TWI702490B - Display with rotatable camera structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A display with a rotatable camera structure has a display region and includes a bezel with a lens and a rear cover connected to the bezel, and the rear cover has a opening. The bezel is disposed around the display region. The rotatable camera structure is between the bezel and the rear cover. The rotatable camera structure includes a dome holder, a camera and a dome cover. The dome holder with an opening is configured on the bezel and covers the lens. The camera is in the dome holder. The dome cover covers the opening of the dome holder, and the dome cover is connected to the camera through the opening of the dome holder. The dome cover has an angle adjustment structure exposed from the opening of the rear cover to adjust the filming angle of the camera for users.

Description

Display with rotating camera structure

The present disclosure relates to a display with a rotating camera structure, particularly a display used in a notebook computer.

With the advancement of technology, it is very common to use video cameras to do live broadcasts and interact directly with the audience. Most notebook computers have a built-in camera lens. However, most of the camera lens built in the notebook computer is directly embedded above the display frame, and the angle cannot be adjusted arbitrarily like an external camera lens, which is not conducive to shooting.

The laptop has the advantage of being easy to carry, and it is convenient to do real-time live broadcast outdoors. Therefore, the improvement of the shooting angle of the lens on the notebook computer monitor will be a topic of interest to everyone.

In order to achieve the above objective, a technical aspect of the present disclosure relates to a display with a rotating camera structure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display with a rotating camera structure has a display area, and the display includes a frame, a back cover, and a rotating camera structure. The frame is arranged outside the display area and has a lens. The back cover is connected to the frame body and has a back cover opening. The rotating camera structure is arranged between the frame and the back cover. The rotating camera structure includes a round housing, a camera and a round cover. The round shell seat is fixed on the frame and covers the lens. The bottom of the round housing has a round housing opening. The camera is accommodated in the round housing and has a lens aimed at the lens. The round cover is connected to the camera through the opening of the round housing base. The round cover has an angle adjustment structure exposed from the opening of the back cover for users to adjust the shooting angle of the camera.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the angle adjustment structure of the rotating camera structure of the display as described above includes a plurality of protrusion structures.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned display further includes a bracket. The bracket is accommodated in the round shell seat. The camera is set on the rack. The bracket includes side surfaces. The side surface of the bracket is slidably attached to the inner wall of the round housing. The round cover is connected to the bracket through the opening of the round shell seat.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the round cover covers the opening of the round housing. The round cover is slidably attached to the outer wall of the enclosure seat. The round cover and the side surface of the bracket clamp the round housing seat together.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the back cover opening described above has a back cover convex frame protruding toward the round cover. The convex frame of the back cover surrounds the exposed part of the round cover.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the bracket as described above includes a groove. The groove is recessed from the top surface of the bracket. The camera is accommodated in the groove.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned display further has a fixing member. The bottom of the groove of the bracket has a groove opening. The round cover has a fixed female seat. The groove opening is aligned with the fixed female seat through the round shell seat opening, so that the fixing member and the fixed female seat are connected to the bracket on the round cover.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the fixed female seat of the dome as described above is located at the bottom of the dome relative to the exposed part of the dome.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the round housing of the display as described above has a stop protrusion protruding toward the bracket. The bracket has a corresponding stop protrusion and a guiding groove recessed from the side surface of the bracket. The stop protrusion is accommodated in the guide groove.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned display has screws. The frame has a screw socket. The round housing has an opening aligned with the screw female seat. The screw locks the round shell seat to the screw female seat of the frame body through the opening.

In summary, the present disclosure provides a rotating camera structure between the frame and the back cover of the display. Since the round housing is a half spherical housing, the side surface of the bracket and the round cover slidably clamp the hemispherical shell, the camera on the bracket can slide along the hemispherical shell with the bracket to achieve shooting outside of a single axis angle. And since the dome that clamps the dome with the bracket is partially exposed from the opening of the back cover, the user can intuitively control the sliding of the camera through the exposed part of the dome. In some embodiments, the exposed part of the dome has an angle adjustment structure that is convenient for applying force, and with the aid of the stop protrusion and the guide groove, the user can easily change the camera to the desired shooting angle with fingers.

