Rotating shaft support structure for camera module and camera module

Abstract

A rotating shaft support structure for a camera module and a camera module. The rotating shaft support structure for a camera module comprises: a support base (1), the support base (1) being internally provided with an accommodating cavity and having a notch provided in one side thereof; a support connecting rod (2), the support connecting rod (2) being rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity and being rotatably connected to a support tray (3) configured to support the camera module, such that the camera module can rotate around the support tray (3), and an opening corresponding to the notch being reserved in the support tray (3); and a USB connecting wire (4), the USB connecting wire (4) being arranged in the opening of the support tray (3) and being arranged on the support tray (3) in a coiled manner, one end of the USB connecting wire (4) being connected to the camera module, and the other end of the USB connecting wire (4) penetrating through the notch to be connected to an external device. The above structure can prevent the technical problem of the USB connecting wire rotating together with the camera module, causing the USB connecting wire to be entangled with the camera module or even ripped out; thus, the stability of a camera body is improved, and the space occupied thereby is reduced.

Description

Rotating shaft bracket structure for camera module and camera module

[0001] This disclosure claims priority to a Chinese patent application filed with the Patent Office of China on February 6, 2024, with application number 202420285593X and invention name “Hinge bracket structure for camera module and camera module”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this disclosure. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure belongs to the field of camera technology, and in particular relates to a rotating shaft bracket structure for a camera module and a camera module. Background Art

[0003] Currently, the hinge bracket of the smart home or security camera structure usually does not have a USB connection cable and is generally set on the camera body. This structure has the following disadvantages: the USB connection cable will rotate as the smart home or security camera rotates. The disadvantage of this is that the USB connection cable will be entangled in the camera body and may even be torn off, causing the camera to not be used normally.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the present disclosure aims to propose a rotating shaft bracket structure and a camera module for a camera module to solve the problem that the USB cable rotates with the rotation of the smart home or security camera, causing the USB cable to be entangled with the camera body.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of the present disclosure is implemented as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a rotating shaft support structure for a camera module, comprising:

[0008] A bracket base, wherein the bracket base has a built-in accommodating cavity and a notch on one side;

[0009] a bracket connecting rod, the bracket connecting rod being rotatably disposed in the accommodating cavity and having a support tray configured to support the camera module rotatably connected thereto, the camera module being rotatable about the support tray, and the support tray being provided with an opening corresponding to the notch;

[0010] A USB connection cable is arranged in the opening of the support tray and coiled on the support tray. One end of the USB connection cable is connected to the camera module, and the other end thereof passes through the notch and is connected to an external device.

[0011] Furthermore, two parallel and spaced ears are provided on the bottom plate of the bracket base;

[0012] One end of the bracket connecting rod is rotatably connected to the two ears through a connecting piece, and the other end thereof is rotatably connected to the support tray through a connecting piece.

[0013] Furthermore, the support tray includes a supporting portion, a connecting portion extending downward from the bottom end of the supporting portion, a through hole being provided in the connecting portion, and a connecting member passing through the through hole to be connected to the bracket connecting rod;

[0014] An installation portion extends upward from the upper end surface of the supporting portion, and an annular rim is provided at the edge of the upper end surface. The annular rim and the installation portion together form a placement cavity for accommodating the USB connection cable 4, and the USB connection cable is arranged around the installation portion.

[0015] Furthermore, the connecting portion is provided with a channel which can penetrate the supporting portion to form an opening;

[0016] The USB connecting line is provided with a fixing piece, and the fixing piece is fixed in the opening by a fastener.

[0017] In a second aspect, based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure further provides a camera module, comprising the rotating shaft support structure for the camera module as described in the first aspect, further comprising:

[0018] An outer shell, and a camera body, a drive motor, a mounting bracket, and a circuit board installed in the outer shell;

[0019] The bottom end of the outer shell is assembled to the supporting portion, and the front end thereof is provided with a window corresponding to the camera body;

[0020] The mounting bracket is arranged in the outer shell through fasteners, and the camera body is arranged in the installation space reserved between the outer shell and the mounting bracket;

[0021] The output shaft end of the drive motor is assembled into the mounting portion, and the housing of the drive motor is arranged in the mounting bracket through fasteners;

[0022] The circuit board is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket via a fastener, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the USB connecting line.

[0023] Furthermore, a USB connector is provided at one end of the USB connecting cable, and the USB connector can be plugged into a plug provided on the circuit board.

