CN216434799U - Folding electronic device with camera module - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a foldable electronic device with a camera module, which comprises a first body, a camera module, a door cover, a first magnetic piece, a second body, a hinge, a second magnetic piece and a third magnetic piece. The camera module is arranged on the first body and has a camera window. The door cover has magnetic conductivity and is movably arranged on the first body to expose the camera window or shield the camera window. The first magnetic element is movably arranged on the first body. The hinge is connected between the first body and the second body, and the first body and the second body are pivotally opened and closed relative to each other through the hinge. The second magnetic element is arranged on the second body. The third magnetic member is disposed on the first body and is opposite to the first magnetic member. Therefore, the foldable electronic device with the camera module provided by the present invention has the function of automatically returning the movable door cover when the body is closed.

Description

Foldable electronic device with camera module

technical field

The utility model relates to a foldable electronic device, in particular to a foldable electronic device with a camera module.

Background technique

Due to the characteristics of portability and real-time sending and receiving and processing of information, foldable electronic devices have gradually become an indispensable tool for modern people. Common foldable electronic devices include notebook computers, or a combination of a tablet computer and a docking station. Compared with the combination of a tablet computer and a docking station, notebook computers have the characteristics of high computing performance and multi-tasking, so they are widely used. Favored by business people, independent creators, gamers, engineers, researchers or academics.

More specifically, as far as the notebook computer is concerned, a camera (or video camera) module provided on the notebook computer can provide users with the use of video and video recording, thereby increasing the use efficiency of the notebook computer. However, as personal privacy becomes more and more important, existing notebook computers will set a movable door cover on the outer surface of the camera module, so that the camera module can be closed (covered) when the camera module is not in use.

However, the above-mentioned movable door cover still needs to be manually opened or closed by the user, and once the user is negligent, there will still be the aforementioned risk of personal privacy.

Utility model content

The utility model provides a foldable electronic device with a camera module, and the movable door cover has the function of automatically returning the cover when the body is closed.

The utility model discloses a foldable electronic device with a camera module, comprising a first body, a camera module, a door cover, a first magnetic piece, a second body, a hinge, a second magnetic piece and a third magnetic piece. The camera module is arranged on the first body and has a camera window. The door cover has magnetic permeability and is movably arranged on the first body to expose the camera window or shield the camera window. The first magnetic element is movably arranged on the first body. The hinge is connected between the first body and the second body, and the first body and the second body are pivotally opened and closed relative to each other through the hinge. The second magnetic piece is arranged on the second body, and the third magnetic piece is arranged on the first body and is opposite to the first magnetic piece. When the first body and the second body are closed to each other, the first magnetic piece and the second magnetic piece correspond to each other and are magnetically attracted to drive the first magnetic piece away from the door cover, so that the door cover is magnetically attracted by the third magnetic piece to attract Move closer to the third magnet and block the camera window.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first magnetic member is movable between a first position and a second position, and when the first body and the second body are closed to each other, the second magnetic The magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic element to the first magnetic element is greater than the magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic element to the door cover, so as to drive the first magnetic element to move to the second position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the door cover is located between the first magnetic member and the third magnetic member, and when the first magnetic member moves to the second position, the third magnetic member The magnetic attraction force of the magnetic element relative to the door cover is greater than the magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic element relative to the door cover, so as to drive the door cover to move from the third position to the fourth position.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the first magnetic member is located at the second position, the door cover is located at the fourth position, and the first body and the second body are relatively unfolded, The door cover is adapted to be moved to the third position by force, so as to magnetically attract the first magnetic member and drive the first magnetic member to move to the first position.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic member at the first position relative to the door cover at the third position is greater than that of the third magnetic member relative to the door cover at the third position. Magnetic attraction of the door cover in the third position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the movable path of the door cover, the movable path of the first magnetic member and the third magnetic member are coaxial with each other.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the door cover located at the third position exposes the camera window, and the door cover located at the fourth position shields the camera window.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the movable path of the door cover and the movable path of the first magnetic member are parallel to or coaxial with each other.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first body has a housing part 1 assembled with each other, a sliding groove and an accommodating part 1, and the sliding groove and the accommodating part are located on opposite sides of the camera module. side, the first magnetic piece is movably arranged in the chute, the third magnetic piece is fixedly arranged in the accommodating portion, and the door cover is movably arranged in the chute and the accommodating portion Department One.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second body has a second housing part and a second accommodating part assembled with each other, and the second magnetic part is fixedly arranged on the second accommodating part, when the second When a body and the second body are closed and closed relative to each other, the first shell and the second shell face and are adjacent to each other.

