Camera angle switching device and electronic equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of cameras, and provides a camera angle switching device and electronic equipment, and the camera angle switching device and the electronic equipment both comprise a camera module and a mounting base; at least one end of the camera module is provided with a rotary butt-mounting part; the mounting base is connected with the camera module through the rotating butt-mounting part; a first power connection body and a second power connection body are correspondingly arranged in the mounting base and the rotating butt-mounting part respectively; when the camera module rotates relative to the mounting base, the first power connection body can be driven to rotate relative to the second power connection body, and the conductive states of the first power connection body and the second power connection body are switched. According to the camera angle switching device and the electronic equipment, a physical rotation mode can be adopted, and conductive connection or power-off separation of the first power connection body and the second power connection body on a mechanical structure is realized by changing the relative rotation position of the first power connection body and the second power connection body; and the risk that the camera module is accidentally stolen and leaked is effectively avoided, and the security privacy of a user is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of camera technology, and in particular to a camera angle switching device and electronic equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the continued advancement and widespread use of artificial intelligence, the security of computer-human interaction has become increasingly important. In recent years, hackers have frequently been able to remotely control computer terminals and steal personal information through computer cameras and microphone recordings. While there are currently designs that cover the camera's small red dot switch, the small size of the dot makes it difficult for users to detect when the dot is blocked.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need on the market for a device that can flexibly switch the camera's shooting angle and correspondingly control the camera's on / off state, so as to better solve the problem of accidental risk of computer cameras being misused in the prior art. Utility Model Content

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a camera angle switching device and an electronic device to solve the problem in the prior art that computer cameras may be accidentally misused.

[0005] The camera angle switching device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a camera module and a mounting base;

[0006] At least one end of the camera module is provided with a rotation mounting portion;

[0007] The mounting base is connected to the camera module via the rotating mounting portion;

[0008] Wherein, the mounting base and the rotating mounting portion are respectively provided with a first power connection body and a second power connection body;

[0009] When the camera module rotates relative to the mounting base, it can drive the first power contact to rotate relative to the second power contact, and switch the conductive state of the two.

[0010] In one embodiment, the first electrical connection body is provided with a plurality of conductive parts and at least one insulating part;

[0011] When the first power connector rotates relative to the second power connector, the conductive element or the insulating element can be switched to be connected to the second power connector accordingly.

[0012] In one embodiment, the first power connection body includes a central protruding shaft protruding from the mounting base;

[0013] A plurality of concave clamping grooves are evenly spaced apart in the peripheral wall of the central protruding shaft;

[0014] The conductive member and the insulating member are rolling bodies respectively clamped in the clamping groove;

[0015] Furthermore, the first power connection body can be connected to the second power connection body only through a rolling body in the clamping groove.

[0016] In one embodiment, an insulating gasket is further provided in the central protruding shaft in the clamping groove for clamping the insulating member;

[0017] The insulating member is insulated and connected to the first electrical connection body through the insulating gasket.

[0018] In one embodiment, the second power connection body is correspondingly arranged at the outer periphery of the central protruding shaft and has a curved power connection portion corresponding to the central protruding shaft;

[0019] When the second power connection body rotates along with the rotating mounting portion, the arc surface power connection portion rotates synchronously around the central convex shaft and is connected to the first power connection body only through one rolling element.

[0020] In one embodiment, the rotating mounting portion is further provided with a central shaft hole corresponding to the central protruding shaft;

[0021] The inner wall of the central shaft hole is provided with a corresponding recessed groove corresponding to the rolling element;

[0022] When the rotating mounting portion is connected to the mounting base, the central protruding shaft is movably inserted into the central shaft hole, and the rolling body is at least partially protruded and inserted into the recessed groove.

[0023] In one embodiment, a shaft end sleeve is further provided in the central shaft hole;

[0024] When the central protruding shaft is movably plugged into the central shaft hole, the shaft end sleeve is correspondingly sleeved on one end of the central protruding shaft.

[0025] In one embodiment, the first electrical connection body is further provided with a through hole at the center axis of the central protruding shaft;

[0026] The through hole is used for laying the connection wires of the first connection body and the second connection body.

