KR101786791B1

KR101786791B1 - Camera module test socket

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Publication number: KR101786791B1
Application number: KR1020150183133A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정우열; 엄기수; 장태영
Original assignee: 주식회사 엔티에스
Priority date: 2015-12-21
Filing date: 2015-12-21
Publication date: 2017-11-15
Also published as: KR20170074077A

Abstract

The camera module test socket is initiated. A camera module test socket of the present invention comprises: a bottom plate on which a camera module is mounted; A guide plate formed to be movable up and down from above the bottom plate; And a cover plate rotatably coupled to the guide plate and provided with a connection pin block connected to the connector of the camera module. When the cover plate is rotated toward the guide plate and then pressed, the cover plate and the guide plate are moved down And the connecting pin block is connected to the connector in a linear direction. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a camera module test socket in which the connecting pin block is linearly connected to the connector, and the length in which the connecting pin block descends linearly toward the connector is sufficiently secured to prevent the connecting pin block from being damaged .

Description

Camera Module Test Socket {CAMERA MODULE TEST SOCKET}

More particularly, the present invention relates to a camera module test socket, in which a connecting pin block is linearly connected to a connector, and a length in which a connecting pin block descends linearly toward a connector is sufficiently secured, To a camera module test socket.

After the assembly of each part is completed, the camera module of the mobile phone is subjected to an inspection process for abnormalities such as OS (Open-Short) test, color test and pixel test. To perform the test, the camera module is loaded into the test socket after being loaded into the test socket.

The lens unit of the camera module receives an image of a test chart attached to the upper part of the inspection equipment, each pin of the connector of the camera module is electrically connected to the inspection equipment and receives power, and the image received from the lens unit is transferred to the inspection equipment The module is checked for abnormality.

During the inspection of the camera module, the central axis of the lens part should coincide with the center axis of the test chart, and the electrical connection between the front part and the inspection equipment should be good.

Korean Patent Registration No. 1316793 discloses a socket for inspecting a camera module having a double cover plate and improved durability and stability of connection. Patent Document 1316793 discloses a socket for mounting a camera module, An inner cover plate hinged to the plate, a compression plate formed to be able to move up and down on the inner cover plate, an outer cover plate connected to the inner cover plate and maintaining a state of being protruded from the inner cover plate at a predetermined angle by elastic force, And a connection pin block connected to the connector of the camera module.

The test socket of Patent No. 1316793 has a structure in which a connection pin block is vertically approached to a connector of a camera module when the outer cover plate is closed so as to induce a vertical load on the connection pin block, So that stable connection can be achieved.

However, since the inner cover plate and the outer cover plate are rotated together and the inner cover plate is stopped and the outer cover plate further rotates to press the pressing plate through the pushing roll, the registered patent publication No. 1316793 discloses that the pressing plate As shown in FIG. 4 of JP-A-1316793, the inner cover plate is kept stationary, and the connection pin block and the connector as well as the upper circuit board and the connection pin block There is a disadvantage in that a sufficient separation distance can not be secured.

If the distance between the connecting pin block and the connector (and the upper circuit board and the connecting pin block) can not be secured sufficiently, contact between the connecting pin block and the connector (and the upper circuit board and connecting pin block) There is a problem that the pins of the connection pin block and the pins of the connector can not be formed in a sufficient length in order to prevent contact.

(0001) Korean Patent Registration No. 1316793 (Registered Date: October 3, 2013)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera module test socket in which a connecting pin block is linearly connected to a connector and a length in which the connecting pin block descends linearly toward the connector is sufficiently secured to prevent damage to the connecting pin block will be.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a camera module test socket in which the length of a straightening down of a connecting pin block toward a connector is freely adjusted.

According to the present invention, the above object is achieved by a camera module comprising: a bottom plate on which a camera module is seated; A guide plate formed to be movable up and down from above the bottom plate; And a cover plate rotatably coupled to the guide plate and provided with a connection pin block connected to a connector of the camera module. When the cover plate is rotated toward the guide plate and then pressed, the cover plate and the guide plate And the connecting pin block is connected to the connector in a linear direction.

A plurality of compression springs may be interposed between the bottom plate and the guide plate.

Wherein one of the guide plate and the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of guide bars extending toward the other one of the guide plates and the bottom plate and the other of the guide plates and the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of insertion grooves Can be formed.

A first hook is rotatably formed on the cover plate and a second hook is formed on the bottom plate to hook the first hook when the connection pin block is linearly connected to the connector, And a release unit for releasing the hook between the second hooks.

