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Granted Patent B2
US 11,619,768 · App. 17/057,613 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Liquid lens module, camera module including the same, and optical device including the module

Inventor: Ji Young Jung (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.; CORNING INCORPORATED
G02B3/14G02B26/004G02B27/646G02B3/12G02B26/005
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Patent No.
US 11,619,768
App. No.
17/057,613
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid lens module includes a first plate comprising a cavity accommodating a conductive liquid and a non-conductive liquid; second and third plates disposed above and below the first plate, respectively; and first and second electrodes disposed on one side and another side of the first plate, respectively, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the first plate to a width of an incidence opening formed below the second plate in the cavity is greater than 0.3.

Claims (11)

1. A liquid lens module, comprising:

a first plate comprising a cavity accommodating a conductive liquid and a non-conductive liquid;

second and third plates disposed above and below the first plate, respectively; and

first and second electrodes disposed on one side and another side of the first plate, respectively,

wherein the cavity has an inclined surface extending from an incidence opening formed below the second plate to an emission opening,

wherein the incidence opening and the emission opening are circular, and a diameter of the incidence opening is smaller than a diameter of the emission opening,

wherein a ratio of a thickness of the first plate between the incidence opening and the emission opening to the diameter of the incidence opening is greater than 0.3, and

wherein a module tilting angle in a macro state is 1°.

2. The liquid lens module according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio is 0.31 to 0.42.

3. The liquid lens module according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulation layer on the inclined surface.

4. The liquid lens module according to claim 3 , wherein the first electrode extends along the insulation layer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2021
From: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.; CORNING INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 055841/0477 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2020
From: JUNG, JI YOUNG
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054449/0123 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0058363 · May 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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