Camera module and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12010417-B2
Application number	US-202017765966-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 25, 2020
Priority date	Dec 27, 2019
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

A camera module and a terminal device are disclosed. The camera module includes a support mechanism, a filter and a sensor disposed corresponding to the filter, where the support mechanism includes substrates, support frames and buffers, the support frames each are disposed on the substrate, an edge of the filter is fixed on the support frame, and the buffers each are disposed between the substrate and the support frame. In this way, even if a suspended area of the filter increases relative to the sensor and shaking moment of the filter acting on the support frame increases, the support frame does not shake significantly relative to the substrate, and can keep its own stability under effective support by the buffer, which significantly reduces a probability of collision between the support frame and the filter, thereby ensuring assembly stability and integrity of the filter when the suspended area increases.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A camera module, comprising:
a support mechanism comprising two substrates, two support frames, and buffers;
a filter, wherein an edge of the filter is fixed on the support frames; and
a sensor disposed corresponding to the filter,
wherein the two substrates are disposed on two opposite sides of the sensor, respectively,
wherein the two support frames are each disposed on a corresponding substrate,
wherein an assembly gap is formed between each support frame and the corresponding substrate, and
wherein the buffers are disposed in each assembly gap.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein one side of each of the support frames facing the filter is provided with a lap joint notch, and the edge of the filter is fixed in the lap joint notch.

3. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the edge of the filter is fixed in the lap joint notch by an adhesive.

4. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the support frames each comprise a clamping part, and the edge of the filter is clamped in the clamping part.

5. The camera module of claim 4 , wherein the buffers each are disposed between the clamping part and the corresponding substrate.

6. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the support frames each are an annular frame, the substrates each are an annular plate, the substrates are annularly disposed on a periphery of the sensor, and the support frames are disposed on the substrates and annularly disposed on a periphery of the filter.

7. The camera module of claim 6 , wherein an edge of one side of each of the support frames facing the filter is provided with an assembly ring step, and a peripheral edge of the filter is disposed and fixed on the assembly ring step.

8. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein a) the buffers each are integrally formed with the substrate or the support frame; or b) the buffers each are an independent component and assembled between the support frame and the substrate.

9. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein a) the buffers each are an elastic member; or b) the buffers each comprise a rigid member and a buffer layer disposed at least on one side of the rigid member facing the support frame.

10. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the elastic member is a glass cement, a nail-free glue, a structural adhesive, foamed cotton, a spring, or a silicone block encapsulated with the spring.

11. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the assembly gap is formed between the substrate and a filter connection part of the support frame.

12. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein electronic devices are disposed in the assembly gap.

13. A camera module, comprising:
a support mechanism comprising at least three support frames, at least three substrates, and buffers;
a filter, wherein an edge of the filter is fixed on the support frames; and
a sensor disposed corresponding to the filter,
wherein all the substrates are distributed on a periphery of the sensor,
wherein all the support frames are distributed on a periphery of the filter and each is disposed on a corresponding substrates,
wherein an assembly gap is formed between each support frame and the corresponding substrate, and
wherein the buffers are disposed in each assembly gap.

14. A terminal device, comprising:
a camera module, comprising:
a support mechanism comprising two substrates, two support frames, and buffers;
a filter, wherein an edge of the filter is fixed on the support frames; and
a sensor disposed corresponding to the filter,
wherein the two substrates are disposed on two opposite sides of the sensor, respectively,
wherein the two support frames are each disposed on a corresponding substrate,
wherein an assembly gap is formed between each support frame and the corresponding substrate,
wherein the buffers are disposed in each assembly gap; and

a display configured to display at least an image photographed by the camera module.

15. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the assembly gap is formed between the substrate and a filter connection part of the support frame.

16. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein electronic devices are disposed in the assembly gap.

17. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein there are at least three support frames and at least three substrates, all the substrates are distributed on a periphery of the sensor, and all the support frames are distributed on a periphery of the filter and disposed on the corresponding substrates respectively.

18. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein one side of each of the support frames facing the filter is provided with a lap joint notch, and the edge of the filter is fixed in the lap joint notch.

19. The terminal device of claim 18 , wherein the edge of the filter is fixed in the lap joint notch by an adhesive.

20. The terminal device of claim 14 , wherein the support frames each comprise a clamping part, and the edge of the filter is clamped in the clamping part.

Assignees

• Honor Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Wei
• Zhang Weibo
• Liu Xu
• Qian Wancheng

Classifications

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/54 Primary

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

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• G02B5/20

  Filters (polarising elements G02B5/30) · CPC title

• H04N23/57 Primary

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title