IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,556,787
Granted Patent B2
US 12,556,787 · App. 18/531,172 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Camera module and electronic device comprising same

Inventors: Kiyun Jo (Suwon-si, KR); Jongjun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Heeyun Chung (Suwon-si, KR); Kihuk Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N23/52H04N23/51H04N23/54H04N23/57
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Patent No.
US 12,556,787
App. No.
18/531,172
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera module according to an embodiment may comprise: a printed circuit board including a first opening; a housing assembly comprising a housing arranged on a first surface of the printed circuit board; a first rear member comprising a plate arranged on a second surface of the printed circuit board, and arranged to overlap with the first opening and a part of the printed circuit board; a second rear member comprising a support arranged on the second surface of the printed circuit board and including a second opening in which the first rear member is arranged, and has a thickness thicker than a thickness of the first rear member; an image sensor arranged on one surface of the first rear member and exposed toward the housing assembly through the first opening; and at least one lens aligned to have the same optical axis of the image sensor, and arranged in the inner space of the housing assembly.

Claims (59)

1 . A camera module comprising:

a printed circuit board including a first opening;

a housing assembly comprising a housing disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board;

a first back member comprising a plate disposed on a second surface of the printed circuit board and disposed to overlap the first opening and a portion of the printed circuit board;

a second back member comprising a support disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board, including a second opening in which the first back member is disposed, and having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the first back member;

an image sensor disposed on one surface of the first back member and exposed toward the housing assembly through the first opening; and

at least one lens disposed in an interior space of the housing assembly aligned to have a same optical axis as the image sensor.

2 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first back member includes a metal plate having a flatness of a specified value or more.

3 . The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the second back member comprises a same material as the first back member.

4 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the second back member comprises a shock absorbing material or a material having higher strength than a strength of the first back member.

5 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the second back member includes a plurality of sub-back members.

6 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the second back member includes:

a first sub-back member including a third opening; and

a second sub-back member disposed in the third opening and including the second opening.

7 . The camera module of claim 6 , wherein the first back member has a first thickness,

the first sub-back member has a second thickness greater than the first thickness, and

the second sub-back member has a third thickness greater than the first thickness and less than the second thickness.

8 . The camera module of claim 6 , wherein the first back member comprises a shock absorbing material or a material having higher strength than a strength of the first back member, and

the second sub-back member comprises a same material as the first back member.

9 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the second back member has a stacked structure in a direction of the optical axis, and

the second back member includes:

a first sub-back member attached to the printed circuit board; and

a second sub-back member attached to the first sub-back member.

10 . The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the first back member has a first thickness,

the first sub-back member has a second thickness equal to or greater than the first thickness, and

the second sub-back member has a third thickness less than the first thickness.

11 . The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the first sub-back member comprises a same material as the first back member, and

the second sub-back member comprises a shock absorbing material or a material having higher strength than a strength of the first back member.

12 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first back member is spaced apart from the second back member by a specified distance.

13 . An electronic device comprising:

a first plate;

a second plate; and

a camera module at least partially disposed in a space formed between the first plate and the second plate,

wherein the camera module includes:

a printed circuit board including a first opening;

a housing assembly comprising a housing disposed on a first surface of the printed circuit board;

a first back member comprising a plate disposed on a second surface of the printed circuit board and disposed to overlap the first opening and a portion of the printed circuit board;

a second back member comprising a support disposed on the second surface of the printed circuit board, including a second opening in which the first back member is disposed, and having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the first back member;

an image sensor disposed on one surface of the first back member and exposed toward the housing assembly through the first opening; and

at least one lens disposed in an interior space of the housing assembly aligned to have a same optical axis as the image sensor.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , further comprising a support disposed in a space formed between the first plate and the second plate,

wherein the second back member is configured to support the camera module by contacting at least a portion of the support, and

the first back member is spaced apart from the support by a specified distance.

15 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the second back member has a stacked structure in a direction of the optical axis,

the second back member includes:

a first sub-back member attached to the printed circuit board; and

a second sub-back member attached to the first sub-back member,

the first back member has a first thickness,

the first sub-back member has a second thickness equal to or greater than the first thickness, and

the second sub-back member has a third thickness less than the first thickness.

16 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first back member includes a metal plate having a flatness of a specified value or more.

17 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the second back member includes a plurality of sub-back members.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the second back member includes:

a first sub-back member including a third opening; and

a second sub-back member disposed in the third opening and including the second opening.

19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , further comprising a support disposed in a space formed between the first plate and the second plate.

20 . The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the first sub-back member is configured to support the camera module by contacting at least a portion of the support, and

the second sub-back member is spaced apart from the support by a first distance, and

the first sub-back member is spaced apart from the support by a second distance greater than the first distance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2023
From: JO, KIYUN; KIM, JONGJUN; CHUNG, HEEYUN; LEE, KIHUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0074104 · Jun 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022008011 · Jun 7, 2022
Related Publication 20240107141A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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