Patent ID: 8792938

Claim:
A camera module, the camera module comprising: an image sensor; a circuit board including means connected to an external device, the image sensor being provided on the circuit board; a bobbin over the image sensor including a first screw thread at an inner surface and an opening at an upper surface; a lens barrel disposed in the bobbin, wherein the lens barrel includes a second screw thread on a side surface and the lens barrel is screwed into the bobbin by the first and second screw threads through the opening of the bobbin; a frame having a rectangular shape and an opening and being disposed under the lens barrel; a coil wound on a side surface of the bobbin, the bobbin moving to first and second directions based on a current applied to the coil; a yoke supported by the frame; a magnet facing the coil in one direction, the magnet being mounted at an inner side of the yoke; and first and second plate springs coupled to the bobbin, wherein the bobbin moves to the first direction when a forward current is applied to the coil and to the second direction when a reverse current is applied to the coil.