Patent ID: 11889169
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A camera module comprising:
a housing;
a reflective member disposed in the housing and changing a direction of light to a direction of an optical axis;
a carrier carrying the reflective member and rotatable about a first axis with respect to the housing; and
a first ball group disposed between the housing and the carrier,
wherein the first ball group comprises a main ball member providing the first axis of the carrier, and an auxiliary ball member disposed away from the first axis, and
wherein the carrier comprises a first auxiliary guide groove partially accommodating the auxiliary ball member, the housing includes a second auxiliary guide groove partially accommodating the auxiliary ball member, and a length of the second auxiliary guide groove is at least twice the length of the first auxiliary guide groove.