Camera module and method for manufacturing camera module

• US 8,356,950 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2011
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Sato, Koki, Kobayashi, Mitsuru, Tanaka, Tetsugaku, Miyazawa, Hideo
• Primary Examiner(s): Perkey, W. B.
• Application Number:
  US13/116,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20110293264A1
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 396/529, 396/535, 348/340, 348/373, 348/374, 348/375
• 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.