Camera module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8958690-B2
Application number	US-201314109898-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	Mar 26, 2013
Publication date	Feb 17, 2015
Grant date	Feb 17, 2015

Abstract

A camera module includes a lens barrel having at least one lens disposed in an optical axis direction, a housing having the lens barrel disposed therein, and a case coupled to the housing to cover the outer surfaces of the housing. The case may include at least one of a protrusion part protruding inwardly from an upper edge of the case, a coupling forming part protruding outwardly from the upper edge of the case, and a coupling part protruding from an outer surface of the case. The protrusion part, the coupling forming part or the coupling part may be formed integrally as one piece with the case.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera module comprising:
a lens barrel;
a housing having the lens barrel disposed therein;
an actuator configured to move the lens barrel to perform an automatic focus; and
a case coupled to the housing to cover outer surfaces of the housing,
wherein the case includes a protrusion part protruding inwardly from an upper edge of the case and formed integrally with the case.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein a lower sur…

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Kim Ju Chul
• Paik Ki Mun

Classifications

• H04N23/55

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G03B17/02 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic