Camera module ACF mounting tray device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a camera module ACF mounting tray device which comprises a tray, a clamping assembly and a push rod, the tray defines an X direction and a Y direction which are perpendicular to each other, the tray is provided with at least two material grooves, and the at least two material grooves are arranged along the X direction; the number of the clamping assemblies is at least two, each clamping assembly comprises a clamp and an elastic piece, and the elastic pieces are used for driving the clamps to clamp the camera module; the push rod extends in the X direction, is slidably arranged on the tray in the X direction and is provided with a first abutting part and a second abutting part, the first abutting part and the second abutting part can abut against the two clamps respectively, and the push rod slides to enable the first abutting part and the second abutting part to push the two clamps to loosen the camera module respectively. According to the camera module ACF mounting tray device, one push rod can control at least two fixing stations, the occupied position of the push rod is reduced, and the structural arrangement limitation of the tray is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of ACF mounting tools, and in particular to an ACF mounting tray device for camera modules. Background Technology

[0002] A camera module is an electronic device used to capture images and is widely used in smartphones, smart cars, security monitoring and other fields.

[0003] A camera module typically includes a lens, an image sensor, an image processing chip, and integrated circuits.

[0004] Currently, many processing steps are involved in the manufacturing of camera modules, such as alignment, dispensing, cleaning, and mounting.

[0005] For ACF mounting tools, an ACF mounting tray device is usually required to fix the camera module.

[0006] In related technologies, to improve efficiency, ACF mounting tray devices are usually equipped with multiple fixed stations for camera modules.

[0007] However, conventional ACF mounting tray devices require a push rod to be placed at each camera module fixing station to control the camera module to be released from the fixing station. The push rod occupies a lot of space, which greatly limits the structural layout of the tray. Utility Model Content

[0008] This invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, this invention proposes a camera module ACF mounting tray device, which enables one push rod to control at least two fixed stations, reducing the space occupied by the push rod and reducing the structural layout limitations of the tray.

[0009] A camera module ACF mounting tray device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0010] The tray is defined by mutually perpendicular X and Y directions, and has at least two material slots, the at least two material slots being arranged along the X direction, and the material slots being positioned in contact with at least two adjacent sides of the camera module.

[0011] The clamping assembly is provided in at least two parts. One clamping assembly cooperates with one of the material trays to clamp the camera module. The clamping assembly includes clamps and an elastic element. The elastic element is used to drive the clamps to clamp the camera module.

[0012] A push rod extends along the X direction and is slidably disposed on the tray along the X direction. It has a first abutment portion and a second abutment portion, which can respectively abut against the two clamps. The push rod slides to make the first abutment portion and the second abutment portion push the two clamps to release the camera module.

[0013] A camera module ACF mounting tray device according to an embodiment of the present utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. This utility model sets up a tray, which is defined by mutually perpendicular X and Y directions. The tray has at least two material slots, which are arranged along the X direction. The material slots are positioned by abutting against at least two adjacent sides of the camera module. Thus, the ACF mounting tray device can fix at least two camera modules, thereby improving processing efficiency.

[0015] 2. This utility model uses at least two clamping components, one of which cooperates with a material slot to clamp the camera module. This facilitates the clamping and fixing of the camera module on the two material slots, making the camera module more secure on the ACF mounting tray device and improving the processing accuracy of the camera module. In addition, the clamping component includes a clamp and an elastic element. The elastic element is used to drive the clamp to clamp the camera module. Thus, the clamping component can use the elastic force of the elastic element to drive the clamp to automatically clamp the camera module, eliminating the need for external force to drive the clamping component to clamp the camera module. This simplifies the structure of the clamping component.

[0016] 3. This utility model, by setting a push rod that extends along the X direction and slides on the tray along the X direction, has a first abutment part and a second abutment part. The first abutment part and the second abutment part can respectively abut against two clamps. The push rod slides so that the first abutment part and the second abutment part respectively push the two clamps to release the camera module. Thus, one push rod can simultaneously drive the clamps of two clamping components to release the camera module, reducing the number of push rods, thereby reducing the space occupied by the push rods and reducing the structural layout limitations of the tray.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the push rod is provided with a pin, the pin protruding from the radial outer surface of the push rod, and the pin forming the first abutting portion.

[0018] The advantage of this invention is that by providing a pin on the push rod, with the pin protruding from the radial outer surface of the push rod and forming a first abutting part, the part of the pin protruding from the radial outer surface of the push rod can abut against the clamp, thereby facilitating the push rod to push the clamp to release the camera module.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the pin passes through the push rod, and the bottom of the tray has a first through groove extending along the X direction, the first through groove being used to avoid the pin.

