# US 2019/0356764 A1 · Housing assembly, dual-camera module and mobile terminal

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- Number: US 2019/0356764 A1
- Document ID: US20190356764A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/529,447
- Filed: 2019-08-01
- Published: 2019-11-21
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-20
- Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Inventors: Yi WEI; Yong LI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356764A1

## CPC

- H04M 1/0264: {for a camera module assembly}
- G06F 1/1686: {the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera}
- H04M 1/0277: {for a printed circuit board assembly}
- H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images
- H04N 23/50: Constructional details
- H04N 23/51: Housings
- H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
- H04N 23/68: for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations
- H04N 23/6812: {based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors}
- H04N 2007/145: {Handheld terminals}
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A housing assembly includes: a support including a peripheral side wall and a lug, the peripheral side wall defining a first accommodating space configured to accommodate a dual-camera assembly, and the lug being connected to an outer peripheral side of the peripheral side wall away from the first accommodating space; and a middle frame having a second accommodating space and a groove in communication with the second accommodating space, the support being accommodated in the second accommodating space, and the lug being fitted with the groove. The present disclosure further provides a dual-camera module and a mobile terminal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A housing assembly, comprising:
a support comprising a peripheral side wall and a lug, the peripheral side wall defining a first accommodating space, and the lug being connected to an outer peripheral side of the peripheral side wall away from the first accommodating space; and
a middle frame having a second accommodating space and a groove in communication with the second accommodating space, the support being accommodated in the second accommodating space, and the lug being fitted with the groove;
wherein the lugs are arranged substantially uniformly around the outer peripheral side of the peripheral side wall.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein a shape of an inner peripheral side of the middle frame enclosing the second accommodating space is consistent with a shape of the outer peripheral side of the peripheral side wall.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The housing assembly according to claim 2, wherein a gap is defined between the outer peripheral side of the peripheral side wall and the inner peripheral side of the middle frame.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lug is connected to the peripheral side wall by screw joint.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the number of the groove is consistent with the number of the lug.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral side wall comprises two first walls arranged opposite to each other and two opposite long walls connected between the two first walls, at least one of the first walls is provided with the lug, and at least one of the second walls is provided with the lug.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The housing assembly according to claim 6, wherein one first wall is provided with the lug, and the two second walls are both provided with the lug.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The housing assembly according to claim 6, wherein the two first walls are both provided with the lug, and one second wall is provided with the lug.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The housing assembly according to claim 6, each first wall is provided with at least one lug, and each second wall is provided with at least one lug.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The housing assembly according to claim 6, wherein the support further comprises a partition wall connected between the two second walls and configured to divide the first accommodating space into two accommodating sub-spaces.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The housing assembly according to claim 10, wherein the partition wall is connected to the peripheral side wall by screw joint.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The housing assembly according to claim 10, wherein the lug is connected at the intersection of the second wall and the partition wall.

### Claim 13

A dual-camera module, comprising a dual-camera assembly and a housing assembly, the housing assembly comprising:
a support comprising a peripheral side wall and a lug, the peripheral side wall defining a first accommodating space configured to accommodate the dual-camera assembly, and the lug being connected to an outer peripheral side of the peripheral side wall away from the first accommodating space; and
a middle frame having a second accommodating space and a groove in communication with the second accommodating space, the support being accommodated in the second accommodating space, and the lug being fitted with the groove,
the dual-camera assembly being accommodated in the first accommodating space;
wherein the lug is provided at a first region in a first arrangement manner, and provided at a second region in a second arrangement manner, the first region is more highly stressed than the second region, and the lug is arranged more densely in the first arrangement manner than in the second arrangement.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The housing assembly according to claim 13, wherein the peripheral side wall comprise two first walls arranged opposite to each other and two opposite second walls connected between the two first walls, at least one of the first walls is provided with the lug, and at least one of the second walls is provided with the lug.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The housing assembly according to claim 14, wherein the support further comprises a partition wall connected between the two second walls and configured to divide the first accommodating space into two accommodating sub-spaces.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The housing assembly according to claim 15, wherein the dual-camera assembly comprises a first camera assembly and a second camera assembly, the first camera assembly is accommodated in one accommodating sub-space, and the second camera assembly is accommodated in the other accommodating sub-space.

### Claim 17

A mobile terminal, comprising a mainboard and a dual-camera module, the dual-camera module comprising a dual-camera assembly and a housing assembly, the housing assembly comprising:
a support comprising a peripheral side wall and a lug, the peripheral side wall defining a first accommodating space configured to accommodate the dual-camera assembly, and the lug being connected to an outer peripheral side of the peripheral side wall away from the first accommodating space; and
a middle frame having a second accommodating space and a groove in communication with the second accommodating space, the support being accommodated in the second accommodating space, and the lug being fitted with the groove,
the dual-camera assembly being accommodated in the first accommodating space, and the mainboard being fixed to the middle frame and electrically connected to the dual-camera assembly;
wherein the peripheral side wall comprises two first walls arranged opposite to each other and two opposite second walls connected between the two first walls, at least one of the first walls being provided with the lug, and at least one of the second walls being provided with the lug.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The housing assembly according to claim 17, wherein the support further comprises a partition wall connected between the two second walls and configured to divide the first accommodating space into two accommodating sub-spaces.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The housing assembly according to claim 17, wherein a side of the lug away from the groove abuts against a ground pole of the mainboard through a conductive part.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The housing assembly according to claim 17, wherein the middle frame has a position limiting step protruding towards the second accommodating space, the peripheral side wall further comprises an upper end surface and a lower end surface disposed opposite to each other, and the upper end surface abuts against the position limiting step.
