mostly manual cover structures connected by snap structures. The opening and closing of the camera windows require the operation of the personnel in the passenger compartment, which is inconvenient to use; for example, a housing structure, a shooting device and a vehicle for an in-vehicle camera disclosed in Patent CN215773297U. The housing structure includes a cover and an outer housing assembly. The outer housing assembly includes an outer housing. The interior of the outer housing has a cavity for accommodating the camera. A shooting window is opened on the outer housing. The cover is movably arranged on the outer housing assembly; the cover is connected by a chute or a hinge or a snap structure, and the opening and closing require manual operation. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Aiming at the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides an electric privacy cover mechanism for a camera to achieve the purpose of electrically controlling the opening and closing of the camera window and having simple operation.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0006] The electric privacy cover mechanism for a camera includes a housing and a camera assembly. A camera window is provided on the housing corresponding to the position of the camera of the camera assembly. An active closing plate for opening or closing the camera window is provided in the housing. A motor and a transmission structure are provided on the housing, and the motor drives the transmission structure to drive the active closing plate to move.

[0007] Further or preferably:

[0008] The housing includes a mating rear housing of the mechanism and a front housing of the mechanism. Corresponding through holes are provided on the rear housing of the mechanism and the front housing of the mechanism, and the through holes form the camera window.

[0009] Lugs are provided on the rear housing of the mechanism, and fixing holes for installation and fixation are provided on the lugs. The motor is fixed outside the rear housing of the mechanism.

[0010] The transmission structure is arranged in the housing.

[0011] The transmission structure includes a movable turntable and a driving gear rotatably arranged in the housing. The driving gear is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor. An arc tooth structure meshing with the driving gear is arranged on the movable turntable. An arc groove is arranged on the movable turntable, and a pin is arranged on the movable closing plate in the arc groove.

[0012] A sliding groove is arranged in the housing. The camera window is located in the sliding groove, and the movable closing plate is movably arranged in the sliding groove.

[0013] A pair of convex ribs are arranged on the inner wall of the housing. The camera window is located between the pair of convex ribs, and a sliding groove is formed between the pair of convex ribs.

[0014] An arc tooth structure is arranged on a part of the outer edge of the movable turntable.

[0015] The movable closing plates are a pair arranged oppositely. An arc groove is arranged on the movable turntable corresponding to each movable closing plate, and the pin on each movable closing plate is located in the corresponding arc groove.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0017] The structure of the electric privacy cover plate mechanism of the camera is reasonably designed. The movable closing plate is integrally arranged in the housing corresponding to the camera window. The motor and the gear transmission structure and the movable turntable structure are used to drive the movable closing plate to move to open or close the window, and the camera window is electrically controlled to open and close, and the operation is simple. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The following briefly describes the content expressed by each drawing in this specification and the marks in the drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the open state of the closing plate of the mechanism of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mechanism of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mechanism of the present invention after removing the rear shell.

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the front shell of the open state of the closing plate of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the front shell of the closed state of the closing plate of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the closed state of the closing plate of the mechanism of the present invention.

[0025] In the figure:

[0026] 1. Rear housing of the mechanism, 2. Front housing of the mechanism, 201. Slide groove, 3. Motor, 4. Camera assembly, 5. Driving gear, 6. Movable turntable, 601. Driving arc groove, 602. Arc tooth structure, 7. Movable closing plate, 701. Pin. Detailed implementation manner

[0027] The following further describes in detail the specific implementation manner of the present invention by describing the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] As Figures 1 to 6 shown, the electric privacy cover mechanism for the camera includes a housing and a camera assembly 4. A camera window is provided on the housing corresponding to the position of the camera of the camera assembly. An movable closing plate 7 for opening or closing the camera window is provided inside the housing. A motor and a transmission structure are provided on the housing, and the motor drives the transmission structure to drive the movable closing plate to move.

[0029] The structure of the electric privacy cover mechanism for the camera of the present invention is reasonably designed. The movable closing plate is integrally arranged inside the housing corresponding to the camera window. The movable closing plate is driven to move by the motor, the gear transmission structure and the movable turntable structure to open or close the window, and the camera window is electrically controlled to open and close without manual operation, and the operation is simple and efficient.

