Camera module and method for assembling the same
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1. A camera module, comprising:
- a cover part having an opening;
a lens mounted to the opening of the cover part, the lens including a downward stepped portion formed on an edge of an upper surface of the lens;
a lens guide formed in the opening at an upper portion of the cover part to prevent removal of the lens;
a protrusion protruded from a portion of the lens guide toward the lens; and
a back cap coming into close contact with the lens and mounted to the opening,wherein the protrusion is coupled to the downward stepped portion, andwherein a recess is formed in the cover part, the opening is formed inside the recess, and cover-part coupling portions are formed on the outer circumference of the back cap to be engaged with the recess and the opening of the cover part.
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Disclosed are a camera module and a method for assembling the camera module, the camera module including a cover part having an opening formed therein and a lens guide formed in the opening to prevent removal of a lens to an outside, a lens mounted to the opening of the cover part, and a back cap coming into close contact with the lens and mounted to the opening.
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1. A camera module, comprising:
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a cover part having an opening; a lens mounted to the opening of the cover part, the lens including a downward stepped portion formed on an edge of an upper surface of the lens; a lens guide formed in the opening at an upper portion of the cover part to prevent removal of the lens; a protrusion protruded from a portion of the lens guide toward the lens; and a back cap coming into close contact with the lens and mounted to the opening, wherein the protrusion is coupled to the downward stepped portion, and wherein a recess is formed in the cover part, the opening is formed inside the recess, and cover-part coupling portions are formed on the outer circumference of the back cap to be engaged with the recess and the opening of the cover part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for assembling a camera module, comprising:
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preparing a cover part, the cover part including an opening, a lens guide formed in the opening at an upper portion of the cover part to prevent removal of a lens, a protrusion protruded from a portion of the lens guide towards the lens, and a groove formed between the protrusion of the lens guide and the cover part; fitting an O-ring into the groove; mounting the lens to the opening so that a downward stepped portion on an edge of an upper surface of the lens comes into close contact with the protrusion; and fixing the back cap to the cover part after mounting the back cap to the opening to come into close contact with the lens, wherein a recess is formed in the cover part, the opening is formed inside the recess, and cover-part coupling portions are formed on the outer circumference of the back cap to be engaged with the recess and the opening of the cover part. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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