CN217508852U - Image acquisition device - Google Patents

Abstract

Some embodiments of the present invention provide an image capturing device. The image capturing device comprises a left shell, a right shell, an image capturing module and a first fixing element. The right side casing is connected with the left side casing. The image capturing module is arranged between the left side shell and the right side shell. The image capturing module comprises a first fixing part. The first fixing element is connected with the first fixing part. The left and right housings include an accommodating portion and a contact portion surrounding the accommodating portion. The accommodating portion accommodates the first fixing portion. The contact portion directly contacts the first fixing member.

Description

image capture device

【Technical field】

The utility model relates to an image capturing device.

【Background technique】

With the development of technology, image capture devices are commonly used in many situations. For example, a driver can install an image capture device inside or outside the vehicle to capture images and then learn the road conditions. The vehicle may vibrate during the driving process, causing the captured image to be blurred, which in turn leads to the wrong judgment of the driving system. Therefore, in order to capture clear images, the stability of the image capture device needs to be improved.

【Content of utility model】

Some embodiments of the present invention provide an image capture device. The image capturing device includes a left casing, a right casing, an image capturing module, and a first fixing element. The right side case is connected to the left side case. The image capturing module is arranged between the left casing and the right casing. The image capturing module includes a first fixing part. The first fixing element is connected to the first fixing part. The left side case and the right side case include a receiving portion and a contact portion surrounding the receiving portion. The accommodating portion accommodates the first fixing portion. The first fixing element directly contacts the contact portion.

In some embodiments, a shape of a portion of the first fixing element matches a shape of the contact portion, and the shape of the contact portion matches a shape of a surface of the image capture module. In some embodiments, the image capturing module rotates up and down with a module rotation angle relative to the left casing and the right casing. In some embodiments, the module rotation angle ranges from 0 degrees to 60 degrees. In some embodiments, the image capturing device further includes a second fixing element and a third fixing element, wherein the image capturing module further includes a second fixing portion and a third fixing portion, and the second fixing element is connected to the second fixing portion. the fixing part, and the third fixing element is connected to the third fixing part. In some embodiments, when viewed from above, the first fixing element, the second fixing element and the third fixing element are arranged in a triangular manner.

In some embodiments, at least one of the left casing and the right casing includes a casing positioning portion, the image capturing module includes a module positioning portion, and the casing positioning portion corresponds to the module positioning portion. In some embodiments, one of the housing positioning portion and the module positioning portion is a protrusion, and the other of the housing positioning portion and the module positioning portion is a recess. In some embodiments, the left casing and the right casing include a plurality of through portions, and the image capture device is mounted to a desired device through a plurality of mounting elements passing through the through portions. In some embodiments, the image capturing device rotates left and right relative to the mounting element at a device rotation angle, and the device rotation angle ranges from 0 degrees to 45 degrees.

【Description of drawings】

In order to make the features or advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, some embodiments are given and described in detail as follows in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the various features are not necessarily drawn to scale. In fact, the various features may be arbitrarily enlarged or reduced in size and may be drawn schematically.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image capture device in some embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the image capture device.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the image capturing device of FIG. 2 rotated to the left by an angle.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the image capturing device of FIG. 2 rotated to the right at an angle.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the image capture device.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the image capture device, wherein the left casing and the right casing are shown with dotted lines.

7 , 8 , 9 , and 10 are a bottom view, a front view, a side view, and a cross-sectional view of the image capture device of FIG. 1 , respectively.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the image capture device, wherein the image capture module is rotated downward by a module rotation angle.

12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 are a bottom view, a front view, a side view, and a cross-sectional view of the image capturing device of FIG. 11 , respectively.

