Camera Module with Guide Ring for Adjustable Shooting Angle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current camera installations on large-screen devices are fixed, making it impossible to adjust the shooting angle and leaving the camera exposed and vulnerable when not in use, resulting in an unappealing appearance and potential damage.
Innovation Solution
A camera assembly with a transmission mechanism, base, rear housing, and guide ring that allows the camera to be adjusted by moving relative to the guide ring through guide slots, enabling the camera to protrude or retract and change its shooting angle, and a protection mechanism to safeguard the camera when not in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is directly fastened to the large-screen device, then the camera location is fixed and结构简单 (simple structure), but the shooting angle cannot be changed and the camera is exposed when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The camera module is designed to be movable relative to the display screen through a transmission mechanism, allowing the camera to dynamically change its position and shooting angle. The base can rotate relative to the display screen, and the rear housing can move along guide slots, enabling the camera to switch between extended and retracted positions with different shooting angles.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera assembly is divided into multiple independent components: display screen, base, rear housing, guide ring with guide slots, and transmission mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall system flexibility for angle adjustment.
2Reliability
If the camera is exposed outside the large-screen device, then the camera is easily damaged and appearance is unappealing, but the camera structure is simple
Solution Approach 1:
The rear housing containing the camera is designed to be nestable within the display screen structure. When not in use, the rear housing can be retracted into the display screen, with the guide ring and guide slots providing the nesting path. This allows the camera to be protected within the device body while maintaining easy accessibility when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the camera location cannot be changed, then the structure is simple, but the shooting angle cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission mechanism acts as an intermediary between the user's operation and the camera position adjustment. It includes components like the screw rod, transmission rod, and guide slots that translate user input into precise camera movement and angle changes, making the adjustment process easier and more controlled.
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application disclose a camera assembly and a terminal device. The camera assembly includes a transmission mechanism, a base, a rear housing, and a guide ring. A first end of the base is connected to the transmission mechanism, and a second end of the base is hinged to the rear housing. The rear housing has space for accommodating a camera, and at least two guide slots are disposed on the rear housing. A fixing part and a guide post are disposed on the guide ring, the fixing part is configured to fasten the guide ring to the terminal device, and the guide post adapts to the at least two guide slots. In a process in which the rear housing protrudes out of the terminal device, the guide post of the guide ring moves on the at least two guide slots of the rear housing, so that a movement direction of the rear housing is offset by a preset included angle. Therefore, a shooting angle of the camera disposed in the rear housing also changes, and the shooting angle of the camera is adjusted. When the camera in the rear housing is not used, the transmission mechanism drives the base and the rear housing to move relative to the guide ring and retract into the terminal device, thereby protecting the camera.