Terminal device
A terminal device includes a body, a camera module and an elevating and rotating module. A hole for camera ejection and retraction is formed in a side enclosure of the body. The camera module is arranged in the body and configured to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction. The elevating and rotating assembly is connected to the camera module, and configured to push the camera module to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction, and to drive the camera module located outside the body to rotate along with the ejection or the retraction.
1. A terminal device, comprising:
a body comprising a side enclosure provided with a hole for camera ejection and retraction;
a camera module arranged in the body and configured to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction; and
an elevating and rotating assembly connected to the camera module, and configured to push the camera module to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction, and to drive the camera module located outside the body to rotate along with the ejection or the retraction,
wherein the elevating and rotating assembly comprises:
a driving element;
a rotation transmitting element connected to the driving element and configured to drive the camera module to rotate; and
an elevation transmitting element connected to the driving element and configured to drive the camera module to move up and down,
wherein the rotation transmitting element comprises:
a first rotating element connected to the driving element and configured to rotate along with the driving element; and
a second rotating element configured to be engaged with the first rotating element,
wherein the second rotating element is disposed to the camera module and configured to be ejected along with the camera module to be engaged with the first rotating element, so as to drive the camera module to rotate,
wherein the first rotating element comprises a support section and an engagement section disposed in sequence along an ejection direction of the camera module;
an end of the support section away from the hole for camera ejection and retraction is connected to the driving element in a transmission way; and
the engagement section is disposed to another end of the support section, and located at a side of the second rotating element close to the hole for camera election and retraction before the camera module is started,
wherein when the camera module is not started, a distance between the second rotating element and the engagement section in the ejection direction of the camera module is greater than a distance by which the whole camera module is ejected out of the body.
2. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the camera module has a front image capturing position and a rear image capturing position, and the elevating and rotating assembly is configured to drive the camera module to switch between the front image capturing position and the rear image capturing position.
3. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device further comprises a distance sensor, the distance sensor comprises an emitting portion and a receiving portion, one of the emitting portion and the receiving portion of the distance sensor is disposed to the engagement section, and the other one thereof is disposed to the second rotating element.
4. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation transmitting element further comprises:
a first transmission element disposed to an output end of the driving element; and
a second transmission element disposed to an end of the support section away from the engagement section,
wherein the first transmission element and the second transmission element are configured to be engaged for transmission.
5. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the elevation transmitting element comprises:
a first elevating element arranged along the ejection direction of the camera module, connected to the driving element and configured to rotate along with the driving element; and
a second elevating element connected to the first elevating element and configured to move along a length direction of the first elevating element.
6. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the second elevating element is fitted over the support section and connected to the camera module.
7. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the first elevating element is configured as a thread rod, the second elevating element has a threaded hole, and the first elevating element is threadedly connected in the threaded hole of the second elevating element.
8. The terminal device according to claim 5 , wherein the camera module comprises:
a main portion encapsulating a camera therein; and
a connecting portion protruding from the main portion,
wherein the second rotating element is disposed to a part of the connecting portion away from the main portion.
9. The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the camera module further comprises an elastic buffer element having an end connected to the connecting portion and another end connected to the second elevating element, and the elastic buffer element is configured to be stretched or contracted along the ejection direction of the camera module.
10. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the elastic buffer element is configured as a spring.
11. The terminal device according to claim 9 , wherein the terminal device further comprises a guide member fixed in the body, and the guide member is provided with a guiding hole having an axis parallel with the ejection direction of the camera module, and the connecting portion is inserted in the guiding hole and configured to move along an axial direction of the guiding hole.
12. The terminal device according to claim 11 , wherein the guide member comprises a guiding ring, a central cavity of the guiding ring is configured as the guiding hole, and the connecting portion is inserted in the guiding ring.
13. The terminal device according to claim 12 , wherein the driving element, the first rotating element and the first elevating element are mounted to a bracket fixed in the body, and the guiding ring is integral with the bracket.
14. The terminal device according to claim 8 , wherein the camera comprises at least one of a telescope camera, a wide scope camera, a fish eye lens, and a macro lens, and the main portion is further configured to encapsulate a flash light therein.
15. The terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a display surface and a back cover connected to two opposite sides of the side enclosure, respectively,
the display surface, the side enclosure and the back cover enclose an inner cavity, and the camera module and the elevating and rotating assembly are mounted in the inner cavity.
16. A terminal device, comprising:
a body comprising a side enclosure provided with a hole for camera ejection and retraction;
a camera module arranged in the body and configured to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction; and
an elevating and rotating assembly connected to the camera module, and configured to push the camera module to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction, and to drive the camera module located outside the body to rotate along with the ejection or the retraction,
wherein the elevating and rotating assembly comprises:
a driving element;
a rotation transmitting element connected to the driving element and configured to drive the camera module to rotate; and
an elevation transmitting element connected to the driving element and configured to drive the camera module to move up and down,
wherein the rotation transmitting element comprises:
a first rotating element connected to the driving element and configured to rotate along with the driving element; and
a second rotating element configured to be engaged with the first rotating element,
wherein the second rotating element is disposed to the camera module, and configured to be ejected along with the camera module to be engaged with the first rotating element, so as to drive the camera module to rotate,
wherein the first rotating element comprises a support section and an engagement section disposed in sequence along an ejection direction of the camera module;
an end of the support section away from the hole for camera ejection and retraction is connected to the driving element in a transmission way; and
the engagement section is disposed to another end of the support section, and located at a side of the second rotating element close to the hole for camera ejection and retraction before the camera module is started,
wherein the terminal device further comprises a distance sensor, the distance sensor comprises an emitting portion and a receiving portion, one of the emitting portion and the receiving portion of the distance sensor is disposed to the engagement section, and the other one thereof is disposed to the second rotating element.
17. A terminal device, comprising:
a body comprising a side enclosure provided with a hole for camera ejection and retraction;
a camera module arranged in the body and configured to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction; and
an elevating and rotating assembly connected to the camera module, and configured to push the camera module to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction, and to drive the camera module located outside the body to rotate along with the ejection or the retraction,
wherein the elevating and rotating assembly comprises:
a driving element;
a rotation transmitting element connected to the driving element and configured to drive the camera module to rotate; and
an elevation transmitting element connected to the driving element and configured to drive the camera module to move up and down,
wherein the rotation transmitting element comprises:
a first rotating element connected to the driving element and configured to rotate along with the driving element; and
a second rotating element configured to be engaged with the first rotating element,
wherein the second rotating element is disposed to the camera module, and configured to be ejected along with the camera module to be engaged with the first rotating element, so as to drive the camera module to rotate,
wherein the first rotating element comprises a support section and an engagement section disposed in sequence along an ejection direction of the camera module;
an end of the support section away from the hole for camera ejection and retraction is connected to the driving element in a transmission way; and
the engagement section is disposed to another end of the support section, and located at a side of the second rotating element close to the hole for camera ejection and retraction before the camera module is started,
wherein the elevation transmitting element comprises:
a first elevating element arranged along the ejection direction of the camera module, connected to the driving element and configured to rotate along with the driving element; and
a second elevating element connected to the first elevating element and configured to move along a length direction of the first elevating element,
wherein the second elevating element is fitted over the support section and connected to the camera module.