The above descriptions are only used to illustrate the problems to be solved by the present disclosure, the technical means to solve the problems, and the effects they produce, etc. The specific details of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following embodiments and related drawings.

The following is a detailed description of the embodiments with the accompanying drawings, but the provided embodiments are not used to limit the scope of the disclosure, and the description of the structure operation is not used to limit the order of its execution, any recombination of components The structure and the devices produced with equal effects are all covered by this disclosure. In addition, the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, and are not drawn according to the original dimensions. To facilitate understanding, the same or similar elements in the following description will be described with the same symbols.

In addition, the terms (terms) used in the entire specification and the scope of the patent application, unless otherwise specified, usually have the usual meaning of each term used in this field, in the content disclosed here, and in the special content . Some terms used to describe the present disclosure will be discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide those skilled in the art with additional guidance on the description of the present disclosure.

Many cameras built on the monitor on the market do not have a rotation function, so they cannot adjust the direction of shooting, nor can they control the shooting angle that the camera lens can face. In order to improve the shooting angle of the built-in camera of the display, the present disclosure provides a rotatable rotating camera structure in the display, and further the user can manually control the shooting angle.

Please refer to Figure 1. FIG. 1 shows a display 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, the display 100 is, for example, a display used in a notebook computer. The display 100 has a display area S, and has a frame 110 (or a frame of the display) and a back cover 120. The frame 110 is disposed on the periphery of the display area S. The back cover 120 is connected to the frame 110. It should be understood that the type of display disclosed in the present disclosure is not limited to the display of a notebook computer. In Figure 1, the frame 110 has a lens 113, and the rotating camera structure of the present disclosure is disposed between the frame 110 and the back cover 120 and adjacent to the lens 113, that is, the part R of the first figure. In order to accommodate the rotating camera structure, in this embodiment, the upper half of the display 100 has a larger thickness, which corresponds to a larger accommodating space between the frame 110 and the back cover 120 to accommodate the rotating mechanism.

Please refer to Figure 2. FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the rotating camera structure 130 of the display 100 in FIG. 1, and further shows the composition of the rotating camera structure 130 in the part R of the first figure, which is located between the frame 110 and the back cover 120. As shown in Figure 1. The rotating camera structure 130 includes a round housing 135, a bracket 145, a camera 155 and a round cover 165. In this embodiment, the back cover 120 further has a back cover opening 123 and a back cover convex frame 126 extending from the back cover opening 123.

Please refer to FIG. 3 to further illustrate the composition of the rotating camera structure 130 of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the rotating camera structure 130 in the display 100 after assembly. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the round housing 135 is a half spherical shell, and the round housing 135 has a round housing opening 137 at the bottom. The bracket 145 is accommodated in the round housing 135. The side surface 147 of the bracket 145 is slidably attached to the inner wall of the round housing 135. A top surface of the bracket 145 faces the lens 113 of the frame 110 and is spaced from the lens 113. The camera 155 is fixed on the bracket 145. In this embodiment, the bracket 145 has a recess 150 on the top surface, the camera 155 is accommodated in the recess 150, and the lens 157 of the camera 155 is aligned with the lens 113 of the frame 110. In this embodiment, there is a groove opening 151 within the groove 150. As shown in FIG. 3, the groove opening 151 extends from the bottom of the groove 150 and penetrates to the top surface of the bracket 145. On the other side, the groove opening 151 is exposed from the circular housing opening 137.

In addition to the bracket 145 and the camera 155 arranged in the round housing 135, the rotating camera structure 130 also has a round cover 165. In Figure 3, the dome 165 covers the opening 137 of the dome seat 135 from outside the dome seat 135, and the bottom surface 166 of the dome 165 is slidably attached to the outer wall of the dome seat 135. On the bottom surface 166 of the round cover 165, there is also a raised fixed female seat 169. In this embodiment, through the round housing base opening 137, the fixed female base 169 is butted with the groove opening 151. Therefore, a fixing member 152 corresponding to the fixed female base 169 can be provided in the groove opening 151 to further connect the bracket 145 with The domes 165 are locked and connected together, as shown in FIG. 3. In some embodiments, the fixing member 152 and the fixing socket 169 are, for example, screws and corresponding screw sockets. It should be understood that the above-mentioned way of connecting the bracket 145 and the round cover 165 through the round housing opening 137 is only an example, and does not restrict the connection structure of the bracket 145 and the round cover 165.