The first hook is formed with a protrusion, and the releasing unit includes a button exposed to the outside; A slider extending from the button toward the projection; And a compression spring for urging the slider toward the button. When the user presses the button, the slider may be configured to push the protrusion in a direction in which the engagement between the first hook and the second hook is released.

And a pressing unit rotatably coupled to the bottom plate and pushing the cover plate toward the guide plate so that the compressing ratios of the compression springs are equal to each other when the guide plate descends in a linear direction.

The pressing unit includes: a body rotatably operated by a user; And a contact member protruding from the body toward the cover plate and pushing the cover plate while the body rotates toward the bottom plate.

The contact member may comprise a wheel rotatably coupled to the body.

Wherein the guide groove includes a fixed portion coupled to the guide plate and an adjusting portion engaged with the fixed portion and engaged with the fixed portion, wherein the adjusting portion and the fixed portion are rotated relative to each other The length of the guide plate in the linear direction can be adjusted.

According to the present invention, when the cover plate is rotated to the guide plate side and then pressed, the cover plate and the guide plate descend together in a linear direction, and the connecting pin block is linearly connected to the connector, The length of the connecting pin block is sufficiently secured to prevent the connecting pin block from being damaged.

Further, it is possible to provide a camera module test socket in which the length of the connecting pin block linearly falling toward the connector is freely adjusted by adjusting the length in which the guide plate is lowered in the linear direction by relatively rotating the adjusting portion and the fixing portion do.

1 and 2 are perspective views of a camera module test socket according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIGS. 3 to 5 are side views showing the use state of the camera module test socket of FIG. 1;
FIGS. 6 to 8 are cross-sectional views showing the use state of the camera module test socket of FIG. 1;
FIGS. 9 to 11 are side views showing a use state of a camera module test socket according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
Figure 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the camera module test socket of Figure 1;
13 is a partial cross-sectional view of a camera module test socket according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, the well-known functions or constructions are not described in order to simplify the gist of the present invention.

The camera module test socket of the present invention is configured such that the connecting pin block is linearly connected to the connector and the length of the connecting pin block descending linearly toward the connector is sufficiently secured to prevent the connecting pin block from being damaged.

Further, in the camera module test socket of the present invention, the length of the connecting pin block descending linearly toward the connector is freely adjusted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera module test socket according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 3 to 5 are side views showing a use state of the camera module test socket of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are cross- And FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the camera module test socket of FIG. 1, and FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the camera module test socket of FIG. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view of a camera module test socket according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 5, a camera module test socket 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a connection pin block 310, which is connected to the connector 3 in a linear direction, The guide plate 200, the cover plate 300, and the cover plate 310 are secured sufficiently to prevent the connection pin block 310 from being damaged, And a release unit (400). In order to facilitate understanding, the upper and lower portions will be described below in the state shown in the drawings.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bottom plate 100 has a configuration in which the camera module 1 is seated, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped block shape. On the upper surface of the bottom plate 100, a module guide unit 110 on which the camera module 1 is mounted is formed. A base S is coupled to the bottom surface of the bottom plate 100. The base S forms a frame in which the test socket 10 is loaded into the inspection equipment.

2 to 4, the guide plate 200 is configured to move the cover plate 300 upward from the bottom plate 100 and is movable upward and downward from the top plate 100 .

2, the guide plate 200 is mounted on the bottom plate 100 (not shown) so as not to cover the upper portion of the camera module 1 (more specifically, the up and down movement sections of the lens push block 320 and the connection pin block 310) In the vicinity of the module guide portion 110. [0051] A flat surface is formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the guide plate 200.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of guide bars GB are coupled to the guide plate 200. The guide bar GB is coupled in the longitudinal direction from the guide plate 200 toward the bottom plate 100. The bottom plate 100 is formed with a plurality of insertion grooves 101 into which the guide bar GB is vertically movably inserted. Preferably, four guide bars GB are provided along the length of the guide plate 200, respectively.

The guide bar GB is fixed to the guide plate 200 by the bolt B as shown in Fig. The lower end of the guide bar GB is formed with an extension W extending in the circumferential direction and a step 103 in which the extension W is caught is formed in the insertion groove 101. The step 103 may be formed by the insertion groove 101 itself but the step 103 may be formed by the boss 102 supporting the compression spring CS as shown in Fig. The boss 102 is forced into the insertion groove 101.

