IP Library Granted Patent US 12,677,049
Granted Patent B2
US 12,677,049 · App. 18/782,931 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Dual camera module and optical device

Inventors: Jun Taek Lee (Seoul, KR); Sang Jun Min (Seoul, KR); Tae Jin Jung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H04N23/45G02B7/105G03B3/10G03B11/04G03B17/02H02K1/17H04N23/51H04N23/54
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,677,049
App. No.
18/782,931
Filed
Jul 24, 2024
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2699
USPC
348/218.1
Abstract

The present embodiment relates to a dual camera module comprising a first camera module and a second camera module, wherein: a first magnet unit of the first camera module includes a first magnet and a second magnet, both disposed opposite to each other on a side surface of a first housing; a second magnet unit of the second camera module includes a third to a sixth magnet arranged on four respective corners of a second housing; a third magnet unit is disposed on a side surface of the first housing facing the second housing; the third magnet unit is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet; and the third magnet unit is smaller than the first magnet and is disposed on a virtual line connecting an optical axis of the first camera module and an optical axis of the second camera module.

Claims (53)

1 . A camera device comprising:

a first camera module comprising a first cover member, and a first magnet unit disposed in the first cover member;

a second camera module comprising a second cover member, and a second magnet unit disposed in the second cover member; and

third and fourth shield members formed of metal,

wherein the first cover member comprises a first lateral plate facing the second cover member, a second lateral plate opposite to the first lateral plate, and third and fourth lateral plates opposite to each other,

wherein the first magnet unit comprises first and second magnets overlapped with each other in a first direction from the third lateral plate to the fourth lateral plate,

wherein the second magnet unit comprises third to sixth magnets disposed on four corner areas of the second cover member, respectively,

wherein the third shield member is disposed outside the third lateral plate of the first cover member,

wherein the fourth shield member is disposed outside the fourth lateral plate of the first cover member, and

wherein the first and second magnets are overlapped with the third shield member and the fourth shield member in the first direction.

2 . The camera device of claim 1 , comprising a first shield member formed of metal,

wherein the first shield member is disposed on the first lateral plate of the first cover member.

3 . The camera device of claim 1 , comprising a second shield member formed of metal,

wherein the second shield member is disposed outside the second lateral plate of the first cover member.

4 . The camera device of claim 3 , wherein the second shield member connects the third shield member and the fourth shield member.

5 . The camera device of claim 3 , wherein the second shield member has a flat plate shape and is disposed to contact with the second lateral plate of the first cover member.

6 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein each of the third and fourth shield members is formed of a magnetic substance.

7 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein the third shield member has a flat plate shape and is disposed to contact with the third lateral plate of the first cover member, and

wherein the fourth shield member has a flat plate shape and is disposed to contact with the fourth lateral plate of the first cover member.

8 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second magnets are symmetrical based on an optical axis of the first camera module, and

wherein each of the first and second magnets has a flat plate shape.

9 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein the third to sixth magnets are symmetrical based on an optical axis of the second camera module, and

wherein each of the third to sixth magnets has a pillar shape with an inner lateral surface having an area greater than an area of an outer lateral surface.

10 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein the first camera module comprises a first bobbin disposed in the first cover member and a first housing disposed between the first cover member and the first bobbin, and

wherein the first and second magnets are disposed on the first housing.

11 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein the second camera module comprises a second bobbin disposed in the second cover member and a second housing disposed between the second cover member and the second bobbin, and

wherein the third to sixth magnets are disposed on the second housing.

12 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein the first camera module comprises a first bobbin disposed in the first cover member and a first coil disposed on the first bobbin, and

wherein the second camera module comprises a second bobbin disposed in the second cover member and a second coil disposed on the second bobbin.

13 . The camera device of claim 12 , wherein the second camera module comprises a base coupled with the second cover member, and a third coil disposed on the base and configured to electromagnetically interact with the second magnet unit, and

wherein the second bobbin is configured to be moved in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the second camera module or tilted by an electromagnetic interaction between the second magnet unit and the third coil.

14 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein the second cover member comprises a fifth lateral plate facing the first cover member, and

wherein a discrete distance between the first lateral plate and the fifth lateral plate is 4 mm or less.

15 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second cover members is formed of a non-magnetic substance.

16 . The camera device of claim 1 , wherein a size of the second cover member is different from a size of the first cover member.

17 . An optical apparatus comprising:

a main body;

the camera device of claim 1 disposed on the main body; and

a display part disposed on the main body and configured to output an image photographed by the camera device.

18 . A camera device comprising:

a first camera module comprising a first cover member, a first bobbin disposed in the first cover member, and a first magnet unit disposed between the first cover member and the first bobbin;

a second camera module comprising a second cover member, a second bobbin disposed in the second cover member, and a second magnet unit disposed between the second cover member and the second bobbin; and

third and fourth shield members formed of metal,

wherein the first cover member comprises a first lateral plate facing the second cover member, a second lateral plate opposite to the first lateral plate, and third and fourth lateral plates opposite to each other,

wherein the first magnet unit comprises a first magnet disposed between the third lateral plate of the first cover member and the first bobbin, and a second magnet disposed between the fourth lateral plate of the first cover member and the first bobbin,

wherein the second magnet unit comprises third to sixth magnets disposed on four corner areas of the second cover member, respectively,

wherein the third shield member is disposed on the third lateral plate of the first cover member,

wherein the fourth shield member is disposed on the fourth lateral plate of the first cover member, and

wherein the first and second magnets are overlapped with the third shield member and the fourth shield member in a direction from the third lateral plate to the fourth lateral plate.

19 . The camera device of claim 18 , comprising a first shield member formed of metal,

wherein the first shield member is disposed on the first lateral plate of the first cover member.

20 . The camera device of claim 18 , comprising a second shield member formed of metal,

wherein the second shield member is disposed on the second lateral plate of the first cover member.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0088567 · Jul 13, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0090565 · Jul 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 18346941 · Jul 5, 2023
Continuation 18069707 · Dec 21, 2022
Continuation 17307545 · May 4, 2021
Continuation 16870462 · May 8, 2020
Continuation 16317764 · Jul 7, 2017
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