CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220385822A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17819573

    申请日:2022-08-12

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing, a lens assembly disposed in the housing, a first carrier operatively connected to the lens assembly to move the lens assembly in an optical axis direction, wherein the first carrier includes a first yoke part and a second yoke part, a second carrier operatively connected to the lens assembly to move the lens assembly in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein the second carrier includes a first magnet interacting with the first yoke part and a second magnet interacting with the second yoke part, and a plurality of balls disposed between the first carrier and the second carrier. The first carrier may include a plurality of guide grooves to accommodate the plurality of balls, respectively. The plurality of balls may each be in contact with an upper end of the first carrier and a lower end of the second carrier, and may be movable within each of the plurality of guide grooves. Various other embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

    FOLDED CAMERA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20200319439A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16815831

    申请日:2020-03-11

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a lens assembly that receives external light, which is used by a camera module to capture a still image and/or a moving picture, in a first direction, a housing forming an outer portion of the camera module, a first support disposed inside the housing and disposed in a second direction away from the lens assembly, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; and a second support including at least a portion protruding in the second direction while surrounding the lens assembly, wherein the first support and the second support are disposed in the second direction away from the lens assembly.

    CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240147041A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-02

    申请号:US18404253

    申请日:2024-01-04

    CPC classification number: H04N23/55 H04N23/54 H04N23/687

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a camera module, at least part of which is disposed inside the housing. The camera module includes a fixed part including a camera housing fixedly disposed in the electronic device, a moving part including a lens and an image sensor, at least part of the moving part being received inside the camera housing such that the moving part moves relative to the fixed part, a drive member that moves the moving part and that includes a first drive member disposed on the camera housing and a second drive member that is disposed on the moving part and that electromagnetically interacts with the first drive member, and a support structure that supports a movement of the moving part and that includes a ball coupled to one of the moving part or the camera housing so as to be rotatable.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING CAMERA AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230014687A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17945239

    申请日:2022-09-15

    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including a housing, an optical image stabilization (OIS) coil and an auto-focus (AF) coil, a first lens disposed along an optical axis, a second lens disposed under the first lens, and a third lens disposed under the second lens, the second lens is deformable according to movement of an AF carrier, an OIS carrier including an OIS magnet disposed corresponding to the OIS coil of the housing, and configured to move the third lens along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis, wherein the AF carrier includes an AF magnet corresponding to the AF coil, to move the second lens along the optical axis, and a processor configured to apply a current to the OIS coil to move the OIS carrier, resulting in movement of the third lens in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis, and apply a current to the AF coil to deform the second lens by movement of the AF carrier.

    CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220311916A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17430181

    申请日:2021-07-30

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a camera module, at least part of which is disposed inside the housing. The camera module includes a fixed part including a camera housing fixedly disposed in the electronic device, a moving part including a lens and an image sensor, at least part of the moving part being received inside the camera housing such that the moving part moves relative to the fixed part, a drive member that moves the moving part and that includes a first drive member disposed on the camera housing and a second drive member that is disposed on the moving part and that electromagnetically interacts with the first drive member, and a support structure that supports a movement of the moving part and that includes a ball coupled to one of the moving part or the camera housing so as to be rotatable.

    CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220221771A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:US17571350

    申请日:2022-01-07

    Abstract: A camera module according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a camera housing, a lens assembly, part of which is accommodated in the camera housing, the lens assembly including a lens, in which the lens assembly moves in a direction of an optical axis of the lens inside the camera housing, and a stopper member coupled to the inside of the camera housing and at least part of the stopper member limits a movement range of the lens assembly in the direction of the optical axis. The stopper member includes a first stopper member to limit the movement range of the lens assembly in a first optical axis direction and a second stopper member to limit the movement range of the lens assembly in a second optical axis direction opposite to the first optical axis direction, and the first stopper member and the second stopper member are configured to provide damping when the lens assembly makes contact with the first stopper member and the second stopper member.

Patent Agency Ranking