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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Dooseub Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Sanghyun Ji, Suwon-si, KR;
Ju Ho Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Donghoon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dohwan Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A driving apparatus for a camera includes a first frame including a first ball guide extending in a first direction transverse to an optical axis; a second frame including a second ball guide corresponding to the first ball guide and extending in a second direction transvers to the optical axis and the first direction; a ball member disposed between the first ball guide and the second ball guide; and a retainer interposed between the first frame and the second frame and including a through hole in which the ball member is disposed.