Camera assembly and electronic equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a camera assembly and electronic equipment. The camera assembly comprises a shell, a magnetic part, a camera body, a flexible transmission part and a first connector. The housing has an inner cavity. The magnetic part is used for adsorbing the shell to a machine shell of the electronic equipment. The camera body is located in the inner cavity, and the camera body comprises a substrate. The flexible transmission piece is located in the inner cavity. The first connector is electrically connected with the substrate through the flexible transmission member. The first connector is rotationally connected with the shell, is also used for being electrically connected with an external terminal of the electronic equipment after the shell and the shell are assembled in place, and can be circumferentially fixed by the shell, so that the shell can carry the camera body to rotate around the first connector on the shell. According to the camera assembly provided by the invention, on the basis of ensuring that the electrical interconnection between the camera assembly and the electronic equipment is stable and reliable, the purpose of automatically adjusting the visual angle of the camera body can be achieved, so that the use convenience of the camera assembly is improved.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of a Chinese patent application submitted to the National Intellectual Property Administration on December 28, 2023, with the application number 202311830141.1 and the application title "Camera Assembly and Electronic Device". Technical Field

[0002] This application relates to the technical field of cameras, and more specifically, to a camera assembly that can be quickly disassembled and assembled and an electronic device having the camera assembly. Background Art

[0003] In order to achieve the ultimate screen-to-body ratio of laptop computers, there is currently a type of laptop computer on the market that can quickly disassemble and assemble the camera assembly. Since it does not require a fixed camera to be installed, the bezel can vacate the position where the camera was originally arranged to be used for arranging the screen, thereby making the screen-to-body ratio and narrow bezel of the laptop computer reach the extreme.

[0004] The currently disclosed camera assemblies can only achieve one-way forward shooting or two-way forward and backward shooting. When it is necessary to shoot the side scene of the laptop computer, the user needs to lift the entire laptop computer and rotate it to face the side to achieve shooting, and the adjustment of the shooting angle is very inconvenient. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this application is to provide a camera assembly and an electronic device, which can enable the camera assembly to achieve the purpose of self-adjusting the viewing angle of the camera body on the basis of ensuring the stable and reliable electrical interconnection between the camera assembly and the electronic device, thereby improving the convenience of use of the camera assembly.

[0006] In a first aspect, this application provides a camera assembly, which includes a housing, a magnetic member, a camera body, a flexible transmission member, and a first connector.

[0007] The housing has an inner cavity. The magnetic member is used to adsorb the housing to the casing of the electronic device. The camera body is located in the inner cavity, and the camera body includes a substrate. The flexible transmission member is located in the inner cavity.

[0008] The first connector is electrically connected to the substrate through the flexible transmission member. The first connector is rotatably connected to the housing and is also used to be electrically connected to the external terminal of the electronic device after the housing and the casing are assembled in place and can be circumferentially fixed by the casing, so that the housing can carry the camera body and rotate around the first connector on the casing.

[0009] For the camera module provided in this application, when the camera module is adsorbed to an electronic device through a magnetic component, the first connector is electrically connected to the external terminal of the electronic device, thereby realizing the electrical interconnection relationship between the camera module and the electronic device. The housing is rotatably connected to the first connector. When the user rotates the housing, the housing can carry the camera body to rotate relative to the first connector together, thereby realizing the viewing angle adjustment of the camera body; when the first connector is electrically connected to the external terminal of the electronic device, the first connector is also circumferentially fixed by the housing of the electronic device, so that the first connector will not rotate synchronously with the housing, thereby enabling the first connector to ensure the electrical interconnection reliability between the camera module and the electronic device; the first connector is electrically connected to the substrate through a flexible transmission member. When the housing carries the camera body to rotate, the substrate will drag the flexible transmission member to move together, and the flexible transmission member can freely bend and deform, thereby ensuring the connection stability between the substrate and the first connector.

[0010] In summary, through the three important designs of rotatably connecting the housing and the first connector, circumferentially fixing the first connector by the housing of the electronic device, and electrically connecting the first connector to the substrate through a flexible transmission member, this application enables the camera module to achieve the purpose of self-adjusting the viewing angle of the camera body on the basis of ensuring the stable and reliable electrical interconnection between the camera module and the electronic device, thereby improving the usability of the camera module.

[0011] In a possible design, the magnetic component is located in the inner cavity and is connected to the housing.

[0012] The magnetic component located in the inner cavity of the housing can ensure the flat appearance of the camera module and good consistency; at the same time, since the housing has a relatively large size, there is sufficient installation space to fixedly connect the magnetic component, and both the design difficulty and the assembly difficulty are relatively low.

[0013] In a possible design, the magnetic component is composed of a whole annular magnet, which is located in the inner cavity and sleeved on the outer periphery of the first connector.

[0014] When the housing rotates relative to the housing, the connection at the adsorption part between the two is stable and the adsorption force is uniform, thereby ensuring the rotation stability of the housing.

[0015] In a possible design, the housing is provided with a circular mounting hole, the first connector is rotatably arranged in the mounting hole, and a part of the first connector extends out of the mounting hole. The housing is provided with a positioning groove that is shaped like the extending part of the first connector.

[0016] This positioning groove can limit the position of the first connector on the housing, thereby making the electrical connection between the first connector and the external terminal relatively stable and reliable.

[0017] In a possible design, a first connector is provided with a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion at intervals along its own axis. An annular sliding rail is formed between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion. The housing of the outer shell adjacent to the mounting hole is slidably connected within the sliding rail, so that the outer shell can rotate around the first connector.

[0018] By providing an annular sliding rail on the first connector, the outer shell can be rotatably connected to the first connector. This structure is simple and has fewer components, so the manufacturing cost is relatively low.

[0019] In a possible design, the second limiting portion includes a plurality of limiting blocks arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the first connector, and the plurality of limiting blocks are located on the outer surface of the outer shell. The housing is provided with a plurality of limiting grooves at the notch of the positioning groove. The plurality of limiting blocks are inserted into the plurality of limiting grooves one by one, so that the outer shell is circumferentially fixed to the housing.

[0020] The limiting blocks have two functions. One is that the limiting blocks are used to form the first limiting portion to jointly form a sliding rail with the first limiting portion. The other is that the limiting blocks and the limiting grooves jointly form a mechanism for circumferentially limiting the first connector, so that the housing can circumferentially fix the first connector to prevent the first connector from rotating following the outer shell.

[0021] In a possible design, the outer shell is provided with a first stop block, and the first limiting portion or the second limiting portion is provided with a second stop block located on the rotation track of the first stop block. When the outer shell rotates around the first connector, the second stop block can block the first stop block to limit the rotation angle of the outer shell.

[0022] It can prevent the outer shell from rotating too much and excessively tearing the flexible transmission member, and ensure the electrical interconnection reliability between the camera module and the electronic device.

[0023] In a possible design, the first limiting portion is located on the inner surface of the outer shell, the second stop block is arranged on the side of the first limiting portion close to the outer shell, the outer shell is provided with an annular avoidance groove for avoiding the second stop block at the orifice of the mounting hole, and the first stop block is arranged in the avoidance groove.

[0024] It avoids the second stop block and the first stop block extending into the inner cavity, and can prevent the stop blocks from interfering with the rotation of components such as the substrate, the lens module, and the protective cover. At the same time, it can also prevent the stop blocks from interfering with the bending deformation of the flexible transmission member.

