Camera module

Abstract

A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a housing; a carrier, accommodated in the housing, and configured to move in an optical axis direction; and a first guide portion and a second guide portion respectively disposed between the housing and the carrier, and spaced apart from each other in a diagonal direction of the carrier, wherein the first guide portion is disposed on any one of the carrier and the housing and includes a plurality of first protrusions that are spaced apart from each other in the optical axis direction, wherein the second guide portion includes at least one second protrusion that is disposed on any one of the carrier and the housing, and wherein sliding friction occurs on the plurality of first protrusions based on a movement of the carrier.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.