An elevating mechanism adapted to accommodate a function unit and including main frame, elevating frame, and accommodation frame. The main frame has first guide portion including straight portion and non-straight portion. The elevating frame is movably disposed on the main frame. The accommodation frame is pivotably connected to the elevating frame and has second guide portion slidably located at the first guide portion. When the accommodation frame is in non-inclined position, the second guide portion is located at the straight portion. When the accommodation frame is in inclined position, the second guide portion is located at the non-straight portion and the accommodation frame is inclined with respect to the main frame.

The imaging apparatus comprises a retractable structure with active and inactive positions. An outermost lens group and a lens group actuator are movable along an optical axis. In the inactive position the lens group and the lens group actuator reside close to an image sensor. The lens group actuator is positioned to the same level as the image sensor. In the active position the outermost lens group and the lens group actuator are further from the image sensor along the optical axis. The retractable structure may protrude from the device, covering the imaging apparatus. In one example the structure is reversed, the image sensor protrudes from the device while the outermost lens group is fixed to the device body.

The present invention relates to a camera module including an auto focusing module vertically moving a lens, a handshake compensation module wrapping the auto focusing module, and tilting the auto focusing module to compensate handshake, a circuit board electrically connected to the handshake compensation module, a bottom case supporting the circuit board and coupled to the auto focusing module, a main circuit board fixed to bottom case and electrically connected to an image sensor module and the circuit board, and a spring unit arranged at a periphery of the main circuit board and having a symmetrical opening having thereinside a gap spaced apart at a predetermined distance.

An electronic device includes an electronic member, a plate having a fastening part, the fastening part having a tubular shape and projecting outward with respect to the electronic member when the plate is arranged outside the electronic member, a case having a hole whose diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the fastening part, the fastening part being inserted into the hole, and a fastening member attached to the fastening part from outside of the case with the fastening part inserted into the hole. A part of the electronic member is located on the axis of the fastening part.

An electronic device includes an electronic member, a plate having a fastening part, the fastening part having a tubular shape and projecting outward with respect to the electronic member when the plate is arranged outside the electronic member, a case having a hole whose diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the fastening part, the fastening part being inserted into the hole, and a fastening member attached to the fastening part from outside of the case with the fastening part inserted into the hole. A part of the electronic member is located on the axis of the fastening part.

A hinge structure, comprising a plurality of bearings each of which has a cylindrical body formed by using a molding die, and a shaft member rotatably supported by the plurality of bearings.

A hinge structure, comprising a plurality of bearings each of which has a cylindrical body formed by using a molding die, and a shaft member rotatably supported by the plurality of bearings.

A portable electronic device including a main body, a camera module and a movement mechanism is provided. The main body has an accommodating groove located in the main body and exposed at a surface thereof. The camera module is disposed in the accommodating groove, and the camera module has a wide angle lens. The movement mechanism is located between the camera module and the accommodating groove, and the camera module is configured to move between a first position and a second position in the accommodating groove. When the camera module is located at the first position, an upper surface of the wide angle lens is lower than or equal to the surface of the main body. When the camera module is located at the second position, the wide angel lens is protruded out of the surface of the main body.

A portable electronic device including a main body, a camera module and a movement mechanism is provided. The main body has an accommodating groove located in the main body and exposed at a surface thereof. The camera module is disposed in the accommodating groove, and the camera module has a wide angle lens. The movement mechanism is located between the camera module and the accommodating groove, and the camera module is configured to move between a first position and a second position in the accommodating groove. When the camera module is located at the first position, an upper surface of the wide angle lens is lower than or equal to the surface of the main body. When the camera module is located at the second position, the wide angel lens is protruded out of the surface of the main body.

A lens barrel which is capable of accurately performing positioning of lenses and preventing a mounted external barrel unit from coming off unexpectedly. The lens barrel comprises a fixed cam ring having a rotation regulating cam groove disposed on an inner circumferential surface thereof, the cam groove opening to an object side end part thereof in an optical axis direction of the lens barrel, a movable cam ring received in the fixed cam ring, and an external barrel unit having, on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a rotation regulating section engaged with the rotation regulating cam groove. The external barrel unit is received in the fixed cam ring and outwardly fitted on the movable cam ring. The rotation regulating cam groove has a movement-regulating section, configured to regulate movement of the rotation regulating section in the optical axis direction, at an object side end part thereof in the optical axis direction.