Camera module and electronic device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9609183-B2
Application number	US-201414463438-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 19, 2014
Priority date	Aug 20, 2013
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

There is provided a camera module including: a lens housing in which a lens is disposed; a glass cover formed of a transparent material and covering the lens housing; and a coil conductive part formed between an outer surface of the lens and an inner surface of the glass cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera module comprising:
a lens housing in which a lens is disposed;
a glass cover formed of a transparent material and covering the lens housing; and
a substrate having a coil conductive part thereon disposed between an outer surface of the lens and an inner surface of the glass cover,
wherein the coil conductive part is disposed on the substrate and is wound outside of a non-conductive region of the substrate, the non-conductive region having a penetration hole therein in order to expose the lens.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the glass cover has a shielding coating layer formed thereabove in order to prevent the coil conductive part from being exposed externally.

3. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the coil conductive part is injection-molded and enclosed by the glass cover.

4. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens housing has a seating groove formed in an edge thereof so that the coil conductive part is seated thereon.

5. The camera module of claim 4 , wherein the coil conductive part is formed on the substrate in which the penetration hole is disposed, the penetration hole having a protruding part penetrating therethrough and the protruding part being formed by the seating groove.

6. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens housing includes a magnetic material.

7. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens housing has a shoulder part protruding therefrom in a direction perpendicular with respect to an optical axis direction, and
the coil conductive part is formed on an upper surface or a lower surface of the shoulder part.

8. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the coil conductive part is wound and formed in an optical axis direction of the lens housing.

9. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein the lens housing around which the coil conductive part is wound includes a magnetic material.

10. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens housing includes a light source integrated module formed integrally with a light source part.

11. The camera module of claim 10 , wherein the coil conductive part is attached to the light source integrated module.

12. The camera module of claim 10 , wherein the coil conductive part is wound around the light source integrated module in an optical axis direction.

13. A camera module comprising:
a lens housing including a lens;
a camera module case coupled to the lens housing and in which a penetration hole is formed so that the lens is exposed to light; and
a coil conductive part disposed outside the penetration hole on an upper surface of the camera module case and transmitting or receiving signals.

14. The camera module of claim 13 , further comprising a magnetic material sheet formed on one surface of a flexible substrate, wherein the coil conductive part is formed outside of a substrate hole on another surface of the flexible substrate in which the substrate hole corresponding to the penetration hole is formed.

15. The camera module of claim 13 , wherein the lens housing includes a light source integrated module formed integrally with a light source part.

16. An electronic device comprising:
a frame in which an opening part is formed; and
the camera module of claim 1 disposed in the opening part when viewed from a plane and including an image sensor and the substrate that is separate from the image sensor and has thereon the coil conductive part transmitting or receiving signals,
wherein the camera module is coupled to the opening part so as to block a space of the opening part from being connected to an internal space of the frame.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the coil conductive part is exposed to the outside of the opening part.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the frame includes a metal.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the camera module includes a light source integrated module formed integrally with a light source part.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Choi Kang Ryong
• Jeon Hyung Jin
• Yeo Jeong Gu
• Hur Kang Heon
• An Sung Yong
• Seo Jung Wook

Classifications

• H04N23/51 Primary

  Housings · CPC title

• H04N23/57 Primary

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

• H04N23/55

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

• H04N23/54

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

• H04N5/2257

  Electricity · mapped topic