After the bracket 145 and the dome 165 are connected by locking, as shown in Figure 3, the side surface 147 of the bracket 145 and the bottom surface 166 of the dome 165 are slidably and snugly clamped together Round shell seat 135. This enables the bracket 145 and the dome 165 to move together, and the way of movement is along the inner wall (or outer wall) of the dome seat 135. In this embodiment, the round housing 135 is a half-spherical housing, so the movement of the bracket 145 and the round cover 165 is to move on a spherical surface.

When the bracket 145 and the round cover 165 clamp the round shell seat 135 for movement, since the round shell seat 135 is a half spherical shell, the camera 155 arranged on the bracket 145 can always aim at the lens 157 of the hemisphere. The spherical heart of the shell. As mentioned above, the round housing 135 covers the lens 113, so when the bracket 145 and the round cover 165 move, the lens 157 of the camera 155 can always be aligned with the lens 113. This enables the camera 155 installed on the bracket 145 to have a free shooting angle, instead of being restricted to a single axis rotation.

Please go back to Figure 3. In this embodiment, the back cover 120 has a back cover opening 123, and a portion of the round cover 165 is exposed from the back cover opening 123, and the portion of the round cover 165 exposed from the back cover opening 123 is located at the bottom surface of the round cover 165 The fixed female seat 169 on the 166 corresponds to it. On the exposed part of the dome 165, there is also an angle adjustment structure. The purpose of setting the angle adjustment structure is to facilitate the application of force, so as to easily and intuitively control the shooting angle of the camera 155 through the contact angle control mechanism. For example, in this embodiment, the angle adjustment structure is a plurality of convex structures 167, and the convex structures 167 are a plurality of small bumps that protrude outward from the opening 123 of the back cover. This enables the user to control the shooting angle of the camera 155 by directly touching the exposed part of the dome 165. Specifically, in Figure 3, the lens 113 of the frame 110, the camera 155 arranged on the bracket 145, the fixed female seat 169 and the convex structure 167 are on the same line, and the lens 157 of the camera 155 is always aligned The quasi-lens 113, and the user can touch the protruding structure 167 on the exposed part, slide the bracket 145 along the round housing 135, and intuitively control the shooting of the camera 155 arranged on the bracket 145.

It should be understood that the above-mentioned protruding structure 167 is only an embodiment of the angle adjustment structure, and should not be limited thereto. For example, the angle adjustment structure may also be a groove recessed from the dome 165, and the user can touch the finger with the groove, and the same effect can be achieved to facilitate the application of force to rotate the shooting angle of the camera 155. Other designs that can increase the friction generated during contact to facilitate the application of force to the dome cover can also be applied to this disclosure.

The bracket 145 and the round cover 165 move while clamping the round housing 135, and the range of their movement basically depends on the size of the round housing opening 137. As shown in FIG. 3, after the bracket 145 and the dome 165 move in the direction of arrow D, the fixed female seat 169 connecting the bracket 145 and the dome 165 will abut the opening 137 of the dome seat. This limits the movement of the carriage 145. In some embodiments, the purpose of limiting the movement of the bracket 145 is to prevent the bracket 145 from contacting the lens 113 on the frame 110, causing the lens 113 to fall off unexpectedly. Therefore, in some embodiments, the size of the round housing base opening 137 has to be designed so that when the fixed female base 169 abuts the round housing base opening 137, the bracket 145 just touches the edge of the round housing base 135 so as not to contact the lens. Under the premise of 113, get the maximum shooting angle.