[0025] In a possible design, the first limiting portion and / or the second limiting portion are bonded or clamped to the first connector.

[0026] The first connector can be conveniently assembled to the outer shell.

[0027] In a possible design, the outer shell includes a light-transmitting plate and a box-shaped shell body. The shell body includes two shell parts spliced together. Semi-circular notches are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the two shell parts. After the two shell parts are spliced, the two notches form a mounting hole.

[0028] The shell body can be conveniently assembled into the slide rail of the first connector.

[0029] In a possible design, the first connector is connected to the hole wall of the mounting hole through a bearing.

[0030] No special limiting part is provided on the outer side of the first connector. The first connector is rotationally connected to the outer shell through a bearing. In addition, it is relatively easy to assemble.

[0031] In a possible design, the outer shell is provided with a third stop block, and the first connector is provided with a fourth stop block located on the rotation track of the third stop block. When the outer shell rotates around the first connector, the fourth stop block can block the third stop block to limit the rotation angle of the outer shell.

[0032] Prevent the outer shell from rotating too much and tearing the flexible transmission part excessively, and ensure the electrical interconnection reliability between the camera module and the laptop.

[0033] In a possible design, either a pin or a slot is provided on the bottom wall of the positioning groove, and the other is provided on the end face of the first connector facing the positioning groove. The pin and the slot are inserted and connected to circumferentially fix the outer shell to the chassis.

[0034] In this way, when the outer shell rotates relative to the chassis, the first connector does not rotate, so that the first connector and the external terminal can maintain a reliable electrical connection.

[0035] In a possible design, a rotation driving mechanism is provided between the outer shell and the first connector. The driving end of the rotation driving mechanism is connected to the first connector, and the fixed end of the rotation driving mechanism is connected to the outer shell.

[0036] Automatically adjust the rotation angle of the camera module on the electronic device.

[0037] In a possible design, the magnetic part includes multiple magnets, and the multiple magnets are arranged at intervals along the outer circumference of the first connector.

[0038] In a possible design, the magnetic part is located in the inner cavity and is connected to the first connector.

[0039] In a possible design, the first connector includes a spring pin connector. An external terminal is provided at the bottom of the positioning groove. After the outer shell and the chassis are installed in place, the top pin of the spring pin connector abuts against and is electrically connected to the external terminal.

[0040] The contact pins of the spring pin connector are in contact with the external terminals to achieve electrical connection, and the spring pin connector and the external terminals can be accurately aligned through the positioning grooves, which improves the convenience of installing the camera module on the electronic device.

[0041] In a possible design, a second connector is provided between the flexible transmission member and the substrate. The second connector includes a male connector provided on the flexible transmission member and a female connector provided on the substrate. The male connector and the female connector are connected to electrically connect the flexible transmission member and the substrate.

[0042] This can reduce the assembly difficulty. In addition, the flexible transmission member and the substrate are no longer electrically connected by welding, thus avoiding the adverse effects of the heat radiation generated by welding on the lens module and the photosensitive chip.

[0043] In a possible design, a reinforcing piece is provided on one side of the flexible transmission member opposite to the male connector.

[0044] The reinforcing piece supports the male connector, making the snap connection easier and also preventing the acting force during the snap connection from being transmitted to the flexible transmission member and damaging its internal circuit.

[0045] In a possible design, the camera body further includes a lens module, electronic components, and a protective cover provided on the substrate. The protective cover covers the outside of the electronic components, and the lens module is located between the two protective covers.

[0046] In a second aspect, the present application further provides an electronic device, including a housing and the camera module according to any one of the above. The housing of the camera module is adsorbed on the housing of the electronic device, and the housing can rotate relative to the housing of the electronic device.

[0047] The electronic device provided by the present application has the above-mentioned camera module. Through the three important designs of setting the housing and the first connector to be rotatably connected, the first connector can be circumferentially fixed by the housing of the electronic device, and the first connector is electrically connected to the substrate through the flexible transmission member, the camera module can achieve the purpose of self-adjusting the viewing angle on the basis of ensuring the stable and reliable electrical interconnection with the electronic device, thereby improving the convenience of use of the camera module. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0048] Figure 1 is an exploded schematic view of a notebook computer and a camera module provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the assembled schematic view of the notebook computer and the camera module in

[0050] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a schematic diagram when the camera module in rotates relative to the laptop;

[0051] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the camera module provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Figure 5 is Figure 4 an exploded view of the camera module in ;

[0053] Figure 6 is Figure 4 a schematic diagram of the camera module in after hiding the light-transmitting plate;

[0054] Figure 7 is Figure 6 a schematic diagram of another view of the camera module in ;

[0055] Figure 8 is Figure 1 an enlarged view of the position E in ;

[0056] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of an example of the first connector provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Figure 10 is Figure 4 a cross-sectional view of an example of F-F in ;

[0058] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of another example of the first connector provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figure 12 is Figure 8 an enlarged view of the position K in ;

[0060] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of an example of the housing body provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] Figure 14 is Figure 13 an enlarged view of the position G in ;

[0062] Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view of the camera module provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] Figure 16 is Figure 15 an enlarged view of the position H in ;

[0064] Figure 17 is a schematic diagram of another example of the first connector provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0065] Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of another example of the housing body provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0066] Figure 19 It is a schematic diagram of another example of the first connector provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0067] Figure 20 is Figure 4 Another cross-sectional view of F-F in

[0068] Figure 21 is Figure 4 Another cross-sectional view of F-F in

[0069] Figure 22 It is a cross-sectional view of a camera module and a housing provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0070] Figure 23 It is a schematic diagram of a flexible transmission member, a substrate, and a second connector provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0071] Reference numerals:

[0072] 10. Housing; 11. Inner cavity; 12. Translucent plate; 13. Housing body; 131. Housing part; 132. Notch; 14. Mounting hole; 15. First stop block; 16. Avoidance groove; 17. Bearing; 18. Third stop block;

[0073] 20. Magnetic member;

[0074] 30. Camera body; 31. Substrate; 32. Lens module; 33. Protective cover;

[0075] 40. Flexible transmission member; 41. Second connector; 411. Male connector; 412. Female connector; 42. Reinforcing piece;

[0076] 50. First connector; 51. First limiting part; 511. Second stop block; 52. Second limiting part; 521. Limiting block; 53. Slide rail; 54. Fourth stop block; 55. Plug pin; 56. Pad; 57. Thumb pin;

[0077] 100. Camera module; 200. Housing; 210. First housing; 220. Second housing; 201. Positioning groove; 202. External terminal; 203. Limiting groove; 204. Slot; 300. Display screen; 400. Keyboard. Detailed implementation manners

[0078] The following exemplarily introduces the related content that may be involved in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0079] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "coupled" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it may be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows mutual communication; it may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the internal connection of two components or the interaction relationship between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0080] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "side", "inner", "outer", "top", "bottom", etc. is the orientation or positional relationship based on the installation, and it is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or component referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

[0081] It should also be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, the same reference numerals are used to represent the same components or the same parts. For the same parts in the embodiments of the present application, only one of the parts or components may be marked with the reference numeral in the figure. It should be understood that the reference numerals are equally applicable to other identical parts or components.

[0082] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the term "and / or" is merely a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone.

