Mobile phone front camera additional type microscope
By designing a microscope that attaches to a mobile phone front-end camera, the problems of focusing difficulties and insufficient light source in existing technologies have been solved, enabling precise observation of pathological slides and liquid samples and multi-source illumination, thus improving the observation effect.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 姚涛
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-11
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-04
AI Technical Summary
Existing mobile phone rear cameras cannot effectively observe liquids or pathological slides that need to be placed flat, especially when observing medical pathological slides, where there are problems with focusing difficulties and insufficient light source requirements.
A mobile phone front-end camera-attached microscope was designed, comprising an upper housing, a lower housing, and an illumination component. The lower housing securely holds the mobile phone via a gripper structure, while the upper housing has a rotary focus knob and a microscope lens. The illumination component is connected to the power supply system via a magnetic adapter, providing convenient sample illumination and focusing functions.
It enables precise focusing and multi-source illumination for samples of different thicknesses, facilitating the observation of pathological slides and liquid samples and improving the observation effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention belongs to the field of microscope technology, and in particular to a microscope attached to a mobile phone front-end camera. Background Technology
[0002] In recent years, smartphones have developed rapidly, and all are equipped with high-quality front-facing cameras. Microscopes have already been added to the rear cameras of smartphones for civilian and educational purposes, used to observe small objects such as insects. However, observation of certain liquids or pathological slides that require horizontal placement is limited, and focusing is difficult. Furthermore, when observing medical pathological slides, many samples require a light source with a specific projection direction for better display. For these situations, existing rear-facing lenses can no longer meet user needs. Summary of the Invention
[0003] This invention provides a microscope that can be attached to a mobile phone front-end camera, which solves the technical problem in the prior art that mobile phone attached rear lenses cannot be used to observe medical pathology slides.
[0004] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0005] A microscope attached to a mobile phone front-end camera includes an upper housing, a lower housing, and an illumination component. The lower housing is mounted on the lower surface of the upper housing and has a gripper structure for holding the mobile phone. The upper housing includes an outer shell, a power supply component installed inside the rear end of the outer shell, and a microscope head and a focusing knob at the front end of the outer shell. The upper surface of the outer shell has two mounting holes, left and right. A magnet is installed in the left mounting hole, and a magnetic adapter female is installed in the right mounting hole. The illumination component is mounted on the upper surface of the upper housing and includes a top cover. A light guide plate is provided on the lower surface of the top cover, and two cylindrical structures corresponding to the mounting holes of the outer shell are provided on the lower surface of the top cover. The left cylindrical structure is a magnetic adapter male, and the right cylindrical structure is an auxiliary magnetic fixing structure.
[0006] The gripper is a crab claw structure, with one end mounted to the upper lower surface of the shell via a rotating shaft and a coil spring, and the other end mounted to a movable clamping plate via a pin.
[0007] The movable clamp is a circular plate structure.
[0008] The upper front end of the housing is provided with a microscope head fixing post, which has an external thread and a corresponding internal thread for the focusing knob; the microscope head is set in the embedding hole of the microscope head fixing post, and the distance from the upper surface of the focusing knob to the microscope head is adjusted by rotating the focusing knob.
[0009] The female connector of the magnetic adapter is electrically connected to the power supply component, and the male connector of the magnetic adapter is electrically connected to the LED light inside the light guide plate; when the female connector and the male connector of the magnetic adapter are in contact, the power supply component supplies power to the LED light.
[0010] When the female and male ends of the magnetic adapter are in contact, the lighting component can rotate along the axial direction of the adapter.
[0011] The upper part of the housing and the lighting component have a space for placing the observation glass slide.
[0012] The light guide plate is provided with an opaque film.
[0013] The power supply components include a battery, a charging board, and an exposed charging port.
[0014] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0015] This invention provides a mobile phone front-end camera-attached microscope, comprising three parts: an upper housing, a lower housing, and an illumination component. The lower housing securely holds mobile phones of varying thicknesses; the rotating focus knob on the upper housing allows for adjusting the sample's position relative to the lens, enabling precise focusing on samples of different thicknesses; the illumination component, located away from the microscope head, facilitates the placement of observation slides or their loading onto the microscope head, while simultaneously providing illumination for the sample. This structure allows for convenient observation of pathological slides and liquid samples using a mobile phone. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 : A schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 : Figure 1 Exploded view;
[0018] Figure 3 : Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the upper part of the middle shell and the lower part of the shell;
[0019] Figure 4 : Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the lower surface structure of the central lighting component;
[0020] Figure 5 Example 1: Step 1 uses a state diagram;
[0021] Figure 6 Example 1, second step, usage state diagram;
[0022] Figure 7 Example 1, Step 3: Usage Status Diagram;
[0023] Figure 8: To observe the condition of Demodex mites under normal radiography and dark field illumination. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. When the description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses consistent with some aspects of the present invention as detailed in the appended claims.
[0025] A microscope attached to a mobile phone front-end camera includes an upper housing A, a lower housing B, and an illumination component C.
[0026] The lower part B of the housing is mounted on the lower surface of the upper part A of the housing. The lower part B of the housing is equipped with a gripper B1 structure for holding the mobile phone. The gripper B1 is a crab claw structure. One end is mounted to the lower surface of the upper part A of the housing via a pivot B2 and a coil spring B3, and the other end is mounted to a movable clamping plate B5 via a pin B4. The movable clamping plate B5 is a circular plate structure. The movable clamping plate B5 can stably hold mobile phones of different thicknesses, and the pivot B2 and the coil spring B3 can fix the phone to the upper part of the housing.