【Symbol Description】

100: Image capture device

110: Left shell

111, 121: Through section

112: Left side accommodation part

113: Left contact part

114: Housing positioning part

120: Right side shell

122: Right side receiving part

123: Right contact part

130: Image capture module

131: The first fixed part

132: Second fixed part

133: The third fixed part

134: Module positioning part

140: rear side circuit board

150: Intermediate circuit board

160: Image Capture Components

170: Front side circuit board

180: launch element

190: Cover

200: Mounting Components

210: First fixing element

220: Second fixing element

230: Third fixing element

300: Current transfer element

A1,A2: Angle

AA: module rotation angle

C: Center axis

【Detailed ways】

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples, and may use relative spatially relative terms to describe specific examples of various components and arrangements to implement various features of the present invention. For example, if the specification recites that a first feature is formed "on" or "over" a second feature, that means embodiments in which the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature may also include embodiments in which additional features are formed on An embodiment in which the first feature and the second feature are not in direct contact with the first feature and the second feature. Relative space-relative terms are used to facilitate describing the relationship of elements or features to other elements or features in the drawings. In addition to the orientation depicted in the figures, the various spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation. The device may be turned in different orientations (rotated 90 degrees or otherwise), and relative spatially relative terms used herein are to be interpreted in the same way. In addition, the ordinal numbers, such as "first", "second", etc., in the description and the scope of the patent application have no sequential relationship, and are only used to indicate and distinguish two different elements with the same name.

Please refer to Figure 1 first. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image capture device 100 in some embodiments. The image capturing device 100 includes a left casing 110 , a right casing 120 , and an image capturing module 130 . The left side case 110 is connected to the right side case 120 . The image capturing module 130 is disposed between the left casing 110 and the right casing 120 . The left casing 110 and the right casing 120 may be made of plastic material or metal material, but not limited thereto. In some embodiments, in order to increase the range of the image capturing device 100 to capture images, the entire image capturing device 100 can be rotated left and right, and the image capturing module 130 therein can be rotated up and down.

In some embodiments, the left side case 110 and the right side case 120 include a plurality of through portions 111 , 121 . In some embodiments, the image capture device 100 is mounted to a desired device by a plurality of mounting elements 200 passing through the through portions 111 , 121 . It is contemplated that the device may be a vehicle such as, but not limited to, a car, truck, van. In some embodiments, the image capture device 100 may be mounted on the rear mirror bracket and/or the side of the vehicle body, but is not limited thereto. The mounting element 200 may be a bolt or a screw, but is not limited thereto.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 to understand how the image capturing device 100 rotates left and right relative to the mounting element 200 . FIG. 2 is a top view of the image capture device 100 . FIG. 3 is a top view of the image capturing device 100 of FIG. 2 rotated to the left by an angle A1 (rotated counterclockwise). FIG. 4 is a top view of the image capturing device 100 of FIG. 2 rotated to the right by an angle A2 (clockwise). For convenience of description, FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 illustrate a central axis C of the image capturing device 100 when viewed from above.

“Angle A1 ” represents the angle between the central axis C of the image capturing device 100 in FIG. 2 and the central axis C of the image capturing device 100 in FIG. 3 . Similarly, "angle A2" represents the included angle between the central axis C of the image capture device 100 in FIG. 2 and the central axis C of the image capture device 100 in FIG. 4 . As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , when the image capturing device 100 is rotated to the left (counterclockwise) or right (clockwise) to the limit, the mounting element 200 directly contacts the edges of the through portions 111 and 121 . In some embodiments, the angle A1 is equal to the angle A2 to facilitate the balance of the image capture device 100 . In some embodiments, the angle A1 is different from the angle A2 to facilitate the image capturing device 100 to capture images in a specific range.

Also, the device rotation angle of the image capturing device 100 can be defined as the sum of the angle A1 and the angle A2. In some embodiments, the rotation angle of the device ranges from 0 degrees to 90 degrees, for example, 0 degrees to 80 degrees, 0 degrees to 60 degrees, 0 degrees to 45 degrees, and 0 degrees to 30 degrees, but not limited thereto .

It should be noted that the shape and size of the through portions 111 and 121 , the shape and size of the mounting element 200 , the size of the rotation angle of the device, and the like can be determined according to actual needs. For example, the shape and size of the through portions 111 and 121 can be designed to be approximately the same as the shape and size of the mounting element 200 , so that the image capturing device 100 cannot be rotated left and right. Alternatively, the size of the through portions 111, 121 can be increased, and thus the angle of rotation of the device.

