Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Nam Ki Park

Young Bok Yoon

Young Hwan Kwon

Ta Kyoung Lee

Bo Sung Seo

Bong Won Jeong

Dong Yeon Shin

Jung Seok Lee

Kum Kyung Lee

Hong Joo Lee

Soon Seok Kang

Soo Cheol Lim

Jae Kyung Kim

Jun Sup Shin

Jae Won Jung

Oh Byoung Kwon

Seung Hyeon Jeong

Ah Hyeon Im

Yoo Chang Kim

Jae Hyuk Kim

Yeun Ho Jung

Sang Jong Lee

Su Bong Jang

Hee Soo Yoon

Kyung Hun Lee

Sang Ho Seo

Sung Hoon Kim

Byung Woo Kang

Seung Hee Hong

Je Hyun Bang

Byung Gi An

Sung Taek Oh

Jung Woo Kim

Hoon Do Heo

Yun Tae Lee

Shin Young Cheong

Dae Hyun Jeong

Jun Chwae

Moo Ho Lee

Gab Yong Kim

Ick Chan Shim

Ji Buem Chun

Sang Hun Han

Joung Ho Son

Seung Yong Hwang

Ik Jin Jang

Byung Hoon Lee

Kwang Joon Cho

Suk Young Oh

Hyeon Su Heo

Soo Yeon Oh

Byung Gi Ahn

Se Hyeun Yun

Joo Sub Maeng

Dong Ryul Kim

Han Na Lee

A camera module includes a housing, a lens barrel configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, a barrel holder coupled to the lens barrel and disposed inside of the housing, a lens barrel driving unit configured to drive the lens barrel in the optical axis direction, including a driving magnet and a driving coil, and a position restoration member configured to face the driving magnet in a direction intersecting an optical axis, where a total length of the position restoration member in the optical axis direction is less than a total length of the driving magnet in the optical axis direction, to limit a displacement of the lens barrel in the optical axis direction.

Camera module

A reflecting module for optical image stabilization (OIS) includes a housing; a rotation holder provided in the housing and comprising a reflecting member; a rotation plate provided in the housing between an inner wall of the housing and the rotation holder so that the rotation holder is supported by the inner wall of the housing via the rotation plate; and a driving part configured to apply a driving force to the rotation holder to move the rotation holder.

Reflecting module for optical image stabilization (OIS) and camera module including the same

A folded module is provided. The folded module includes a housing including a first space and a second space, a reflection module disposed in the first space; and a lens module disposed in the second space. A length of the first space in a first axis direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction is longer than a length of the second space in the first axis direction. The housing also includes a carrier, and a rotation holder is disposed in the carrier. At least a portion of the housing, the carrier and the rotation holder is configured to have a rounded shape corresponding to an arc shape of a circle centered on a second axis perpendicular to an optical axis direction and a first axis direction. The first axis direction and the second axis direction are perpendicular to the optical axis direction and cross each other.

Folded module and portable electronic device including a folded module

A camera module includes a housing having an internal space, and a first lens module and a second lens module disposed in the internal space and each configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, wherein a first shaft and a first ball member are disposed between the first lens module and the housing, wherein a second shaft and a second ball member are disposed between the second lens module and the housing, and wherein, when moving in the optical axis direction, rolling friction occurs on one of both sides of each lens module, and sliding friction occurs on the other of both sides.

Camera module and mobile device including the same

A camera module includes a housing accommodating a lens module, a driving unit including a magnet disposed on the lens module and a coil disposed to face the magnet, a yoke generating attractive force with the magnet, a first ball member accommodated in a first receiving space disposed between the lens module and the housing, and pressed by the attractive force, and a second ball member accommodated in a second receiving space disposed between the lens module and the housing, and pressed by the attractive force. A length of the first receiving space in an optical axis direction is different from a length of the second receiving space in the optical axis direction.

A camera module includes a housing, a reflective member positioned in the housing and changing a direction of light to a direction of an optical axis, a carrier carrying the reflective member and rotatable about a first axis with respect to the housing, and a first ball group disposed between the housing and the carrier, wherein the first ball group includes a main ball member providing the first axis of the carrier, and an auxiliary ball member disposed away from the first axis, and one or both of the housing and the carrier partially accommodates the auxiliary ball member, and includes an auxiliary guide groove extended in a circumferential direction of the first axis.

Folded module and camera module including folded module

A camera module includes a housing, a lens module accommodated in the housing, a first optical image stabilization (OIS) driving unit configured to move the lens module, relative to the housing, in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction, and a second OIS driving unit configured to move the lens module, relative to the housing, in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and intersecting the first direction, wherein the first OIS driving unit includes first voice coil motors disposed on both sides of the lens module in the first direction, and the second OIS driving unit includes second voice coil motors disposed on both sides of the lens module in the first direction.

A folded module includes a housing, a carrier disposed in the housing and rotatable with respect to the housing about a first axis perpendicular to an optical axis, a rotation holder disposed on the carrier and rotatable with respect to the carrier about a second axis both perpendicular to the optical axis and the first axis, a reflective member disposed on the rotation holder to change a path of incident light, and a first auxiliary member coupled to the carrier to surround a portion of the rotation holder. The first auxiliary member includes a damping member protruding in a direction parallel to the first axis.

A camera module includes a driving assembly configured to drive a lens module in a direction intersecting an optical axis. The driving assembly includes: a driving magnet member; auxiliary magnet members arranged on opposing sides of the driving magnet member and arranged to have polarities different from a polarity of the driving magnet member in a first direction; and a driving coil including portions extending along boundaries between the driving magnet member and the auxiliary magnet members.

A camera module includes a housing; a plurality of movable lens modules disposed in an internal space of the housing and configured to be movable in an optical axis direction, each of the plurality of movable lens modules comprising at least one lens; and a stopper configured to prevent contact between at least two of the plurality of movable lens modules, wherein the stopper includes a frame mounted on the housing; an extension portion extending from the frame into the internal space of the housing to face a side of one movable lens module of the plurality of movable lens modules in the optical axis direction; and a damping member disposed on the extension portion to face the side of the one movable lens module in the optical axis direction.

A camera module includes: a magnet disposed on a lens module; a bearing member disposed in a ball guide portion formed between the lens module and a housing that accommodates the lens module; a coil disposed in the housing to face the magnet; and a yoke member disposed on the housing to interact with the magnet to generate a biased magnetic force.

A camera module includes a lens module accommodating one or more lenses and configured to move in an interior of a housing in an optical axis direction of the one or more lenses, a first support member connected to the lens module and extending toward an upper inner surface of the housing from the lens module in a first direction intersecting the optical axis, and a second support member connected to the first support member and extending toward a lower inner surface of the housing in a second direction intersecting with the optical axis.

A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a housing; a first frame, provided in the housing; and a second frame, provided on the first frame and including a lens module, wherein the lens module is configured to rotate together with the second frame about a first axis and a second axis, intersecting an optical axis, and , wherein the first frame and the second frame are configured to be supported on a surface that is parallel to the optical axis.

Camera module and electronic device including the same

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Nam Ki Park