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US 8,046,026 B2Granted
Portable communications terminal having camera assembly with two cameras
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSung-Gyu Koh
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Abstract
A first camera equipped for a video telephony and a second camera configured for capturing still or video images are combined into one assembly. The assembly is interconnected with a flexible printed circuit board then assembled into and connected with a portable communications terminal body. The assembly is configured for efficient integration with the terminal and saves assembly time and manufacturing costs.
Claims10
A portable communications terminal, comprising:
- a terminal body having a camera mounting unit;
- and
- a camera assembly mounted within the camera mounting unit and comprising a camera housing on which a first camera and a second camera are disposed;
- and
- a connecting flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that is connected to a first FPCB and a second FPCB,
- wherein the first camera is disposed on a first surface of the camera housing and the second camera is disposed on a second surface of the camera housing,
- wherein the camera housing is configured to have an opening through which a lens of the second camera protrudes in order to enable the first and the second cameras to be affixed to the camera housing,
- wherein the first FPCB connects the first camera to the connecting FPCB and the second FPCB connects the second camera to the connecting FPCB,
- wherein the connecting FPCB further comprises a first connector disposed on a first end of the connecting FPCB configured to connect the connecting FPCB to the first FPCB,
- wherein the connecting FPCB further comprises a second connector disposed on a second end of the connecting FPCB configured to connect the connecting FPCB with the second FPCB,
- wherein the connecting FPCB further comprises a third connector configured to connect the camera assembly to a printed circuit board in the terminal, and
- wherein the camera housing further comprises an FPCB mounting portion in which the connecting FPCB is disposed when the connecting FPCB is folded.
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A method for assembling a portable communications terminal having a terminal body and a camera assembly, the method comprising:
- affixing a rear surface of a first camera to a rear surface of a second camera, such that a lens of the first camera is positioned to face a first side of the terminal body and a lens of the second camera is positioned to face a second side of the terminal body;
- mounting the first camera and the second camera in a camera housing;
- connecting the first camera to a first connector and the second camera to a second connector wherein the first and the second connectors are disposed on opposite ends of a connecting FPCB;
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- mounting the connecting FPCB in a FPCB mounting unit formed in the camera housing thereby completing a camera assembly;
- mounting the camera assembly in a camera mounting unit of the terminal;
- and connecting a third connector of the connecting FPCB to a printed circuit board disposed in the terminal body,
- wherein a first FPCB is configured to connect the first camera to the connecting FPCB and a second FPCB is configured to connect the second camera to the connecting FPCB, and
- wherein the camera housing is configured to have an opening through which a lens of the second camera protrudes thereby enabling the first and the second cameras to be affixed to the camera housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.