Patent ID: 11971604
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A camera module comprising: a housing having an opening; and
a first lens assembly configured to move in the housing between a first position in which the first lens assembly is entirely in the housing, and a second position in which a portion of the first lens assembly protrudes outside the housing through the opening of the housing, the first lens assembly being attached to the housing by a magnetic force at the second position; and a second lens assembly provided in the housing, wherein a distance between the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly varies based on a movement of the first lens assembly,
wherein the first lens assembly comprises at least one first lens and a first lens barrel supporting the at least one first lens, wherein the first lens barrel comprises an upper portion provided in the opening of the housing and a lower portion having a width that is greater than a width of the upper portion, and wherein the lower portion of the first lens barrel comprises a contact surface contacting an inner surface of the housing when the first lens assembly is at the second position.