Next, please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 for further understanding of the image capturing apparatus 100 . FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the image capture device 100 . FIG. 6 is a top view of the image capturing device 100 , wherein the left casing 110 and the right casing 120 are shown with dotted lines. The image capturing module 130 may be provided with a rear circuit board 140 , a middle circuit board 150 , an image capturing element 160 , a front circuit board 170 , a plurality of emitting elements 180 , and a cover 190 .

The rear circuit board 140 , the middle circuit board 150 , and the front circuit board 170 may include a rigid board, a flex board, a rigid-flex board, etc., but are not limited thereto.

The image capturing element 160 is disposed on the intermediate circuit board 150 . The image capturing element 160 can capture images. The image capturing element 160 may include one or more lenses, photosensitive elements, and the like. In some embodiments, the image capturing element 160 can achieve functions such as focusing and zooming, but is not limited thereto.

The radiating element 180 is disposed on the front circuit board 170 . The emitting element 180 can emit electromagnetic radiation to achieve functions such as identification, detection, and night vision. In some embodiments, the emitting element 180 is an infrared light emitting diode (IR-LED). The infrared light emitting diode may include gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs), etc., but is not limited thereto.

In order to prevent the electromagnetic radiation of the radiating element 180 from being blocked by the image capturing element 160, the emitting element 180 is disposed on the front side circuit board 170 relatively close to the front side, and the image capturing element 160 is disposed on the intermediate circuit board 150 relatively close to the rear side . Moreover, the front side circuit board 170 can be hollow, so that the image capturing element 160 can pass through the front side circuit board 170 , so as to reduce the size of the image capturing device 100 and achieve miniaturization.

The cover 190 can be made of glass, plastic and other materials, for example, strengthened glass, but not limited thereto. In order to ensure a sufficient amount of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitting element 180 to the outside of the image capturing device 100 , the cover 190 in front of the emitting element 180 may include special materials or be specially treated.

Also, the current can be passed to the image capture device 100 through a current transmission element 300 connected to a power source (not shown). The current transfer element 300 can be a power line. The current transmission element 300 can be electrically connected to the rear circuit board 140 (refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 15 first).

The image capturing device 100 may further include a first fixing element 210 , a second fixing element 220 , and a third fixing element 230 , and the image capturing module 130 may include a first fixing portion 131 and a second fixing portion 132 . A third fixing portion 133 . The first fixing element 210 is connected to the first fixing portion 131 . The second fixing element 220 is connected to the second fixing portion 132 . The third fixing element 230 is connected to the third fixing part 133 . The first fixing element 210 , the second fixing element 220 and the third fixing element 230 may be bolts or screws, but are not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the shape and size of the first fixing element 210 are different from those of the second fixing element 220 , and the shape and size of the second fixing element 220 are the same as those of the third fixing element 230 .

The first fixing element 210 , the second fixing element 220 and the third fixing element 230 can fix the image capturing module 130 between the left casing 110 and the right casing 120 . For example, the first fixing element 210 , the second fixing element 220 , and the third fixing element 230 can prevent the image capturing module 130 from loosening.

In some embodiments, the first fixing portion 131 includes threads formed on an outer surface of the first fixing portion 131 , the second fixing portion 132 includes threads formed on an inner surface of the second fixing portion 132 , the third The fixing portion 133 includes threads formed on an inner surface of the third fixing portion 133 . Moreover, the first fixing element 210 , the second fixing element 220 and the third fixing element 230 may have corresponding threads to further enhance the first fixing element 210 , the second fixing element 220 , the third fixing element 230 and the image capturing module connection strength between 130. In some embodiments, spacers may be disposed between the second fixing element 220 and the left casing 110 and between the third fixing element 230 and the right casing 120 to further assist in fixing the image capture module by pressing 130.

As shown in FIG. 6 , when viewed from above, the first fixing element 210 , the second fixing element 220 , and the third fixing element 230 may be arranged in a triangular manner, for example, an isosceles triangle, but not limited thereto. The first fixing element 210 , the second fixing element 220 , and the third fixing element 230 arranged in a triangular manner are equivalent to fixing the image capturing module 130 on a plane, so the stability of the image capturing device 100 can be improved.

