Image capturing module
An image capturing module including a casing, a camera unit disposed in the casing, a circuit board device connected to the camera unit and disposed in the casing, and a heat dissipation device. The circuit board device includes a circuit board unit disposed at a periphery of the camera unit and including a functional module. The heat dissipation device includes a heat sink attached on a surface of the functional module for dissipating heat from the functional module.
1. An image capturing module comprising:
a camera unit;
a circuit board device connected to the camera unit, the circuit board device comprising:
a circuit board unit disposed at a periphery of the camera unit and comprising a functional module;
a heat dissipation device comprising:
a heat sink attached on a surface of the functional module for dissipating heat from the functional module;
a support frame having a hollow frame-shaped structure with a receiving portion formed inside, wherein the camera unit is received in the receiving portion, and the circuit board unit is disposed at a side portion of the support frame; and
a casing, comprising a ventilating window, a first housing body, a second housing body connected to the first housing, a front enclosure, and a back enclosure, wherein the first housing body, the second housing body, the front enclosure, and the back enclosure jointly enclose a receiving space for receiving the camera unit, the circuit board device, and the heat dissipation device; and wherein the ventilating window is in communication with the receiving space and for ventilating the receiving space.
2. The image capturing module of claim 1 , wherein:
the casing further includes:
a first hole corresponding to the front enclosure and in communication with the receiving space; and
a second hole corresponding to the back enclosure and in communication with the receiving space,
the front enclosure is disposed at a position of the first hole and closes the first hole, and the back enclosure is disposed at a position of the second hole and closes the second hole.
3. The image capturing module of claim 2 , wherein the first hole and the second hole are provided at a joint of the first housing body and the second housing body.
4. The image capturing module of claim 2 , wherein the first hole and the second hole include circular holes, and a line connecting circle centers of the first hole and the second hole is located on an optical axis of the camera unit.
5. The image capturing module of claim 1 , wherein the ventilating window is formed at a position on the casing close to the front enclosure.
6. The image capturing module of claim 5 , wherein the ventilating window comprises:
a first opening portion; and
a second opening portion connected to the first opening portion, the second opening portion being arranged farther away from the front enclosure than the first opening portion, and the second opening portion including an opening inclined relative to an optical axis of the camera unit and oriented towards the front enclosure.
7. The image capturing module of claim 6 , wherein a profile of the second opening portion is in a shape of an arc, a top of the arc being further away from the optical axis of the camera unit than a bottom of the arc.
8. The image capturing module of claim 1 , wherein:
the ventilating window is a first ventilating window, and
the back enclosure includes a second ventilating window in communication with the receiving space.
9. The image capturing module of claim 8 , wherein the second ventilating window comprises a plurality of arced holes, a plurality of square holes, and a circular hole, the circular hole being formed at a central position of the back enclosure, and the arced holes and the square holes being formed surrounding the circular hole.
10. The image capturing module of claim 9 , wherein the circular hole and the square holes are disposed spaced apart from each other.
11. The image capturing module of claim 8 , wherein:
the circuit board unit comprises:
a first rigid board, a second rigid board, a third rigid board, and a fourth rigid board;
a plurality of flexible boards connecting the first, second, third, and fourth rigid boards; and
a plurality of functional modules each arranged on one of the rigid boards,
the first, second, third, and fourth rigid boards are disposed on different side portions of the camera unit by bending the flexible boards,
the second rigid board is disposed on a side of the camera unit facing the first ventilating window, and
the fourth rigid board is disposed on a side of the camera unit facing the second ventilating window.
12. The image capturing module of claim 11 , wherein:
the heat sink is a first heat sink disposed on the second rigid board and connected to the functional module on the second rigid board, and
the heat dissipation device further comprises a second heat sink disposed on the fourth rigid board and connected to the functional module on the fourth rigid board.
13. The image capturing module of claim 12 , wherein the first heat sink comprises a base and a plurality of heat dissipation fins formed on the base, the base being connected to the functional module on the second rigid board.
14. The image capturing module of claim 1 , wherein:
the circuit board unit comprises a plurality of rigid boards and at least one flexible board connecting the rigid boards,
the rigid boards are disposed on different side portions of the camera unit by bending the flexible boards, and
the functional module is arranged on one of the rigid boards.
15. The image capturing module of claim 1 , wherein the heat dissipation device further comprises a heat dissipation fan connected to the casing and for driving air within the casing to flow.
16. The image capturing module of claim 15 , wherein the heat dissipation fan comprises a fan body and a fixing member, the fixing member fixing the fan body on the casing.
17. The image capturing module of claim 16 , wherein the heat dissipation fan comprises a reinforcing member disposed on the fixing member across a center opening of the fixing member.