Camera module enclosure
A camera module comprises: a first body including an upper plate and a side plate extending from the upper plate; a second body coupled to the first body; a lens module, at least a portion of which is placed inside the first body; a first shield cover coupled to the first body; and a substrate assembly placed inside the second body, wherein at least a portion of the first shield cover is placed at a higher position than the upper plate of the first body and revealed to the outside.
1. A camera module comprising:
a first body including an upper plate and a side plate, the side plate of the first body extending from the upper plate of the first body;
a second body coupled to the first body;
a lens module, at least a portion of the lens module located inside the first body;
a first shield cover coupled to the first body; and
a substrate assembly located inside the second body,
wherein at least a portion of the first shield cover is located higher than the upper plate of the first body and exposed to an outside of the camera module,
wherein the first shield cover includes an upper plate and a side plate, the side plate of the first shield cover extending from the upper plate of the first shield cover,
wherein the side plate of the first shield cover includes a first portion coupled to the upper plate of the first body, and a second portion extending upwardly from the first portion, and
wherein the second portion of the first shield cover does not overlap with the upper plate of the first body in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction.
2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the first portion of the first shield cover in the optical axis direction is shorter than a length of the second portion of the first shield cover in the optical axis direction.
3. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the side plate of the first shield cover is coupled to the first body by insert injection.
4. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first body includes a coupling portion protruding upward from the upper plate of the first body, and
wherein the coupling portion of the first body is located in the second portion of the side plate of the first shield cover.
5. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein the coupling portion of the first body includes a first area having a first width in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, and a second area extending upward from the first area and having a second width smaller than the first width.
6. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein the coupling portion of the first body is coupled to the second portion of the first shield cover by insert injection.
7. The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the second area of the coupling portion of the first body includes a plurality of second areas,
wherein the side plate of the first shield cover is provided as a plurality of side plates,
wherein the coupling portion of the first body includes a groove located between the plurality of second areas, and
wherein the groove of the coupling portion of the first body is located at a corner located between adjacent side plates of the plurality of side plates of the first shield cover.
8. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first shield cover is formed of a metal material, and
wherein the first body is formed of a plastic material.
9. A camera module comprising:
a first body including an upper plate and a side plate, the side plate of the first body extending from the upper plate of the first body;
a second body coupled to the first body;
a lens module, at least a portion of the lens module located inside the first body;
a first shield cover coupled to the first body;
a substrate assembly located inside the second body; and
a second shield cover located inside the second body,
wherein at least a portion of the first shield cover is located higher than the upper plate of the first body and exposed to an outside of the camera module,
wherein the second shield cover includes a bottom plate and a side plate, the side plate of the second shield cover extending from the bottom plate of the second shield cover, and
wherein a thickness of the side plate of the first shield cover in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction is greater than a thickness of the side plate of the second shield cover in a corresponding direction.
10. The camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the second shield cover is spaced apart from the first shield cover in the optical axis direction.
11. The camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the side plate of the second shield cover includes a protruding portion that protrudes above the second body, and
wherein the protruding portion of the second shield cover is located in the first body.
12. The camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the second body includes a hole, and
wherein at least a portion of the second shield cover is exposed by the hole of the second body.
13. The camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the second shield cover is in direct contact with an inner surface of the second body and is adhered to the inner surface of the second body.
14. A camera module comprising:
a first body including an upper plate and a side plate, the side plate of the first body extending from the upper plate of the first body;
a second body coupled to the first body;
a lens module, at least a portion of the lens module located inside the first body;
a first shield cover coupled to the first body; and
a substrate assembly located inside the second body,
wherein at least a portion of the first shield cover is located higher than the upper plate of the first body and exposed to an outside of the camera module,
wherein the substrate assembly include a first substrate coupled to a lower end of the first shield cover, a second substrate disposed under the first substrate, a spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a third substrate electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, and
wherein a thickness of the first shield cover in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction is greater than a thickness of the spacer in a corresponding direction.
15. A camera module comprising:
a first body comprising a top plate and a side plate, the side plate extending from the top plate;
a second body coupled to the first body;
a lens module at least partially disposed in the first body;
a first shield cover coupled to the first body; and
a substrate assembly located inside the second body,
wherein the first shield cover includes a first portion coupled to an upper plate of the first body, and a second portion extending upwardly from the first portion,
wherein the second portion of the first shield cover is exposed to an outside of the camera module, and
wherein a length of the second portion of the first shield cover in an optical axis direction is longer than a length of the first portion of the first shield cover in the optical axis direction.
16. The camera module according to claim 15 , wherein the first portion of the first shield cover is insert-extruded with the first body.
17. The camera module according to claim 15 , further comprising a second shield cover located in the second body and in contact with an inner surface of the second body,
wherein the first shield cover includes an upper plate and a side plate, the side plate extending downwardly from the upper plate, and
wherein a thickness of the side plate of the first shield cover in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction is greater than a thickness of the second shield cover in a corresponding direction.
18. A camera module comprising:
a first body comprising a top plate and a side plate, the side plate extending from the top plate;
a second body coupled to the first body;
a lens module at least partially disposed in the first body;
a first shield cover coupled to the first body; and
a substrate assembly located inside the second body,
wherein the first shield cover includes a first portion coupled to an upper plate of the first body, and a second portion extending upwardly from the first portion,
wherein the second portion of the first shield cover is located at a higher position than the first body, and
wherein the first portion of the first shield cover is insert-extruded with the first body.