Patent ID: 7369178

Claim:
A camera lens assembly for a portable terminal, comprising: a cylindrical housing having a receiving space extended in a longitudinal direction thereof; a camera holder capable of being inserted into and drawn out from a first end of the cylindrical housing; a bracket fixed to an inner end of the camera holder and linearly reciprocated in the cylindrical housing; a guide plate linearly reciprocated on the bracket in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracket, the guide plate having a guide groove formed at a first side thereof; a supporting cap attached to a second end of the cylindrical housing and having a guide protrusion formed at an inner circumferential surface thereof, the guide protrusion being slidably moved along the guide groove for stopping the linear movement of the bracket at least once; a guide ring attached to the second end of the cylindrical housing, the guide ring for mounting the camera lens assembly in the portable terminal; and a spring supported by the supporting cap at one end thereof for applying an elastic force to the camera holder in a direction for drawing out the camera holder from the housing.