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US 2010/0165155 A1Published application
Camera module with plural imaging units
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorJEN-TSORNG CHANG
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Abstract
An exemplary camera module includes a base, a number of image sensors and a number of lens modules. The base includes a bottom surface and a number of sloping surfaces sloped relative to the bottom surface. The sloping surfaces are oriented in different planes from each other. The image sensors are positioned on the sloping surfaces, respectively. The lens modules are positioned on the respective sloping surfaces above the respective image sensors.
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A camera module, comprising:
- a base comprising a bottom surface and a plurality of sloping surfaces sloped relative to the bottom surface, the sloping surfaces being oriented in different planes from each other;
- a plurality of image sensors positioned on the sloping surfaces, respectively;
- and
- a plurality of lens modules positioned on the respective sloping surfaces above the respective image sensors.
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A camera module, comprising:
- a base comprising a flat bottom and a plurality of sloping portions each having a flat sloping top surface, the flat sloping top surfaces all being noncoplanar relative to each other;
- a recess formed in the flat bottom;
- a plurality of through holes formed in the respective sloping portions and being in communication with the recess;
- a plurality of image sensors positioned on the flat sloping top surfaces, respectively;
- a plurality of lens modules positioned on the respective flat sloping top surfaces above the respective image sensors;
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- an image processor mounted in the recess, the image sensors being electrically connected to the image processor through the through holes, respectively.
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A camera module, comprising:
- a base defining a plurality of faces oriented in different planes from each other;
- a same plurality of image sensors mounted on the faces of the base, respectively;
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- a same plurality of lens modules mounted on the faces of the base above the image sensors, respectively, the lens modules and their corresponding image sensors being configured for capturing images of a same object from their different positions outside of the object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.