A housing assembly, a mold and a terminal device

Abstract

The application relates to a shell assembly, a mold and a terminal device, which comprise a first shell and a second shell, the first shell and the second shell are mutually buckled, the first shell is matched with a target camera module, the target camera module is a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module, the length, width and thickness of the camera module of the monocular camera module are respectively same as the length, width and thickness of the camera module of the binocular camera module, and a camera hole position is arranged on the second shell and is aligned with the camera in the target camera module. Therefore, the length, width and thickness of the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module are same, the lining part is adapted to the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module, the shell assembly can be adapted to different camera modules, the types of the molds for producing the shell assembly are reduced, and the manpower and time for maintaining the molds are effectively reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of notebook computers, and more particularly to a housing assembly, mold, and terminal device. Background Technology

[0002] As laptops become increasingly popular, users' demands for laptop configurations are constantly evolving. Among these demands, the inclusion of dual-camera systems is gaining increasing popularity.

[0003] In the existing technology, monocular camera modules and binocular camera modules have different sizes. When manufacturing laptop A-shell and B-shell assemblies, different A-shell molds are needed to produce A-shells that match either monocular or binocular camera modules, and different B-shell molds are needed to produce B-shells that match either monocular or binocular camera modules.

[0004] It is evident that the different sizes of monocular and binocular camera modules result in two types of molds for producing laptop A-shells and two types of molds for producing laptop B-shells, which in turn requires more manpower and time to maintain the molds for producing laptop A-shells. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This application provides a housing assembly, a mold, and a terminal device to solve the technical problem of requiring more manpower and time to maintain the molds used to produce laptop A-shells.

[0006] In a first aspect, this application provides a housing assembly, including:

[0007] A first housing and a second housing, wherein the first housing and the second housing are interlocked.

[0008] The first housing is matched with the target camera module, which is a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module, and the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module have the same length, width and thickness.

[0009] The second housing is provided with a camera hole, which is aligned with the camera in the target camera module.

[0010] Optionally, when the target camera module is a monocular camera module, the monocular camera module includes a camera, and the second housing is provided with a camera hole, the camera hole being aligned with the camera in the monocular camera module;

[0011] When the target camera module is a binocular camera module, the binocular camera module includes two cameras, and the second housing is provided with two camera holes, which are respectively aligned with the two cameras in the binocular camera module.

[0012] Optionally, the second housing is made of Mylar material.

[0013] Optionally, the second housing is made of plastic.

[0014] Secondly, this application provides a mold for producing a second housing of any of the housing components described in the first aspect above. The mold is provided with an insert, which is configured according to a target camera module. The insert is used to punch holes in the second housing to obtain camera holes on the second housing.

[0015] Optionally, when the target camera module is a monocular camera module, the mold is provided with a first insert, which is used to punch a hole in the second housing to obtain a camera hole in the second housing;

[0016] When the target camera module is a binocular camera module, the mold is provided with a second insert, which is used to punch holes in the second housing to obtain two camera holes on the second housing.

[0017] Thirdly, this application provides a terminal device, which includes the housing assembly described in the first aspect above.

[0018] Fourthly, this application provides a method for designing a monocular camera module, wherein the monocular camera module is matched with an inner liner component of a housing assembly as described in any of the first aspects above, the method comprising:

[0019] A monocular camera module is designed based on the length, width, and thickness of the binocular camera module. The monocular camera module has the same length, width, and thickness as the binocular camera module, and the position of the camera in the monocular camera module is the same as the position of the ordinary camera in the binocular camera module.

[0020] Fifthly, this application provides a computer device, the computer device including a memory and a processor, the memory storing a computer program, and the processor executing the computer program to implement the method provided in the fourth aspect above.

[0021] In a sixth aspect, this application provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, can implement the method described in the fourth aspect above.

[0022] The technical solutions provided in this application have the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0023] This application provides a housing assembly, a mold, a terminal device, and a medium, including: a first housing and a second housing, the first housing and the second housing being fastened together; the first housing is matched with a target camera module, the target camera module being a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module, the length, width, and thickness of the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module being the same; the second housing is provided with a camera hole, the camera hole being aligned with the camera in the target camera module. Therefore, the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module have the same length, width, and thickness, allowing the first housing to be compatible with both monocular and binocular camera modules. Thus, only one mold is needed to produce the first housing, enabling the housing assembly to be compatible with different camera modules, thereby reducing the types of molds used to produce the housing assembly and effectively reducing the manpower and time required for mold maintenance. Attached Figure Description

[0024] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

[0025] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0026] One or more embodiments are illustrated by way of example with reference numerals in the accompanying drawings. These illustrations do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments. Elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings are denoted as similar elements. Unless otherwise stated, the figures in the drawings are not to be limited by scale.

