Camera module

1 . A camera module comprising:

a substrate;

a lens barrel disposed on the substrate; and

a lens unit disposed on the lens barrel,

wherein the lens unit comprises a liquid lens unit,

wherein the liquid lens unit comprises:

a holder;

a liquid lens disposed in the holder and comprising an electrode; and

a terminal unit disposed on the holder and conductively connected to the liquid lens,

wherein the terminal unit comprises:

a first portion coupled to the electrode of the liquid lens;

a second portion disposed on the holder; and

a third portion comprising a first connection region connected to the first portion and a second connection region connected to the second portion,

wherein the third portion comprises a first extension part extending in a first horizontal direction from the first connection region, a second extension part bent from the first extension part and extending in a second horizontal direction, and a third extension part bent from the second extension part and extending in the first horizontal direction toward the second connection region,

wherein the third portion has a width smaller than a width of the first portion, and

wherein the first connection region and first extension part are located to a left side of a reference line and the second connection region and third extension part are located to a right side of the reference line, and the first connection region and the first extension part and the second connection region and the third extension part are spaced apart from the reference line and not overlapped with the reference line when viewed from above, and the reference line is a straight line that passes through a center of the first portion and a center of the second extension part and is in parallel to a direction extending from the first portion toward the second portion.

2 . The camera module according to claim 1 , comprising:

a conductive adhesive member disposed between the first portion and the electrode of the liquid lens.

3 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the third portion of the terminal unit comprises at least one curved portion or bent portion.

4 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the third portion of the terminal unit comprises portions having different widths.

5 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the third portion, connected to the first portion of the terminal unit, has a width smaller than a width of another end of the third portion, connected to the second portion of the terminal unit.

6 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second connection regions of the third portion of the terminal unit are not overlapped with the reference line.

7 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the third portion comprises a portion increasing in width and a portion decreasing in width in a direction from the first connection region toward the second connection region.

8 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the third portion is 1.25 to 1.5 times a thickness of the third portion.

9 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the third portion is less than a length of the third portion measured from the first connection region of the third portion, connected to the first portion, to the second connection region of the third portion, connected to the second portion.

10 . The camera module according to claim 1 , comprising a lens holder disposed on the substrate and coupled to the lens barrel.

11 . The camera module according to claim 10 , comprising a sensor base disposed between the lens holder and the substrate.

12 . The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein one end of the second portion of the terminal unit protrudes from a side surface of the holder.

13 . The camera module according to claim 12 , comprising a conductive member disposed on the lens holder, and

wherein the one end of the second portion of the terminal unit is conductively connected to the conductive member.

14 . A camera module comprising:

a substrate;

a lens barrel disposed on the substrate; and

a lens unit disposed on the lens barrel,

wherein the lens unit comprises a liquid lens unit,

wherein the liquid lens unit comprises:

a holder;

a liquid lens disposed in the holder and comprising an electrode; and

a terminal unit disposed on the holder and conductively connected to the liquid lens,

wherein the terminal unit comprises a first portion coupled to the electrode of the liquid lens, a second portion disposed on the holder, and a third portion comprising a first connection region connected to the first portion and a second connection region connected to the second portion,

wherein the third portion comprises a first extension part extending in a first horizontal direction from the first connection region, a second extension part bent from the first extension part and extending in a second horizontal direction, and a third extension part bent from the second extension part and extending in the first horizontal direction toward the second connection region, and

wherein the first connection region and first extension part are located to a left side of a reference line and the second connection region and third extension part are located to a right side of the reference line, and the first connection region and the first extension part and the second connection region and the third extension part are spaced apart from the reference line and not overlapped with the reference line when viewed from above, and the reference line is a straight line that passes through a center of the first portion and a center of the second extension part, and is in parallel to a direction extending from the first portion toward the second portion.

15 . The camera module according to claim 14 , wherein the at least one curved portion has a width smaller than a width of the first portion.

16 . The camera module according to claim 14 , comprising a conductive adhesive member disposed between the first portion and the electrode of the liquid lens.

17 . The camera module according to claim 14 , comprising:

a lens holder disposed on the substrate and coupled to the lens barrel; and

a sensor base disposed between the lens holder and the substrate.

18 . The camera module according to claim 17 , comprising a conductive member disposed on the lens holder, and

wherein one end of the second portion of the terminal unit is conductively connected to the conductive member.

19 . A camera module comprising:

a substrate;

a lens holder disposed on the substrate;

a lens barrel coupled to the lens holder;

a holder disposed on the lens barrel;

a liquid lens disposed in the holder and comprising an electrode;

a first conductive portion disposed on the lens holder;

a first terminal unit disposed on the holder and coupled to the first conductive portion; and

a second terminal unit connecting the first terminal unit to the electrode of the liquid lens,

wherein the second terminal unit comprises a first portion coupled to the electrode of the liquid lens, a second portion coupled to the first terminal unit, and a third portion comprising a first connection region connected to the first portion and a second connection region connected to the second portion,

wherein the third portion comprises a first extension part extending in a first horizontal direction from the first connection region, a second extension part bent from the first extension part and extending in a second horizontal direction, and a third extension part bent from the second extension part and extending in the first horizontal direction toward the second connection region, and

wherein the first connection region and first extension part are located to a left side of a reference line and the second connection region and third extension part are located to a right side of the reference line, and the first connection region and the first extension part and the second connection region and the third extension part are spaced apart from the reference line and not overlapped with the reference line when viewed from above, and the reference line is a straight line that passes through a center of the first portion and a center of the second extension part, and is in parallel to a direction extending from the first portion toward the second portion.