Patent ID: 11927726
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. An electronic device comprising:
an iris;
a lens assembly movable in an optical axis direction; and
an image sensor having an image plane configured to form an electronic signal representing an image formed by light from the lens assembly,
wherein, when focusing the image formed on the image plane, a distance between the iris and the image plane is fixed, and the lens assembly moves in the optical axis direction,
wherein the electronic device further includes a housing surrounding at least a portion of the lens assembly,
wherein the iris is disposed in a camera hole, the camera hole extending from at least one side of the housing and formed in an active area of a display panel,
wherein the iris is at least partially disposed in a plane of the display panel,
wherein the electronic device further includes an extension extending from the housing of the lens assembly or from a fixed structure disposed in the electronic device, the extension at least partially enclosing a second portion of the lens assembly that extends beyond an interior of the housing, and an end thereof that is disposed at least partially within the camera hole, and
wherein the iris is disposed at the end of the extension.