Lens moving apparatus capable of suppressing defocusing of a lens and camera module and optical device comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11360287-B2
Application number	US-202016925040-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2020
Priority date	Aug 6, 2015
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

An embodiment includes: a housing including an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner surface, and an outer surface located at the side opposite to the inner surface; a bobbin accommodated in the housing; a first coil disposed at an outer surface of the bobbin; a first magnet disposed at the outer surface of the housing; a second magnet disposed in the housing so as to be spaced apart from the first magnet; and a first position sensor disposed at the outer surface of the bobbin, wherein a first part of the housing is positioned between the second magnet and the inner surface of the housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lens moving apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a bobbin disposed in the housing;
a first coil disposed on the bobbin;
a first magnet disposed on the housing;
a second magnet disposed on the housing so as to be spaced apart from the first magnet; and
a first position sensor disposed on the bobbin,
wherein a cross point between a first graph and a second graph is located in a first quadrant of an x-y coordinates system, wherein the first graph is a graph representing an output value of the first position sensor over an intensity of a magnetic field detected by the first position sensor at a first temperature, and the second graph is a graph representing an output value of the first position sensor over an intensity of a magnetic field detected by the first position sensor at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature.

2. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first temperature is 25° C., and the second temperature is higher than 25° C. but lower than 65° C.

3. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first temperature is 25° C., and
the second temperature is 65° C.

4. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a range of output of the first position sensor in a stroke range in which the bobbin is movable is included in a first area, wherein the first area is an area including a value that is equal to or lower than a first reference value, the first reference value being an output of the first position sensor at the cross point.

5. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a range of output of the first position sensor in a stroke range in which the bobbin is movable is a portion of the first area located in a third quadrant.

6. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an output of the first position sensor in a stroke range in which the bobbin is movable is configured to range from an upper limit value to a lower limit value, and
wherein the upper limit value is the cross point and the lower limit value is located in a third quadrant of the x-y coordinates system.

7. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an output value of the first position sensor increases as a temperature increases.

8. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cross point is spaced apart from an origin of the x-y coordinates system, an x-axis and a y-axis.

9. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein an x-axis of the x-y coordinates system represents an intensity of a magnetic field that the first position sensor detects, and a y-axis of the x-y coordinates system represents the output of the first position sensor.

10. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a first portion of the housing is positioned between the second magnet and an outer circumferential surface of the housing.

11. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the housing comprises a magnet seat on which the second magnet is mounted, and the first portion of the housing is positioned between the second magnet and the outer circumferential surface of the housing.

12. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a second portion of the housing is positioned between the second magnet and an upper surface of the housing.

13. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the first portion of the housing is greater than a thickness of the second portion of the housing.

14. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 10 , comprising:
an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing;
a circuit member disposed under the housing and comprising a second coil opposite to the first magnet;
a circuit board disposed under the circuit member; and
a support member conductively connected to the upper elastic member and the circuit board.

15. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 11 , comprising an adhesive member disposed between the magnet seat and the second magnet.

16. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein, when a temperature increases, the first portion of the housing expands and a distance between the second magnet and the first position sensor decreases.

17. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first position sensor is disposed above the first coil so as to be spaced apart from the first coil.

18. A lens moving apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a bobbin disposed in the housing;
a first coil disposed on the bobbin;
a first magnet disposed on the housing;
a second magnet disposed on the housing so as to be spaced apart from the first magnet; and
a first position sensor disposed on the bobbin,
wherein the housing comprises a first portion positioned between the second magnet and an outer circumferential surface thereof,
wherein a cross point between a first graph and a second graph is located in a first quadrant of an x-y coordinates system, wherein the first graph is a graph representing an output value of the first position sensor over an intensity of a magnetic field detected by the first position sensor at a first temperature, and the second graph is a graph representing an output value of the first position sensor over an intensity of a magnetic field detected by the first position sensor at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature,
wherein the output value of the first position sensor is configured to range from an upper limit value to a lower limit value, and wherein the upper limit value is the cross point and the lower limit value is located in a third quadrant of the x-y coordinates system.

19. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a second portion is positioned between the second magnet and an upper surface of the housing.

20. A camera module comprising:
a lens barrel;
the lens moving apparatus for moving the lens barrel, according to claim 1 ; and
an image sensor.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Sang Ok
• Min Sang Jun
• Yoo Kyoung Ho
• Yoo Hyune O

Classifications

• G03B2205/0007

  Movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur · CPC title

• G03B2205/00

  Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing · CPC title

• 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

• G03B2205/0069

  using electromagnetic actuators, e.g. voice coils · CPC title

• G02B27/646

  compensating for small deviations, e.g. due to vibration or shake (movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur in cameras, projectors or printers G03B2205/0007; image stabilisation in cameras peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor H04N23/68) · CPC title