Industrial camera

Abstract

An industrial camera includes: a lens assembly; the shell is arranged on one side of the lens assembly; the circuit board assembly comprises a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a third circuit board, a first bent circuit board and a second bent circuit board, the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board are arranged in parallel at intervals, the second circuit board is located between the first circuit board and the third circuit board, the first circuit board is electrically connected with the lens assembly, and the second circuit board is electrically connected with the lens assembly. The two ends of the first bent circuit board are electrically connected with the first circuit board and the second circuit board respectively, and the two ends of the second bent circuit board are electrically connected with the first circuit board and the third circuit board respectively; and the interface assembly is arranged on the shell and is electrically connected with the third circuit board. According to the industrial camera, the area of the circuit board of the circuit board assembly for processing the electric signals sent by the lens assembly can be increased, and the positions of the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board can be reasonably arranged, so that the structural layout in the industrial camera is compact, and the size of the industrial camera is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of camera devices, and in particular to an industrial camera. Background Art

[0002] With the development of social industry, industrial cameras have very wide applications in machine vision, industrial inspection, image processing, pattern recognition, etc., especially in the high-speed operation of equipment and the efficient operation in special space environments, which puts higher requirements on the size and stability of industrial cameras.

[0003] The circuit board of an existing industrial camera requires a sufficiently large area to process the electrical signals sent by the lens assembly, so it occupies a large space, resulting in a larger overall size of the industrial camera. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above, it is necessary to propose an industrial camera with a compact internal structure to reduce the size of the industrial camera.

[0005] An embodiment of the present application provides an industrial camera, comprising: a lens assembly; a shell, arranged on one side of the lens assembly; a circuit board assembly, arranged in the shell, the circuit board assembly comprising a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a third circuit board, a first bent circuit board and a second bent circuit board, the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board are arranged at intervals and in parallel, the second circuit board is located between the first circuit board and the third circuit board, the first circuit board is electrically connected to the lens assembly, the two ends of the first bent circuit board are respectively electrically connected to the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and the two ends of the second bent circuit board are respectively electrically connected to the first circuit board and the third circuit board; an interface assembly, arranged in the shell and penetrating a surface of the shell, the interface assembly is electrically connected to the third circuit board.

[0006] In the above-mentioned industrial camera, by splitting the circuit board assembly into multiple circuit boards, namely the first circuit board, the second circuit board, the third circuit board, the first bent circuit board and the second bent circuit board, the area of ​​the circuit board for processing the electrical signals sent by the lens assembly can be increased; by making the two ends of the first bent circuit board electrically connected to the first circuit board and the second circuit board respectively, and the two ends of the second bent circuit board electrically connected to the first circuit board and the third circuit board respectively, the positions of the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board can be reasonably arranged, and the internal space of the shell can be reasonably utilized, so that the structural layout inside the industrial camera is compact, thereby reducing the size of the industrial camera.

[0007] In some embodiments, the interface component includes a network connector that passes through a surface of the shell, and the circuit board component also includes a fourth circuit board and a third bent circuit board, the fourth circuit board is located on a side of the third circuit board away from the second circuit board, and the fourth circuit board is electrically connected to the network connector, and the two ends of the third bent circuit board are electrically connected to the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board, respectively.

[0008] In this way, the collected image data can be transmitted by setting up a network connector; by setting up a third bent circuit board, the internal space of the shell can be reasonably utilized to arrange the positions of the fourth circuit board and the third circuit board, making the structural layout inside the industrial camera compact.

[0009] In some embodiments, the interface assembly also includes a trigger seat that passes through a surface of the shell, and the circuit board assembly also includes a fifth circuit board and a fourth bent circuit board, the fifth circuit board is located on a side of the third circuit board away from the second circuit board, and the fifth circuit board is electrically connected to the trigger seat, and the two ends of the fourth bent circuit board are respectively electrically connected to the fourth circuit board and the fifth circuit board.

