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US 12,298,591 B2Granted
Camera module and camera apparatus comprising same
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun Gyu Roh, Chang Yeon Kim
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Abstract
A camera module according to an embodiment may include a base including a first side wall and a second side wall corresponding to the first side wall, a first guide part disposed adjacent to the first side wall of the base, a second guide part disposed adjacent to the second side wall of the base, a first lens assembly that moves along the first guide part, a second lens assembly that moves along the second guide part, a first ball disposed between the first guide part and the first lens assembly, and a second ball disposed between the second guide part and the second lens assembly.
Claims8
A camera module comprising:
- a base including a first side wall and a second side wall corresponding to the first side wall;
- a first guide part coupled adjacent to the first side wall of the base;
- a second guide part coupled adjacent to the second side wall of the base;
- a first lens assembly that moves along the first guide part;
- a second lens assembly that moves along the second guide part;
- a first ball disposed between the first guide part and the first lens assembly;
- a second ball disposed between the second guide part and the second lens assembly;
- and
- a third lens assembly including a housing,
- wherein the first lens assembly includes a first groove in which the first ball is disposed,
- wherein the second lens assembly includes a second groove in which the second ball is disposed,
- wherein the first guide part, the first ball, and the first groove are disposed on a virtual straight line from the first side wall toward the second side wall,
- wherein the first guide part includes two first rails corresponding to the first ball and the first groove,
- wherein the second guide part includes two second rails corresponding to the second ball and the second groove,
- wherein the first guide part further includes a first protrusion formed on a first surface of the first guide part and a second protrusion formed on a second surface thereof,
- wherein the first protrusion of the first guide part is coupled to a third side wall disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall of the base, and
- wherein the second protrusion of the first guide part is coupled to the housing.
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A camera module comprising:
- a base including a first side wall and a second side wall corresponding to the first side wall;
- a first guide part coupled adjacent to the first side wall of the base;
- a second guide part coupled adjacent to the second side wall of the base;
- a first lens assembly that moves along the first guide part;
- a second lens assembly that moves along the second guide part;
- a first ball disposed between the first guide part and the first lens assembly;
- and
- a second ball disposed between the second guide part and the second lens assembly,
- wherein the first lens assembly includes a first groove in which the first ball is disposed,
- wherein the second lens assembly includes a second groove in which the second ball is disposed,
- wherein the first guide part, the first ball, and the first groove are disposed on a virtual straight line from the first side wall toward the second side wall,
- wherein the first guide part includes two first rails corresponding to the first ball and the first groove,
- wherein the second guide part includes two second rails corresponding to the second ball and the second groove,
- wherein the first groove of the first lens assembly is V-shaped, and
- wherein the first rail of the first guide part includes an L-shaped first rail and a V-shaped first rail.
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A camera module comprising:
- a base including a first side wall and a second side wall corresponding to the first side wall;
- a first guide part coupled adjacent to the first side wall of the base;
- a second guide part coupled adjacent to the second side wall of the base;
- a first lens assembly that moves along the first guide part;
- a second lens assembly that moves along the second guide part;
- a first ball disposed between the first guide part and the first lens assembly;
- and
- a second ball disposed between the second guide part and the second lens assembly,
- wherein the first lens assembly includes a first groove in which the first ball is disposed,
- wherein the second lens assembly includes a second groove in which the second ball is disposed,
- wherein the first guide part, the first ball, and the first groove are disposed on a virtual straight line from the first side wall toward the second side wall,
- wherein the first guide part includes two first rails corresponding to the first ball and the first groove,
- wherein the second guide part includes two second rails corresponding to the second ball and the second groove,
- wherein the base further includes a first base protrusion and a second base protrusion,
- wherein the first guide part includes a first hole corresponding to the first base protrusion, and
- wherein the second guide part includes a second hole corresponding to the second base protrusion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.