Reduced height camera module for small form factor applications

摘要

A camera module for a mobile device includes a cover, a base and a lens module. The cover has an outer side from which an annular axial extension protrudes. The axial extension defines a lens opening and a lens movement axis. The axial extension has an outer end surface defining an outer end of the camera module. The outer side of the cover laterally adjacent the axial extension defines a gasket sealing surface against which a gasket can be compressed for sealing. The base defines an inner end of the camera module opposite the outer end. The lens barrel is positioned within the module and driveable to extend and retract relative to the base and within the axial extension. The lens barrel at an outermost position is axially recessed from the end surface of the axial extension and is laterally separated from the gasket sealing surface by the axial extension.

主权项

1. A camera module for a mobile device, comprising:
a cover having an outer side from which an annular axial extension protrudes, the axial extension defining a lens opening and a lens movement axis, the axial extension having an outer end surface defining an outer end of the camera module, wherein the outer side of the cover laterally adjacent the axial extension defines a gasket sealing surface against which a gasket can be compressed for sealing, and wherein the axial extension extends axially beyond the gasket sealing surface; a base defining an inner end of the camera module opposite the outer end; and a lens barrel positioned within the camera module and drivable to extend and retract relative to the base and within the axial extension, wherein the lens barrel at an outermost position is positioned axially beyond the gasket sealing surface and recessed from the outer end surface of the axial extension and is separated laterally from the gasket sealing surface by the axial extension.