Patent ID: 8238734

Claim:
An image capturing unit, comprising: a housing; a moveable support moveably mounted in the housing, the moveable support comprising a rotating axis and configured for receiving a camera module, the moveable support comprising a main frame, two supporting arms, and two rolling balls, the main frame comprising a first outer surface, a second outer surface, a third outer surface, a fourth outer surface, and an upper outer surface, the first, second, third and fourth outer surfaces being connected perpendicularly end to end in that order and cooperatively defining a second receiving space configured for receiving the camera module, the two supporting arms being fixedly mounted to the first outer surface and the third outer surface respectively, the two rolling balls being partially received in the two supporting arms respectively; and a driving assembly comprising a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member, the first magnetic member positioned on the housing, the second magnetic member positioned on the moveable support and facing the first magnetic member, the driving assembly configured for driving the moveable support to rotate about the rotating axis relative to the housing through magnetic interaction between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member.