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US 2013/0258182 A1Published application
Wafer level camera module with protective tube
AssigneeOmniVision Technologies, Inc.
InventorsWei-Feng Lin, Wen-Jen Ho
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an image sensor module with a lens stack disposed on the image sensor module. A protective tube is disposed on the image sensor module and encloses the lens stack. A metal housing encloses the protective tube. The metal housing includes a housing foot adapted to secure the image sensor module between the housing foot of the metal housing and the protective tube.
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor module;
- a lens stack disposed on the image sensor module;
- a protective tube disposed on the image sensor module and enclosing the lens stack;
- and
- a metal housing enclosing the protective tube, the metal housing including a housing foot adapted to secure the image sensor module between the housing foot of the metal housing and the protective tube.
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A method for assembly comprising:
- attaching a plurality of lens stacks onto a plurality of image sensor modules;
- enclosing the plurality of lens stacks in a plurality of protective tubes;
- enclosing the plurality of protective tubes in a plurality of metal housings, wherein each one of the metal housings includes a housing foot;
- and
- securing the image sensor modules between the housing feet of the plurality of metal housings and the plurality of protective tubes.
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A method for assembly comprising:
- attaching a lens stack onto an image sensor module;
- enclosing the lens stack in a protective tube;
- enclosing the protective tube in a metal housing having a housing foot;
- and
- securing the image sensor module between the housing foot of the metal housing and the protective tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.