[0027] The upper part A of the housing includes an outer shell A1, a power supply component A2 installed inside the rear end of the outer shell A1, and a microscope head A3 and a focusing knob A4 at the front end of the outer shell A1. The upper surface of the outer shell A1 has two mounting holes, left and right. A magnet A5 is installed in the left mounting hole, and a magnetic adapter female head A6 is installed in the right mounting hole. The power supply component A2 includes a battery, a charging board, and an exposed charging port. The front end of the upper part A of the housing has a microscope head fixing post A7 with external threads, and the focusing knob A4 has a corresponding internal thread. The microscope head A3 is positioned in the insertion hole of the microscope head fixing post A7, and the distance from the upper surface of the focusing knob A4 to the microscope head A3 is adjusted by rotating the focusing knob A4. The magnetic adapter female head A6 is electrically connected to the power supply component A2, and the magnetic adapter male head C3 is electrically connected to the LED light C6 inside the light guide plate C2. When the magnetic adapter female head A6 and the magnetic adapter male head C3 are in contact, the power supply component A2 supplies power to the LED light C6. When the female connector A6 of the magnetic adapter is in contact with the male connector C3 of the magnetic adapter, the lighting component C can rotate along the axis of the connector.
[0028] The illumination component C is mounted on the upper surface of the upper part A of the housing, with space between the upper part A and the illumination component C for placing the observation glass slide. The illumination component C includes a top cover C1, a light guide plate C2 on the lower surface of the top cover C1, and two cylindrical structures on the lower surface of the top cover C1 corresponding to the mounting holes of the housing A1. The left cylindrical structure is a magnetic adapter male C3, and the right cylindrical structure is an auxiliary magnetic fixing structure C4. An opaque film C5 is provided on the light guide plate C2. The area of the opaque film C5 is smaller than that of the light guide plate C2, and the opaque film C5 can be circular or rectangular. When the illumination component C rotates, the opaque film C5 can cover or move away from the microscope head A3.
[0029] Example 1:
[0030] Step 1: First, remove the lighting component C from the upper part A of the housing. Then, insert the male magnetic adapter C3 on the left side of the lighting component C into the mounting hole on the right side of the upper part A of the housing. Figure 5 As shown. At this time, the female connector A6 of the magnetic adapter is in contact with the male connector C3 of the magnetic adapter, the power supply component A2 supplies power to the LED light C6, and the light guide plate C2 lights up.
[0031] Step 2: As Figure 6 As shown, place the observation slide at the microscope head position A3 on the upper part A of the housing, and rotate the focusing knob A4 to move the sample away from or closer to the lens, so as to achieve precise focusing of the sample.
[0032] Step 3: As Figure 7 As shown, rotating the illumination component C rotates the light guide plate C2 directly above the microscope head A3 to provide illumination for the sample.
[0033] Additionally, an opaque film C5 can be provided on the light guide plate C2. When observing a semi-transparent sample, the rotatable illumination component can rotate the opaque film C5 above the sample, thereby creating dark-field illumination and improving sample recognition. Figure 8 The images show observations of Demodex mites under normal radiographic illumination and dark-field illumination, respectively.
Claims
1. A mobile phone front camera add-on microscope characterized by: It includes the upper part of the housing (A), the lower part of the housing (B), and the lighting components (C); The lower part (B) of the housing is mounted on the lower surface of the upper part (A) of the housing, and the lower part (B) of the housing is provided with a gripper (B1) structure for holding the mobile phone; The upper part (A) of the housing includes an outer shell (A1), a power supply component (A2) installed inside the rear end of the outer shell (A1), a microscope head (A3) and a focusing knob (A4) at the front end of the outer shell (A1), and two mounting holes, left and right, on the upper surface of the outer shell (A1). A magnet (A5) is installed in the left mounting hole, and a magnetic adapter female head (A6) is installed in the right mounting hole. The lighting component (C) is installed on the upper surface of the upper part (A) of the housing. The lighting component (C) includes a top cover (C1), a light guide plate (C2) is provided on the lower surface of the top cover (C1), and two cylindrical structures corresponding to the mounting holes of the housing (A1) are provided on the lower surface of the top cover (C1). The left cylindrical structure is a magnetic adapter male head (C3), and the right cylindrical structure is an auxiliary magnetic fixing structure (C4).
2. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The gripper (B1) is a crab claw structure. One end is mounted to the lower surface of the upper part (A) of the shell via a pivot (B2) and a coil spring (B3), and the other end is mounted to a movable clamping plate (B5) via a pin (B4).
3. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The movable clamp (B5) is a circular plate structure.
4. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The upper part (A) of the housing has a microscope head fixing post (A7) at the front end. The microscope head fixing post (A7) has an external thread, and the focusing knob (A4) has a corresponding internal thread. The microscope head (A3) is set in the embedding hole of the microscope head fixing post (A7). The distance from the upper surface of the focusing knob (A4) to the microscope head (A3) can be adjusted by rotating the focusing knob (A4).
5. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The magnetic adapter female head (A6) is electrically connected to the power supply component (A2), and the magnetic adapter male head (C3) is electrically connected to the LED light (C6) inside the light guide plate (C2). When the magnetic adapter female head (A6) and the magnetic adapter male head (C3) are in contact, the power supply component (A2) supplies power to the LED light (C6).
6. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 5, wherein: When the magnetic adapter female head (A6) and magnetic adapter male head (C3) are in contact, the lighting component (C) can rotate along the connector axis.
7. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 1, wherein: A space is provided between the upper part (A) of the housing and the lighting component (C) for placing the observation glass slide.
8. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The light guide plate (C2) is provided with an opaque film (C5).
9. The mobile phone front camera add-on type microscope as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The power supply component (A2) includes a battery, a charging board, and an exposed charging port.