IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,621,553
Granted Patent B2
US 12,621,553 · App. 18/686,110 · Granted May 5, 2026

Camera module

Inventors: Min Woo Lee (Seoul, KR); Sun Min Hwang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H04N23/55G02B7/003G03B30/00H04N23/51
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Patent No.
US 12,621,553
App. No.
18/686,110
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera module comprises: a first body including a lens; a second body coupled to the first body; a shield member coupled to the second body; a substrate disposed within the shield member; and a fastening member coupling the substrate and the shield member to the second body, wherein the shield member includes a bottom plate and a first coupling part protruding from the bottom plate to support the substrate.

Claims (43)

1 . A camera module comprising:

a first body including a lens;

a second body coupled to the first body;

a shield member coupled to the second body;

a substrate disposed within the shield member; and

a fastening member coupling the substrate and the shield member to the second body,

wherein the shield member includes a bottom plate and a side plate extending upward from an edge of the bottom plate and a first coupling part protruding from the bottom plate to support the substrate,

wherein an upper surface of the first coupling part is positioned below an upper surface of the side plate,

wherein the upper surface of the side plate is positioned above an upper surface of the substrate,

wherein a coupling groove having a concave shape is positioned in an area corresponding to a formation area of the first coupling part on a lower surface of the shield member, and

wherein the second body includes a second coupling part that is coupled to the coupling groove.

2 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first body is coupled to the second body by an adhesive.

3 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling part of the shield member includes a fourth hole into which the fastening member is inserted.

4 . The camera module of claim 3 , wherein the substrate includes a second hole formed in a position corresponding to the fourth hole of the shield member, and the fastening member is inserted into the second hole.

5 . The camera module of claim 4 , wherein the fastening member includes a screw, and the second body includes a first hole into which the screw is threaded.

6 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the fastening member is integrally formed with the second body.

7 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the fastening member is formed extending from one end of the second coupling part of the second body.

8 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first body is spaced apart from the substrate.

9 . The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a connector connected to the substrate,

wherein the shield member includes a guide extending from a bottom surface to support the connector.

10 . The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the guide includes a first region extending from the bottom surface and a second region bent at one end of the first region.

11 . The camera module of claim 10 , wherein a protruding area that protrudes inward and presses an outer surface of the connector is disposed on an inner surface of the second region.

12 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first body includes a first side plate with a first groove formed at an end, and

wherein the second body includes a second side plate at an end having a second protrusion facing the first groove.

13 . The camera module of claim 12 , wherein an adhesive is disposed between the first groove and the second protrusion.

14 . The camera module of claim 1 comprising an image sensor disposed on the substrate,

wherein when the first body and the second body are combined, an optical axis of the lens and the image sensor are aligned.

15 . A camera module comprising:

a lens part including a lens and a first body;

an image sensor part coupled to the lens part, the image sensor part including a substrate on which an image sensor is disposed and a second body to which the substrate is coupled; and

a connector electrically connected to the image sensor part,

wherein the image sensor part includes a shield member including a bottom plate and a side plate extending upward from an edge of the bottom plate and a first coupling part protruding from the bottom plate to support the substrate,

wherein an upper surface of the first coupling part is positioned below an upper surface of the side plate,

wherein the upper surface of the side plate is positioned above an upper surface of the substrate,

wherein a coupling groove having a concave shape is positioned in an area corresponding to a formation area of the first coupling part on a lower surface of the shield member, and

wherein the second body includes a second coupling part that is coupled to the coupling groove.

16 . The camera module of claim 15 , wherein the first body is coupled to the second body by an adhesive.

17 . The camera module of claim 16 , wherein the first body includes a first side plate with a first groove formed at an end, and

wherein the second body includes a second side plate at an end having a second protrusion facing the first groove.

18 . The camera module of claim 17 , wherein the adhesive is disposed between the first groove of the first body and the second protrusion of the second body.

19 . The camera module of claim 15 ,

wherein the shield member includes a guide extending from a bottom surface to support the connector, and

wherein the guide includes a first region extending from the bottom surface and a second region bending at one end of the first region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2024
From: LEE, MIN WOO; HWANG, SUN MIN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0111122 · Aug 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240380963A1 · Nov 14, 2024
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