Terminal having camera module
AssigneeGuangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
InventorHaiping Zhang
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Abstract
A terminal is provided. The terminal includes a main body, a camera module, and a driving structure disposed in the main body. A receiving chamber configured to receive the camera module is defined in the main body. The driving structure is connected to the camera module to drive the camera module to move from the inside of the receiving chamber to the outside of the main body or drive the camera module to move from the outside of the main body into the inside of the receiving chamber.
Claims14
A terminal comprising a main body, a camera module, and a driving structure disposed in the main body, wherein
- a receiving chamber configured to receive the camera module is defined in the main body, wherein, the main body comprises a display screen with a display area, the receiving chamber is defined in the main body and position of the receiving chamber corresponds to one portion of the display area;
- and
- the driving structure is connected to the camera module to drive the camera module to move from the inside of the receiving chamber to the outside of the main body or drive the camera module to move from the outside of the main body into the inside of the receiving chamber;
- wherein the display screen merely comprises the display area configured to display information;
- wherein
- the main body comprises a front plate, a back plate opposite the front plate, and a circumferential wall connected to the front plate and the back plate;
- the receiving chamber has an aperture allowing the camera module to move into or out of the receiving chamber;
- the aperture is defined in the circumferential wall;
- the camera module comprises a mounting base connected to the driving structure and a first camera disposed on the mounting base;
- the mounting base comprises a rotatable element;
- the first camera is disposed on the rotatable element such that the first camera can be rotated to face a plane where the front plate is located or a plane where the back plate is located;
- the mounting base comprises a first end surface facing the plane where the front plate is located, a second end surface facing the plane where the back plate is located, and a groove extending through the first end surface and the second end surface;
- and
- the rotatable element is located in the groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.