Camera assembly and electronic equipment
By designing a camera assembly including a rotating bracket and permanent magnet/electromagnet, the front and rear photography functions of a camera in the mobile phone are switched, solving the problem of increasing parts and costs in the prior art and reducing production costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420574265.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-03-22
AI Technical Summary
When existing mobile phones realize the two photography functions of self-portrait and long-range photography, they need to set up two cameras, which increases the number and cost of internal parts of the mobile phone.
A camera assembly is designed, including a camera, a rotating bracket, a fixed bracket and a circuit board. By setting opposite permanent magnets and electromagnets, the rotation of the rotating bracket is realized, thereby driving the switching of the front and rear photography functions of the camera.
The switching of front and rear photography functions through a camera reduces the number of internal parts of the mobile phone and reduces production costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of electronic devices, and in particular to a camera assembly and an electronic device. Background Art
[0002] In order to take into account the needs of both selfie and long-range photography functions, existing mobile phone products are equipped with both front and rear cameras. The lens facing the phone screen is used for front photography, and the lens facing the battery cover is used for rear photography. The front and rear camera functions are switched by switching between the two cameras.
[0003] However, setting up two cameras to realize both selfie and long-range photography functions will increase the number of components inside the mobile phone and increase the cost of the phone. Utility Model Content
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems or at least partially solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a camera assembly and an electronic device.
[0005] In the first aspect, the present application discloses a camera assembly, which may include: a camera, a rotating bracket, a fixed bracket and a circuit board, the rotating bracket is located on one side of the camera in a first direction and is connected to the camera, the rotating axis of the rotating bracket is perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera, the rotating bracket is provided with a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet, and the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are symmetrical about the rotation axis of the rotating bracket; the fixed bracket is arranged opposite to the rotating bracket, the fixed bracket is located on the side of the rotating bracket away from the camera, the fixed bracket is provided with a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet, the first electromagnet is arranged opposite to the first permanent magnet, and the second electromagnet is arranged opposite to the second permanent magnet; the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are both electrically connected to the circuit board; wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera.
[0006] In this way, by setting the first electromagnet and the first permanent magnet relative to each other, and the second electromagnet and the second permanent magnet relative to each other, and energizing the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet, the rotation of the rotating bracket relative to the fixed bracket is realized, and then the rotation of the camera relative to the fixed bracket is realized, and then the switching of the front and rear photography of the camera is realized. Therefore, by setting a camera to take into account the front and rear camera functions of the electronic device at the same time, the number of internal components of the mobile phone is reduced, and the cost is greatly reduced.
[0007] In some embodiments of the present application, the camera assembly further includes: a rotating shaft extending along a first direction, one end of the rotating shaft being connected to the rotating bracket, and the other end of the rotating shaft being connected to the camera.
[0008] In some embodiments of the present application, the camera assembly further includes: a rotating shaft support, the rotating shaft support is located on the circumferential outer side of the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft support is provided with a rotating groove that cooperates with the rotating shaft.
[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, a first feeding point is provided on a side surface of the rotating bracket facing the fixed bracket, and the first feeding point is electrically connected to the camera; a second feeding point is provided on a side surface of the fixed bracket facing the rotating bracket, and the second feeding point is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the second feeding point is electrically connected to the first feeding point.
[0010] In some embodiments of the present application, the first feeding point is formed as an elastic feeding point; and / or the second feeding point is formed as an elastic feeding point.
[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, there are multiple first feed points, and there are multiple second feed points, and the multiple first feed points correspond one-to-one to the multiple second feed points.
[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, the camera assembly further includes: a flexible circuit board, one end of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the first feeding point, and the other end of the flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the circuit board.
[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the camera assembly further includes: a connector, the connector being disposed on a circuit board, one end of the connector being electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end of the connector being electrically connected to the flexible circuit board.
[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, a first placement groove is provided on the rotating bracket, and the first permanent magnet is arranged in the first placement groove; and / or, the rotating bracket is provided with a second placement groove, and the second permanent magnet is arranged in the second placement groove.
