Camera shell with wire harness

Abstract

The utility model provides a camera shell with a wire harness. The camera shell with the wire harness comprises a hollow body, a wire harness through hole is formed in the top surface of the hollow body, the periphery of the wire harness through hole protrudes outwards to form a flange, and a groove is formed in one side edge of the flange; the wire harness penetrates through the wire harness through hole and then extends outwards from the top surface of the hollow body or along the groove; and the molding decorative cover is coated outside the flange and is provided with a wire harness opening hole for allowing the wire harness to penetrate out.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a kind of covering mechanism, in particular to a kind of camera shell with wire harness. BACKGROUND

[0002] Camera is a kind of electronic equipment, for capturing still images or dynamic video. Camera is usually composed of lens, image sensor (such as CMOS or CCD), signal processing unit and output interface, and these components are integrated and installed in the covering shell. The signal line or power line connected to the outside of the camera is covered in the wire harness, and is extended outward through the opening on the covering shell. The wire harness can be bent to adjust its extension direction to meet the layout requirements of the external environment of the camera. However, since the outer diameter of the wire harness is relatively thick and has a certain toughness, if the wire harness needs to be bent near the opening of the covering shell, it will suffer a large bending moment, and over time it is easy to crack, resulting in the product being unable to use. Therefore, cameras with different installation requirements will have different wire harness outlet directions (usually along the direction perpendicular to the shell or along the direction parallel to the shell), which needs to be determined before the camera is produced.

[0003] For the same camera, the content of the wire harness (including the types, number and material of the signal lines or power lines) is unchanged, so the existing wire harness only needs to use different wire harness monomers to control the wire harness outlet direction after the covering shell. The wire harness monomer is a smaller shell independent of the camera covering shell, and the two are connected by screws or fusion. However, cameras with different wire harness angles need to use different molds to make wire harness monomers, which requires multiple mold costs. In addition, the wire harness and the covering shell are integrally connected, and a covering shell can only have one wire outlet direction, which is matched with a specific wire harness monomer. The production of the covering shell can be adjusted by the mold insert, but this increases the production time cost.

[0004] In order to reduce the production cost of the fixed combination between the camera covering shell and the wire harness, make the product more competitive, and thus the utility model is proposed. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a novel camera shell with wire harness.

[0006] In order to meet the above requirements, the utility model provides a camera shell with wire harness, which comprises: a hollow body, a wire harness through hole is formed on the top surface of the hollow body, a flange is formed outward around the wire harness through hole, and a groove is formed on one side of the flange; a wire harness, which extends outward from the top surface of the hollow body or along the groove after passing through the wire harness through hole; and a formed decorative cover, which is formed to cover the outside of the flange and has a wire harness opening to allow the wire harness to pass out of it.

[0007] According to the utility model, the inner side of the flange can contain a plurality of ribs formed at intervals, used for fixing the wire harness.

[0008] According to the utility model, there is a gap between adjacent ribs, used for accommodating the filling material when the formed cover is formed.

[0009] According to the utility model, the formed cover is formed in a secondary forming manner to be covered outside the flange and is made of the filling material.

[0010] According to the utility model, the width of the groove gradually increases upwards, so that the filling material is poured from the gap between the wire harness and the flange upwards to the hollow body.

[0011] Preferably, the hollow body and the formed cover are made of different thermoplastic or thermosetting materials, and the filling material is thermoplastic, thermosetting or adhesive.

[0012] According to the utility model, the formed cover has an upper surface and a side surface, and the upper surface or the side surface is provided with the wire harness hole.

[0013] According to the utility model, the upper surface is parallel to the surface where the wire harness hole is located, and the side surface is perpendicular to the surface where the wire harness hole is located.

[0014] According to the utility model, the groove contains an arc bottom section and two straight sections above the arc bottom section.

[0015] In an embodiment, when the wire harness extends outward along the groove, it is clamped between the two straight sections, thereby fixing the wire harness direction.

[0016] The flange design of the utility model can fix the wire harness in different wire harness directions. Since the wire harness hole on the formed cover can determine the position by using mold inserts in the same mold, the mold manufacturing is more economical than the two molds required for traditional wire harness manufacturing. The width of the groove of the flange gradually increases, and the filling material can fill the wire harness and the flange when the formed cover is injection molded, and the covering property is better. Therefore, the utility model is superior to the prior art in terms of mold manufacturing cost and process reduction. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of a camera shell with a wire harness according to the first embodiment of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a partial exploded view of the camera shell with a wire harness.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a perspective view of a hollow body.

[0020] Figure 4 Figure 2 is a perspective view of another cable harness camera housing according to a second embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 5 Figure 3 is a partial exploded view of the cable harness camera housing.

