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Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2019
Applicant:

Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;

Inventor:

Yasuki Furutake, Kariya, JP;

Assignee:

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2021.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/021 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G02B 13/0045 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract

A camera module is attached to an inside of a windshield of a vehicle to capture an image of an outside view. The camera module includes an imager, a lens set equipped with a first lens and a second lens, a lens barrel in which the lens set is disposed, and a main spacer fit in the lens barrel. The lens barrel retains the first lens using an axial force oriented along an optical axis of the lens set. The main spacer is disposed between the first and second lenses and transmits the axial force from one of the first and second lenses to the other. This structure enables the camera module to be reduced in size without sacrificing the optical performance thereof.


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