[0083] In the field of common consumer electronics products, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, desktop computers, etc., narrow bezels have always been the trend of the industry development. Especially in laptop computers, narrow bezels have always been the selling points of the products. The cameras of laptop computer products are usually built into the bezels above the screen. This design can reduce the screen-to-body ratio, but due to the certain width of the cameras, the narrow bezel design cannot be made to the extreme.

[0084] In order to achieve the extreme of the screen-to-body ratio of laptop computers, there is currently a laptop computer on the market with a camera assembly that can be quickly disassembled and assembled. This laptop computer does not require a fixed camera to be installed, but instead externally connects a camera assembly through a quick-release structure to achieve mechanical and electrical interconnection between the camera and the laptop computer. When the camera is needed, it can be installed on the laptop computer, and when it is not needed, it can be removed. Since there is no need to install a fixed camera, the bezel can vacate the original position for installing the camera to be used for installing the screen. Therefore, this laptop computer can achieve the extreme of the screen-to-body ratio and narrow bezels.

[0085] The above-mentioned camera assembly mainly includes a mechanical connector, a housing, a substrate, a photosensitive chip, a lens, an electrical connector, etc. Among them, the mechanical connector is used to mechanically interconnect the housing with the chassis of the notebook computer. The electrical connector is electrically connected to the substrate of the camera body and then electrically connected to the external terminals of the notebook computer through the electrical connector, so as to realize the electrical interconnection between the camera body and the notebook computer, enabling the notebook computer to control the shooting function of the camera assembly and the camera assembly to transmit the captured images or videos to the notebook computer.

[0086] The currently disclosed camera assemblies can only achieve one-way forward shooting or two-way forward and backward shooting. When it is necessary to shoot the side scene of the notebook computer, since the shooting angle of the camera cannot be adjusted by itself, the user needs to lift the whole notebook computer and turn it to the side to achieve shooting. The adjustment of the shooting angle is very inconvenient, and the lifting and turning of the whole notebook computer are also limited by the use environment. If the surrounding environment is compact, the adjustment of the shooting angle cannot be carried out. In summary, it is less convenient to adjust the shooting angle of a notebook computer using such a camera assembly.

[0087] Therefore, in order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a camera assembly and an electronic device, which can enable the camera assembly to achieve the purpose of self-adjusting the angle of the camera body on the basis of ensuring the stable and reliable electrical interconnection with the electronic device, thereby improving the convenience of use of the camera assembly.

[0088] The embodiment of the present application first provides an electronic device, which can also be referred to as a mobile device, a terminal device, a mobile terminal or a terminal. The electronic device includes but is not limited to a handheld device, a vehicle-mounted device, a wearable device, a computing device or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. For example, the electronic device can include a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant computer, a vehicle-mounted computer, a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart phone, a game console, and other electronic devices with a detachable camera design.

[0089] To more conveniently elaborate on the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present application, by way of example and not limitation, the following will take the electronic device as a notebook computer to elaborate on the technical solution of the present application in detail.

[0090] Figure 1 is an exploded view of the notebook computer and the camera assembly 100 provided by the embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 is Figure 1 the assembled view of the notebook computer and the camera assembly 100 in

[0091] Such as Figure 1 - Figure 2As shown, a laptop computer provided by an embodiment of the present application includes a first housing 210 and a second housing 220. The first housing 210 includes an A surface and a B surface that are oppositely arranged, and a frame connecting the A surface and the B surface. The second housing 220 is rotatably connected to the first housing 210 so that the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 can be unfolded or folded relative to each other. The second housing 220 includes a C surface and a D surface that are oppositely arranged.

[0092] Among them, the first housing 210 serves as the display part of the laptop computer. A product logo is provided on the A surface, and a display screen 300 is provided on the B surface. The second housing 220 serves as the main body part of the laptop computer. A keyboard 400 and a touchpad are provided on the C surface. The first housing 210 and the second housing 220 can be connected together through structures such as a rotating shaft to realize the relative rotation of the main body part and the display part.

[0093] The first housing 210 and the second housing 220 can be folded or unfolded relative to each other, so that the laptop computer provided by the embodiment of the present application has multiple modes and can meet the usage requirements of users in different scenarios. For example, the first housing 210 and the second housing 220 can be folded relative to each other, and the B surface and the C surface can be attached to each other, so that the laptop computer switches to the closed mode. At this time, the laptop computer has a smaller volume, which is convenient for users to store and carry. The first housing 210 and the second housing 220 can also be unfolded relative to each other. For example, an angle of 120° to 150° is formed between the first housing 210 and the second housing 220, so that the laptop computer switches to the usage mode as Figure 1 shown. At this time, the display screen 300 and the keyboard 400 can face the user, and the laptop computer can be used.

[0094] For the first housing 210, in addition to including the A surface and the B surface that are oppositely arranged, it also has a frame connecting the A surface and the B surface. The upper side of this frame, or the side of the frame far from the rotating shaft, is used to assemble the camera module 100. Continuing as Figure 2 shown, the camera module 100 is adsorbed on the frame through a magnetic member 20. And when the camera module 100 is assembled to the frame, it will establish an electrical interconnection relationship with the laptop computer through a substrate 31, a flexible transmission member 40, a first connector 50, an external terminal 202, a main board, etc. ( Figure 2 not shown in all of them and will be introduced in detail later), so that the laptop computer can control the shooting function of the camera module 100, and the camera module 100 can transmit the captured images or videos to the laptop computer.

[0095] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a schematic diagram of the camera module 100 rotating relative to the laptop computer in

[0096] As shown Figure 3 in FIG. 1, when the camera assembly 100 is assembled to a laptop computer, the camera assembly 100 can rotate relative to the laptop computer, and the electrical interconnection relationship between the camera assembly 100 and the laptop computer is not affected during the rotation, enabling the camera assembly 100 to normally perform the shooting function.

[0097] The camera assembly 100 provided by the present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0098] Figure 4 FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the camera assembly 100 provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 FIG. 3 Figure 4 is an exploded view of the camera assembly 100 in FIG. 2. Figure 6 FIG. 4 Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the camera assembly 100 in FIG. 2 after hiding the light-transmitting plate 12.

[0099] As shown Figure 4 - Figure 6 in FIG. 5, a camera assembly 100 provided by an embodiment of the present application includes a housing 10, a magnetic member 20, a camera body 30, a flexible transmission member 40, and a first connector 50.

[0100] The housing 10 has an inner cavity 11. The inner cavity 11 provides a accommodation space for components such as the magnetic member 20, the camera body 30, and the flexible transmission member 40, and the housing 10 provides support and protection for the components located in the inner cavity 11.

[0101] Optionally, the housing 10 may be composed of a light-transmitting plate 12 and a box-shaped housing body 13. For a more detailed introduction, refer to the following embodiments.

[0102] The magnetic member 20 is used to adsorb the housing 10 to the housing 200 of the electronic device. Among them, a magnetic member 20' with opposite magnetic poles is correspondingly arranged in the housing 200, or the housing 200 is made of a metal material that can be adsorbed by the magnetic member 20.

[0103] By means of magnetic adsorption, the housing 10 is adsorbed to the housing 200, which is more convenient for the user and can conveniently complete the assembly of the camera assembly 100 and the laptop computer. At the same time, the magnetic adsorption method can ensure that when the camera assembly 100 is constrained to the laptop computer, the relative rotation between the camera assembly 100 and the laptop computer is not affected.