[0024] Furthermore, the outer shell, the mounting bracket, and the circuit board are all provided with a notch for the USB cable to pass through.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the hinge bracket structure for a camera module and the camera module disclosed in the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

[0026] The present invention discloses a rotating shaft bracket structure for a camera module and a camera module. This structure can avoid the problem of the USB power supply line rotating as the camera module rotates, thereby improving the stability of the camera body. At the same time, this structure can further reduce the space occupied by the internal components of smart home or security cameras. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] The accompanying drawings, which constitute part of this disclosure, are used to provide a further understanding of the disclosure. The exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and their descriptions are used to explain the disclosure and do not constitute an improper limitation of the disclosure. In the accompanying drawings:

[0028] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a rotating shaft support structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support tray and the USB connection cable according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the support tray structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating shaft bracket and the camera module at a first angle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rotating shaft bracket and the camera module at a second angle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG6 is an exploded view of the structure of the rotating shaft bracket and the camera module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Explanation of the accompanying drawings: 1-bracket base; 11-ear; 2-bracket connecting rod; 3-support tray; 31-supporting part; 32-connecting part; 33-installing part; 4-USB connecting cable; 41-fixing part; 42-USB connector; 5-outer shell; 6-driving motor; 7-installing bracket; 8-circuit board; 81-plug. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] It should be noted that, unless there is any conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other.

[0036] The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with embodiments.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 , this embodiment provides a rotating shaft support structure for a camera module, including:

[0038] The bracket base 1 has a built-in accommodating cavity and a notch on one side;

[0039] The bracket connecting rod 2 is rotatably disposed in the accommodating cavity, and a support tray 3 configured to support the camera module is rotatably connected thereto. The camera module can rotate around the support tray 3, and an opening corresponding to the notch is reserved on the support tray 3;

[0040] The USB connecting cable 4 is arranged in the opening of the support tray 3 and coiled on the support tray 3. One end of the USB connecting cable 4 is connected to the camera module, and the other end thereof passes through the notch and is connected to the external device.

[0041] Optionally, in this embodiment, by setting the USB connection cable 4 on the support tray 3 and folding and lifting it under the action of the bracket connecting rod 2, the daily shooting needs of the camera module are met. At the same time, the camera module can rotate around the support tray 3, and the USB connection cable 4 is coiled on the support tray 3. The USB connection cable 4 will not rotate with the rotation of the camera module, which can improve the operating stability of the camera module.

[0042] The pivot bracket structure for the camera module described in this embodiment can avoid the problem of the USB power supply line rotating as the camera module rotates, thereby improving the stability of the camera body. At the same time, this structure can further reduce the space occupied by the internal components of the smart home or security camera.

[0043] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG1 , two parallel and spaced ears 11 are provided on the bottom plate of the bracket base 1 ;

[0044] One end of the bracket connecting rod 2 is rotatably connected to the two ears 11 through a connecting piece, and the other end thereof is rotatably connected to the support tray 3 through a connecting piece.

[0045] Optionally, in this embodiment, the two ends of the bracket connecting rod 2 are respectively connected to the ears 11 of the bracket base plate and the support tray 3 through screws and nuts. The connected bracket connecting rod 2 and support tray 3 can be folded to further realize the storage and deployment of the camera module.

[0046] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG2 and FIG3 , the support tray 3 includes a supporting portion 31 , a connecting portion 32 extending downward from the bottom end of the supporting portion 31 , a through hole being provided in the connecting portion 32 , and a connecting member passing through the through hole to connect with the bracket link 2 ;

[0047] A mounting portion 33 extends upward from the upper end surface of the support portion 31. An annular edge is provided at the edge of the upper end surface. The annular edge and the mounting portion 33 together form a cavity for receiving the USB cable 4. The USB cable 4 is disposed around the mounting portion 33.

[0048] The connecting portion 32 is provided with a passage that can penetrate the supporting portion 31 to form an opening;

[0049] The USB connecting cable 4 is provided with a fixing member 41 , which is fixed in the opening by a fastener.

[0050] Optionally, in this embodiment, the support tray 3 includes a supporting portion 31 and a mounting portion 33. The supporting portion 31 mainly functions as follows: supporting the entire camera module and providing a placement cavity for accommodating the USB cable 4; the mounting portion 33 is provided on the supporting portion 31 to provide a mounting position for the drive motor 6 that drives the camera body, and the output shaft of the drive motor 6 is assembled and connected to the mounting portion 33;

[0051] The main functions of the connecting part 32 are: to achieve the connection between the support tray 3 and the bracket connecting rod 2 through a screw, and at the same time, to provide a fixing position for fixing the fixing part 41 on the USB connecting cable 4. The fixing part 41 can be a common injection molding part in this field, which will not be elaborated here.

[0052] One end of the USB connection line 4 passes through the opening and is connected to the camera module, and the other end is connected to the external device.

