Lens driving device, camera module and optical instrument

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11143938-B2
Application number	US-201816480110-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2018
Priority date	Feb 10, 2017
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

A camera module comprises: a first camera module; and a second camera module including a second side that faces a first side of the first camera module, wherein the first camera module comprises: a housing; a bobbin disposed inside the housing; a coil disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; and two magnets, facing each other, that are arranged at the sides of the housing in the direction perpendicular to the first side of the first camera module, so as to face the coil, wherein each of the two magnets comprises: an upper surface; a lower surface; an inner surface facing the coil; an outer surface disposed on the reverse side to the inner surface; and two side surfaces connecting the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein a depressed part is provided on the side surface of the magnet, among the two side surfaces of the magnet, that is disposed on the first side of the first camera module, the depressed part being formed by recessing a portion of the side surface of the magnet, and the area of the inner surface of the magnet is smaller than the area of the outer surface of the magnet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A camera module comprising:
a first camera module; and
a second camera module including a second side that faces a first side of the first camera module,
wherein the first camera module comprises:
a housing;
a bobbin disposed inside the housing;
a coil disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; and
two magnets, facing each other, that are arranged at a side of the housing in the direction perpendicular to the first side of the first camera module, so as to face the coil,
wherein each of the two magnets comprises:
an upper surface;
a lower surface;
an inner surface facing the coil;
an outer surface disposed on the reverse side to the inner surface; and
two side surfaces connecting the inner surface and the outer surface,
wherein a depressed part is provided on the side surface of the magnet, among the two side surfaces of the magnet, that is disposed on the first side of the first camera module, the depressed part being formed by recessing a portion of the side surface of the magnet,
wherein the area of the inner surface of the magnet is smaller than the area of the outer surface of the magnet, and
wherein the magnet is disposed biased toward a center line of the side of the housing.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the depressed part is formed by recessing an area of 10 to 80% of the area of one side surface of the magnet.

3. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the depressed part in the horizontal direction is 10 to 80% of the width in the horizontal direction of one side surface of the magnet.

4. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the depressed part is extended from an upper end to a lower end of the magnet.

5. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the depressed part comprises a concavely formed round surface.

6. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the depressed part comprises an inclined surface forming an obtuse angle or a right angle with one side surface of the magnet.

7. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the depressed part formed in each of the two magnets comprises an optical axis and is symmetrical with respect to an imaginary plane parallel to the inner surface of the magnet.

8. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the housing comprises a first side disposed on a first side surface of the first camera module, a second side disposed on the reverse side of the first side, and a third side and a fourth side which are reversely disposed between the first side and the second side,
wherein the two magnets are disposed on the third side surface and the fourth side surface, respectively, and
wherein the magnet is disposed biased toward the second side than the first side.

9. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein the two magnets have an asymmetrical shape with respect to the center of each of the magnets, and
wherein the two magnets have an asymmetrical shape with respect to a virtual plane that comprises the center of each and is perpendicular to the inner surface of each of the two magnets.

10. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a guide portion protruding in a shape corresponding to the depressed part to support the depressed part.

11. The camera module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an upper elastic member disposed above the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing;
a lower elastic member disposed below the bobbin and coupled to the bobbin and the housing; and
a base disposed below the housing,
wherein the lower elastic members are formed in a pair spaced apart from each other and electrically connected to the coil.

12. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the second camera module comprises:
a second housing;
a second bobbin disposed inside the second housing of the second camera module;
a second base disposed below the second housing of the second camera module;
a second magnet disposed in the second housing of the second camera module;
a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the second bobbin of the second camera module and facing the second magnet of the second camera module; and
a second coil disposed between the second housing of the second camera module and the second base of the second camera module and facing the second magnet of the second camera module,
wherein the second magnet of the second camera module comprises four magnets and is disposed at the corner of the second housing of the second camera module.

13. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first camera module is an AF (Auto Focus) module, and the second camera module is an OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) module.

14. The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein the housing includes a support portion for supporting the inner surface of the magnet.

15. The camera module according to claim 14 , wherein the support portion is disposed to face the guide portion.

16. The camera module according to claim 12 , wherein an inner surface of the second housing is provided with a magnet coupling portion formed by being partly depressed outward and in which the second magnet is disposed.

17. A optical instrument comprising:
a main body;
a dual camera module disposed in the main body and configured to photograph an image of a subject; and
a display unit disposed in the main body and outputting an image photographed by the dual camera module,
wherein the dual camera module includes a first camera module and a second camera module including a second side that faces a first side of the first camera module,
wherein the first camera module comprises:
a housing;
a bobbin disposed inside the housing;
a coil disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the bobbin; and
two magnets, facing each other, that are arranged at a side of the housing in the direction perpendicular to the first side of the first camera module, so as to face the coil,
wherein each of the two magnets comprises:
an upper surface;
a lower surface;
an inner surface facing the coil;
an outer surface disposed on the reverse side to the inner surface; and
two side surfaces connecting the inner surface and the outer surface,
wherein a depressed part is provided on the side surface of the magnet, among the two side surfaces of the magnet, that is disposed on the first side of the first camera module, the depressed part being formed by recessing a portion of the side surface of the magnet,
wherein the area of the inner surface of the magnet is smaller than the area of the outer surface of the magnet, and
wherein the magnet is disposed biased toward a center line (X) of the side of housing.

18. The optical instrument according to claim 17 , wherein the depressed part formed in each of the two magnets comprises an optical axis and is symmetrical with respect to an imaginary plane parallel to the inner surface of the magnet.

19. The optical instrument according to claim 18 , wherein the housing comprises a first side disposed on a first side surface of the first camera module, a second side disposed on the reverse side of the first side, and a third side and a fourth side which are reversely disposed between the first side and the second side,
wherein the two magnets are disposed on the third side surface and the fourth side surface, respectively, and
wherein the magnet is disposed biased toward the second side than the first side.

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Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Sung Guk
• Lee Seong Min
• Min Sang Jun
• Jung Tae Jin

Classifications

• G03B30/00

  Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles · CPC title

• G03B19/07

  having more than one objective · CPC title

• G03B17/14

  interchangeably · CPC title

• G03B13/36 Primary

  Autofocus systems · CPC title

• G03B5/02 Primary

  Lateral adjustment of lens · CPC title