Camera module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9497364-B2
Application number	US-201414484902-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2014
Priority date	Sep 13, 2013
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

The camera module according to the present disclosure can improve reliability by mounting a posture sensor on a PCB and promoting a bending prevention of the PCB.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera module comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB) including a main area and a sub-area extended from the main area;
an image sensor provided on an upper surface of the main area;
an electronic component provided on an upper surface of the sub-area;
an actuator provided at an upper side of the PCB and electrically connected to the PCB;
a reinforcement portion upwardly protruded from the upper surface of the sub-area;
a shield-can that accommodates the actuator; and
a guide rib provided near the reinforcement portion and protruded from the main area to be surface-contacted with the shield-can,
wherein the reinforcement portion is provided on a first portion of the sub-area, and the electronic component is provided on a second portion of the sub-area, and
wherein the first portion has a thickness thicker than that of the second portion.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the electronic component includes a posture sensor, and
wherein a controller is provided on the sub-area to apply a driving signal to the actuator in response to a signal from the posture sensor.

3. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the sub-area has a recess whose width corresponds to that of the electronic component.

4. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the sub-area has two recesses whose widths corresponds to that of the posture sensor and the controller.

5. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the posture sensor includes a gyro sensor.

6. A mobile terminal comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB) including a main area and a sub-area extended from the main area;
an image sensor provided on an upper surface of the main area;
an electric component provided on an upper surface of the sub-area;
an actuator provided at an upper side of the PCB and electrically connected to the PCB;
a reinforcement portion upwardly protruded from the upper surface of the sub-area;
a shield-can that accommodates the actuator; and
a guide rib provided near the reinforcement portion and protruded from the main area to be surface-contacted with the shield-can,
wherein the reinforcement portion is provided on a first portion of the sub-area, and the electronic component is provided on a second portion of the sub-area, and
wherein the first portion has a thickness thicker than that of the second portion.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6 , wherein the sub-area has a recess whose width corresponds to that of the electronic component.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 6 wherein the electronic component includes a posture sensor, and
wherein a controller is provided on the sub-area to apply a driving signal to the actuator in response to a signal from the posture sensor, and
wherein the sub-area has two recesses whose widths corresponds to that of the posture sensor and the controller.

9. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the sub-area and the main area are provided in a same imaginary plane.

10. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the reinforcement portion has a shape that corresponds with a shape of the electronic component.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd
• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Nae Seong
• Kim Hack Ho

Classifications

• H04N23/55

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

• H04N23/6812

  based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors · CPC title

• H04N23/57 Primary

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

• H04N23/54

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

• H04N23/687 Primary

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title