[0027] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an electronic device, which includes: a device body and the above-mentioned camera angle switching device;

[0028] The mounting base is fixedly arranged in a side shell wall of the device body;

[0029] The camera module is movably connected to the mounting base via the rotating mounting portion, and is correspondingly embedded in the housing wall of the device body via the recessed portion;

[0030] The first power connector and the second power connector electrically connect the camera module to the power supply circuit in the device body respectively.

[0031] In one possible implementation, the device body further includes a microphone;

[0032] The microphone is arranged in the camera module and is electrically connected to the power supply circuit in the device body through the first power connector and the second power connector.

[0033] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure has the following advantages over the prior art:

[0034] During installation and use, the camera angle switching device provided by the disclosed embodiment of the present invention is rotatably connected to the mounting base by the rotating mounting portion of the camera module, and the mounting base is fixedly mounted in the electronic device. When the electronic device needs to use the camera module, it only needs to rotate the camera module relative to the mounting base and rotate the first power connector relative to the second power connector to enter a conductive connection state, at which point the camera module can normally perform the camera function. When the electronic device does not need to use the camera module, it only needs to rotate the camera module relative to the mounting base and rotate the first power connector relative to the second power connector to enter a power-off and separation state, at which point the camera module can be powered off and no longer perform the camera function.

[0035] The camera angle switching device can adopt a physical rotation method and achieve conductive connection or power-off separation between the first power connector and the second power connector in a mechanical structure by changing the relative rotation position of the two, effectively avoiding the risk of accidental theft and leakage of the camera module and greatly improving the user's security and privacy.

[0036] In addition, the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure includes the above-mentioned camera angle switching device, which can achieve the same beneficial effects and will not be further elaborated here.

[0037] It should be understood that the contents described in this section are not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become readily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0038] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will become readily understood by reading the detailed description below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which several embodiments of the present disclosure are shown by way of example and not limitation, wherein:

[0039] In the drawings, the same or corresponding reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

[0040] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of a camera angle switching device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0041] Figure 2 A vertical cross-sectional view of a camera angle switching device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0042] Figure 3 A vertical cross-sectional view of a camera angle switching device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0043] Figure 4 A split structural diagram of a camera angle switching device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0044] Figure 5 A perspective view of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0045] Explanation of the numbers in the figure: 1. Camera module; 11. Rotating mounting portion; 12. Shaft end sleeve; 2. Mounting base; 21. First power connection body; 211. Conductive member; 212. Insulating member; 212a. Insulating gasket; 22. Second power connection body; 3. Device body; 31. Recessed portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] To make the purposes, features, and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative work shall fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0047] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0048] Combine Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a camera angle switching device, which includes a camera module 1 and a mounting base 2; a rotating mounting portion 11 is provided at at least one end of the camera module 1; the mounting base 2 is connected to the camera module 1 through the rotating mounting portion 11; wherein, a first power contact 21 and a second power contact 22 are respectively provided in the mounting base 2 and the rotating mounting portion 11; when the camera module 1 rotates relative to the mounting base 2, it can drive the first power contact 21 to rotate relative to the second power contact 22, and switch and change the conductive state of the two.

[0049] The camera angle switching device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be specifically but not limited to being used in electronic devices with camera functions such as laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. Taking a laptop as an example, the usage process is analyzed.

[0050] When the camera angle switching device is installed and used, the rotating mounting portion 11 of the camera module 1 is first rotatably connected to the mounting base 2, and then the mounting base 2 is fixedly installed in the electronic device. When the electronic device needs to use the camera module 1, it only needs to rotate the camera module 1 relative to the mounting base 2 and rotate the first power contact 21 relative to the second power contact 22 to enter a conductive connection state. At this time, the camera module 1 can normally perform the camera function; when the electronic device does not need to use the camera module 1, it only needs to rotate the camera module 1 relative to the mounting base 2 and rotate the first power contact 21 relative to the second power contact 22 to enter a power-off and separation state. At this time, the camera module 1 can be powered off and no longer perform the camera function.

