CN1297135C - Rotary camera device for portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rotary camera device of a portable terminal. In a portable terminal incorporating a rotary camera device having a structure including a camera module including a lens, and a device for rotating the camera module The rotating member, in the portable terminal built in such a rotating camera device, the present invention is composed of the following parts: a plug terminal, which is formed on the camera module, is convex, and adopts a terminal contact type, so that the above camera module and The circuit parts of the portable terminal can transmit signals to each other; the connection terminal, which is concave, is connected to the circuit part, and the plug terminal is inserted therein, so as to realize the mutual transmission of signals between the plug terminal and the circuit part. The built-in camera device of the portable terminal can be rotated 360 degrees, so that the subject can be photographed from various angles according to the desired concept; at the same time, the built-in camera device in the portable terminal improves portability.

Description

Rotary camera device for portable terminal

technical field

The present invention relates to a rotary camera device of a portable terminal. More specifically, in the rotary camera device of a portable terminal, the built-in camera device of the portable terminal can rotate 360 degrees, so that the subject can be photographed from various angles, And improve the convenience of carrying.

Background technique

Generally speaking, portable terminals are initially used for wireless voice communication, but with the increasing diversification of functional areas, portable terminals can not only provide voice communication functions, but also provide image services such as Internet and multimedia, and can also be installed Various types of cameras are widely used for shooting, so that the subject can be saved as a picture file.

Recently, in order to improve the convenience of shooting, portable terminals equipped with camera devices have introduced portable terminals equipped with rotating cameras, which can rotate the camera at a certain angle, or can be equipped with another external camera device on the portable terminal. Realize 360 degree rotation. The detailed structure of this camera device will be described below. In addition, portable terminals are generally divided into bar type, cover type, flip type, and slide type. The flip type portable terminal which is most widely popular recently will be described as an example below.

1 to 4 are conventional portable terminals and camera device diagrams thereof, wherein, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of a conventional portable terminal with a camera device, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rotary camera device of the portable terminal of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the camera device in FIG. 2 , and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the sleeve and the rotating member in FIG. 2 viewed from another direction.

As shown in the figure, a conventional portable terminal equipped with a camera device is composed of a body part (20) and a flip part (30), and the flip part (30) can be opened/closed by a hinge member (40) on its upper side.

Above-mentioned fuselage part (20) comprises following several parts: fuselage casing (23), and it wraps up the required circuit part of portable terminal communication control etc.; Rechargeable battery (22), and it is installed in fuselage casing (23) The back side can be taken off; Camera device (30), it is installed on the front upper end of fuselage shell (23).

Wherein, the above-mentioned camera device (10) is a rotary camera device that can rotate according to the position of the subject, and it is composed of the following parts: the camera lens (11a), which is in the form of a convex lens, is used to collect the position of the subject image; a camera module (11), which takes an image of a subject; a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) (12), which connects between the camera module (11) and the circuit part so that signals can be transmitted; the rotating member ( 13), which installs the above-mentioned camera module (11) inside and makes it rotatable; casing (bushing) (14), which supports the above-mentioned rotating member (13), and has a rotating shaft hole (14a), and rotates The rotation shaft formed on one side of the member (13) is inserted into the rotation shaft hole (14a); the cover (15) covers the hole (13c) formed on the other side of the rotation member (13) for insertion of the camera module (11) ).

Moreover, a plurality of handle grooves (13a) are formed at a certain distance on the outer cylindrical surface of the rotating member (13), and the handle grooves (13a) are longer laterally so that the user can rotate the camera device (10) conveniently.

In addition, an elongated through-hole (15a) through which the flexible printed circuit board (12) can pass is formed on the above-mentioned cover (15), and the flexible printed circuit board (12) passes through the through-hole of the cover (15) (15a), stretch out from the camera module (11) inserted in the rotating member (13) to the outside of the rotating member (13), wrap around the outer cylindrical surface of the above-mentioned cover (15), and be connected to the circuit of the fuselage part (20) department.

The above-mentioned flip part (20) has the following parts: the flip part shell (32), which wraps the main liquid crystal display (not marked) showing various information; the secondary liquid crystal display (31), which is in the The front central part of the flip part shell (32) provides basic terminal information; the sound hole (33), which is formed at the front lower end of the flip part shell (32), can transmit the sound from the loudspeaker installed inside the flip part shell (32). sound waves.

The rotary camera device (10) of the conventional portable terminal configured as above is structurally rotatable in the direction indicated by reference numeral 16 in order to photograph a subject conveniently. A protrusion (14b) is formed in the rotation shaft hole (14a) of the sleeve (14), and a fan-shaped protrusion (13b) protrudes outward from the end face of the rotation shaft (13c) of the rotation member (13). ), the rotation range of the rotating member (13) is limited by the interference between the above-mentioned protrusions (13b, 14b). At this time, the width of the protrusion (14b) protruding from the above-mentioned rotating shaft hole (14a) only accounts for half of the width of the rotating shaft hole (14a), so that the end surface of the rotating shaft (13a) of the rotating member (13) is in contact with the The inner surfaces of the protrusions (14b) form overlapping surface contacts for fixing the rotation state.

However, the flexible printed circuit board (12) is connected from the camera module (11) to the circuit part while winding the outer cylindrical surface of the cover (15). If the rotating member (13) is rotated at an angle required by the user, due to the The elastic restoring force of the circuit board (12) will be in an unstable state that cannot maintain the rotating state, so that the user cannot use the rotating function of the camera device (10) substantially. In addition, the flexible printed circuit board (12) is wound on the outer cylindrical surface of the cover (15) installed on one side of the rotating member (13). The circuit board (12) generates fatigue loads. Therefore, not only will the flexible printed circuit board (12) be disconnected and cracked, causing quality degradation and functional degradation, but also the rotation range shown by the reference numeral 16 of the camera device is limited, and the portable terminal needs to be moved around when the camera takes pictures. , cannot be easily confirmed on the screen, and it is difficult to freely frame the view.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, there is another conventional camera device for a portable terminal as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 . 5 and 6 are diagrams of another conventional portable terminal and its camera device, wherein FIG. 5 is another conventional portable terminal camera device, and FIG. 6 is a conventional portable terminal equipped with the camera device of FIG. 5 .

As shown in the figure, another conventional portable terminal (50) can be equipped with an external camera device (60) on the portable terminal (50). That is, the portable terminal (50) has a connection terminal (51) so that it can transmit signals with the external camera device (60), and the external camera device (60) has a camera lens (61) for collecting the image of the subject, A camera module (not marked in the figure) and a plug terminal (62) for photographing the subject, wherein the plug terminal (62) protrudes from one side of the external camera device (60), and can be inserted into the above-mentioned connection terminal (51 ) transmit signals to each other.

Insert the plug terminal (62) of the above-mentioned external camera device (60) formed in a terminal contact manner into the connection terminal (51) of the portable terminal (50) and combine, so that signals and data can be transmitted between each other. When the plug terminal (62) is inserted into the connection terminal (51), it can be rotated 360 degrees in the direction shown by reference numeral 63, so that the subject can be photographed according to the desired concept. But the problem is that it is necessary to carry an external camera device (60) in addition, which has the possibility of being lost, and is inconvenient, and often misses good opportunities when taking pictures.

Contents of the invention

The present invention is proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, and the purpose is to provide a rotary camera device for a portable terminal. The built-in camera device of the portable terminal can rotate 360 degrees, so that it can take pictures from various angles according to the desired concept. subject while improving portability.

In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a rotary camera device for a portable terminal, in which a portable terminal includes a rotary camera device having the following structure, that is, the rotary camera device has a camera module including a lens, The rotating member that rotates the camera module is characterized by the following parts in a portable terminal incorporating such a rotating camera device: a plug terminal, which is formed on the camera module, is convex, and adopts a terminal contact type. The above-mentioned camera module and the circuit part of the portable terminal can transmit signals to each other; the connection terminal is concave, and the above-mentioned plug terminal is inserted into it to realize the conductive connection with the above-mentioned circuit part.

The built-in camera device of the portable terminal of the present invention can rotate 360 degrees, and can transmit signals between the above-mentioned camera module and the above-mentioned circuit part of the portable terminal, so that the subject can be photographed from various angles according to the desired concept; at the same time, A camera device is built into a portable terminal, which improves portability. The invention makes the assembly of the camera device easier, so that the man-hour can be shortened, the production cost can be saved, and the signal transmission means can be more durable, eliminating the cause of failure.

In addition, the connection between the above-mentioned plug terminal and the above-mentioned connecting terminal is preferably assembled from a transition fit to an interference fit with less interference. This is because when the rotation member is rotated, the rotation state is fixed by the engagement between the plug terminal and the connection terminal.

Description of drawings

Figures 1 to 4 are diagrams of conventional portable terminals and their camera devices, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional portable terminal with a camera device

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rotary camera device of the portable terminal of Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is an exploded oblique view of the camera device in Fig. 2

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the sleeve and the rotating member of Fig. 2 viewed from another direction

Figures 5 and 6 are diagrams of another conventional portable terminal and its camera device, wherein:

Fig. 5 is another camera device of a conventional portable terminal

Fig. 6 is a conventional portable terminal equipped with the camera device of Fig. 5

7 to 9 are diagrams of a rotary camera device of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein:

Fig. 7 is an exploded oblique view of a rotary camera device of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the rotary camera device of Fig. 7 installed in the main printed circuit board

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the rotating member and sleeve of the camera device in Fig. 7

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of well-known functions or configurations is omitted in order to clarify the gist of the present invention. Meanwhile, the same or equivalent reference numerals are assigned to the same or equivalent components as those described above, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

7 to 9 are diagrams of a rotary camera device of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 7 is an exploded oblique view of a rotary camera device of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the camera device in FIG. 7, which is a perspective view of the rotating member and the bushing.

As shown in the figure, the rotary camera device (100) of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a rotary camera device that can rotate in the direction shown by reference numeral 160 according to the position of the subject, and it consists of the following It consists of several parts: a camera module (110), which takes pictures of the subject; a terminal connector (120), which connects the camera module (110) and the circuit part, so that they can transmit signals to each other; the rotating member (130), It rotates the above-mentioned camera module (110); sleeve (140), which is used to support the above-mentioned rotating member (130); cover (150), which is used to cover the hole formed on the other side of the rotating member (130) ( 134).

Above-mentioned camera module (110) has following several parts: camera lens (111), it is made of convex lens, is used for collecting the image of subject; Plug terminal (112), it is formed in the side wall of camera module (110), The convex shape enables the mutual transmission of signals between the above-mentioned camera module (110) and the circuit part responsible for communication control of the portable terminal, etc.; the aperture is used when shooting.

The above-mentioned terminal connector (120) is installed on the main printed circuit board (170) with a concave connection terminal (121), and the plug terminal (112) of the camera module (110) is inserted into the concave connection terminal (121) and combined, Conductive connection is realized between the camera module (110) and the circuit part on the main printed circuit board (170). That is, the signal transmission path from the camera module (110) to the circuit part is: the signal from the camera module (110) passes through the plug terminal (112), and then passes through the terminal connector (120) connected to the plug terminal (112) The connection terminal (121) of the connection terminal (121) is connected to the circuit portion of the main printed circuit board (170) through the wire (not shown) of the terminal connector (120) connected to the connection terminal (121).

Wherein, the combination between the plug terminal (112) of the camera module (110) and the connection terminal (121) of the terminal connector (120) is preferably assembled from a transition fit to an interference fit with less interference. This is because when the rotation member is rotated, the rotation state is fixed by the coupling between the plug terminal and the connection terminal.

The above-mentioned rotating member (130) is in the shape of a hollow cylinder with one side closed, and the camera module (110) is inserted into the hollow cylinder, and can rotate integrally with the camera module (110) in the direction shown by symbol 160. Meanwhile, a rotating shaft (133) protrudes from the closed side wall of the rotating member (130). On the outer cylindrical surface of the hollow cylinder that constitutes the body of the rotating member (130), a plurality of long handle grooves (131) that play the role of card edges are formed laterally, so that when the user wants to operate the rotating member (130) with his fingers, he can Increase friction for easy operation. A circular through hole (132) exposing the camera lens (111) is formed in the center of the hollow cylinder outer cylinder of the rotating member, so that the camera lens (111) of the camera module (110) can collect images of external subjects.

The sleeve (140) plays a role of support, so that the rotating member (130) with the built-in camera module (110) can rotate, and the sleeve (140) is formed with a rotating shaft (133) inserted into the rotating member (130). The shaft hole (142) plays the role of support.

The function of the above-mentioned cover (150) is to cover the hole (134) formed on the other side of the hollow cylindrical rotating member (130) closed at one end, in order to make the camera module (110) inserted in the rotating member (130) The plug terminal (112) can be inserted into the connection terminal (121) of the terminal connector (120), and a terminal through hole (121) is formed in the center of the cover (150).

The assembly process of the rotary camera device (100) of the portable terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention constituted as above is as follows: make the plug terminal (112) of the camera module (110) face the hole formed on the other side of the rotary member (130) (134), inserting the camera module (110) in the hollow cylindrical rotating member (130) closed on one side, then, the plug terminal (112) of the camera module (110) passes through the terminal through hole of the cover (150) (151) protrudes from one side of the rotating member (130), and the cover (150) is mounted on the hole (134) formed on the other side of the rotating member (130). Finally, insert the rotating shaft (133) of the rotating member (130) into the rotating shaft hole (142) of the casing (140), and the assembly of the camera device (100) is completed.

And, the connection method of the assembled camera device (100) and the main printed circuit board (170) is to utilize soldering etc. to connect the terminal connector (120) on the main printed circuit board (170), and then the camera module (110 ) is inserted into the connection terminal (121) of the terminal connector (120), the sleeve (140) of the camera device (100) is fixed on the main printed circuit board (170). That is, instead of using a flexible printed circuit board as a means of signal transmission, a terminal contact structure is used, so it has the following advantages: it eliminates the possibility of damage to the flexible printed circuit board in the assembly process, makes the assembly process simpler, and reduces assembly expenses. Manufacturing cost can be saved.

The advantageous embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated above, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above specific embodiments, and appropriate changes can be made within the scope described in the claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a rotary camera device of a portable terminal, in a portable terminal incorporating a rotary camera device having a structure in which the rotary camera device has a camera module including a lens . A rotating member that rotates the camera module. A terminal contact structure consisting of a plug terminal and a concave connection terminal is adopted in a portable terminal incorporating such a rotary camera device, wherein the plug terminal is convex. In the above-mentioned camera Signals are transmitted between the module and the circuit part of the portable terminal; the built-in camera device of the portable terminal can be rotated 360 degrees, so that the subject can be photographed from various angles according to the desired concept; at the same time, in order to provide convenience to users and improve portability, The camera device is built into the portable terminal, and the user does not need to carry the camera device separately; in order to transmit signals between the circuit part and the camera module, a terminal contact structure is used instead of a flexible printed circuit board, thereby making the assembly of the camera device easier. , can shorten the working hours, save production costs, and will be more durable, eliminating the cause of failure.

Claims (5)

1. A rotary camera device for a portable terminal, comprising a rotary camera built in a housing of the portable terminal, the rotary camera having a camera module including a lens, and a rotating member for rotating the camera module, characterized in It also includes: The plug terminal is formed on the camera module, has a convex shape, and adopts a terminal contact type, and is used for mutual transmission of signals between the camera module and the portable terminal circuit part; The connecting terminal has a concave shape, and is used for inserting the plug terminal to realize the conductive connection with the circuit part. 2. The rotary camera device of a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the rotary member is a cylindrical member, which is arranged within the contour range of the portable terminal casing and exposes the portable terminal casing , the camera module is arranged in the cylindrical member, and the cylindrical member is supported on a sleeve, and the sleeve is arranged on the Inside the portable terminal. 3. The rotary camera device for a portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the plug terminal and the connection terminal are tightly fitted. 4 . The rotary camera device of a portable terminal according to claim 3 , wherein the close fit includes: a tight transition fit or an interference fit with a small interference. 5. The rotary camera device for a portable terminal according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of handle grooves are provided on the cylindrical member.

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