A plurality of compression springs (CS) are interposed between the bottom plate (100) and the guide plate (200). 12 (a), the compression spring CS is mounted on the guide bar GB in a partially compressed state, and the guide plate 200 is urged by the resilient recovery force of the compression spring CS, 100 from the upper surface thereof.

12 (a), the lower end of the guide bar GB, that is, the extended portion W, is fixed to the guide plate 200 with the upper end of the guide bar GB being fixed to the guide plate 200 by the bolts B The distance that the guide plate 200 is spaced upward from the upper surface of the bottom plate 100 is determined by the guide bar GB as the compression spring CS is restored to the step 103 while being elastically restored.

12 (b), when the guide plate 200 is pressed, the compression spring CS is compressed so that the bottom surface of the guide plate 200 and the upper surface of the bottom plate 100 are in close contact with each other.

1 to 4, the cover plate 300 is rotatably coupled to the guide plate 200. The connector 3 of the camera module 1 is mounted on a surface of the cover plate 300 facing the guide plate 200, And a lens push block 320 for pushing the lens unit 2 of the camera module 1 together with a connection pin block 310 connected to the lens unit 2. Since the connection pin block 310 and the lens push block 320 are well known in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The cover plate 300 and the guide plate 200 are rotatably coupled by a pin (hereinafter referred to as 'cover pin 301'). 3, when the cover plate 300 is rotated approximately 90 degrees with respect to the guide plate 200, it is caught by the guide plate 200 to prevent further rotation. A torsion spring 302 is mounted on the cover pin 301. The cover plate 300 is urged by the torsion spring 302 in the direction in which the cover plate 300 is widened from the guide plate 200.

2, 3, and 6, the camera module 1 is seated on the module guide unit 110 in a state in which an angle of approximately 90 degrees is formed between the cover plate 300 and the guide plate 200 . The guide plate 200 is spaced from the upper surface of the bottom plate 100 by the elastic recovery force of the compression spring CS in this state.

3 and 6, when the user pushes the end of the cover plate 300 toward the guide plate 200, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the cover plate 300 has its bottom surface protruded from the guide plate 200, And is rotated until it is in close contact with the upper surface of the substrate 200.

4 and 7, the connection pin block 310 is sufficiently spaced from the connector 3 in a state in which the bottom surface of the cover plate 300 is in close contact with the upper surface of the guide plate 200. Means that the distance between the connection pin block 310 and the connector 3 is a multiple of the height of the connector 3. The distance between the connection pin block 310 and the connector 3 is determined by the guide bar GB.

4 and 7, when the user presses the cover plate 300 downward, the compression spring CS is compressed, so that the cover plate 300 and the guide plate 200 are lowered linearly together, The bottom surface of the guide plate 200 is brought into close contact with the top surface of the bottom plate 100 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 12 (b) (3).

4 and 7, the point at which the user presses the cover plate 300 downward (so that the plurality of compression springs CS are compressed at the same strain) It is preferable to press the upper part (point A) at the same time or press the middle part (point B) of the compression spring CS using one hand.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 1316793 discloses a structure in which the inner cover plate and the outer cover plate are rotated together and then the inner cover plate is stopped and the outer cover plate further rotates to press the compression plate through the pushing rollers, As shown in FIG. 4 of JP 1316793, when the inner cover plate is stopped, the connection pins and connectors as well as between the upper circuit board and the connection pin block There is a disadvantage that sufficient separation distance can not be secured.

If the distance between the connecting pin block and the connector (and the upper circuit board and the connecting pin block) can not be secured sufficiently, contact between the connecting pin block and the connector (and the upper circuit board and connecting pin block) There is a problem that the connection pin of the connection pin block and the connection pin of the connector can not be formed to a sufficient length in order to prevent contact.

Since the cover plate 300 having the connection pin block 310 formed thereon and the bottom plate 100 having the module guide portion 110 formed thereon are spaced apart from each other by the guide plate 200, The connection pin block 310 and the connector 3 are sufficiently spaced from each other when the cover plate 300 is rotated toward the guide plate 200. When the user presses the cover plate 300 in this state, And the guide plate 200 are linearly lowered together to connect the connecting pin block 310 to the connector 3 in a linear direction, the disadvantages of the related art are completely solved.

2 and 3, the first hook H1 is rotatably formed on the cover plate 300 and the second hook H2 is engaged with the first hook H1. .