Based on the above, the camera module, the movable door cover, the movable first magnetic member and the fixed third magnetic member are arranged on the first body of the foldable electronic device, and the second magnetic member is arranged on the second body. When the first body and the second body are closed, the positions of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member correspond to each other to generate magnetic attraction, so as to drive the first magnetic member to move away from the door cover, thereby allowing the door cover to be affected by the third magnetic member the magnetic attraction to move closer to the third magnetic piece, and at the same time use the door cover to cover the camera window of the camera module.

Accordingly, the above-mentioned component arrangement can use different magnetic parts to drive the door cover, that is, when the first body and the second body are closed, the door cover is driven to cover the camera window by the above-mentioned driving effect. Therefore, the user does not need to manually close the door cover, thereby preventing the user from ignoring the closing of the door cover and affecting personal privacy, so that the foldable electronic device has a user-friendly function.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the following examples are given and described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings as follows.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the components of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 1 in part A1;

3 is an exploded view of the components of the foldable electronic device of FIG. 1 in part A2;

4 and 5 show different states of the foldable electronic device in part A1;

FIGS. 6 and 7 show cross-sectional views of the components of FIGS. 4 and 5 .

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a foldable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the components of the foldable electronic device in part A1 of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the components of the foldable electronic device in part A2 of FIG. 1 . Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 at the same time. In this embodiment, a foldable electronic device with a camera module (hereinafter referred to as the foldable electronic device 100 ) is, for example, a notebook computer (but not limited to this), which It includes a first body 110 , a camera module 140 , a door cover 150 , a first magnetic member M1 , a second body 120 , a hinge 130 , a second magnetic member M2 and a third magnetic member M3 .

The camera module 140 is disposed on the first body 110 and has a camera window 141 . The door cover 150 has a magnetic permeability and is movably disposed on the first body 110 to expose the camera window 141 or shield the camera window 141 . The first magnetic member M1 is movably disposed on the first body 110 . The hinge 130 is connected between the first body 110 and the second body 120 , and the first body 110 and the second body 120 are pivotally opened and closed relative to each other through the hinge 130 . The second magnetic member M2 is disposed on the second body 120 , and the third magnetic member M3 is disposed on the first body 110 and is opposite to the first magnetic member M1 across the door cover 150 . When the first body 110 and the second body 120 are closed to each other, the first magnetic member M1 and the second magnetic member M2 correspond to each other and are magnetically attracted, so as to drive the first magnetic member M1 away from the door cover 150 and make the door cover 150 receive The third magnetic member M3 is magnetically attracted to move closer to the third magnetic member M3 and shield the camera window 141 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the first body 110 further includes a casing part 1 111 , a sliding slot 112 and a accommodating part 113 assembled together at the part A1 , and the first magnetic part M1 is slidably disposed in the sliding slot 112 . It is located between the first shell 111 and the chute 112 . In short, the first magnetic member M1 has a movable path L1 in the chute 112 to facilitate the movement between the first position P1 and the second position P2. The third magnetic member M3 is fixedly disposed in the accommodating part 1 113 , wherein the camera module 140 and the door cover 150 are located between the sliding groove 112 and the accommodating part 1 113 respectively, and the camera window 141 of the camera module 140 passes through the casing in principle The opening 111a of an 111 is exposed, but according to the position of the door cover 150 at the opening 111a, the door cover 150 has the effect of shielding or exposing the camera window 141. In short, the movable door cover 150 has a movable path L2 on the front side of the camera module 140 to facilitate the movement between the third position P3 and the fourth position P4, wherein the movable path L1 of the first magnetic member M1 The movable path L2 of the door cover 150 is parallel or coaxial with each other, so that the two can generate opposite magnetic driving modes. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , the second body 120 further includes a second housing part 121 and a second accommodating part 122 at the part A2 , and the second magnetic part M2 is fixedly disposed in the second accommodating part 122 .

