Voice coil motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10135325-B2
Application number	US-201715630721-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2017
Priority date	Jul 19, 2010
Publication date	Nov 20, 2018
Grant date	Nov 20, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a voice coil motor, the motor including a mover having a bobbin equipped with a lens and a coil block secured to an outer circumference of the bobbin; a stator having a magnet that is disposed in such a way as to face the coil block; elastic members coupled to a lower end of the bobbin and connected to both ends of the coil block; a base supporting the elastic members and the stator; and a cover can covering the mover, the stator and the base, with an opening being formed in the cover can to expose the lens therethrough, wherein each of the elastic members includes a terminal portion that extends between the cover can and a side surface of the base, the terminal portion including a short-circuit prevention portion so as to inhibit a short-circuit between the terminal portion and the cover can.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A voice coil motor (VCM), comprising:
a cover can made of metal material, the cover can comprising a top plate comprising a hole, and a side plate extending from the top plate;
a bobbin disposed in the cover can;
a coil disposed on the bobbin;
a magnet disposed between the bobbin and the side plate of the cover can and facing the coil;
a base disposed below the bobbin and coupled with the side plate of the cover can;
a first elastic member comprising an inner portion coupled with a lower surface of the bobbin and an outer portion coupled with an upper surface of the base and a coupling portion connecting the inner portion and the outer portion, the first elastic member comprising two elastic members spaced apart from each other and the first elastic member being electrically connected to the coil; and

a terminal comprising two terminal parts electrically connected to the two elastic members, respectively,
wherein the cover can is overlapped with at least a portion of the terminal in a horizontal direction,
wherein the terminal is spaced apart from an inner surface of the side plate of the cover can in the horizontal direction,
wherein an insulation member is disposed between the inner surface of the side plate of the cover can and the terminal in the horizontal direction,
wherein the terminal comprises a first portion disposed perpendicular to the outer portion of the first elastic member and a second portion downwardly extending from the first portion, and
wherein the second portion of the terminal comprises a bent portion.

2. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein a portion of a lower end of the side plate of the cover can is disposed lower than the first elastic member,
wherein a portion of the terminal is disposed more inwardly than the inner surface of the side plate of the cover can,
wherein the first elastic member is spaced apart from the side plate of the cover can, and
wherein at least a portion of the second portion of the terminal is overlapped with the side plate of the cover can in the horizontal direction.

3. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises two grooves formed on an outer lateral surface of the base and spaced apart from each other,
wherein the two terminal parts are fixed to the two grooves, respectively, by an adhesive, and
wherein the second portion is disposed on the grooves of the base.

4. The VCM of claim 3 , wherein the two grooves comprise a first groove and a second groove spaced apart from each other,
wherein the two terminal parts comprise a first terminal part disposed on the first groove and a second terminal part disposed on the second groove, and
wherein the two elastic members comprise a first elastic member unit coupled with the first terminal part and a second elastic member unit coupled with the second terminal part.

5. The VCM of claim 4 , wherein the first terminal part is integrally formed with the first elastic member unit, and the second terminal part is integrally formed with the second elastic member unit.

6. The VCM of claim 5 , wherein the terminal comprises a connection portion disposed on the upper surface of the base and connecting the first elastic member and first portion of the terminal.

7. The VCM of claim 1 ,
wherein the insulation member is overlapped with the cover can and the second portion of the terminal in the horizontal direction.

8. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the second portion of the terminal is exposed outside the side plate of the cover can.

9. The VCM of claim 3 ,
wherein a lower end of the side plate of the cover can is disposed on a step part of the base, and
wherein two groves of the base are inwardly recessed from the step part of the base.

10. The VCM of claim 9 , wherein the two terminal parts are downwardly protruded from the base.

11. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the cover can is configured to be electrically connected to a ground portion.

12. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the two terminal parts are disposed within a boundary of the cover can when viewed from the top.

13. The VCM of claim 1 , further comprising a second elastic member coupled with an upper surface of the bobbin and supporting the bobbin,
wherein the second elastic member is disposed in the cover can, and
wherein the magnet is disposed at a corner of the cover can.

14. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the coil is disposed on a step part formed on an outer periphery of the bobbin.

15. A camera module, comprising:
a printed circuit board (PCB);
an image sensor disposed on the printed circuit board;
the VCM of claim 1 ; and
a lens coupled with the bobbin of the VCM of claim 1 and disposed over the image sensor.

16. A mobile phone, comprising the camera module of claim 15 .

17. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the second portion of the terminal is disposed below the first portion of the terminal, and
wherein the first portion of the terminal is electrically connected to the outer portion of the first elastic member and disposed between the second portion and the outer portion of the first elastic member.

18. A voice coil motor (VCM), comprising:
a cover can made of metal material, the cover can comprising a top plate comprising a hole, and a side plate extending from the top plate;
a bobbin disposed in the cover can;
a coil disposed on an outer periphery of the bobbin;
a magnet disposed between the bobbin and the side plate of the cover can and facing the coil;
a base disposed below the bobbin and coupled with the side plate of the cover can;
a first elastic member coupled with a lower surface of the bobbin and an upper surface of the base, and comprising two elastic members spaced apart from each other, the first elastic member being electrically connected to the coil; and
a terminal comprising two terminal parts electrically connected to the two elastic members, respectively,
wherein the cover can is overlapped with at least a portion of the terminal in a horizontal direction,
wherein the terminal is spaced apart from an inner surface of the side plate of the cover can in the horizontal direction,
wherein an insulation member is disposed between the inner surface of the side plate of the cover can and the terminal in the horizontal direction,
wherein the terminal comprises a first portion disposed perpendicular to the first elastic member and a second portion extending from the first portion,
wherein the second portion of the terminal comprises a bent portion, and
wherein a portion of the second portion is exposed outside the base.

19. The VCM of claim 18 , wherein at least a portion of the second portion of the terminal is exposed outside the side plate of the cover can.

20. The VCM of claim 18 , wherein the insulation member is overlapped with the cover can and the second portion of the terminal in the horizontal direction.

21. The VCM of claim 18 , wherein the base comprises a groove formed on an outer lateral surface of the base,
wherein the second portion is disposed on the groove of the base, and
wherein at least a portion of the second portion of the terminal is overlapped with the side plate of the cover can in the horizontal direction.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Sanghee

Classifications

• H04N23/54

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• H02K41/0356 Primary

  moving along a straight path · CPC title

• G03B3/10

  Power-operated focusing · CPC title

• H02K33/04

  wherein the frequency of operation is determined by the frequency of uninterrupted AC energisation · CPC title

• H02K41/0354

  Lorentz force motors, e.g. voice coil motors · CPC title