Optical assembly with shake correction function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11630320-B2
Application number	US-202117161722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2021
Priority date	Jan 30, 2020
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

An optical assembly includes a movable body that includes an optical module, a frame body radially outward of the movable body, and support portions that swingably support the movable body with respect to the frame body. Each of the support portions includes a guide portion between the movable body and the frame body to support the movable body, and a preload portion that pushes the guide portion toward the movable body. A radially inner end portion of the preload portion is connected to a radially outer end portion of the guide portion. A radially outer end portion of the preload portion is supported by the frame body. One of the movable body and the guide portion includes a first convex surface, and the other includes a first concave surface in contact with the first convex surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical assembly with a shake correction function to correct a shake of an optical module, the optical assembly comprising:
a movable body that includes the optical module;
a frame body radially outward of the movable body in a radial direction with respect to an optical axis of the optical module; and
a plurality of support portions that swingably support the movable body with respect to the frame body; wherein
each of the plurality of support portions includes a guide portion and a preload portion;
the guide portion is between the movable body and the frame body to support the movable body;
a radially inner end portion of the preload portion is connected to a radially outer end portion of the guide portion;
a radially outer end portion of the preload portion is supported by the frame body;
one of the movable body and the guide portion includes a first convex surface protruding from the one of the movable body and the guide portion toward another of the movable body and the guide portion;
the another of the movable body and the guide portion includes a first concave surface in contact with the first convex surface;
the first convex surface and the first concave surface have a spherical shape;
the preload portion pushes the guide portion toward the movable body;
one of the frame body and the preload portion includes a second convex surface protruding from the one of the frame body and the preload portion toward another of the frame body and the preload portion; and
the another of the frame body and the preload portion includes a second concave surface that is recessed from the one of the frame body and the preload portion toward the other of the frame body and the preload portion and is in contact with the second convex surface.

2. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a radius of curvature of the first convex surface is equal to or less than a radius of curvature of the first concave surface.

3. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a total number of support portions is three or more.

4. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the preload portion includes an elastic body;
a radially inner end portion of the elastic body is connected to the guide portion; and
a radially outer end portion of the elastic body is supported by the frame body.

5. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the second convex surface and the second concave surface are both curved surfaces; and
a radius of curvature of the second convex surface is equal to or less than a radius of curvature of the second concave surface.

6. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the support portions include a pair of the support portions opposing each other with the movable body interposed therebetween.

7. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the support portions are positioned at equal intervals in a circumferential direction centered on the optical axis of the optical module.

8. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the preload portion pushes the guide portion toward a swing center of the movable body.

9. The optical assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the frame body and the movable body includes a rotation curbing portion; and
the rotation curbing portion is movable into contact with another of the frame body and the movable body when the movable body rotates in a circumferential direction centered on an optical axis of the optical module in a stationary state of the movable body.

10. An optical assembly with a shake correction function to correct a shake of an optical module, the optical assembly comprising:
a movable body that includes the optical module;
a frame body radially outward of the movable body in a radial direction with respect to an optical axis of the optical module; and
a plurality of support portions that swingably support the movable body with respect to the frame body; wherein
each of the plurality of support portions includes a guide portion and a preload portion;
the guide portion is between the movable body and the frame body to support the movable body;
a radially inner end portion of the preload portion is connected to a radially outer end portion of the guide portion;
a radially outer end portion of the preload portion is supported by the frame body;
one of the movable body and the guide portion includes a first convex surface protruding from the one of the movable body and the guide portion toward another of the movable body and the guide portion;
the another of the movable body and the guide portion includes a first concave surface in contact with the first convex surface;
the first convex surface and the first concave surface have a spherical shape;
the preload portion pushes the guide portion toward the movable body; and
the plurality of the support portions includes:
a first support portion in which the preload portion pushes the guide portion in a first direction toward one side in an optical axis direction of a swing center of the movable body; and
a second support portion in which the preload portion pushes the guide portion in a second direction toward the other side in the optical axis direction of the swing center of the movable body.

Assignees

• Nidec Corp

Inventors

• Sazai Kazuhiro
• Egawa Tomohiro
• Iwase Takayuki
• Tanaka Genki
• Arai Tsutomu
• Minamisawa Shinji
• Sue Takeshi

Classifications

• G02B27/646 Primary

  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

• G03B2205/0023

  by tilting or inclining one or more optical elements with respect to the optical axis · 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

• G03B5/06

  Swinging lens about normal to the optical axis · CPC title

• G03B2205/0069

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