4 and 5 show different states of the foldable electronic device in part A1. FIGS. 6 and 7 show cross-sectional views of the components of FIGS. 4 and 5 . Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 , which are in the same state. In this embodiment, the states shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 are equivalent to the foldable electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 1 , that is, the first body 110 and the second body. 120 are unfolded from each other through the hinge 130, which is also the use state of the notebook computer, so the door cover 150 is equivalent to the third position P3 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, and the first magnetic member M1 is equivalent to the position In the first position P1 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , since the door cover 150 is magnetically conductive, the first magnetic member M1 magnetically attracts the door cover 150 to keep them in the above-mentioned positions.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 5 and 7 , which is equivalent to closing the first body 110 shown in FIG. 1 to the second body 120 , so that the first body 110 and the second body 120 have a shell 111 and a second body 120 . The two 121 face each other (the surface S1 of the first body 110 and the surface S2 of the second body 120 face each other) and are adjacent to each other. At this time, the first magnetic member M1 and the second magnetic member M2 are positioned opposite to each other, as shown in FIG. 7 . As shown, the magnetic poles N and S of the first magnetic member M1 and the magnetic poles S and N of the second magnetic member M2 are opposite to each other and have corresponding positions. More importantly, the magnetic attraction force of the second magnetic member M2 to the first magnetic member M1 is greater than the magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic member M1 to the door cover 150, so the first magnetic member M1 will be magnetically attracted by the second magnetic member M2. It is driven to move from the first position P1 shown in FIG. 6 (or FIG. 2 ) to the second position P2 shown in FIG. 7 (or FIG. 2 ).

Next, when the first magnetic member M1 is moved to the second position P2, the magnetic attraction force of the third magnetic member M3 relative to the door cover 150 is greater than the magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic member M1 relative to the door cover 150, so the door cover 150 Driven by the magnetic attraction force of the third magnetic member M3, it moves from the third position P3 shown in FIG. 6 (or FIG. 2 ) to the fourth position P4 shown in FIG. 7 (or FIG. 2 ), that is, the door is now The cover 150 and the third magnetic member M3 are substantially adsorbed together. Accordingly, the door cover 150 moved to the fourth position P4 also shields the camera window 141 of the camera module 140 , that is, when the user closes the first body 110 and the second body 120 together, the door cover 150 is The effect of automatic capping can be produced due to the above-mentioned component configuration.

Next, when the user unfolds the first body 110 and the second body 120 opposite to each other again, the door cover 150 still remains attached to the third magnetic member M3 to cover the camera window 141 , so when the user needs to use the camera module 140 , it is necessary to exert force on the door cover 150 to move it from the fourth position P4 back to the third position P3, and it is worth mentioning that, since in the unfolded state, the first magnetic member M1 can move away from the first body 110 along with the Therefore, when the user drives the door cover 150 to move back to the third position P3, the door cover 150 and the first The magnetic attraction effect is generated between the magnetic members M1, and the first magnetic member M1 is further driven to move back to the first position P1. At the same time, the magnetic force of the first magnetic member M1 and the third magnetic member M3 is appropriately designed, so that the magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic member M1 at the first position P1 relative to the door cover 150 at the third position P3 at this time, It is greater than the magnetic attraction force of the third magnetic member M3 relative to the door cover 150 at the third position P3 , so the door cover 150 moved back to the third position P3 can still be smoothly maintained at the third position P3 exposing the camera window 141 .

To put it simply, the foldable electronic device 100 of this embodiment is provided with a movable door cover 150 on the front side of the camera module 140 , and the door cover 150 is located on the (movable) first magnetic member M1 and the (fixed) third Between the magnetic members M3, as shown in FIG. 2, the movable path L2 of the door cover 150, the movable path L1 of the first magnetic member M1, and the third magnetic member M3 are coaxial with each other, so that the The member M2 is moved closer to or away from the first magnetic member M1 to achieve the above-mentioned driving mode.

To sum up, in the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention, a camera module, a movable door cover, a movable first magnetic member and a fixed third magnetic member are arranged on the first body of the foldable electronic device, and the second A second magnetic piece is arranged on the body. When the first body and the second body are closed, the positions of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member correspond to each other to generate magnetic attraction, so as to drive the first magnetic member to move away from the door cover, thereby allowing the door cover to be affected by the third magnetic member The magnetic attraction of the camera moves to a position where it can cover the camera window of the camera module.

