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Camera module and electronic device

US11467471B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 2021
Grant dateOct 11, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2205/0069
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A camera module includes a plastic carrier, an imaging lens assembly, a reflective element and a plurality of auto-focusing elements. The plastic carrier includes an inner portion and an outer portion, wherein an inner space is defined by the inner portion, and the outer portion includes at least one mounting structure. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the inner space of the plastic carrier. The reflective element is for folding an image light by a reflective surface of the reflective element into the imaging lens assembly. The auto-focusing elements include at least two magnets and at least one wiring element, wherein the auto-focusing elements are for moving the plastic carrier along a second optical axis of the imaging lens assembly, and the magnets or the wiring element can be disposed on the mounting structure of the outer portion.

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