Utility model content
One of the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of webcam driver mechanism and has the webcam driver mechanism
Electronic device so that stretch out camera module can easily be retracted when by external impacts, to prevent camera
Mould group is impaired.
One side according to the present utility model provides a kind of webcam driver mechanism, and the webcam driver mechanism is for pacifying
In an electronic, the stretching or retraction of the camera module in drive electronics, the webcam driver mechanism is at least for dress
Including the first actuated element and the second actuated element, clutch is provided between first actuated element and the second actuated element
Portion, clutch part control the on-off of the power transfer path between first actuated element and the second actuated element, work as camera
When the external force that mould group is subject to is greater than predetermined value, clutch part passes the power between first actuated element and the second actuated element
Pass path disconnection.
Optionally, first actuated element can be the first transmission gear, and second actuated element can be second
Transmission gear, the first transmission gear and the coaxial arrangement of the second transmission gear, the clutch part may include being separately positioned on the first biography
The first clutch component and the second clutch component on moving gear and the facing surface of the second transmission gear, the first clutch component and
Second clutch component is axially be combined with each other with inclined surface, when the external force that camera module arrives is greater than predetermined value,
First clutch component and the second clutch component in axial direction mutually stagger, so that the first transmission gear and the second driving cog
Power transfer path between wheel disconnects.
Optionally, the webcam driver mechanism may also include elastic component, and the elastic component setting is in the first transmission
Gear or the second transmission gear it is axially external, by applying elastic force the first clutch component and the second clutch component are mutually tied
It closes.
Optionally, the webcam driver mechanism may also include rack gear push rod, worm screw and driving unit, the rack gear push rod
Including rack gear and push rod, the camera module is fixedly connected with the push rod, and the output shaft of the worm screw and driving unit connects
It connects, transmits drive force to first transmission gear, rack gear push rod is then passed to by the second transmission gear, to drive
Camera module moves along a straight line.
Optionally, one in first clutch component and second clutch component may include towards described first from
Close another at least one protrusion outstanding in component and second clutch component, first clutch component and described the
In two clutch components another have groove corresponding at least one described protrusion, between the protrusion and the groove with
Inclined surface combines.
Optionally, the protrusion can be trapezoidal, has inclined side surface, and the groove can be in inverted trapezoidal, has and institute
State the corresponding inclined surface of inclined surface of protrusion.
Optionally, it can be formed with protrusion on each of the first clutch component and second clutch component, in phase
Groove is formed between adjacent protrusion, the protrusion is evenly arranged according to annulus shape, with the first transmission gear and the second driving cog
Wheel coaxial arrangement.
Optionally, the webcam driver mechanism may also include limit component, and the limit component is arranged in rack gear push rod
Outside, for limiting the motion path of the rack gear push rod.
Optionally, the first actuated element and second actuated element may respectively be worm gear and roller gear, alternatively, first
Actuated element and second actuated element can be roller gear.
Another aspect according to the present utility model can provide a kind of electronic device, and the electronic device includes camera module
And webcam driver mechanism as described above.
Webcam driver mechanism according to the present utility model and the electronic device with the webcam driver mechanism can taken the photograph
As retracting camera module easily when head mould group is by external impacts, so that camera module be prevented to be damaged.In addition, institute
Maloperation phenomenon caused by stating that clutch transmission structure is simple, and manufacture difficulty is low, while preventing covibration etc., improves
The use reliability of electronic device.
Detailed description of the invention
The camera module that Fig. 1 diagrammatically illustrates the electronic device with webcam driver mechanism is in retracted mode
Schematic diagram.
The camera module that Fig. 2 diagrammatically illustrates the electronic device with webcam driver mechanism is in stretching state
Schematic diagram.
Fig. 3 diagrammatically illustrates the rearview of the webcam driver mechanism of electronic device.
Fig. 4 diagrammatically illustrates the front view of the webcam driver mechanism of electronic device.
Fig. 5 diagrammatically illustrates the side view of the webcam driver mechanism of electronic device.
Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 diagrammatically illustrates the partial enlarged view that clutch part is in bonding state.
Fig. 8 diagrammatically illustrates the partial enlarged view that clutch part is in discrete state.
Fig. 9 and Figure 10 diagrammatically illustrates another example of the webcam driver mechanism of electronic device respectively.
Description of symbols: 10: electronic device, 20: camera module, 30: clutch transmission, 31: the first driving cogs
Wheel, 32: the second transmission gears, 33: worm screw, 34: worm gear, 35: rack gear push rod, 36: elastic component, 37: limit component, 40: driving
Moving cell, 50: clutch part, 51: the first clutch components, 52: the second clutch components.
