Laser-based AA device for camera

By combining the rotation, laser welding, and focusing mechanisms of the camera laser AA equipment, the problem of uncontrolled high-temperature curing during the camera assembly process in existing technologies has been solved, achieving efficient and precise assembly and fixation, improving assembly efficiency and clarity, and reducing energy consumption and costs.

WO2026065857A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2026-04-02AVIEW IMAGE TECHNOLOGY SUZHOU LTD
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Patent Type
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Filing Date
2025-01-23
Publication Date
2026-04-02

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Technical Problem

Existing camera assembly processes suffer from problems such as long high-temperature curing time, high energy consumption, uncontrolled glue reaction leading to decreased clarity and positional displacement, and high plasma processing costs and the generation of harmful gases, affecting the lifespan of the workpiece.

Method used

The camera laser AA equipment uses a combination of a rotation mechanism, a laser welding mechanism, a focusing mechanism, and a lifting mechanism to adjust the relative position and angle of the circuit board and the front lens, and uses laser welding for fixation, providing optical environment support to ensure focusing accuracy and stability.

Benefits of technology

It improves camera assembly efficiency, ensures assembly accuracy and clarity, reduces energy consumption and cost, and avoids the effects of positional displacement and glue shrinkage caused by high-temperature curing.

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Abstract

The present utility model relates to a laser-based AA device for a camera, comprising: a rotating mechanism provided with at least two product fixtures; a laser welding mechanism arranged above the rotating mechanism, the laser welding mechanism being configured to fix, by means of laser welding, a front lens and a circuit board that have been adjusted by a focusing module; a focusing mechanism arranged above the rotating mechanism and located at the front end of the laser welding mechanism, the focusing mechanism being configured to clamp a circuit board in each product fixture, drive the circuit board to move, and adjust the relative position and angle between the circuit board and the lens; a lifting mechanism comprising a first lifting assembly and a second lifting assembly that are arranged on two sides of the product fixture, the first lifting assembly and the second lifting assembly being configured to clamp the product fixtures from the rotating mechanism; and an optical environment mechanism arranged below the rotating mechanism and providing an optical adjustment environment for the focusing mechanism. The present utility model can improve the assembly efficiency of cameras and ensure the assembly accuracy of cameras.
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Description

Camera laser AA equipment TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to camera assembly technical field especially is a kind of camera laser AA equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Camera key assembly process, focusing of lens and image sensor, the way used at present is generally using UV glue, pre-curing is carried out by UV light irradiation after focusing is completed, then heat curing is carried out in high-temperature oven again.Two curing processes are needed, especially the time of high-temperature curing is relatively long, and the power consumption of high-temperature oven is also very high, and unreacted photosensitive material in glue will further react in high-temperature curing process, which will cause certain shrinkage, this process is uncontrollable, and it will cause uncertain influence to the position that has been adjusted, which may cause problems such as clarity decline and center deviation.

[0003] Camera assembly using glue bonding process, to increase the adhesion of glue, plasma treatment (i.e. plasma cleaning) is generally needed on bonding surface before dispensing, the cost of plasma equipment is relatively high, and harmful gases such as ozone, nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide will be generated, and these gases and high temperature in plasma treatment will also cause rapid oxidation and yellowing of workpieces such as clamps in the work station, which will affect the service life of workpieces.

[0004] With the development of automatic driving and other directions, the specification and parameter requirements of camera are becoming higher and higher, and the acceptance of uncontrollable changes of glue during high-temperature curing is becoming lower and lower.At the same time, the demand for cost control and efficiency improvement also needs better assembly method to solve.

[0005] Utility model content

[0006] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the problems in the prior art of assembling camera by dispensing technology, and to provide a camera laser AA equipment, which can adjust the relative position and angle of circuit board and front lens, so as to realize focusing positioning of camera, and after focusing, a certain fixing force is provided to in-situ weld circuit board and front lens, which can improve the assembly efficiency of camera and ensure the assembly accuracy of camera.

