A camera module includes a housing, a barrel member, a sensor board, and a metallic shield case. The housing includes a first case that includes an opening, and a second case that is joined to the first case. The barrel member is arranged in the first case, and includes a barrel that is fitted into the opening in an optical-axis direction. The sensor board is arranged in the housing and includes an imaging device that faces the barrel member. The shield case is arranged between the barrel member and the second case. The shield case includes a peripheral wall portion that covers around the sensor element, and an elastic part that is provided to an end of the peripheral wall portion and biases the barrel member toward the opening. The elastic part includes a control portion that controls approach of the barrel member to the second case such that the barrel member is at a distance greater than or equal to a specified distance from the second case.

A compact dot sight is provided, in which the inner cylinder is eliminated and no structure protrudes from the left and right side walls of a lens barrel. The dot sight includes: a lens barrel; objective lenses fixed to a front opening of the lens barrel; an eyepiece lens fixed to a rear opening of the lens barrel; a light source for projecting a point image from an inside of the lens barrel to the objective lens; a power supply circuit for supplying power to the light source; and a dot adjustment mechanism that has a holder of the light source and can adjust the position of the point image projected on the objective lens by moving the holder vertically and horizontally.

An imaging lens system includes a plastic lens element. The plastic lens element includes an optical effective portion and an outer ring portion. The optical axis passes through the optical effective portion. The outer ring portion surrounds the optical effective portion and includes an annular groove structure, a conical surface, a flat abutting portion and a full-circle connecting portion. The annular groove structure is tapered off. Each of the conical surface and the flat abutting portion is located closer to the optical effective portion than the annular groove structure. The flat abutting portion is in physical contact with an optical element. The full-circle connecting portion is connected to the annular groove structure and located farther away from the optical effective portion than the annular groove structure. The annular groove structure has an annular bottom end surface extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical axis.

Disclosed is a lens driving apparatus. The lens driving apparatus includes a base formed at a center thereof with a first opening; a housing coupled with the base and having a second opening corresponding to the first opening; a yoke installed on the base and including a horizontal plate having a third opening corresponding to the first opening and a vertical plate protruding upward from the horizontal plate; a bobbin movably installed in the yoke and coupled with a lens module; a coil fixedly disposed around the bobbin; a plurality of magnets provided at the vertical plate of the yoke to face the coil; and a spring installed on at least one of upper and lower portions of the yoke to return the bobbin, which has moved up due to interaction between the magnet and the coil, to its initial position.

The present application discloses a zoom lens assembly utilizing a novel extension spring configured to exert a biasing force on one or more lens cells during operation thereof. In one embodiment, the extension spring includes a spring body having a coil axis, a first spring end region having a first inner coil and a first outer coil formed on the spring body, wherein the coil axis of the spring body transitions from the first inner coil to the first outer coil. The extension spring further includes a second spring end region having a second inner coil and a second outer coil formed on the spring body, wherein the coil axis of the spring body transitions from the second inner coil to the second outer coil. An intermediate spring region having a plurality of intermediate coils extends from the first spring end region to the second spring end region.

A lens apparatus includes a fixing member, a barrel member configured to hold a lens, and a press member configured to press the lens. The barrel member includes a fixed portion fixed to the fixing member, a screwing portion screwed on the press member, and an engagement portion engaged with the press member. The fixed portion is disposed at the same phase as the engagement portion in a circumferential direction of the lens. The screwing portion is disposed at a phase different from the engagement portion in the circumferential direction.

A camera module includes an imaging lens assembly and an image sensor. The imaging lens assembly includes a plastic optical element with a light-blocking layer disposed on its transparent surface. The plastic optical element includes an optical effective area, and a peripheral region of the light-blocking layer forms a specific shape around the optical effective area so as to define an aperture region. The peripheral region includes a main portion and a compensation portion. The main portion is physically contacted with the transparent surface. The compensation portion is disposed on an edge of the main portion adjacent to the optical effective area, and an optical density of the compensation portion is lower than an optical density of the main portion. The image sensor is disposed on an image side of the imaging lens assembly for defining a maximum image height and further defining a relative illumination.

A lens module includes a lens barrel; a lens accommodated in the lens barrel; and a coupling member coupled to the lens barrel, disposed on one side of the lens to fix the lens to the lens barrel. A width of the lens in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis is smaller than a width of the lens in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis and intersecting the first direction. The lens barrel is disposed to at least partially expose the coupling member in the first direction and to at least partially overlap the coupling member in the second direction.

A lens driving device includes a lens holding portion, a driving shaft, a vibration member, and a spring member. The vibration member is connected to one end of the driving shaft and causes the driving shaft to micro-vibrate. The spring member is fixed to the lens holding portion and includes a grip portion that sandwiches and grasps the driving shaft. Extension piece portions that protrude while being bent so as to be separated from the driving shaft are provided at end sides of the grip portion in an axial direction of the driving shaft.

An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, a driving assembly, and a stopping assembly. The movable portion is used for connecting to an optical element having a main axis. The movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion. The driving assembly is disposed on the fixed portion or the movable portion to move the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. The stopping assembly connects to the movable portion and the fixed portion to limit the range of motion of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion.