CN1967371A - Portable electron device with camera cell - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a portable electronic device with camera unit, including a main-body and a rotating module, the said main-body including a display, a camera and a viewing window, and the said rotating module is installed rotating at the main-body, the said rotating module including two through-holes and a reflective device. When the said rotating module rotates to the first position, the said camera and the viewing window respectively aligning with a through-hole; when the said rotating module rotates to the second position, the said reflective device can reflect the light from the said viewing window to the camera. The portable electronic device with camera unit in the invention can form image and preview in the general shooting and the self-photo, and the structure is simple.

Description

Portable electronic device with camera unit

【Technical field】

The invention relates to the field of camera technology, in particular to a portable electronic device with a camera unit.

【Background technique】

At present, with the continuous improvement and development of imaging technology, imaging units are widely used in various portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, cameras, etc. However, the existing portable electronic devices with imaging units usually have their lens elements set at On the back of the portable electronic device, it is easy to take pictures of scenes in the general shooting mode through the preview on the front display screen, but it cannot preview when taking a self-timer, so the effect of the self-timer is often not as satisfactory as expected.

In order to improve this situation, there is a rotatable lens provided in the prior art, that is, when taking a selfie, the lens can be rotated to the side facing oneself, so that the display screen can be used for imaging preview as in the general shooting mode. However, this Such a design would complicate the mechanism of the portable electronic device on which it is placed.

Or provide a dual-display mobile phone, this kind of mobile phone is respectively provided with a display screen capable of image preview on the inner surface and outer surface of the flip cover, and the lens is arranged on the outer surface of the flip cover. When shooting in general, use the inner surface display to preview; when taking selfies, use the outer surface display to preview. However, this design will increase the manufacturing cost of the mobile phone.

Another way is to use a convex reflector, the convex reflector is either installed under the lens, and the convex reflector is used for preview when taking a selfie; Convex reflector for preview; or designed as an external connection, installed on the top of the portable electronic device when taking a selfie, allowing the user to observe the image of the shooting device. However, in addition to parallax, this type of design requires the portable electronic device to be turned backwards. That is, imaging preview cannot be performed using the front display screen.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a portable electronic device with a camera unit that can conveniently and accurately perform imaging preview during general shooting and Selfie and has a simple structure.

【Content of invention】

Hereinafter, a portable electronic device with a camera unit will be described with an embodiment.

A portable electronic device with a camera unit, which includes a body and a rotating module, the body includes a display screen, a lens and a viewing window, the rotating module is rotatably arranged on the body, the rotating The module includes two through holes and a reflection device. When the rotating module is rotated to the first position, the lens and viewing window are respectively aligned with a through hole; when the rotating module is rotating to the second position, the reflection device can reflect the Light bounces to the lens.

Compared with the prior art, the portable electronic device with the camera unit, through the use mode switching function formed by the rotation of a rotating module, can make the lens capture the image of the outside world directly observed by the viewing window in the normal shooting mode , in the self-timer mode, you can shoot your own image projected through the viewing window, and you can use the display screen of the main body to preview the image. The structure is simple and the preview effect is good.

【Description of drawings】

FIG. 1 is a schematic front perspective view of a portable electronic device with a camera unit provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic rear perspective view of a portable electronic device with a camera unit provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the rotating module provided in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the principle of the portable electronic device with a camera unit in a first use mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the principle of the portable electronic device with a camera unit in a second use mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【Detailed ways】

The portable electronic device with camera unit provided by the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 together. The portable electronic device 1 with a camera unit provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a body 11 and a rotating module 12 . The main body 11 includes a display screen 111 , a lens 112 and a viewing window 113 . The rotating module 12 is rotatably arranged on the body 11. The rotating module 12 includes two through holes 121, 121' and a reflecting device 122. The two opposite ends of the reflecting device 122 are respectively provided with a Mirrors 123, 123'. When the rotating module 12 rotates to the first position, the lens 112 and viewing window 113 are respectively aligned with a through hole 121, 121'; when the rotating module rotates 12 to the second position, the lens 112 and viewing window The viewing window 113 is respectively aligned with a mirror 123 , 123 ′ in the reflecting device 122 , and the reflecting device 122 can reflect the incident light from the viewing window 113 to the lens 112 .

Wherein, the portable electronic device 1 with a camera unit may be a camera phone or a camera.

The rotating module 12 can rotate relative to the main body 11 around a rotating axis, and the central axes of the lens 112 and the viewing window 113 are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the rotating axis. In this embodiment, the rotation axis is located on the central axis of the rotation module 12 , and the rotation module 12 is movably connected to a corresponding shaft hole 114 provided in the main body 11 through a rotation shaft 124 at its center. Of course, the rotating module 12 can also be directly and movably embedded in a corresponding groove (not shown) provided in the main body 11, and the relative rotation can be realized through the rotating shaft matched on the rotating module 12 and the groove. .

A line connecting the centers of the two through holes 121, 121' and a line connecting the centers of the two reflecting mirrors 123, 123' may be perpendicular to each other, or may form an included angle of inclination. In this embodiment, the center line of the two through holes 121, 121' is perpendicular to the center line of the two mirrors 123, 123', that is, the rotating module 12 rotates from the first position to The rotation angle of the second position is 90 degrees.

Preferably, the central axis of the lens 112 and the viewing window 113 are at the same distance from the central axis of the rotating module 12 . The two through holes 121, 121' are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the rotation axis of the rotation module 12, and the two mirrors 123, 123' are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the rotation axis of the rotation module 12.

