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

Claim 0:
1. 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,
wherein both the housing and the carrier partially accommodate the auxiliary ball member, and comprise an auxiliary guide groove extended in a circumferential direction of the first axis, and
wherein the auxiliary guide groove comprises a first auxiliary guide groove positioned in the carrier and a second auxiliary guide groove positioned in the housing.