Rotatable camera module support

Abstract

The utility model discloses a rotatable camera module support which comprises a top seat, and a rotating element is arranged in the top seat. The module support comprises an upper support and a lower support, the upper support and the lower support are locked and connected through a bolt, and the module support is connected with the output end of the rotating element; wherein a camera module is arranged between the upper bracket and the lower bracket; and the cleaning element is arranged on one side of the camera module. According to the rotatable camera module support provided by the utility model, the four camera modules are respectively arranged in four directions on the module support, so that the support can be used for shooting at multiple angles, and meanwhile, in the actual shooting application process, the camera module can be used for shooting at multiple angles. And the rotating motor is started to drive the module bracket on the connecting rod to axially rotate through the connecting plate, and the shooting angles of the plurality of camera modules can be synchronously adjusted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of camera modules, in particular to a rotatable camera module bracket. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of electronic technology, drones, video conferencing, vehicle-mounted, security monitoring and other systems are constantly improving and progressing. As an important part of the system, the camera module has a strong functionality that directly affects the performance of the system. Traditional single or dual camera modules can no longer meet its needs, resulting in limited shooting angles of the camera during actual application shooting, resulting in low shooting efficiency. For this reason, a rotatable camera module bracket is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a rotatable camera module bracket to address the above-mentioned technical problems. Multiple camera modules can be added to the module bracket to achieve shooting in multiple directions. At the same time, with the setting of the rotating element, horizontal axial rotation can be performed, further realizing the rapid adjustment of the shooting angle.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A rotatable camera module bracket, comprising:

[0006] A top seat, wherein a rotating element is disposed inside the top seat;

[0007] A module bracket, comprising an upper bracket and a lower bracket, wherein the upper bracket and the lower bracket are locked and connected by bolts, and the module bracket is connected to the output end of the rotating element;

[0008] Among them, a camera module is provided between the upper bracket and the lower bracket;

[0009] A cleaning element, which is arranged on one side of the camera module, and a plurality of the cleaning elements are commonly connected to a storage element assembled with a top seat for flipping and storing the cleaning elements;

[0010] Among them, the cleaning element includes a support plate fixed to the bottom of the top seat, a support rod rotatably installed on the support plate, and a support arm connected to one end of the support rod. Cleaning foam is fixed on the surface of the support arm, and the cleaning foam can be relatively rotated with the support plate through the support rod to form a storage state or a cleaning state.

[0011] Further, the storage element includes a driving member and a transmission member;

[0012] The transmission member includes a pulley 1 fixed to the inner end of the support rod, a pulley 2 arranged above the pulley 1 and movably connected to the side wall of the top seat, and a belt that is commonly sleeved on the surfaces of the pulley 1 and the pulley 2. A gear set is provided on one side of the pulley 2 for transmission assembly with the driving member.

[0013] Further, the gear set includes a bevel gear 1 and a bevel gear 2 that are meshed with each other;

[0014] The bevel gear 1 is coaxially fixed with the pulley 2, a support column movably connected to the top of the top seat is fixed on the top of the bevel gear 2, and a gear is coaxially fixed on the surface of the support column.

[0015] Furthermore, the driving member comprises a support ring fixed to the top wall of the top seat and a gear ring slidably sleeved under the support ring;

[0016] The plurality of gears are meshed with the gear ring for transmission;

[0017] The inner side of the gear ring is also meshed with a driving gear, and a servo motor fixed to a top seat is installed on the top of the driving gear.

[0018] Furthermore, the rotating element includes a rotating motor fixed at the center of the top wall of the top seat and a connecting piece connected to the output end of the rotating motor.

[0019] Furthermore, the connecting member includes a connecting plate fixed to the output end of the rotating motor and connecting rods distributed at both ends of the connecting plate;

[0020] One end of the connecting rod away from the connecting plate is fixed to the corresponding upper bracket.

[0021] Furthermore, there are four camera modules, and the four camera modules are distributed in a ring shape on the outside of the module bracket.

