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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Jae Woo Jun, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G03B 5/00 (2021.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01); G03B 30/00 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G03B 5/00 (2013.01); G03B 30/00 (2021.01); G03B 2205/0076 (2013.01); H04N 23/687 (2023.01);
Abstract
A camera module includes: a first driving unit including a rotating plate disposed in a housing so as to be rotatable about an optical axis, and a first shape memory alloy (SMA) wire configured to rotate the rotating plate in response to a first applied current; and an optical module disposed in the housing and coupled to the rotating plate.