[0104] The camera body 30 is located in the inner cavity 11, and the camera body 30 includes a substrate 31.

[0105] In addition, the camera body 30 may further include a lens module 32, electronic components disposed on the substrate 31, and a protective cover 33. The protective cover 33 covers the outside of the electronic components, and the lens module 32 is located between the two protective covers 33.

[0106] The substrate 31 can be a printed circuit board. The function of the substrate 31 is to provide a carrier matrix for components such as the lens module 32 and the photosensitive chip, and at the same time, it is also used to construct a power supply circuit and a communication circuit.

[0107] The lens module 32 is composed of multiple spherical or aspherical lenses and has optical properties. The bottom of the lens module 32 has a photosensitive chip disposed on the substrate 31. The lens module 32 is used to form the optical signal of the subject and reflect it onto the photosensitive chip. The photosensitive chip performs photoelectric conversion and analog-to-digital (A / D) conversion on the optical signal of the light, and outputs it to a display unit such as the display screen 300 to display the image of the subject.

[0108] The electronic components can be resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, etc. on the substrate 31, which are used to regulate the voltage and current on the substrate 31 so that the substrate 31 can provide stable voltage and current for components such as the photosensitive chip.

[0109] The protective cover 33 covers the outside of these electronic components for protection. At the same time, if the protective cover 33 is a metal one, it also has good heat conduction and shielding effects. And when the protective cover 33 is a metal cover, it can be picked up and transferred by a magnetic adsorption robotic arm, which is beneficial to the operation in the assembly process.

[0110] The flexible transmission member 40 is located in the inner cavity 11, and both ends of the flexible transmission member 40 are electrically connected to the substrate 31 and the first connector 50 respectively.

[0111] The flexible transmission member 40 can be a wire, a flexible circuit board, etc. For a more detailed introduction, refer to the following embodiments.

[0112] Selecting the flexible transmission member 40 to connect the substrate 31 and the first connector 50 mainly has two functions: one is that during the assembly stage of the camera assembly 100, after the first connector 50 is assembled onto the housing 10, it will not restrict the position movement of the substrate 31, and correspondingly, after the substrate 31 is assembled onto the housing 10, it will not restrict the position movement of the first connector 50 either. In this way, the first connector 50 and the substrate 31 can freely adjust their positions on the housing 10, thereby reducing the assembly difficulty of the camera assembly 100; the other is that when the housing 10 rotates while carrying the camera body 30, the substrate 31 will drag the flexible transmission member 40 to move together, and the flexible transmission member 40 can freely bend and deform, so as to ensure the connection stability between the substrate 31 and the first connector 50.

[0113] Optionally, when the flexible transmission member 40 is electrically connected to the substrate 31 and the first connector 50, the flexible transmission member 40 can be directly soldered to the pads of the substrate 31 and the pads 56 of the first connector 50; alternatively, the flexible transmission member 40 can be soldered to the pads 56 of the first connector 50, and the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31 are connected through the second connector 41. For a more detailed introduction, please refer to the embodiments described later.

[0114] The first connector 50 is electrically connected to the substrate 31 through the flexible transmission member 40. The first connector 50 is rotatably connected to the housing 10, and the first connector 50 is also used to be electrically connected to the external terminal 202 (not shown in the figure) of the electronic device after the housing 10 and the chassis 200 are assembled in place, and can be circumferentially fixed by the chassis 200, so that the housing 10 can carry the camera body 30 and rotate around the first connector 50 on the chassis 200.

[0115] Among them, the housing 10 rotates around the first connector 50 in the forward or reverse direction as shown in Figure 3 the figure, or it can be understood that the housing 10 rotates along the plane where the upper border of the chassis 200 is located, so that the camera body 30 can be rotated to face the left and right sides and the rear side of the laptop, thereby realizing the adjustment of the shooting angle.

[0116] The first connector 50 can be a spring pin connector or other connectors. For a more detailed introduction, please refer to the embodiments described later.

[0117] When the camera assembly 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application is adsorbed to the laptop through the magnetic member 20, the first connector 50 is electrically connected to the external terminal 202 of the laptop, thereby realizing the electrical interconnection relationship between the camera assembly 100 and the laptop. The housing 10 is rotatably connected to the first connector 50. When the user rotates the housing 10, the housing 10 can carry the camera body 30 and rotate relative to the first connector 50 together, thereby realizing the viewing angle adjustment of the camera body 30; when the first connector 50 is electrically connected to the external terminal 202 of the laptop, the first connector 50 is also circumferentially fixed by the chassis 200 of the laptop, so that the first connector 50 does not rotate synchronously with the housing 10, so that the first connector 50 can ensure the electrical interconnection reliability between the camera assembly 100 and the laptop; the first connector 50 is electrically connected to the substrate 31 through the flexible transmission member 40. When the housing 10 carries the camera body 30 and rotates, the substrate 31 will drag the flexible transmission member 40 to move together, and the flexible transmission member 40 can freely bend and deform, so as to ensure the connection stability between the substrate 31 and the first connector 50.

[0118] In summary, through the three important designs of rotatably connecting the housing 10 and the first connector 50, circumferentially fixing the first connector 50 by the housing 200 of the notebook computer, and electrically connecting the first connector 50 to the substrate 31 through the flexible transmission member 40, the camera assembly 100 can achieve the purpose of self-adjusting the viewing angle of the camera body 30 on the basis of ensuring stable and reliable electrical interconnection with the notebook computer, thereby improving the convenience of use of the camera assembly 100.

[0119] Optionally, the flexible transmission member 40 can be any one of a wire, a bare wire, a flexible flat cable, and a flexible printed circuit board; or, the flexible transmission member 40 can also be a combination of at least two of a wire, a bare wire, a flexible flat cable, and a flexible printed circuit board. For example, as Figure 5 shown, the flexible transmission member 40 is composed of a wire and two flexible printed circuit boards provided at both ends of the wire.

[0120] Specifically, the wire in the embodiment of the present application refers to a conventional wire, which is composed of a conductor and an insulating layer. The conductor includes various metals such as copper and aluminum and composite metal round single wires, and the conductor is wrapped with an insulating layer of rubber, plastic, and other non-metals.

[0121] Specifically, the bare wire in the embodiment of the present application refers to a product with only a conductor and no insulating layer, and only includes various metals such as copper and aluminum and composite metal round single wires.

[0122] Specifically, the flexible flat cable (Flexible Flat Cable, FFC) in the embodiment of the present application can arbitrarily select the number of wires and the pitch, making the connection more convenient, and is most suitable for use as a data transmission cable between two printed circuit boards and in miniaturized electrical equipment.

[0123] Specifically, the flexible printed circuit board in the embodiment of the present application is a highly reliable and excellent flexible printed circuit board made of polyimide or polyester film as a substrate.

[0124] Optionally, the magnetic member 20 can be located on the outer surface of the housing 10; or located on the inner surface of the housing 10, that is, the magnetic member 20 is located in the inner cavity 11.

[0125] In an embodiment provided by the present application, the magnetic member 20 is located in the inner cavity 11 and is connected to the housing 10.

[0126] In this embodiment, the magnetic member 20 is located in the inner cavity 11 of the housing 10, which can ensure that the appearance of the camera assembly 100 is flat and has good consistency; at the same time, since the housing 10 has a relatively large size, there is a sufficient installation position to fixedly connect the magnetic member 20, so the design difficulty and assembly difficulty of this embodiment are relatively low.