[0020] The advantages of this invention are: by having the pin pass through the push rod, the bottom of the tray has a first through groove extending in the X direction, which is used to avoid the pin. Thus, on the one hand, the tray is prevented from interfering with the pin, and on the other hand, the height of the pin can be easily adjusted from the first through groove.

[0021] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the side wall of the push rod has a first groove, and the pin is disposed on the first groove, the first groove being used to avoid the clamp.

[0022] The advantage of this invention is that by providing a first groove on the side wall of the push rod and setting a pin on the first groove, the first groove is used to avoid the clamp, thereby preventing the push rod and the clamp from interfering with each other in their arrangement positions.

[0023] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the clamp is provided with a second groove, which is used to avoid the push rod.

[0024] The advantage of this invention is that by providing a second groove in the clamp, which is used to avoid the push rod, the arrangement positions of the push rod and the clamp are prevented from interfering with each other.

[0025] According to some embodiments of the present invention, one end of the push rod is used to form the second abutment portion, and the other end of the push rod is used to bear external force.

[0026] The advantage of this invention is that one end of the push rod is used to form the second abutment part, and the other end of the push rod is used to bear external force. Thus, the second abutment part is formed by utilizing the push rod body structure, eliminating the need for additional components to form the second abutment part, thereby simplifying the structure of the mounting tray device.

[0027] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a limiting pin is provided through the push rod radially, and a first limiting groove is provided on the tray. The first limiting groove accommodates the limiting pin moving along the X direction, and the two sides of the first limiting groove along the X direction respectively abut against the limiting pin to limit the maximum sliding position of the push rod.

[0028] The advantages of this invention are: by providing a limiting pin through the radial direction of the push rod, and providing a first limiting groove on the tray, the first limiting groove accommodates the limiting pin moving in the X direction, and the two sides of the first limiting groove in the X direction respectively abut against the limiting pin to limit the maximum sliding position of the push rod, thereby avoiding damage to the clamp caused by excessive sliding distance of the slide rod.

[0029] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the tray is provided with a sliding sleeve, which is sleeved on the push rod and is used to guide the sliding of the push rod.

[0030] The advantage of this invention is that by providing a sliding sleeve on the tray, which is fitted over the push rod, the sliding sleeve guides the sliding of the push rod, thereby making the sliding of the push rod more stable.

[0031] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the clamp is hinged to the tray, and the clamp swings to clamp and release the camera assembly.

[0032] The advantage of this invention is that the clamp is hinged to the tray, and the clamp swings to clamp and release the camera assembly, thereby making the movement of the clamp more stable and facilitating the push rod to move the clamp.

[0033] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the pallet includes a bottom plate and an upper plate, the material trough passes through the upper plate, and the clamping assembly and the push rod are located between the bottom plate and the upper plate.

[0034] The advantages of this invention are: by setting the tray as a bottom plate and an upper plate, with the material trough passing through the upper plate, and the clamping assembly and push rod located between the bottom plate and the upper plate, the bottom plate and the upper plate can cooperate to cover the clamping assembly and push rod, thereby facilitating the protection of the clamping assembly and push rod and making it convenient to install the clamping assembly and push rod on the tray.

[0035] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0036] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0037] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of the camera module clamping state of an ACF mounting tray device for a camera module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a camera module ACF mounting tray device in the state of not having a camera module clamped, according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0039] Figure 3 for Figure 2The diagram shows the structure after removing part of the tray components;

[0040] Figure 4 for Figure 3 The exploded view of the part is shown;

[0041] Figure 5 for Figure 3 The diagram shown is a structural schematic after the top plate has been removed.

[0042] Figure 6 for Figure 3 The AA section view is shown.

[0043] Reference numerals: 100-Camera module, 110-Tray, 120-Material trough, 130-Clamping assembly, 140-Clamping clamp, 150-Elastic element, 160-Push rod, 170-First abutment part, 180-Second abutment part, 190-Pin, 200-First through groove, 210-First groove, 220-Second groove, 230-Limiting pin, 240-First limiting groove, 250-Sliding sleeve, 260-Base plate, 270-Top plate. Detailed Implementation

[0044] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.

[0045] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the directional descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicate the directional or positional relationship based on the directional or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0046] In the description of this utility model, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means two or more, "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" are understood to exclude the stated number, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the stated number. If "first" and "second" are mentioned, it is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or the order of the indicated technical features.

[0047] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation, connection, and linkage" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can refer to mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can refer to direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0048] The following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, describes a camera module ACF mounting tray device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0049] Reference Figures 1-6 The present invention aims to provide an embodiment of a camera module ACF mounting tray device.