[0051] Compared with the prior art method in which electronic devices use a controller to electrically control the working status of a camera, the camera angle switching device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can adopt a physical rotation method and achieve a conductive connection or power-off separation between the first power contact 21 and the second power contact 22 in a mechanical structure by changing the relative rotation position of the first power contact 21 and the second power contact 22, thereby effectively avoiding the risk of accidental theft and leakage of the camera module 1 and greatly improving the user's security and privacy.

[0052] In one embodiment, the first connector 21 is provided with multiple conductive elements 211 and at least one insulating element 212 . When the first connector 21 rotates relative to the second connector 22 , the conductive element 211 or the insulating element 212 can be switched to connect to the second connector 22 .

[0053] Specific, combined Figure 3 To further explain in detail, at this time, five conductive parts 211 and one insulating part 212 are provided in the first power connection body 21, and are distributed in a circular array at an interval of 60° from each other. In this way, the first power connection body 21 can be rotated relative to the second power connection body 22 to six different working positions, and only when the first power connection body 21 is connected to the second power connection body 22 through the insulating part 212 can the camera module 1 enter the power-off separation state; in the remaining five different working positions, the camera module 1 is in a conductive connection state and can capture image information at different angles.

[0054] The specific arrangement of the above-mentioned conductive part 211 and insulating part 212 can fully improve the flexibility of use of the camera module 1 at multiple angles, and can only achieve the beneficial effect of powering off and separating the camera module 1 at a specific angle position (specifically, the camera module 1 can be rotated 180° completely facing away from the user).

[0055] In one embodiment, the first power connector 21 includes a central protruding shaft protruding from the mounting base 2; a plurality of concave clip-on grooves are evenly spaced in the peripheral wall of the central protruding shaft; the conductive member 211 and the insulating member 212 are rolling bodies respectively clipped into the clip-on grooves; and the first power connector 21 can only be connected to the second power connector 22 through a rolling body in one clip-on groove.

[0056] Specific, combined Figure 3 and Figure 4 To further explain in detail, a central protrusion protruding from the mounting base 2 is specifically provided in the first power connector 21, and a plurality of concave clip-on grooves are evenly spaced in the peripheral wall of the central protrusion. The conductive member 211 and the insulating member 212 are rolling bodies respectively clipped into the clip-on grooves, which can be specifically rolling balls or rolling cylinders. Moreover, the first power connector 21 can only be connected to the second power connector 22 through the rolling body in one clip-on groove.

[0057] In this way, when the first electrical connector 21 rotates relative to the second electrical connector 22, each time the connecting position in the second electrical connector 22 is rotated to correspond to one of the rolling elements, the second electrical connector 22 and the first electrical connector 21 will enter the locking point formed by the rolling element and the card slot, thereby temporarily locking and fixing the first electrical connector 21 and the second electrical connector 22. When the external rotational force is applied again, the second electrical connector 22 will overcome the locking force of the rolling element and enter the other locking point formed by the other rolling element and the card slot after rotating a certain angle.

[0058] The specific arrangement of the above-mentioned card slot and rolling element has the beneficial effect of being simple in structure and being able to temporarily lock and fix the first power connector 21 and the second power connector 22 .

[0059] In one embodiment, an insulating gasket 212 a is further provided in the clamping groove of the central protruding shaft for clamping the insulating member 212 ; the insulating member 212 is insulated and connected to the first electrical connector 21 via the insulating gasket 212 a .

[0060] Specific, combined Figure 3To further explain in detail, an insulating gasket 212a is also provided in the clamping groove of the central protruding shaft for clamping the insulating part 212. The insulating gasket 212a can be specifically but not limited to being provided as an arc-shaped gasket. In this way, the insulating gasket 212a can further improve the insulating connection effect between the insulating part 212 and the second power connection body 22, and fully ensure that when the second power connection body 22 is rotated to be connected with the insulating part 212, the camera module 1 can enter the power-off separation state 100%.

[0061] The specific arrangement of the insulating gasket 212a has the beneficial effects of being simple in structure and being able to improve the reliability of the camera module 1 when it is powered off and separated.

[0062] In one embodiment, the second power connection body 22 is correspondingly arranged at the outer periphery of the central convex shaft and has a curved power connection portion corresponding to the central convex shaft; when the second power connection body 22 rotates with the rotating mounting portion 11, the curved power connection portion rotates synchronously around the central convex shaft and is connected to the first power connection body 21 only through one rolling body.

