Optical: systems and elements – Lens – With variable magnification
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Martinez, Joseph (Department: 2873)
Optical: systems and elements
Lens
With variable magnification
Reexamination Certificate
active
07978421
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a camera module with a hinge spring which can stably support a lens barrel which is driven in a vertical direction for automatic focusing and which is made of lightweight resin, the camera module including a cylindrical lens barrel with lenses disposed therein for collecting images of external objects, a housing encasing the lens barrel in a manner such that the lens barrel vertically moves in an optical axis direction of the lenses, an automatic focusing actuator installed in the housing to cause linear motion of the lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and a ring-shaped hinge spring extrusion-molded using resin having elasticity to support an upper portion of the lens barrel and guide the linear motion of the lens barrel.
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Japanese Office Action for corresponding Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-082176 dated Nov. 24, 2010.
Asaga Jun
Im Jang Young
Kang Seong Ho
Kwon Oh Byoung
Yoon Young Bok
Martinez Joseph
Samsung Electro - Mechanics Co., Ltd.
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