[0050] In this embodiment, a camera module ACF mounting tray device mainly includes a tray 110, a clamping assembly 130, and a push rod 160.

[0051] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 For the tray 110, the tray 110 is defined with mutually perpendicular X and Y directions. The tray 110 has at least two material slots 120, which are arranged along the X direction. The material slots 120 are positioned by abutting against at least two adjacent sides of the camera module 100, thereby enabling the ACF mounting tray device to fix at least two camera modules 100, thereby improving processing efficiency.

[0052] In some specific embodiments, the pallet 110 includes a bottom plate 260 and an upper plate 270, a feed trough 120 passing through the upper plate 270, and a clamping assembly 130 and a push rod 160 located between the bottom plate 260 and the upper plate 270.

[0053] In this embodiment, the tray 110 is configured as a base plate 260 and an upper plate 270, with the material trough 120 passing through the upper plate 270. The clamping assembly 130 and the push rod 160 are located between the base plate 260 and the upper plate 270. This facilitates the base plate 260 and the upper plate 270 in cooperating to cover the clamping assembly 130 and the push rod 160, thereby facilitating the protection of the clamping assembly 130 and the push rod 160 and making it convenient to install the clamping assembly 130 and the push rod 160 on the tray 110.

[0054] Reference Figure 5For clamping assembly 130, at least two clamping assemblies 130 are provided. One clamping assembly 130 cooperates with one material slot 120 to clamp the camera module 100. The clamping assembly 130 includes clamp 140 and elastic element 150. The elastic element 150 is used to drive clamp 140 to clamp the camera module 100, thereby facilitating the clamping and fixing of the camera module 100 on the two material slots 120, making the camera module 100 more secure on the ACF mounting tray device, which is beneficial to improving the processing accuracy of the camera module 100. In addition, the clamping assembly 130 includes clamp 140 and elastic element 150. The elastic element 150 is used to drive clamp 140 to clamp the camera module 100, thereby enabling clamping assembly 130 to automatically clamp the camera module 100 by using the elastic force of elastic element 150 to drive clamp 140, eliminating the need for external force to drive clamping assembly 130 to clamp camera module 100, thus making the structure of clamping assembly 130 simpler.

[0055] In some specific embodiments, clamp 140 is hinged to tray 110, and clamp 140 swings to clamp and release camera assembly, thereby making the movement of clamp 140 smoother and facilitating the movement of clamp 140 by push rod 160.

[0056] In some specific embodiments, the elastic element 150 can be set as a spring, where springs are conventional mechanical parts and readily available materials.

[0057] Furthermore, a limiting countersunk hole is provided on the tray 110. The limiting countersunk hole is used to abut and limit one end of the spring, thereby making the spring more stable on the tray 110.

[0058] Furthermore, the clamp 140 has a pin for inserting into the end of the spring away from the limiting countersunk hole, thereby limiting the end of the spring and making the connection between the spring and the clamp 140 more secure.

[0059] Reference Figure 5 and Figure 6 For the push rod 160, the push rod 160 extends along the X direction and is slidably disposed on the tray 110 along the X direction. The push rod 160 has a first abutment portion 170 and a second abutment portion 180. The first abutment portion 170 and the second abutment portion 180 can abut against the two clamps 140 respectively. The push rod 160 slides so that the first abutment portion 170 and the second abutment portion 180 respectively push the two clamps 140 to release the camera module 100. Thus, one push rod 160 can simultaneously drive the clamps 140 of the two clamping assemblies 130 to release the camera module 100, reducing the number of push rods 160, thereby reducing the space occupied by the push rods 160 and reducing the structural layout limitations of the tray 110.

[0060] In some specific embodiments, the push rod 160 is provided with a pin 190, which protrudes from the radial outer surface of the push rod 160 and forms a first abutment portion 170.

[0061] In this embodiment, a pin 190 is provided on the push rod 160. The pin 190 protrudes from the radial outer surface of the push rod 160 and forms a first abutment portion 170. This allows the portion of the pin 190 protruding from the radial outer surface of the push rod 160 to abut against the clamp 140, thereby facilitating the push rod 160 to push the clamp 140 to release the camera module 100.

[0062] Furthermore, the pin 190 passes through the push rod 160, and the bottom of the tray 110 has a first through groove 200 extending in the X direction. The first through groove 200 is used to avoid the pin 190, thereby preventing the tray 110 from interfering with the pin 190, and facilitating the adjustment of the height of the pin 190 from the first through groove 200.

[0063] In some specific embodiments, the sidewall of the push rod 160 has a first groove 210, and the pin 190 is disposed on the first groove 210, the first groove 210 being used to avoid the clamp 140.

