KR20000021841A - Apparatus for installing camera of portable computer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a camera mounting apparatus of a portable computer, the object of which is to easily mount and detach the camera installed on the cover in the portable computer, to ensure that the electrical connection state can be made correctly when the camera lens, Tilting operation of the built-in lens housing can be made smoothly.

The present invention provides a device for mounting a camera to a portable computer, the interior of the camera lens is provided with a space, the lens hole is formed on the front, the center of the bottom of the curved shape with a constant radius of curvature toward the outside A lens housing in which a sliding part is formed; It is coupled to the upper end of the cover constituting the portable computer, the upper surface is formed in the inner groove during the sliding surface so that the sliding pivot is rotated while the surface contact with the sliding pivot projecting from the bottom of the lens housing, the bottom of the cover A bracket in which an upper gripping groove is formed; A fastening member installed at an upper predetermined position of the cover and a position corresponding to each other of the bracket so that the bracket is detachably coupled on the cover; A first connector installed at a predetermined position on the cover and electrically connected to the main PCB of the portable computer; The second connector is installed on a bracket corresponding to the first connector and is connected to the first connector in an electrically connected state with a driving circuit of a camera lens embedded in the housing.

Description

Camera Mounts for Portable Computers

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera mounting apparatus of a portable computer. In particular, a camera device installed on a cover of a portable computer such as a notebook computer can be easily mounted and detached, and the electrical connection state is The present invention relates to a camera mounting apparatus of a portable computer that can be accurately made and to facilitate a tilting operation of a lens housing having a built-in camera lens.

Recently, a personal computer that is portable because of its compact size, such as a laptop computer or a notebook computer, and can be efficiently used in a limited workspace has been widely used.

Such a portable computer is capable of video communication between users when a communication device such as a modem is connected to a mobile device, in addition to simply storing a given data, and a camera device for photographing a user's image or surrounding background is installed.

Accordingly, recently proposed portable computers can be equipped with a camera.

However, since the camera mounting structure of the conventional portable computer is simply made by screwing, it is necessary to tighten or pull out the screw one by one when it is mounted on the portable computer for use or separate to be stored separately after use. There is a problem that the mounting work is very cumbersome.

In addition, in the camera device mounted on the portable computer, a lens housing with a camera lens should be tilted in the vertical direction in order to capture a clear image according to a user's physical condition or user posture. In the conventional camera mounting structure, such a condition is required. In this case, there is a problem that the electrical connection and wiring state between the driving circuit of the camera lens and the main PCB installed inside the base of the portable computer is very complicated.

An object of the present invention is to make it easy to mount and detach the camera installed on the cover in a portable computer, to ensure an accurate electrical connection when mounting, the tilting (tilting) operation of the lens housing built-in camera lens It is to provide a camera mounting apparatus of a portable computer so that this can be made smoothly.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a portable computer camera mounting apparatus according to the present invention,

2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main part of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a bonding state of the present invention,

4 is a side view illustrating a tilting operation of a camera mounted on a portable computer according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

10: lens housing 16: sliding part

18: internal shaft 20 times: wire guide boss

40: bracket 42: inner groove during sliding

42a: Information Officer 44: Hyeopji Home

50: fastening means 52: bolt coupling boss

54: fastening bolt 56: rotary knob

60: first connector 70: second connector

80: positioning pin 90: positioning hole.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device for mounting a camera to a portable computer, the space provided with the camera lens is provided therein, a lens hole is formed on the front, the center of the bottom toward the outside A lens housing in which a sliding part of a curved shape is formed with a predetermined radius of curvature; It is coupled to the upper end of the cover constituting the portable computer, the upper surface is formed in the inner groove during the sliding surface so that the sliding pivot is rotated while the surface contact with the sliding pivot projecting from the bottom of the lens housing, the bottom of the cover A bracket in which an upper gripping groove is formed; A fastening member installed at an upper predetermined position of the cover and a position corresponding to each other of the bracket so that the bracket is detachably coupled on the cover; A first connector installed at a predetermined position on the cover and electrically connected to the main PCB of the portable computer; The second connector may be installed on a bracket corresponding to the first connector and be connected to the first connector in an electrically connected state with a driving circuit of a camera lens embedded in the housing.