In this embodiment, the back cover opening 123 also has a back cover convex frame 126 protruding toward the round cover 165. The back cover convex frame 126 is as close as possible to the round cover 165 without hindering the sliding of the round cover 165 to prevent unexpected dust and dirt from falling between the frame 110 and the back cover 120 of the display 100. In addition, in some embodiments, the exposed part of the dome 165 has a convex structure 167, and the convex structure 167 can be designed to be able to contact and abut against the convex frame 126 of the back cover, which can also achieve the limit of the movement range of the bracket 145. The effect is to avoid unintended contact between the bracket 145 and the lens 113.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of the rotating camera structure 130 fixed to the frame 110, in which the back cover 120 is omitted for the purpose of illustration. In this embodiment, the rotating camera structure 130 is fixed to the corresponding screw socket 116 on the frame 110 by screws 105. As shown in Fig. 4, the frame body 110 has screw sockets 116 on both sides of the lens 113 (not shown in Fig. 4), and the round housing 135 of the rotating camera structure 130 has corresponding protruding locks on both sides The attachment 144, the lock attachment 144 has an opening 144O. When the screw 105 is used for locking, the opening 144O on the locking accessory 144 is aligned with the screw socket 116, so that the screw 105 can lock the round housing 135 on the screw socket 116 of the frame 110 through the opening 144O, and The circular shell seat 135 covers the lens 113. It should be understood that the above-mentioned fixing method is only an example, and should not be limited thereto.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the rotating camera structure 130. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the round housing 135 has a stop protrusion 143 inside, and the bracket 145 also has a guiding groove 153. The guiding groove 153 is recessed from the side surface 147 of the bracket 145 (please also refer to FIG. 2). The stopping protrusion 143 is received in the guiding groove 153. In this embodiment, there are stop protrusions 143 on both inner sides of the circular housing 135, so there are two corresponding guide grooves 153 on both sides of the top surface of the bracket 145, and two stop protrusions The piece 143, the two guiding grooves 153 and the lens 157 of the camera 155 are basically on the same straight line. The purpose of the stop protrusion 143 and the guide groove 153 is to control the shooting angle of the camera 155 more conveniently.

It should be understood that the shooting by the camera 155 is directional. Since the bracket 145 can freely slide on the circular housing 135, the camera 155 is not limited to rotation in a single axis. However, if the degree of freedom of rotation is not limited, in the case of excessive rotation, the captured image may be upside down. The design of the stop protrusion 143 and the guide groove 153 is to prevent the lens 157 of the camera 155 from being reversed due to excessive rotation.

Please refer to Figure 6A to Figure 6D. FIGS. 6A to 6D show schematic diagrams of the rotating camera structure 130 adjusting various shooting angles. In FIGS. 6A and 6B, since the guide groove 153 accommodates the stop protrusion 143, the shooting angle of the camera 155 can basically rotate around the two stop protrusions 143 as an axis. However, there is enough space between the guiding groove 153 and the stopping protrusion 143, so that part of the rotational freedom can still be maintained.

FIGS. 6C and 6D show that the bracket 145 abuts against the stop protrusion 143 to rotate left and right. As shown in FIG. 6C, one side of the guide groove 153 of the bracket 145 can abut against the stop protrusion 143, so as to easily achieve the rotation of the shooting angle without inverting the camera 155. In order to prevent the bracket 145 from reaching the edge of the circular shell seat 135 after rotating, and unexpected contact with the lens 113, the abutment between the stop protrusion 143 and the bottom of the guide groove 153 can further limit the bracket 145. Moving range. Compared with FIG. 6C, in FIG. 6D, the stop protrusion 143 and the guide groove 153 on the other side can also perform similar functions to avoid excessive rotation of the rotating camera structure 130.

In summary, the present disclosure provides a rotating camera structure between the frame and the back cover of the display. The round housing of the rotating camera lens is arranged between the frame body and the back cover, and the camera is accommodated in the round housing through a bracket, and the round housing is covered with a round cover. Since the round housing is a semi-spherical shell, and the side surface of the bracket is slidably clamped with the round cover, the camera on the bracket can slide along the round housing of the hemispherical shell with the bracket, thus realizing a single axis Shooting angle to the outside. In addition, the back cover of the display may have a back cover opening, and a part of the round cover is exposed from the back cover opening, so the user can control the sliding of the camera through the exposed part of the round cover. In some embodiments, the exposed part of the dome has an angle adjustment structure that is convenient for finger exertion, and it is easier to use your fingers to change the shooting angle of the camera during live broadcast. With the setting of the stop protrusion and the guide groove, the user can avoid the inversion of the captured image when rotating the shooting angle, and can easily adjust the shooting angle according to the stop protrusion.