[0010] In this way, by setting up a trigger seat, various external electrical circuits, such as a power supply, can be connected; by setting up a fourth bent circuit board, the internal space of the shell can be reasonably utilized to arrange the positions of the fifth circuit board and the third circuit board, making the structural layout inside the industrial camera compact.

[0011] In some embodiments, the fifth circuit board is arranged parallel to the first circuit board, the second circuit board, and the third circuit board respectively.

[0012] In this way, the space occupied by the first circuit board, the second circuit board, the third circuit board and the fifth circuit board can be greatly compressed, making the structural layout inside the industrial camera compact.

[0013] In some embodiments, the fourth circuit board is vertically arranged with respect to the first circuit board, the second circuit board, the third circuit board and the fifth circuit board respectively.

[0014] In this way, the positions of the first circuit board, the second circuit board, the third circuit board, the fourth circuit board and the fifth circuit board can be reasonably arranged, making the structural layout inside the industrial camera compact.

[0015] In some embodiments, the network connector is disposed on a side of the fourth circuit board facing away from the fifth circuit board.

[0016] In this way, the positions of the network connector, the trigger seat, the fourth circuit board and the fifth circuit board can be reasonably arranged, making the structural layout inside the industrial camera compact.

[0017] In some embodiments, the industrial camera also includes a clamping assembly, which includes a fixing frame and a plurality of clamping members, the fixing frame is arranged on the inner wall of the shell, and the plurality of clamping members are arranged on the fixing frame and are respectively clamped with the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board.

[0018] In this way, the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board are fixed respectively by a plurality of clamping members, so that the stability of the positions of the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board in the housing can be ensured.

[0019] In some embodiments, the lens assembly includes a lens, a chip circuit board and a connector, the lens is connected to the shell and is arranged opposite to the chip circuit board, the chip circuit board is arranged in the shell and connected to the shell, and the connector is arranged between the chip circuit board and the first circuit board and is electrically connected to the chip circuit board and the first circuit board respectively.

[0020] In this way, by providing a connector, the chip circuit board can transmit the image information to the first circuit board for data processing.

[0021] In some embodiments, the lens assembly further includes a heat sink, which is disposed on a side of the chip circuit board facing away from the first circuit board and is used to dissipate heat from the chip circuit board.

[0022] In this way, the heat generated by the chip circuit board can be conducted away by providing a heat sink, thereby improving the heat dissipation performance of the industrial camera.

[0023] In some embodiments, the lens assembly further includes an isolation circuit board, which is disposed between the chip circuit board and the first circuit board and connected to the chip circuit board, and is used to isolate signals between the chip circuit board and the first circuit board.

[0024] In this way, by providing an isolation circuit board, power supply crosstalk and radiation crosstalk can be avoided when the chip circuit board is working. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an industrial camera proposed in one embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the exploded structure of an industrial camera is shown.

[0027] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the circuit board assembly in the industrial camera shown.

[0028] Main component symbols

[0029] Industrial Camera 100

[0030] Lens assembly 10

[0031] Shot 11

[0032] Chip circuit board 12

[0033] Connector 13

[0034] Heat sink 14

[0035] Isolation circuit board 15

[0036] Housing 20

[0037] Frame 21

[0038] Base 22

[0039] Accommodating chamber 23

[0040] Circuit board assembly 30

[0041] First circuit board 31

[0042] Second circuit board 32

[0043] The third circuit board 33

[0044] First bent circuit board 34

[0045] The second bent circuit board 35

[0046] Fourth circuit board 36

[0047] The third bent circuit board 37

[0048] Fifth circuit board 38

[0049] Fourth bending circuit board 39

[0050] Interface assembly 40

[0051] Network Connector 41

[0052] Trigger seat 42

[0053] Clamping assembly 50

[0054] Fixed frame 51

[0055] Holder 52

[0056] Card slot 521 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0057] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0058] The embodiments of the present application are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0059] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 An embodiment of the present application provides an industrial camera 100, which is applied to machine vision, industrial control scanning, smart home, monitoring and security, etc. The industrial camera 100 includes a lens assembly 10, a housing 20, a circuit board assembly 30 and an interface assembly 40.

