TWI789739B - camera device - Google Patents

Abstract

An imaging device includes a bearing frame, a rotating shell and an electronic unit. The bearing frame includes a main frame body and a limiting part. The main frame body has a carrier plate and a mounting seat connected under the carrier plate. The limiting part is assembled on the mounting seat. The rotating shell includes a shell and a hollow rotating shaft. The housing has a bottom wall against the carrier board and a front wall extending upward from one side of the bottom wall and defining an accommodating space. The front wall has a window portion. The hollow rotating shaft extends downward from the bottom wall and is rotatably limited in the accommodating groove so that the housing can rotate relative to the carrier board. The electronic unit is arranged in the casing and located in the accommodation space, including a circuit board and a lens module arranged on the circuit board. The position of the lens module corresponds to the window part, so as to take pictures outside the casing through the window part.

Description

camera device

The present invention relates to a camera device, in particular to a camera device installed on a display.

Generally, the camera device installed on the display, especially the camera device that can be raised and lowered and hidden in the casing of the display, cannot rotate left and right in the working state, and can only shoot forwards, so that the range of the camera is relatively limited.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an imaging device that can solve the aforementioned problems.

Therefore, in some embodiments of the present invention, the imaging device includes a carrier, a rotating shell and an electronic unit. The bearing frame includes a main frame body and a limiting part, the main frame body has a carrier plate and a mounting seat connected under the carrier plate, the limiting member is assembled on the mounting seat, the carrier plate, the mounting The seat and the limiting member jointly define an accommodating groove. The rotating housing includes a housing and a hollow rotating shaft. The housing has a bottom wall against the carrier and a front wall extending upward from one side of the bottom wall and defining an accommodating space. The wall has a viewing window. The hollow shaft extends downward from the bottom wall and is rotatably limited in the accommodating groove so that the housing can rotate relative to the carrier plate. The hollow shaft rotates in the vertical direction. The hole is hollow and connects the accommodating space to the outside of the accommodating groove. The electronic unit is arranged on the casing and is located in the accommodating space, and includes a circuit board and a lens module arranged on the circuit board. External camera.

In some embodiments, the bearing frame further includes a stopper protruding into the accommodating groove, and the rotating shell further includes a protrusion protruding from the outer periphery of the hollow rotating shaft, and the position of the protrusion is the same as that of the stopper Cooperate to limit the angular range of rotation of the hollow shaft.

In some embodiments, the rotating shell further includes an elastic ring disposed on the hollow rotating shaft, and the elastic ring interferes with the carrier.

In some implementation aspects, the bearing frame further includes a first magnetic element disposed adjacent to the carrier board, and the rotating shell further includes a second magnetic element disposed on the bottom wall of the housing, the second magnetic element The magnetic part is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic part to position the casing at an initial position.

In some embodiments, the main frame body further has two supporting columns extending downward from the carrier plate and respectively located on two sides of the mounting seat, and the supporting columns are used to enable the main frame body to move up and down.

In some embodiments, the rotating shell is composed of a first shell and a second shell, and a part of the housing and the hollow rotating shaft is formed on the first shell, and another part is formed on the second shell. Two shells.

In some embodiments, the mounting seat has a first plate body that is vertically connected to the carrier board and forms a rectangular hollow, two left and right sides respectively connected to the hollow of the first plate body and facing the limit The first curved wall extending from the first plate body part, and two bosses protruding from the first plate body part toward the limiter part and provided with screw holes, the limiter part has a spaced opposite to the first plate body part And correspondingly form the second plate body with a rectangular hollow, and two second curved walls respectively connected to the left and right sides of the hollow of the second plate body and extending toward the mounting seat, the first curved walls and the When the second curved wall forms a part of the wall surface that defines the accommodating groove, the second plate body has two through holes corresponding to the screw holes of the bosses respectively, so as to allow a locking member to pass through to limit the position. The parts are locked and fixed with the mounting base.

In some implementations, the carrier plate has a notch and an arc-through slot that communicates with the notch and is used to define the accommodating groove. The splicing plate part is spliced to the notch, and the splicing plate part has a circular arc slot forming a circular hole together with the arc through slot and used to define the accommodation slot.