[0027] Figure 1a One of the exploded views of a housing assembly carrying a binocular camera module provided in this application embodiment;

[0028] Figure 1b One of the exploded views of a housing assembly carrying a monocular camera module provided in this application embodiment;

[0029] Figure 1c A second exploded view of a housing assembly carrying a binocular camera module, provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 1dA second exploded view of a housing assembly carrying a monocular camera module, provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a computer device provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0032] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0033] 1. First housing; 2. Second housing; 3. Inner lining component; 4. Target camera module; 5. Camera hole. Detailed Implementation

[0034] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] The following disclosure provides numerous different embodiments or examples for implementing various structures of this application. To simplify the disclosure, specific examples of components and arrangements are described below. These are merely examples and are not intended to limit the scope of this application. Furthermore, reference numerals and / or letters may be repeated in different examples. Such repetition is for simplification and clarity and does not in itself indicate a relationship between the various embodiments and / or arrangements discussed.

[0036] For ease of description, spatial relative terms may be used in the text to describe the relative position or movement of one element or feature relative to another element or feature, as shown in the figure. These relative terms include, for example, "inside," "outside," "middle," "outer," "below," "below," "above," "front," "back," etc. Such spatial relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation, other than those depicted in the figure. For example, if the device in the figure undergoes a positional flip, orientation change, or change of motion, these directional indications will change accordingly. For instance, an element described as "below other elements or features" or "below other elements or features" will subsequently be oriented "above other elements or features" or "above other elements or features." Therefore, the example term "below" can include both upper and lower orientations. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or in other directions), and the spatial relative descriptors used in the text will be interpreted accordingly.

[0037] To address the technical problem of requiring more manpower and time to maintain the molds used to produce laptop A-shells in existing technologies, this application provides a shell component, mold, camera module design method, device, and medium that enables the shell component to be compatible with different camera modules, thereby reducing the types of molds used to produce the shell component and effectively reducing the manpower and time required to maintain the mold.

[0038] Please see Figure 1a and Figure 1b , Figure 1a This is one of the exploded views of a housing assembly carrying a binocular camera module, provided as an embodiment of this application. Figure 1b This is one of the exploded views of a housing assembly carrying a monocular camera module provided in an embodiment of this application. In one embodiment, the housing assembly includes: a first housing 1 and a second housing 2, wherein the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are fastened together.

[0039] It should be noted that this housing component is used on terminal devices. Common types of terminal devices include laptops and tablets. This application does not limit this. The following will use laptops as an example for a detailed description.

[0040] The first casing 1 is the top cover of the laptop, also known as the laptop A casing. The second casing 2 is the screen of the laptop, also known as the laptop B casing. The first casing 1 and the second casing 2 are interlocked.

[0041] The first housing 1 is matched with the target camera module 4, which is a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module. The monocular camera module and the binocular camera module have the same length, width and thickness.

[0042] The first housing 1 has a groove and is an integral structure. The groove corresponds to the length, width, and thickness of the target camera module 4, so that the target camera module 4 can be perfectly embedded in the first housing 1. The target camera module 4 is either a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module. The length, width, and thickness of the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module are the same, so that the first housing 1 can accommodate both monocular and binocular camera modules.

[0043] Please see Figure 1c and Figure 1dIn one embodiment, a liner component 3, also known as a laptop A-shell liner, is provided on the first housing 1. The liner component 3 is matched with the target camera module 4. The liner component 3 has a groove that corresponds to the length, width, and thickness of the target camera module, so that the target camera module 4 is perfectly embedded in the liner component 3. The target camera module 4 is either a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module. The length, width, and thickness of the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module are the same, so that the liner component 3 can accommodate both monocular and binocular camera modules.

[0044] It should be noted that a regular webcam on a laptop is a monocular webcam, while an infrared (IR) webcam on a laptop is a binocular webcam.

[0045] The second housing 2 is provided with a camera hole 5, which is aligned with the camera in the target camera module 4.

[0046] It should be noted that the second housing 2 is provided with a camera hole 5, and the camera hole 5 corresponds to the camera in the target camera module 4, so that when the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are fastened together, the camera in the target camera module 4 can take pictures of the target object through the camera hole 5 on the second housing 2.

[0047] This application provides a housing assembly, including: a first housing 1 and a second housing 2, the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 being interlocked; an inner liner 3 is provided on the first housing 1, the inner liner 3 being matched with a target camera module 4, the target camera module 4 being a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module, the length, width and thickness of the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module being the same; a camera hole 5 is provided on the second housing 2, the camera hole 5 being aligned with the camera in the target camera module 4. Therefore, the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module have the same length, width and thickness, allowing the inner liner to be adapted to both monocular and binocular camera modules. Thus, only one mold is needed to produce the first housing, thereby enabling the housing assembly to adapt to different camera modules, reducing the types of molds used to produce the housing assembly, and effectively reducing the manpower and time required for mold maintenance.

[0048] In one embodiment, when the target camera module 4 is a monocular camera module, the monocular camera module includes one camera, and the second housing 2 is provided with a camera hole 5, which is aligned with the camera in the monocular camera module. When the target camera module 4 is a binocular camera module, the binocular camera module includes two cameras, and the second housing 2 is provided with two camera holes 5, which are respectively aligned with the two cameras in the binocular camera module.

