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Samsung patents camera module with built-in electrical connectors

Samsung has been granted a patent for an electronic device design that integrates electrical connectors directly between the camera's outer frame and inner base. This setup allows the camera assembly to be electrically connected without separate wiring, potentially simplifying the internal layout of the device.

Why it mattersThis is a routine hardware improvement that helps manufacturers build more compact and reliable camera modules in smartphones and other gadgets.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a main body and a cover plate, a base plate disposed on the main body, a camera flange disposed on the base plate, a cover frame configured to cover the camera flange, a plurality of lens structures including an outer lens structure connected to the cover frame and an inner lens structure connected to the camera flange, and a first conductive connector disposed between the cover frame and the camera flange.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a housing comprising a main body and a cover plate connected to the main body; a base plate disposed on the main body; a camera flange disposed on the base plate; a cover frame configured to cover the camera flange; a plurality of lens structures comprising outer lens structures connected to the cover frame and inner lens structures connected to the camera flange; and first conductive connectors disposed between the cover frame and the camera flange and electrically connecting the cover frame to the camera flange.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
Electronic device comprising conductive connector
Patent number
US12733144B2
Application number
18758676
Filed
Jun 28, 2024
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
20

Classified under

H05K 9/0067 Electricity & electronicsH01R 4/64 Electricity & electronicsH05K 5/0247 Electricity & electronicsH05K 5/0026 Electricity & electronics
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