The left side case 110 may include a left side receiving portion 112 and a left side contact portion 113 , and the right side case 120 may include a right side receiving portion 122 and a right side contact portion 123 . After the left side case 110 and the right side case 120 are connected to each other, the left side accommodating portion 112 and the right side accommodating portion 122 together constitute a accommodating portion for accommodating the first fixing portion 131 , and the left side contact portion 113 contacts the right side The portions 123 together constitute a contact portion surrounding the receiving portion and contacting the first fixing element 210 . For the convenience of description, the left contact portion 113 and the right contact portion 123 are only shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 12 , and the range of the contact portion is schematically depicted by dotted lines. Specifically, the contact portion is the portion of the left casing 110 and the right casing 120 that can be in direct contact with the first fixing element 210 .

When assembling the image capture device 100 , the rear circuit board 140 , the middle circuit board 150 , the image capture element 160 , the front circuit board 170 , and the emitting element 180 can be installed into the image capture module 130 first, and then the ( For example, put on) cover 190. In addition, the first fixing element 210 can be placed on the current transmission element 300 in series. Next, the left side case 110 and the right side case 120 may be installed. Next, the second fixing element 220 and the third fixing element 230 may be provided (eg, locked). Finally, the first fixing element 210 can be fixed (eg, locked).

It is worth noting that when the left side case 110 and the right side case 120 are installed, the left side case 110 and the right side case 120 can be connected by snapping. In addition, in order to ensure the relative positions between the left side case 110 and the right side case 120 and the image capture module 130, the left side case 110 may include a case positioning portion 114, and the image capture module may include a corresponding case A module positioning portion 134 of the body positioning portion 114 . For the convenience of description, the housing positioning portion 114 is only shown in FIG. 5 , and is only shown on the left side housing 110 . However, it should be understood that the right side housing 120 may also have a similar housing positioning portion.

In some embodiments, one of the housing positioning portion 114 and the module positioning portion 134 may be a protrusion, such as a hook, but not limited thereto. The other one of the housing positioning portion 114 and the module positioning portion 134 may be a recess, such as a groove, but not limited thereto. With the housing positioning portion 114 and the module positioning portion 134 , the effect of pre-fixing and positioning can be achieved, and the assembly accuracy can be increased. Moreover, when the image capturing module 130 rotates up and down, the module positioning portion 134 can be used as a fulcrum for the up and down rotation of the image capturing module 130, so that the up and down rotation of the image capturing module 130 is smoother.

Next, in addition to FIG. 1 , please refer to FIG. 7 to FIG. 15 together to understand how the image capture module 130 rotates relative to the left casing 110 and the right casing 120 by a module rotation angle AA (marked only in the figure). 14) Rotate up and down. 7 , 8 , 9 , and 10 are a bottom view, a front view, a side view, and a cross-sectional view of the image capturing device 100 of FIG. 1 , respectively. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the image capture device 100 , wherein the image capture module 130 is rotated downward by a module rotation angle AA. 12 , 13 , 14 , and 15 are a bottom view, a front view, a side view, and a cross-sectional view of the image capturing device 100 of FIG. 11 , respectively.

In some embodiments, the module rotation angle AA of the image capturing module 130 ranges from 0 degrees to 90 degrees, for example, 0 degrees to 80 degrees, 0 degrees to 60 degrees, 0 degrees to 45 degrees, and 0 degrees to 90 degrees. 30 degrees, but not limited to this.

When the image capturing module 130 is rotated up and down, the position of the first fixing portion 131 located in the accommodating portion (ie, the left accommodating portion 112 of the left casing 110 and the right accommodating portion 122 of the right casing 120 ) Also changed. When the image capturing device 100 is rotated upward or downward to the limit, the first fixing portion 131 directly contacts the edge of the receiving portion. Moreover, when the image capturing module 130 rotates up and down, the first fixing element 210 continues to directly contact the contact portion (ie, the left contact portion 113 of the left casing 110 and the right contact portion 123 of the right casing 120 ). .