[0049] In one embodiment, the second housing 2 is made of Mylar or plastic.

[0050] This application provides a mold for producing the second housing 2 of the housing assembly described in the above embodiments. The mold is provided with an insert, which is set according to the target camera module 4. The insert is used to punch holes in the second housing 2 to obtain camera holes on the second housing 2.

[0051] It should be noted that there are two types of inserts on the mold. During production, the workers select the corresponding insert according to the type of target camera module to punch holes in the second housing 2 to obtain the camera hole positions on the second housing 2.

[0052] In one embodiment, the second housing 2 is made of plastic. When the target camera module 4 is a monocular camera module, a first insert is provided on the mold, the first insert being used to punch a hole in the second housing 2 to obtain a camera hole 5 on the second housing 2;

[0053] When the target camera module 4 is a binocular camera module, the mold is provided with a second insert, which is used to punch holes in the second housing 2 to obtain two camera holes 5 on the second housing 2.

[0054] In this embodiment, inserts are interchangeable on the mold of the second housing 2 according to different target camera modules 4, so that the mold of the second housing 2 can be adapted to different target camera modules 4, thereby reducing the types of molds for the second housing 2. In other words, the monocular camera module and the binocular camera module share a set of production molds, thereby effectively reducing the manpower and time required to maintain the molds.

[0055] This application provides a terminal device, which includes the housing assembly described in any of the above embodiments.

[0056] This application provides a method for designing a monocular camera module, wherein the monocular camera module is matched with the first housing of any of the housing components described in the above embodiments, and the method includes:

[0057] A monocular camera module is designed based on the length, width, and thickness of the binocular camera module. The monocular camera module has the same length, width, and thickness as the binocular camera module, and the position of the camera in the monocular camera module is the same as the position of the ordinary camera in the binocular camera module.

[0058] like Figure 2 As shown, this application embodiment provides a computer device, including a processor 21, a communication interface 22, a memory 23 and a communication bus 24, wherein the processor 21, the communication interface 22 and the memory 23 communicate with each other through the communication bus 24, and the memory 23 is used to store computer programs.

[0059] In one embodiment of this application, the processor 21, when executing the program stored in the memory 23, implements the control method for the monocular camera module design provided in any of the foregoing method embodiments.

[0060] It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by a computer program instructing related hardware. The computer program may be stored in a storage medium, which is a computer-readable storage medium. The computer program is executed by at least one processor in the computer system to implement the process steps of the embodiments of the above methods.

[0061] Therefore, embodiments of this application also provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method for designing a monocular camera module as provided in any of the foregoing method embodiments.

[0062] The storage medium is a physical, non-transient storage medium, such as a USB flash drive, external hard drive, read-only memory (ROM), magnetic disk, or optical disk, or any other physical storage medium capable of storing program code. The computer-readable storage medium can be non-volatile or volatile.

[0063] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions in other embodiments.

[0064] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing this application 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 application.

[0065] 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 indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0066] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.

[0067] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature being directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature being directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0068] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some 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 this application. The illustrative expressions of the above terms in this specification should not be construed as necessarily referring 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. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

[0069] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this application without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Since these modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims and their equivalents, this application also intends to include these modifications and variations.

[0070] The above description describes specific embodiments of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in this application, and these modifications or substitutions should all be covered within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A housing assembly, characterized in that, include: A first housing (1) and a second housing (2), wherein the first housing (1) and the second housing (2) are fastened together; The first housing (1) is matched with the target camera module (4), which is a monocular camera module or a binocular camera module. The monocular camera module and the binocular camera module have the same length, width and thickness. The second housing (2) is provided with a camera hole (5), which is aligned with the camera in the target camera module (4).

2. The housing assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the target camera module (4) is a monocular camera module, the monocular camera module includes a camera, and a camera hole (5) is provided on the second housing (2), and the camera hole (5) is aligned with the camera in the monocular camera module; When the target camera module (4) is a binocular camera module, the binocular camera module includes two cameras, and the second housing (2) is provided with two camera holes (5), which are respectively aligned with the two cameras in the binocular camera module.

3. The housing assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The second housing (2) is made of Mylar material.

4. The housing assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The second housing (2) is made of plastic.

5. A mold, characterized in that, The mold is used to produce a second housing of the housing assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, the mold being provided with an insert configured according to a target camera module, the insert being used to punch holes in the second housing to obtain camera holes on the second housing.

6. The mold according to claim 5, characterized in that, When the target camera module is a monocular camera module, the mold is provided with a first insert, which is used to punch a hole in the second housing to obtain a camera hole in the second housing; When the target camera module is a binocular camera module, the mold is provided with a second insert, which is used to punch holes in the second housing to obtain two camera holes on the second housing.

7. A terminal device, characterized in that, The terminal device includes the housing assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 4.

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