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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Lg Innotek Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Chul Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G02B 27/58 (2006.01); G03B 15/05 (2021.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01); H01F 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 15/05 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G02B 27/58 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); H04N 23/951 (2023.01); G02B 7/02 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0503 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0567 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0592 (2013.01); H01F 7/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention is a camera module, comprising: a light source; an optical unit which converts light, output by the light source, into a planar form or a multi-point form and outputs same; and an image sensor, wherein the light source is periodically turned on/off, and when the light source is turned on, the optical unit moves to be positioned in a first position, and when the light source is turned off, the optical unit moves to the initial position thereof.