Detailed Description
Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless specifically stated otherwise.
The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.
Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.
In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.
The embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, which may be, for example, a smartphone, a smart watch, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, VR glasses, AR glasses, a game console, and other different types of electronic products, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 2, and an image capturing device 1 separable from the main body 2. Wherein, the image acquisition device 1 is detachably connected with the main body 2, so that the image acquisition device and the main body can be conveniently separated and combined. As shown in fig. 2, when the image capturing device 1 is connected to the earphone charging chamber 4, the image capturing device 1 can supply power to the earphone charging chamber 4. It should be noted that the earphone charging chamber 4 may supply power to the image capturing device 1 in a wired manner, or may supply power to the image capturing device 1 in a wireless manner.
When using electronic equipment, often use the earphone, the earphone has almost become the standard configuration of electronic equipment users such as cell-phone, but with the disappearance gradually of 3.5mm earphone hole, the prevalence of wireless earphone such as bluetooth earphone begins to rise rapidly, and many people go out and are used to take wireless earphone with oneself. Therefore, the image acquisition device 1 can be detached from the main body 2 and then combined with the earphone charging bin 4 of the wireless earphone, and the multiplexing design solves the inconvenience of carrying the image acquisition device 1 alone and brings convenience to users.
According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the image acquisition device 1 can be detached from the main body 2 of the electronic device, and the image acquisition device 1 after being detached can still normally work. It should be noted that, after the image capturing device 1 is removed from the main body 2 of the electronic device, the earphone charging chamber 4 in the wireless earphone can be used to supply power to the image capturing device 1. The earphone charging chamber 4 can provide long-time electricity supply for the image acquisition device 1 so as to ensure that the image acquisition device 1 has longer endurance time. According to the scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, a battery with a larger capacity is not required to be arranged for the image acquisition device 1, so that the volume and the weight of the image acquisition device 1 are effectively reduced, the image acquisition device is easier to assemble into the main body 2 of the electronic equipment, and the excessive space is prevented from being occupied. In addition, after the image capturing device 1 is taken down from the main body 2 of the electronic device, the image capturing device 1 can be detachably combined with the earphone charging chamber 4, and the inconvenience of carrying the image capturing device 1 is solved due to the multiplexing design, which brings convenience to the user.
In the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the image acquisition device 1 is movably arranged in the main body 2, and the image acquisition device 1 can move between the retracted position and the extended position. Specifically, in the retracted position, the image pickup device 1 is housed within the main body 2. And in the extended position, the image pickup device 1 is extended to the outside of the main body 2. This way, the free telescoping function of the image capturing device 1 within the main body 2 can be achieved. The image acquisition device 1 can be accommodated in the main body 2, thus avoiding occupying space on the display screen of the main body 2 and being beneficial to realizing the full screen design of the main body 2.
In order to realize the telescopic driving of the image capturing device 1, a driver may be further included, and the driver is disposed inside the main body 2. The driver is used for driving the image acquisition device 1 to move between a retracted position and an extended position so as to realize an automatic telescopic function. And, also include the controller used for controlling the driver. The controller is also provided inside the main body 2. The automatic extension and retraction of the image acquisition device 1 are facilitated by the arrangement of the controller and the driver, and convenience is brought to the operation of a user.
It should be noted that, in the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the image capturing apparatus 1 includes, but is not limited to, a focusing motor, a photosensitive chip, a circuit, a wireless communication module, and other common components. A rechargeable battery with larger electric storage capacity is arranged in the earphone charging bin 4. These are common general knowledge of the skilled person and will not be described in detail here.
According to the electronic device provided by the embodiment of the invention, after the image acquisition device 1 is detached from the main body 2, the image acquisition device 1 can still work independently and normally. The image capturing device 1 and the main body 2 may be connected by wireless signals, for example.
In an embodiment of the present invention, wireless communication modules are disposed in the image capturing device 1 and the main body 2, and the two can communicate with each other through wireless signals sent by the wireless communication modules. The wireless communication module may be, for example, a bluetooth low energy communication module, and of course, other wireless communication modules known to those skilled in the art may also be used, which is not limited in the present invention.
The image capture device 1 may transmit the captured image data information to the main body 2, while the image capture device 1 may receive commands issued by the main body 2, such as a capture command, a recording command, a focusing command, and the like.