Although this disclosure has been disclosed in the above manner, it is not intended to limit the disclosure. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the field can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure The scope of protection shall be subject to the scope of the attached patent application.

100: display 105: Screw 110: Frame 113: Lens 116: screw socket 120: back cover 123: Back cover opening 126: Back cover convex frame 130: Rotating camera structure 135: round shell seat 137: Round shell seat opening 143: Stop protrusion 144: lock accessory 144O: Opening 145: Bracket 147: side surface 150: Groove 151: Groove opening 152: fixed parts 153: Guide groove 155: Camera 157: lens 165: round cover 166: Bottom 167: convex structure 169: fixed female seat D: Arrow S: display area R: partial

The advantages and drawings of the present disclosure should be understood by the following embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. The descriptions of these drawings are only examples of implementations, and therefore should not be considered as limiting individual implementations or limiting the scope of patent applications for inventions. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a display according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 shows an exploded view of the rotating camera structure of the display shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the rotating camera structure in the display of the present disclosure; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the rotating camera structure of the present disclosure fixed to the frame; Figure 5 shows a front view of the rotating camera structure of the present disclosure; and 6A to 6D show schematic diagrams of adjusting various shooting angles of the rotating camera structure of the present disclosure.

110: Frame

113: Lens

120: back cover

123: Back cover opening

126: Back cover convex frame

135: round shell seat

137: Round shell seat opening

145: Bracket

147: side surface

150: Groove

151: Groove opening

152: fixed parts

155: Camera

157: lens

165: round cover

166: Bottom

167: convex structure

169: fixed female seat

D: Arrow

Claims (10)

A display having a display area, the display comprising: a frame provided on the periphery of the display area and provided with a lens; a back cover connected to the frame and having a back cover opening; and a rotating camera structure configured Between the frame and the back cover, the rotating camera structure includes: a round housing fixed on the frame and covering the lens, wherein the bottom of the round housing has a round housing opening; and a camera for accommodating Inside the round housing, there is a lens aligned with the lens; and a round cover connected to the camera through the round housing opening, wherein the round cover has an exposed part exposed from the opening of the back cover, and an angle adjustment structure Located on the exposed part for the user to adjust the shooting angle of the camera. The display according to claim 1, wherein the angle adjustment structure includes a plurality of convex structures. The display according to claim 1, further comprising: a bracket housed in the round housing, wherein the camera is arranged on the bracket, the bracket includes a side surface, and the side surface is slidably attached Fitted to the inner wall of the round housing, wherein the round cover is connected to the bracket through the round housing opening. The display according to claim 3, wherein the round cover covers the opening of the round housing base, and the round cover is slidably attached to the outer wall of the enclosure base, The round cover and the side surface of the bracket clamp the round housing seat together. The display according to claim 4, wherein the opening of the back cover has a back cover convex frame protruding to the round cover, and the back cover convex frame surrounds the exposed part of the round cover. The display according to claim 4, wherein the bracket includes a groove recessed from a top surface of the bracket, and the camera is accommodated in the groove. The display according to claim 6, further having a fixing member, wherein the bottom of the groove of the bracket has a groove opening, the round cover has a fixing female seat, and the groove opening passes through the round housing opening Align the fixed female seat so that the fixing member and the fixed female seat connect the bracket to the dome. The display according to claim 7, wherein the fixed female base is located on a bottom of the round cover, and the bottom is opposite to the exposed part of the round cover. The display according to claim 4, wherein a stop protrusion is provided in the round housing, and the stop protrusion protrudes toward the bracket, and the bracket has a corresponding stop protrusion and extends from the side surface One of the recesses is a guiding groove, and the stop protrusion is accommodated in the guiding groove. The display described in claim 1 has a screw, The frame has a screw socket, the round housing has an opening aligned with the screw socket, and the screw locks the round housing to the screw socket of the frame through the opening.

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