[0022] Reference Signs List: 1 - cable harness camera housing; 2 - cable harness camera housing; 10 - hollow body; 11 - top surface; 12 - harness through hole; 13 - flange; 131 - rib; 16 - groove; 20 - harness; 30 - shaped cover; 30' - shaped cover; 31 - harness opening; 32 - upper surface; 33 - side surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The present application will be described in more detail by referring to the following embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0024] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cable harness camera housing 1 according to a first embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 Figure 2 is a partial exploded view of the cable harness camera housing 1. Figure 3 Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hollow body 10 of the cable harness camera housing 1. As shown, the present application provides a cable harness camera housing, which includes the aforementioned hollow body 10, a harness 20 and a shaped cover 30. The cable harness camera housing 1 is a part of a camera product, which is used to protect electronic components therein, such as an image sensor, a signal processor, a circuit board, etc., and to provide electrical and / or signal connection between the camera product and the outside. The aforementioned technical elements will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0025] The hollow body 10 is the main technical element that covers the camera's electronic components. In practice, the hollow body 10 mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can be made of any material with plasticity, which can be thermoplastic or thermosetting, and is not limited to plastic. It can be made of several different materials to meet different needs and functional requirements. The most common materials are plastic, including polycarbonate (PC) for its strong impact resistance, suitable for providing good protection; nylon for its high strength and good heat resistance, often used to enhance durability; and ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) for its good processability and good strength and toughness. For some high-end or professional equipment, metal materials such as zinc alloy or aluminum alloy may be used, which can provide additional durability and heat dissipation performance. It can also use rubber or silicone to provide waterproof and dustproof capabilities, and increase the friction during plugging to prevent sliding. The present embodiment is made of ABS, which has the advantages of light weight, firmness, anti-corrosion and easy production. It should be noted that Figures 1 to 3 The appearance of the hollow body 10 is only an example and does not limit the present application. As Figure 3 shown, a top surface 11 (in this embodiment, the upper surface of the hollow body 10) of the hollow body 10 forms a wire harness through hole 12, which is circular in this embodiment, but the present application is not limited to a circular wire harness through hole 12. The wire harness through hole 12 is surrounded by a flange 13. The flange 13 surrounds the space above the wire harness through hole 12, and the outer edge of the flange 13 is partially arc-shaped, appearing like a horseshoe from above. The flange 13 also has a groove 16, which in this embodiment has a hollow U-shaped shape, but can be any shape without being limited to a U shape. The groove 16 of the present embodiment includes a circular arc bottom section 161 and two straight sections 162 above the circular arc bottom section 161. The inner side of the flange 13 includes a plurality of ribs 131 formed at intervals, which are used to fix the wire harness 20. There is a gap between adjacent ribs 131 to accommodate the filling material poured in when the molded decorative cover 30 is formed by secondary molding. In the embodiments of the present application, there are four ribs 131, which are spaced apart and surround the wire harness 20 (one of which is blocked by the flange 13 and not shown). According to the present application, the number of ribs 131 is not limited, and the distribution pattern inside the flange 13 is also not limited. Although Figure 3 the ribs 131 in the above are perpendicular to the top surface 11, in practice they can also be at an angle other than 90 degrees to the top surface 11.

[0026] The wire harness 20 is an assembly of a plurality of signal lines and / or power lines, which is externally covered by a non-conductive material. For the convenience of illustration, only a segment of the wire harness 20 is shown in the drawing to represent the wire harness 20, which in practice can be several to several tens of times longer than the size of the hollow body 10. According to the present application, the wire harness 20 can extend outward from the top surface 11 of the hollow body 10 or along the groove 16 after passing through the wire harness through-hole 12. In the present embodiment, the wire harness 20 extends outward from the top surface 11, as shown in the lower part of the drawing. Figure 2