In addition, in the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the image capturing device 1 may be set as one or multiple devices, and a person skilled in the art may flexibly select the device according to specific needs, which is not limited thereto.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the image pickup device 1 is provided as one. In this example, the image capturing apparatus 1 includes a housing and at least one camera lens 11 disposed on the housing. It should be noted that the imaging lens 11 may be, for example, a wide-angle imaging lens, a macro imaging lens, or a telephoto imaging lens, or may be other types of imaging lenses, and those skilled in the art may flexibly select the imaging lens according to needs, which is not limited thereto. When the device is used, a user can select a proper camera lens to carry out shooting operation according to needs. In the present example, it is considered that a plurality of imaging lenses are integrated on the same image capturing apparatus 1, which allows the image capturing apparatus 1 to have a plurality of shooting modes.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the image pickup device 1 is provided in plurality. In this example, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, each image capturing device 1 includes a housing and one image capturing lens 11 disposed on the housing, wherein the image capturing lens 11 may be, for example, a wide-angle image capturing lens, a macro image capturing lens, or a telephoto image capturing lens. In this example, a plurality of image capturing devices 1 are designed, and different types of camera lenses 11 are integrated into each image capturing device 1, so that the camera lenses can be replaced according to needs in practice. This design can make the volume of each image pickup device 1 smaller.
Optionally, in a possible embodiment of the present invention, a first connecting piece is disposed on the image capturing device 1, a second connecting piece is disposed on the earphone charging bin 4, and when the image capturing device 1 is connected to the earphone charging bin 4, the first connecting piece is connected to the second connecting piece. The main body 2 is internally provided with a third connecting piece, when the image acquisition device 1 retracts into the main body 2, the first connecting piece is connected with the third connecting piece, and the image acquisition device 1 can supply power to the main body 2. (none of the first, second, third connectors are shown in figures 1 and 2). By the mode, the connection between the image acquisition device 1 and the earphone charging bin 4 and the connection between the image acquisition device 1 and the main body 2 are realized. The first connecting member, the second connecting member, and the third connecting member may have various forms, and those skilled in the art may select an appropriate structure according to specific situations, without limitation. The first connector, the second connector and the third connector are not necessarily electrical connectors, but may be general connectors, and may be charged by other means such as a magnetic induction coil after connection. The embodiment of the present invention does not specifically limit the connecting member and the charging method.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first connector is a first electrical connector, and the second connector is a second electrical connector, and when the image capturing device 1 is connected to the earphone charging chamber 4, the first electrical connector is electrically connected to the second electrical connector. The third connector is a third electrical connector, and when the image acquisition device 1 is retracted into the main body 2, the first electrical connector is electrically connected with the third electrical connector. When the image acquisition device 1 is connected with the earphone charging bin 4, the first electric connecting piece on the image acquisition device 1 is electrically connected with the second electric connecting piece on the earphone charging bin 4, so that the image acquisition device 1 can be powered through the earphone charging bin 4, and normal use of the image acquisition device 1 is realized. When the image capturing device 1 is retracted into the main body 2 of the electronic apparatus 2, the first electrical connector on the image capturing device 1 is electrically connected to the third electrical connector on the main body 2, so that the image capturing device 1 can be powered through the main body 2. Of course, alternatively, the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector or the third electrical connector may not necessarily be electrically connected for charging, but may also be used for transmitting control signals, and may be charged by other means such as a magnetic induction coil.
Further, as shown in fig. 3, after the image capturing device 1 is electrically connected to the second electrical connector on the ear phone charging bin 4 through the first electrical connector, the circuit is turned on, and at this time, the battery in the ear phone charging bin 4 preferentially supplies power to the operating circuit of the image capturing device 1, and simultaneously charges the battery built in the image capturing device 1. And after the battery built in the image acquisition device 1 is fully charged, the charging circuit can be automatically disconnected, at the moment, the battery in the earphone charging bin 4 only supplies power for the working circuit of the image acquisition device 1, and meanwhile, the work of charging the earphone body 3 is also executed, so that the electric quantity of the earphone body 3 is ensured. In the invention, the image acquisition device 1 and the earphone charging bin 4 are combined into a whole in a battery multiplexing mode, when the image acquisition device 1 is taken down from the main body 2 and needs to work for a long time, the image acquisition device can be arranged on the earphone charging bin 4, so that the cruising time after the image acquisition device 1 is separated from the main body 2 is ensured, meanwhile, a built-in battery with larger capacity is not required to be configured for the image acquisition device 1, and the volume of the image acquisition device 1 is favorably reduced to be accommodated in the main body 2.
