# US 2024/0201573 A1 · Camera module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0201573 A1 - Document ID: US20240201573A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/342,358 - Filed: 2023-06-27 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-15 - Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jung Woo KIM; You Jin JEONG; Sot Eum SEO; Soo Cheol LIM; Kum Kyung LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201573A1 ## 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 17/17: with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera - H04N 23/00: Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof - 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 - 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) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A camera module includes a first lens module including one or more lenses disposed along a first optical axis; a housing defining an internal space; at least two guide portions disposed in the internal space to guide a coupling position of the first lens module; and a reflection module disposed in the internal space to change a traveling path of light incident along the first optical axis. The at least two guide portions include a first guide portion contacting the first lens module to form a first number of contact points and a second guide portion contacting the first lens module to form a second number of contact points different from the first number of contact points. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera module comprising: a first lens module including one or more lenses disposed along a first optical axis; a housing defining an internal space; at least two guide portions disposed in the internal space and configured to guide a coupling position of the first lens module; and a reflection module disposed in the internal space and configured to change a traveling path of light incident along the first optical axis, wherein the at least two guide portions include a first guide portion contacting the first lens module to form a first number of contact points and a second guide portion contacting the first lens module to form a second number of contact points different from the first number of contact points. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein the first guide portion forms at least three contact points with the first lens module, and the second guide portion forms at least two contact points with the first lens module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The camera module of claim 2, wherein the first guide portion and the second guide portion protrude from the housing toward the first lens module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The camera module of claim 3, wherein the first lens module includes a first guide groove contacting the first guide portion and a second guide groove contacting the second guide portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The camera module of claim 4, wherein the first guide groove has at least three inclined surfaces inclined in different directions, and the second guide groove has at least two inclined surfaces inclined in different directions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, further comprising a second lens module accommodated in the housing and having a second optical axis, which intersects the first optical axis. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The camera module of claim 6, further comprising a plurality of ball members disposed between the second lens module and the housing, wherein the housing includes a plurality of third guide grooves in which the plurality of ball members are respectively accommodated. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The camera module of claim 7, wherein the second lens module includes a fourth guide groove and a fifth guide groove respectively facing the plurality of third guide grooves, the fourth guide groove forms at least two contact points with at least one of the plurality of ball members, and the fifth guide groove forms at least one contact point with at least one of the plurality of ball members. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, further comprising a shield can coupled to the housing and covering the internal space of the housing, wherein the shield can includes a first opening through which light emitted from the first lens module passes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The camera module of claim 9, wherein the first guide portion and the second guide portion protrude from the housing toward the first lens module, and the shield can includes a second opening that does not coincide with the first guide portion and the second guide portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The camera module of claim 9, further comprising a cover covering a gap between the shield can and the first lens module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The camera module of claim 6, wherein the reflection module includes: a rotating holder configured to rotate about a first rotational axis parallel to the first optical axis; and a reflective member supported by the rotating holder and configured to rotate about a second rotational axis, which is perpendicular to the first rotational axis. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The camera module of claim 12, wherein the reflective member includes a reflective surface configured to reflect the light incident along the first optical axis, and the first optical axis and the second optical axis are configured to cross each other on the reflective surface. ### Claim 14 A camera module comprising: a first lens module including one or more lenses disposed along a first optical axis; a reflection module configured to change a path of light passing through the first lens module; a housing in which the reflection module is accommodated; and a plurality of guide grooves disposed in either the first lens module or the housing and configured to guide a coupling position of the first lens module, wherein the plurality of guide grooves include: a first guide groove having at least three inclined surfaces inclined in different directions; and a second guide groove having at least two inclined surfaces inclined in different directions. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The camera module of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of guide protrusions disposed on the other one of the first lens module or the housing and contacting the first guide groove and the second guide groove. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The camera module of claim 14, further comprising a second lens module including one or more lenses disposed along a second optical axis, which intersects the first optical axis, wherein the first lens module is coupled to an upper surface of the housing, and the second lens module is accommodated in the housing.