In the present invention, the inner shaft is protruded from the center of the sliding portion on the lens housing, the wire guide boss is protruded from one edge of the sliding portion, while the inner groove during the sliding on the bracket corresponding thereto On the surface of each of the inner shaft and the wire guide boss is fitted therein is characterized in that each guide hole is formed.

The fastening member in the embodiment of the present invention as described above and the bolt coupling boss is fixed to the upper portion of the cover constituting the portable computer; A fastening bolt of a predetermined length screwed to the bolt coupling boss; Is formed integrally on the upper end of the fastening bolt, the part is installed to be exposed to the front of the bracket when combined with the bracket is rotated in the forward or reverse direction by the user's operation to give a rotational force to the fastening bolt It is characterized by a knob.

In the present invention as described above, the bracket is protruded from the top toward the front of the clamping groove, and a predetermined position at the front plate formed with a rotary knob insertion hole is inserted into the rotary knob constituting the fastening member; It protrudes to the rear of the gripping groove and has a feature consisting of a rear plate formed with screw fastening holes at both edges.

In this bracket, the rear plate has a feature that extends longer than the front plate.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the positioning pins protrude from both edges of the gripping grooves formed on the bottom surface of the bracket, and a positioning hole into which the positioning pins are fitted is formed at the upper portion of the cover corresponding thereto. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a camera mounting apparatus of a portable computer according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged separated perspective view of the main portion of the present invention.

Referring to this, the lens housing 10 constituting the camera mounting apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a space portion in which the camera lens 12 is built, the front of the lens hole 14 is formed, the center of the bottom surface It has a structure in which the sliding portion 16 is formed in a curved shape with a constant radius of curvature toward the outside.

The inner shaft 18 protrudes from the center of the sliding part 16 for a predetermined length, and the wire guide boss 20 protrudes from an edge spaced a predetermined distance from the inner shaft 18 during the rotation.

In this structure, the screw fixing groove 18a is formed in the end surface of the inner shaft 18 during the rotation.

The bracket 40 coupled to the upper surface of the cover 32 constituting the portable computer 30 to mount the lens housing 10 is a sliding part protruding from the bottom surface of the lens housing 10 on the upper surface thereof. The inner groove 42 is formed during a sliding depth of a predetermined depth to allow the sliding portion 16 to rotate stably while being in surface contact with the surface 16, and a gripping groove 44 having an upper portion of the cover 32 fitted therein is formed on the bottom surface thereof. Has a formed structure.

The front plate 46 having a predetermined length is formed extending from the upper side of the clamping groove 44 on the bracket 40, the rear of the longer than the front plate 46 to the rear of the clamping groove 44 The plate 48 extends from the top, and screw fastening holes 48a are formed at both edges of the rear plate 48.

The inner groove 42 during the sliding on the bracket 40 is formed with the same radius of curvature as the radius of curvature of the sliding portion 16 on the lens housing 10, and protrudes from the sliding portion 16 on the surface thereof. The guide hole 42a through which the inner shaft 18 and the wire guide boss 20 are inserted is guided, respectively.

The fastening member 50 which detachably couples the bracket 40 to the cover 32 on the portable computer 30 includes a bolting boss 52, a fastening bolt 54, and a rotary knob 56.

The bolt coupling boss 52 is fixed to the upper portion of the cover 32 by a screw 58, the fastening bolt 54 is provided separately is screwed to the bolt coupling boss 52, the rotary knob 56 ) Is installed so as to protrude toward the front of the bracket 40 when coupled with the bracket 40 in a state formed integrally on the upper end of the fastening bolt (54).

The rotary knob 56 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction by the user's operation to provide a rotational force to the fastening bolt 54 screwed to the bolt coupling boss 52.

The rotary knob insertion hole 46a is formed on the upper portion of the front plate 46 constituting the bracket 40 so that the rotary knob 56 constituting the fastening member 50 protrudes toward the front of the bracket 40. Is formed.

Meanwhile, a first connector 60 electrically connected to a main PCB (not shown) of the portable computer 30 is installed at a predetermined position on the cover 32, and a bracket corresponding to the first connector 60 is provided. A second connector 70 connected to the first connector 60 in the state in which the gripping groove 44 on the upper surface of the gripping groove 44 on the 40 is electrically connected to the driving circuit of the camera lens 12 embedded in the lens housing 10. Is installed.

