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Granted Patent B2
US 8,356,950 · App. 13/116,464 · Granted Jan 22, 2013

Camera module and method for manufacturing camera module

Inventors: Koki Sato (Tokyo, JP); Mitsuru Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP); Tetsugaku Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Hideo Miyazawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,356,950
App. No.
13/116,464
Granted
Jan 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera module includes a camera unit, a board, and a driving unit mounted on the board and configured to drive the camera unit. The camera module also includes an elastic camera-side connecting part configured to connect a terminal of the camera unit with wiring on a first surface of the board.

Claims (21)

1. A camera module, comprising:

a camera unit;

a board;

a driving unit mounted on the board and configured to drive the camera unit; and

an elastic camera-side connecting part configured to connect a terminal of the camera unit with wiring on a first surface of the board.

2. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the camera-side connecting part is directly attached to the first surface of the board.

3. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a cable; and

an elastic cable-side connecting part configured to connect wiring on a second surface of the board with a terminal of the cable.

4. The camera module as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the cable-side connecting part is directly attached to the second surface of the board.

5. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a camera housing,

wherein the camera unit is fixed to the camera housing.

6. The camera module as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

a substrate housing configured to house the board,

wherein the camera housing is attached to the substrate housing.

7. The camera module as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:

a gasket provided between the substrate housing and the camera housing and configured to prevent water from entering between the housings.

8. The camera module as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the elastic cable-side connecting part includes multiple contact parts configured to maintain electrical connection when at least one of the contact parts is in contact with the wiring.

9. The camera module as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the contact parts have a same length.

10. The camera module as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the contact parts have different lengths.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2011
From: SATO, KOKI; KOBAYASHI, MITSURU; TANAKA, TETSUGAKU; MIYAZAWA, HIDEO
To: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2010-124943 · May 31, 2010 · national
JP 2011-094340 · Apr 20, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110293264A1 · Dec 1, 2011