# US 2023/0053571 A1 · Camera bracket and electronic device including same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053571 A1 - Document ID: US20230053571A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/943,583 - Filed: 2022-09-13 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-18 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Minchang SHIM; Yongseok LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053571A1 ## CPC - G03B 30/00: Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles - G03B 17/02: Bodies - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - G03B 19/22: Double cameras - H04M 1/0264: {for a camera module assembly} - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - H04N 23/90: Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums - 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) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing, a support, a first bracket, a second bracket, a first camera module including a camera, and a second camera module including a camera. The support may be positioned inside the housing. The first bracket and the second bracket may be positioned on one surface of the support. The first camera module may be positioned on the first bracket. The second camera module may be positioned on the second bracket. The first bracket may include a first protrusion. The second bracket may include a first hole into which the first protrusion is inserted, the first hole having a larger width than the first protrusion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing; a support positioned inside the housing; first and second brackets positioned on one surface of the support; a first camera module including a camera positioned on the first bracket; and a second camera module including a camera positioned on the second bracket, wherein the first bracket includes a first protrusion, and the second bracket includes a first hole into which the first protrusion is inserted, the first hole having a larger width than the first protrusion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a relative position between the first bracket and the second bracket is determined based on a position of the first protrusion relative to the first hole. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first bracket includes a first support portion on which the first camera module is positioned, and a first portion extending from the first support portion to include the first protrusion, and the second bracket includes a second support portion on which the second camera module is positioned, and a second portion extending from the second support portion to include the first hole, the second portion overlapping the first portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the housing defines a front surface of the electronic device, a rear surface of the electronic device, and a side surface of the electronic device, a lens included in the first camera module and a lens included in the second camera module face the rear surface, the first bracket and the second bracket are disposed on one surface of the support facing the rear surface, and when viewed from above the rear surface, the first portion and the second portion overlap each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first portion extends from a position of the first support portion closer to the support than the rear surface, and the second portion extends from a position of the second support portion closer to the rear surface than the support. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first portion and the second portion are coupled to the support using a screw. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first bracket includes a first support portion on which the first camera module is positioned, and one or more first screw holes provided in a portion extending from the first support portion and configured for screw fastening with the support, and the second bracket includes a second support portion on which the second camera module is positioned, and one or more second screw holes provided in a portion extending from the second support portion and configured for screw fastening with the support. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing defines a front surface of the electronic device, a rear surface of the electronic device, and a side surface of the electronic device, a lens included in the first camera module and a lens included in the second camera module face the rear surface, and a distance between a first optical center of the first camera module and a second optical center of the second camera module is determined by a relative distance between the first bracket and the second bracket based on a position of the first protrusion relative to the first hole. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the housing includes a rear plate defining the rear surface of the electronic device, and the rear plate includes: a first rear plate defining a partial area of the rear surface; and a second rear plate connected to the first rear plate and defining another partial area of the rear surface, wherein the second rear plate includes a first light transmission area corresponding to the first camera module and a second light transmission area corresponding to the second camera module. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a third bracket positioned on one surface of the support; and a third camera module positioned on the third bracket, wherein the third bracket includes a second protrusion, and the first bracket includes a second hole into which the second protrusion is inserted, the second hole having a larger width than the second protrusion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first bracket includes a first support portion on which the first camera module is positioned, a first portion extending from the first support portion to include the first protrusion, and a third portion extending from the first support portion to include the second hole, the second bracket includes a second support portion on which the second camera module is positioned, and a second portion extending from the second support portion to include the first hole and overlapping the first portion, and the third bracket includes a third support portion on which the third camera module is positioned, and a fourth portion extending from the third support portion to include the second protrusion and overlapping the third portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein a relative position between the first bracket and the second bracket is determined based on a position of the first protrusion relative to the first hole, and a relative position between the first bracket and the third bracket is determined based on a position of the second protrusion relative to the second hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the housing defines a front surface of the electronic device, a rear surface of the electronic device, and a side surface of the electronic device, a lens included in the first camera module, a lens included in the second camera module, and a lens included in the third camera module face the rear surface, and when viewed from above the rear surface, the first camera module is positioned between the second camera module and the third camera module. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein a distance between a first optical center of the first camera module and a second optical center of the second camera module is determined by a relative distance between the first bracket and the second bracket based on a position of the first protrusion relative to the first hole, and a distance between the first optical center of the first camera module and a third optical center of the third camera module is determined by a relative distance between the first bracket and the third bracket based on a position of the second protrusion relative to the second hole. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising another support positioned in the first hole to fix a position of the first protrusion relative to the first hole. ### Claim 16 A camera bracket comprising: a first bracket on which a first camera module including a camera is positioned; and a second bracket on which a second camera module including a camera is positioned, wherein the first bracket includes a first protrusion, and the second bracket includes a first hole into which the first protrusion is inserted, the first hole having a larger width than the first protrusion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein a relative position between the first bracket and the second bracket is determined based on a position of the first protrusion relative to the first hole. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first bracket includes a first support portion on which the first camera module is positioned, and a first portion extending from the first support portion to include the first protrusion, and the second bracket includes a second support portion on which the second camera module is positioned, and a second portion extending from the second support portion to include the first hole and overlapping the first portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the first bracket includes a first support portion on which the first camera module is positioned, and one or more first screw holes provided in a portion extending from the first support portion and configured for screw fastening, and the second bracket includes a second support portion on which the second camera module is positioned, and one or more second screw holes provided in a portion extending from the second support portion and configured for screw fastening. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, further comprising a third bracket on which a third camera module comprising a camera is positioned, wherein the third bracket includes a second protrusion, and the first bracket includes a second hole into which the second protrusion is inserted, the second hole having a larger width than the second protrusion, a relative position between the first bracket and the second bracket is determined based on a position of the first protrusion relative to the first hole, and a relative position between the first bracket and the third bracket is determined based on a position of the second protrusion relative to the second hole.