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US 10,871,625 B2Granted
Camera module and camera for vehicle
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorDae Hwan Kim
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a lens a heater disposed on a surface of the lens; and a switch electrode which selectively comes into contact with the heater, wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other, the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other, and the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher.
Claims19
A camera module, comprising:
- a lens;
- a spacer disposed under the lens and including a through hole;
- a heater disposed on a surface of the lens;
- and
- a switch electrode that selectively comes into contact with the heater, the switch electrode being disposed on the spacer,
- wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other,
- wherein the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher, and
- wherein the switch electrode is formed in a pair disposed at both sides of the through hole of the spacer.
6 more elements
A camera module, comprising:
- a lens;
- a heater disposed on a surface of the lens;
- and
- a switch electrode that selectively comes into contact with the heater,
- wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other,
- wherein the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher, and
- wherein an end at a first side of the switch electrode is connected to a conductive line, an end at a second side of the switch electrode is formed with a free terminal, the end at the first side of the switch electrode and the end at the second side of the switch electrode are both spaced apart from the heater, and a portion of the switch electrode is disposed nearer to a heater side than are both the end at the first side of the switch electrode and the end at the second side of the switch electrode.
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A camera module, comprising:
- a lens;
- a heater disposed on a surface of the lens;
- and
- a switch electrode that selectively comes into contact with the heater,
- wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other,
- wherein the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher,
- wherein the lens is an outermost lens disposed at an outermost place of the camera module, and the camera module includes a barrel, a plurality of inner lenses accommodated into the barrel, and a spacer interposed between the barrel and the outermost lens, and
- wherein the switch electrode is disposed at the spacer.
6 more elements
A vehicle camera coupled to a vehicle, comprising:
- a lens;
- a spacer disposed under the lens and including a through hole;
- a heater disposed at a surface of the lens;
- and
- a switch electrode selectively contacting the heater, the switch electrode being disposed on the spacer,
- wherein when the switch and the heater come into contact, the heater is supplied with a current through the switch electrode,
- wherein when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart, the heater is cut off with the current supply,
- wherein the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher, and
- wherein the switch electrode is formed in a pair disposed at both sides of the through hole.
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A camera module, comprising:
- a retainer;
- an outermost lens disposed within the retainer;
- a heater disposed on a surface of the outermost lens;
- a barrel disposed within the retainer and under the outermost lens;
- a plurality of inner lenses accommodated into the barrel;
- a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) disposed under the plurality of inner lenses with an image sensor;
- a spacer interposed between the barrel and the outermost lens;
- a switch electrode that selectively comes into contact with the heater, the switch electrode being disposed on the spacer;
- and
- a conductive line electrically connecting the switch electrode to the PCB and extended from a lateral surface of the spacer,
- wherein the conductive line is disposed between the barrel and retainer,
- wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other,
- wherein the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the outermost lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher,
- wherein the spacer includes a through hole, and
- wherein the switch electrode is formed in a pair disposed at both sides of the through hole.
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A camera module, comprising:
- a retainer;
- an outermost lens disposed within the retainer;
- a heater disposed on a surface of the outermost lens;
- a barrel disposed within the retainer and under the outermost lens;
- a plurality of inner lenses accommodated into the barrel;
- a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) disposed under the plurality of inner lenses with an image sensor;
- a spacer interposed between the barrel and the outermost lens;
- a switch electrode that selectively comes into contact with the heater disposed at the spacer;
- and
- a conductive line electrically connecting the switch electrode to the PCB and extended from a lateral surface of the spacer,
- wherein the conductive line is disposed between the barrel and retainer,
- wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other,
- wherein the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the outermost lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher,
- wherein the conductive line is connected to an end at a first side of the switch electrode,
- wherein an end at a second side of the switch electrode is formed with a free terminal,
- wherein the end at the first side of the switch electrode and the end at the second side of the switch electrode are both spaced apart from the heater, and
- wherein a portion of the switch electrode is disposed nearer to a heater side than are both the end at the first side of the switch electrode and the end at the second side of the switch electrode.
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A camera module, comprising:
- a retainer;
- an outermost lens disposed within the retainer;
- a heater disposed on a surface of the outermost lens;
- a barrel disposed within the retainer and under the outermost lens;
- a plurality of inner lenses accommodated into the barrel;
- a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) disposed under the plurality of inner lenses with an image sensor;
- a spacer interposed between the barrel and the outermost lens;
- a switch electrode that selectively comes into contact with the heater disposed at the spacer;
- and
- a conductive line electrically connecting the switch electrode to the PCB and extended from a lateral surface of the spacer,
- wherein the conductive line is disposed between the barrel and retainer,
- wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other,
- wherein the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other,
- wherein the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the outermost lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher, and
- wherein the barrel includes a conductive line receptor through which the conductive line passes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.