[0027] The shaped cover 30 is used to fix the portion of the wire harness 20 that exits the flange 13, to protect the portion of the wire harness 20 and to determine the direction of the wire harness 20. The shaped cover 30 is formed by overmolding on the outside of the flange 13. As shown in the lower part of the drawing, the shaped cover 30 is formed by overmolding on the outside of the flange 13. Figure 2 ​As shown, the shaped cover 30 has a wire harness opening 31 to allow the wire harness 20 to pass out of it (in the direction of the arrow). Like the hollow body 10, the shaped cover 30 is also made of thermoplastic plastic, and the materials of the two can be the same. In the present embodiment, since the hollow body 10 is used to cover the main technical components of the camera electronic components, it is basically made of relatively strong and durable material, and its cost is relatively high. Since the shaped cover 30 is only used to fix the wire harness 20 and cover the flange 13, it can be made of thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic with lower cost. In the present embodiment, since the shaped cover 30 is formed by overmolding to cover the outside of the flange 13, the shaped cover 30 and the flange 13 are fused together. However, the shaped cover 30 can also be made by independent molding and then combined with the flange 13 by screwing. When the shaped cover 30 is formed by overmolding to cover the outside of the flange 13, a mold used to form the shaped cover 30 is placed on the flange 13, and the filling material is poured into the mold opening. The filling material fills the space between the ribs 131 from the groove 16 to the inside of the hollow body 10, and finally overflows from the flange 13 to fill the entire inside space of the mold. After the filling material is fully cooled and solidified, the mold is removed, and the shaped cover 30 is formed to cover the outside of the flange 13. Since the shaped cover 30 is made of the poured filling material, and all the spaces and grooves 16 of the hollow body 10 are filled with the filling material, the shaped cover 30 is tightly combined with the flange 13 to form a sealed state. In this way, not only can the water and / or water vapor be effectively prevented from entering through the gaps caused by screwing, but also the use of sealing elements (such as sealing rings) and related processes can be avoided, effectively reducing the overall manufacturing cost. Here, the filling material can be thermoplastic plastic, thermosetting plastic, or adhesive. In order to smoothly pour the filling material, the width of the groove 16 gradually increases from above to facilitate the filling of the filling material from the space between the groove 16 above and the flange 13 to the inside of the hollow body 10.

[0028] The shaped cover 30 has an upper surface 32 and a side surface 33, and the wire harness opening 31 is formed on the upper surface 32 or the side surface 33. In the present embodiment, the wire harness opening 31 is formed on the upper surface 32. In order to facilitate the passage of the wire harness 20, the upper surface 32 of the present embodiment is parallel to the top surface 11 on which the wire harness through hole 12 is located, and the side surface 33 is perpendicular to the top surface 11 on which the wire harness through hole 12 is located.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , Figure 4 is another perspective view of a camera shell with wire harness 2 according to the second embodiment of the present application, Figure 5Figure 6 is a partial exploded view of the wire harness camera housing 2. As in the previous embodiment, the technical elements of the wire harness camera housing 2 of the present embodiment include the hollow body 10 and the wire harness 20, and the relevant descriptions thereof are omitted. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the wire harness camera housing 2 includes a shaped cover 30' instead of the shaped cover 30, and the wire harness 20 has a different wire outlet direction (parallel to the top surface 11 of the hollow body 10).

[0030] The shaped cover 30' of the present embodiment also forms the outer portion of the flange 13 of the hollow body 10, and has a wire opening 31 that is not formed in the upper surface 32 but in the side surface 33. In this case, the wire harness 20 is restricted to only passing through the groove 16 and exiting the shaped cover 30' in a wire outlet direction that is parallel to the top surface 11 of the hollow body 10, via the side surface 33 of the shaped cover 30'. When the wire harness 20 extends outward along the groove 16, it is clamped between the two straight sections 162, thereby also achieving the purpose of fixing the wire outlet direction of the wire harness 20. The shaped cover 30' of the present embodiment and the shaped cover 30 of the previous embodiment can be manufactured using the same plastic injection mold, and only the mold insert needs to be adjusted to seal the wire opening 30 of the upper surface 32 or the side surface 33. The present utility model uses a pair of molds to achieve the function of two pairs of molds required for the traditional manufacturing of a wire harness unit.

[0031] Although the present utility model has been disclosed as above by the specific embodiments, it is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present utility model, and any person skilled in the art with ordinary knowledge can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model, which shall all fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A camera housing with a wire harness, characterized in that, Include: A hollow body has a wire bundle through hole formed on one of its top surfaces. A flange protrudes outward around the wire bundle through hole, and one side of the flange has a groove. A wire bundle passes through the wire bundle through hole and extends outward from the top surface of the hollow body or along the groove; and A one-piece decorative cover is provided to cover the outside of the flange and has a wire harness opening to allow the wire harness to pass through.

2. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The inner side of the flange includes a plurality of spaced ribs for securing the wire harness.

3. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 2, characterized in that: There is a gap between adjacent ribs to accommodate the filling material during the formation of the molded cover.

4. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The molded cover is formed in a two-stage molding process to cover the outside of the flange and is made of the filler material.

5. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The groove gradually increases in width at the top so that the filling material can be injected into the hollow body from above the groove through the gap between the wire harness and the flange.

6. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The molded cover has an upper surface and a side surface, and the wire harness opening is formed on the upper surface or the side surface.

7. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The upper surface is parallel to the surface where the wire harness through hole is located, and the side surface is perpendicular to the surface where the wire harness through hole is located.

8. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The groove includes an arc-shaped bottom section and two straight sections above the arc-shaped bottom section.

9. The camera housing with wire harness as described in claim 8, characterized in that: As the wire harness extends outward along the groove, it is clamped between the two straight sections, thereby fixing the outward direction of the wire harness.

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