In this structure, the electric wire connected from the driving circuit of the camera lens 12 installed in the lens housing 10 to the second connector 70 protrudes from the bottom surface of the sliding part 16 on the lens housing 10. It is configured to be guided through the inside of the wire guide boss 20.

In the present invention, the wire drawn from the main PCB of the portable computer 30 is guided to the first connector 60 through the inner surface of the cover 32, the clamping groove 44 of the bracket 40 is the upper cover 32 The first connector 60 and the second connector 70 are configured to be directly connected when fitted correctly at the predetermined position of the.

When the lens housing 10 and the bracket 40 are mounted on the cover 32, the rear plate 48 constituting the bracket 40 extends longer than the front plate 46 in order to increase the supporting force thereof. Configure.

In addition, to ensure that the bracket 40 coupled with the lens housing 10 is correctly coupled to a predetermined position on the cover 32, and the connection between the first connector 60 and the second connector 70 is made correctly. Positioning pins 80 protrude from both edges of the gripping grooves 44 formed on the bottom surface of the bracket 40, and the respective positioning pins 80 are fitted to the upper portion of the cover 32. Losing positioning holes 90 are formed.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a bonding state of the present invention.

Referring to this, when the camera device is mounted on the top of the cover 32 constituting the portable computer 30, the internal shaft 18 protruding from the bottom surface of the sliding part 16 on the lens housing 10 is described. ) And the wire guide boss 20 are respectively fitted in the guide slot 42a on the inner groove 42 during the slide on the bracket 40, and the lower side of the guide slot 42a in the lower part of the inner groove 42 during the slide. The screws 58 are fastened to the screw fixing grooves 18a of the inner shaft 18 during the protruding times to be coupled to each other.

In this state, the wire drawn out from the driving circuit of the camera lens 12 embedded in the lens housing 10 is guided through the inside of the wire guide boss 20 and installed on the bracket 40. Connected to 70.

When the pinching groove 44 of the bracket 40 coupled with the lens housing 10 is inserted while approaching a predetermined portion of the upper portion of the cover 32, the positioning pin protrudes into the inner surface of the pinching groove 44. The 80 is fitted into the positioning hole 90 on the cover 32 and the first connector 60 installed on the cover 32 and the second connector 70 on the bracket 40 are correctly connected to each other. .

In this state, when the rear plate 48 constituting the bracket 40 and the outer surface of the cover 32 are combined with the screws 58, the first coupling of the bracket 40 and the cover 32 is achieved.

When the rear plate 48 of the bracket 40 is fixed on the cover 32 as described above, the rotary knob 56 on the fastening bolt 54 screwed to the bolting boss 52 in advance secures the bracket 40. It protrudes to the front by a predetermined length through the rotary knob insertion hole 46a formed in the front plate 46 to constitute, and when the rotary knob 56 is rotated in a predetermined direction (forward direction), the fastening bolt 54 is bolted boss The second coupling of the bracket 40 is completed as the bottom surface of the rotary knob 56 is in close contact with the bottom surface of the rotary knob 56 on the front plate 46 and the bottom surface of the rotary knob 56 is in close contact with each other. do.

4 is a side view illustrating a tilting operation of a camera mounted on a portable computer according to the present invention.

Referring to this, as shown in FIG. 3, the lens housing 10 is coupled to the bracket 40, and the bracket 40 is coupled to the upper portion of the cover 32 constituting the portable computer 30. With the first connector 60 installed on the cover 32 and the second connector 70 installed on the bracket 40 connected correctly to each other, the user can obtain an accurate image according to his / her physical condition or posture when using the device. In the case of taking a picture, the lens housing 10 is pulled forward or pushed backward to grab the lens housing 10.

At this time, the sliding portion 16 on the lens housing 10 is rotated in close contact with the surface of the inner groove 42 during the sliding portion on the bracket 40, and protrudes from the bottom surface of the sliding portion 16. The inner shaft 18 is rotated along the guide hole 42a formed in the inner surface of the inner groove 42 during the sliding.

At the same time, the wire guide boss 20 protruding from one side of the bottom surface of the sliding part 16 is also rotated along the guide slot 42a, and the tilting range of the lens housing 10 is the length of the guide slot 42a. Is determined by.

