Aperture unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10761403-B2
Application number	US-201916257629-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2019
Priority date	Jan 25, 2018
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an aperture unit having an optical axis. The aperture unit includes a fixed portion, a movable portion, a first blade and a driving component. The movable portion is movably connected to the fixed portion, the first blade movably connects to the movable portion and the fixed portion, and the driving component connects to the movable portion to move the movable portion relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension. When the movable portion is moved relative to the fixed portion in the first moving dimension, the first blade is driven by the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion in a second moving dimension, and the first moving dimension and the second moving dimension are different.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aperture unit having an optical axis, comprising:
a fixed portion;
a movable portion movably connected to the fixed portion;
a first blade movably connected to the movable portion and the fixed portion; and
a driving assembly connected to the movable portion and used for moving the movable portion relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension, wherein when the movable portion moves relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension, the first blade is driven by the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion in a second moving dimension, and the first moving dimension and the second moving dimension are different, wherein the fixed portion comprises a fixed portion opening, the movable portion comprises a movable portion opening, light passes through the fixed portion opening and the movable portion opening, and sizes of the fixed portion opening and the movable portion opening are different, wherein the size of the movable portion opening in a first direction is different from the size of the movable portion opening in a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are parallel to the first moving dimension.

2. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the size of the movable portion opening is greater than the size of the fixed portion opening when viewed along the optical axis.

3. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a moving direction of the movable portion is parallel to the first direction.

4. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a spacer disposed on the first blade, wherein the first blade at least partially overlaps the spacer when viewed along the optical axis.

5. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising a second blade, wherein the first blade and the second blade are disposed on two sides of the optical axis, and the spacer is disposed between the first blade and the second blade.

6. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the second blade and the spacer at least partially overlap when viewed along the optical axis direction.

7. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein both of the first blade and the second blade comprise an arc portion, the fixed portion comprises a fixed portion opening, the art portions form a circular opening, and the size of the circular opening is less than the size of the fixed portion.

8. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 5 , where the first blade rotates in a same direction to the second blade.

9. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first bias element and a second bias element disposed on the driving assembly and disposed on different planes.

10. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising an insulating layer formed on the surface of the first bias element.

11. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising an insulating plate disposed between the first bias element and the second bias element.

12. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the movable portion comprises two columns, the first bias element and the second bias element are disposed on one of the columns, respectively.

13. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the insulating plate comprises two recesses, and the columns are disposed in the recesses.

14. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first bias element and the second bias element partially overlap each other when viewed along the optical axis.

15. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the first bias element and the second bias element extend in different directions.

16. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a grounding clamping portion, wherein one end of the first bias element and one end of the second bias element are fixed to the grounding clamping portion, and the first bias element and the second bias element are electrically connected with each other through the grounding clamping portion.

17. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of resin adhesives disposed on the first bias element and the second bias element.

18. The aperture unit as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an initial position limiting assembly disposed in the fixed portion, wherein when the driving assembly is not driven, the movable portion is positioned at a predetermined position through the initial position limiting assembly relative to the fixed portion.

19. An aperture unit having an optical axis, comprising:
a fixed portion;
a movable portion movably connected to the fixed portion;
a first blade movably connected to the movable portion and the fixed portion;
a driving assembly connected to the movable portion and used for moving the movable portion relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension, wherein when the movable portion moves relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension, the first blade is driven by the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion in a second moving dimension, and the first moving dimension and the second moving dimension are different;
a spacer disposed on the first blade, wherein the first blade at least partially overlaps the spacer when viewed along the optical axis; and
a second blade, wherein the first blade and the second blade are disposed on two sides of the optical axis, and the spacer is disposed between the first blade and the second blade.

20. An aperture unit having an optical axis, comprising:
a fixed portion;
a movable portion movably connected to the fixed portion;
a first blade movably connected to the movable portion and the fixed portion;
a driving assembly connected to the movable portion and used for moving the movable portion relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension, wherein when the movable portion moves relative to the fixed portion in a first moving dimension, the first blade is driven by the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion in a second moving dimension, and the first moving dimension and the second moving dimension are different;
a first bias element and a second bias element disposed on the driving assembly and disposed on different planes; and
an insulating plate disposed between the first bias element and the second bias element,
wherein the movable portion comprises two columns, the first bias element and the second bias element are disposed on one of the columns, respectively.

Assignees

• Tdk Taiwan Corp

Inventors

• Wang Chao-Hsi
• Hu Chao-Chang
• Tsai Kuen-Wang
• Weng Chih-Wei

Classifications

• G03B13/32

  Means for focusing · CPC title

• G02B26/004 Primary

  based on a displacement or a deformation of a fluid · CPC title

• G02B7/04

  with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title

• H04N23/57

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