[0060] Please also see Figure 3 The housing 20 is a roughly rectangular parallelepiped structure. The housing 20 includes a frame 21 and a base 22, the frame 21 and the base 22 are connected, one end of the frame 21 is provided with a receiving cavity 23, the housing 20 is disposed on one side of the lens assembly 10, and one end of the housing 20 with the receiving cavity 23 is connected to the lens assembly 10. The circuit board assembly 30 is disposed in the receiving cavity 23 of the housing 20, and the circuit board assembly 30 includes a first circuit board 31, a second circuit board 32, a third circuit board 33, a first bending circuit board 34 and a second bending circuit board 35, the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32 and the third circuit board 33 are arranged in parallel and at intervals, the second circuit board 32 is located between the first circuit board 31 and the third circuit board 33, the first circuit board 31 is electrically connected to the lens assembly 10, the two ends of the first bending circuit board 34 are electrically connected to the first circuit board 31 and the second circuit board 32 respectively, and the two ends of the second bending circuit board 35 are electrically connected to the first circuit board 31 and the third circuit board 33 respectively. The interface component 40 is disposed on the housing 20 and penetrates a surface of the housing 20 . The interface component 40 is electrically connected to the third circuit board 33 .

[0061] In this embodiment, the first bending circuit board 34 and the second bending circuit board 35 are both flexible circuit boards, so as to get rid of the position constraints between the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32 and the third circuit board 33 through the flexible circuit board, which is convenient for simplifying the structural design of the industrial camera 100 and helps to reasonably arrange the positions of the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32 and the third circuit board 33. Of course, in other embodiments, the first bending circuit board 34 and the second bending circuit board 35 can also be implemented as other types of bending circuit boards such as pin headers, but are not limited to them.

[0062] In some embodiments, the interface assembly 40 includes a network connector 41 that penetrates a surface of the housing 20, and the circuit board assembly 30 also includes a fourth circuit board 36 and a third bent circuit board 37. The fourth circuit board 36 is located on the side of the third circuit board 33 away from the second circuit board 32, and the fourth circuit board 36 is electrically connected to the network connector 41, and the two ends of the third bent circuit board 37 are electrically connected to the third circuit board 33 and the fourth circuit board 36 respectively. In this way, by setting the network connector 41, the collected image data can be transmitted; by setting the third bent circuit board 37, the internal space of the housing 20 can be reasonably utilized to arrange the positions of the fourth circuit board 36 and the third circuit board 33, so that the structural layout inside the industrial camera 100 is compact. In this embodiment, the network connector 41 is an RJ45 connector 13.

[0063] In some embodiments, the interface assembly 40 further includes a trigger seat 42 that penetrates a surface of the housing 20, and the circuit board assembly 30 further includes a fifth circuit board 38 and a fourth bent circuit board 39. The fifth circuit board 38 is located on the side of the third circuit board 33 away from the second circuit board 32, and the fifth circuit board 38 is located on the side of the fourth circuit board 36. The fifth circuit board 38 is electrically connected to the trigger seat 42, and the two ends of the fourth bent circuit board 39 are electrically connected to the fourth circuit board 36 and the fifth circuit board 38 respectively. In this way, by setting the trigger seat 42, various external electrical circuits, such as a power supply, can be connected; by setting the fourth bent circuit board 39, the internal space of the housing 20 can be reasonably utilized to arrange the positions of the fifth circuit board 38 and the third circuit board 33, so that the structural layout inside the industrial camera 100 is compact. In this embodiment, the trigger seat 42 can be a 6-pin aviation plug.