[0022] Furthermore, a first groove is provided on the upper bracket corresponding to the camera module, and a second groove is provided on the lower bracket corresponding to the camera module;

[0023] The camera module is installed and fixed by inserting the first and second groove bodies into the space between the upper bracket and the lower bracket.

[0024] Furthermore, a heat sink is fixed on the upper bracket, and a heat dissipation channel is formed between the plurality of heat sinks.

[0025] Furthermore, a support sleeve is fixed to the outer side of the lower bracket, and the end of the camera module located in the second groove body is placed in the support sleeve to form support.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0027] The rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model places the four camera modules in four positions on the module bracket respectively, so that the bracket can realize shooting at multiple angles. At the same time, in the actual application shooting process, the rotating motor is started to drive the module bracket on the connecting rod to rotate axially through the connecting plate, and the shooting angles of multiple camera modules can be adjusted synchronously, which further improves the shooting efficiency of the module bracket.

[0028] By setting the cleaning element, the driving member is started to drive the transmission member to rotate, so that the support arm is flipped to one side of the camera module, and the cleaning foam is closely attached to the surface of the camera module. At this time, the rotating motor is started to rotate the module bracket. During the rotation process, the camera module can form a dynamic contact with the cleaning foam, thereby realizing the cleaning of floating dust and debris on the camera module, so as to achieve better shooting of the camera module;

[0029] At the same time, after the cleaning is completed, the support arm and the cleaning foam thereon can be driven to rotate and reset so that they will not affect the subsequent picture shooting of the camera module. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model;

[0031] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the cleaning state structure of the rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model;

[0032] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the cleaning element structure of the rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model;

[0033] Figure 4 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a cleaning element of a rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model;

[0034] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the cleaning element portion of the rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model;

[0035] Figure 6 The rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model Figure 5 The enlarged structural diagram at A in the middle;

[0036] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the disassembled structure of a module bracket of a rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model.

[0037] The markings in the figure are as follows:

[0038] Top seat 1;

[0039] Module bracket 2, upper bracket 21, lower bracket 22, bolt 23, camera module 24;

[0040] Slot body 1 210, heat sink 211, heat dissipation channel 212;

[0041] Tank body 220, support sleeve 221;

[0042] Cleaning element 3, support plate 31, support rod 32, support arm 33, cleaning foam 34;

[0043] Storage element 4, driving member 41, transmission member 42;

[0044] Support ring 410, gear ring 411, driving gear 412, servo motor 413;

[0045] Pulley 1 420, pulley 2 421, belt 422, bevel gear 1 423, bevel gear 2 424, support column 425, gear 426;

[0046] Rotating element 5 , rotating motor 51 , connecting plate 52 , connecting rod 53 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0047] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the utility model, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiment of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiment of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work should fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0048] As described in the background art, traditional single or dual camera modules can no longer meet the needs, resulting in limited shooting angles of the camera during actual application shooting, resulting in low shooting efficiency.

[0049] In order to solve this technical problem, the utility model provides a rotatable camera module bracket, which is applied to the camera module.

[0050] Specifically, please refer to Figure 1-Figure 7 As shown, the rotatable camera module bracket specifically includes

[0051] A top seat 1, wherein a rotating element 5 is provided inside the top seat 1;

[0052] The module support 2 includes an upper support 21 and a lower support 22, the upper support 21 and the lower support 22 are locked and connected by bolts 23, and the module support 2 is connected to the output end of the rotating element 5;

[0053] A camera module 24 is provided between the upper bracket 21 and the lower bracket 22;

[0054] A cleaning element 3 is disposed on one side of the camera module 24. A plurality of cleaning elements 3 are commonly connected to a storage element 4 assembled with the top seat 1 for flipping and storing the cleaning elements 3;

[0055] Among them, the cleaning element 3 includes a support plate 31 fixed to the bottom of the top seat 1, a support rod 32 rotatably mounted on the support plate 31, and a support arm 33 connected to one end of the support rod 32. A cleaning foam 34 is fixed on the surface of the support arm 33. The cleaning foam 34 can be rotated relative to the support plate 31 through the support rod 32 to form a storage state or a cleaning state.

