CAMERA MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CAMERA MODULE

• US 20110293264A1
• Filed: 05/26/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Tetsugaku, Miyazawa, Hideo, Kobayashi, Mitsuru, Sato, Koki
• Granted Patent: US 8,356,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 396/529
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/02 Bodies
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 3/10 Power-operated focusing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/54 Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49908 Joining by deforming

Abstract

A camera module includes a camera unit, a board, and a driving unit mounted on the board and configured to drive the camera unit. The camera module also includes an elastic camera-side connecting part configured to connect a terminal of the camera unit with wiring on a first surface of the board.

Claims

1. A camera module, comprising:

a camera unit;

a board;

a driving unit mounted on the board and configured to drive the camera unit; and

an elastic camera-side connecting part configured to connect a terminal of the camera unit with wiring on a first surface of the board.

2. The camera module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camera-side connecting part is directly attached to the first surface of the board.

3. The camera module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a cable; and

an elastic cable-side connecting part configured to connect wiring on a second surface of the board with a terminal of the cable.

4. The camera module as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cable-side connecting part is directly attached to the second surface of the board.

5. The camera module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a camera housing,

wherein the camera unit is fixed to the camera housing.

6. The camera module as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

a substrate housing configured to house the board,

wherein the camera housing is attached to the substrate housing.

7. The camera module as claimed in claim 6, further comprising:

a gasket provided between the substrate housing and the camera housing and configured to prevent water from entering between the housings.

8. The camera module as claimed in claim 3, wherein the elastic cable-side connecting part includes multiple contact parts configured to maintain electrical connection when at least one of the contact parts is in contact with the wiring.

9. The camera module as claimed in claim 8, wherein the contact parts have a same length.

10. The camera module as claimed in claim 8, wherein the contact parts have different lengths.

11. A camera module, comprising:

plural terminals formed by pressing a metal plate;

a holder formed by insert molding so as to surround and hold the terminals and having a through hole extending in a length direction of the terminals;

a lens fitted into the through hole; and

a camera unit attached to the holder and disposed behind the lens.

12. The camera module as claimed in claim 11, wherein

multiple sets of the terminals are formed on the metal plate;

and

the holder is formed for each set of the terminals.

13. The camera module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the metal plate is a hoop material.

14. The camera module as claimed in claim 11, wherein

the terminals include cut-off parts that are cut off from carriers of the metal plate to separate the holder from the metal plate;

the cut-off parts penetrate through a wall of the holder; and

ends of the cut-off parts are in a recess formed in an outer surface of the wall of the holder.

15. A method of manufacturing a camera module, the method comprising:

pressing a metal plate to form multiple sets of terminals;

forming a holder for each set of the terminals by insert molding so as to surround and hold the terminals, the holder having a through hole extending in a length direction of the terminals;

fitting a lens into the through hole;

attaching a camera unit to the holder at a position behind the lens; and

separating the holder from the metal plate.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein

the metal plate is a hoop material;

and

pressing the metal plate includes pressing the hoop material to form the multiple sets of the terminals.