Camera module and method for assembling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11874482-B2
Application number	US-202117470815-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2021
Priority date	Jul 29, 2016
Publication date	Jan 16, 2024
Grant date	Jan 16, 2024

Abstract

A camera module includes a lens holder having a hollow region; a first lens unit disposed in the hollow region and including at least one lens; a second lens unit disposed above the lens holder; a circuit board disposed under the lens holder; an adhesion unit disposed between a lower surface of the lens holder and an upper surface of the circuit board and configured to couple the lens holder and the circuit board to each other. The adhesion unit includes an opening and a portion of an internal space formed by a coupling of the circuit board and the lens holder is to be open to an outside through the opening of the adhesion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera module comprising:
a lens holder comprising a hollow region;
a first lens unit disposed in the hollow region and comprising at least one lens, the first lens unit directly contacting the lens holder;
a second lens unit disposed above the lens holder;
a spacer disposed between the first lens unit and the second lens unit, the spacer being located in the hollow region;
a circuit board disposed under the lens holder; and
an adhesion unit disposed between a lower surface of the lens holder and an upper surface of the circuit board and configured to couple the lens holder and the circuit board to each other,
wherein the adhesion unit comprises an opening, and a portion of an internal space formed by a coupling of the circuit board and the lens holder is open to an outside through the opening of the adhesion unit.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , comprising an image sensor disposed on the circuit board,
wherein the image sensor comprises a sensing unit disposed so as to face the first lens unit.

3. The camera module according to claim 2 , comprising a filter disposed between the first lens unit and the image sensor, wherein the filter faces the first lens unit and the image sensor in an optical-axis direction.

4. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the lens holder comprises a third coupling portion protruding a lower surface of the lens holder, and the third coupling portion is coupled to the circuit board.

5. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a perimeter of the lower surface of the lens holder is equal to a perimeter of the circuit board.

6. A camera module comprising:
a lens holder comprising a hollow region;
a first lens unit disposed in the hollow region and comprising at least one lens, the first lens unit directly contacting the lens holder;
a second lens unit disposed above the lens holder;
a circuit board disposed under the lens holder; and
an adhesion unit disposed between a lower surface of the lens holder and an upper surface of the circuit board and configured to couple the lens holder and the circuit board to each other,
wherein the adhesion unit comprises an opening, and a portion of an internal space formed by a coupling of the circuit board and the lens holder is open to an outside through the opening of the adhesion unit,
wherein the lens holder comprises a first coupling portion surrounding the hollow region, and the first coupling portion is disposed above the hollow region, and
wherein the second lens unit comprises a second coupling portion surrounding the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion is coupled to the first coupling portion.

7. The camera module according to claim 6 , wherein the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are coupled to each other by an adhesive or a thread-engagement manner.

8. The camera module according to claim 6 , comprising a sealing member disposed between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion.

9. A camera module comprising:
a lens holder comprising a hollow region;
a first lens unit disposed in the hollow region and comprising at least one lens;
a second lens unit disposed above the lens holder;
a circuit board disposed under the lens holder; and
an adhesion unit disposed between a lower surface of the lens holder and an upper surface of the circuit board and configured to couple the lens holder and the circuit board to each other,
wherein the adhesion unit comprises an opening, and a portion of an internal space formed by a coupling of the circuit board and the lens holder is open to an outside through the opening of the adhesion unit,
wherein the lens holder comprises a third coupling portion protruding a lower surface of the lens holder, and the third coupling portion is coupled to the circuit board, and
wherein the third coupling portion is formed in a closed curve shape.

10. The camera module according to claim 9 , comprising a spacer disposed between the first lens unit and the second lens unit.

11. The camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the lens holder comprises a first coupling portion surrounding the hollow region, and the first coupling portion is disposed above the hollow region, and
wherein the second lens unit comprises a second coupling portion surrounding the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion is coupled to the first coupling portion.

12. The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are coupled to each other by an adhesive or a thread-engagement manner.

13. The camera module according to claim 11 , comprising a sealing member disposed between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion.

14. The camera module according to claim 9 , comprising an image sensor disposed on the circuit board,
wherein the image sensor comprises a sensing unit disposed so as to face the first lens unit.

15. A camera module comprising:
a lens holder comprising a hollow region;
a first lens unit disposed in the hollow region and comprising at least one lens;
a second lens unit disposed above the lens holder;
a circuit board disposed under the lens holder; and
an adhesion unit disposed between a lower surface of the lens holder and an upper surface of the circuit board and configured to couple the lens holder and the circuit board to each other,
wherein the adhesion unit comprises an opening, and a portion of an internal space formed by a coupling of the circuit board and the lens holder is open to an outside through the opening of the adhesion unit, and
wherein the lens holder comprises an installation recess concavely formed in a lower surface of the lens holder for installation of a gasket, and the installation recess is formed in a closed curve shape so as to surround the circuit board.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Ji Hwan
• An Myoung Jin
• Park Dong Wook

Classifications

• G02B5/283 Primary

  designed for the ultraviolet · CPC title

• G02B5/28

  Interference filters · CPC title

• G02B7/00

  Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements · CPC title

• G02B7/02

  for lenses {(supports for magnifying lenses G02B25/002)} · CPC title

• G02B7/04

  with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification · CPC title