CAMERA MODULE

• US 20130107110A1
• Filed: 10/30/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Kim, Seung Hwan, Ham, Suk Jin, Park, Chang Sung
• Application Number:
  US13/664,350
• Publication Number:
  US 20130107110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/373
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a camera module, including: a camera sensor; a case having the camera sensor accommodated therein; a transparent member mounted to penetrate through an inside and an outside of the case; and a humidity removing unit removing humidity of the transparent member. By this configuration, it is possible to automatically remove humidity formed on the transparent member (external window or external lens) contacting external air and automatically remove foreign materials such as dust attached on the surface of the transparent member. Therefore, even though the camera module according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention is used in the outdoor environment, it is possible to obtain the clear image at all times.

Claims

1. A camera module, comprising:

a camera sensor;

a case having the camera sensor accommodated therein;

a transparent member mounted to penetrate through an inside and an outside of the case; and

a humidity removing unit removing humidity of the transparent member.

2. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the humidity removing unit is a heating wire.

3. The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the heating wire is formed of silver (Ag) paste.

4. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the humidity removing unit is piezoelectrics.

5. The camera module according to claim 1, further comprising a humidity sensor sensing the humidity of the transparent member.

6. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the transparent member is a lens.

7. The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the humidity removing unit is formed to enclose a side portion of the transparent member.