Hinged electronic support for image acquisition device having a plurality of connected flaps including sensors, assembly comprising such a support, and image acquisition device comprising such an assembly
An electronic support having a body which includes at least one first flap and one second flap, the first flap and the second flap each comprising a top face and a bottom face, the top face of the first flap and the top face of the second flap being configured to each support an image acquisition unit sensor, the electronic support further having at least one hinge, the at least one hinge being configured to link the first flap and the second flap to one another, the top face of the first flap being inclined by an angle “a” with respect to the top face of the second flap, the angle “a” being greater than 180°.
1 . An electronic support comprising:
a body which includes at least one first flap and one second flap, the first flap and the second flap each having a top face and a bottom face, the top face of the first flap and the top face of the second flap being configured to each support an image acquisition circuitry having a sensor, the electronic support further having at least one hinge, the at least one hinge being configured to link the first flap and the second flap to one another, the top face of the first flap being inclined by an angle “a” with respect to the top face of the second flap, the angle “a” being greater than 180°, wherein
the at least one hinge is further configured to transfer a video signal between the first flap and the second flap,
the body includes a printed circuit board having a plurality of layers,
the at least one hinge has a thickness that is thinner than a thickness of the at least one first flap and one second flap, and
the at least one hinge is formed by a local thinning of the printed circuit board, such that the first flap, the second flap, and the at least one hinge are formed as a single piece.
2 . The electronic support according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one hinge is flexible.
3 . The electronic support according to claim 1 , wherein at least one flap out of the first flap and the second flap includes a connector configured to electrically connect the electronic support to an external device.
4 . The electronic support according to claim 3 , wherein at least one flap out of the first flap and the second flap includes a multiplexer configured to multiplex video signals originating from sensors of the first flap and of the second flap and to transmit a single video signal to said connector.
5 . The electronic support according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic support is a printed circuit board.
6 . An assembly comprising:
an electronic support according to claim 1 ; and
a lens support configured to support at least one first lens of a first image acquisition circuitry and one second lens of a second image acquisition circuitry, and configured to position at least the first lens of the first image acquisition circuitry facing a first sensor of the first image acquisition circuitry and the second lens of the second image acquisition circuitry facing a second sensor of the second image acquisition circuitry, the lens support being further fixed to the first flap and the second flap by keeping the first flap inclined by the angle “a” with respect to the second flap.
7 . An image acquisition device configured to acquire at least one image on a visual axis, the image acquisition device comprising:
an assembly according to claim 6 and the first image acquisition circuitry and the second image acquisition circuitry,
the first image acquisition circuitry including a first lens and a first sensor, which together define a first optical axis, and
the second image acquisition circuitry including a second lens and a second sensor, which together define a second optical axis, the first and second optical axes, respectively of the first image acquisition circuitry and second image acquisition circuitry, diverging with respect to one another.
8 . The electronic support according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one hinge has a thickness that is thinner than a thickness of the at least one first flap and one second flap.
9 . The electronic support according to claim 2 , wherein the first flap and the second flap are formed together of a single piece.
10 . The electronic support according to claim 1 , wherein the first flap and the second flap are formed together of a single piece.
11 . The electronic support according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one hinge is further configured to electrically connect the first flap and the second flap to one another.
12 . The electronic support according to claim 1 wherein the at least one hinge is further configured to electrically connect the first flap and the second flap to one another.
13 . The electronic support according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one hinge is further configured to electrically connect the first flap and the second flap to one another.
14 . The electronic support according to claim 2 , wherein at least one flap out of the first flap and the second flap includes a connector configured to electrically connect the electronic support to an external device.
15 . The electronic support according to claim 1 , wherein at least one flap out of the first flap and the second flap includes a connector configured to electrically connect the electronic support to an external device.
16 . The electronic support according to claim 1 , wherein at least one flap out of the first flap and the second flap includes a connector configured to electrically connect the electronic support to an external device.