# US 2019/0170920 A1 · Camera module and method for assembling same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170920 A1 - Document ID: US20190170920A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/321,280 - Filed: 2017-07-07 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-29 - Assignees: LG Innotek Co., Ltd. - Applicants: LG Innotek Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ji Hwan Park; Myoung Jin An; Dong Wook Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170920A1 ## CPC - G02B 5/283: {designed for the ultraviolet} - H04N 17/002: {for television cameras} - G02B 5/28: Interference filters - G02B 7/00: Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements - G02B 7/02: for lenses {(supports for magnifying lenses G02B25/002)} - G02B 7/021: {for more than one lens} - G02B 7/022: {lens and mount having complementary engagement means, e.g. screw/thread} - G02B 7/025: {using glue} - G02B 7/04: with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification - G02B 21/36: arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes (G02B21/18 takes precedence){or digital imaging or video purposes including associated control and data processing arrangements (image data processing per se G06T)} - G03B 3/04: adjusting position of image plane without moving lens - H04N 23/00: Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) ## Abstract One embodiment of a camera module comprises: a lens part; a front body on which the lens part is mounted; a substrate part which is disposed apart from the lens part in a first direction and coupled to the front body; an image sensor which is disposed on the substrate part and disposed opposite to the lens part; and a first adhesive part which is disposed between the front body and the substrate part, wherein the front body and the substrate part are coupled by the first adhesive part, and at least one through-hole is formed between the front body and the substrate part. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera module comprising: a lens unit; a front body to which the lens unit is installed; a board unit spaced apart from the lens unit in a first direction, the board unit being coupled to the front body; an image sensor disposed on the board unit, the image sensor facing the lens unit; and a first adhesion unit disposed between the front body and the board unit, wherein the first adhesion unit couples the front body and the board unit to each other, and at least one through-hole is formed between the front body and the board unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the board unit comprises: a first board having one surface on which the image sensor is installed, the one surface of the first board facing the lens unit; at least one second board spaced apart from the first board in the first direction; and a board-fixing member configured to couple the first board and the second board to each other. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the front body comprises a first protruding portion protruding toward the board unit and a first adhesion surface provided at a distal end of the first protruding portion, wherein the first board comprises a second adhesion surface provided at a position that faces the first adhesion surface, and wherein the first adhesion unit is disposed between the first adhesion surface and the second adhesion surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, comprising: a rear body coupled to the front body, the rear body accommodating the board unit and the image sensor therein, wherein the front body comprises a first protruding portion protruding toward the board unit and a first adhesion surface provided at a distal end of the first protruding portion, and wherein an oxide film is formed on the first adhesion surface by corrosion. ### Claim at position 5 5-10. (canceled) ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the first adhesion surface of the first protruding portion has an uneven shape and the second adhesion surface of the first board has an uneven shape. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the first adhesion surface of the first protruding portion has an octagonal shape including long sides and short sides when viewed in the first direction, ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The camera module according to claim 12, wherein the first adhesion unit has an octagonal shape corresponding to the shape of the first adhesion surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The camera module according to claim 13, wherein the at least one through-hole is formed in the long sides the first adhesion surface or the short sides of the first adhesion surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the board-fixing member comprising: a spacing portion disposed between the first board and the second board, and configured to space the first board and the second board apart from each other; and a first coupling portion coupled to the at least one second board. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The camera module according to claim 15, wherein a second coupling portion is provided at a side surface of the second board, and the second coupling portion has an uneven shape. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The camera module according to claim 16, wherein the first board has a slot coupled to the second coupling portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the first adhesion unit is made from a thermosetting and UV-curing material. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the first adhesion unit has an open curve shape. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, further comprising a second adhesion unit is configured to fill the at least one through-hole. ### Claim 21 (depends on 3) The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the first adhesion unit contacts the first adhesion surface and the second adhesion surface. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one through-hole is configured to cause an inside space formed by the front body and the board unit and an external space to communicate with each other. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one through-hole comprises a plurality of through-holes, and the plurality of through-holes are disposed at positions symmetrical to each other. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the first adhesion unit comprises a plurality of segments, and the at least one through-hole is disposed between the plurality of segments. ### Claim 25 A camera module comprising: a front body comprising a first protruding portion and a first adhesion surface provided at a distal end of the first protruding portion; a lens unit disposed in the front body; a board unit comprising a second adhesion surface provided at a position that faces the first adhesion surface and coupled to the front body; an image sensor disposed on the board unit, the image sensor facing the lens unit; and a first adhesion unit disposed between the first adhesion surface and the second adhesion surface and coupling the front body and the board unit to each other, wherein at least one through-hole is formed between the front body and the board unit. ### Claim 26 A camera module comprising: a front body comprising a first protruding portion and a first adhesion surface provided at a distal end of the first protruding portion; a lens unit disposed in the front body; a board unit comprising a first board, a second board spaced apart from the first board, and a board-fixing member configured to couple the first board and the second board to each other, wherein the first board comprises a second adhesion surface provided at a position that faces the first adhesion surface; an image sensor disposed on one surface of the first board facing the lens unit; and a first adhesion unit disposed between the first adhesion surface and the second adhesion surface and coupling the front body and the first board to each other, wherein the board-fixing member comprises: a spacing portion disposed between the first board and the second board, and configured to space the first board and the second board apart from each other; and a coupling portion coupled to the second board.