IP Library Granted Patent US 8,115,856
Granted Patent B2
US 8,115,856 · App. 12/262,171 · Granted Feb 14, 2012

Camera module

Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,115,856
App. No.
12/262,171
Granted
Feb 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera module includes a circuit board of a grounding pad, a lens module, and a voice-coil motor. The voice-coil motor for receiving and driving the lens module automatically focus comprises a main body, a metallic casing and a grounding structure. The metallic casing covers the main body. After electrically grounding by connecting with the grounding pad of the circuit board, the grounding structure connects with the metallic casing and the circuit board. With the grounding structure, the metallic casing can be grounded. Thereby, prevent external electro-magnetic waves from affecting electrical signals communicated between the camera module and the circuit board.

Claims (5)

1. A camera module comprising:

a circuit board comprising a grounding pad;

a voice-coil motor mounted on the circuit board comprising an insulative body, a metallic casing covering the insulative body, and a grounding structure mounted on the metallic casing for electrically grounding and connecting the metallic casing with the grounding pad of the circuit board, the grounding structure being an elastic structure, the elastic structure being a tension spring; wherein the metallic casing defines a first hole for linking up one end of the tension spring and the grounding pad defines a second hole for linking up the other end of the tension spring; and

a lens module received in the voice-coil motor and capable of being driven by the voice-coil motor to automatically focus.

2. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the location of the first hole in the metallic casing corresponds to the location of the second hole in the grounding pad of the circuit board.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2019
From: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: POLIGHT TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Reel/Frame 050248/0298 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2008
From: CHENG, SU-JEN
To: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021766/0620 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2008 1 0300697 · Mar 25, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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