[0056] The rotatable camera module bracket provided by the utility model places the four camera modules in four positions on the module bracket respectively, so that the bracket can realize shooting at multiple angles. At the same time, in the actual application shooting process, the rotating motor is started to drive the module bracket on the connecting rod to rotate axially through the connecting plate, and the shooting angles of multiple camera modules can be adjusted synchronously, which further improves the shooting efficiency of the module bracket.

[0057] By setting the cleaning element, the driving member is started to drive the transmission member to rotate, so that the support arm 33 is flipped to one side of the camera module 24, and the cleaning foam 34 is close to the surface of the camera module 24. At this time, the rotating motor 51 is started to rotate the module bracket 2. During the rotation process, the camera module 24 can form a dynamic contact with the cleaning foam 34, thereby realizing the cleaning of dust and debris on the camera module 24, which is used for better shooting of the camera module.

[0058] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the utility model, the technical solution in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0059] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and the features and technical solutions in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0060] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, further definition and explanation thereof is not required in subsequent drawings.

[0061] Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 7As shown, a rotatable camera module bracket, a top seat 1, a rotating element 5 is provided inside the top seat 1; a module bracket 2, which includes an upper bracket 21 and a lower bracket 22, the upper bracket 21 and the lower bracket 22 are locked and connected by bolts 23, and the module bracket 2 is connected to the output end of the rotating element 5, wherein a camera module 24 is provided between the upper bracket 21 and the lower bracket 22;

[0062] A cleaning element 3 is arranged on one side of the camera module 24. Multiple cleaning elements 3 are commonly connected to a storage element 4 assembled with the top seat 1 for flipping and storing the cleaning elements 3. The cleaning element 3 includes a support plate 31 fixed to the bottom of the top seat 1, a support rod 32 rotatably mounted on the support plate 31, and a support arm 33 connected to one end of the support rod 32. A cleaning foam 34 is fixed on the surface of the support arm 33. The cleaning foam 34 can be relatively rotated with the support plate 31 through the support rod 32 to form a storage state or a cleaning state.

[0063] Please refer to Figure 5 , 6 The rotating element 5 includes a rotating motor 51 fixed at the center of the top wall of the top seat 1 and a connecting piece connected to the output end of the rotating motor 51. The connecting piece includes a connecting plate 52 fixed to the output end of the rotating motor 51 and connecting rods 53 distributed at both ends of the connecting plate 52. One end of the connecting rod 53 away from the connecting plate 52 is fixed to the corresponding upper bracket 21.

[0064] There are four camera modules 24, which are distributed in a ring shape on the outside of the module bracket 2. Through the distribution of the four camera modules 24, the four directions of the module bracket 4 can all be photographed, meeting the use requirements of multiple camera modules 24 for multi-directional photography;

[0065] Start the rotating motor 51 to drive the connecting plate 52 to rotate. The connecting plate 52 will drive the module bracket 2 connected below it to rotate axially through the connecting rod 53 thereon. Since multiple camera modules 24 are fixed on the module bracket 2, the module bracket 2 under the rotating table will drive the camera module 24 to rotate axially, so as to synchronously adjust the shooting angles of multiple camera modules 24, which is conducive to improving shooting efficiency.

