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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Lg Innotek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Dae Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Innotek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/55 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/028 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); G03B 17/55 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); H05B 1/0202 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a lens a heater disposed on a surface of the lens; and a switch electrode which selectively comes into contact with the heater, wherein a current is supplied to the heater through the switch electrode when the switch electrode and the heater are in contact with each other, the current supply to the heater is cut off when the switch electrode and the heater are spaced apart from each other, and the switch electrode is spaced apart from the heater when the lens reaches a predetermined temperature or higher.