[0063] Specific, combined Figure 3 To further explain in detail, the second contact 22 is specifically arranged at the outer periphery of the central convex shaft, and the second contact 22 has a curved contact portion corresponding to the central convex shaft, and the effective curvature of the surface contact portion should be limited to the curvature of the angle formed by two adjacent rolling elements. In this way, when the second contact 22 is rotated relative to the first contact 21 to a clamping position, it can only be electrically connected or insulated with the curved contact portion in the second contact 22 through one rolling element.

[0064] The specific arrangement of the second electrical connector 22 has the beneficial effects of being simple in structure and being able to fully ensure that the second electrical connector 22 can be connected to the first electrical connector 21 via only one rolling element.

[0065] In one embodiment, the rotating mounting portion 11 is further provided with a central shaft hole corresponding to the central convex shaft; the inner wall of the central shaft hole is provided with a corresponding recessed groove corresponding to the rolling body; when the rotating mounting portion 11 is connected to the mounting base 2, the central convex shaft is movably inserted into the central shaft hole, and the rolling body is at least partially protruded and inserted into the recessed groove.

[0066] Specific, combined Figure 2 and Figure 4 To further explain in detail, a central axis hole corresponding to the central convex shaft is provided in the rotating mounting part 11, and a concave groove corresponding to the rolling body is provided in the inner wall of the central axis hole. In this way, when the rotating mounting part 11 is connected to the mounting base 2, the central convex shaft can be movably inserted into the central axis hole, and the rolling body can at least partially protrude and be inserted into the concave groove, thereby fully improving the coaxiality and stability of the rotatable connection between the rotating mounting part 11 and the mounting base 2.

[0067] In one embodiment, a shaft end sleeve 12 is further provided in the central shaft hole; when the central protruding shaft is movably plugged into the central shaft hole, the shaft end sleeve 12 is correspondingly sleeved on one end of the central protruding shaft.

[0068] Specific, combined Figure 2 and Figure 4 To further explain in detail, a shaft end sleeve 12 is specifically provided in the center shaft hole, and when the center cam is movably plugged into the center shaft hole, the shaft end sleeve 12 is correspondingly sleeved on one end of the center cam, so that the rolling body can be further limited and fixed by the shaft end sleeve 12, and at the same time, the friction between the center cam and the center shaft hole can be reduced, thereby avoiding direct wear of the center cam.

[0069] In one embodiment, the first power connector 21 is further provided with a through hole at the center axis of the central protruding shaft; the through hole is used for laying the connection wires of the first power connector 21 and the second power connector 22 .

[0070] Specific, combined Figure 3 To further explain in detail, the first contact 21 is further provided with a through hole at the center axis of the central convex shaft, so that the connection wires connected to the first contact 21 and the second contact 22 can be respectively arranged on the inside and outside of the through hole. Even if the second contact 22 rotates around the first contact 21, the connection wire at the center of the first contact 21 will not be excessively twisted or entangled and damaged.

[0071] In addition, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an electronic device, which includes a device body 3 and the above-mentioned camera angle switching device; the mounting base 2 is fixedly arranged in a side shell wall of the device body 3; the camera module 1 is movably connected to the mounting base 2 through a rotating mounting portion 11, and is correspondingly embedded in the shell wall of the device body 3 through a recessed portion 31; the first power connector 21 and the second power connector 22 respectively electrically connect the camera module 1 to the power supply circuit in the device body 3.

[0072] Specific, combined Figure 5 To further explain in detail, the electronic device is specifically a tablet computer at this time. Of course, the electronic device can also be a laptop computer, a mobile phone, etc. The above-mentioned camera angle switching device corresponds to the recessed portion 31 rotatably installed in the device body 3.

[0073] The electronic device includes the above-mentioned camera angle switching device chain, which can achieve all the beneficial effects, and no further details will be given here.

[0074] In one embodiment, the device body 3 further includes a microphone; the microphone is disposed in the camera module 1 and is electrically connected to the power supply circuit in the device body 3 through the first power connector 21 and the second power connector 22 .

