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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2010
Chi-wei Chiu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Chi-Wei Chiu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A lens module includes a liquid crystal lens, a lens barrel and two electrically conductive traces. The liquid crystal lens includes a light incident surface, a light output surface facing away from the light incident surface, and a number of side wall surfaces interconnecting the light incident surface and the light output surface. The liquid crystal lens includes at least two electrode layers. Each of the electrode layers comprising a connection terminal exposed at the corresponding side wall surface. The liquid crystal lens is received in the lens barrel. The two electrically conductive traces are embedded in an outer surface of the lens barrel, and includes a first end electrically connected to the corresponding connection terminal, and a second end for electrical connection to an external circuit.