Camera module and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12028596-B2
Application number	US-202217707280-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2022
Priority date	Sep 30, 2019
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A camera module, including a module housing, a first bracket, and a camera, where the module housing has an inner housing chamber, the first bracket is at least partly disposed in the inner housing chamber, the camera is at least partly disposed in the inner housing chamber, the camera is hinged to the first bracket by a first hinge shaft, the camera is able to rotate around the first hinge shaft, the first bracket is hinged to the module housing by a second hinge shaft, the first bracket rotates around the second hinge shaft, and an axis of the first hinge shaft and an axis of the second hinge shaft intersect or lie on different planes. The present invention discloses an electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera module, comprising a module housing, a first bracket, and a camera, wherein the module housing has an inner housing chamber, the first bracket is at least partly disposed in the inner housing chamber, the camera is at least partly disposed in the inner housing chamber, the camera is hinged to the first bracket by a first hinge shaft, the camera is able to rotate around the first hinge shaft, the first bracket is hinged to the module housing by a second hinge shaft, the first bracket rotates around the second hinge shaft, and an axis of the first hinge shaft and an axis of the second hinge shaft intersect or lie on different planes;
wherein the first bracket comprises a bracket body, a first connecting arm, and a second connecting arm, wherein one end of the first connecting arm is rigidly connected to the bracket body, the other end of the first connecting arm extends into the inner housing chamber and is hinged to the module housing by the second hinge shaft, one end of the second connecting arm is rigidly connected to the bracket body, and the other end of the second connecting arm extends into the inner housing chamber and is hinged to the camera by the first hinge shaft.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein two such first connecting arms and two such second connecting arms are provided, wherein the two first connecting arms are diagonally arranged on two sides of the camera respectively, and the two second connecting arms are diagonally arranged on two sides of the camera respectively.

3. The camera module according to claim 1 wherein the bracket body is provided with a first bypass hole, and a lens of the camera is arranged opposite the first bypass hole.

4. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first bracket is an integral structure.

5. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the camera module further comprises a second bracket, the camera is rigidly connected to the second bracket, and the second bracket is hinged to the first bracket by the first hinge shaft.

6. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the camera module further comprises a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism, the first drive mechanism drives the camera to rotate around the second hinge shaft, and the second drive mechanism drives the camera to rotate around the first hinge shaft.

7. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the axis of the first hinge shaft is perpendicular to the axis of the second hinge shaft.

8. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the module housing comprises a housing frame, a first cover plate, and a second cover plate, wherein the first cover plate is arranged on an opening at one end of the housing frame, the second cover plate is arranged on an opening at the other end of the housing frame, the first cover plate, the second cover plate, and the housing frame form the inner housing chamber, the first cover plate is provided with a second bypass hole, and the second bypass hole communicates with the inner housing chamber.

9. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket body is a ring-shaped sheet structure.

10. The camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm extend from a periphery of the bracket body and are spaced apart from each other; and the second connecting arm is deformable.

11. An electronic device, comprising a camera module, wherein the camera module comprises a module housing, a first bracket, and a camera, wherein the module housing has an inner housing chamber, the first bracket is at least partly disposed in the inner housing chamber, the camera is at least partly disposed in the inner housing chamber, the camera is hinged to the first bracket by a first hinge shaft, the camera is able to rotate around the first hinge shaft, the first bracket is hinged to the module housing by a second hinge shaft, the first bracket rotates around the second hinge shaft, and an axis of the first hinge shaft and an axis of the second hinge shaft intersect or lie on different planes;
wherein the first bracket comprises a bracket body, a first connecting arm, and a second connecting arm, wherein one end of the first connecting arm is rigidly connected to the bracket body, the other end of the first connecting arm extends into the inner housing chamber and is hinged to the module housing by the second hinge shaft, one end of the second connecting arm is rigidly connected to the bracket body, and the other end of the second connecting arm extends into the inner housing chamber and is hinged to the camera by the first hinge shaft.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein two such first connecting arms and two such second connecting arms are provided, wherein the two first connecting arms are diagonally arranged on two sides of the camera respectively, and the two second connecting arms are diagonally arranged on two sides of the camera respectively.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the bracket body is provided with a first bypass hole, and a lens of the camera is arranged opposite the first bypass hole.

14. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the first bracket is an integral structure.

15. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the camera module further comprises a second bracket, the camera is rigidly connected to the second bracket, and the second bracket is hinged to the first bracket by the first hinge shaft.

16. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the camera module further comprises a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism, the first drive mechanism drives the camera to rotate around the second hinge shaft, and the second drive mechanism drives the camera to rotate around the first hinge shaft.

17. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the axis of the first hinge shaft is perpendicular to the axis of the second hinge shaft.

18. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the module housing comprises a housing frame, a first cover plate, and a second cover plate, wherein the first cover plate is arranged on an opening at one end of the housing frame, the second cover plate is arranged on an opening at the other end of the housing frame, the first cover plate, the second cover plate, and the housing frame form the inner housing chamber, the first cover plate is provided with a second bypass hole, and the second bypass hole communicates with the inner housing chamber.

19. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the bracket body is a ring-shaped sheet structure.

20. The electronic device according to claim 19 , wherein the first connecting arm and the second connecting arm extend from a periphery of the bracket body and are spaced apart from each other; and the second connecting arm is deformable.

Assignees

• Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Lianpeng
• Cheng Dongcun
• Jing Hao
• Niu Zhihao

Classifications

• H04N23/687

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• H04N23/55

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

• H04N23/685

  performed by mechanical compensation · CPC title

• H04N23/57 Primary

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title