[0064] The first circuit board 31 , the second circuit board 32 , the third circuit board 33 , the fourth circuit board 36 and the fifth circuit board 38 are all provided with electronic components, such as resistors, capacitors, etc., which will not be described in detail here.

[0065] In some embodiments, the fifth circuit board 38 is spaced apart from and arranged in parallel with the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, and the third circuit board 33. In this way, the space occupied by the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, the third circuit board 33, and the fifth circuit board 38 can be greatly compressed, making the structural layout in the industrial camera 100 compact.

[0066] In some embodiments, the fourth circuit board 36 is vertically arranged with the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, the third circuit board 33 and the fifth circuit board 38. In this way, the positions of the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, the third circuit board 33, the fourth circuit board 36 and the fifth circuit board 38 can be reasonably arranged, making the structural layout in the industrial camera 100 compact.

[0067] In some embodiments, the network connector 41 is disposed on a side of the fourth circuit board 36 away from the fifth circuit board 38. In this way, the positions of the network connector 41, the trigger seat 42, the fourth circuit board 36 and the fifth circuit board 38 can be reasonably arranged, making the structural layout inside the industrial camera 100 compact.

[0068] In some embodiments, the industrial camera 100 also includes a clamping assembly 50, which includes a fixing frame 51 and a plurality of clamping members 52. The fixing frame 51 is disposed on the inner wall of the shell 20, and the plurality of clamping members 52 are disposed on the fixing frame 51 and are respectively clamped with the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32 and the third circuit board 33.

[0069] The clamping member 52 is a block structure, and there are three clamping members 52. Each clamping member 52 is provided with a clamping slot 521. The first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, and the third circuit board 33 are respectively clamped in the corresponding clamping slots 521. In this way, the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, and the third circuit board 33 are respectively fixed by multiple clamping members 52, so that the stability of the positions of the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, and the third circuit board 33 in the housing 20 can be ensured.

[0070] In some embodiments, the lens assembly 10 includes a lens 11, a chip circuit board 12, and a connector 13. The lens 11 is connected to the housing 20 and is arranged opposite to the chip circuit board 12. The chip circuit board 12 is arranged in the housing 20 and connected to the housing 20. The connector 13 is arranged between the chip circuit board 12 and the first circuit board 31 and is electrically connected to the chip circuit board 12 and the first circuit board 31. In this way, by providing the connector 13, the chip circuit board 12 can transmit image information to the first circuit board 31 for data processing.

[0071] In some embodiments, the lens assembly 10 further includes a heat sink 14, which is disposed on the side of the chip circuit board 12 away from the first circuit board 31, and is used to dissipate heat from the chip circuit board 12 during operation. In this way, by providing the heat sink 14, the heat generated by the chip circuit board 12 can be conducted away, thereby improving the heat dissipation performance of the industrial camera 100. The heat sink 14 is a sheet structure, and the heat sink 14 can be made of, but not limited to, graphite sheets, thermally conductive adhesives, copper sheets or other materials with good heat dissipation performance, as long as the heat dissipation performance of the chip circuit board 12 can be improved, and no further details will be given. Among them, the heat sink 14 can be fixed to the chip circuit board 12 by, but not limited to, interlocking or gluing.

[0072] In some embodiments, the lens assembly 10 further includes an isolation circuit board 15, which is disposed between the chip circuit board 12 and the first circuit board 31 and connected to the chip circuit board 12, and is used to isolate the signals between the chip circuit board 12 and the first circuit board 31. In this embodiment, the isolation circuit board 15 is electrically connected to the chip circuit board 12 through a flexible circuit board; and a filtering and resonant network is disposed on the isolation circuit board 15, so that by providing the isolation circuit board 15, power supply crosstalk and radiation crosstalk can be avoided when the chip circuit board 12 is working, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference.

[0073] Among them, the lens assembly 10 also includes structures such as filters and photosensitive chips. Since they are common structures, they will not be described here in detail.

