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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Young Hwan Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Nam Ki Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Bok Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Soon Seok Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae Won Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
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.