[0127] Optionally, when the magnetic member 20 is fixedly connected to the housing 10, it can be bonded with an adhesive, or locked with a screw, or inserted through a socket structure, or clamped through a snap structure, or a groove can be formed on the housing 10, and the magnetic member 20 can be embedded and fixed in the groove.

[0128] Optionally, the magnetic member 20 can be made of soft magnetic powder sintering. Soft magnetic materials have the characteristics of being easy to magnetize and demagnetize.

[0129] Specifically, the above-mentioned soft magnetic powder materials include but are not limited to alloy powder materials such as iron-silicon-chromium, iron-silicon, iron-silicon-aluminum, iron-nickel, iron-nickel-molybdenum, amorphous soft magnetic, super-microcrystalline soft magnetic, pure iron, manganese-zinc ferrite, and nickel-zinc ferrite.

[0130] Optionally, a magnetic conduction sheet can be arranged on the side of the magnetic member 20 facing the machine housing 200. As a paramagnetic material, the magnetic conduction sheet can change the magnetic field direction, converge the magnetic field, and reduce magnetic leakage on the magnetic member 20, and can converge more magnetic fields near the magnetic member 20 to enhance the magnetic field near the magnetic member 20, so as to make the housing 10 and the machine housing 200 adsorb more tightly and firmly.

[0131] Of course, the magnetic member 20 can also be connected to the first connector 50. That is, in another embodiment provided by the present application, the magnetic member 20 is located in the inner cavity 11 and is connected to the first connector 50. There is a gap between the magnetic member 20 and the housing 10, and the magnetic member 20 is not driven when the housing 10 rotates.

[0132] Optionally, the magnetic member 20 and the first connector 50 can also be fixedly connected by bonding, screwing, inserting, clamping, embedding and other methods.

[0133] For another example Figure 6 As shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the magnetic member 20 is composed of a whole annular magnet, and the magnetic member 20 is located in the inner cavity 11 and sleeved on the outer periphery of the first connector 50.

[0134] In this embodiment, the annular magnetic member 20 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the first connector 50, so that the adsorption part of the housing 10 and the machine housing 200 also presents an annular shape. When the housing 10 rotates relative to the machine housing 200, the connection at the adsorption part of the two is stable and the adsorption force is uniform, so as to ensure the rotation stability of the housing 10.

[0135] Of course, the magnetic member 20 can also be composed of multiple magnets. That is, in another embodiment provided by the present application, the magnetic member 20 includes multiple magnets, and the multiple magnets are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the first connector 50.

[0136] In this embodiment, multiple magnets are arranged at intervals along the outer periphery of the first connector 50, which is also to ensure the stable connection and uniform adsorption force at the adsorption position between the housing 10 and the chassis 200, so as to ensure the rotational stability of the housing 10.

[0137] Figure 7 Is Figure 6 A schematic diagram of another perspective of the camera assembly 100 in Figure 8 Is Figure 1 An enlarged view of the E position in

[0138] As Figure 7 - Figure 8 Shown, and again as Figure 5 Shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the housing 10 is provided with a circular mounting hole 14, the first connector 50 is rotatably arranged in the mounting hole 14, and a part of the first connector 50 extends out of the mounting hole 14, and the chassis 200 is provided with a positioning groove 201 that imitates the extending part of the first connector 50.

[0139] Among them, the first connector 50 in this embodiment is generally in a cylindrical shape, a part of the first connector 50 extends out of the mounting hole 14, and the chassis 200 is provided with a positioning groove 201 that is generally the same as the outer shape of the first connector 50. The position of the first connector 50 on the chassis 200 can be restricted through the positioning groove 201, so that the electrical connection between the first connector 50 and the external terminal 202 is relatively stable and reliable.

[0140] Figure 9 Is a schematic diagram of an example of the first connector 50 provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0141] As Figure 9 Shown, and again as Figure 8 Shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the first connector 50 includes a spring pin connector, an external terminal 202 is arranged at the bottom of the positioning groove 201, and the top pin 57 of the spring pin connector abuts against and is electrically connected to the external terminal 202 after the housing 10 and the chassis 200 are installed in place.

[0142] In this embodiment, the first connector 50 is selected as a spring pin connector. The top pin 57 of the spring pin connector can achieve electrical connection by abutting against the external terminal 202. In addition, the external terminal 202 is arranged at the bottom of the positioning groove 201. Thus, the spring pin connector and the external terminal 202 can be accurately aligned through the positioning groove 201, so that the two can achieve electrical connection smoothly, thereby improving the convenience when installing the camera assembly 100 on a notebook computer.

[0143] In this embodiment, the spring pin connector mainly consists of an insulating housing, a spring provided therein, and a retractable ejector pin 57. The ejector pin 57 is pushed by the spring and always remains in a state of protruding outward to ensure the reliability of the abutment between the ejector pin 57 and the external terminal 202. The external terminal 202 can be composed of small discs processed from conductive metals such as copper and silver. The number of external terminals 202 is the same as that of the ejector pins 57 and the signal lines are matched, and the external terminal 202 is electrically connected to the main board of the notebook computer through a wire. After the pad 56 of the spring pin connector is welded to the flexible transmission member 40, when the housing 10 and the chassis 200 are installed in place, the ejector pin 57 of the spring pin connector abuts against and is electrically connected to the external terminal 202. Thus, the communication route of the substrate 31, the flexible transmission member 40, the spring pin connector, the external terminal 202, and the main board is established, enabling the notebook computer to supply power to the camera module 100 and control the shooting function of the camera module 100. In addition, the camera module 100 can transmit the captured images or videos to the notebook computer.

[0144] Optionally, the first connector 50 can also be the male socket of a board-to-board connector, and the female socket constitutes the external terminal 202 and is provided on the bottom of the positioning groove 201.

[0145] Figure 10 Yes Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of an example of F-F in

[0146] As Figure 9 - Figure 10 As shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the first connector 50 is provided with a first limiting portion 51 and a second limiting portion 52 at intervals along its own axis. An annular sliding rail 53 is formed between the first limiting portion 51 and the second limiting portion 52. The housing of the housing 10 adjacent to the mounting hole 14 is slidably connected within the sliding rail 53, so that the housing 10 can rotate around the first connector 50.

[0147] In this embodiment, by providing the annular sliding rail 53 on the first connector 50, the housing 10 and the first connector 50 can be rotatably connected. This structure is simple and has fewer components, so the manufacturing cost is relatively low.

[0148] Optionally, lubricating oil can be filled in the gap between the sliding rail 53 and the hole wall of the mounting hole 14, which can reduce the frictional resistance when the housing 10 rotates on the first connector 50.

[0149] Optionally, a self-lubricating material is coated on the sliding rail 53 and / or the hole wall of the mounting hole 14, which can also reduce the frictional resistance when the housing 10 rotates on the first connector 50.

[0150] Specifically, the self-lubricating material can use engineering plastics, such as polytetrafluoroethylene, polyacetal, polyoxymethylene, polycarbonate, polyamide, etc.; or, the self-lubricating material can also adopt an electroplated alloy layer.

