IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,882,350
Granted Patent B2
US 11,882,350 · App. 17/929,913 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Camera module

Inventor: Myoung Jin An (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H04N23/55G03B1/02G03B17/00H04N23/00H04N23/51H04N23/54
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Patent No.
US 11,882,350
App. No.
17/929,913
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
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 (37)

1. A camera module comprising:

a lens barrel having at least one lens;

a holder coupled to the lens barrel;

a substrate disposed at a lower portion of the holder so as to face the lens;

a housing coupled to the holder;

an adhesive element configured to couple the holder and the substrate to each other;

an opening connected to a first space that is defined via coupling of the substrate and the holder; and

an image sensor disposed on the substrate,

wherein the housing accommodates the substrate,

wherein the opening is provided as a first through-hole formed through an upper surface and a lower surface of the substrate,

wherein the first through-hole is disposed between the image sensor and the adhesive element, and

wherein the first through-hole is exposed to a second space or outside, being a path through which air in the first space is discharged to the second space or the outside.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the holder comprises a first protrusion part protruding downward and a second protrusion part protruding in a lateral direction, wherein the housing is coupled to the second protrusion part, and wherein the substrate is coupled to the first protrusion part.

3. The camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the housing overlaps with the first protrusion part in a horizontal direction.

4. The camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the adhesive element is disposed between a lower surface of the first protrusion part and the upper surface of the substrate.

5. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the opening connects the first space to the second space coupling the holder and the housing.

6. The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the opening is a path through which air in the first space is discharged to the second space.

7. A camera module comprising:

a lens barrel having at least one lens;

a holder coupled to the lens barrel;

a substrate disposed at a lower portion of the holder so as to face the lens;

an adhesive element configured to couple the holder and the substrate to each other;

an opening connected to a first space that is defined via coupling of the substrate and the holder; and

a housing coupled to the holder;

wherein the housing accommodates the substrate,

wherein the opening is provided as a second through-hole formed at one side surface of the adhesive element,

wherein the holder comprises a first protrusion part protruding downward and a second protrusion part protruding in a lateral direction,

wherein the housing is coupled to the second protrusion part,

wherein the adhesive element is disposed between a lower surface of the first protrusion part and an upper surface of the substrate, and

wherein the second through-hole is exposed to a second space or outside, being a path through which air in the first space is discharged to the second space or the outside.

8. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the opening is disposed between a lower surface of the holder and the upper surface of the substrate,

wherein each of the lower surface of the holder and the upper surface of the substrate is a surface on which the adhesive element is disposed, and

wherein the opening is an area in which the adhesive element is disposed.

9. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the housing overlaps with the first protrusion part in a horizontal direction.

10. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the adhesive element is disposed along an edge of the substrate.

11. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the opening connects the first space to the second space coupling the holder and the housing.

12. The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the opening is a path through which air in the first space is discharged to the second space.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0080414 · Jun 8, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0017308 · Feb 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (4)
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