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Camera module

US10812697B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2019
Grant dateOct 20, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2217/002
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A camera module includes a housing having a lens module, an aperture module provided above the lens module and including blades that form incident holes having different sizes in multiple stages or successively, a moving part configured to linearly reciprocate to drive the blades, including a driving magnet facing a driving coil, a position sensor configured to sense a position of the moving part according to interaction with the driving magnet, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the position sensor and confirm or correct the position of the moving part.

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