IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,554,127
Granted Patent B2
US 12,554,127 · App. 18/723,159 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Camera module

Inventors: Sun Min Hwang (Seoul, KR); Min Woo Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B27/0006G03B17/02G03B30/00H04N23/51H04N23/52H05K7/20
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Patent No.
US 12,554,127
App. No.
18/723,159
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera module comprises: a first body comprising an upper part, and a side part downwardly extending from the upper part; a lens module disposed in the first body and having the upper surface thereof facing the lower surface of upper body; a printed circuit board comprising an image sensor facing the lens module; and a heating member having one end thereof connected to the printed circuit board and the other end thereof disposed between the lens module and the upper part, wherein a groove facing the heating member is disposed in the lower surface of the upper part.

Claims (32)

1 . A camera module comprising:

a first body comprising an upper part, and a side part downwardly extending from the upper part;

a lens module disposed in the first body and having an upper surface facing a lower surface of the upper part;

a printed circuit board comprising an image sensor facing the lens module; and

a heating member having one end thereof connected to the printed circuit board and an other end thereof disposed between the lens module and the upper part,

wherein a groove facing the heating member is disposed in the lower surface of the upper part,

wherein the lower surface of the upper part comprises an outer region, an inner region disposed on an inner side of the outer region, and the groove disposed between the outer region and the inner region; and

wherein the first body comprises a rib in contact with the heating member, disposed to connect the inner region with the outer region.

2 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the groove is divided into a plurality of regions by the rib.

3 . The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a sealing member disposed between a lower surface of the inner region and the upper surface of the lens module.

4 . The camera module of claim 3 , wherein a sealing member coupling groove is disposed on the lower surface of the inner region, which is shaped to be recessed upwardly from the other regions so as to engage the sealing member.

5 . The camera module of claim 3 , wherein a staircase is disposed in an area facing the sealing member on the upper surface of the lens module.

6 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the heating member comprises: a heating part disposed between the upper part and the lens module to provide heat; a terminal part connected to the printed circuit board; and a connection part connecting the heating part and the terminal part, the heating part having a ring-shaped cross-section.

7 . The camera module of claim 6 , wherein a radial length of the groove is smaller than a radial length of the heating part.

8 . The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a second body disposed below the first body, and a lens coupling part disposed in the center of the second body to which at least a portion of the lens module is coupled.

9 . The camera module of claim 8 , wherein a protrusion that contacts an upper surface of the printed circuit board is disposed on a lower surface of the second body.

10 . The camera module of claim 8 , wherein a lens coupling portion to which the lens module is coupled is disposed on an upper surface of the second body.

11 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein a hole is disposed in a center of the upper part, and

wherein an inner surface of the hole is an inclined surface.

12 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein an outer surface of the side part is an inclined surface whose cross-sectional area increases downward.

13 . The camera module of claim 12 , wherein the first body includes a lower part disposed at a bottom of the side part,

wherein a cross-sectional area of the lower part is larger than a cross-sectional area of the upper part.

14 . A camera module comprising:

a first body comprising an upper part;

a lens module disposed in the first body;

a printed circuit board comprising an image sensor facing the lens module; and

a heating member having one end thereof connected to the printed circuit board and an other end thereof disposed between the lens module and the upper part,

wherein a groove is disposed on a lower surface of the upper part facing the heating member,

wherein the lower surface of the upper part comprises an outer region, an inner region disposed on an inner side of the outer region, and the groove disposed between the outer region and the inner region; and

wherein the first body comprises a rib in contact with the heating member, disposed to connect the inner region with the outer region.

15 . The camera module of claim 14 , comprising a sealing member disposed between a lower surface of the inner region and an upper surface of the lens module.

16 . The camera module of claim 14 , wherein the heating member comprises: a heating part disposed between the upper surface and the lens module to provide heat; a terminal part connected to the printed circuit board; and a connection part connecting the heating part and the terminal part, the heating part having a ring-shaped cross-section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2025
From: HWANG, SUN MIN; LEE, MIN WOO
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0184397 · Dec 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250102791A1 · Mar 27, 2025
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