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US 11,536,931 B2Granted
Camera module
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorYoun Baek Jeong
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Abstract
One embodiment of a camera module can comprise: a housing having a first electrode pattern and a first recessed part, which are formed on the upper surface thereof; an auto-focusing unit mounted in the first recessed part and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern; a lens barrel accommodated inside the housing; a first holder which is disposed at the lower part of the housing and to which the lens barrel is coupled; and a printed circuit board disposed at the lower part of the first holder and electrically connected to the housing.
Claims17
A camera module comprising:
- a cover member;
- a housing disposed below the cover member and comprising a first recess disposed on an upper surface thereof;
- a first electrode pattern disposed on the housing;
- a pad unit disposed on a bottom surface of the first recess and connecting to the first electrode pattern;
- an auto-focusing unit disposed in the first recess of the housing and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern;
- a lens barrel disposed in the housing;
- a holder disposed below the housing and coupled to the lens barrel;
- and
- a printed circuit board disposed below the holder and connected to the housing,
- wherein the first recess has a quadrangular shape when viewed from a top side,
- wherein the housing comprises a second recess communicating with the first recess and a third recess communicating with the first recess,
- wherein the second recess is formed at each of four corners of the first recess to have a plurality of shared edges between lateral surfaces of the first recess and a lateral surface of the second recess,
- wherein the third recess is formed at a side of the first recess and spaced apart from the second recess to have a plurality of shared edges between the lateral surfaces of the first recess and a lateral surface of the third recess,
- wherein the pad unit communicates with the second recess for receiving a conductive adhesive through the second recess,
- wherein the second recess is overlapped with a portion of the pad unit and a corner portion of the auto-focusing unit when viewed from the top side, and
- wherein the cover member comprises:
- a hollow portion provided in a central portion thereof;
- and
- a first receiving portion recessed from a lower surface thereof for receiving the auto-focusing unit.
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A camera module comprising:
- a cover member comprising a hollow portion and a receiving portion recessed from a lower surface thereof and disposed adjacent to the hollow portion;
- a housing disposed below the cover member and comprising a first recess disposed on an upper surface thereof and opposite to the receiving portion of the cover;
- a first electrode pattern disposed on the upper surface of the housing;
- a pad unit disposed on a bottom surface of the first recess and connecting to the first electrode pattern;
- an auto-focusing unit disposed in the first recess of the housing and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern;
- a lens barrel disposed in the housing and below the auto-focusing unit;
- a holder disposed below the housing and coupled to the lens barrel;
- a printed circuit board disposed below the holder and connected to the housing;
- and
- a second electrode pattern disposed on a side of the housing and connecting the first electrode pattern to the printed circuit board;
- wherein the first recess has a quadrangular shape when viewed from a top side,
- wherein the housing comprises a second recess communicating with the first recess and a third recess communicating with the first recess,
- wherein the second recess is formed at each of four corners of the first recess to have a plurality of shared edges between lateral surfaces of the first recess and a lateral surface of the second recess,
- wherein the third recess is formed at a side of the first recess and spaced apart from the second recess to have a plurality of shared edges between the lateral surfaces of the first recess and a lateral surface of the third recess,
- wherein the pad unit communicates with the second recess for receiving a conductive adhesive through the second recess, and
- wherein the second recess is overlapped with a portion of the pad unit and a corner portion of the auto-focusing unit when viewed from the top side.
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