[0151] Optionally, the first limiting portion 51 and the second limiting portion 52 may be a continuous loop structure, so that the formed slide rail 53 is a continuous ring; alternatively, the first limiting portion 51 and / or the second limiting portion 52 may be a segmented discontinuous structure, so that the formed slide rail 53 is a segmented ring.

[0152] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of another example of the first connector 50 provided by the embodiment of the present application, where Figure 11 in (a) and (b) are schematic diagrams of the first connector 50 from different perspectives. Figure 12 is Figure 8 an enlarged view of the K position in

[0153] As Figure 11 - Figure 12 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the second limiting portion 52 includes a plurality of limiting blocks 521 arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the first connector 50, and the plurality of limiting blocks 521 are located on the outer surface of the housing 10. The housing 200 is provided with a plurality of limiting grooves 203 at the notch of the positioning groove 201. The plurality of limiting blocks 521 are inserted into the plurality of limiting grooves 203 in one-to-one correspondence to circumferentially fix the housing 10 and the housing 200.

[0154] It can be seen that the limiting block 521 in this embodiment has two functions. One is that the limiting block 521 is used to constitute the first limiting portion 51 to jointly form the slide rail 53 with the first limiting portion 51. The second is that the limiting block 521 and the limiting groove 203 jointly form a mechanism for circumferentially limiting the first connector 50, so that the housing 200 can circumferentially fix the first connector 50 to prevent the first connector 50 from rotating following the housing 10. In this way, the limiting block 521 has the effect of "one thing with two uses", which can reduce the material cost for forming the first connector 50.

[0155] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of an example of the housing body 13 provided by the embodiment of the present application. Figure 14 is Figure 13 an enlarged view of the G position in

[0156] As Figure 13 - Figure 14 shown, and again as Figure 11 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the housing 10 is provided with a first stop block 15, and the first limiting portion 51 or the second limiting portion 52 is provided with a second stop block 511 located on the rotation track of the first stop block 15. When the housing 10 rotates around the first connector 50, the second stop block 511 can block the first stop block 15 to limit the rotation angle of the housing 10.

[0157] In this embodiment, through the mutual interference and blocking between the first stop block 15 and the second stop block 511, the rotation angle of the housing 10 relative to the chassis 200 can be limited, thereby ensuring the reliability of the flexible transmission member 40 itself, the connection between the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31, and the connection between the flexible transmission member 40 and the first connector 50. This prevents the housing 10 from rotating too large an angle and excessively tearing the flexible transmission member 40, ensuring the electrical interconnection reliability between the camera module 100 and the laptop computer.

[0158] Optionally, both the first stop block 15 and the second stop block 511 can extend into the inner cavity 11.

[0159] Figure 15 It is a cross-sectional view of the camera module 100 provided by an embodiment of the present application. Figure 16 is Figure 15 the enlarged view of the H position in

[0160] As Figure 15 - Figure 16 shown, and again as Figure 11 、 Figure 14 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the first limiting portion 51 is located on the inner surface of the housing 10, the second stop block 511 is disposed on the side of the first limiting portion 51 close to the housing 10, and the housing 10 is provided with an annular relief groove 16 for avoiding the second stop block 511 at the orifice of the mounting hole 14, and the first stop block 15 is disposed in the relief groove 16.

[0161] In this embodiment, it is equivalent to separately disposing the second stop block 511 and the first stop block 15 on the opposite surfaces of the first limiting portion 51 and the housing 10, making the design structure of the second stop block 511 and the first stop block 15 very compact, avoiding the second stop block 511 and the first stop block 15 from extending into the inner cavity 11, thereby preventing the stop blocks from interfering with the rotation of components such as the substrate 31, the lens module 32, and the protective cover 33, and also preventing the stop blocks from interfering with the bending deformation of the flexible transmission member 40, thus ensuring the working stability and service life of each component.

[0162] The thickness of the second stop block 511 and the first stop block 15 can be thinned, so that the housing 10 can rotate within a range close to 360 degrees, thereby enabling a wider viewing angle adjustment range for the camera body 30. However, this will cause the second stop block 511 and the first stop block 15 to have lower strength and limited service life. If the strength of the second stop block 511 and the first stop block 15 is to be increased, the second stop block 511 and the first stop block 15 need to be processed thicker, but this will result in a limited rotation angle of the housing 10, and thus there will be a blind area in the shooting viewing angle of the camera body 30.

[0163] Therefore, in order to balance the above two contradictions, it is an optimal choice to control the thicknesses of the second stopper 511 and the first stopper 15 within the range of 1 mm to 5 mm.

[0164] Figure 17 It is a schematic diagram of another example of the first connector 50 provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0165] As Figure 17 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the second limiting portion 52 is bonded or clamped to the first connector 50.

[0166] In this embodiment, the second limiting portion 52 and the first connector 50 are made in a detachable form, which can facilitate the assembly of the first connector 50 onto the housing 10. The specific assembly process is as follows: First, insert the first connector 50 into the mounting hole 14 from the inner cavity 11 of the housing 10, and let a part of the first connector 50 extend out of the mounting hole 14. Then, bond or clamp the second limiting portion 52 to the outer surface of the extending part of the first connector 50.

[0167] In another embodiment provided by the present application, the first limiting portion 51 is bonded or clamped to the first connector 50.

[0168] The specific assembly process of this embodiment is as follows: First, insert the first connector 50 into the mounting hole 14 from the outside of the housing 10, and let a part of the first connector 50 extend into the inner cavity 11 from the mounting hole 14. Then, bond or clamp the first limiting portion 51 to the outer surface of the extending part of the first connector 50.

[0169] In another embodiment provided by the present application, both the first limiting portion 51 and the second limiting portion 52 are bonded or clamped to the first connector 50.

[0170] The assembly process of this embodiment is similar to the above-mentioned assembly process and will not be elaborated here.

[0171] Figure 18 It is a schematic diagram of another example of the housing body 13 provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0172] As Figure 18 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the housing 10 includes a light-transmitting plate 12 and a box-shaped housing body 13. The housing body 13 includes two mutually spliced housing parts 131. Semi-circular notches 132 are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the two housing parts 131. After the two housing parts 131 are spliced, the two notches 132 form the mounting hole 14.

[0173] In this embodiment, the housing body 13 is made into a detachable part, which can be conveniently assembled into the slide rail 53 of the first connector 50. The specific assembly process is as follows: First, insert one of the housing parts 131 into the slide rail 53 with the notch 132 facing the slide rail 53, then insert the other housing part 131 into the slide rail 53 in the same way, and finally fix the two housing parts 131.

[0174] In addition, in this embodiment, the housing 10 is jointly composed of the light-transmitting plate 12 and the housing body 13. The light-transmitting plate 12 is a whole plate-shaped body covering the housing body 13, and there is no need to specifically protect the lens module 32. Therefore, there is no need to consider the eccentricity problem of the lens module 32, and thus there is no need to concentrically assemble or align the lens module 32 and the light-transmitting plate 12, thereby reducing the overall assembly difficulty of the camera assembly 100.

[0175] Optionally, when the two housing parts 131 are fixedly connected, they can be bonded by an adhesive, or locked by a screw, or inserted by a socket structure, or snapped by a snap structure.

[0176] Optionally, the material of the light-transmitting plate 12 can be glass or transparent resin.

[0177] Optionally, the material of the housing body 13 can be epoxy resin, unsaturated polyester resin, phenolic resin, polyacrylic resin, polyvinyl chloride resin, etc.