[0064] In this embodiment, a first groove 210 is provided on the side wall of the push rod 160, and a pin 190 is provided on the first groove 210. The first groove 210 is used to avoid the clamp 140, thereby preventing the arrangement positions of the push rod 160 and the clamp 140 from interfering with each other.

[0065] In some specific embodiments, the clamp 140 is provided with a second groove 220, which is used to avoid the push rod 160.

[0066] In this embodiment, a second groove 220 is provided in the clamp 140 to avoid the push rod 160, thereby preventing the arrangement positions of the push rod 160 and the clamp 140 from interfering with each other.

[0067] In some specific embodiments, one end of the push rod 160 is used to form the second abutment portion 180, and the other end of the push rod 160 is used to bear external force. Thus, the second abutment portion 180 is formed by utilizing the body structure of the push rod 160, eliminating the need for additional components to form the second abutment portion 180, thereby simplifying the structure of the mounting tray device.

[0068] In some specific embodiments, a limiting pin 230 is provided through the push rod 160 radially, and a first limiting groove 240 is provided on the tray 110. The first limiting groove 240 accommodates the limiting pin 230 to move in the X direction. The two sides of the first limiting groove 240 in the X direction respectively abut against the limiting pin 230 to limit the maximum sliding position of the push rod 160, thereby preventing the sliding distance of the slide rod from being too large and causing damage to the clamp 140.

[0069] In some specific embodiments, the tray 110 is provided with a sliding sleeve 250, which is sleeved on the outside of the push rod 160. The sliding sleeve 250 is used to guide the sliding of the push rod 160, thereby making the sliding of the push rod 160 more stable.

[0070] In some specific embodiments, a number of clamping components 130 are arranged on the tray 110 along the Y direction, and a number of push rods 160 are correspondingly arranged, thereby increasing the product capacity of the ACF mounting tray device.

[0071] In the description of this specification, references to terms such as "an embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0072] The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," etc. (if applicable) in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments described herein can be implemented in a sequence other than that illustrated or described herein.

[0073] It should also be noted that, in the description of this specification, relational terms such as first and second are used only 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.

[0074] Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having”, and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are explicitly listed, but may also include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or that are inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0075] Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0076] The embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A camera module ACF mounting tray device, characterized in that, include: The tray (110) is defined by mutually perpendicular X and Y directions and has at least two troughs (120), the at least two troughs (120) being arranged along the X direction and the troughs (120) being positioned in contact with at least two adjacent sides of the camera module (100). At least two clamping assemblies (130) are provided. One clamping assembly (130) cooperates with one material groove (120) to clamp the camera module (100). The clamping assembly (130) includes a clamp (140) and an elastic element (150). The elastic element (150) is used to drive the clamp (140) to clamp the camera module (100). A push rod (160) extends along the X direction and is slidably disposed on the tray (110) along the X direction. It has a first abutment portion (170) and a second abutment portion (180). The first abutment portion (170) and the second abutment portion (180) can respectively abut against the two clamps (140). The push rod (160) slides so that the first abutment portion (170) and the second abutment portion (180) respectively push the two clamps (140) to release the camera module (100).

2. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The push rod (160) is provided with a pin (190), the pin (190) protruding from the radial outer surface of the push rod (160), and the pin (190) forms the first abutment portion (170).

3. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The pin (190) passes through the push rod (160), and the bottom of the tray (110) has a first through groove (200) extending along the X direction, the first through groove (200) being used to avoid the pin (190).

4. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The push rod (160) has a first groove (210) on its side wall, and the pin (190) is disposed on the first groove (210), which is used to avoid the clamp (140).

5. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The clamp (140) is provided with a second groove (220) for avoiding the push rod (160).

6. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the push rod (160) is used to form the second abutment (180), and the other end of the push rod (160) is used to withstand external force.

7. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The push rod (160) is provided with a limiting pin (230) through it radially. The tray (110) is provided with a first limiting groove (240). The first limiting groove (240) accommodates the limiting pin (230) to move along the X direction. The two sides of the first limiting groove (240) along the X direction respectively abut against the limiting pin (230) to limit the maximum sliding position of the push rod (160).

8. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray (110) is provided with a sliding sleeve (250), which is sleeved on the outside of the push rod (160) and is used to guide the sliding of the push rod (160).

9. The camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamp (140) is hinged to the tray (110), and the clamp (140) swings to clamp and release the camera assembly.

10. A camera module ACF mounting tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pallet (110) includes a bottom plate (260) and an upper plate (270), the feed trough (120) extends through the upper plate (270), and the clamping assembly (130) and the push rod (160) are located between the bottom plate (260) and the upper plate (270).

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