Wiping apparatus for camera and control method therefor
AssigneeSL Mirrortech Corporation
InventorsYonghwan Kim, Yonghei Kim, Mingi Jung, Yeongkook Cho
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Abstract
A wiping apparatus for a camera includes a housing in which a driving part is configured to be mounted; a rotation part that rotates by being engaged with a worm gear, which is coupled to a first rotation axis of the driving part; a conversion part that converts a rotational motion into a linear reciprocating motion within the housing by being engaged with the rotation part; and a cleaning part that extends from the conversion part to an outside of the housing. The cleaning part wipes a surface of a protective cover, which is provided in front of a lens of a camera module.
Claims9
A wiping apparatus for a camera, comprising:
- a housing in which a driving part is configured to be mounted;
- a rotation part that rotates by being engaged with a worm gear, which is coupled to a first rotation axis of the driving part;
- a conversion part that is engaged with the rotation part and configured to move in a linear reciprocating motion along a length direction of the rotation part within the housing in response to a rotational motion of the rotation part;
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- a cleaning part that extends from the conversion part to an outside of the housing, wherein the cleaning part wipes a surface of a protective cover, which is provided in front of a lens of a camera module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.