[0015] In a second aspect, the utility model discloses an electronic device, which includes a camera assembly and a power supply as described in any one of the above technical solutions, and the power supply is electrically connected to the camera assembly.
[0016] Among them, the technical effects brought about by any design scheme in the second aspect can refer to the technical effects brought about by different design methods in the first aspect, and will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.
[0019] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of a camera assembly provided for some embodiments of the present application.
[0020] Reference numerals:
[0021] 100. Camera assembly;
[0022] 110. Camera;
[0023] 120, rotating bracket; 121, first permanent magnet; 122, second permanent magnet; 123, first feeding point;
[0024] 130, fixed bracket; 131, first electromagnet; 132, second electromagnet; 133, second feeding point;
[0025] 140. Circuit board;
[0026] 150, shaft;
[0027] 160, shaft support;
[0028] 170. Flexible circuit board;
[0029] 180. Connector. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] In order to more clearly understand the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of the present disclosure, the scheme of the present disclosure will be further described below. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present disclosure and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.
[0031] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present disclosure, but the present disclosure may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein; it is obvious that the embodiments in the specification are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments.
[0032] In some embodiments of the present application, the present application provides an electronic device, which is an electronic device with a photographic function. The electronic device may include a shell, a power supply and a camera assembly. The shell defines a storage space for placing components. The shell is located at the periphery of the electronic device and is used to separate internal components from the outside world to protect the internal components of the electronic device. The power supply is used to power components in the electronic device that need to be powered, and the camera is used to realize the photographic function of the electronic device.
[0033] In order to take into account the needs of both selfie and long-distance shooting, existing electronic devices are equipped with front and rear cameras at the same time. The lens facing the phone screen is used for front photography, and the lens facing the battery cover is used for rear photography. Therefore, the function switching of front and rear photography is completed by setting the switching of the two cameras.
[0034] However, setting up two cameras to realize both selfie and long-range photography functions will increase the number of components inside the mobile phone and increase the cost of the phone.
[0035] To solve the above technical problems, please refer to Figure 1 , the present application provides an electronic device, which includes a camera assembly 100.
[0036] Specifically, the camera assembly 100 may include: a camera 110 , a rotating bracket 120 , a fixed bracket 130 and a circuit board 140 .
[0037] The rotating bracket 120 is located at a position where the camera 110 is in a first direction (eg Figure 1 The first direction is perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera 110. It should be noted that the shooting direction refers to the shooting points selected around the subject on the same horizontal plane with the subject as the center. Under the condition that the shooting distance and shooting height remain unchanged, different shooting directions can show different side images of the subject, as well as different combination relationship changes between the subject and the ligand, and the subject and the environment.
[0038] In this way, when the rotating bracket 120 rotates, the camera 110 can be driven to rotate to achieve shooting in different directions. For example, taking the initial state of the camera 110 as front-facing photography, the rotating bracket 120 rotates 180° to drive the camera 110 to rotate to rear-facing photography.
[0039] The rotation axis of the rotating bracket 120 is perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera 110 . The rotating bracket 120 is provided with a first permanent magnet 121 and a second permanent magnet 122 . The first permanent magnet 121 and the second permanent magnet 122 are symmetrical about the rotation axis of the rotating bracket 120 .
[0040] The fixed bracket 130 is arranged opposite to the rotating bracket 120. The fixed bracket 130 is located on the side of the rotating bracket 120 away from the camera 110. The fixed bracket 130 is provided with a first electromagnet 131 and a second electromagnet 132. The first electromagnet 131 is arranged opposite to the first permanent magnet 121, and the second electromagnet 132 is arranged opposite to the second permanent magnet 122.
[0041] The first electromagnet 131 and the second electromagnet 132 are both electrically connected to the circuit board 140 .
[0042] In this way, by energizing the first electromagnet 131 and the second electromagnet 132 to achieve a change in the magnetic properties of the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet 132, the rotating bracket 120 is driven to rotate relative to the fixed bracket 130 through the first electromagnet 131 and the first permanent magnet 121 that cooperate with each other, and the second electromagnet 132 and the second permanent magnet 122 that cooperate with each other, and the rotating bracket 120 drives the camera 110 to rotate, thereby realizing the conversion of the camera 110 between the front position and the rear position.
