Lens driving apparatus, and camera module and optical device comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10473886-B2
Application number	US-201615758670-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 8, 2016
Priority date	Sep 8, 2015
Publication date	Nov 12, 2019
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019

Abstract

An embodiment comprises: a housing; a bobbin for mounting a lens, the bobbin being accommodated inside the housing; a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing; and a second coil disposed in the housing, wherein the second coil comprises a third coil and a fourth coil, a first signal is applied to the first coil, a second signal is applied to the fourth coil, and an induction voltage is generated in the second coil by a mutual induction operation between the first coil and the second coil.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lens driving apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a bobbin accommodated in the housing, the bobbin being equipped with a lens;
a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the bobbin;
a magnet disposed in the housing;
a second coil disposed in the housing; and
a circuit board electrically connected to the second coil,
wherein the second coil comprises a third coil and a fourth coil,
wherein the first coil receives a first signal and the fourth coil receives a second signal,
wherein induced voltage is generated at the second coil by mutual induction with the first coil, and
wherein the circuit hoard comprises a terminal for outputting the induced voltage of the second coil.

2. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein voltage is generated at the fourth coil by the second signal.

3. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein voltage generated by the second signal varies according to variation in ambient temperature.

4. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the third coil and the fourth coil surrounds an outer circumferential surface of the housing so as to rotate about an optical axis in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction.

5. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one of the third coil and the fourth coil surrounds an outer circumferential surface of the housing so as to rotate about an optical axis in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction, and
a remaining one of the third coil and the fourth coil is disposed in a shape of a coil ring that is wound about an axis perpendicular to the optical axis in the clockwise direction or in the counterclockwise direction.

6. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first signal and the second signal is one of an alternating-current signal and a pulse signal.

7. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first signal and the second signal comprises a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal.

8. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the PWM signal has a frequency of 20 kHz or higher.

9. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the third coil and the fourth coil are connected in series to each other, and an intermediate tap is provided at a contact point between one end of the third coil and one end of the fourth coil.

10. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the intermediate tap receives ground power.

11. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the third coil and the fourth coil are electrically separated from each other.

12. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing; and
a lower elastic member coupled to a lower portion of the bobbin and a lower portion of the housing,
wherein each of the upper elastic member and the lower elastic member is divided into two or more parts,
wherein the first coil is electrically connected to two selected from among the divided parts of the upper elastic member, and
wherein the second coil is electrically connected to at least three selected from among parts of the upper elastic member other than the selected parts of the upper elastic member and among the parts of the lower elastic member.

13. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein the circuit board is disposed on one side surface of the housing and electrically connected to the divided parts of the upper elastic member and the divided parts of the lower elastic member.

14. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 12 ,
wherein the circuit board is disposed below the lower elastic member and electrically connected to the divided parts of the upper elastic member and the divided parts of the lower elastic member; and
support members electrically connect the divided parts of the upper elastic member and the circuit board to each other.

15. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a fifth coil disposed on the circuit board, the fifth coil being configured to move the housing via interaction with the magnet.

16. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a capacitor connected in parallel to both ends of the second coil.

17. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein induced voltage generated at each of the third coil and the fourth coil by mutual induction with the first coil varies according to variation in ambient temperature.

18. The lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first signal and the second signal comprises an alternating-current signal and a direct-current signal.

19. A camera module comprising:
a lens barrel;
a lens driving apparatus according to claim 1 for moving the lens barrel;
an image sensor for converting an image incident through the lens driving apparatus into an electrical signal; and
a drive controller for controlling the lens driving apparatus.

20. An optical device comprising:
a display module comprising a plurality of pixels, colors of which are changed according to an electrical signal;
a camera module according to claim 19 for converting an image incident thereon into an electrical signal; and
a controller for controlling operation of the display module and the camera module.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Sang Ok
• Son Byung Wook
• Lee Seong Min
• Lee Jun Taek
• Lee Kap Jin

Classifications

• H04N23/68

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• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H04N23/54

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

• H04N23/55

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/57

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title