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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2023
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co.,ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Su Kyeong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Nam Ki Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Bo Sung Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Soo Cheol Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Je Ho Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A camera module includes a housing having an internal space; a carrier disposed in the internal space; a lens module disposed in the carrier; a guide frame disposed between the carrier and the lens module; a first ball member and a second ball member disposed between the housing and the carrier, spaced apart from each other in a diagonal direction of the housing and the carrier, and configured to guide a movement of the carrier in a direction of an optical axis; and a third ball member disposed between the carrier and the guide frame, and a fourth ball member disposed between the guide frame and the lens module, and configured to guide a movement of the lens module in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, wherein the third ball member and the fourth ball member do not overlap each other in the optical axis direction.