Patent ID: 8046026
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A portable communications terminal, comprising: a terminal body having a camera mounting unit; and a camera assembly mounted within the camera mounting unit and comprising a camera housing on which a first camera and a second camera are disposed; and a connecting flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) that is connected to a first FPCB and a second FPCB, wherein the first camera is disposed on a first surface of the camera housing and the second camera is disposed on a second surface of the camera housing, wherein the camera housing is configured to have an opening through which a lens of the second camera protrudes in order to enable the first and the second cameras to be affixed to the camera housing, wherein the first FPCB connects the first camera to the connecting FPCB and the second FPCB connects the second camera to the connecting FPCB, wherein the connecting FPCB further comprises a first connector disposed on a first end of the connecting FPCB configured to connect the connecting FPCB to the first FPCB, wherein the connecting FPCB further comprises a second connector disposed on a second end of the connecting FPCB configured to connect the connecting FPCB with the second FPCB, wherein the connecting FPCB further comprises a third connector configured to connect the camera assembly to a printed circuit board in the terminal, and wherein the camera housing further comprises an FPCB mounting portion in which the connecting FPCB is disposed when the connecting FPCB is folded.