发明名称 Camera module for an optical touch screen
摘要 The present invention relates to a camera module which senses the position of an on object touching a touch surface of an optical touch screen. The camera module comprises one or more lenses, an optical path converting unit, and an image sensor. Each of the lenses is arranged such that the angle of view for the direction vertical to the touch surface is smaller than the angle of view in the direction horizontal to the touch surface. The optical path converting unit reflects light converging through the lenses in the direction vertical to the touch screen. The image sensor is arranged behind the lenses and in the direction horizontal to the touch surface so as to receive the light reflected by the optical path converting unit.
申请公布号 US9154680(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.10.06
申请号 US201113520840 申请日期 2011.01.05
申请人 发明人 Kim Sung-Han
分类号 G06F3/042;H04N5/225 主分类号 G06F3/042
代理机构 NSIP Law 代理人 NSIP Law
主权项 1. A camera module for an optical touch screen, which senses a position of an object touching a touch surface of the optical touch screen, the camera module comprising: a housing in which one side a light-receiving hole is formed; at least one lens receiving light through the light-receiving hole and being configured such that an angle of view for a direction vertical to the touch surface is smaller than an angle of view for a direction horizontal to the touch surface; an optical path converting unit comprising a prism section configured to reflect light collected through the lens in the direction vertical to the touch surface; and an image sensor being arranged behind the lens transversely on a surface of the housing and perpendicular to a horizontal plane containing the light-receiving hole so as to be disposed in a direction horizontal to the touch surface, and configured to receive the light reflected by the optical path converting unit, wherein the optical path converting unit further comprises a lens section integrated with the prism section and configured to focus the light collected through the lens on the image sensor; and wherein the optical path converting unit is movable in a direction of an optical axis of the lens to adjust a focus with respect to the image sensor, the prism section comprises a total reflection surface configured to reflect the light focused through the lens section to the image sensor, and the lens section has an incident surface that is at least as wide as an exit surface thereof so as to receive all light passed through the lens.
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