[0043] The rotating bracket 120 may be provided with a first placement groove and a second placement groove, the first permanent magnet 121 is arranged in the first placement groove and bonded to the first placement groove, and the second permanent magnet 122 is arranged in the second placement groove and bonded to the second placement groove.
[0044] The fixing bracket 130 may be provided with a third placement groove and a fourth placement groove, the first electromagnet 131 is disposed in the third placement groove and bonded to the third placement groove, and the second electromagnet 132 is disposed in the fourth placement groove and bonded to the fourth placement groove.
[0045] In some embodiments of this application, please continue to refer to Figure 1 The camera assembly 100 may further include a rotating shaft 150, which extends along the first direction, one end of which is connected to the rotating bracket 120, and the other end of which is connected to the camera 110. Thus, by setting the rotating shaft 150 to connect the camera 110 to the rotating bracket 120, the rotating bracket 120 rotates to drive the rotating shaft 150 to rotate, and the rotation drives the camera 110 to rotate.
[0046] In some embodiments of this application, please continue to refer to Figure 1 The camera assembly 100 may include a rotating shaft 150 support, which is located on the circumferential outer side of the rotating shaft 150. The rotating shaft 150 support is provided with a rotation groove that cooperates with the rotating shaft 150. It should be noted that the rotating shaft 150 support is fixed to the components inside the electronic device. By arranging the rotating shaft 150 support on the circumferential outer side of the rotating shaft 150, the shaking of the rotating shaft 150 during the rotation process can be reduced, thereby ensuring the stability of the rotation of the camera 110.
[0047] In some embodiments of this application, please refer to Figure 1 , some surfaces of the rotating bracket 120 facing the fixed bracket 130 are provided with first feed points 123, and the first feed points 123 are electrically connected to the camera 110; a second feed point 133 is provided on one side surface of the fixed bracket 130 facing the rotating bracket 120, and the second feed point 133 is electrically connected to the circuit board 140, and the second feed point 133 is electrically connected to the first feed point 123. Thus, by providing the first feed point 123 and the second feed point 133, the electrical connection between the circuit board 140 and the camera 110 is achieved.
[0048] In some embodiments of the present application, the first feed point 123 is formed as an elastic feed point; it should be noted that during the rotation of the rotating bracket 120, the first feed point 123 and the second feed point 133 will switch from connection to disconnection and then switch to connection. By setting the first feed point 123 as an elastic feed point, a hard collision between the first feed point 123 and the second feed point 133 can be avoided.
[0049] In some embodiments of the present application, the second feeding point 133 is formed as an elastic feeding point.
[0050] In some other embodiments of the present application, the first feeding point 123 and the second feeding point 133 are both formed as elastic feeding points.
[0051] In some embodiments of the present application, there are multiple first feed points 123, and there are multiple second feed points 133, and the multiple first feed points 123 correspond to the multiple second feed points 133. By setting multiple pairs of mutually cooperating first feed points 123 and second feed points 133, the control circuit, ground circuit, power circuit, and signal circuit of the camera 110 are connected respectively.
[0052] Specifically, five first feeding points 123 are arranged in a line on the rotating bracket 120 , and five second feeding points 133 are arranged in a line corresponding to the first feeding points 123 . When the camera 110 is in the front position, the corresponding first feed point 123 and the second feed point 133 are energized to realize the electrical connection between the camera 110 and the circuit board 140. When the camera 110 is switched from the front position to the rear position, the first feed point 123 and the second feed point 133 are firstly de-energized, and then the first electromagnet 131 and the second electromagnet 132 are energized in reverse. Driven by the magnetic force between the first electromagnet 131, the second electromagnet 132, the first permanent magnet 121 and the second permanent magnet 122, the rotating bracket 120 rotates 180° relative to the fixed bracket 130; the paired first feed point 123 and the second feed point 133 are interchanged, and the circuit board 140 changes the internal circuit and program to form a new paired first feed point 123 and the second feed point 133. Then the first electromagnet 131 and the second electromagnet 132 are de-energized, and the camera 110 moves to the rear position, thereby realizing the steering of the camera 110.