The pair of first hooks H1 are rotatably coupled to both sides of the cover plate 300 by pins (hereinafter referred to as 'hook pins 303'). 2, the first hook H1 hits the cover plate 300 at an angle of about 90 degrees with the cover plate 300 and is prevented from rotating toward the bottom surface of the cover plate 300 . A torsion spring (not shown) is mounted on the hook pin 303. The first hook H1 has a rotational force toward the bottom surface of the cover plate 300 by the torsion spring.

5 and 8, the first hook H1 is formed such that the cover plate 300 is lowered together with the guide plate 200, and the connecting pin block 310 is connected to the connector 3 in a linear direction And is caught by the second hook H2. The state in which the connection pin block 310 is connected to the connector 3 is maintained by the coupling force between the first hook H1 and the second hook H2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the bottom plate 100 is provided with a release unit 400 for releasing the hook between the first hook H1 and the second hook H2.

The release unit 400 includes a button 410 exposed to the outside, a slider 420 extending from the button 410 toward the protrusion 304, a compression spring 430 for pressing the slider 420 toward the button 410 ).

The end of the slider 420 extends toward both protruding portions 304 and the protruding portion 304 is formed in the first hook H1 by being pushed by the end of the slider 420.

5 and 8, when the user pushes the button 410 toward the compression spring 430 in a state where the first hook H1 is caught by the second hook H2, the compression spring 430 is compressed The both ends of the slider 420 push the protrusion 304.

2, the protruding portion 304 is formed with a sloped surface F which is in contact with an end portion of the slider 420. As shown in Fig. 5, when the end portion of the slider 420 pushes the inclined plane F, the protruding portion 304 is pressed in the normal direction of the inclined plane F so that the first hook H1 is moved in the direction of the hook pin 303 The first hook H1 and the second hook H2 are released from the engagement with the second hook H2 by the rotation shaft so that the engagement between the first hook H1 and the second hook H2 is released, The cover plate 300 is rotated in a direction away from the guide plate 200 while the plate 200 is lifted.

9 to 11, the camera module test socket 20 according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes a pressing unit 500. [ For the sake of easy understanding, the description of the same constitution as the embodiment of the present invention will be omitted.

The pressing unit 500 pushes the cover plate 300 toward the guide plate 200 so that the compression rates of the compression springs CS are equal to each other when the guide plate 200 descends in a linear direction. And a contact member 520.

The body 510 includes a fixed body 511 fixed to the bottom plate 100 and a rotating body 512 rotatably coupled to the fixed body 511.

The fixed body 511 extends from the bottom plate 100 to the rear of the cover plate 300 and the rotating body 512 is rotatable with respect to the fixed body 511 by a pin (hereinafter referred to as a 'body pin 513' Lt; / RTI > The body pin 513 forms a rotation axis parallel to the cover pin 301. Although not shown in detail, the rotating body 512 is caught by the fixed body 511 in the state shown in FIG. 9, and is prevented from rotating in a direction away from the cover plate 300.

The contact member 520 is a member for pushing the cover plate 300 in the process of rotating the rotating body 512 toward the bottom plate 100. The contact member 520 is a member for pushing the cover plate 300 from the rotating body 512 toward the cover plate 300 520). The pressurizing unit 500 maintains contact with the upper surface of the cover plate 300 through the wheel 520.

9 to 11, the wheel 520 is rotatably coupled to the rotating body 512 by a pin (hereinafter referred to as a " wheel pin 521 "). The wheel pin 521 forms a rotation axis parallel to the body pin 513 and the cover pin 301.

9, when the user pushes the end of the rotating body 512 to rotate the cover plate 300, as the rotating body 512 and the cover plate 300 rotate about different rotational axes, The upper surface of the cover plate 300 and the upper surface of the cover plate 300 contact each other.

10, when the user pushes the end of the rotating body 512 to rotate the cover plate 300, the wheel 520 is moved in a direction in which the bottom surface of the cover plate 300 contacts the upper surface of the guide plate 200 And is moved to the middle of the compression spring CS on the upper surface of the cover plate 300. As a result,

11, the wheel 520 pushes the middle of the compression spring CS on the upper surface of the cover plate 300, and therefore, when a plurality of The cover plate 300 and the guide plate 200 are vertically lowered. The rotating body 512 and the fixed body 511 are rotatably connected by the body pin 513 so that the rotating body 512 is in a state in which the contact member 520 is in contact with the upper surface of the cover plate 300 .