[0053] Based on the same inventive concept, as shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , this embodiment further provides a camera module, including the above-described rotating shaft support structure for the camera module, and further including:

[0054] An outer shell 5, and a camera body, a drive motor 6, a mounting bracket 7, and a circuit board 8 mounted in the outer shell 5. The camera body is not shown in the drawings;

[0055] The bottom end of the outer shell 5 is assembled to the supporting portion 31, and a window corresponding to the camera body is provided at its front end. The bottom end of the outer shell 5 is recessed inward to form a recessed portion, which is buckled onto the supporting portion 31.

[0056] The mounting bracket 7 is arranged in the outer shell 5 through fasteners, and the camera body is arranged in the installation space reserved between the outer shell 5 and the mounting bracket 7;

[0057] The output shaft end of the drive motor 6 is assembled into the mounting portion 33, and the housing of the drive motor 6 is set in the mounting bracket 7 through fasteners. The fasteners described in this embodiment are fastening bolts;

[0058] The circuit board 8 is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket 7 via fasteners, and the circuit board 8 is electrically connected to the USB cable 4;

[0059] One end of the USB cable 4 is provided with a USB connector 42, which can be plugged into a plug 81 provided on the circuit board 8;

[0060] The outer shell 5, the mounting bracket 7 and the circuit board 8 are all provided with a notch for the USB connecting line 4 to pass through.

[0061] Optionally, in this embodiment, the output shaft of the drive motor 6 is fixed at the center of the support tray 3. When rotating, the output shaft of the drive motor 6 will not rotate, but the body of the drive motor 6 will rotate, thereby driving the smart home or security camera body to rotate; since the USB connection cable 4 is coiled inside the support tray 3, the USB connection cable 4 has a certain margin, and its coiling method is shown in Figure 2. It will not rotate due to the rotation of the drive motor 6. Therefore, it will not be entangled with the camera body, thereby improving the stability of the camera body.

[0062] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, rather than to limit them. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some or all of the technical features therein. These modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and they should all be included in the scope of the claims and description of the present disclosure.

[0063] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A rotating shaft support structure for a camera module, comprising: A bracket base (1), wherein the bracket base (1) has a built-in accommodating cavity and a notch on one side; A support connecting rod (2), the support connecting rod (2) being rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity, and having a support tray (3) configured to support the camera module rotatably connected thereto, the camera module being rotatable around the support tray (3), and an opening corresponding to the notch being reserved on the support tray (3); A USB connection cable (4) is arranged in the opening of the support tray (3) and is coiled on the support tray (3), one end of the USB connection cable (4) is connected to the camera module, and the other end thereof passes through the notch and is connected to an external device.

2. The rotating shaft support structure for a camera module according to claim 1, wherein: Two parallel and spaced ears (11) are provided on the bottom plate of the bracket base (1); One end of the bracket connecting rod (2) is rotatably connected to the two ears (11) via a connecting piece, and the other end thereof is rotatably connected to the support tray (3) via a connecting piece.

3. The rotating shaft support structure for a camera module according to claim 2, wherein: The support tray (3) comprises a supporting portion (31), a connecting portion (32) extending downward from the bottom end of the supporting portion (31), a through hole being provided in the connecting portion (32), and a connecting member passing through the through hole to connect with the bracket connecting rod (2); The upper end surface of the supporting portion (31) is provided with a mounting portion (33) extending upward, and the edge of the upper end surface is provided with an annular rim, and the annular rim and the mounting portion (33) are combined to form a placement cavity for accommodating the USB connection cable (4), and the USB connection cable (4) is arranged around the mounting portion (33).

4. The rotating shaft support structure for a camera module according to claim 3, wherein: The connecting portion (32) is provided with a passage that can penetrate the supporting portion (31) to form an opening; The USB connecting line (4) is provided with a fixing member (41), and the fixing member (41) is fixed by a fastener. is fixed in the opening.

5. A camera module, comprising the rotating shaft support structure for a camera module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: An outer shell (5), and a camera body, a drive motor (6), a mounting bracket (7), and a circuit board (8) installed in the outer shell (5); The bottom end of the outer shell (5) is assembled onto the supporting portion (31), and the front end thereof is provided with a window corresponding to the camera body; The mounting bracket (7) is arranged in the outer shell (5) via fasteners, and the camera body is arranged in an installation space reserved between the outer shell (5) and the mounting bracket (7); The output shaft end of the drive motor (6) is assembled into the mounting portion (33), and the housing of the drive motor (6) is arranged in the mounting bracket (7) via fasteners; The circuit board (8) is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket (7) via a fastener, and the circuit board (8) is electrically connected to the USB connecting line (4).

6. The camera module according to claim 5, wherein: One end of the USB connecting cable (4) is provided with a USB connector (42), and the USB connector (42) can be plugged into a plug (81) provided on the circuit board (8).

7. The camera module according to claim 5, wherein: The outer shell (5), the mounting bracket (7), and the circuit board (8) are all provided with a notch configured to allow the USB connecting line (4) to pass through.

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