CAMERA MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING CAMERA MODULE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/043892

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Disclosed are a camera module, an electronic device employing the camera module, and a method for controlling the same. A camera module according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: an image sensor for photographing an image; a lens barrel part disposed on the image sensor, the lens barrel part comprising a lens group and a housing including an opening formed on the top of the lens group; a cover window made of a transparent material, disposed above the opening of the lens barrel part, and transmitting, to the image sensor, light passing through the opening and the lens group; a transparent substrate disposed below the cover window; and an opaque conductive material disposed in a space occurring when the cover window and the transparent substrate are coupled with each other, wherein the transparent substrate includes an electrode part for generating an electric field or a magnetic field when power is applied thereto, and when the electric field or the magnetic field is generated, the conductive material reacts to the electric field or the magnetic field and moves toward the center of the transparent substrate in the space, so that the opening of the lens barrel part is hidden.

RHO HYUNG JIN (KR)
YU YOUNG BOK (KR)
HONG MIN SUK (KR)
PARK JEONG MIN (KR)
LEE KI HUK (KR)

PCT/KR2017/006585

March 08, 2018

June 22, 2017

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

G03B11/04; G03B17/08; H04N5/225; H05K1/18

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BAE, KIM & LEE IP GROUP (KR)

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