# US 2025/0093751 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 2025/0093751 A1 - Document ID: US20250093751A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/577,014 - Filed: 2022-07-05 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-07-05 - Assignees: LG Innotek Co., Ltd. - Applicants: LG Innotek Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Da Hin MOON; Jin Young PARK - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250093751A1 ## CPC - H04N 23/51: Housings - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - 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} - 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 - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - 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 A camera module comprises: a housing including a first space; a lens holder which is disposed at least partially in the first space and includes a second space; a lens module which is disposed in the second space and includes a plurality of lenses; and a printed circuit board which is disposed under the housing and has an image sensor disposed on the upper surface thereof, the image sensor being aligned with the lenses. The second space includes a first area having a first cross-sectional area and a second area having a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area. The plurality of lenses includes an outermost lens disposed in the second area, a lowermost lens disposed in the first area, and a plurality of central lenses disposed between the outermost lens and the lowermost lens. A portion of the plurality of the central lenses is disposed in the first area, and another portion is disposed in the second area. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera module comprising: a housing including a first space; a lens holder that is disposed at least partially in the first space and includes a second space; a lens module that is disposed in the second space and includes a plurality of lenses; and a printed circuit board that is disposed under the housing and has an image sensor disposed on the upper surface thereof, the image sensor being aligned with the lenses, wherein the second space includes a first area having a first cross-sectional area and a second area having a second cross-sectional area greater than the first cross-sectional area, wherein the plurality of lenses includes an outermost lens disposed in the second area, a lowermost lens disposed in the first area, and a plurality of central lenses disposed between the outermost lens and the lowermost lens, and wherein a portion of the plurality of the central lenses is disposed in the first area, and another portion of the plurality of the central lenses is disposed in the second area. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein a lens disposed at an uppermost end of the first area and a lens disposed at a lowermost end of the second area are interconnected. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The camera module of claim 2, wherein the plurality of lenses disposed in the first area is interconnected in an optical axis direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the lens holder is provided with an inwardly protruding staircase, and the first area is formed on an inner side of the staircase. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein a length of the housing, relative to an optical axis direction, is longer than a length from a top of the first area to a bottom of the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the lens holder includes a protrusion projecting outwardly and facing an upper surface of the housing, and an epoxy is disposed between the protrusion and the upper surface of the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The camera module of claim 6, wherein a length from a bottom of the protrusion to a top of the first area, relative to the optical axis direction, is less than a length from the top of the first area to a bottom of the housing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein a length of the first area is greater than one-tenth of a length of the lens holder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the lens holder is screwed into the first space. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, comprising an adhesive that bonds the lens disposed at an uppermost end of the first area and the lens disposed at a lowermost end of the second area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional area of the lowermost lens disposed in the first area is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the outermost lens disposed in the second area. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein a top of the first area is located higher than an area forming 1/10 of a total length of the lens holder based on an optical axis direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, comprising an adhesive portion disposed between the housing and the printed circuit board. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The camera module of claim 13, wherein, based on an optical axis direction, a length from a top of the housing to a top of the first area is shorter than a length from the top of the first area to a bottom of the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The camera module of claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the outermost lens protrudes upward beyond an upper surface of the lens holder. ### Claim 16 A camera module comprising: a housing including a first space; a lens holder disposed at least partially within the first space, and including a second space; a lens module including a plurality of lenses disposed within the second space; and a printed circuit board disposed in a lower portion of the housing and having an image sensor disposed on a top surface aligned with the lenses, wherein the lens holder includes a staircase projecting inwardly from an inner surface of the second space, the plurality of lenses having at least a portion of the plurality of lenses disposed inwardly of the staircase, and a remaining portion of the plurality of lenses disposed outwardly of the staircase, and wherein a lens disposed at an uppermost end of the lenses disposed inwardly of the staircase is interconnected with a lens disposed at a lowermost end of the lenses disposed outwardly of the staircase. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The camera module of claim 16, wherein an outer surface of the lens holder includes a protrusion projecting outwardly and facing an upper surface of the housing, and an epoxy is disposed between the protrusion and the upper surface of the housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The camera module of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the lens holder is screwed into the first space. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The camera module of claim 16, comprising an adhesive portion disposed between the housing and the printed circuit board. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The camera module of claim 16, wherein a cross-sectional area of a lens disposed inside the staircase is smaller than a cross-sectional area of a lens disposed outside the staircase.