In this case, when the camera device is to be detached from the cover 32, the rotation knob 56 is rotated in the opposite direction as opposed to the installation, and the locking bolt 54 is released from the state where the fastening bolt 54 is fitted to the bolt goose 52. After lifting the screw 58 of the rear plate constituting the bracket 40 and lifting the bracket 40 to which the lens housing 10 is coupled upwards, the first connector 60 and the second connector ( The camera device is separated from the cover 32 while the 70 is separated from the connected state.

According to the present invention, a lens housing with a built-in camera lens is mounted on a cover constituting a portable computer by a bracket provided separately, and electrical connection between the main PCB of the portable computer and the camera lens driving circuit is the shortest distance. As it is done correctly, the mounting and electrical connections are made accurately and reliably.

In addition, as the lens housing is slidably rotated in the vertical direction on the upper surface of the bracket, it is possible to transmit the best image by adjusting the position of the camera lens according to the user's physical condition and posture when using.

In addition, since the wire connecting the driving circuit of the camera lens and the second connector is guided stably by the wire guide boss which is slid along with the pivot center axis, the interference between the other parts does not occur when cutting or operating the wire.

Claims (6)

In the structure for attaching the camera device to the portable computer 30, A space portion in which the camera lens 12 is embedded is provided therein, and a lens hole 14 is formed on the front surface thereof, and a sliding part 16 having a curved shape with a constant curvature radius is formed at the center of the bottom surface toward the outside thereof. A lens housing 10 formed; It is coupled to the upper end of the cover 32 constituting the portable computer 30, the upper surface is in contact with the sliding part 16 protruding from the bottom of the lens housing 10, the sliding part 16 is stable. An inner groove 42 is formed during the sliding rotation to be rotated to, and the bracket 40 is formed on the bottom surface is sandwiched groove 44 is fitted to the upper portion of the cover 32; A fastening member 50 installed at an upper predetermined position of the cover 32 and a position corresponding to each other of the bracket 40 such that the bracket 40 is detachably coupled on the cover 32; A first connector 60 installed at a predetermined position on the cover 32 and electrically connected to the main PCB of the portable computer 30; It is installed on the bracket 40 corresponding to the first connector 60, and is connected to the first connector 60 in the state in which it is electrically connected to the driving circuit of the camera lens 12 embedded in the lens housing 10. Camera mounting apparatus of a portable computer comprising a second connector (70) connected. The method of claim 1, The inner shaft 18 protrudes from the center of the sliding part 16 on the lens housing 10, and the wire guide boss 20 protrudes from one edge of the sliding part 16. Correspondingly, the guide hole 42a into which the inner shaft 18 and the wire guide boss 20 are fitted is formed on the surface of the inner groove 42 during the sliding on the bracket 40. Camera mount of computer. The method of claim 1, The fastening member 50 includes a bolt coupling boss 52 fixedly installed on the upper portion of the cover 32 constituting the portable computer 30; A fastening bolt 54 having a predetermined length screwed to the bolt coupling boss 52; It is integrally formed on the upper end of the fastening bolt 54, the portion is coupled to the bracket 40 when exposed to the front of the bracket 40 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction by the user's operation Camera mounting apparatus of the portable computer, characterized in that consisting of a rotary knob 56 for imparting a turning force to the fastening bolt (54). The method of claim 1, The bracket 40 protrudes from the upper portion to the front of the clamping groove 44, and the rotary knob insertion hole 46a into which the rotary knob 56 constituting the fastening member 50 protrudes from a predetermined position. The formed front plate 46; Protruding to the rear of the gripping groove (44) and the camera mounting apparatus of the portable computer, characterized in that consisting of a rear plate (48) formed with screw fastening holes (48a) at both edges. The method of claim 4, wherein The rear plate 48 constituting the bracket 40 extends longer than the length of the front plate 46, the camera mounting apparatus of the portable computer. The method of claim 1, The positioning pins 80 protrude from both edges of the clamping grooves 44 formed on the bottom surface of the bracket 40, and the positioning pins 80 are fitted on the upper portions of the covers 32. Camera mounting apparatus of a portable computer, characterized in that the positioning hole (90) is formed.