Detailed Description
The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The terms "first", "second", and the like in the present invention are used for distinguishing different objects, not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is an exploded schematic view of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The mobile terminal includes a display screen assembly 10, a housing assembly 20, and a camera assembly 30.
The mobile terminal may be a smart phone, a tablet, a notebook, a smart watch, or the like, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.
The display screen assembly 10 is secured to the housing assembly 20.
The display screen assembly 10 may include a display screen 11 and a cover 12, the cover 12 being disposed on a side of the display screen 14 away from the housing assembly 20, the cover 12 being disposed over the housing assembly 20. The cover 12 has a display area and a non-display area, and the non-display area can be used to reserve an installation space for components such as a handset or a sensor.
The camera assembly 30 is disposed in the housing assembly 20, and the camera module 32 in the camera assembly 30 can extend out of the housing assembly 20 from the end of the housing assembly 20.
The housing assembly 20 may include a housing 21 and a dust guard 22. The housing 21 may include a front case 211 and a rear case 212. The camera head assembly 30 is disposed between the front case 211 and the rear case 212. The dust guard 22 is rotatably disposed on the rear case 212. The rear case 212 is provided with an opening at a position where the camera module 32 is extended, from which the camera module 32 is extended, and the dust-proof plate 22 is used to cover and open the opening when rotated.
Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a position relationship between a camera assembly and a display screen assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, the cover 12 has a display area 121 and a non-display area 122. At least a partial region of the camera module 32 is stacked with the display region 121 of the display screen assembly 10 in a non-extended state. The lamination arrangement refers to a lamination arrangement in a thickness direction of the mobile terminal. The display area of the display screen assembly 10 refers to the display area on the cover 12. For example, in the non-extended state, the projection portion of the camera module 32 on the cover 12 falls within the display area 121.
The subregion of camera module 32 is in the non-range upon range of setting with the display area 121 of display screen subassembly 10 under stretching out the state, and outside camera module 32 can stretch out to casing subassembly 20 from casing subassembly 20's tip, and then camera module 32 part does not occupy the overall arrangement spatial position on the apron 12, can realize that the high screen accounts for than or the full screen.
Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a position relationship of a camera module and a display screen module completely stacked according to another embodiment of the present invention.
In another embodiment, the entire area of the camera module 32 is stacked with the display area 121 of the display screen assembly 10 in the non-extended state. For example, in the non-extended state, the projection of the camera module 32 on the cover 12 falls completely within the display area 121.
Camera module 32 can stretch out outside casing assembly 20 from casing assembly 20's tip, and then camera module 32 does not occupy the overall arrangement space on the apron 12 completely, can further improve mobile terminal's screen and account for the ratio, realizes the full screen.
Referring to fig. 4 in conjunction with fig. 1, fig. 4 is a schematic view of a connection structure between a dust guard and a rear housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 4, the dust guard 24 is hinged to the rear housing 212. Alternatively, the dust guard 24 may be elastically hinged with the rear case 212. For example, the dust-proof plate 24 is hinged to the rear case 212 via a hinge axis a, on which a torsion spring (not shown) is sleeved.
When the camera module 32 extends out of the housing assembly 20, the camera module 32 pushes the dust-proof plate 24 open against the elasticity of the torsion spring, and when the camera module 32 is accommodated in the housing assembly 11, the dust-proof plate 24 rebounds under the action of the torsion spring and covers the opening on the rear shell 212.
Referring to fig. 5 in conjunction with fig. 1, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera head assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the camera assembly 30 includes a base 31, a camera module 32, a rotator 33, an elastic member 34, a fixing mechanism 35, and a push rod 36.
The base 31 is fixed to the housing assembly 20. For example, the base 31 may be fixed to the front case 211 or may be fixed to the rear case 212.
The base 31 is provided with a through hole b for transmitting external force to 31 inside the base, in this embodiment, the through hole b is used for inserting an external thimble, and the housing assembly 20 is also provided with a through hole at a corresponding position for inserting the external thimble from the outside of the housing assembly 20.