In some embodiments, the first curved walls and the second curved walls are spaced apart from the carrier board and the splicing board part, and the carrier frame further includes a protruding part from the hollow part of the first board body part. A block that enters the accommodating groove and is located between one of the first curved walls and the carrier plate. The rotating shell also includes a protrusion that protrudes from the outer periphery of the hollow rotating shaft. The position of the protrusion is consistent with the position of the block. Cooperate to limit the angular range of rotation of the hollow shaft.

In some implementation aspects, the rotating shell further includes an elastic ring disposed on the hollow rotating shaft, and the elastic ring is in contact with the first curved walls and the second curved walls.

The present invention at least has the following effects: the imaging range of the imaging device can be greatly increased by the rotation of the rotating shell relative to the supporting frame. The user can rotate the rotating shell according to the needs of use, so that the window portion faces the object to be photographed.

1 and 2, an embodiment of the camera device 100 of the present invention is suitable for being installed on a display (not shown) and can be raised and lowered relative to the casing of the display. It can be hidden when not in use, and can be raised when in use. Extend the chassis of this monitor to take a video. The camera device 100 includes a carrier 1, a rotating housing 2 and an electronic unit 3 (see FIG. 8 ).

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5 , the carrying frame 1 includes a main frame body 4 and a limiting member 5 . The main frame body 4 has a carrier board 41 and a mounting base 42 connected under the carrier board 41 . The limiting member 5 is assembled on the mounting base 42 . The carrier board 41 , the mounting seat 42 and the limiting member 5 jointly define an accommodating groove 11 .

Also referring to FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the carrier plate 41 is elongated in the left and right directions, and has a notch 411 and an arc-through groove 412 communicating with the notch 411 and defining the accommodating groove 11 . Taking the side of the carrier plate 41 close to the limiting member 5 as the rear side, the notch 411 and the arc-through groove 412 are located in the middle of the carrier plate 41 in the left-right direction, and from the rear side edge of the carrier plate 41 The recess, that is, the notch 411 is formed on the rear edge of the carrier 41 . The mounting seat 42 has a first plate body 421 vertically connected to the carrier plate 41 and forming a rectangular hollow, two left and right sides respectively connected to the hollow of the first plate body 421 and extending toward the limiting member 5 There is a first curved wall 422, and two bosses 423 protruding from the first body portion 421 toward the limiting member 5 and having screw holes 423a.

Referring also to FIG. 7 , the limiting member 5 has a second plate body portion 51 spaced opposite to the first plate body portion 421 and correspondingly forming a rectangular hollow, and two hollow plates connected to the second plate body portion 51 respectively. The second curved wall 52 extends to the left and right sides of the installation seat 42 . The first curved walls 422 and the second curved walls 52 form a part of the walls defining the accommodating groove 11 . The second plate body part 51 has two through holes 511 respectively corresponding to the screw holes 423a of the corresponding boss parts 423, so as to respectively pass through a locking member 6 to lock and fix the limiting member 5 and the mounting seat 42. . In addition, the limiting member 5 also has a splicing plate portion 53 connected to the top side of the second plate body portion 51 and cooperatingly spliced to the notch 411 of the carrier plate 41. The splicing plate portion 53 has a The slots 412 jointly form a circular hole and are used to define the arc-shaped slot 531 of the accommodating slot 11 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , the first curved walls 422 and the second curved walls 52 are separated from the carrier plate 41 and the splicing plate portion 53 by a distance. The carrier 1 further includes a stopper 12 protruding from the hollow of the first board body 421 into the receiving groove 11 and located between one of the first curved walls 422 and the carrier board 41 . As shown in the direction of FIG. 6 , the blocking block 12 is located between the right first curved wall 422 and the carrier board 41 . In this embodiment, the carrying frame 1 further includes a first magnetic member 13 disposed adjacent to the carrier plate 41 for positioning the rotating shell 2, and the specific function of the rotating shell 2 will be discussed below. detail. In this embodiment, the specific position of the first magnetic member 13 is disposed on the limiting member 5 and abutted against the lower surface of the carrier board 41 . The limiting member 5 also has a platform portion 54 extending from the second plate portion 51 toward the mounting base 42 for the first magnetic member 13 to be disposed on. The first magnetic component 13 is pasted on the top surface of the stage portion 54 .

