Stacked Camera Module Layout for Compact Substrate Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current camera assembly in electronic devices, such as mobile phones, requires a large substrate due to the horizontal arrangement of multiple cameras and their connectors, conflicting with the trend towards compact device layouts.
Innovation Solution
A support structure is used to stack one camera module above another's connector, allowing partial overlap and reducing the horizontal layout space, enabling a smaller substrate and more flexible design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple cameras and connectors are arranged horizontally on the substrate, then each camera can be electrically connected to the substrate, but the substrate size becomes large
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal arrangement to vertical stacking by introducing a support structure that raises the second camera module above the first connector level. This dimensional change allows cameras to be positioned in the vertical direction rather than spreading out horizontally, reducing substrate area while maintaining electrical connections through connectors that extend vertically between layers.
2Area of stationary object
If the substrate size is increased to accommodate multiple cameras and connectors, then layout space is sufficient, but the device becomes less compact
Solution Approach 1:
By utilizing the vertical dimension through the support structure and stacked camera module arrangement, the patent achieves compact horizontal footprint while maintaining all necessary connections. The support structure enables the second camera module to occupy space above the first connector, allowing vertical integration that reduces the need for large horizontal substrate area.
3Ease of manufacture
If cameras are arranged horizontally, then layout is simple, but layout space optimization is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the camera assembly into distinct modular units (first camera module with first camera body and connector, second camera module with second camera body and connector) that can be independently positioned and connected. The support structure segments the spatial arrangement into horizontal and vertical layers, simplifying the manufacturing process while optimizing space utilization through structured modular placement.
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AI summary
This application discloses a camera assembly and an electronic device, including a substrate, a first camera module, a second camera module, and a support structure. The first camera module includes a first camera body and a first connector. The second camera module includes a second camera body and a second connector. The support structure is fixedly connected to the substrate, and is configured to support the second camera body. The second camera body, the support structure, and the first connector are stacked in sequence. In the camera assembly in this application, the support structure is arranged to support one camera in any two camera modules above a connector of another camera, so that a partial region between the two camera modules can be stacked, thereby reducing a layout space occupied in a horizontal direction of the substrate.