[0066] The rotatable camera module bracket provided in Example 1 is further optimized. Specifically, Figure 4 As shown, the storage element 4 includes a driving member 41 and a transmission member 42, the transmission member 42 includes a pulley 1 420 fixed to the inner end of the support rod 32, a pulley 2 421 arranged above the pulley 1 420 and movably connected to the side wall of the top seat 1, and a belt 422 commonly sleeved on the surfaces of the pulley 1 420 and the pulley 2 421, and a gear set is provided on one side of the pulley 2 421 for transmission assembly with the driving member 41;

[0067] The gear set includes a bevel gear 1 423 and a bevel gear 2 424 that are meshed with each other;

[0068] The bevel gear 1 423 is coaxially fixed with the pulley 2 421 , a support column 425 movably connected to the top of the top seat 1 is fixed on the top of the bevel gear 2 424 , and a gear 426 is coaxially fixed on the surface of the support column 425 ;

[0069] The driving member 41 includes a support ring 410 fixed to the top wall of the top seat 1 and a gear ring 411 slidably sleeved under the support ring 410;

[0070] The plurality of gears 426 are all meshed with the gear ring 411 for transmission, wherein a driving gear 412 is also meshed on the inner side of the gear ring 411 , and a servo motor 413 fixed to the top seat 1 is installed on the top of the driving gear 412 .

[0071] like Figure 1 As shown, at this time, the cleaning foam 34 is in the storage state (i.e., it is not in contact with the camera module 24). When the camera module 24 needs to be cleaned, the servo motor 413 can be started to rotate the driving gear 412 thereon. The rotation of the driving gear 412 will drive the gear ring 411 meshing on one side thereof to rotate. Since the gear ring 411 is meshing with multiple gears 426, the multiple gears 426 will synchronously drive the bevel gear 1 423 and the bevel gear 2 424 to rotate through the support column 425 thereon. The bevel gear 2 424 under the transmission effect will realize the rotation of the support rod 32 through the mutual cooperation of the pulley 1 420 and the pulley 2 421 thereon. The support rod 32 in the rotating state will drive the support arm 33 thereon to flip, forming a Figure 2 The status shown;

[0072] Figure 2 In the process of flipping the support arm 33 in the state shown, the cleaning foam 34 thereon will flip to one side of the camera module 24, because the cleaning foam 34 can be compressed to a certain extent and has softness, so it will not form a rigid contact with the camera module 24 to cause scratches or immobility of the camera module 24;

[0073] At this time, the rotating motor 51 can be started to drive the module bracket 2 to rotate through the connecting rod 53. Since the top seat 1 of the bracket is connected and fixed to an external support in the actual application process, the camera module 24 in the rotating state will form a dynamic contact with the cleaning foam 34 in the static state, so that the dust and debris on the camera module 24 can be cleaned;

[0074] The cleaning foam 34 has good softness and can be compressed to a certain extent. Therefore, when the camera module 24 rotates, it can form a space to avoid and ensure the rotation of the module bracket 2, and it can also form a better fit with the camera module 24 during cleaning to improve the cleaning effect. At the same time, after cleaning, the cleaning foam 34 can be flipped and reset by driving the storage element 4, so that it will not affect the subsequent rotation shooting of the camera module 24, and will not affect the image capture of the camera module 24.

[0075] The rotatable camera module bracket provided in Example 1 or 2 is further optimized, such as Figure 7 As shown, a groove body 1 210 is provided on the upper bracket 21 corresponding to the camera module 24, and a groove body 220 is provided on the lower bracket 22 corresponding to the camera module 24;

[0076] The camera module 24 is installed and fixed between the upper bracket 21 and the lower bracket 22 through the groove body 1 210 and the groove body 220;

[0077] A heat sink 211 is also fixed on the upper bracket 21, and a heat dissipation channel 212 is formed between the plurality of heat sinks 211;

[0078] A support sleeve 221 is fixed to the outer side of the lower bracket 22, and the end of the camera module 24 located in the second groove body 220 is placed in the support sleeve 221 to form support;

[0079] When fixing multiple camera modules 24, the camera modules 24 are placed in the groove body 220 on the lower bracket 22 in sequence and in an orderly manner, and the camera module 24 is supported and protected by the support sleeve 221, and then the upper bracket 21 is snapped onto the lower bracket 22 and locked by the bolt 23, thereby satisfying the installation and fixation of the camera module 24. In the actual process of multi-directional shooting, the heat sink 211 and the heat dissipation channel 212 can transfer and cool the heat generated by the corresponding camera modules 24.