When the user presses the button 410 in the state shown in FIG. 11, the engagement between the first hook H1 and the second hook H2 is released, so that the guide plate 200 is lifted At the same time, the cover plate 300 is rotated in a direction away from the guide plate 200. When the cover plate 300 is rotated in the direction away from the guide plate 200, the cover plate 300 pushes the rotating body 512 and is rotated together to the state shown in Fig.

As shown in FIG. 13, the camera module test socket 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention is configured to adjust the length of the guide plate 200 to descend in the linear direction. For the sake of easy understanding, description of the same constitution as the embodiment of the present invention and the other embodiments will be omitted.

13 (a), the guide bar GB includes a fixed portion GB1 coupled to the guide plate 200, an adjusting portion GB2 screwed on the fixed portion GB1, . The adjusting portion GB2 is formed with a flat groove, a cross groove or a hexagonal groove into which a driver or a wrench is inserted. The insertion groove 101 extends downward and is exposed to the outside.

When the user rotates the adjusting unit GB2 by inserting a screwdriver or a wrench into the insertion groove 101 to relatively rotate the adjusting unit GB2 and the fixing unit GB1 relative to each other, The distance that the guide plate 200 descends in the linear direction, that is, the interval in which the guide plate 200 is spaced upward from the upper surface of the bottom plate 100 is adjusted as the length of the guide plate 200 is adjusted.

As described above, since the interval between the guide plate 200 and the bottom plate 100 can be easily adjusted in the camera module test socket 30 according to another embodiment of the present invention, Even if the length of the connector 3 is increased due to various reasons such as the size of the connector pin block 310 and the connector 3, the distance between the connector pin block 310 and the connector 3 can be sufficiently secured.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It is obvious to those who have. Accordingly, it should be understood that such modifications or alterations should not be understood individually from the technical spirit and viewpoint of the present invention, and that modified embodiments fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

10, 20, 30: Test socket
100: bottom plate 400: release unit
110: module guide part 410: button
101: insertion groove 420: slider
102: boss 430: compression spring
103: step 500: pressure unit
H2: second hook 510: body
S: Base 511: Fixing body
200: guide plate 512: rotating body
GB: guide bar 513: body pin
GB1: fixing part 520: contact member
GB2: adjusting section 521: wheel pin
W: Extension part 1: Camera module
B: Bolt 2: Lens portion
CS: Compression spring 3: Connector
300: Cover plate
310: connection pin block
320: Lens push block
301: cover pin
302: Torsion spring
303: Hook pin
304:
F:
H1: First hook

Claims

A bottom plate on which the camera module is seated; A guide plate formed to be movable up and down from above the bottom plate; And a cover plate rotatably coupled to the guide plate and having a connection pin block connected to a connector of the camera module,
When the cover plate is rotated toward the guide plate and then pressed, the cover plate and the guide plate descend together in a linear direction so that the connection pin block is linearly connected to the connector,
A plurality of compression springs interposed between the bottom plate and the guide plate,
Wherein one of the guide plate and the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of guide bars extending toward the other one of the guide plates and the bottom plate and the other of the guide plates and the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of insertion grooves Is formed,
A step is formed in the insertion groove,
Wherein the guide bar includes a fixed portion coupled to the guide plate and an adjusting portion screwed to the fixed portion and adapted to the step,
Wherein a length of the guide plate in a linear direction is adjusted by rotating the adjustment unit and the fixing unit relative to each other.

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The method according to claim 1,
A first hook is rotatably formed on the cover plate,
Wherein the bottom plate is provided with a second hook to which the first hook is hooked when the connecting pin block is linearly connected to the connector,
And a release unit for releasing the engagement between the first hook and the second hook.

5. The method of claim 4,
A protrusion is formed on the first hook,
The release unit includes:
A button exposed to the outside;
A slider extending from the button toward the projection; And
And a compression spring for pressing the slider toward the button,
Wherein when the user presses the button, the slider pushes the protrusion in a direction in which the engagement between the first hook and the second hook is released.

The method according to claim 1,
And a pressing unit rotatably coupled to the bottom plate and pushing the cover plate toward the guide plate so that the compressing ratios of the compression springs are equal to each other in the course of descending the guide plate in a linear direction. Test socket.

The method according to claim 6,
The pressure unit includes:
A body rotatably operated by a user; And
And a contact member protruding from the body toward the cover plate and pushing the cover plate in a process of rotating the body toward the bottom plate.

8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the contact member comprises a wheel rotatably coupled to the body.

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