[0178] Figure 19 It is a schematic diagram of another example of the first connector 50 provided by the embodiment of the present application. Figure 20 is Figure 4 Another cross-sectional view of F-F in.

[0179] As Figure 19 - Figure 20 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the first connector 50 is connected to the hole wall of the mounting hole 14 through a bearing 17.

[0180] In this embodiment, no special limiting part is provided on the outer side of the first connector 50, and the first connector 50 and the housing 10 are rotationally connected through the bearing 17.

[0181] Specifically, the outer ring of the bearing 17 is fixedly connected to the hole wall of the mounting hole 14, and the inner ring of the bearing 17 is fixedly connected to the peripheral wall of the first connector 50.

[0182] In this embodiment, the first connector 50 and the housing 10 are rotationally connected through the bearing 17. Compared with the method of setting the slide rail 53 on the first connector 50, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to make the first connector 50 or the housing body 13 into a detachable part, and it is relatively easy to assemble.

[0183] Figure 21 Yes Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of another example of F-F in the middle.

[0184] As Figure 21 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the housing 10 is provided with a third stopper 18, and the first connector 50 is provided with a fourth stopper 54 located on the rotation trajectory of the third stopper 18. When the housing 10 rotates around the first connector 50, the fourth stopper 54 can block the third stopper 18 to limit the rotation angle of the housing 10.

[0185] In this embodiment, through the mutual interference and blocking of the third stopper 18 and the fourth stopper 54, the rotation angle of the housing 10 relative to the chassis 200 can be limited, and further, the reliability of the flexible transmission member 40 itself, the connection between the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31, and the connection between the flexible transmission member 40 and the first connector 50 can be ensured. It prevents the housing 10 from rotating too much and over-tearing the flexible transmission member 40, and ensures the electrical interconnection reliability between the camera module 100 and the laptop computer.

[0186] Previously, a circumferential fixing structure between the housing 10 and the chassis 200 was given, that is, it is realized through the limiting block 521 and the limiting groove 203. The following embodiment will introduce another circumferential fixing structure between the housing 10 and the chassis 200.

[0187] Figure 22 It is a cross-sectional view of the camera module 100 and the chassis 200 provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0188] As Figure 22 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the bottom wall of the positioning groove 201 is provided with a socket 204, and the end face of the first connector 50 facing the positioning groove 201 is provided with a plug 55. The plug 55 is inserted into the socket 204 in a plug-and-socket connection to circumferentially fix the housing 10 and the chassis 200.

[0189] In this embodiment, when the camera module 100 is adsorbed onto the laptop computer, the protruding part of the first connector 50 is inserted into the positioning groove 201, and the plug 55 is inserted into the socket 204, so as to circumferentially fix the housing 10 and the chassis 200. In this way, when the housing 10 rotates relative to the chassis 200, the first connector 50 does not rotate, so that the first connector 50 and the external terminal 202 can maintain a reliable electrical connection.

[0190] Of course, the plug 55 and the socket 204 can also be interchanged in terms of the setting matrix. That is, in another embodiment provided by the present application, the bottom wall of the positioning groove 201 is provided with a plug 55, and the end face of the first connector 50 facing the positioning groove 201 is provided with a socket 204. The plug 55 is inserted into the socket 204 in a plug-and-socket connection to circumferentially fix the housing 10 and the chassis 200.

[0191] It should be noted that the circumferential fixing structure composed of the bolt 55 and the slot 204 is applicable not only to the case where the first connector 50 as shown in Figure 22 is connected to the hole wall of the mounting hole 14 through the bearing 17, but also to the case where the housing 10 and the first connector 50 are rotationally connected through the slide rail 53.

[0192] As Figure 22 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, magnetic members 20' with opposite magnetic poles are correspondingly arranged in the casing 200. Through the mutual attraction of the magnetic member 20 and the magnetic member 20', the housing 10 can be adsorbed on the casing 200.

[0193] In this embodiment, a magnetic member 20' is also added in the casing 200, which can improve the magnetic attraction of the magnetic member 20, making the adsorption strength between the housing 10 and the casing 200 higher, and further making the connection stability of the camera assembly 100 on the notebook computer higher and the seismic resistance stronger.

[0194] Optionally, a magnetic conduction sheet can also be provided on the side of the magnetic member 20' in the casing 200 facing the housing 10, so as to enhance the magnetic field strength of the magnetic member 20' in the casing 200.

[0195] In an embodiment provided by the present application, a rotation driving mechanism is arranged between the housing 10 and the first connector 50. The driving end of the rotation driving mechanism is connected to the first connector 50, and the fixed end of the rotation driving mechanism is connected to the housing 10.

[0196] In this embodiment, the rotation driving mechanism can be a motor. The driving shaft of the motor is the driving end, and the driving shaft can be connected to the first connector 50 through a reduction gear set. The housing of the motor is the fixed end, and the motor housing is fixedly installed on the housing 10. In addition, the motor also has a controller, which is electrically connected to the main board of the notebook computer. By sending control instructions from the notebook computer to the controller, the rotation speed and direction of the motor can be adjusted, so as to automatically adjust the rotation angle of the camera assembly 100 on the notebook computer.

[0197] When the flexible transmission member 40, the substrate 31, and the first connector 50 are electrically connected, it can be achieved by soldering. However, this brings two problems: First, if the flexible transmission member 40 is soldered to the pads of the substrate 31 and the pads 56 of the first connector 50 respectively to achieve the electrical connection among the three, then during the assembly stage of the camera module 100, the flexible transmission member 40, the first connector 50, and the camera body 30 will be assembled with the housing 10 as a whole, which makes the assembly operation inconvenient. Second, usually the structure of the camera module 100 is compact and the internal space of the housing 10 is small, which results in a small size of the substrate 31, making the space available for the layout of the lens module 32 and pads on the substrate 31 limited. When the flexible transmission member 40 is soldered to the pads of the substrate 31, the heat radiation generated is likely to be conducted to the lens module 32 and the photosensitive chip, which will affect the optical performance of the camera body 30.

[0198] Therefore, to solve the above two problems, the following embodiments further improve the connection method between the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31, which is specifically as follows.

[0199] Figure 23 It is a schematic diagram of the flexible transmission member 40, the substrate 31, and the second connector 41 provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0200] As Figure 23 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, a second connector 41 is provided between the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31. The second connector 41 includes a male connector seat 411 provided on the flexible transmission member 40 and a female connector seat 412 provided on the substrate 31. The male connector seat 411 and the female connector seat 412 are connected to each other to electrically connect the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31.

[0201] In this embodiment, the connection between the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31 is realized through the second connector 41. In this way, during the assembly stage of the camera module 100, the flexible transmission member 40 and the first connector 50 can be assembled with the housing 10 as a part first, and then the camera body 30 can be assembled with the housing 10 as another part, thereby reducing the assembly difficulty. In addition, the flexible transmission member 40 and the substrate 31 no longer use soldering for electrical connection, thus avoiding the adverse effects of the heat radiation generated by soldering on the lens module 32 and the photosensitive chip, ensuring the stable optical performance of the camera body 30, and improving the yield rate of the camera module 100.

[0202] Again, as Figure 5 shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, a reinforcing piece 42 is provided on the side of the flexible transmission member 40 opposite to the male connector seat 411.