[0080] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral one; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or communication with each other; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0081] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only some embodiments of the utility model, rather than all embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the utility model are given in the accompanying drawings, but they do not limit the patent scope of the utility model. The utility model can be implemented in many different forms. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the utility model more thorough and comprehensive. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned specific implementation methods, or to replace some of the technical features therein with equivalents. Any equivalent structure made using the contents of the utility model specification and the accompanying drawings, directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, is also within the scope of patent protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A rotatable camera module bracket, characterized in that: It includes: A top seat (1), wherein a rotating element (5) is provided inside the top seat (1); A module bracket (2), comprising an upper bracket (21) and a lower bracket (22), wherein the upper bracket (21) and the lower bracket (22) are locked and connected by bolts (23), and the module bracket (2) is connected to the output end of the rotating element (5); Wherein, a camera module (24) is provided between the upper bracket (21) and the lower bracket (22); A cleaning element (3) disposed on one side of the camera module (24), wherein a plurality of the cleaning elements (3) are commonly connected to a storage element (4) assembled with the top seat (1) for flipping and storing the cleaning elements (3); The cleaning element (3) comprises a support plate (31) fixed to the bottom of the top seat (1), a support rod (32) rotatably mounted on the support plate (31), and a support arm (33) connected to one end of the support rod (32); a cleaning foam (34) is fixed to the surface of the support arm (33); the cleaning foam (34) can be rotated relative to the support plate (31) via the support rod (32) to form a storage state or a cleaning state.

2. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The storage element (4) comprises a driving member (41) and a transmission member (42); The transmission member (42) comprises a pulley 1 (420) fixed to the inner end of the support rod (32), a pulley 2 (421) arranged above the pulley 1 (420) and movably connected to the side wall of the top seat (1), and a belt (422) which is commonly sleeved on the surfaces of the pulley 1 (420) and the pulley 2 (421), and a gear set is provided on one side of the pulley 2 (421) for transmission assembly with the driving member (41).

3. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The gear set includes a bevel gear 1 (423) and a bevel gear 2 (424) that are meshed with each other. The bevel gear 1 (423) is coaxially fixed with the pulley 2 (421); a support column (425) movably connected to the top of the top seat (1) is fixed on the top of the bevel gear 2 (424); and a gear (426) is coaxially fixed on the surface of the support column (425).

4. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving member (41) comprises a support ring (410) fixed to the top wall of the top seat (1) and a gear ring (411) slidably sleeved below the support ring (410); The plurality of gears (426) are all meshed with the gear ring (411) for transmission; The inner side of the gear ring (411) is also meshed with a driving gear (412), and a servo motor (413) fixed to the top seat (1) is installed on the top of the driving gear (412).

5. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating element (5) comprises a rotating motor (51) fixed at the center of the top wall of the top seat (1) and a connecting piece connected to the output end of the rotating motor (51).

6. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 5, characterized in that: The connecting member comprises a connecting plate (52) fixed to the output end of the rotating motor (51) and connecting rods (53) distributed at both ends of the connecting plate (52); One end of the connecting rod (53) away from the connecting plate (52) is fixed to the corresponding upper bracket (21).

7. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are four camera modules (24), and the four camera modules (24) are distributed in a ring shape on the outside of the module bracket (2).

8. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first groove (210) is provided on the upper bracket (21) corresponding to the camera module (24), and a second groove (220) is provided on the lower bracket (22) corresponding to the camera module (24); The camera module (24) is installed and fixed between the upper bracket (21) and the lower bracket (22) by means of the first groove body (210) and the second groove body (220).

9. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heat sink (211) is also fixed on the upper bracket (21), and a heat dissipation channel (212) is formed between a plurality of the heat sinks (211).

10. The rotatable camera module bracket according to claim 8, characterized in that: A support sleeve (221) is fixed to the outer side of the lower bracket (22), and the end of the camera module (24) located in the second groove body (220) is placed in the support sleeve (221) to form support.

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