[0007] The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0008] A camera laser AA equipment comprises:

[0009] A rotating mechanism is provided with at least two product fixtures; the rotating mechanism comprises a rotating drive source and a rotating platform connected with the acting part of the rotating drive source;

[0010] A laser welding mechanism is arranged above the rotating mechanism; the laser welding mechanism is arranged to laser weld and fix the front lens and the circuit board after being adjusted by the focusing module;

[0011] A focusing mechanism is arranged above the rotating mechanism and at the front end of the laser welding mechanism; the focusing mechanism is arranged to clamp the circuit board in the product fixture and move the circuit board to adjust the relative position and angle of the circuit board and the front lens;

[0012] A lifting mechanism includes a first lifting assembly and a second lifting assembly arranged on both sides of the product fixture; the first lifting assembly and the second lifting assembly are arranged to clamp the product fixture from the rotating mechanism; the first lifting assembly includes a first vertical driving source, a first horizontal driving source connected to the acting end of the first vertical driving source, and a first positioning member connected to the acting end of the first horizontal driving source; the second lifting assembly includes a second vertical driving source, a second horizontal driving source connected to the acting end of the second vertical driving source, and a second positioning member connected to the acting end of the second horizontal driving source;

[0013] An optical environment mechanism is arranged below the rotating mechanism to provide an optical adjustment environment for the focusing mechanism.

[0014] In an embodiment of the present application, the laser welding mechanism includes a laser transplanting module and a laser device connected to the movable part of the laser transplanting module.

[0015] In an embodiment of the present application, the laser transplanting module is a linear module.

[0016] In an embodiment of the present application, the focusing mechanism includes a focusing transplanting module, a six-axis adjustment platform arranged on the focusing transplanting module, and a clamp arranged at the output end of the six-axis adjustment platform.

[0017] In an embodiment of the present application, the focusing transplanting module includes a lifting driving source and a connecting member connected to the acting end of the lifting driving source; the connecting member and the six-axis adjustment platform are fixedly connected.

[0018] In an embodiment of the present application, the clamp includes two clamping jaws for clamping the circuit board and a clamping cylinder for driving the two clamping jaws to move towards or away from each other.

[0019] In an embodiment of the utility model, the optical environment mechanism includes installation adjustment subassembly and setting in the light cylinder subassembly of installation adjustment subassembly, installation adjustment subassembly carries out the adjustment of position to light cylinder subassembly, installation adjustment subassembly includes arc support and the installation block of arc support swing joint, installation block with light cylinder subassembly fixed connection.

[0020] The above technical solution of the utility model has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0021] The camera laser AA equipment sets up the disc assembly to complete the feeding action of the front lens and the circuit board, sets up the lifting mechanism to fix the relative position of the front lens and the circuit board, sets up the focusing module to drive the circuit board to adjust the relative position and angle of the front lens, cooperates with the optical focusing environment provided by the optical environment module, can achieve the clearest focusing picture, at this time, the relative position of the front lens and the circuit board is kept, and the in-situ welding of the front lens and the circuit board is realized through the laser welding module.

[0022] The focusing module clamps and fixes the circuit board, guarantees the stability of the positioning of the workpieces on both sides of the welding seam, the clamping and fixing force of the focusing module on the circuit board is greater than the shrinkage force when the solder solidifies, guarantees that the relative position of the lens and the image sensor does not change, thereby guaranteeing the sharpness of the camera focusing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to make the content of the utility model more easily understood clearly, the utility model is further explained in detail in the following according to the specific embodiment of the utility model and combines the drawings.

[0024] Fig. 1 is a structural schematic view of the camera laser AA equipment in the utility model.

[0025] Fig. 2 is an explosion view of the camera laser AA equipment in the utility model.

[0026] Fig. 3 is a structural schematic view of the laser welding mechanism in the utility model.

[0027] Fig. 4 is a structural schematic view of the focusing mechanism in the utility model from the first perspective.

[0028] Fig. 5 is a structural schematic view of the focusing mechanism in the utility model from the second perspective.

[0029] Fig. 6 is a structural schematic view of the lifting mechanism in the utility model.

[0030] Fig. 7 is a structural schematic view of the first lifting assembly in the utility model.

[0031] Fig. 8 is a structural schematic view of the second lifting assembly in the utility model.

[0032] Figure 9 is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating mechanism in this utility model.

[0033] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the optical environment mechanism in this utility model.

