Camera module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11994739-B2
Application number	US-202016927121-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2020
Priority date	Dec 30, 2019
Publication date	May 28, 2024
Grant date	May 28, 2024

Abstract

A camera module includes a lens module accommodating one or more lenses and configured to move in an interior of a housing in an optical axis direction of the one or more lenses, a first support member connected to the lens module and extending toward an upper inner surface of the housing from the lens module in a first direction intersecting the optical axis, and a second support member connected to the first support member and extending toward a lower inner surface of the housing in a second direction intersecting with the optical axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera module, comprising:
a lens module accommodating one or more lenses and configured to move in an interior of a housing in an optical axis direction of the one or more lenses;
a first support member connected to the lens module and extending from a first planar surface toward an inner surface of the housing from the lens module in a first direction intersecting the optical axis, the first support member having a bent portion; and
a second support member connected to the first support member and extending from a second planar surface different from the first planar surface toward another inner surface of the housing in a second direction intersecting with the optical axis, the second support member having a bent portion,
wherein a maximum distance between the second support member and another second support member in a third direction crossing with the optical axis is greater than a maximum distance between the first support member and another first support member in the third direction crossing with the optical axis.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the second support member is longer than the first support member.

3. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first support member and the second support member comprise different rigidity from each other.

4. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein each of the bent portion of the first support member and the bent portion of the second support member has a curvature.

5. The camera module of claim 4 , wherein each of the first support member and the second support member comprises a bent portion.

6. The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising a connection member connecting the first support member and the second support member.

7. The camera module of claim 6 , wherein the connection member comprises greater rigidity than the first support member and the second support member.

8. The camera module of claim 6 , wherein the connection member extends in the optical axis direction.

9. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein a protrusion and a groove are disposed on an inner side surface of the housing and in the lens module, respectively, where the protrusion and the groove are assembled.

10. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the groove extends in the optical axis direction.

11. The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising an optical path-converting member configured to convert a path of light reflected from a subject to be parallel to the optical axis of the one or more lenses.

12. The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising a driving means for driving the lens module in the optical axis direction of the one or more lenses.

13. The camera module of claim 12 , wherein the driving means comprises:
a permanent magnet disposed on a side surface of the lens module; and
a coil disposed on an inner side surface of the housing facing the permanent magnet.

14. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second support members comprise a plurality of first and second support members, and
wherein the second support member is disposed on an outer side of the lens module as compared to the first support member of each respective first and second support member.

15. The camera module of claim 14 , wherein each respective first and second support member is disposed at a respective corner of the lens module.

16. A camera module, comprising:
a lens module accommodating one or more lenses;
a first support member connected to the lens module and extending from a first planar surface in a direction intersecting an optical axis of the one or more lenses, the first support member having a bent portion; and
a second support member connected to the first support member and extending from a second planar surface different from the first planar surface in a direction intersecting the optical axis, the second support member having a bent portion,
wherein the first support member is disposed to form an acute angle with respect to the second support member, and
a maximum distance between the second support member and another second support member in a third direction crossing with the optical axis is greater than a maximum distance between the first support member and another first support member in the third direction crossing with the optical axis.

17. The camera module of claim 16 , wherein the lens module accommodates a lens of the one or more lenses, comprising a length in a first direction intersecting the optical axis and a length in a second direction intersecting the optical axis and the first direction different from each other.

18. The camera module of claim 17 , wherein one or more of the first support member and the second support member are configured to form an acute angle with respect to the first direction.

19. The camera module of claim 18 , wherein the length in the first direction is less than the length in the second direction, and
wherein the first support member is disposed to form an acute angle with respect to the first direction.

20. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the bent portion of the first support member is configured to lower an overall height of the first support member, and the bent portion of the second support member is configured to lower an overall height of the second support member.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Yoon Young Bok
• Park Nam Ki
• Jeong Bong Won
• Seo Bo Sung

Classifications

• G02B7/04 Primary

  with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification · CPC title

• G02B7/021

  for more than one lens · CPC title

• G03B13/34

  Power focusing · CPC title

• H04N23/54 Primary

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• G02B7/08 Primary

  adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism · CPC title