[0030] The housing includes a rear housing 1 of the mechanism and a front housing 2 of the mechanism that cooperate with each other, and the rear housing and the front housing of the mechanism can be fixed together through a clamping structure; through holes corresponding to each other are provided on the rear housing and the front housing of the mechanism, and the through holes form a camera window. The camera assembly can be integrated on the rear housing of the mechanism, and the end of the camera is arranged corresponding to the through hole; or the camera assembly is arranged on other components in the vehicle, and the end of the camera is arranged corresponding to the through hole.

[0031] Ears are provided on the rear housing of the mechanism, and fixing holes for installation and fixation are provided on the ears. The motor 3 is fixed on the outside of the rear housing of the mechanism, and is integrally arranged, and the structure is compact.

[0032] The transmission structure is arranged inside the housing; preferably, the transmission structure includes a movable turntable 6 rotatably arranged inside the housing and a driving gear 5. The driving gear is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor. An arc tooth structure 602 meshing with the driving gear is provided on the movable turntable. An arc groove 601 is provided on the movable turntable, and a pin 701 is arranged on the movable closing plate 7 in the arc groove.

[0033] A slide groove 201 is provided inside the housing, the camera window is located in the slide groove, and the movable closing plate can be movably arranged in the slide groove. The moving direction of the movable closing plate is restricted by the slide groove, and the structure is stable and reliable.

[0034] The motor operates to drive the gear to rotate, and the rotating driving gear drives the movable turntable to rotate. The arc-shaped groove on the movable turntable acts on the pin on the movable closing plate, thereby pushing the movable closing plate to move in the chute. When the movable closing plate is misaligned with the through hole, the camera window is in the open state; when the movable closing plate is aligned with the through hole, the camera window is in the closed state.

[0035] An arc-shaped tooth structure is provided on a part of the outer edge of the movable turntable to limit the rotation stroke; a pair of convex ribs are provided on the inner wall of the housing, the camera window is located between the pair of convex ribs, and a chute is formed between the pair of convex ribs, with a simple structure.

[0036] A pair of relatively arranged movable closing plates are provided. Each movable closing plate on the movable turntable is provided with an arc-shaped groove, and the pin on each movable closing plate is located in the corresponding arc-shaped groove. The pair of movable closing plates move relative to each other, enabling efficient opening and closing operations.

[0037] Alternatively, the transmission structure includes a gear and a rack structure that cooperate with each other. A chute for limiting the moving direction of the movable closing plate is provided inside the housing. The movable closing plate is located in the chute. The gear is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor, and the rack structure is provided on the movable closing plate.

[0038] The above is only a description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention. The above technical features can be arbitrarily combined to form multiple embodiment schemes of the present invention.

[0039] The present invention has been described exemplarily above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited by the above methods. As long as various non-substantive improvements are made by adopting the concept and technical solution of the present invention, or the concept and technical solution of the present invention are directly applied to other occasions without improvement, they are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A camera electric privacy cover mechanism, comprising a housing and a camera assembly, wherein a camera window is provided on the housing corresponding to a camera position of the camera assembly, and characterized in that: A movable closing plate for opening or closing the camera window is arranged in the shell, and a motor and a transmission structure are arranged on the shell. The motor drives the transmission structure to drive the movable closing plate to move.

2. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The housing comprises a matching mechanism rear shell and a mechanism front shell, and the mechanism rear shell and the mechanism front shell are provided with corresponding through holes, and the through holes form a camera window.

3. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The rear shell of the mechanism is provided with a support ear, and a fixing hole for installation and fixing is provided on the support ear, and the motor is fixed on the outer side of the rear shell of the mechanism.

4. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission structure is arranged in the housing.

5. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The transmission structure includes a movable turntable and a driving gear rotatable in the shell. The driving gear is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor. The movable turntable is provided with an arc-shaped tooth structure meshing with the driving gear. The movable turntable is provided with an arc-shaped groove, and a pin on the movable closing plate is located in the arc-shaped groove.

6. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: A slide groove is arranged in the shell body, the camera window is located in the slide groove, and the movable closing plate is movably arranged in the slide groove.

7. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: A pair of convex ribs are arranged on the inner wall of the shell, the camera window is located between the pair of convex ribs, and a slide groove is formed between the pair of convex ribs.

8. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: An arc-shaped tooth structure is arranged on the outer edge of the movable rotating disk.

9. The camera electric privacy cover mechanism as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The movable closing plates are a pair arranged opposite to each other, and an arc groove is provided on the movable turntable corresponding to each movable closing plate, and the pin on each movable closing plate is located in the corresponding arc groove.

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