# US 10,321,028 B2 · Photosensitive assembly and camera module and manufacturing method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,321,028 B2 - Document ID: US10321028B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/473,565 - Filed: 2017-03-29 - Published: 2018-01-04 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-03 - Assignees: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Mingzhu Wang; Zhenyu Chen; Takehiko Tanaka; Zhongyu Luan; Bojie Zhao; Zhen Huang; Nan Guo; Fengsheng Xi; Heng Jiang; Zilong Deng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10321028B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A camera module and its photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The photosensitive assembly includes a photosensitive element, a window circuit board and a packaging body integrally packaged the photosensitive element and the window circuit board to form an integrated body, wherein the window circuit board has at least one window for receiving the photosensitive element therein. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A photosensitive assembly for assembling at least a camera module comprising at least one lens, comprising: at least one window circuit board comprising a board body which has at least a window formed therein and a circuit provided outside said window in said board body, wherein said window is an indented recess; at least one photosensitive element received and installed in said indented recess of said window and electrically connected with said window circuit board through one or more electrical connectors, so that an overall thickness of said window circuit board and said photosensitive element is smaller than a thickness of said window circuit board plus a thickness of said photosensitive element; wherein said photosensitive element forms a photosensitive area and a non-photosensitive area surrounding said photosensitive element on a top side thereof; and at least one packaging body provided around said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element above said window circuit board adapted for installing the lens thereon to form the camera module, wherein at least a portion of said non-photosensitive area of said photosensitive element, at least a portion of top side of said window circuit board and said electrical connectors are integrally packaged by said packaging body to define a light window within said packaging body, wherein said light window is aligned with said window of said window circuit board to define a light path for said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element adapted for aligning with the lens installed on said packaging body, wherein a gap is provided between said photosensitive element and an inner wall of said window circuit board defining said window, wherein said packaging body extends into said gap to form an inserting portion bonding side edges of said photosensitive element with said inner wall so as to reinforce and strengthen the integral structure of said photosensitive element, said window circuit board and said packaging body of said photosensitive assembly. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 1, wherein said packaging body further comprises a packaging layer extended from said inserting portion and integrally packaged with at least a bottom of said board body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 1, wherein said packaging layer is integrally packaged with a bottom of said photosensitive element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 3, further comprising an optical filter provided on said photosensitive element, wherein said packaging body extended to a periphery of said optical filter so that said window circuit board, said photosensitive element and said optical filter are integrally packaged by said packaging body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 1, further comprising an optical filter installed at an installation site of said packaging body and positioned above said photosensitive element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 2, further comprising an optical filter installed at an installation site of said packaging body and positioned above said photosensitive element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 1, wherein said packaging body further comprises a lens portion upwardly extended to define a lens receiving chamber on top of the light window therein for installing the lens therein. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a blocking element which is provided at a position where said packaging body and said photosensitive element are in contact with each other and outside said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element to prevent said packaging body from extending to said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 8, wherein said blocking member is configured to be ring-shaped and formed of a colloid element having a predetermined shape. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 1, wherein said window circuit board has at least one reinforcing hole formed therein and said packaging body has at least one inserting portion extended into said reinforcing hole to further engage said packaging body with said window circuit board so as to reinforce a structural strength of said window circuit board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 10, wherein said at least one reinforcing hole is a through hole communicating both sides of said board body said window circuit board and said inserting portion of said packaging body is extended into said reinforcing hole. ### Claim 12 A photosensitive assembly for assembling at least a camera module comprising at least one lens, comprising: at least one window circuit board comprising a board body which has at least a window which is a through hole formed therein and a circuit provided outside said window in said board body; at least one photosensitive element installed in said window and electrically connected with said window circuit board through one or more electrical connectors, so that an overall thickness of said window circuit board and said photosensitive element is smaller than a thickness of said window circuit board plus a thickness of said photosensitive element; wherein said photosensitive element forms a photosensitive area and a non-photosensitive area surrounding said photosensitive element on a top side thereof; and at least one packaging body provided around said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element above said window circuit board adapted for installing the lens thereon to form the camera module, wherein at least a portion of said non-photosensitive area of said photosensitive element, at least a portion of top side of said window circuit board and said electrical connectors are integrally packaged by said packaging body to define a light window within said packaging body, wherein said light window is aligned with said window of said window circuit board to define a light path for said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element adapted for aligning with the lens installed on said packaging body, wherein one end of each of said electrically connectors is electrically connected to said non-photosensitive area of said photosensitive element and another end of each of said electrically connectors is electrically connected with said circuit provided on said top side of said board body of said window circuit board, wherein a gap is provided between said photosensitive element and an inner wall of said window circuit board defining said window, wherein said packaging body extends into said gap to form an inserting portion bonding side edges of said photosensitive element with said inner wall so as to reinforce and strengthen the integral structure of said photosensitive element, said window circuit board and said packaging body of said photosensitive assembly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 12, wherein said packaging body further comprises a packaging layer extended from said inserting portion and integrally packaged with at least a bottom of said board body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 12, wherein said packaging layer is integrally packaged with a bottom of said photosensitive element. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 14, further comprising an optical filter provided on said photosensitive element, wherein said packaging body extended to a periphery of said optical filter so that said window circuit board, said photosensitive element and said optical filter are integrally packaged by said packaging body. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 12, further comprising an optical filter installed at an installation site of said packaging body and positioned above said photosensitive element. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 13, further comprising an optical filter installed at an installation site of said packaging body and positioned above said photosensitive element. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 12, wherein said packaging body further comprises a lens portion upwardly extended to define a lens receiving chamber on top of the light window therein for installing the lens therein. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 12, further comprising a blocking element which is provided at a position where said packaging body and said photosensitive element are in contact with each other and outside said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element to prevent said packaging body from extending to said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 19, wherein said blocking member is configured to be ring-shaped and formed of a colloid element having a predetermined shape. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 12, wherein said window circuit board has at least one reinforcing hole formed therein and said packaging body has at least one inserting portion extended into said reinforcing hole to further engage said packaging body with said window circuit board so as to reinforce a structural strength of said window circuit board. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 21, wherein said at least one reinforcing hole is a through hole communicating both sides of said board body said window circuit board and said inserting portion of said packaging body is extended into said reinforcing hole. ### Claim 23 A photosensitive assembly for assembling at least a camera module comprising at least one lens, comprising: at least one window circuit board comprising a board body which has at least a window formed therein and a circuit provided outside said window in said board body; at least one photosensitive element installed in said window and electrically connected with said window circuit board through one or more electrical connectors, so that an overall thickness of said window circuit board and said photosensitive element is smaller than a thickness of said window circuit board plus a thickness of said photosensitive element; wherein said photosensitive element forms a photosensitive area and a non-photosensitive area surrounding said photosensitive element on a top side thereof; at least one packaging body provided around said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element above said window circuit board adapted for installing the lens thereon to form the camera module, wherein at least a portion of said non-photosensitive area of said photosensitive element, at least a portion of top side of said window circuit board and said electrical connectors are integrally packaged by said packaging body to define a light window within said packaging body, wherein said light window is aligned with said window of said window circuit board to define a light path for said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element adapted for aligning with the lens installed on said packaging body; and a blocking element which is provided at a position where said packaging body and said photosensitive element are in contact with each other and outside said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element to prevent said packaging body from extending to said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 23, wherein said blocking member is configured to be ring-shaped and formed of a colloid element having a predetermined shape. ### Claim 25 A photosensitive assembly for assembling at least a camera module comprising at least one lens, comprising: at least one window circuit board comprising a board body which has at least a window formed therein and a circuit provided outside said window in said board body, wherein said window circuit board has at least one reinforcing hole formed therein; at least one photosensitive element installed in said window and electrically connected with said window circuit board through one or more electrical connectors, so that an overall thickness of said window circuit board and said photosensitive element is smaller than a thickness of said window circuit board plus a thickness of said photosensitive element; wherein said photosensitive element forms a photosensitive area and a non-photosensitive area surrounding said photosensitive element on a top side thereof; and at least one packaging body provided around said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element above said window circuit board adapted for installing the lens thereon to form the camera module, wherein at least a portion of said non-photosensitive area of said photosensitive element, at least a portion of top side of said window circuit board and said electrical connectors are integrally packaged by said packaging body to define a light window within said packaging body, wherein said light window is aligned with said window of said window circuit board to define a light path for said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element adapted for aligning with the lens installed on said packaging body, wherein said packaging body has at least one inserting portion extended into said reinforcing hole of said window circuit board to further engage said packaging body with said window circuit board so as to reinforce a structural strength of said window circuit board. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The photosensitive assembly, as recited in claim 25, wherein said at least one reinforcing hole is a through hole communicating both sides of said board body said window circuit board and said inserting portion of said packaging body is extended into said reinforcing hole. ### Claim 27 A method of manufacturing a photosensitive assembly for assembling at least a camera module, comprising the steps of: (a) providing at least a window in a board body of a window circuit board which has at least a circuit provided outside said window; (b) installing at least one photosensitive element in said window and electrically connecting said photosensitive element with said window circuit board; (c) integrally packaging at least one packaging body on said window circuit board so as to integrate said photosensitive element and said window circuit board with said packaging body to form said photosensitive assembly while defining a light window in the packaging body aligned with the photosensitive element to form a light path; and (d) providing a ring-shaped blocking element at a position where said packaging body and aid photosensitive element are in contact with each other and outside said photosensitive area of said photosensitive element. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The method, as recited in claim 27, further comprising the steps of providing at least one reinforcing hole in said window circuit board and extending an inserting portion of said packaging body into said reinforcing hole to further engaging said packaging body with said window circuit board. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The method, as recited in claim 27, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of providing an optical filter on said photosensitiVe element, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of integrally packaging at least a periphery portion of said optical filter so that said optical filter, said photosensitive element, said window circuit board are integrally packaged by said packaging body to form an integral body as said photosensitive assembly. ### Claim 30 A method of manufacturing a photosensitive assembly for assembling at least a camera module, comprising the steps of: (a) providing at least a window in a board body of a window circuit board which has at least a circuit provided outside said window; (b) installing at least one photosensitive element in said window and electrically connecting said photosensitive element with said window circuit board; (c) integrally packaging at least one packaging body on said window circuit board so as to integrate said photosensitive element and said window circuit board with said packaging body to form said photosensitive assembly while defining a light window in the packaging body aligned with the photosensitive element to form a light path; (d) providing at least one reinforcing hole in said window circuit board; and (e) extending an inserting portion of said packaging body into said reinforcing hole to further engaging said packaging body with said window circuit board. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The method, as recited in claim 30, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of providing an optical filter on said photosensitive element, wherein the step (c) further comprises a step of integrally packaging at least a periphery portion of said optical filter so that said optical filter, said photosensitive element, said window circuit board are integrally packaged by said packaging body to form an integral body as said photosensitive assembly.