Camera module
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorYoun Baek Jeong
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Abstract
One embodiment of a camera module can comprise: a housing having a first electrode pattern and a first recessed part, which are formed on the upper surface thereof; an auto-focusing unit mounted in the first recessed part and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern; a lens barrel accommodated inside the housing; a first holder which is disposed at the lower part of the housing and to which the lens barrel is coupled; and a printed circuit board disposed at the lower part of the first holder and electrically connected to the housing.
Claims20
A camera module comprising:
- a cover member;
- a housing disposed below the cover member and comprising a first recess disposed in an upper surface thereof;
- a first electrode pattern disposed on the housing;
- an auto-focusing unit disposed in the first recess of the housing and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern;
- a lens barrel disposed in the housing;
- a holder disposed below the housing and coupled to the lens barrel;
- and
- a printed circuit board disposed below the holder and connected to the housing,
- wherein the cover member comprises:
- a hollow portion provided in a central portion thereof;
- and
- a first receiving portion recessed from a lower surface thereof for receiving the auto-focusing unit.
A camera module comprising:
- a cover member;
- a housing disposed below the cover member and comprising a first recess disposed in an upper surface thereof;
- a first electrode pattern disposed on the housing;
- an auto-focusing unit disposed in the first recess of the housing and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern;
- a lens barrel disposed in the housing;
- a holder disposed below the housing and coupled to the lens barrel;
- a filter coupled to the holder;
- a printed circuit board disposed below the holder and connected to the housing;
- an image sensor disposed on the printed circuit board and opposite to the filter;
- and
- a second electrode pattern disposed on an edge of the housing and connecting the first electrode pattern to the printed circuit board,
- wherein the housing comprises a second recess provided at a corner of the first recess and communicating with the first recess.
A camera module comprising:
- a cover member comprising a hollow portion and a receiving portion recessed from a lower surface thereof and disposed adjacent to the hollow portion;
- a housing disposed below the cover member and comprising a first recess disposed in an upper surface thereof and opposite to the receiving portion of the cover;
- a first electrode pattern disposed on the upper surface of the housing;
- an auto-focusing unit disposed in the first recess of the housing and electrically connected to the first electrode pattern;
- a lens barrel disposed in the housing and below the auto-focusing unit;
- a holder disposed below the housing and coupled to the lens barrel;
- a printed circuit board disposed below the holder and connected to the housing;
- and
- a second electrode pattern disposed on a side of the housing and connecting the first electrode pattern to the printed circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.