[0034] Explanation of reference numerals in the accompanying drawings: 10. Laser welding mechanism; 11. Laser transfer module; 12. Laser; 20. Focusing mechanism; 21. Focusing transfer module; 211. Lifting drive source; 212. Connector; 22. Six-axis adjustment platform; 23. Fixture; 24. Guide rail; 25. Slider; 30. Lifting mechanism; 31. First lifting assembly; 311. First vertical drive source; 312. First horizontal drive source; 313. First positioning component; 32. Second lifting assembly; 321. Second vertical drive source; 322. Second horizontal drive source; 323. Second positioning component; 33. Product fixture; 40. Rotation mechanism; 41. Rotation drive source; 42. Rotation platform; 50. Optical environment mechanism; 51. Mounting and adjustment assembly; 511. Arc-shaped bracket; 512. Mounting block; 52. Optical tube assembly. Detailed Implementation

[0035] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, so that those skilled in the art can better understand and implement the present invention. However, the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0036] The foregoing and other technical contents, features, and effects of this utility model will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The directional terms mentioned in the following embodiments, such as up, down, left, right, front, or back, are only for reference to the directions in the accompanying drawings. Therefore, the directional terms used are for illustrative purposes and not for limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, in all embodiments, the same reference numerals denote the same elements.

[0037] Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 6, a camera laser AA device for assembling the front lens and circuit board of a camera includes: a laser welding mechanism 10, a focusing mechanism 20, a lifting mechanism 30, a rotating mechanism 40 and an optical environment mechanism 50.

[0038] The rotating mechanism 40 is located at the center of the camera laser AA device. The rotating mechanism 40 is provided with at least two product fixtures 33. As shown in Figure 1 in this embodiment, the rotating mechanism 40 is provided with two product fixtures 33, and preferably the two product fixtures 33 are symmetrically arranged about the central axis of the rotating mechanism 40.

[0039] The laser welding mechanism 10 is located above the rotating mechanism 40. The laser welding mechanism 10 is configured to laser weld and fix the front lens and circuit board after adjustment by the focusing module.

[0040] The focusing mechanism 20 is arranged above the rotating mechanism 40 and at the front end of the laser welding mechanism 10. The focusing mechanism 20 is arranged to clamp the circuit board in the product fixture 33 and drive the circuit board to move, so as to adjust the relative position and angle of the circuit board and the lens.

[0041] The lifting mechanism 30 includes a first lifting assembly 31 and a second lifting assembly 32 arranged on both sides of the product fixture 33. The first lifting assembly 31 and the second lifting assembly 32 are arranged to clamp the product fixture 33 from the rotating mechanism 40.

[0042] The optical environment mechanism 50 is arranged below the rotating mechanism 40 to provide an optical adjustment environment for the focusing mechanism 20.

[0043] The embodiment provides a camera laser AA device. The focusing mechanism 20 clamps and fixes the circuit board, so as to ensure the stability of positioning the workpieces on both sides of the weld seam. The clamping and fixing force of the focusing mechanism 20 on the circuit board is greater than the shrinkage force when the solder solidifies, so as to ensure that the relative position of the lens and the image sensor does not change, thereby ensuring the definition of camera focusing.

[0044] In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the laser welding mechanism 10 includes a laser transplanting module 11 and a laser 12 connected with the movable part of the laser transplanting module 11. The laser 12 is driven by the laser transplanting module 11 to move up and down, so as to adjust the height between the laser 12 and the product, and achieve the best welding effect.

[0045] Specifically, the laser transplanting module 11 can adopt a linear module, or a screw rod module, a cylinder or an oil cylinder assembly, as long as it can drive the laser 12 to move up and down accurately and reciprocally.

[0046] The laser 12 is a semiconductor high-power laser with a power of 200-300 watts. The laser 12 is equipped with a fast-response power supply and a PID temperature control algorithm, so as to realize the rapid interaction of laser power and temperature, the response time is within 20 microseconds, and the temperature control accuracy is 0.3%±2°. The laser 12 adopts a heat conduction welding mode suitable for thin and small parts. The laser radiation energy acts on the material surface to convert into heat energy to melt the material. When the laser beam moves forward, the molten metal in the molten pool solidifies to form a weld seam connecting the two materials.

