IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,531,933
Granted Patent B2
US 9,531,933 · App. 14/930,300 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Camera module

Inventors: Hyun Ah Oh (Seoul, KR); Youn Baek Jeong (Seoul, KR); Se Jin Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
H04N5/2257G02B5/208G02B7/025G02B7/09G02B27/0006H04N5/2253H04N5/23241H04N2201/03191
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Patent No.
US 9,531,933
App. No.
14/930,300
Granted
Dec 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Exemplary embodiments of a camera module are proposed, the camera module including a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) mounted with an image sensor, a base installed at an upper surface of the PCB and formed with a window at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor, an IRCF (Infrared Cut Filter) installed at an upper surface of the base, and an adhesive member fixing the IRCF to the base.

Claims (19)

1. A camera module, the camera module comprising:

at least one lens;

a substrate disposed under the lens;

an image sensor disposed on an upper surface of the substrate;

a dam disposed on an upper surface of the image sensor; and

a dust trap disposed on the upper surface of the image sensor outside the dam.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the image sensor includes an active region converting an optical image of an object through the lens to an electrical signal, and

wherein the dam is disposed outside the active region.

3. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the dam is spaced from a periphery of the active region.

4. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the dam is upwardly protruded from the upper surface of the image sensor.

5. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the dam takes a shape of a closed loop rectangle.

6. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the dam is formed on the upper surface of the image sensor using any one of a curable epoxy and a separate dam member.

7. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the dust trap is formed on the upper surface of the substrate not mounted with the image sensor.

8. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the dust trap is formed at a lateral surface of the image sensor.

9. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the dust trap is provided in any one of epoxy and an adhesive agent.

10. The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising:

a base disposed at an upper surface of the PCB and formed with a window at a position corresponding to that of the image sensor;

a yoke disposed at an upper surface of the base; and

a bobbin disposed at the upper surface of the base and mounted with the lens, the bobbin moving in response to interaction with a magnet mounted on the yoke.

Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2011-0123090 · Nov 23, 2011 · national
KR 10-2011-0125610 · Nov 29, 2011 · national
KR 10-2011-0125612 · Nov 29, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13683091 · Nov 21, 2012
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