IP Library Granted Patent US 8,493,676
Granted Patent B2
US 8,493,676 · App. 13/291,431 · Granted Jul 23, 2013

Camera lens assembly and producing method thereof

Inventor: Yin-Dong Lu (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: Himax Technologies Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,493,676
App. No.
13/291,431
Granted
Jul 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera lens assembly is provided, including a holder, a lens module, and a metal frame. The lens module is fixed in the holder by an adhesive and includes a lens, a substrate connected to the lens, and a plurality solder balls disposed on the substrate. The metal frame is disposed around the lens module and fixed to the holder, wherein the metal frame forms an opening with the solder balls exposed thereto, and the lens module and the metal frame form a gap there between.

Claims (23)

1. A camera lens assembly, comprising:

a holder;

a lens module, fixed in the holder by an adhesive, comprising a lens, a substrate connected to the lens, and a plurality solder balls disposed on the substrate; and

a metal frame, disposed around the lens module and fixed to the holder, wherein the metal frame forms an opening with the solder balls exposed thereto, and the lens module and the metal frame form a gap therebetween, wherein the holder forms a recess on an outer surface thereof for receiving the adhesive, wherein the metal frame further forms a hole corresponding to the recess of the holder for releasing the adhesive.

2. The camera lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lens module and the holder form a groove therebetween, and the adhesive is disposed in the groove for fixing the lens module to the holder.

3. The camera lens assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the gap communicates with the groove and surrounds the lens module.

4. The camera lens assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the adhesive flows from the groove to an outer surface of the holder, and the metal frame is fixed to the holder by the adhesive.

5. The camera lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal frame is electrically insulated from the lens module by the gap, and the holder is press-fitted into the metal frame.

6. The camera lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a window at a center thereof, corresponding to the lens module.

7. The camera lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the solder balls are arranged in a matrix.

8. The camera lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises UV or Epoxy glue.

9. A method for producing a camera lens assembly, comprising:

providing a lens module and a holder;

disposing the lens module in the holder;

applying an adhesive to fix the lens module in the holder; and

providing a metal frame and fixing the metal frame to the holder, wherein the metal frame forms an opening with the lens module exposed thereto, and the lens module and the metal frame form a gap therebetween, wherein the holder forms a recess on an outer surface thereof for receiving the adhesive, wherein the metal frame further forms a hole corresponding to the recess of the holder for releasing the adhesive.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the lens module and the holder form a groove therebetween, and the adhesive is disposed in the groove for fixing the lens module to the holder.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the gap communicates with the groove and surrounds the lens module.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the adhesive flows from the groove to the outer surface of the holder, and the metal frame is fixed to the holder by the adhesive.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the metal frame is electrically insulated from the lens module by the gap, and the holder is press-fitted into the metal frame.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the holder comprises a window at a center thereof, corresponding to the lens module.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the solder balls are arranged in a matrix.

16. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the adhesive comprises UV or Epoxy glue.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 12, 2013
From: FUNDACION PARA LA INVESTIGACION MEDICA APLICADA
To: UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA
Reel/Frame 030205/0409 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2011
From: LU, YIN-DONG
To: HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 027191/0914 →
Continuity (1)
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