The main frame body 4 also has two supporting columns 43 extending downward from the carrier plate 41 and located on the left and right sides of the mounting base 42 respectively, and the supporting columns 43 are used to enable the main frame body 4 to move up and down. . Moreover, the main frame body 4 also has a rack 44 extending downward from the carrier plate 41 , which can be used to cooperate with a gear (not shown) to control the lifting of the main frame body 4 . The supporting frame 1 also includes two elastic members 14 sleeved on the support columns 43 for elastically supporting the main frame body 4 .

Referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 8 to Fig. 10, the rotating shell 2 includes a housing 21 and a hollow rotating shaft 22, the housing 21 has a bottom wall 211 against the carrier plate 41 and a bottom wall 211 from the bottom wall 211 One side of the front wall 212 extends upwards and defines an accommodating space 213 . The front wall 212 has a window portion 212a. The hollow rotating shaft 22 extends downward from the bottom wall 211 and is rotatably limited in the accommodating groove 11 so that the casing 21 can rotate relative to the carrier board 41 . The hollow rotating shaft 22 is hollow in the vertical direction and makes the accommodating space 213 communicate with the outside of the accommodating groove 11, so that the wires (not shown) of the electronic unit 3 pass through the hollow rotating shaft 22 and the circuit of the display. System electrical connection. In this embodiment, the rotating housing 2 is composed of a first housing part 2A and a second housing part 2B, and a part of the housing 21 and the hollow rotating shaft 22 are formed on the first housing part 2A, and the other A part is formed on the second shell 2B, that is, the hollow shaft 22 is cut into two halves, so as to facilitate the installation of the electronic unit 3 and allow the wires of the electronic unit 3 to pass through the hollow shaft 22 easily. Since the rotating housing 2 can rotate relative to the supporting frame 1 , the imaging range of the imaging device 100 can be greatly increased. The user can rotate the rotating housing 2 according to the usage requirements, so that the window portion 212a faces the object to be photographed.

In this embodiment, the rotary housing 2 further includes a second magnetic member 23 disposed on the bottom wall 211 of the housing 21, the second magnetic member 23 is magnetically connected to the first magnetic member 13 (see FIG. 6 ). Suction makes the housing 21 positioned at an initial position (as shown in FIG. 1 ). The initial position is the position before the casing 21 rotates, so that the casing 21 can be aligned with the carrier plate 41, so that the casing 21 can be lifted and lowered smoothly, and will not be in contact with the display during the lifting process. The case interferes. In other words, when the housing 21 is rotated during use of the imaging device 100 , if the imaging device 100 is to be lowered back to the hidden position after use, the second magnetic member 23 is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic member 13 , allowing the user to quickly position the housing 21 accurately at the initial position, so that the housing 21 can be smoothly lowered back to the hidden position.

