US Patent 10887436 Camera assembly, electronic apparatus and mobile terminal

A camera assembly may include a fixed holder, a support means including a first magnetic structure and configured to move relative to the fixed holder, a guiding rail arranged on the fixed holder, a sliding block arranged on the support means and configured to slide along the guiding rail to guide movement of the support means, a camera module arranged on the support means and configured to move between a first position at which the camera module extends out of the fixed holder and a second position at which the camera module retracts into the fixed holder with the movement of the support means, and a second magnetic structure arranged on the fixed holder and configured to generate repulsive force and attractive force to the first magnetic structure to drive the support means to move, such that the camera module moves between the first position and the second position.