[0074] In the above-mentioned industrial camera 100, by splitting the circuit board assembly 30 into multiple circuit boards, namely the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32, the third circuit board 33, the first bent circuit board 34 and the second bent circuit board 35, the area of ​​the circuit board of the circuit board assembly 30 for processing the electrical signals sent by the lens assembly 10 can be increased; by making the two ends of the first bent circuit board 34 electrically connected to the first circuit board 31 and the second circuit board 32 respectively, and the two ends of the second bent circuit board 35 electrically connected to the first circuit board 31 and the third circuit board 33 respectively, the positions of the first circuit board 31, the second circuit board 32 and the third circuit board 33 can be reasonably arranged, and the internal space of the shell 20 can be reasonably utilized to make the structural layout inside the industrial camera 100 compact, thereby reducing the size of the industrial camera 100.

[0075] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present application and are not intended to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solution of the present application may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present application.

Claims

1. An industrial camera, characterized in that: include: Lens assembly; A housing, disposed on one side of the lens assembly; A circuit board assembly is disposed in the housing, the circuit board assembly includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a third circuit board, a first bent circuit board and a second bent circuit board, the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board are spaced and arranged in parallel, the second circuit board is located between the first circuit board and the third circuit board, the first circuit board is electrically connected to the lens assembly, two ends of the first bent circuit board are electrically connected to the first circuit board and the second circuit board respectively, and two ends of the second bent circuit board are electrically connected to the first circuit board and the third circuit board respectively; The interface component is arranged on the shell and penetrates a surface of the shell, and the interface component is electrically connected to the third circuit board.

2. The industrial camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: The interface component includes a network connector that passes through a surface of the shell, and the circuit board component also includes a fourth circuit board and a third bent circuit board. The fourth circuit board is located on a side of the third circuit board away from the second circuit board, and the fourth circuit board is electrically connected to the network connector, and two ends of the third bent circuit board are electrically connected to the third circuit board and the fourth circuit board respectively.

3. The industrial camera according to claim 2, characterized in that: The interface assembly also includes a trigger seat that passes through a surface of the shell, and the circuit board assembly also includes a fifth circuit board and a fourth bent circuit board, the fifth circuit board is located on a side of the third circuit board away from the second circuit board, and the fifth circuit board is located on one side of the fourth circuit board, the fifth circuit board is electrically connected to the trigger seat, and two ends of the fourth bent circuit board are electrically connected to the fourth circuit board and the fifth circuit board respectively.

4. The industrial camera according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fifth circuit board is spaced apart from and arranged in parallel with the first circuit board, the second circuit board, and the third circuit board.

5. The industrial camera according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fourth circuit board is vertically arranged with the first circuit board, the second circuit board, the third circuit board and the fifth circuit board respectively.

6. The industrial camera according to claim 5, characterized in that: The network connector is arranged on a side of the fourth circuit board facing away from the fifth circuit board.

7. The industrial camera according to claim 1, characterized in that: The industrial camera also includes a clamping assembly, which includes a fixing frame and a plurality of clamping members. The fixing frame is arranged on the inner side wall of the shell, and the plurality of clamping members are arranged on the fixing frame and are respectively clamped with the first circuit board, the second circuit board and the third circuit board.

8. The industrial camera according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lens assembly includes a lens, a chip circuit board and a connector. The lens is connected to the shell and is arranged opposite to the chip circuit board. The chip circuit board is arranged in the shell and connected to the shell. The connector is arranged between the chip circuit board and the first circuit board and is electrically connected to the chip circuit board and the first circuit board respectively.

9. The industrial camera according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lens assembly further includes a heat sink, which is disposed on a side of the chip circuit board away from the first circuit board and is used to dissipate heat from the chip circuit board.

10. The industrial camera according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lens assembly also includes an isolation circuit board, which is arranged between the chip circuit board and the first circuit board and connected to the chip circuit board, and is used to isolate signals between the chip circuit board and the first circuit board.

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