[0047] In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the focusing mechanism 20 includes a focusing transplanting module 21, a six-axis adjustment platform 22 arranged on the focusing transplanting module 21, and a clamp 23 arranged at the output end of the six-axis adjustment platform 22.

[0048] Specifically, the focusing and transplanting module 21 comprises a lifting driving source 211, a connecting piece 212 connected with an acting end of the lifting driving source 211, and a six-axis adjusting platform 22 fixedly connected with the connecting piece 212. It should be noted that the focusing and transplanting module 21 can adopt a linear module or a screw module.

[0049] The clamp 23 comprises two clamping jaws for clamping the circuit board and a clamping cylinder for driving the two clamping jaws to move towards or away from each other, so that the two clamping jaws clamp the circuit board.

[0050] Further, the focusing mechanism 20 further comprises a guide rail 24 arranged in a vertical direction and at least one sliding block 25 sliding along the guide rail 24. The sliding block 25 is fixedly connected with the six-axis adjusting platform 22, so as to ensure that the six-axis adjusting platform 22 moves smoothly along a predetermined vertical linear path.

[0051] In combination with FIGS. 6 and 7, the first lifting assembly 31 comprises a first vertical driving source 311, a first horizontal driving source 312 connected with an acting end of the first vertical driving source 311, and a first positioning member 313 connected with an acting end of the first horizontal driving source 312. The first positioning member 313 comprises a first positioning plate and a first positioning pin fixed to the first positioning plate, and an end of the first positioning pin faces the product jig 33. It can be understood that the product jig 33 is provided with a corresponding positioning hole.

[0052] In combination with FIGS. 6 and 8, the second lifting assembly 32 comprises a second vertical driving source 321, a second horizontal driving source 322 connected with an acting end of the second vertical driving source 321, and a second positioning member 323 connected with an acting end of the second horizontal driving source 322. The second positioning member 323 comprises a second positioning plate and a second positioning pin fixed to the second positioning plate, and an end of the second positioning pin faces the product jig 33. It can be understood that the product jig 33 is provided with a corresponding positioning hole.

[0053] The difference between the first positioning member 313 and the second positioning member 323 in the embodiment is the number of positioning pins, i.e., the first positioning pin is provided with two, and the second positioning pin is provided with one, so as to ensure that the product jig 33 has different support points in different directions, thereby providing more stable support and preventing the product jig 33 from being displaced during movement.

[0054] The first lifting assembly 31 and the second lifting assembly 32 adopt horizontal driving sources in a horizontal direction and vertical driving sources in a vertical direction, so as to achieve the actions of positioning and lifting the product jig 33.

[0055] As shown in FIG. 9, the rotating mechanism 40 comprises a rotating driving source 41 and a rotating platform 42 connected with an acting part of the rotating driving source 41. The rotating platform 42 provides support for the product jig 33.

[0056] Specifically, the rotating platform 42 is provided with a positioning pin, and the product jig 33 is provided with a positioning hole, the product jig 33 is fixedly sleeved with the rotating platform 42, and the product jig 33 provides a reference for camera loading and focusing.

[0057] As shown in FIG. 10, the optical environment mechanism 50 comprises mounting adjustment assemblies 51 and light barrel assemblies 52 arranged on the mounting adjustment assemblies 51. The mounting adjustment assemblies 51 adjust the positions of the light barrel assemblies 52. The mounting adjustment assemblies 51 comprise arc-shaped supports 511 and mounting blocks 512 movably connected with the arc-shaped supports 511. The mounting blocks 512 are fixedly connected with the light barrel assemblies 52. The light barrel assemblies 52 can be adjusted by sliding along the arc-shaped supports 511.

[0058] In the embodiment, four mounting adjustment assemblies 51 and four light barrel assemblies 52 are arranged respectively. Each arc-shaped support 511 of the mounting adjustment assemblies 51 is provided with a light barrel assembly 52, and each light barrel assembly 52 is aligned with the center of the sphere where the arc-shaped support 511 is located.

[0059] Further, the arc-shaped supports 511 are marked with angles, and the angle range is 40°-85°. The mounting blocks 512 can be adjusted to a specific angle to adapt to different use environments or meet specific angle of view requirements.

