IMAGE CAPTURING MODULE

• US 20190285969A1
• Filed: 06/06/2019
• Published: 09/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. (d/b/a DJI) (iFlight Technology Company Limited)
• Inventors: TANG, Yin, QIU, Hualiang, YANG, Feihu
• Granted Patent: US 10,578,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/08 Arrangements of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/006 Apparatus mounted on flying objects
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 15/04 Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus; Non-electronic flash units
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/55 with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/561 Support related camera accessories
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices

Abstract

An image capturing device includes a camera unit and a casing enclosing the camera unit. The camera unit includes an optical lens and an image sensing module. The casing includes a first housing body, a second housing body attachable to the first housing body, a front enclosure, and a back enclosure. The first housing body, the second housing body, the front enclosure, and the back enclosure jointly enclose a receiving space. A first ventilating window is disposed on the first housing body or the second housing body, and a second ventilation window is disposed on the back enclosure. The first ventilating window and the second ventilation window are configured to provide ventilation to the receiving space.

Claims

1. An image capturing device, comprising:

a camera unit comprising an optical lens and an image sensing module;

a casing enclosing the camera unit, comprising;

a first housing body;

a second housing body attachable to the first housing body;

a front enclosure; and

a back enclosure,

wherein the first housing body, the second housing body, the front enclosure, and the back enclosure jointly enclose a receiving space, a first ventilating window is disposed on the first housing body or the second housing body, and a second ventilation window is disposed on the back enclosure, and the first ventilating window and the second ventilation window are configured to provide ventilation to the receiving space.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the front enclosure or the back enclosure is configured to enclose an opening formed by the first housing body and the second housing body.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the first ventilating window comprises:

a first opening portion; and

a second opening portion connected to the first opening portion, wherein the second opening portion is arranged farther away from the front enclosure than the first opening portion, inclined relative to an optical axis of the camera unit, and oriented towards the front enclosure.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein a profile of the second opening portion is in a shape of an arc, a top of the arc being further away from the optical axis of the camera unit than a bottom of the arc.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a mounting portion for mounting the casing to a carrying apparatus.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the mounting portion is formed at a joint of the first housing body and the second housing body.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the carrying apparatus is a gimbal.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the carrying apparatus is attachable to an aerial vehicle.

9. The device of the claim 1, wherein the first housing body and the second housing body are configured to snap together.

10. The device of claim 1, further comprising a heat dissipation device disposed in the receiving space.

11. The device of claim 10, further comprising a circuit board device connected to the camera unit, the circuit board device comprising a circuit board unit disposed at a periphery of the camera unit and comprising a functional module.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the functional module comprises an image processor.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the functional module is configured to perform at least one of image transmission, power management, or gimbal control.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the heat dissipation device comprises a heat sink attached on a surface of the functional module for dissipating heat from the functional module.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the heat sink comprises a base and a plurality of heat dissipation fins formed on the base, the base being connected to the functional module.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the heat sink further comprises a thermal conduction filler disposed between the base and the functional module.

17. The device of claim 11, wherein the circuit board unit further comprises a plurality of rigid boards and a plurality of flexible boards connecting the plurality of rigid boards.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein a first rigid board of the plurality of rigid boards faces the first ventilating window.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein a second rigid board of the plurality of rigid boards faces the second ventilating window.

20. The device of claim 10, wherein the heat dissipation device comprises a heat dissipation fan connected to the casing and configured to drive airflow within the casing.