Patent Application
20160182772
The subject matter herein generally relates to an electronic device with a camera.
Electronic devices, such as mobile phones, are generally equipped with cameras. The camera is usually mounted in the electronic device, in alignment with a camera area of a panel of the electronic device.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The present disclosure is described in relation to an electronic device with a camera.
The camera 200 comprises a supporting pad 10, a main body 20, a dust-resistant ring 30, a positioning member 40, and a latching member 50. A top surface and a bottom surface of the supporting pad 10 are positioned with adhesives.
The main body 20 comprises a bottom plate 21, a rectangular base 23 fixed to a top surface of the bottom plate 21, a cylindrical table 25 formed on a top surface of the base 23, a camera lens 27 and a circuit board 29 attached to the bottom plate 21. A mounting hole 250 is defined in a middle portion of the cylindrical table 25, extending through the base 23 and the bottom plate 21. The camera lens 27 and an optical sensor 28 (see
The positioning member 40 comprises a rectangular positioning plate 41. A through hole 410 is defined in a center of the positioning plate 41 for receiving the base 23. Four blocks 43 respectively extend from four corners of the positioning plate 41. Inside surfaces of the four blocks 43 are extending to four corners of the through hole 410. Each block 43 comprises a top surface 431, a bottom surface 432, two inclined surfaces 435 extending slantwise from opposite sides of the top surface 431 toward the two adjacent blocks 43 and a connecting surface 436 coupled to the two inclined surfaces 435 toward the through hole 410. Each two adjacent inclined surfaces 435 of the adjacent blocks 43 and the positioning plate 41 forms a groove 437 with an isosceles trapezoidal cross section. A top of each groove 437 is wider than a bottom of the groove 437. The connecting surface 436 of each block 43 is an arced surface. An angle between each inclined surface 435 and a bottom surface of the corresponding groove 437 is in a range of 90-180 degrees. In the embodiment, the angle is 120 degrees. In another embodiment, the cross section of the grooves 437 can be semicircular.
A second double-sided adhesive frame 70 with a circular slot is affixed to the top of the main plate 51; the latching member 50 is placed below the panel 300. The through hole 510 of the latching member 50 is aligned with the camera area 301 of the panel 300 via optical projection; a top wall of the main plate 51 is parallel to the panel 300. The latching member 50 is precisely fixed to the panel 300 by affixing the second double-sided adhesive frame 70 to the panel 300 at a predetermined angle.
The panel 300 is placed above the enclosure 300, the four blocks 53 of the latching member 50 are respectively aligned with the four grooves 437 of the positioning member 40. The panel 300 is attached to a top of the enclosure 300, the four latching portions 53 are respectively inserted into the four grooves 437, and the bottom surface of the main plate 51 is supported on the dust-resistant ring 30. When a center of the camera lens 27 deviates from a center of the camera area 301, at least one inclined walls 533 can drive the corresponding inclined surface 435 to move the main body 20 and the supporting pad 10 is elastically deformed. The four connecting walls 535 abut against an outside of the cylindrical table 25. The camera lens 27 is thereby precisely aligned with the camera area 301 again.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Many details are often found in the art such as the other features of a camera. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure up to, and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201410786291.1 | Dec 2014 | CN | national |
