Light-emitting module and camera module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12363414-B2
Application number	US-202418650801-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2024
Priority date	Sep 13, 2018
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

The present embodiment relates to a light-emitting module comprising: a substrate; a light source which is arranged on the substrate and emits laser light; a holder arranged on the substrate; a diffuser lens arranged in the holder and over the light source; and a diffuser ring for supporting the diffuser lens, wherein the diffuser lens comprises a plurality of microlenses, and the holder comprises an opening formed above the diffuser lens and a stopping protrusion for inhibiting the diffuser lens from being separated through the opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A light emitting module comprising:
a substrate;
a light source disposed above the substrate and configured to emit light;
a holder disposed above the substrate;
a diffuser lens disposed in the holder and disposed above the light source; and
a diffuser ring disposed between the diffuser lens and the light source,
wherein the diffuser lens comprises a lens portion and a flange portion disposed on an outer periphery of the lens portion,
wherein the diffuser ring comprises a support portion contacting a lower portion of the diffuser lens and a ring portion protruding from an outer periphery of the support portion,
wherein the holder comprises a first portion extending in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis to overlap the flange portion of the diffuser lens in the optical axis direction, and a second portion extending in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis to overlap the ring portion of the diffuser lens in the optical axis direction,
wherein the holder comprises an opening formed above the diffuser lens and a stopping protrusion configured to inhibit the diffuser lens from being separated through the opening, and
wherein the diffuser lens comprises a first area overlapping the stopping protrusion in a vertical direction and a second area overlapping the opening in the vertical direction.

2. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser lens comprises a plurality of micro lenses.

3. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser lens comprises a protrusion protruding from a portion of a lower surface of the flange portion.

4. The light emitting module of claim 3 , wherein a gap is formed in at least a portion between the diffuser lens and the diffuser ring by the protrusion to define an adhesive accommodating portion.

5. The light emitting module of claim 3 , wherein the protrusion is formed closer to an inner peripheral surface than to an outer peripheral surface of the flange portion.

6. The light emitting module of claim 3 , wherein the diffuser ring comprises a recess formed in the support portion and coupled to the protrusion of the diffuser lens.

7. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser lens comprises a protruding portion configured as a coupling guide,
wherein the holder comprises a groove corresponding to the protruding portion, and
wherein at least a portion of the protruding portion of the diffuser lens is disposed in the groove of the holder.

8. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the stopping protrusion of the holder is disposed between the diffuser ring and the opening.

9. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the stopping protrusion of the holder contacts a part of an upper surface of the diffuser lens.

10. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a second groove formed on a surface of the diffuser ring opposite to an upper surface of the ring portion, and
wherein the second groove of the holder forms a passage connected to an inner space between the holder and the substrate.

11. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a barrel portion on which the diffuser lens is disposed,
wherein an outer circumference of the diffuser lens comprises four planes, and
wherein the barrel portion of the holder comprises protrusions protruding from the inner circumference of the barrel portion and contacting each of the four planes of the diffuser lens.

12. The light emitting module of claim 11 , wherein two of the four planes are disposed opposite to each other.

13. The light emitting module of claim 1 , comprising:
a shield can comprising an upper plate and a side plate extended downward from the upper plate,
wherein the holder comprises a body portion disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, a barrel portion protruded from the upper surface of the body portion, and a first groove formed on the upper surface of the body portion.

14. The light emitting module of claim 13 , wherein the shield can covers the body portion of the holder and is electrically connected to the substrate.

15. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser lens comprises an adhesive accommodating portion connected to the outer circumference of the flange portion of the diffuser lens and formed on a lower surface of the flange portion of the diffuser lens, and
wherein an adhesive fixing the diffuser lens to the holder is disposed in the adhesive accommodating portion of the flange portion of the diffuser lens.

16. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser lens and the diffuser ring are integrally formed.

17. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the diffuser lens comprises a protruding portion protruded from an outer circumference of the diffuser lens,
wherein the diffuser ring comprises a protruding portion protruded from an outer circumference of the diffuser ring,
wherein the holder comprises a groove corresponding to each of the protruding portion of the diffuser lens and the protruding portion of the diffuser ring, and
wherein the protruding portion of the diffuser lens and the protruding portion of the diffuser ring are correspondingly disposed in a vertical direction.

18. The light emitting module of claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a first opening and a second opening,
wherein the diffuser lens is inserted and coupled to the first opening of the holder in a first direction, and
wherein a lens is inserted into and coupled to the second opening of the holder in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Kang Yeol
• Lee Hee Se
• Kim Sung Phil

Classifications

• H04N23/55

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

• F21V33/0052

  Audio or video equipment, e.g. televisions, telephones, cameras or computers; Remote control devices therefor · CPC title

• F21V5/045

  the lens having discontinuous faces, e.g. Fresnel lenses · CPC title

• F21S2/005

  of modular construction · CPC title

• F21V5/004

  using microlenses · CPC title