# US 12,225,307 B2 · Reflective module assembly and camera module including reflective module assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,225,307 B2 - Document ID: US12225307B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/987,914 - Filed: 2022-11-16 - Published: 2023-07-06 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2022-01-06 - Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Viatcheslav Smirnov - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12225307B2 ## CPC - G03B 17/17: with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera - H04N 25/75: Circuitry for providing, modifying or processing image signals from the pixel array - G02B 13/0065: {having a beam-folding prism or mirror} - G02B 26/0816: {by means of one or more reflecting elements} - G02B 27/646: {compensating for small deviations, e.g. due to vibration or shake (movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur in cameras, projectors or printers G03B2205/0007; image stabilisation in cameras peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor H04N23/68)} - G03B 30/00: Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles - H04N 25/76: Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors - H04N 25/77: Pixel circuitry, e.g. memories, A/D converters, pixel amplifiers, shared circuits or shared components - G03B 2205/0015: by displacing one or more optical elements normal to the optical axis - G03B 2205/003: by a prism with variable angle or the like - G03B 2205/0069: using electromagnetic actuators, e.g. voice coils - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A reflective module assembly is provided. The reflective module assembly includes a fixed body, a moving body configured to rotate with respect to the fixed body, a reflective member disposed in the moving body, the reflective member configured to change a direction of a path of light incident in a first optical axis direction to a second optical axis direction, three ball members spaced apart from a rotational axis of the moving body, the three ball members configured to rotatably support the moving body, and a groove arrangement disposed on at least one of the moving body and the fixed body, and configured to contact with the three ball members. The three ball members and the groove arrangement form six contact points. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A reflective module assembly, comprising: a fixed body; a moving body configured to rotate with respect to the fixed body; a reflective member disposed in the moving body, the reflective member configured to change a direction of a path of light incident in a first optical axis direction to a second optical axis direction; three ball members spaced apart from a rotational axis of the moving body, the three ball members configured to rotatably support the moving body; a groove arrangement disposed on at least one of the moving body and the fixed body, and configured to contact the three ball members; and wherein the three ball members and the groove arrangement form six contact points, and wherein a position of at least one of the three ball members is fixed within at least one of respective grooves of the groove arrangement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The reflective module assembly of claim 1, wherein the rotational axis passes through a triangle having vertices located at centers of each of the three ball members. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The reflective module assembly of claim 1, wherein the three ball members are configured to have a kinematic coupling structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The reflective module assembly of claim 2, wherein the three ball members comprise a first ball member, a second ball member, and a third ball member disposed on a circumference of the rotational axis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The reflective module assembly of claim 4, wherein the groove arrangement comprises: a first groove configured to form two contact points with the first ball member; a second groove configured to form three contact points with the second ball member; and a third groove configured to form one contact point with the third ball member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The reflective module assembly of claim 4, wherein: the groove arrangement comprises three V-shaped grooves disposed on different positions of the at least one of the moving body and the fixed body, and the three V-shaped grooves respectively form two contact points with one of the three ball members. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The reflective module assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a guide groove disposed in the other of the moving body and the fixed body in which the groove arrangement is not disposed, the guide groove configured to extend along a circumference of the rotational axis, wherein the three ball members are accommodated in the guide groove. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The reflective module assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a driving coil and a driving magnet respectively disposed in one and the other of the moving body and the fixed body, wherein the driving coil and the driving magnet oppose each other in a direction of the rotational axis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The reflective module assembly of claim 8, wherein the driving magnet is configured to extend along a circular arc about the rotational axis. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The reflective module assembly of claim 8, wherein the driving magnet is disposed radially farther than the three ball members about the rotational axis. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The reflective module assembly of claim 1, further comprising: a pulling magnet and a pulling yoke respectively disposed in one and the other of the moving body and the fixed body, wherein the rotational axis passes through at least one of the pulling magnet and the pulling yoke. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The reflective module assembly of claim 1, comprising: a housing; a supporter that is rotatable with respect to the housing; and a holder that is rotatable with respect to the supporter, wherein the fixed body is the housing, the moving body is the supporter, and the rotational axis is perpendicular to both the first optical axis and the second optical axis. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The reflective module assembly of claim 12, comprising: a shaft which extends along the rotational axis from one of the supporter and the housing, the shaft configured to have a conical end; and an accommodating groove disposed in the other of the supporter and the housing, the accommodating groove configured to accommodate the conical end of the shaft. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The reflective module assembly of claim 12, comprising: a shaft which extends from the supporter along the rotational axis, the shaft configured to have an end at which a first accommodating groove is disposed; a support member coupled to the housing, the support member comprising a second accommodating groove which opposes the first accommodating groove in a direction of the rotational axis; and a ball member which is fitted between the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The reflective module assembly of claim 1, comprising: a housing; a supporter that is rotatable with respect to the housing; and a holder that is rotatable with respect to the supporter, wherein the fixed body is the supporter, the moving body is the holder, and the rotational axis is parallel to the first optical axis. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A camera module comprising: the reflective module assembly of claim 1; and a lens module configured to receive light emitted from the reflective member, the lens module comprising a plurality of lenses arranged in a direction of the second optical axis. ### Claim 17 A reflective module assembly, comprising a first body; a second body rotatable about a rotational axis with respect to the first body; a reflective member disposed in one of the first body and the second body, the reflective member configured to change a path of incident light; three ball members disposed between the first body and the second body, and configured to move in a circumferential direction of the rotational axis; a groove arrangement disposed in the first body, the groove arrangement configured to be in contact with the three ball members; and a guide portion disposed in the second body, the guide portion configured to guide a movement of the three ball members, wherein a position of at least one of the three ball members is fixed within at least one of respective grooves of the groove arrangement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The reflective module assembly of claim 17, wherein the three ball members are configured to have a kinematic coupling structure.