IP Library Granted Patent US 12,656,623
Granted Patent B2
US 12,656,623 · App. 17/773,219 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Camera module, camera lens with mark and manufacturing method thereof, and assembly method of extra-wide-angle camera module

Inventors: Bing Wu (Zhejiang, CN); Kailun Zhou (Zhejiang, CN); Wei Li (Zhejiang, CN); Yu Huang (Zhejiang, CN); Yan Jin (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD
G02B27/62H04N23/55
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Patent No.
US 12,656,623
App. No.
17/773,219
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a camera module, a camera lens with a mark and a manufacturing method thereof, and an assembly method of an extra-wide-angle camera module. The camera module includes a camera lens and a photosensitive assembly. The camera lens includes a lens tube, at least one first lens unit, at least one second lens unit and at least one mark element. The first lens unit and the second lens unit are provided in the lens tube. The first lens unit is a non-rotational member. The mark element is provided at the lens tube, and is used to position the first lens unit.

Claims (26)

1 . A camera lens, comprising:

a lens tube;

at least one first lens unit and at least one second lens unit, wherein the first lens unit and the second lens unit are provided in the lens tube, and the first lens unit is a non-rotational symmetrical member; and

at least one mark element, wherein the mark element is provided in the lens tube in a non-rotational symmetrical manner, the mark element positions the first lens unit, the mark element is integrally provided on the lens tube, and the mark element is a raised structure.

2 . The camera lens according to claim 1 , wherein the mark element has a fixed predetermined angle to a non-circular imaging surface of the first lens unit so as to determine the position and angle of the first lens unit according to the mark element.

3 . The camera lens according to claim 2 , wherein the first lens unit includes an effective diameter portion and a structural portion, and the structural portion extends outwardly from the effective diameter portion, and the mark element is provided on the lens tube corresponding to a specific position from the effective diameter portion based on the effective diameter portion of the first lens unit, such that the mark element marks the position and orientation of the effective diameter portion.

4 . The camera lens according to claim 2 , wherein the first lens unit includes an effective diameter portion and a structural portion, and the structural portion extends outwardly from the effective diameter portion, and the first lens unit is adjusted according to the position of the mark element in order that the effective diameter portion of the first lens unit is located at a specific position from the mark element, such that the mark element marks the effective diameter portion.

5 . The camera lens according to claim 3 , wherein the mark element further includes a mark body and is further provided with at least one mark slot, and the mark body is integrally molded on the lens tube, and the mark slot is formed on the mark body, in order to identify the mark element by means of visual identification of the mark slot.

6 . The camera lens according to claim 4 , wherein the mark element further includes a mark body and is further provided with at least one mark slot, and the mark body is integrally molded on the lens tube, and the mark slot is formed on the mark body in order to identify the mark element by visual identification of the mark slot.

7 . The camera lens according to claim 3 , wherein the mark element further includes a mark body and is further provided with at least one cut edge, and the mark body is integrally molded on the lens tube, and the cut edge is formed on the mark body in order to identify the mark element by means of visual identification of the cut edge.

8 . The camera lens according to claim 4 , wherein the mark element further includes a mark body and is further provided with at least one cut edge, and the mark body is integrally molded on the lens tube, and the cut edge is formed on the mark body in order to identify the mark element by means of visual identification of the cut edge.

9 . The camera lens according to claim 3 , wherein the mark element is a coating, and the mark element is affixed to the lens tube.

10 . The camera lens according to claim 2 , wherein the lens tube further includes a lens tube body and a lens mounting cavity, and the first lens unit and the second lens unit are fixed to the lens mounting cavity by the lens tube body, and the lens tube body further includes a lens tube upper end portion and a lens tube lower end portion, and the mark element is provided at the lens tube upper end portion or the lens tube lower end portion of the lens tube body.

11 . The camera lens according to claim 2 , wherein the lens tube body of the lens tube has a lens tube outer sidewall, and the mark element is provided on the lens tube outer sidewall of the lens tube body.

12 . A camera module, comprising:

a photosensitive assembly; and

a camera lens, wherein the camera lens is provided in the photosensitive assembly, and the camera lens further includes:

a lens tube;

at least one first lens unit and at least one second lens unit, wherein the first lens unit and the second lens unit are provided in the lens tube, and the first lens unit is a non-rotational symmetrical member; and

at least one mark element, wherein the mark element is provided in the lens tube in a non-rotational symmetrical manner, and the mark element is used to position the first lens unit, the mark element is integrally provided on the lens tube, and the mark element is a raised structure.

13 . The camera module according to claim 12 , wherein the photosensitive assembly includes a circuit board, a photosensitive element, and the photosensitive element is provided conductively on the circuit board, and the camera lens is provided in the light-sensing path of the photosensitive element.

14 . The camera module according to claim 13 , wherein the first lens unit and the second lens unit form an imaging surface on an upper surface of the photosensitive element, and mounting positions of the camera lens and the photosensitive assembly are adjusted according to the position and angle of the imaging surface.

15 . The camera module according to claim 14 , further including a lens fixing component, wherein the lens tube of the lens is orientedly fixed to the lens fixing component according to the location of the mark element, and the corresponding position of the imaging surface to the photosensitive imaging area of the photosensitive element is identified by the visually identified location of the mark element, and the lens fixing component is thereby adjusted so that the imaging surface is adapted to the photosensitive imaging area of the photosensitive element.

16 . The camera module according to claim 12 , further including a motor and a motor housing, wherein the orientation of the mark element of the lens tube and the orientation of the motor housing have a fixed pre-determined angle.

17 . The camera module according to claim 12 , wherein the first lens unit includes an effective diameter portion and a structural portion, and the structural portion extends outwardly from the effective diameter portion, and the mark element is provided on the lens tube corresponding to a specific position from the effective diameter portion based on the effective diameter portion of the first lens unit, such that the mark element marks the effective diameter portion.

18 . The camera module according to claim 12 , wherein the first lens unit includes an effective diameter portion and a structural portion, and the structural portion extends outwardly from the effective diameter portion, and the first lens unit is adjusted according to the position of the mark element such that the effective diameter portion of the first lens unit is located at a specific position from the mark element, such that the mark element marks the effective diameter portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2022
From: WU, BING; ZHOU, KAILUN; LI, WEI; HUANG, YU; JIN, YAN
To: NINGBO SUNNY OPOTECH CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 059836/0048 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201911037398.5 · Oct 29, 2019 · national
CN 201911037405.1 · Oct 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220382070A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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