Auto focusing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10007034-B2
Application number	US-201615203742-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2016
Priority date	Sep 9, 2015
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

An auto focusing lens includes an active lens including a lens body including electroactive polymer and a transparent electrode at least partially coated on a surface of the lens body, and a controller controlling the focus of the active lens by applying a voltage to the transparent electrode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An auto focusing device comprising:
an active lens including a lens body including electroactive polymer and a transparent electrode at least partially coated on a surface of the lens body;
a ring-shaped frame body surrounding the active lens;
an insulating frame provided between the frame body and the active lens; and
a controller controlling a focus of the active lens by applying a voltage to the transparent electrode,
wherein the active lens includes:
a first lens including a first lens body including electroactive polymer and a first transparent electrode at least partially coated on a surface of the first lens body; and
a second lens disposed to have the same optical axis as the first lens, the second lens including a second lens body including electroactive polymer and a second transparent electrode at least partially coated on a surface of the second lens body,
wherein the insulating frame is in direct contact with edges of the first and second lens bodies and is spaced apart from the first and second transparent electrodes.

2. The auto focusing device of claim 1 , wherein the focus of the active lens is controlled as the thicknesses of the lens body at the portion at which the transparent electrode is coated is changed based on the voltage being applied to the transparent electrode by the controller.

3. The auto focusing device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent electrode includes:
a front transparent electrode at least partially formed on a front surface of the lens body; and
a rear transparent electrode at least partially formed on a rear surface of the lens body,
wherein the controller independently controls the voltage applied to the front transparent electrode and the voltage applied to the rear transparent electrode.

4. The auto focusing device of claim 1 , wherein the transparent electrode includes:
a plurality of front transparent electrodes formed on the front surface of the lens body; and
a plurality of rear transparent electrodes formed on the rear surface of the lens body,
wherein the controller independently controls the voltage applied to the plurality of front transparent electrodes and the voltage applied to the plurality of rear transparent electrodes.

5. The auto focusing device of claim 1 , wherein the active lens includes:
wherein the focus of the active lens is controlled as the thickness of the first lens and the thickness of the second lens are independently changed by the controller.

6. The auto focusing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a glasses frame supporting the active lens; and
a sensor attached to the glasses frame, the sensor sensing an inclination of the active lens or a distance between an object and the active lens,
wherein the controller controls the focus of the active lens by applying a voltage to the transparent electrode, based on a sensing value of the sensor.

Assignees

• Electronics & Telecommunications Res Inst

Inventors

• Kyung Ki-Uk
• Park Bong Je
• Kim Sang-Youn
• Nam Sae Kwang
• Park Sun Tak
• Yun Sung Ryul

Classifications

• G02C7/088

  Lens systems mounted to spectacles · CPC title

• G02C7/085

  Fluid-filled lenses, e.g. electro-wetting lenses · CPC title

• G02B3/12 Primary

  Fluid-filled or evacuated lenses · CPC title

• G02B1/06

  made of fluids in transparent cells · CPC title

• G02B7/09

  adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification · CPC title