Specific embodiment
Exemplary embodiment according to the present utility model, webcam driver mechanism is mountable in electronic device 10, is used for
Driving camera module 20 in electronic device 10 from stretching out or be retracted into electronic device 10.According to the utility model embodiment
Webcam driver mechanism can include at least the first actuated element and the second actuated element, in the first actuated element and the second transmission member
It is provided with clutch part between the end surfaces of part, is controlled between first actuated element and the second actuated element by clutch part
The on-off of power transfer path, thus when the external force that camera module 20 is subject to is greater than predetermined value, clutch part operation, so that the
The disconnection of power transfer path between one actuated element and the second actuated element.
In the following, the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail referring to attached drawing 1-7.
As illustrated in fig. 1 and 2, webcam driver mechanism may include clutch transmission 30 and driving unit 40.Camera mould
Group 20 may be provided at the inside of electronic device 10, positioned at the top of electronic device 10, and can stretch from the upper end of electronic device 10
Out.But embodiment is without being limited thereto, camera module 20 can also be provided at other positions.
Clutch transmission 30 can be gear drive.It may be provided with shell (not in the outside of clutch transmission 30
Show), with the actuated element inside fixed and protection.
The clutch transmission of exemplary embodiment according to the present utility model is described in detail below with reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 7
30 transmission and construction.
As an example, clutch transmission 30 may include transmission component and rack gear push rod 35.
Rack gear push rod 35 can be used as the output link of clutch transmission 30, the side along movement along camera module 20
To doing linear movement.As an example, rack gear push rod 35 may include the rack gear being arranged along the vertical direction and extend from the side of rack gear
Push rod, the end of push rod may be connected to the lower end of camera module 20, so as to control camera shooting by the up and down motion of rack gear
It the stretching of head mould group 20 and retracts.
Transmission component may be provided between the output shaft of driving unit 40 and rack gear push rod 35, will obtain from driving unit 40
The driving force obtained is transmitted to rack gear push rod 35.As an example, driving unit 40 can be stepper motor, output shaft and clutch transmission machine
Structure 30 connects.
Transmission component may include multiple actuated elements.As an example, transmission component can include: be connected to the defeated of stepper motor
The worm screw 33 of shaft, worm screw 33 can be used as the power intake of entire clutch transmission 30, receive from driving unit 40
Driving force;The worm gear 34 and at least one transmission gear between worm gear 34 and rack gear push rod 35 cooperated with worm screw 33,
It can be engaged with each other or combine, to transmit driving force to rack gear push rod 35, so that rack gear push rod 35 be made to do linear fortune along predetermined direction
It is dynamic.Referring to Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, the transmission component of one embodiment according to the present utility model may include a worm gear and five cylinders
Gear.
As shown in figure 4, transmission component includes the first transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear 32, the first transmission gear 31
It is rotated according to from the received driving force of driving unit 40, the second transmission gear 32 and the first transmission gear 31 are coaxially disposed and along axis
It is combined with each other to direction, thus when the rotation of the first transmission gear 31, the also corresponding rotation of the second transmission gear 32.Second driving cog
Wheel 32 is engaged with the rack gear of rack gear push rod 35, so that drive rack push rod 35 moves along a straight line, with drive camera module 20 from
It stretches out or is retracted in electronic device 10 in electronic device 10.
Each transmission gear in usual transmission component can be tightly coupled to each other or engage, to transmit to camera module 20
Driving force.However, when stretching out the camera module 20 outside electronic device 10 by external impact, by the shadow of motor self-lock force
It rings, camera module can be damaged because that can not retract.
Therefore, exemplary embodiment according to the present utility model is provided between two actuated elements of transmission component
Clutch part 50.The on-off that can control the power transfer path between two actuated elements by the clutch operation of clutch part 50, from
And it can either guarantee the stable delivery of driving force under normal drive condition, while can also make two transmissions when external impact occurs
Power transfer path between element disconnects.
Construction and operation below with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 detailed description clutch part 50.
As an example, clutch part 50 may be provided between the first transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear 32, pass through clutch
The operation in portion 50, so that the first transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear 32 are axially combined or axially spaced, thus control first
The on-off of power transfer path between transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear 32.
Clutch part 50 may include being located at the surface facing with each other of the first transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear 32
On the first clutch component 51 and the second clutch component 52.In addition, in the second transmission gear 32 and the second clutch component 52 phase
Pair another surface on may be provided with elastic component 36, with to the second transmission gear 32 provide elastic pressure so that the first clutch
Component 51 and the second clutch component 52 are fitted close.As an example, elastic component 36 can be compressed spring.
First clutch component 51 and the second clutch component 52 can have respectively from the first transmission gear 31 and the second driving cog
At least one the axially projecting protrusion of the front faces facing each other of wheel 32 along gear.Preferably, protrusion can be trapezoidal, has and inclines
Oblique side surface.
