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Granted Patent B2
US 10,880,421 · App. 16/699,238 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Electronic device

Inventors: Liantao Fan (Beijing, CN); Hongzhi Jin (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
H04M1/0264H04N5/2252H04N5/225251
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Patent No.
US 10,880,421
App. No.
16/699,238
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a device body, a rear camera module, and a lifting and rotating assembly. A side enclosure of the device body is provided with a camera extending-retracting hole. The rear camera module is disposed in the device body and can be ejected from or retracted into the device body through the camera extending-retracting hole. The lifting and rotating assembly is connected with the rear camera module, and drives the rear camera module to be ejected from the device body through the camera extending-retracting hole and rotate to a front image capturing position.

Claims (17)

1. An electronic device, comprising: a device body having a side enclosure provided with a camera extending-retracting hole located between a display surface and a back cover; a rear camera module provided in the device body and being able to be ejected from or retracted into the device body through the camera extending-retracting hole; and a lifting and rotating assembly connected with the rear camera module, and driving the rear camera module to be ejected from the device body through the camera extending-retracting hole and rotate, a lift transmission member and a first guiding member arranged in an the ejection direction of the rear camera module; the lift transmission member is connected with an output end of the lift driving member; the first guiding member is arranged in parallel with the lift transmission member; and the holder is in threaded connection with the lift transmission member and is sleeved over the first guiding member

wherein a direction of a rotation axis of the rear camera module is parallel to an ejection direction of the rear camera module; and a holder configured to bear a rotation driving member and the rear camera module; and a lift driving member connected with the holder and configured to drive the holder to move up and down; a lift transmission member and a first guiding member arranged in the ejection direction of the rear camera module; the lift transmission member is connected with an output end of the lift driving member; the first guiding member is arranged in parallel with the lift transmission member; and the holder is in threaded connection with the lift transmission member and is sleeved over the first guiding member; and the second rotating member comprises a transmission portion and a non-transmission portion, the transmission portion and the non-transmission portion are distributed circumferentially, the transmission portion is configured to mesh with the first rotating member, and the non-transmission portion is configured to limit rotation of the second rotating member relative to the first rotating member.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting and rotating assembly drives the rear camera module ejected from the device body to rotate by at least 180°.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the camera extending-retracting hole is provided in an upper portion of the side enclosure.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the camera extending-retracting hole is provided in a left or right portion of the side enclosure.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the rear camera module is drivingly connected to the rotation driving member, and a rotating shaft of the rotation driving member is juxtaposed with a rotating shaft of the rear camera module.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein a first rotating member is connected to an output end of the rotation driving member, and the rear camera module is provided with a second rotating member meshing with the first rotating member.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the transmission portion has meshing teeth and the non-transmission portion has no meshing tooth.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the rear camera module comprises:

a main body configured to encapsulate at least one camera; and

a connecting portion connected to the main body, an end of the connecting portion away from the main body being connected with the second rotating member.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the second rotating member is connected to an end of the connecting portion away from the main body.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder has a first end connected with the lift driving member and a second end connected with the rear camera module and the rotation driving member.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the holder includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is connected to the rotation driving member and the rear camera module, and the second portion is connected to the lift transmission member and the first guiding member.

12. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second guiding member arranged the ejection direction of the rear camera module and cooperating with the holder.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the holder is provided with a protruding key, and the second guiding member comprises a guiding groove fitted with the protruding key.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the second guiding member and the first guiding member are disposed at different sides of the rear camera module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2019
From: FAN, LIANTAO; JIN, HONGZHI
To: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051137/0858 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2019 1 0351856 · Apr 28, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200344339A1 · Oct 29, 2020
Cited By (1)
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