Mobile phone single-camera multi-direction imaging
By employing a single vertically arranged camera and a switchable reflective structure within the phone, the challenges of a large number of cameras and multi-angle shooting are solved, enabling multi-directional shooting effects and optimizing the internal space layout of the phone.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 于永胜
- Filing Date
- 2026-03-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-01
AI Technical Summary
Existing mobile phone camera solutions involve a large number of cameras, occupy a lot of space, and are difficult to shoot from multiple angles, resulting in high costs and hindering the design of thin and light phones.
It employs a single vertically arranged camera combined with a switchable reflective structure, which can be slidably switched to achieve multi-directional shooting, including image acquisition from the front, back, and top directions.
This reduces the number of cameras, optimizes the internal space layout, improves shooting applicability, and enhances the phone's multi-angle shooting capabilities.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of mobile phone camera equipment technology, specifically to a multi-directional imaging device for a single mobile phone camera. Background Technology
[0002] Currently, most mobile phones use a multi-camera setup with separate front and rear cameras. This results in a large number of cameras, taking up a lot of space, which is not only costly but also produces poor results. Horizontally placed cameras lead to a short focusing space for the lens, and the cramped internal design hinders slim and lightweight designs. Existing single-camera solutions mostly only allow for shooting from a single direction, making it difficult to capture shots from multiple angles such as front, back, and top. A single camera offers many advantages: 1. It can accommodate a high-quality camera, enabling high-quality shots from the front, back, and top. In fact, top-mounted cameras have many functions; for example, selfies may not require a stand, and they can be placed flat for recording. Summary of the Invention
[0003] To address the aforementioned problems in the prior art, this invention provides a multi-directional imaging device for a mobile phone with a single camera. By using a single vertically arranged camera in conjunction with a reflective structure, it enables multi-directional shooting, reduces the number of cameras, optimizes the internal space layout, and improves the applicability of shooting.
[0004] The technical solution adopted in this invention is as follows: it includes a mobile phone body (1), a single vertically arranged camera (2), a switchable reflective structure (3) and (4), and a horizontally sliding axis (5); the camera is vertically installed inside the mobile phone body, and the light path conversion in different directions is realized by sliding the reflective structure to complete the image acquisition in the front, back and top directions respectively, and the top camera function is added, which makes up for the deficiency of the previous mobile phone only having dual cameras, and greatly increases the adaptability to various scenarios. Attached Figure Description
[0005] Figure 1 is a front view of the structure of the present invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the structure of the present invention; Figure 3 is a top view of the structure of the present invention. Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram.
[0006] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures: 1—phone body; 2—camera; 3—front reflector; 4—rear reflector; 5—axis provided for the reflector; In the view of Figure (4), reflectors (3) and (4) are two reflectors that are not in the same position; When reflector (4) is above the camera, it reflects the effect of the rear camera; When reflector (3) is above the camera, it reflects the effect of a selfie; When there is no reflector above the camera, it is a top-facing state; Reflectors (3) and (4) are adjacent and on the same horizontal axis (5). The method of moving the reflector on the axis (5) is to select the viewfinder.
[0007] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A multi-directional imaging device for a single mobile phone camera, characterized in that, It includes a mobile phone body (1), a single vertically arranged camera (2), and switchable front reflector (3) and rear reflector (4); and a horizontal axis (5); the camera (2) is vertically installed inside the mobile phone body (1), and by sliding the position of the front reflector (3) and rear reflector (4) on the horizontal axis, three independent shooting states of top shooting, front shooting and rear shooting are realized respectively; Top camera mode: The camera directly captures the image from the top of the phone; Front camera mode: The camera (2) captures the image from the front of the phone through the front reflector (3); Rear camera mode: The camera (2) captures the image from the back of the phone through the rear reflector (4), and no reflection is needed when shooting the top.
2. According to claim 1, the mobile phone single camera multi-directional imaging device does not need to move. The front reflector (3) and the rear reflector (4) are moved left and right by the slider or button on the upper part of the mobile phone to realize the framing route.
3. The multi-directional imaging device for a single mobile phone camera according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vertical placement of the camera reduces the horizontal space required compared to a horizontal arrangement, making assembly and focus adjustment easier. Furthermore, the phone is more stable when positioned with the camera on top, and manual control of the three-camera switching is possible.