The camera module 32 is slidably connected to the base 31. For example, one of the camera module 32 and the base 31 is provided with a sliding slot, and the other is provided with a sliding rail, and the sliding rail is disposed in the sliding slot, so that the camera module 32 can slide along the first direction s relative to the base 31. For example, the first direction s is a vertical direction in fig. 5.
The swivel 33 is rotatably disposed between the base 21 and the camera module 31.
Optionally, the swivel 33 comprises a first section 331, a second section 332, a third section 333 located between the first and second sections 331, 332. The third section 333 is rotatably supported to the base 31. For example, in the present embodiment, the third section 333 is hinged to the base 31. The third section 333 may also be supported directly to the base 31 without having to be hinged to the base 31.
The elastic member 34 is disposed between the camera module 32 and the base 31. Alternatively, the direction of the stretching force provided by the elastic member 34 is along the first direction s, that is, the force between the camera module 32 and the base 31 along the first direction s by the elastic force generated by the elastic member 34. For example, the elastic member 34 is a spring, and a length direction of the spring is disposed in the first direction s.
Alternatively, the number of the elastic members 34 may be two. The two elastic members 34 may be axisymmetric with respect to the axis of symmetry of the camera module 32. The number of elastic members 34 may be other numbers, for example, three, four, etc. The position between the two elastic members 34 may be asymmetrical.
The fixing mechanism 35 is used for fixing the camera module 32 and the base 31. For example, when the camera module 32 is in the non-extended state, the fixing mechanism 35 fixes the camera module 32 and the base 31 relatively, and the fixing force of the fixing mechanism 35 is greater than or equal to the elastic force applied to the camera module 32 by the elastic member 34, so that the camera module 32 cannot be ejected naturally.
Alternatively, the securing mechanism 35 may include a resilient catch 351 secured to the base 33. The camera module 32 is provided with a slot 311 at a corresponding position, and the elastic buckle 351 is clamped in the slot 311 in a non-extended state.
Alternatively, the elastic buckles 351 may be located on the left side or the right side of the camera module 32, and the number of the elastic buckles 351 may be two. The two elastic buckles 351 are respectively located at the left and right sides of the camera module 32. The two elastic buckles 351 may be disposed at positions axisymmetrical with respect to the symmetry axis of the camera module 32.
It should be understood that the elastic buckle may be disposed on the camera module 32, and the two elastic buckles 351 may be disposed on two opposite sides of the camera module 32. And a corresponding card slot may be provided on the base 31. The number of the elastic buckles can be three, four or other numbers, which is not limited in the embodiment of the invention.
The push rod 36 is slidably disposed in the base 31, and the pushing force of the outer needle acts on the rotator 33 through the push rod 36. It should be understood that camera head assembly 30 may not be provided with push rod 36, and the pushing force of the outer needle may act directly on swivel 33.
The rotator 33 rotates under the thrust of the outer thimble to release the fixation between the camera module 32 and the base 31, and the elastic member 34 ejects the camera module 32 relative to the base 31 after the fixation between the camera module 32 and the base 31 is released.
When the pushing force of the outer thimble acts on the first section 331 of the rotator 33, the third section 333 and the second section 332 of the rotator 33 act on the camera module 32 and the base 31, respectively, and generate a force for separating the camera module 32 from the base 31. Specifically, the pushing force of the outer thimble is in the first direction s and downward, the first section 331 of the rotator 33 rotates downward, the second section 332 of the rotator 33 rotates upward, a force for separating the camera module 32 from the base 31 is generated, the separated force overcomes the force for fixing the camera module 32 and the base 31 by the fixing mechanism 35 to release the fixing between the camera module 32 and the base 31, and the elastic member 34 can eject the camera module 32 relative to the base 31.
After the camera module 32 pops out, the user can make the camera module 32 retract into the base 31 by pressing the camera module 32, the camera module 32 enters a non-extending state, and the camera module 32 and the base 31 are kept relatively fixed by the cooperation of the elastic buckle 351 and the clamping groove 311, so that the non-extending state is kept.
Alternatively, the push rod 36 may be hinged with the swivel 33, in particular, the push rod 36 is hinged with the first section 331 of the swivel 33. The push rod 36 may also not be hinged to the swivel 33 but only abut against the first section 331 of the swivel 33 when acting between each other.
