Image capturing device with slantwise surface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10021279-B2
Application number	US-201615130910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2016
Priority date	Apr 24, 2015
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

An image capturing device includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing includes a first axis and a first slantwise surface. The second housing includes a second axis and a second slantwise surface. When the first housing is at a first state, the first axis and the second axis are substantially parallel to each other. When the first housing is not at the first state, the first axis and the second axis are nonparallel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image capturing device, comprising:
a first housing comprising a first axis and a first slantwise surface; and
a second housing comprising a second axis and a second slantwise surface;
wherein when the first housing is at a first state, the first axis and the second axis are substantially parallel to each other, and when the first housing is not at a first state, the first axis and the second axis are nonparallel;
wherein the first housing and the second housing comprise a first sliding groove and a first sliding member respectively, the first sliding member being movably disposed in the first sliding groove, and the first housing and the second housing are rotatable relative to each other with a relative angular displacement of the first sliding member and the first sliding groove.

2. The image capturing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing and the second housing respectively comprise a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion relatively rotatable with each other, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are disposed on the first slantwise surface and the second slantwise surface, respectively, and the first housing and the second housing are movable together with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion in accordance with the first slantwise surface and the second slantwise surface.

3. The image capturing device according to claim 2 , wherein the first sliding groove and the first sliding member are respectively disposed on the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion.

4. The image capturing device according to claim 3 , wherein the first sliding groove comprises a first groove, a second groove and a connecting groove disposed between the first groove and the second groove, and the first sliding member is movable between the first groove and the second groove in accordance with the connecting groove.

5. The image capturing device according to claim 4 , wherein the connecting groove comprises two sub-slanting grooves and a sub-connection groove, the two sub-slanting grooves are respectively disposed between the sub-connection groove and the first groove and between the sub-connection groove and the second groove, and the two sub-slanting grooves and the sub-connection groove are nonparallel.

6. The image capturing device according to claim 4 , wherein the connecting groove comprises a plurality of sub-slanting grooves and a plurality of sub-connection grooves, the sub-connection grooves are respectively disposed between the sub-slanting grooves, two of the sub-slanting grooves connect to the first groove and the second groove, respectively, and the sub-slanting grooves and the sub-connection grooves are nonparallel.

7. The image capturing device according to claim 3 , wherein the first housing and the second housing comprise a second sliding groove and a second sliding member, respectively, the second sliding member and the second sliding groove are respectively disposed on the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the second sliding member is movably disposed in the second sliding groove.

8. The image capturing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the first housing and the second housing comprise a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, respectively, and the flexible printed circuit board electrically connects the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board.

9. The image capturing device according to claim 1 , wherein the first housing or the second housing comprises the first sliding groove and a second sliding groove; and the first sliding groove is separated from the second sliding groove by an interval.

10. The image capturing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit board comprises a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion and a winding portion connecting the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, the first housing and the second housing comprise a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, respectively, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion electrically connect to the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, respectively.

11. An image capturing device, comprising:
a first housing comprising a first axis and a first slantwise surface; and
a second housing comprising a second axis and a second slantwise surface relatively rotatable with the first slantwise surface;
wherein the first housing and the second housing comprise a first sliding groove and a first sliding member respectively, the first sliding member being movably disposed in the first sliding groove, and the first housing and the second housing are rotatable relative to each other with a relative angular displacement of the first sliding member and the first sliding groove.

12. The image capturing device according to claim 11 , wherein the first housing and the second housing respectively comprise a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion relatively rotatable with each other, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are disposed on the first slantwise surface and the second slantwise surface, respectively, and the first housing and the second housing are movable together with the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion in accordance with the first slantwise surface and the second slantwise surface.

13. The image capturing device according to claim 12 , wherein the first sliding groove and the first sliding member are disposed on the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, respectively.

14. The image capturing device according to claim 13 , wherein the first sliding groove comprises a first groove, a second groove and a connecting groove disposed between the first groove and the second groove, and the first sliding member is movable between the first groove and the second groove in accordance with the connecting groove.

15. The image capturing device according to claim 14 , wherein the connecting groove comprises two sub-slanting grooves and a sub-connection groove, the two sub-slanting grooves are respectively disposed between the sub-connection groove and the first groove and between the sub-connection groove and the second groove, and the two sub-slanting grooves and the sub-connection groove are nonparallel.

16. The image capturing device according to claim 14 , wherein the connecting groove comprises a plurality of sub-slanting grooves and a plurality of sub-connection grooves, the sub-connection grooves are respectively disposed between the sub-slanting grooves, two of the sub-slanting grooves respectively connect to the first groove and the second groove, and the sub-slanting grooves and the sub-connection grooves are nonparallel.

17. The image capturing device according to claim 13 , wherein the first housing and the second housing comprise a second sliding groove and a second sliding member, respectively, the second sliding member and the second sliding groove are disposed on the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, respectively, and the second sliding member is movably disposed in the second sliding groove.

18. The image capturing device according to claim 11 , further comprising a flexible printed circuit board, wherein the first housing and the second housing comprise a first printed circuit board and a

Assignees

• Ability Entpr Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chang Yen-Min
• YEH Ling-Wei
• Huang Yi-Ping

Classifications

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/54

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• H04N5/2252 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/2253

  Electricity · mapped topic