The section perpendicular to the rotation axis of the rotation module 12 may be cylindrical or polygonal. In this embodiment, the section of the rotating module 12 perpendicular to its rotating axis is cylindrical. The rotating module 12 is provided with an anti-slip groove 125 on its side, which can prevent slipping during use; in addition, the rotating module 12 can also be provided with a push rod (not shown) on its side, so as to push the rotating module 12 to make it turn.

The rotating module 12 can be provided with a marking line (not shown) on its side corresponding to the through holes 121, 121' or the mirrors 123, 123' respectively, and on the through holes 121, 121' or the mirrors 123 , 123' are also respectively provided with a corresponding marking line (not shown) on the projected position of the body 11, and the arc angle between every two adjacent marking lines is 90 degrees, so that the rotating module 12 can be marked each time it should rotate. position, prompting the user that the camera lens 112 and the viewing window 113 are aligned with a through hole 121, 121' respectively, or aligned with a mirror 123, 123' in the reflecting device 122, that is, the shooting angle has been aligned. The adjustment is complete.

Of course, the method of prompting the user that the shooting angle has been adjusted is not limited to the above-mentioned marking line form, but two positioning blocks (not shown) can be set on the contact surface of the main body 11 and the rotating module 12, one of which is located at The through hole 121 or 121' is on the projection position of the contact surface, and the other positioning block is located on the projection position of the reflector 123 or 123' on the contact surface, and the angle between the two positioning blocks is 90 degrees. When the rotating module 12 is in a position, the user can move the rotating module 12 in one direction to reach a positioning block, and the positioning block gives resistance to the rotating module 12, so that the user cannot continue to move the rotating module in the same direction with the same force 12, which prompts the user that the rotating module 12 has been rotated to another position, and the rotating module 12 can be switched to the original position by turning the rotating module 12 in the opposite direction. In this way, the user can be reminded that the lens 112 and viewing window 113 are aligned with a through hole 121, 121' respectively, or have been switched to align with a mirror 123, 123' in the reflection device 122, respectively.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic diagram of the principle of the portable electronic device 1 with a camera unit in the first use mode provided by this embodiment. In the first use mode, the rotating module 12 is located at the first position, and the portable electronic device 1 with the camera unit is in the normal shooting mode. The lens 112 and the viewing window 113 are respectively opposite to the through holes 121, 121' in the rotating module 12, and the image light from outside the through holes 121, 121' can directly enter the lens 112 and the viewing window 113, that is, the user passes through the Viewing window 113 can observe the image outside the through hole 121 ′, and lens 112 can capture the external image directly observed by viewing window 113 through the through hole 121 , and the user can preview the image on the display screen 111 of the main body 11 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a schematic diagram of the principle of the portable electronic device 1 with a camera unit in the second use mode provided by this embodiment. In the second use mode, the rotating module 12 is located at the second position, and the portable electronic device 1 with the camera unit is in the Selfie mode. Turning the rotating module 12 in the first use mode by 90 degrees can switch to the second use mode. The lens 112 and the viewing window 113 are respectively opposite to the two reflectors 123 and 123' in the reflecting device 122, and the image light of itself passes through the viewing window 113 and is incident on the reflector 123', and is reflected by the reflector 123'. Reach the reflector 123, and then enter the lens 112 through the reflection of the reflector 123, that is, the lens 112 can capture the image of oneself projected through the viewing window 112, and the user can also display the image on the display screen 111 on the main body 11 Perform image preview.

Of course, the number of the reflectors is not limited to the above two forms, and the position of the reflectors is not limited to the above-mentioned form in which the end is inclined at 45 degrees, but can be in different positions in the reflector according to the principle of light path. A reflector is set on it, as long as the set reflector can reflect the incident light from the viewing window into the lens, and any other structure of the reflecting device suitable for reflecting the incident light from the viewing window into the lens is also included in this article. The invention can be adopted.

The portable electronic device with the imaging unit provided in this embodiment, through the use mode switching effect formed by the rotating position of a rotating module, the lens can capture the image of the outside world directly observed by the viewing window in the normal shooting mode, and in the self-timer mode. When shooting your own image projected through the viewing window, you can also use the display screen on the main body to preview the image. The structure is simple and the preview effect is good.

It can be understood that, for those skilled in the art, various other corresponding changes and modifications can be made according to the technical solutions and technical concepts of the present invention, and all these changes and modifications should belong to the scope of the claims of the present invention. protected range.

Claims (10)

1. the portable electron device of a tool image unit, it comprises a body, described body comprises a display screen, a camera lens and a picture window, it is characterized in that: the portable electron device of described tool image unit comprises that also one is arranged at the rotating module on the body rotationally, and described rotating module comprises two through holes and a reflection unit; When described rotating module turned to primary importance, described camera lens and picture window aligned with a through hole respectively; When described rotating module turned to the second place, described reflection unit can reflex to camera lens with the light from described picture window incident.

2. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described reflection unit two is tiltedly installed with a catoptron respectively on the relative end.

3. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, when described rotating module turned to the second place, described camera lens and picture window aligned with a catoptron respectively.

4. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described rotating module can rotate with respect to described body around a pivot center.

5. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, the axis of described camera lens and the axis of described picture window equate with the pivot center distance of described rotating module.

6. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described two through holes are symmetrically distributed in the pivot center both sides of described rotating module.

7. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described two catoptrons are symmetrically distributed in the pivot center both sides of described rotating module.

8. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the line of centres of described two through holes is vertical mutually with the line of centres of described two catoptrons.

9. the portable electron device of tool image unit as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the line of centres of the line of centres of described two through holes and described two catoptrons constitutes a slanted angle.

10. as the portable electron device of each described tool image unit in the claim 1 to 9, it is characterized in that the side of described rotating module is provided with non-slip groove.

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