In some embodiments, a shape of a portion of the first fixing element 210 matches a shape of the contact portion, and the shape of the contact portion matches a shape of a surface of the image capture module 130 . As shown in FIGS. 7 and 12 , or as shown in FIGS. 10 and 15 , when the image capturing module 130 is rotated up and down, the first fixing element 210 can be firmly connected to the first fixing portion 131 of the image capturing module 130 . , and can be closely attached to the contact parts of the left casing 110 and the right casing 120 . Therefore, the stability of the image capturing module 130 can be improved.

It is worth noting that the shape and size of the accommodating portion, the shape and size of the contact portion, the shape and size of the first fixing element, the size of the rotation angle of the module, etc. can be determined according to actual needs. For example, it is possible to increase the size of the receiving portion, and thus the angle of rotation of the module.

It should be added that, in some known image capturing devices, the fixing element and the image capturing module may be in point contact, and the image capturing module may be fixed only by two fixing elements located on opposite sides. With a separate bracket, the image capturing module itself may rotate left and right and up and down at the same time, resulting in poor fixing effect of the image capturing module and insufficient stability of the image capturing device.

In contrast, the left-right rotation and the up-down rotation of the image capturing device of the present invention are achieved by the entire image capturing device and the image capturing module therein, respectively. Moreover, the contact area with the image capturing module can be increased between the first fixing element, the second fixing element, the third fixing element and the image capturing module. Moreover, the housing positioning part and the module positioning part of the present invention can achieve the effect of pre-fixing and positioning, and can increase the assembly accuracy. Not only that, when the image capture module rotates up and down, the module positioning portion can be used as a pivot point for the rotation, so that the up and down rotation of the image capture module is smoother. Therefore, the stability of the image capturing device can be improved, and the possibility of blurred images captured by the image capturing device can be reduced.

The foregoing outlines the features of several embodiments to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to better understand the various aspects of the invention. It should be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be readily utilized as a basis for designing or modifying other processes and structures for carrying out the same purposes or achieving the same advantages of the embodiments described herein. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that such equivalent configurations do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and various modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Alterations, substitutions and alterations. In addition, the features among the embodiments can be arbitrarily mixed and matched as long as they do not violate the spirit of the present invention or conflict with the spirit of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. An image capture device, comprising: a left side shell; a right side shell, connected to the left side shell; an image capturing module disposed between the left casing and the right casing and comprising a first fixing portion; and a first fixing element, connected to the first fixing part; The left side case and the right side case include an accommodating portion and a contact portion surrounding the accommodating portion, the accommodating portion accommodates the first fixing portion, and the first fixing element directly contacts the contact portion. 2 . The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein a shape of a portion of the first fixing element matches a shape of the contact portion, and the shape of the contact portion matches a shape of the image capture module. 3 . A shape of a surface. 3 . The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the image capture module rotates up and down relative to the left casing and the right casing at a module rotation angle. 4 . 4 . The image capturing device of claim 3 , wherein the rotation angle of the module is in the range of 0 degrees to 60 degrees. 5 . 5. The image capturing device of claim 1, further comprising a second fixing element and a third fixing element, wherein the image capturing module further comprises a second fixing portion and a third fixing portion a fixing part, the second fixing element is connected with the second fixing part, and the third fixing element is connected with the third fixing part. 6 . The image capturing device of claim 5 , wherein the first fixing element, the second fixing element, and the third fixing element are arranged in a triangular manner when viewed from above. 7 . 7 . The image capturing device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the left casing and the right casing comprises a casing positioning portion, and the image capturing module comprises a module positioning portion 7 . part, and the housing positioning part corresponds to the module positioning part. 8 . The image capture device of claim 7 , wherein one of the housing positioning portion and the module positioning portion is a protrusion, and the other one of the housing positioning portion and the module positioning portion is a protrusion. 9 . sunken. 9 . The image capture device of claim 1 , wherein the left casing and the right casing comprise a plurality of through parts, and the image capture device passes through the plurality of through parts. 10 . A plurality of mounting elements are mounted to a desired device. 10 . The image capturing device of claim 9 , wherein the image capturing device rotates left and right relative to the plurality of mounting elements at a device rotation angle, and the device rotation angle ranges from 0 degrees to 45 degrees 10 . within the range.

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