Patents by Inventor Chuel Jin Park

Chuel Jin Park has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240126139
    Abstract: An aperture module is provided. The aperture module includes a plurality of blades configured to interlock with each other to form a through-hole, a rotator on which the plurality of blades are disposed, a first base on which the rotator is disposed, a second base connected to the first base, and a driving unit disposed on the second base and configured to provide a driving force to move the rotator in a direction that intersects an optical axis direction. The first base is configured to move in an optical axis direction with respect to the second base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Sup SHIN, Chuel Jin PARK, Bo Sung SEO
  • Publication number: 20240107145
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a housing; a focusing unit accommodated in the housing, and configured to move in an optical axis direction and having a lens barrel therein; a stop caliber unit which has an aperture through which light incident to the lens barrel passes; and a stop adjusting unit connected to the stop caliber unit and configured to change a size of the aperture, wherein the stop caliber unit is configured to move relative to the stop adjusting unit in the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chuel Jin PARK
  • Patent number: 11940716
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a first lens module disposed in a housing; and a reflective module. The reflective module includes: a reflective member including at least two reflective surfaces disposed at different angles and configured to reflect light passing through the first lens module; and a carrier disposed between the reflective member and the housing. The cameral module further includes an image sensor configured to collect light reflected from the reflective module. The reflective member is configured to move in a first direction with respect to the carrier, and the carrier is configured to move in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with respect to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Hwan Kwon, Ik Jin Jang, Chuel Jin Park, Se Houn Lee
  • Publication number: 20230388614
    Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a driving unit configured to generate a driving force, a plurality of barrels configured to move in an optical axis direction based on the driving force, and a lens module accommodated in any one barrel among the plurality of barrels. The lens module includes a lens holder fixed to the any one barrel, and a carrier accommodated in the lens holder and configured to move with respect to the lens holder in the optical axis direction. A plurality of ball members disposed between the lens holder and the carrier configured to support a movement of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin PARK, Su Kyeong KIM, Se Houn LEE, Soo Yeon OH
  • Publication number: 20230194824
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing having an inner space; a carrier, disposed in the inner space, configured to move relative to the housing in an optical axis direction; a lens module accommodated in the carrier; a guide housing coupled with the housing; a lifting guide rotatable with respect to the guide housing; a lifting member configured to move in the optical axis direction as the lifting guide is rotated to be in contact with or spaced apart from the lens module; and a driving unit configured to transmit a driving force to the lifting guide. A protrusion part is disposed on one of the lifting guide and the driving unit, and a guide groove coupled to the protrusion part is disposed in another of the lifting guide and the driving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Sup SHIN, Chuel Jin PARK, Young Bok YOON, Bo Sung SEO
  • Publication number: 20230176315
    Abstract: A camera module includes a lens module including one or more lenses; a fixing frame having a rectangular cross-section formed along a circumference of the lens module; a first driver, disposed along a first side surface of the fixing frame, configured to provide a first driving force in a first direction intersecting an optical axis of the lenses; and a cam assembly configured to convert the first driving force into a second driving force in an optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Sup SHIN, Chuel Jin PARK, Young Bok YOON
  • Publication number: 20220146912
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a first lens module disposed in a housing; and a reflective module. The reflective module includes: a reflective member including at least two reflective surfaces disposed at different angles and configured to reflect light passing through the first lens module; and a carrier disposed between the reflective member and the housing. The cameral module further includes an image sensor configured to collect light reflected from the reflective module. The reflective member is configured to move in a first direction with respect to the carrier, and the carrier is configured to move in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction with respect to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Hwan KWON, Ik Jin JANG, Chuel Jin PARK, Se Houn LEE
  • Patent number: 10893178
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a lens module disposed in a housing and a stop module coupled to the lens module. The stop module includes apertures having different diameters from each other so as to selectively change an amount of light incident on the lens module, a magnet portion to select any one of the apertures by movement of the magnet portion, and a coil disposed on the housing facing the magnet portion to move the magnet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin Park, Soo Cheol Lim, Jung Seok Lee, Sang Ho Seo
  • Patent number: 10848656
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a lens module disposed in a housing and a stop module coupled to the lens module. The stop module includes apertures having different diameters from each other so as to selectively change an amount of light incident on the lens module, a magnet portion to select any one of the apertures by movement of the magnet portion, and a coil disposed on the housing facing the magnet portion to move the magnet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin Park, Soo Cheol Lim, Jung Seok Lee, Sang Ho Seo
  • Patent number: 10816876
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin Park, Dae Sik Kim, Sang Hyun Ji
  • Patent number: 10690997
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin Park, Dae Sik Kim, Sang Hyun Ji
  • Publication number: 20200004110
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin PARK, Dae Sik KIM, Sang Hyun JI
  • Patent number: 10444599
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin Park, Dae Sik Kim, Sang Hyun Ji
  • Publication number: 20190020797
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a lens module disposed in a housing and a stop module coupled to the lens module. The stop module includes apertures having different diameters from each other so as to selectively change an amount of light incident on the lens module, a magnet portion to select any one of the apertures by movement of the magnet portion, and a coil disposed on the housing facing the magnet portion to move the magnet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin PARK, Soo Cheol LIM, Jung Seok LEE, Sang Ho SEO
  • Publication number: 20180373121
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin PARK, Dae Sik KIM, Sang Hyun JI
  • Publication number: 20180343370
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a lens module disposed in a housing and a stop module coupled to the lens module. The stop module includes apertures having different diameters from each other so as to selectively change an amount of light incident on the lens module, a magnet portion to select any one of the apertures by movement of the magnet portion, and a coil disposed on the housing facing the magnet portion to move the magnet portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin PARK, Soo Cheol LIM, Jung Seok LEE, Sang Ho SEO
  • Publication number: 20180284571
    Abstract: A camera module includes a housing to accommodate a lens module, a stop module coupled to the lens module and configured to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module, and a coil portion configured to drive the stop module to selectively change an amount of light incident to the lens module. The coil portion is disposed on the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin PARK, Dae Sik KIM, Sang Hyun JI
  • Publication number: 20180160017
    Abstract: A camera module includes lens modules; and image sensors corresponding to lens modules, wherein f-numbers of the lens modules corresponding to numerical values indicating amounts of light passing through the lens modules, respectively, are different from each other, and an image sensor corresponding to a lens module having a relatively greater f-number is a color (RGB) sensor and an image sensor corresponding to a lens module having a relatively smaller f-number is a black and white (BW) sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin PARK, Jae Sun LEE, Ik Jin JANG, Dong Ryul KIM, Sang Hyun JI
  • Publication number: 20160178924
    Abstract: A camera module includes: a bobbin; a lens barrel mounted in the bobbin; a holder containing the bobbin; a lens driver including a first coil disposed on an outer surface of the bobbin, a magnet facing the first coil, and a second coil facing the magnet; a frame spaced apart from the holder; and a ball bearing part disposed between the holder and the frame, wherein the first coil and the magnet are configured to generate a first driving force in an optical axis direction, and wherein the second coil and the magnet are configured to generate a second driving force in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Cheol LIM, Chuel Jin PARK, Chul Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 9210309
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a camera module including: a lens barrel in which one or more lenses are installed; a housing accommodating the lens barrel; a printed circuit board coupled with a bottom of the housing and having an image sensor with a light receiving portion mounted thereon; a window film having a window formed therein to define an incident area of light incident on the image sensor; and an infrared ray blocking member blocking an infrared ray in the light incident on the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chuel Jin Park, Won Seob Oh, Dong Kyun Lee, Ki Mun Paik, Jung Wook Hwang