# US 12,604,106 B2 · Camera assembly and electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,604,106 B2 - Document ID: US12604106B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/210,806 - Filed: 2023-06-16 - Published: 2023-10-12 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-12-17 - Assignees: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Haile Long - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604106B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/0264: {for a camera module assembly} - H04N 23/90: Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums - G03B 17/55: with provision for heating or cooling, e.g. in aircraft - G03B 17/566: {Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera (if integral part of camera body G03B17/02)} - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - 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) ## Abstract A camera assembly includes a first holder, a second holder, a first camera, and a second camera, where the first camera is disposed on the first holder, and the second camera is disposed on the second holder; and the second holder is disposed adjacent to the first holder. The first holder is provided with a first protrusion extending towards the second holder. The second holder is provided with a second protrusion extending towards the first holder. The first protrusion and the second protrusion are disposed in a staggered and stacked manner. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera assembly, comprising: a first holder, a second holder, a first camera, a second camera and a heat dissipation plate, wherein the first camera is disposed on the first holder, and the second camera is disposed on the second holder; the second holder is disposed adjacent to the first holder, the first holder is provided with a first protrusion extending towards the second holder, the second holder is provided with a second protrusion extending towards the first holder, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are disposed in a staggered and stacked manner, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion are in surface contact; and one end of the heat dissipation plate abuts against a bottom of the first holder or a bottom of the second holder, and other end of the heat dissipation plate is disposed between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera assembly according to claim 1, wherein a side of the first protrusion close to the second protrusion is provided with a first mating chamfer, a side of the second protrusion close to the first protrusion is provided with a second mating chamfer, and the first mating chamfer abuts against the second mating chamfer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The camera assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first holder is provided with a first avoidance groove adjacent to the first protrusion, the second holder is provided with a second avoidance groove adjacent to the second protrusion, the first protrusion is disposed in the second avoidance groove, and the second protrusion is disposed in the first avoidance groove. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The camera assembly according to claim 3, wherein there are a plurality of first protrusions, and the first avoidance groove is disposed between any two adjacent first protrusions; and there are a plurality of second protrusions, the second avoidance groove is disposed between any two adjacent second protrusions, and the first protrusions and the second protrusions are disposed in a staggered manner. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The camera assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is disposed on a side of the first protrusion away from the first holder, and the sealing member is attached to the second holder; and/or the sealing member is disposed on a side of the second protrusion away from the second holder, and the sealing member is attached to the first holder. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The camera assembly according to claim 1, further comprising: at least one first installation position disposed on the first holder, wherein each first installation position is used to install the first camera, and the first protrusion is disposed on a periphery of the first installation position; and at least one second installation position disposed on the second holder, wherein each second installation position is used to install the second camera, and the second protrusion is disposed on a periphery of the second installation position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The camera assembly according to claim 1, wherein a light entering direction of the first camera is parallel to a light entering direction of the second camera. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The camera assembly according to claim 7, wherein a number of the first holder is two, and the two first holders are integrally formed. ### Claim 9 An electronic device, comprising: a body; and at least one camera assembly, disposed on the body, wherein the camera assembly comprises at least one of camera modules: a front camera module of the electronic device or a rear camera module of the electronic device; wherein the camera assembly comprises: a first holder, a second holder, a first camera, a second camera and a heat dissipation plate, wherein the first camera is disposed on the first holder, and the second camera is disposed on the second holder; the second holder is disposed adjacent to the first holder, the first holder is provided with a first protrusion extending towards the second holder, the second holder is provided with a second protrusion extending towards the first holder, the first protrusion and the second protrusion are disposed in a staggered and stacked manner, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion are in surface contact; and one end of the heat dissipation plate abuts against a bottom of the first holder or a bottom of the second holder, and other end of the heat dissipation plate is disposed between the first protrusion and the second protrusion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein a side of the first protrusion close to the second protrusion is provided with a first mating chamfer, a side of the second protrusion close to the first protrusion is provided with a second mating chamfer, and the first mating chamfer abuts against the second mating chamfer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the first holder is provided with a first avoidance groove adjacent to the first protrusion, the second holder is provided with a second avoidance groove adjacent to the second protrusion, the first protrusion is disposed in the second avoidance groove, and the second protrusion is disposed in the first avoidance groove. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein there are a plurality of first protrusions, and the first avoidance groove is disposed between any two adjacent first protrusions; and there are a plurality of second protrusions, the second avoidance groove is disposed between any two adjacent second protrusions, and the first protrusions and the second protrusions are disposed in a staggered manner. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the camera assembly further comprises: a sealing member, wherein the sealing member is disposed on a side of the first protrusion away from the first holder, and the sealing member is attached to the second holder; and/or the sealing member is disposed on a side of the second protrusion away from the second holder, and the sealing member is attached to the first holder. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the camera assembly further comprises: at least one first installation position disposed on the first holder, wherein each first installation position is used to install the first camera, and the first protrusion is disposed on a periphery of the first installation position; and at least one second installation position disposed on the second holder, wherein each second installation position is used to install the second camera, and the second protrusion is disposed on a periphery of the second installation position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein a light entering direction of the first camera is parallel to a light entering direction of the second camera. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein a number of the first holder is two, and the two first holders are integrally formed.