Patent ID: 7891889
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A camera module, comprising a camera unit; a rotary disk fixed to the camera unit; a handle member comprising a handle portion; a slidable frame fixed to the handle member; a positioning bolt fixed to the rotary disk and slidably engaging the slidable frame; a mounting member defining a slide slot, the handle portion slidably engaging into the slide slot, the sliding of the handle portion relative to the slide slot is in a direction substantially perpendicular to the sliding of the positioning bolt relative to the slidable frame; and an elastic member secured to the mounting member and the handle member, the elastic member deformed to retain the handle portion within the slide slot, the elastic member further deformed to accumulate potential elastic force when the handle portion is slid along the slide slot, the accumulated potential elastic force then released to automatically drive the handle portion to slide further along the slide slot.