[0053] In some embodiments of the present application, the electrical connection between the circuit board 140 and the second feeding point 133 is achieved through the flexible circuit board 170 .
[0054] Among them, the flexible printed circuit board 170 (FPC) is a printed circuit made of a flexible insulating substrate. The flexible printed circuit board 170 provides excellent electrical performance, can meet the design requirements of smaller and higher density installation, and also helps to reduce assembly processes and enhance reliability. The flexible printed circuit board 170 is the only solution to meet the requirements of miniaturization and mobility of electronic products. It can be bent, wound, and folded freely, can withstand millions of dynamic bends without damaging the wires, can be arranged arbitrarily according to the requirements of spatial layout, and can be moved and stretched arbitrarily in three-dimensional space, so as to achieve the integration of component assembly and wire connection; the flexible printed circuit board 170 can greatly reduce the size and weight of electronic products, and meet the needs of electronic products to develop in the direction of high density, miniaturization, and high reliability.
[0055] In some embodiments of this application, please continue to refer to Figure 1 The camera assembly 100 may further include a connector 180 , which is disposed on the circuit board 140 , one end of the connector 180 being electrically connected to the circuit board 140 , and the other end of the connector 180 being electrically connected to the flexible circuit board 170 .
[0056] The connector 180 may be a board-to-board connector 180 (BTB), and the BTB connector 180 is used to connect the circuit board 140 and the flexible circuit board 170 to achieve mechanical and electrical connection.
[0057] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.
[0058] The above description is only a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, so that those skilled in the art can understand or implement the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure will not be limited to the embodiments described herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Claims
1. A camera assembly, characterized in that: include: Camera; A rotating bracket, the rotating bracket is located on one side of the camera in the first direction and connected to the camera, the rotating axis of the rotating bracket is perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera, the rotating bracket is provided with a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet, and the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are symmetrical about the rotating axis of the rotating bracket; A fixed bracket, the fixed bracket is arranged opposite to the rotating bracket, the fixed bracket is located on a side of the rotating bracket away from the camera, the fixed bracket is provided with a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet, the first electromagnet is arranged opposite to the first permanent magnet, and the second electromagnet is arranged opposite to the second permanent magnet; A circuit board, the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are both electrically connected to the circuit board; The first direction is perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera.
2. The camera assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A rotating shaft extends along the first direction, one end of the rotating shaft is connected to the rotating bracket, and the other end of the rotating shaft is connected to the camera.
3. The camera assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: Also includes: The rotating shaft support is located on the circumferential outer side of the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft support is provided with a rotating groove matched with the rotating shaft.
4. The camera assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first feeding point is provided on a surface of one side of the rotating bracket facing the fixed bracket, and the first feeding point is electrically connected to the camera; A second feeding point is provided on a surface of one side of the fixed bracket facing the rotating bracket, the second feeding point is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the second feeding point is electrically connected to the first feeding point.
5. The camera assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The first feeding point is formed as an elastic feeding point; And / or, the second feeding point is formed as an elastic feeding point.
6. The camera assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: There are multiple first feeding points, and there are multiple second feeding points. The multiple first feeding points correspond to the multiple second feeding points in a one-to-one manner.
7. The camera assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: Also includes: A flexible circuit board, one end of which is electrically connected to the first feeding point, and the other end of which is electrically connected to the circuit board.
8. The camera assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: Also includes: A connector is arranged on the circuit board, one end of the connector is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the other end of the connector is electrically connected to the flexible circuit board.
9. The camera assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating bracket is provided with a first placement groove, and the first permanent magnet is arranged in the first placement groove; And / or, the rotating bracket is provided with a second placement groove, and the second permanent magnet is arranged in the second placement groove.
10. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: The camera assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9; A power supply is electrically connected to the camera assembly.