Conversely, when the first body and the second body are unfolded from each other, it means that the second magnetic member is far away from the first magnetic member and no longer provides magnetic attraction to the first magnetic member, so the user can drive the door cover to move to expose the camera window. position, and the first magnetic element is magnetically attracted and driven to return to its original position again. At the same time, because the door cover exposing the camera window is equivalent to being away from the third magnetic member, the magnetic attraction force between the first magnetic member and the door cover is greater than the magnetic attraction force between the third magnetic member and the door cover, so the door cover can be smoothly is kept at the position where the camera window is exposed.

Accordingly, the above-mentioned configuration of components can generate different driving modes for the door cover with different magnetic components, especially when the first body and the second body are closed, the door cover is driven to cover the camera window by one of the above-mentioned driving modes. The automatic cover return function eliminates the need for the user to manually close the door cover, thereby preventing the user from ignoring the closing of the door cover and affecting personal privacy, and making the foldable electronic device more user-friendly.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present utility model, but not to limit them; although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that : it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the various embodiments of the present utility model Scope of technical solutions.

Claims (10)

1. A foldable electronic device with a camera module, comprising:

a first body;

the camera module is arranged on the first body and is provided with a camera shooting window;

the door cover is provided with magnetic conductivity and is movably arranged on the first machine body so as to expose or shield the camera window;

the first magnetic piece is movably arranged on the first machine body;

a second body;

a hinge connected between the first body and the second body, the first body and the second body being pivotally opened and closed relative to each other by the hinge;

the second magnetic piece is arranged on the second machine body; and

a third magnetic member disposed on the first body and opposite to the first magnetic member,

when the first body and the second body are closed, the first magnetic part and the second magnetic part correspond to each other and are magnetically attracted to drive the first magnetic part to be far away from the door cover, so that the door cover is magnetically attracted by the third magnetic part to move close to the third magnetic part and shield the camera window.

2. The foldable electronic device with a camera module of claim 1, wherein the first magnetic member is movable between a first position and a second position, and when the first body and the second body are closed to each other, a magnetic attraction force of the second magnetic member to the first magnetic member is greater than a magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic member to the door, so as to drive the first magnetic member to move to the second position.

3. The foldable electronic device with a camera module of claim 2, wherein the door is located between the first magnetic member and the third magnetic member, and when the first magnetic member moves to the second position, a magnetic attraction force of the third magnetic member with respect to the door is greater than a magnetic attraction force of the first magnetic member with respect to the door to drive the door to move from the third position to the fourth position.

4. The foldable electronic device with a camera module of claim 3, wherein when the first magnetic member is located at the second position, the door is located at the fourth position, and the first body and the second body are unfolded relatively, the door is adapted to be forced to move to the third position to magnetically attract the first magnetic member and drive the first magnetic member to move to the first position.

5. The foldable electronic device with a camera module of claim 4, wherein the magnetic attraction of the first magnetic member in the first position with respect to the door in the third position is greater than the magnetic attraction of the third magnetic member with respect to the door in the third position.

6. The foldable electronic device with a camera module of claim 3, wherein the moveable path of the door, the moveable path of the first magnetic element and the third magnetic element are coaxial with each other.

7. The foldable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 3, wherein the door cover in the third position exposes the camera window, and the door cover in the fourth position covers the camera window.

8. The foldable electronic device with a camera module according to claim 1, wherein the movable path of the door and the movable path of the first magnetic member are parallel or coaxial with each other.

9. The foldable electronic device with a camera module of claim 1, wherein the first housing has a first housing part, a first sliding slot and a first accommodating part assembled together, the first sliding slot and the first accommodating part are located at two opposite sides of the camera module, the first magnetic part is movably disposed in the first sliding slot, the third magnetic part is fixedly disposed in the first accommodating part, and the door cover is movably disposed between the first sliding slot and the first accommodating part.

10. The foldable electronic device with a camera module of claim 9, wherein the second body has a second housing and a second receiving portion assembled together, the second magnetic member is fixedly disposed in the second receiving portion, and when the first body and the second body are closed relatively, the first housing and the second housing face and are adjacent to each other.

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