# US 12,007,583 B2 · Lens, 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 12,007,583 B2 - Document ID: US12007583B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/074,882 - Filed: 2022-12-05 - Published: 2023-05-25 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-01-26 - Assignees: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Mingzhu Wang; Bojie Zhao; Chunmei Liu; Feifan Chen; Zhenyu Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12007583B2 ## CPC - G02B 3/00: Simple or compound lenses - G02B 13/001: {Miniaturised objectives for electronic devices, e.g. portable telephones, webcams, PDAs, small digital cameras (G02B23/243 takes precedence)} - G02B 7/021: {for more than one lens} - G02B 7/022: {lens and mount having complementary engagement means, e.g. screw/thread} - G02B 7/026: {using retaining rings or springs (G02B7/027 takes precedence)} - G02B 13/004: {having four lenses} - 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 - G02B 2003/0093: {characterised by the shape} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A lens (10) and a camera module (100) and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the lens (10) comprises an edge-cut lens sheet (114), wherein the edge-cut lens sheet (14) includes at least one chord edge (1141) and at least one circular edge (1142), wherein the chord edge (1141) and the circular edge (1142) are adjacently connected to each other, and wherein the chord edge (1141) and the circular edge (1142) have different curvatures, so that the lens sheet (114) becomes narrow and the width of the lens (10) become narrow, to form an ultra-narrow camera module (100). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera module, comprising: a lens, wherein the lens includes at least one edge-cut lens sheet, wherein the edge-cut lens sheet has at least one chord edge and at least one circular edge, and the chord edge and the circular side are adjacent, wherein the curvature of the chord edge and the curvature of the circular edge are different; and a photosensitive assembly, wherein the lens disposed on the photosensitive assembly and is located on a photosensitive path of the photosensitive assembly parallel to a direction of an optical axis, and the photosensitive assembly includes a photosensitive chip, a circuit board and a molded base, wherein the photosensitive chip is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the molded base is disposed on the circuit board; wherein the circuit board has an elongated shape, and the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet extends along a direction parallel to a short axis of the circuit board and perpendicular to a long axis of the circuit board, and the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet is located in an extension direction of the long axis of the circuit board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive assembly further includes at least one electronic element, and the electronic element is integrally enclosed by the molded base and is located at a side of the molded base, wherein an extension direction of the side of molded base is perpendicular to the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive assembly further includes at least one electrical connection element, and the photosensitive chip is electrically connected to the circuit board via the electrical connection element, wherein the electrical connection element is located at a side of the molded base, and an extension direction of the side of molded base is perpendicular to the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a circuit board main body, and the circuit board main body is extending in the extension direction of the long axis of the circuit board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The camera module according to claim 4, wherein the circuit board main body has a first board body and a second board body, and the second board body is connected to and extends from the first board body along the extension direction of the long axis of the circuit board. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The camera module according to claim 5, wherein the first board body has a connection side and an opposite side opposite to the connection side, wherein the connection side of the first board body is connected to the second board body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The camera module according to claim 6, wherein the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet is located adjacent to the connection side of the first board body when view from the direction of the optical axis, and the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet is adjacent to the second board body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The camera module according to claim 6, wherein the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet is located adjacent to the opposite side of the first board body when view from the direction of the optical axis, and the chord edge of the edge-cut lens sheet is away from the second board body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The camera module according to claim 6, wherein the first board body further has two wing sides extending between the connection side and the opposite side of the first board body; wherein an extension direction of the short axis of the circuit board is perpendicular to the extension direction of the long axis of the circuit board, and a connecting line of the two wing sides is parallel to the extension direction of the short axis of the circuit board. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The camera module according to claim 9, wherein the photosensitive assembly further includes at least one electronic element integrally enclosed by the molded base, and the electronic element is located on at least one of the two wing sides of the circuit board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The camera module according to claim 9, wherein the photosensitive assembly further includes at least one electrical connection element electrically connected to the photosensitive chip and the circuit board, and the electrical connection element is located on at least one of the two wing sides of the circuit board. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The camera module according to claim 5, wherein the first board body and the second board body are integrally formed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The camera module according to claim 5, wherein the first board body and the second board body are fixedly connected by a connecting medium. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the extension direction of the long axis of the circuit board is perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The camera module according to claim 14, wherein the circuit board has two wing sides, and a connecting line of the two wing sides is perpendicular to the extension direction of the long axis of the circuit board and also perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis; wherein the photosensitive assembly further includes at least one electronic element integrally enclosed by the molded base, and the electronic element is located on at least one of the two wing sides of the circuit board. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The camera module according to claim 15, wherein the photosensitive assembly further includes at least one electrical connection element electrically connected to the photosensitive chip and the circuit board, and the electrical connection element is located on at least one of the two wing sides of the circuit board. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The camera module according to claim 16, wherein the electrical connection element is not overlapping with the molded base in the direction of the optical axis. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The camera module according to claim 16, wherein the photosensitive assembly further includes a plurality of electronic elements and a plurality of electrical connection elements, and the electronic elements and the electrical connection elements are arranged along each wing side of the circuit board. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive chip is disposed on the circuit board, and the molded base surrounds the photosensitive chip, wherein the photosensitive chip does not overlap with the molded base in the direction of the optical axis. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the chord edge has a curvature of zero and is a straight-line segment, and the circular edge is a circular arc.