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Granted Patent B2
US 10,498,937 · App. 15/735,076 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Camera module

Inventor: Myoung Jin An (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
H04N5/2254G03B17/00G03B17/02H04N5/225H04N5/2252H04N5/2253
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Patent No.
US 10,498,937
App. No.
15/735,076
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of a camera module may comprise: a lens barrel provided with at least one lens; a holder to which the lens barrel is coupled; a printed circuit board coupled on the bottom of the holder to face the lens; an adhering portion coupling the holder and the printed circuit board; an opening portion opening a portion of a first space formed through the coupling of the printed circuit board and the holder; and a housing coupled with the holder, wherein a second space separated from the first space may be formed through the coupling of the holder and the housing, and the opening portion may communicate the first space with the second space.

Claims (31)

1. A camera module comprising:

a lens barrel having at least one lens;

a holder coupled to the lens barrel;

a printed circuit board coupled to a lower portion of the holder so as to face the lens;

an adhesive element configured to couple the holder and the printed circuit board to each other;

an opening configured to open a portion of a first space, which is defined via coupling of the printed circuit board and the holder; and

a housing coupled to the holder,

wherein the first space is separated from a second space, which is defined via coupling of the holder and the housing,

wherein the first space and the second space communicate with each other through the opening,

wherein the adhesive element has one side surface disposed so as to be exposed to the second space, and

wherein a coupling portion of the holder and the housing is disposed closer to the lens than the adhesive element in a first direction, parallel to an optical axis of the camera module.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is coupled to an image sensor, and

wherein the image sensor is disposed in the first space.

3. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the adhesive element overlaps the housing in a direction orthogonal to the first direction.

4. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is provided as a first through-hole formed in one side of the adhesive element.

5. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is provided as a second through-hole formed in the printed circuit board in a first direction.

6. The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the second through-hole is formed inside a curved line, which is defined by the adhesive element.

7. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is provided as a third through-hole formed in the lower portion of the holder so as to penetrate the holder in a lateral direction.

8. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is closed after the holder and the printed circuit board are completely coupled to each other.

9. The camera module according to claim 1 , comprising a packing member mounted in a coupling region of the lens barrel and the holder.

10. A camera module comprising:

a lens barrel having at least one lens;

a holder coupled to the lens barrel;

a printed circuit board coupled to a lower portion of the holder so as to face the lens;

a housing coupled to the holder and configured to accommodate the printed circuit board therein;

an opening configured to open a portion of a first space, which is defined via coupling of the holder and the printed circuit board; and

an adhesive element coupling to a lower surface of the holder and an upper surface of the printed circuit board so as to couple the holder and the printed circuit board to each other,

wherein the opening is formed in at least one region of one side of the adhesive element, the printed circuit board, or the lower portion of the holder,

the adhesive element has one side surface disposed so as to be exposed to the second space, and

wherein a coupling portion of the holder and the housing is disposed closer to the lens than the adhesive element in a first direction, parallel to an optical axis of the camera module.

11. The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein the opening is provided as a third through-hole formed in the lower portion of the holder so as to penetrate the holder in a lateral direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2018
From: AN, MYOUNG JIN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044544/0724 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0080414 · Jun 8, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0017308 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190098184A1 · Mar 28, 2019
Cited By (1)
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