The electronic unit 3 is disposed on the casing 21 and located in the accommodating space 213 , and includes a circuit board 31 and a lens module 32 disposed on the circuit board 31 . The position of the lens module 32 corresponds to the window portion 212a, so as to take pictures outside the casing 21 through the window portion 212a. In this embodiment, the electronic unit 3 further includes a back frame 33 for arranging the circuit board 31 , and then the back frame 33 is fixed to the casing 21 . Specifically, the first shell 2A is formed with the front wall 212 and half of the hollow shaft 22, the second shell 2B is formed with most of the bottom wall 211 and the other half of the hollow shaft 22, the back The frame 33 is fixed to the second case 2B. After the electronic unit 3 is installed on the second housing 2B, since the hollow rotating shaft 22 is cut open, the hollow interior becomes an open groove, and it is easy to put the wires of the electronic unit 3 directly and horizontally into the cutaway. half of the hollow rotating shaft 22 , and then the first shell 2A and the second shell 2B are butted together to present a state where the wires pass through the hollow rotating shaft 22 . In this embodiment, the first shell 2A and the second shell 2B are locked together by two locking pieces 6 . The rotary housing 2 also includes a protective sheet 24 made of polyester resin (mylar) to cover the window portion 212a, and two insulating sheets 25 made of polyester resin (mylar). The insulating sheets 25 are disposed on the second shell 2B and respectively cover the locking pieces 6 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 8 and FIG. 11 , the rotating housing 2 further includes an elastic ring 26 disposed on the hollow rotating shaft 22 , and the elastic ring 26 interferes with the carrier 1 . In this embodiment, the elastic ring 26 is in contact with the first curved walls 422 and the second curved walls 52 . Specifically, the elastic ring 26 can be made of rubber, for example. When the elastic ring 26 is sleeved on the hollow shaft 22, the outer diameter of the elastic ring 26 is slightly larger than the first curved wall 422 and the second curved wall 422. The inner diameter between the two curved walls 52, and when the hollow rotating shaft 22 is located in the accommodating groove 11, the elastic ring 26 will be pressed by the first curved walls 422 and the second curved walls 52 to be in contact with the second curved walls 52. The carrier 1 forms an interference, and the user's hand feeling when manually rotating the housing 21 is adjusted by the amount of interference of the elastic ring 26 . When assembling the rotating shell 2 and the bearing frame 1, the rotating shell 2 and the main frame body 4 are combined and positioned first, so that the bottom wall 211 of the shell 21 abuts against the carrier plate 41 and the hollow rotating shaft 22. Through the arc-through slot 412 (see FIG. 6 ) of the carrier plate 41 between the first curved walls 422, and then lock and fix the limiting member 5 with the main frame body 4, the rotating The shell 2 is assembled with the carrier 1 .

Referring to Fig. 6 and Fig. 8, in this embodiment, the rotary housing 2 further includes a protrusion 27 protruding from the outer periphery of the hollow rotating shaft 22, and the position of the protrusion 27 cooperates with the stopper 12 to limit the hollow shaft. The range of angles in which the rotating shaft 22 rotates. Specifically, the protrusion 27 is formed on the first shell 2A and adjacent to the junction with the second shell 2B. 1 and 11, when the rotary housing 2 is at the initial position, the protrusion 27 is located on the left side of the hollow shaft 22 and abuts against the rear side of the stopper 12, so that the rotary housing 2 can only Rotate in the clockwise direction, the range of rotation can reach as shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13 until the projection 27 rotates to lean against the front side of the block 12, the maximum rotation angle in this embodiment is about 330 degrees. By limiting the rotation range of the rotary housing 2, the wires of the electronic unit 3 can be prevented from being twisted and disconnected.

But what is described above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of the present invention.

100: camera device 1: Carrier 11: storage tank 12: Block 13: The first magnetic piece 14: Elastic parts 2: Rotate shell 21: Shell 211: bottom wall 212: front wall 212a: window department 213:Accommodating space 22: Hollow shaft 23: The second magnetic piece 24: Protective sheet 25: insulation sheet 26: elastic ring 27: Bump 3: Electronic unit 31: circuit board 32: Lens module 33: back frame 4: Main frame body 41: carrier board 411: Gap 412: Arc slotting 42: Mounting seat 421: First plate body 422: First curved wall 423:Boss 423a: screw hole 43: Support column 44: rack 5: Limiting parts 51: Second plate body 511: perforation 52: Second curved wall 53: Splicing board part 531: arc missing groove 54: Carrying unit 6: Locking piece 2A: First Shell 2B: second shell

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the implementation manner with reference to the drawings, wherein: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the imaging device of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of another viewing angle of this embodiment; Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the embodiment; Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the carrier frame of this embodiment; Fig. 5 is a three-dimensional exploded view from another perspective of the carrier frame of this embodiment; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the main frame body of the carrier; Fig. 7 is a three-dimensional view of the limiter of the carrier; Fig. 8 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the rotating shell of this embodiment; Fig. 9 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the rotary housing and the electronic unit of this embodiment; Fig. 10 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the rotary housing and the electronic unit in another perspective; Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in Fig. 1; Figure 12 is a perspective view of the embodiment in a rotated state; and Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in Fig. 12 .