[0203] In this embodiment, a reinforcing piece 42 is provided at a position of the flexible transmission member 40 facing away from the male connector housing 411, so as to improve the structural strength of this part through the reinforcing piece 42. When the male connector housing 411 and the female connector housing 412 are snap-connected, the reinforcing piece 42 forms a support for the male connector housing 411, making the snap connection easier, and also being able to prevent the acting force during the snap connection from being transmitted to the flexible transmission member 40 and causing damage to its internal circuit.

[0204] In an embodiment provided by the present application, the second connector 41 is a zero insertion force connector.

[0205] The zero insertion force connector (Zero Insertion Force, ZIF) in this embodiment is characterized in that no forced insertion force needs to be applied during connection, but a smooth connection is obtained by loosening the buckle.

[0206] In an embodiment provided by the present application, the second connector 41 is a wire-to-board connector.

[0207] The wire-to-board connector (Wire-to-Board, WTB) in this embodiment is a connector that connects wires to a circuit board.

[0208] For another example Figure 23 As shown, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the second connector 41 is a board-to-board connector.

[0209] The board-to-board connector (Board-to-board Connectors, BTB) in this embodiment has the advantages of high precision and small volume, supports large current or dense pins, and has strong transmission ability.

[0210] Finally, it should be noted that: the above is only the specific implementation manner of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any change or replacement within the technical scope disclosed in the present application should be covered by the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claimed rights.

Claims

1. A camera module for an electronic device, characterized in that, Comprising: A housing (10) having an inner cavity (11), and the housing (10) is provided with a mounting hole (14); A camera body (30) located in the inner cavity (11), and the camera body (30) includes a substrate (31); A flexible transmission member (40) located in the inner cavity (11); A first connector (50) electrically connected to the substrate (31) through the flexible transmission member (40); the first connector (50) is provided with a first limiting portion (51) and a second limiting portion (52) along its own axis, and an annular slide rail (53) is formed between the first limiting portion (51) and the second limiting portion (52), and the housing (10) is slidably connected to the slide rail (53); The second limiting portion (52) includes a plurality of limiting blocks (521) arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the first connector (50), a positioning groove (201) is provided on the housing (200) of the electronic device, and a plurality of limiting grooves (203) are provided at the notch of the positioning groove (201), the first connector (50) is inserted into the positioning groove (201), and the plurality of limiting blocks (521) are inserted into the plurality of limiting grooves (203) in one-to-one correspondence.

2. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein The flexible transmission member (40) is located in the inner cavity (11).

3. The camera assembly according to claim 1, wherein, The first connector (50) includes a spring pin connector, an external terminal (202) is provided at the bottom of the positioning groove (201), and the top pin (57) of the spring pin connector abuts against and is electrically connected to the external terminal (202).

4. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein, Further comprising: A magnetic member (20) for adsorbing the housing (10) to the housing (200).

5. The camera assembly according to claim 4, wherein, The magnetic member (20) is located in the inner cavity (11), and the magnetic member (20) is connected to the housing (10).

6. The camera module according to claim 4, wherein, The magnetic member (20) is composed of a single-piece annular magnet, and the magnetic member (20) is located in the inner cavity (11) and sleeved on the outer periphery of the first connector (50).

7. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein The housing (10) is provided with a first stop block (15), and the first limiting portion (51) or the second limiting portion (52) is provided with a second stop block (511) located on the rotation track of the first stop block (15). When the housing (10) rotates around the first connector (50), the second stop block (511) can block the first stop block (15) to limit the rotation angle of the housing (10).

8. The camera component according to claim 7, wherein The first limiting portion (51) is located on the inner surface of the housing (10), the second stop block (511) is arranged on the side of the first limiting portion (51) close to the housing (10), and the housing (10) is provided with an annular avoidance groove (16) for avoiding the second stop block (511) at the orifice of the mounting hole (14), and the first stop block (15) is arranged in the avoidance groove (16).

9. The camera assembly according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The first limiting portion (51) and / or the second limiting portion (52) is bonded or clamped to the first connector (50).

10. The camera module according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The housing (10) includes a light-transmitting plate (12) and a box-shaped housing body (13). The housing body (13) includes two housing parts (131) spliced together. Semi-circular notches (132) are respectively provided on the opposite sides of the two housing parts (131). After the two housing parts (131) are spliced, the two notches (132) form the mounting hole (14).

11. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein, The first connector (50) is connected to the hole wall of the mounting hole (14) through a bearing (17).

12. The camera module according to claim 11, characterized in that, The housing (10) is provided with a third stop block (18), and the first connector (50) is provided with a fourth stop block (54) located on the rotation track of the third stop block (18). When the housing (10) rotates around the first connector (50), the fourth stop block (54) can block the third stop block (18) to limit the rotation angle of the housing (10).

13. The camera module according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that, Either a pin (55) or a slot (204) is provided on the bottom wall of the positioning groove (201), and the other is provided on the end face of the first connector (50) facing the positioning groove (201). The pin (55) and the slot (204) are connected in a plug-and-socket manner to circumferentially fix the housing (10) and the chassis (200).

14. The camera assembly according to any one of claims 1-8, 11-12, characterized in that A rotation driving mechanism is provided between the housing (10) and the first connector (50). The driving end of the rotation driving mechanism is connected to the first connector (50), and the fixed end of the rotation driving mechanism is connected to the housing (10).

15. The camera assembly according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that, The magnetic member (20) includes multiple magnets, and the multiple magnets are arranged at intervals along the outer periphery of the first connector (50).

16. The camera module according to claim 4 or 6, characterized in that, The magnetic member (20) is located in the inner cavity (11), and the magnetic member (20) is connected to the first connector (50).

17. The camera assembly according to any one of claims 1-8, 11-12, characterized in that, A second connector (41) is provided between the flexible transmission member (40) and the substrate (31). The second connector (41) includes a male connector (411) provided on the flexible transmission member (40) and a female connector (412) provided on the substrate (31). The male connector (411) and the female connector (412) are connected to electrically connect the flexible transmission member (40) and the substrate (31).

18. The camera component according to claim 17, wherein A reinforcing piece (42) is provided on the side of the flexible transmission member (40) opposite to the male connector (411).

19. The camera module according to any one of claims 1-8, 11-12, characterized in that, The camera body (30) further includes a lens module (32), electronic components, and a protective cover (33) provided on the substrate (31). The protective cover (33) covers the outside of the electronic components, and the lens module (32) is located between the two protective covers (33).

20. An electronic device, characterized in that, It includes a housing (200) and a camera module (100) as described in any one of claims 1-19. The housing (200) is provided with a positioning groove (201), and a plurality of limiting grooves (203) are provided at the notch of the positioning groove (201). The part of the first connector (50) extending out of the mounting hole (14) is inserted into the positioning groove (201), and the plurality of limiting blocks (521) are inserted into the plurality of limiting grooves (203) in one-to-one correspondence.

21. The electronic device according to claim 20, wherein An external terminal (202) is provided at the bottom of the positioning groove (201). The first connector (50) includes a spring pin connector, and the top pin (57) of the spring pin connector abuts against and is electrically connected to the external terminal (202).

22. The electronic device according to claim 20, wherein The camera module (100) further includes a magnetic member (20), and the housing (200) is provided with a magnetic member (20') with opposite magnetic poles, or the housing (200) is made of metal.

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