Camera module with fixed and movable cameras and portable electronic device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Woo Jun, Chul Choi
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Abstract
A camera module device includes: a base plate; one or more cameras fixed to and disposed on one surface of the base plate; a plurality of movable cameras movably disposed on the one surface of the base plate and configured to move individually or collectively; a driving gear disposed on the base plate; and a plurality of sub-gears engaged with the driving gear, wherein positions of the plurality of sub-gears are configured to change to selectively transfer power to one or more of the plurality of movable cameras.
Claims20
A camera module device, comprising:
- a base plate;
- one or more cameras fixed to and disposed on one surface of the base plate;
- a plurality of movable cameras movably disposed on the one surface of the base plate, the movable cameras being configured to move individually and collectively;
- a driving gear disposed on the base plate;
- and
- a plurality of sub-gears engaged with the driving gear,
- wherein positions of the plurality of sub-gears are configured to change to selectively transfer power to one or more of the plurality of movable cameras.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a case and a cover coupled to each other and forming an internal space;
- and
- a camera module disposed in the internal space, and comprising:
- a base plate;
- a first camera and a second camera fixed to and disposed on the base plate;
- and
- a third camera and a fourth camera disposed on the base plate and configured to move individually or collectively,
- wherein the base plate includes a driving gear, and a plurality of sub-gears engaged with the driving gear and configured to transfer power to either one or both of the third and fourth cameras, and
- wherein positions of the plurality of sub-gears are configured to change according to a camera to be moved among the third and fourth cameras.
A camera module device, comprising:
- a base plate;
- a plurality of movable cameras disposed on the base plate, the movable cameras being configured to move individually and collectively;
- and
- a plurality of sub-gears configured to selectively transfer power to one or more of the movable cameras, based on positions of the sub-gears,
- wherein the movable cameras are configured to move from an initial position to a moving position, in response to receiving the transferred power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.