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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto-fu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/2257 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera module includes an imaging function section, a connector forming section, and a connecting section combined in a laminated body. The connecting section is thinner than the imaging function section and is bendable. The imaging function section includes a cavity and a through hole. An image sensor IC is disposed within the cavity. A lens unit is mounted in the imaging function section to be optically coupled to the image sensor IC via the through hole. A light shielding member covers a boundary between the connecting section and the imaging function section that define a height difference.