[0075] The microphone is correspondingly arranged in the camera module 1, and is electrically connected to the power supply circuit in the device body 3 through the first power connector 21 and the second power connector 22. In this way, when the camera module 1 is rotated accordingly to make the first power connector 21 and the second power connector 22 enter the insulated connection state, the camera module 1 and the microphone can synchronously enter the physical structure power-off state. While ensuring that the physical structure of the camera module 1 is powered off and disconnected, the physical structure of the microphone can also be ensured to be powered off and disconnected, further improving the safety and privacy of the use of the electronic device.

[0076] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features being referred to. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. Throughout the present disclosure, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0077] The above are only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A camera angle switching device, characterized in that: include: A camera module (1) is provided with a rotation mounting portion (11) at at least one end; A mounting base (2) is connected to the camera module (1) via the rotating mounting portion (11); Wherein, the mounting base (2) and the rotating mounting portion (11) are respectively provided with a first power connection body (21) and a second power connection body (22); When the camera module (1) rotates relative to the mounting base (2), it can drive the first power connector (21) to rotate relative to the second power connector (22), and switch the conductive state of the two.

2. The camera angle switching device according to claim 1, wherein: The first electrical connection body (21) is provided with a plurality of conductive parts (211) and at least one insulating part (212); When the first power connection body (21) rotates relative to the second power connection body (22), the conductive member (211) or the insulating member (212) can be switched to be connected to the second power connection body (22) accordingly.

3. The camera angle switching device according to claim 2, wherein: The first electrical connection body (21) comprises a central protruding shaft protruding from the mounting base (2); A plurality of concave clamping grooves are evenly spaced apart in the peripheral wall of the central protruding shaft; The conductive member (211) and the insulating member (212) are respectively rolling bodies clamped in the clamping groove; Furthermore, the first power connection body (21) can only be connected to the second power connection body (22) via a rolling body in the clamping groove.

4. The camera angle switching device according to claim 3, wherein: The central protruding shaft is further provided with an insulating gasket (212a) in a clamping groove for clamping the insulating member (212); The insulating member (212) is insulated and connected to the first electrical connection body (21) via the insulating gasket (212a).

5. The camera angle switching device according to claim 3, wherein: The second power connection body (22) is correspondingly arranged at the outer periphery of the central convex shaft and has an arc-shaped power connection portion corresponding to the central convex shaft; When the second power connection body (22) rotates along with the rotating mounting portion (11), the arc surface power connection portion rotates synchronously around the central convex shaft and is connected to the first power connection body (21) only through one rolling body.

6. The camera angle switching device according to claim 3, wherein: The rotating mounting portion (11) is also provided with a central shaft hole corresponding to the central convex shaft; The inner wall of the central shaft hole is provided with a corresponding recessed groove corresponding to the rolling element; When the rotating mounting portion (11) is connected to the mounting base (2), the central protruding shaft is movably inserted into the central shaft hole, and the rolling body is at least partially protruded and inserted into the recessed groove.

7. The camera angle switching device according to claim 6, wherein: A shaft end sleeve (12) is also provided in the central shaft hole; When the central convex shaft is movably inserted into the central shaft hole, the shaft end sleeve (12) is sleeved on one end of the central convex shaft.

8. The camera angle switching device according to claim 3, wherein: The first electrical connection body (21) is further provided with a through hole at the center axis of the central convex shaft; The through hole is used for laying the connection wires of the first connection body (21) and the second connection body (22).

9. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: A device body (3) and a camera angle switching device according to any one of claims 1 to 8; The mounting base (2) is fixedly arranged in a side shell wall of the device body (3); The camera module (1) is movably connected to the mounting base (2) via the rotating mounting portion (11), and is correspondingly embedded in the shell wall of the device body (3) via the recessed portion (31); The first power connector (21) and the second power connector (22) electrically connect the camera module (1) to the power supply circuit in the device body (3) respectively.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, characterized in that The device body (3) also includes a microphone; The microphone is arranged in the camera module (1) and is electrically connected to the power supply circuit in the device body (3) through the first power connection body (21) and the second power connection body (22).

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