In addition, the third connecting piece on the main body 2 of the electronic device may be arranged on the telescopic mechanism, when the image capturing device 1 extends out of the main body 2, the first electrical connecting piece on the image capturing device 1 and the third electrical connecting piece on the main body 2 may still be electrically connected, and at this time, the power may also be supplied to the image capturing device 1 through the main body 2.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting member is configured as a hook, and the second connecting member and the third connecting member are both configured as a buckle cooperating with the hook. The first connecting piece may be a buckle, and the second connecting piece and the third connecting piece may be hooks that are engaged with the buckle. The mode that the clamping hook is matched and connected with the clamping buckle is simpler, the assembly and the disassembly are more convenient, and the cost is lower.
The image acquisition device 1 and the main body 2 can also be connected in a magnetic attraction mode. In one embodiment of the present invention, the first connecting member is configured as a magnetic attraction joint, and the second connecting member and the third connecting member are configured as magnetic attraction grooves matched with the magnetic attraction joint. Or the first connecting piece is set to be a magnetic suction groove, and the second connecting piece and the third connecting piece are both set to be magnetic suction joints matched with the magnetic suction groove. The magnetic suction connection mode is simple to realize, holes do not need to be formed in the image acquisition device 1 and the main body 2, full-screen and non-porous structural design of the main body 2 is facilitated, and the magnetic suction connection mode meets the current requirements.
In addition, the first connecting piece can be set as a data connector, and the second connecting piece and the third connecting piece are both set as data interfaces matched with the data connector. Or the first connecting piece is set as a data interface, and the second connecting piece and the third connecting piece are both set as data connectors matched with the data interface. It should be noted that the data interface may be, for example, a USB interface, a Type-C interface, or the like, and may also be other types of interfaces, which is not limited in this respect.
Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above connection method. In addition to the above connection method, the first connection member, the second connection member, and the third connection member may be directly provided as metal contacts. The metal contact is simpler in electric connection mode, holes do not need to be formed in the image acquisition device 1 and the main body 2, and full-screen and non-hole structural design of the main body 2 is facilitated.
The earphone charging chamber 4, as shown in fig. 2, may, for example, include a first charging chamber 41 and a second charging chamber 42. Any one of the first charging chamber 41 and the second charging chamber 42 is used for charging the image capturing device 1, and the other one is used for charging the earphone body 3. The earphone body 3 and the main body 2 can be connected through a bluetooth signal, for example. In one example of the present invention, a bluetooth low energy communication module is provided in each of the earphone body 3 and the main body 2. The bin shape for charging the earphone body 3 should be matched with the shape of the earphone body 3, and the bin shape can be used for accommodating the earphone body 3 and supplying power to the earphone body 3 at the same time so as to ensure the working power of the earphone body 3. In addition, the top in earphone charging storehouse 4 can also be provided with the top cap, can be used to seal earphone charging storehouse 4 after the lid closes to make things convenient for carrying in earphone charging storehouse 4. The image acquisition device 1 is designed to be detached from the main body 2 and then combined with the earphone charging bin 4, and the multiplexing design solves the inconvenience of carrying the image acquisition device 1 alone and brings convenience to users.
Optionally, in the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present invention, when the main body 2 is connected to the image capturing device 1 in the first connection manner, the orientations of the first screen on the image capturing device 1 and the first screen on the main body 2 are the same. When the main body 2 is connected with the image acquisition device 1 in a second connection mode, the image acquisition device 1 and the first screen on the main body 2 face opposite directions. The design of the invention can switch the image acquisition device 1 into front-end shooting or rear-end shooting according to the requirement, namely, the effect that the front-end shooting and the rear-end shooting can be freely switched is realized. The electronic device may only have one display screen, i.e., the first screen, or may include other display screens, e.g., a dual-screen mobile phone.
The electronic equipment provided by the invention can be different types of electronic products such as a mobile phone with a full-screen structure, an intelligent watch, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, VR glasses, AR glasses, a game machine and the like, and is very widely applied.
The invention provides an electronic device, which can detach an image acquisition device 1 from a main body 2 of the electronic device. When the image acquisition device 1 is taken down from the main body 2, the image acquisition device 1 can be directly installed on the matched earphone charging bin 4, and the image acquisition device 1 is charged by the earphone charging bin 4. By means of the battery multiplexing mode, the cruising time of the image acquisition device 1 after being separated from the main body 2 is ensured, meanwhile, a built-in battery with larger capacity is not required to be configured for the image acquisition device 1, and the reduction of the volume of the image acquisition device 1 to be contained in the main body 2 is facilitated.
Although some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of examples, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.