100: camera device

1: Carrier

11: storage tank

14: Elastic parts

2: Rotate shell

21: shell

211: bottom wall

22: Hollow shaft

25: insulation sheet

26: elastic ring

4: Main frame body

41: carrier board

411: Gap

412: Arc slotting

42: Mounting seat

422: First curved wall

43: Support column

44: rack

5: Limiting parts

52: Second curved wall

53: Splicing board part

531: arc missing groove

6: Locking piece

Claims (9)

A camera device, comprising: a carrying frame, including a main frame body and a limiting member, the main frame body has a carrier plate and a mounting seat connected under the carrier plate, the limiting member is assembled on the mounting seat , the carrier board, the mounting seat and the limiting member jointly define an accommodating groove, the mounting seat has a first board body part vertically connected to the carrier board and forming a rectangular hollow, two respectively connected to the first board The left and right sides of the body hollowed out and the first curved wall extending toward the limiter, and two bosses protruding from the first plate body toward the limiter and provided with screw holes, the limiter The position member has a second plate body part spaced opposite to the first plate body part and correspondingly forming a rectangular hollow, and two respectively connected to the left and right sides of the hollow part of the second plate body part and extending toward the mounting seat. The second curved wall, the first curved walls and the second curved walls form a part of the wall surface defining the accommodating groove, the second plate body part has two through holes respectively corresponding to the screw holes of the boss parts, A locking piece is passed through to lock and fix the limiting piece and the mounting seat; a rotating shell includes a shell and a hollow shaft, and the shell has a bottom wall against the carrier plate and A front wall extending upward from one side of the bottom wall and defining an accommodating space, the front wall has a viewing window, the hollow rotating shaft extends downward from the bottom wall and is rotatably limited in the accommodating space placed in the groove, so that the housing can rotate relative to the carrier plate, the hollow rotating shaft is hollow in the vertical direction and makes the accommodating space communicate with the outside of the accommodating groove; and an electronic unit is arranged in the housing and located in the containment space, including A circuit board and a lens module set on the circuit board, the position of the lens module corresponds to the window part, so as to take pictures outside the casing through the window part. The imaging device as described in claim 1, wherein, the bearing frame further includes a stopper protruding into the accommodating groove, and the rotating shell further includes a protrusion protruding from the outer periphery of the hollow rotating shaft, and the position of the protrusion is Cooperate with the block to limit the angle range of rotation of the hollow shaft. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating housing further includes an elastic ring disposed on the hollow rotating shaft, and the elastic ring interferes with the carrier. The imaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier further includes a first magnetic member disposed adjacent to the carrier plate, and the rotating housing further includes a second magnetic member disposed on the bottom wall of the housing , the second magnetic part is magnetically attracted to the first magnetic part to position the casing at an initial position. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the main frame body also has two support columns extending downward from the carrier plate and respectively located on both sides of the mounting seat, and these support columns are used to enable the main frame body to Lift up and down. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating casing is composed of a first casing and a second casing, and a part of the casing and the hollow rotating shaft is formed in the first casing, and the other part formed on the second shell. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier plate has a notch and an arc-through groove communicating with the notch and used to define the accommodating groove, and the limiting member also has a The top side is matched with the splicing plate part which is spliced in the notch, and the splicing plate part has a circular arc notch which forms a circular hole together with the circular arc through groove and is used to define the accommodating groove. The imaging device as described in claim 7, wherein the first curved walls and the second curved walls are spaced from the carrier board and the splicing board part by a distance, and the carrier frame also includes a The hollow part protrudes into the accommodating groove and is located between one of the first curved walls and the carrier plate. The rotating shell also includes a protrusion protruding from the outer periphery of the hollow rotating shaft. The position of the protrusion is Cooperate with the block to limit the angle range of rotation of the hollow shaft. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating housing further includes an elastic ring set on the hollow rotating shaft, and the elastic ring is in contact with the first curved walls and the second curved walls.

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