IP Library Granted Patent US 12,439,137
Granted Patent B2
US 12,439,137 · App. 18/212,707 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Camera module and electronic device

Inventors: Huacong Li (Dongguan, CN); Ze Yang (Dongguan, CN); Yunfa He (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04N23/51G03B17/561H04N23/55
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Patent No.
US 12,439,137
App. No.
18/212,707
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera module and an electronic device are provided. The camera module includes a housing including an accommodating cavity; a lens assembly movably disposed in the accommodating cavity; a circuit board connected to the lens assembly; a support plate. At least a part of the support plate is movably disposed in the accommodating cavity. The lens assembly and the circuit board are disposed on the support plate and move synchronously with the support plate. The camera module further includes a drive assembly disposed on the housing. At least a part of the drive assembly is connected to the support plate to drive the support plate to move.

Claims (47)

1. A camera module, comprising:

a housing comprising an accommodating cavity;

a lens assembly movably disposed in the accommodating cavity;

a circuit board connected to the lens assembly, wherein the circuit board comprises:

a first board body disposed between the lens assembly and a support plate; and

a second board body disposed on the support plate and electrically connected to the first board body, wherein the second board body is folded along an S-shape by default and flexible to unfold during use of the camera module;

a pan-tilt assembly comprising the support plate, wherein at least a part of the support plate is movably disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the lens assembly and the circuit board are disposed on the support plate; and

a drive assembly disposed in the housing, wherein at least a part of the drive assembly is connected to the support plate to drive the support plate to move.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:

a support comprising the accommodating cavity with an opening on a first side; and

a cover plate disposed on the first side of the support, wherein the drive assembly is disposed on the cover plate.

3. The camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the lens assembly and the circuit board are located on a first side of the support plate, and the drive assembly is located on a second side of the support plate.

4. The camera module according to claim 2 ,

wherein the lens assembly is disposed on a first side of the first board body, and a second side of the first board body is connected to a first side of the support plate; and

the second board body is disposed on the first side of the support plate.

5. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein the second board body is a flexible circuit board.

6. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein a shape of the first board body corresponds to a shape of a first side surface of the lens assembly, and the support plate corresponds to a shape of the first board body and a shape of the second board body.

7. The camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the drive assembly comprises:

a magnetic member and a coil, wherein:

one of the magnetic member or the coil is connected to the cover plate,

the other of the magnetic member or the coil is connected to the support plate, and

the coil is movable relative to the magnetic member after being electrified to drive the support plate.

8. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the magnetic member is a plate structure, and the magnetic member is attached to the cover plate.

9. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the coils are two annular coils, and the two coils are arranged on the support plate at intervals.

10. An electronic device, comprising a camera module, comprising:

a housing comprising an accommodating cavity;

a lens assembly movably disposed in the accommodating cavity, wherein the circuit board comprises:

a first board body disposed between the lens assembly and a support plate; and

a second board body disposed on the support plate and electrically connected to the first board body, wherein the second board body is folded along an S-shape by default and flexible to unfold during use of the camera module:

a circuit board connected to the lens assembly;

a pan-tilt assembly comprising the support plate, wherein at least a part of the support plate is movably disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the lens assembly and the circuit board are disposed on the support plate; and

a drive assembly disposed in the housing, wherein at least a part of the drive assembly is connected to the support plate to drive the support plate to move.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the housing comprises:

a support comprising the accommodating cavity with an opening on a first side; and

a cover plate disposed on the first side of the support, and the drive assembly is disposed on the cover plate.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the lens assembly and the circuit board are located on a first side of the support plate, and the drive assembly is located on a second side of the support plate.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the lens assembly is disposed on a first side of the first board body, and a second side of the first board body is connected to a first side of the support plate; and

the second board body is disposed on the first side of the support plate.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the second board body is a flexible circuit board.

15. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein a shape of the first board body corresponds to a shape of a first side surface of the lens assembly, and the support plate corresponds to a shape of the first board body and a shape of the second board body.

16. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the drive assembly comprises: a magnetic member and a coil, wherein:

one of the magnetic member or the coil is connected to the cover plate,

the other of the magnetic member or the coil is connected to the support plate, and

the coil is movable relative to the magnetic member after being electrified to drive the support plate.

17. The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein the magnetic member is a plate structure, and the magnetic member is attached to the cover plate.

18. The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein the coils are two annular coils, and the two coils are arranged on the support plate at intervals.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2023
From: LI, HUACONG; YANG, ZE; HE, YUNFA
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011542403.0 · Dec 23, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021138603 · Dec 16, 2021
Related Publication 20230336853A1 · Oct 19, 2023
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