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US 12,756,917 B2Granted
Camera module with reflection module and guide ball member for rotating reflection module
AssigneeSamsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeung Yun Paek, Jae Kyung Kim, Jung Woo Kim
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Abstract
A camera module includes a reflection module; a housing provided for the reflection module to be rotatable; a guide ball member disposed between the reflection module and the housing to guide the rotation of the reflection module; and a ball receiving portion, coupled to the housing, including a groove portion where the guide ball member is disposed and a flange portion extending externally from the groove portion. The ball receiving portion is formed of a material having higher rigidity than a material of the housing.
Claims16
A camera module comprising:
- a reflection module;
- a housing configured to accommodate the reflection module to be rotatable;
- a guide ball member disposed between the reflection module and the housing to guide the rotation of the reflection module;
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- a ball receiving portion, coupled to the housing, comprising a groove portion where the guide ball member is disposed and a flange portion extending externally from the groove portion,
- wherein the ball receiving portion is formed of a material having higher rigidity than a material of the housing, and
- wherein an upper surface of the flange portion and a portion of a bottom surface of the housing are disposed on a same plane with respect to an extension direction of the flange portion.
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A camera module comprising:
- a reflection module;
- a housing configured to accommodate the reflection module to be rotatable;
- a guide ball member disposed between the reflection module and the housing to guide the rotation of the reflection module;
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- a ball receiving portion, coupled to the housing, comprising a groove portion and a flange portion extending externally from the groove portion, the groove portion having a bottom surface that is curved based on a cross section of the groove portion in a width direction, and the cross section has a radius of curvature greater than a radius of curvature of the guide ball member,
- wherein a material of the ball receiving portion has a higher rigidity than a material of the housing, and
- the groove portion and the guide ball member are in one-point contact with each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.