Patent ID: 9392152
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A camera module, the camera module comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted with an image sensor; a base disposed on an upper surface of the PCB to centrally form an opening; a lens holder coupled to an upper surface of the base and having a plurality of lenses arranged on an optical path inside the lens holder; a variable lens fixedly arranged between an extreme rear lens of the plurality of lenses in the optical path and the base to change refractive index of passing light; an actuator disposed between the lens holder and the image sensor to control the variable lens; and an infrared cut-off coating layer to filter an infrared component from the passing light, wherein the actuator has a ring shape and is coupled to an inner periphery of the opening formed in the base, wherein the actuator is conductibly connected to the PCB and provides a control signal or an electric power for the variable lens, wherein the variable lens is coupled inside the ring-shaped actuator, and wherein a surface of any one of the variable lens and the plurality of lenses is coated with the infrared cut-off coating layer.