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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Byung Hoon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Dong Kyun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chuel Jin Park, Gyunggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Gyunggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera module having an auto-focus apparatus comprises a piezoelectric actuator configured to generate a force for moving a driven member, a rod connected to the piezoelectric actuator and configured to transmit the force of the piezoelectric actuator to the driven member, a lens barrel having at least one lens, and a connecting member configured to use magnetic force to couple the rod and the lens barrel together.