Nonadjustable focusing type camera module

• US 7,555,211 B2
• Filed: 12/29/2005
• Issued: 06/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Go, Min Chul
• Primary Examiner(s): Koval; Melissa J
• Application Number:
  US11/319,738
• Publication Number:
  US 20060228103A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,279 Days
• Field of Search: 396/268, 396/275, 396/448, 396/529, 348/340, 348/375, 348/374, 250/216, 294/071, 359/820, 359/827, 359/819, 359/822, 359/823, 382/318
• US Class Current: 396/268
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 11/00 Filters or other obturators specially adapted for photographic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 7/09908 on the camera or in the objective
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/14618 Containers
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/14625 Optical elements or arrangements associated with the device
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/54 Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/55 Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices

Abstract

A nonadjustable focusing type camera module includes a lens assembly having at least one lens, a lens accommodating part mounted on an upper surface of a substrate, and a barrel having an inner space in which the lens assembly is arranged along an optical axis. An upper cap having an incident hole formed in a front center thereof is fixed to the upper side of the barrel to apply pressure to the lens assembly along the optical axis. The camera module further includes an image sensor having an image forming plane on which a light passed through the lens is focused. The sensor is electrically connected to the substrate to transmit the focused image, and a filter is disposed between the lens assembly and the image sensor.

Claims

1. A nonadjustable focusing type camera module comprising:

a lens assembly including at least one lens;

a lens accommodating part mounted on an upper surface of a substrate, and including a barrel having an inner space in which the lens assembly is arranged along an optical axis, and an upper cap having an incident hole formed in the front center thereof and fixed to an upper side of the barrel to apply pressure to the lens assembly along the optical axis;

an image sensor having an image forming plane on which a light beam passed through the lens is focused and electrically connected to the substrate to transmit the focused image; and

at least one filter disposed between the lens assembly and the image sensor wherein the barrel includes a first coupling part formed in the upper side of the barrel corresponding to a lower side of the upper cap, and the upper cap includes a first corresponding coupling part coupled with the first coupling part of the barrel.

2. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the lens assembly includes multiple lenses, and further includes at least one spacer for maintaining a gap between the lenses.

3. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first coupling part and the first corresponding coupling part have a female thread and a male thread to be screwed to each other respectively.

4. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the barrel includes at least one first upper positioning part formed in the lower end thereof corresponding to the upper surface of the substrate, and the substrate includes a first lower positioning part formed in the upper surface thereof corresponding to the upper end of the barrel and coupled with the first upper positioning part.

5. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 4, wherein the first upper positioning part and the first lower positioning part are formed in the form of a pin and a pinhole respectively such that the first upper positioning part is inserted into the first lower positioning part.

6. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the barrel includes a stopper protruded from the inner surface thereof to lock an end lens of the lens assembly.

7. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the filter comprises an IR filter positioned and fixed to the lower end of the barrel by adhesive.

8. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the filter comprises an IR filter attached to the upper surface of the image sensor corresponding to an image region of the image sensor.

9. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein a back focal length between an end lens of the lens assembly and the image forming plane of the image sensor is maintained within an error range of ±

20 μ

m.

10. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the image sensor comprises a sensor mounted on the upper surface of the substrate by wire-bonding.

11. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 1, wherein the image sensor comprises a sensor mounted on the lower surface of the substrate by flip-chip bonding such that the image forming plane is exposed through a window penetrating the upper surface of the substrate.

12. A nonadjustable focusing type camera module comprising:

a lens assembly including at least one lens;

a lens accommodating part mounted on an upper surface of a substrate, and

including a barrel having an inner space in which the lens assembly is arranged along an optical axis and an incident hole formed in the front center thereof, and

a lower cap fixed to the lower side of the barrel to apply pressure to the lens assembly along the optical axis;

an image sensor having an image forming plane on which a light beam passed through the lens is focused and electrically connected to the substrate to transmit the focused image; and

at least one filter disposed between the lens assembly and the image sensor,

wherein the barrel includes at least one upper positioning part formed in a lower end of the barrel corresponding to the upper surface of the substrate, and the substrate includes at least one lower positioning part formed in the upper surface of the substrate corresponding to an upper end of the barrel and coupled with the at least one upper positioning part of the barrel.

13. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the lens assembly includes multiple lenses, and further includes at least one spacer for maintaining a gap between the lenses.

14. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein said upper positioning part of the barrel and said lower positioning part of the substrate are formed in the form of a pin and a pinhole respectively such that said upper positioning part of the barrel is inserted into said lower positioning part of the substrate.

15. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the lower cap comprises a pressing member fitted into the inner circumference of the barrel by an external force applied from the lower side of the barrel to the lens assembly.

16. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the lower cap comprises a ring-shaped member having a predetermined opening formed in the central portion thereof through which the light beam entering through the incident hole and the lens assembly passes toward the image sensor without interference.

17. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the lower cap comprises a transparent cylindrical member through which the light beam passes toward the image sensor without refraction.

18. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the filter comprises an IR filter positioned and fixed to the lower end of the barrel by adhesive.

19. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the filter comprises an IR filter attached to the upper surface of the image sensor corresponding to an image region of the image sensor.

20. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein a back focal length between an end lens of the lens assembly and the image forming plane of the image sensor is maintained within an error range of ±

20 μ

m.

21. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the image sensor comprises a sensor mounted on the upper surface of the substrate in a wire-bonding.

22. The nonadjustable focusing type camera module as set forth in claim 12, wherein the image sensor comprises a sensor mounted on the lower surface of the substrate by flip-chip bonding such that the image forming plane is exposed through a window penetrating the upper surface of the substrate.