[0060] The working principle of the utility model is as follows:

[0061] The laser welding mechanism 10 laser welds and fixes the front lens and the circuit board adjusted by the focusing mechanism 20. The focusing mechanism 20 clamps and moves the circuit board, adjusts the relative position and angle of the circuit board and the front lens, and the lifting mechanism 30 clamps the product jig 33 from the left and right sides through the first lifting assembly 31 and the second lifting assembly 32, lifts the product jig 33 to separate from the rotating mechanism 40, and the rotating mechanism 40 rotates and moves the product jig 33, thereby completing the loading and focusing operations. The optical environment mechanism 50 provides an optical focusing environment for the focusing mechanism 20.

[0062] In the description of the embodiment of the utility model, it should be further explained that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if the terms "arrange", "connect" appear, they should be understood in a broad sense, for example, they can be fixedly connected, or can be detachably connected, or integrally connected, can be mechanically connected, or can be electrically connected, can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or can be the communication inside two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0063] Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples for clearly illustrating the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Based on the above description, other different forms of changes or variations can be made by those skilled in the art. Here, all the embodiments are not required to be enumerated, and the obvious changes or variations derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A camera laser AA device, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a kind of laser welding device, including: Rotary mechanism (40) is equipped with at least two product fixtures (33);The rotary mechanism (40) includes rotary drive source (41) and the rotary platform (42) connected with the action of rotary drive source (41); Laser welding mechanism (10) is located above the rotary mechanism (40);The laser welding mechanism (10) is set to be adjusted after front lens and circuit board by focusing module Laser welding fixed; Focusing mechanism (20) is located above the rotary mechanism (40) and is located in the front end of the laser welding mechanism (10);The focusing mechanism (20) is set to clamp the circuit board in the product fixture (33), and drive circuit board to move, adjust the relative position and angle of circuit board and front lens; Lifting mechanism (30) includes first lifting assembly (31) and second lifting assembly (32) being arranged in the two sides of the product fixture (33);The first lifting assembly (31) and second lifting assembly (32) are set to clamp the product fixture (33) from the rotary mechanism (40);The first lifting assembly (31) includes first vertical drive source (311), first horizontal drive source (312) connected with the action end of the first vertical drive source (311), and first positioning member (313) connected with the action end of the first horizontal drive source (312);The second lifting assembly (32) includes second vertical drive source (321), second horizontal drive source (322) connected with the action end of the second vertical drive source (321), and second positioning member (323) connected with the action end of the second horizontal drive source (322); Optical environment mechanism (50) is arranged below the rotary mechanism (40), and provides optical adjustment environment for the focusing mechanism (20).

2. The camera laser AA device of claim 1, wherein, The laser welding mechanism (10) includes laser transplanting module (11) and laser (12) connected with the activity of laser transplanting module (11).

3. The camera laser AA device of claim 2, wherein, The laser transplanting module (11) is linear module.

4. The camera laser AA device of claim 1, wherein, The focusing mechanism (20) includes focusing transplanting module (21), six-axis adjustment platform (22) arranged on the focusing transplanting module (21), and clamp (23) arranged at the output end of the six-axis adjustment platform (22).

5. The camera laser AA device of claim 4, wherein, The focusing transplanting module (21) includes lifting drive source (211), connecting piece (212) connected with the action end of the lifting drive source (211);The connecting piece (212) and the six-axis adjustment platform (22) are fixedly connected.

6. The camera laser AA device of claim 4, wherein, The clamp (23) includes two clamping jaws for clamping circuit board and clamping jaw pneumatic cylinder driving two clamping jaws to move towards or reversely.

7. The camera laser AA device of claim 1, wherein, The optical environment mechanism (50) comprises a mounting adjusting assembly (51) and a light cylinder assembly (52) arranged on the mounting adjusting assembly (51); the mounting adjusting assembly (51) adjusts the position of the light cylinder assembly (52); the mounting adjusting assembly (51) comprises an arc-shaped support (511) and a mounting block (512) movably connected with the arc-shaped support (511); the mounting block (512) is fixedly connected with the light cylinder assembly (52).

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