CAMERA MODULE AND OPTICAL DEVICE INCLUDING LIQUID LENS
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1. A camera module comprising:
- a board having a plurality of circuit elements and an image sensor;
a holder disposed on the board and comprising a side wall having a hole;
a first lens unit disposed in the holder; and
a focus adjustable lens unit disposed in the holder, at least a portion of the focus adjustable lens unit disposed in the hole,wherein the focus adjustable lens unit is disposed on the first lens unit,wherein the board comprises a first long side, a second long side opposite the first long side, and a short side connecting the first long side and the second long side, andwherein the hole is opened toward the first long side of the board.
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Abstract
A camera module according to an embodiment includes a liquid lens unit including a cavity, a conductive liquid and a non-conductive liquid disposed in the cavity, “n” individual electrodes (n being an integer of 2 or more), and a common electrode, an interface being formed between the conductive liquid and the non-conductive liquid, a main board including an element constituting a control circuit for controlling the operation of the liquid lens unit, and a holder coupled to the main board such that the open area of an insertion hole for insertion of the liquid lens unit is disposed along a first side of the main board.
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20 Claims
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1. A camera module comprising:
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a board having a plurality of circuit elements and an image sensor; a holder disposed on the board and comprising a side wall having a hole; a first lens unit disposed in the holder; and a focus adjustable lens unit disposed in the holder, at least a portion of the focus adjustable lens unit disposed in the hole, wherein the focus adjustable lens unit is disposed on the first lens unit, wherein the board comprises a first long side, a second long side opposite the first long side, and a short side connecting the first long side and the second long side, and wherein the hole is opened toward the first long side of the board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A camera module, comprising:
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a board having a plurality of circuit elements and an image sensor; a holder disposed on the board and comprising a side wall having a hole; a first lens unit disposed in the holder; and a focus adjustable lens unit disposed on the first lens unit, wherein the focus adjustable lens unit is inserted through the hole and overlapped with the hole in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis. wherein the board comprises a first long side, a second long side opposite the first long side, and a short side connecting the first long side and the second long side, and wherein the hole is opened toward the first long side of the board.
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20. A camera module, comprising:
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a board having a plurality of circuit elements and an image sensor; a holder disposed on the board and comprising a side wall having a hole; a first lens unit disposed in the holder; a second lens unit disposed in the holder; an interface variable lens disposed between the first lens unit and the second lens unit; and a board disposed under the holder, a plurality of circuit elements and an image sensor being disposed on the board, wherein the interface variable lens comprises a first material, a second material on the first material and an interface between the first material and the second material, wherein a part of the interface variable lens is disposed in the hole, and wherein the board comprises a first long side, a second long side opposite the first long side, and a short side connecting the first long side and the second long side, and wherein the hole is opened toward the first long side of the board.
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