Folded module and camera module including folded module
US12273608B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2023 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/58
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera module includes a housing, a reflective member positioned in the housing and changing a direction of light to a direction of an optical axis, a carrier carrying the reflective member and rotatable about a first axis with respect to the housing, and a first ball group disposed between the housing and the carrier, wherein the first ball group includes a main ball member providing the first axis of the carrier, and an auxiliary ball member disposed away from the first axis, and one or both of the housing and the carrier partially accommodates the auxiliary ball member, and includes an auxiliary guide groove extended in a circumferential direction of the first axis.
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