Camera module
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorJen-Tsorng Chang
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Abstract
A camera module (100) includes a housing (110), a lens (120), an optical group (130), a drive mechanism (160) and two image sensors (180, 190). The optical group includes a first and a second mirror (132, 134) respectively having a reflective surface (133, 135) and a middle lens (136). The drive mechanism moves the first mirror between a first and a second position. The second reflective surface of the second mirror faces being oriented so as to be able to reflect light to the second image sensor. When the first mirror is in the first position, the first reflective surface is oriented so as to be able to reflect light to the first image sensor. When the first mirror is in the second position, the first reflective surface is oriented so as to allow the light to pass through the middle lens and reach the second mirror.
Claims19
A camera module comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity therein and having an open end;
- a lens unit mounted at the open end of the housing;
- an optical group having a first mirror having a first reflective surface, a middle lens and a second mirror having a second reflective surface;
- a drive mechanism configured for moving the first mirror from a first position to a second position;
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- first and second image sensors;
- wherein the first and second image sensors are fixed on a sidewall inside the housing, the first and second mirrors and the middle lens are mounted in the cavity of the housing, and the first and second mirrors are set at two sides of the middle lens, the second reflective surface of the second mirror faces being oriented so as to be able to reflect light to the second image sensor, when the first mirror is at its first position, the first reflective surface of the first mirror is oriented so as to be able to reflect light to the first image sensor, and when the first mirror is at its second position, the first reflective surface of the first mirror is oriented so as to allow the light to pass through the middle lens and reach the second mirror.
A camera module comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity therein and having an open end;
- a lens unit mounted at the open end of the housing;
- an optical group having a first mirror having a first reflective surface and a second mirror having a second reflective surface, the second mirror being an optical lens;
- a drive mechanism configured for moving the first mirror from a first position to a second position;
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- first and second image sensors;
- wherein the two first and second image sensors are fixed on a sidewall inside the housing, the first and second mirrors and the middle lens are mounted in the cavity of the housing and the second reflective surface is a surface farther from the first mirror than an opposite surface of the second mirror, the second reflective surface of the second mirror faces being oriented so as to be able to reflect light to the second image sensor, when the first mirror is at its first position, the first reflective surface of the first mirror faces being oriented so as to be able to reflect light to the first image sensor, and when the first mirror is at its second position, the first reflective surface of the first mirror is oriented so as to allow the light to pass through the second mirror.
A camera module comprising:
- a plurality of image sensors including a first image sensor and a second image sensor;
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- a plurality of light directing units including a first light directing unit and a second light directing unit for directing light to the first and second image sensors, respectively, the light directing units being configured such that when focused, one of the first and second light directing units is selected for directing the light to a given image sensor at a time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.