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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Seong Ho Kang, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Jae Ho Baik, Busan, KR;
Inventors:
Seong Ho Kang, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Jae Ho Baik, Busan, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera module according to an aspect of the invention may include: a housing; a fixed unit fixed to the inside of the housing; a lens barrel provided in the housing and having at least one lens; and a moving unit moved and supported by the fixed unit by a predetermined magnetic force, and moving the lens barrel along an optical axis, such that driving accuracy and reliability can be increased when performing auto focus or zoom.