Other configurations for the securing mechanism 35 may be used. For example, please refer to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another fixing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the fixing mechanism 45 may include an elastic tenon 451, the elastic tenon 451 may be disposed at a lower side of the camera module 32, the elastic tenon 451 may be connected to the base 32, the camera module 32 is disposed with a tenon hole at a corresponding position, and in a non-extended state, the elastic tenon 451 is inserted into the tenon hole.
It should be understood that the resilient latch 451 may be disposed on the camera module 32, and the corresponding mortise hole may be disposed on the base 31.
The structure of fig. 6 except the fixing mechanism 45 is similar to that of the previous embodiment, and is not described again here.
The resilient member may be of other configurations. Referring to fig. 7 and 8, fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the elastic member of the present invention, and fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the first link assembly and the second link assembly in fig. 7.
In the present embodiment, the elastic member 70 includes a first link assembly 71 and a second link assembly 72.
The first connecting assembly 71 includes at least one first connecting rod 711 elastically hinged end to end, and the second connecting rod 72 includes at least one second connecting rod 721 elastically hinged end to end, wherein each first connecting rod 711 and a corresponding second connecting rod 721 are arranged in a crossed manner and elastically hinged to each other.
Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a camera assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the camera assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention is that, in this embodiment, the camera assembly further includes a button 37, the button 37 is fixedly connected to the push rod 36, and the button 37 is disposed through the through hole c, so that when an external force acts on the button 37, the external force acts on the first section 331 of the rotator 33 through the push rod 36.
Other structures of the camera head assembly are similar to those of the above embodiments, and are not described herein.
The swivel 33 is rotated by an external force of the button 37 (for example, a user presses the button 37 downward when the user needs to eject the camera module 32) to release the fixation between the camera module 32 and the base 31, and the elastic member 34 ejects the camera module 32 relative to the base 31 after the fixation between the camera module 32 and the base 31 is released.
When an external force on the button 37 acts on the first section 331 of the rotator 33 via the push rod 36, the third section 333 and the second section 332 of the rotator 33 act on the camera module 32 and the base 31, respectively, and generate a force for separating the camera module 32 from the base 31. Specifically, the first section 331 of the swivel 33 rotates downward and the second section 332 of the swivel 33 rotates upward by the force of the push rod 36 in the first direction s, so that a force for separating the camera module 32 from the base 31 is generated, and the separated force overcomes the force for fixing the camera module 32 and the base 31 by the fixing mechanism 35 to release the fixing between the camera module 32 and the base 31, so that the elastic member 34 can eject the camera module 32 relative to the base 31.
After the camera module 32 pops out, the user can make the camera module 32 retract into the base 31 by pressing the camera module 32, the camera module 32 enters a non-extending state, and the camera module 32 and the base 31 are kept relatively fixed by the cooperation of the elastic buckle 351 and the clamping groove 311, so that the non-extending state is kept.
Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a terminal body 91 and a camera assembly 92.
The camera head assembly 92 may be the camera head assembly 30 of any of the embodiments described above.
The base 31 is fixed in the terminal body 91, the camera module 32 can be extended from the side of the terminal body 91, and the camera module 32 is located in the terminal body 91 in a non-extended state.
The embodiment of the invention arranges that the camera component comprises: the base is provided with a through hole for transmitting external force into the base; the camera module is connected with the base in a sliding manner; the rotating body is rotatably arranged between the base and the camera module; the elastic piece is arranged between the camera module and the base; the fixing mechanism is used for fixing the camera module and the base, the rotator rotates under the action of external force to release the fixation between the camera module and the base, the elastic piece pops the camera module relative to the base after the fixation between the camera module and the base is released, through the mode, the camera module is fixed with the base through the fixing mechanism when in a non-stretching state, when the camera module needs to stretch out, the fixing between the camera module and the base is released through the rotation of the rotator under the action of the external thimble, then the elastic piece pops the camera module out, so that the camera module can stretch out or retract into the base, the camera module can be arranged in the mobile terminal, when in use, the rotator can stretch out through the action of the external force, and further under the condition that the normal use of the camera function of the mobile terminal is not influenced, the screen occupation ratio of the mobile terminal can be improved.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes performed by the present specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.