Flash system for camera module
US8891002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0567
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera module having a flash that is provided therein. The flash may be an LED light source. The LED may come in a package that is generally rectangular, with the exception that one corner is flattened. The camera module includes a housing that receives the light source, an image sensor, and a lens. The housing includes mating features that receive the LED package, those features including a flattened corner so that the LED package can only be received within the housing when it is properly oriented. The housing also includes electrical terminals for connection to the LED that include springs. When the LED package is properly oriented and received within the housing, contact pads on the LED package and the electrical terminals on the housing are pressed together against the resilient force of the spring.
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