On each gear in the first transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear 32, multiple protrusions can be with scheduled
Every being arranged as annular, to be formed between located adjacent one another two protrusion of same annular corresponding with the shape of trapezoidal protrusion
Inverted trapezoidal groove.
When the first transmission gear 31 is rotated forward according to the driving force from driving unit 40, mentioned by elastic component 36
The elastic pressure F3 of confession is acted on, and the top surface and inclined side surfaces of the trapezoidal protrusion of the second transmission gear 32 can be passed with first respectively
The bottom surface and inclined side surfaces of the inverted trapezoidal groove of moving gear 31 are tightly coupled to each other, so that the second transmission gear 32 can be with
One transmission gear 31 rotates synchronously and driving force is transmitted to rack gear push rod 35, to be pushed outwardly camera module 20.
When the camera module 20 of release is by external impact, the rack gear push rod 35 connecting with camera module 20 can have
Have the tendency that being pushed into camera module 20 and there is the internal motion towards electronic device 10, so that the second transmission
Gear 32 has counter-rotational trend.That is, in this case, external impact force F2 (abbreviation external force) can be successively
The first transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear are transmitted to by camera module 20, rack gear push rod 35, the second transmission gear 32
Inclined surface between 32 generates thrust F1 on the inclined surface of the protrusion of the first transmission gear 31.
Referring to Fig. 6 to Fig. 8, when point to the right for the thrust F1 that the second transmission gear 32 applies the first transmission gear 31
When power F1X is greater than elastic pressure F3, the first transmission gear 31 can be pushed to along the direction deviated from the second transmission gear 32
Move simultaneously compressed spring.In this case, the protrusion of the first transmission gear 31 can take off from the groove of the second transmission gear 32
Out, so that the drive path between the first transmission gear 31 and the second transmission gear 32 disconnects.Therefore, the second transmission gear 32 can
It is not influenced to rotate along with driving force opposite direction by the first transmission gear 31, rack gear push rod 35 is enabled to carry camera mould
Group 20 is mobile towards the inside of electronic device 10 together.Therefore, the driving that camera module 20 can not be transmitted by transmission component
Power or the self-locking power limit of driving unit 40 and return to inside electronic device 10, thus avoid release outside camera
Mould group 20 and internal transmission mechanism are damaged.The size of the elastic pressure F3 of elastic component 36 can be set as needed, thus
So that clutch occurs for clutch part 50 when the external force F2 that camera module is subject to is greater than predetermined value.
In addition, being also provided with limit component 37 (for example, limited roller), limit component in the other side of rack gear push rod 35
37 is separated by a predetermined distance with the second transmission gear 32, and the rack gear to guarantee rack gear push rod 35 and the second transmission gear 32 are each other
Engagement, to guarantee the linear motion of rack gear push rod 35.As an example, working as the center of limit component 37 and the second transmission gear 32
When line is located at horizontal direction, rack gear push rod 35 can be limited to move along a straight line in vertical direction.In addition, limit component 37 may be used also
The lower position retracted for limiting rack gear push rod 35, while guaranteeing that camera module 20 returns to position appropriate.
In addition, as an example, the first clutch component 51 and the second clutch component 52 may also include it is prominent from the side surface of gear
Pedestal or boss out, pedestal or boss can be between protrusion and gears, to increase structural strength.
But the form of the first clutch component 51 and the second clutch component 52 is not limited to from being as described above protrusion
One in first clutch component 51 and the second clutch component 52 also only can be formed as protrusion, another is formed as by form
To the groove of the end face internal recess of gear.
In addition, the quantity of the actuated element in transmission component is not limited to quantity shown in Fig. 1-7, it can be according to rack gear push rod
35 length and mobile phone space and appropriate adjustment.As an example, transmission component may include a worm gear and three transmission gear (ginsengs
According to Fig. 8), it might even be possible to it is reserved only to that a worm gear 34 of clutch part 50 and a gear is arranged and saves other intermediate transmissions
Gear (referring to Fig. 9).
In conclusion webcam driver mechanism according to the present utility model and the electronics dress with the webcam driver mechanism
It sets, camera module can be made easily to retract when camera module is by external impacts, to prevent camera module from being damaged
It is bad.In addition, the clutch transmission structure is simple, manufacture difficulty is low, also, relative to the existing radial clutch for making gear
Clutch, it is therefore prevented that maloperation phenomenon caused by covibration etc. improves the use reliability of electronic device.
Specific embodiment of the present utility model is described in detail above, although having show and described some realities
Apply example, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that do not depart from defined by the claims and their equivalents it is practical
In the case where novel principle and spirit, it can modify to these embodiments and perfect, these modifications and improve also should be
In the protection scope of the utility model.