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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2004
Yeong-hyo Jeong, Suwon, KR;
Seong-ho Hwang, Suwon, JP;
Yeong-hyo Jeong, Suwon, KR;
Seong-ho Hwang, Suwon, JP;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for driving a lens in a camera includes a lens module installed in a reciprocating and sliding manner in an inside of a lens barrel, a lead screw installed on the lens barrel, for being rotated by a driving motor, and a power transferring member assembled on the lens module and equipped with a tooth-shaped part that corresponds to a tooth shape of the lead screw. The lens module has a lens and a slider having a mounting unit for mounting the lens and receiving the power transferring member in a movable manner. The mounting unit has a through groove in which one end of the power transferring member is fit and supported and a slit groove in which the other end of the power transferring member is fit to be supported for being movable in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the slider.