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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11650394-B2
Application number	US-202117159604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2021
Priority date	Mar 8, 2016
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

An embodiment comprises: a housing comprising a plurality of protrusions arranged on the upper surface thereof; a magnet arranged on a side portion of the housing; a bobbin having a first coil arranged on the outer peripheral surface thereof, the bobbin being configured to move by means of an interaction between the magnet and the first coil; an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and to the housing; and a sensing coil arranged on the side portion of the housing between the protrusions and the magnet, the sensing coil being configured to generate an induction voltage by means of an interaction with the first coil, wherein at least a part of the upper elastic member is arranged on the upper surface of the housing between the protrusions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lens driving device comprising:
a housing;
a bobbin disposed in the housing;
a first coil disposed on the bobbin;
a magnet disposed on the housing; and
an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing;
a circuit board disposed below the housing; and
a support member electrically connecting the upper elastic member and the circuit board;
wherein the upper elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to the bobbin, an outer frame coupled to the housing, and a frame connection portion connecting the inner frame and the outer frame,
wherein the outer frame comprises first to fourth outer portions spaced apart from one another, and
wherein the first and third outer portions connect to the inner frame through the frame connection portion, and the second and fourth outer portions are spaced apart from the inner frame and the frame connection portion.

2. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a second coil disposed on the circuit board; and
a base disposed below the circuit board.

3. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the outer frame comprises a first coupling portion coupled to the housing, a second coupling portion coupled to one end of the support member, and a connection portion connecting the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, and
wherein the one end of the support member is bonded to the second coupling portion by a solder.

4. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the outer frame comprises a first coupling portion coupled to the housing, a second coupling portion coupled to one end of the support member, and a connection portion connecting the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, and wherein the second coupling portion comprises a through-hole through which the one end of the support member passes.

5. The lens driving device according to claim 2 , wherein the second coil comprises a substrate disposed on the circuit board and coils formed in the substrate.

6. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the support member is disposed at a corner of the housing.

7. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the bobbin is configured to be moved by interactions between the magnet and the first coil.

8. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , comprising a sensing coil disposed on the housing and configured to generate an inductive voltage by interactions with the first coil.

9. The lens driving device according to claim 8 , wherein the sensing coil is wound on an outer surface of the housing.

10. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the frame connection portion comprises first to fourth frame connection portions spaced apart from one another,
wherein the inner frame comprises a first inner portion and a second inner portion that are spaced apart from each other,
wherein the first outer portion is connected to the first inner portion through the first frame connection portion and the second frame connection portion, and
wherein the third outer portion is connected to the second inner portion through the third frame connection portion and the fourth frame connection portion.

11. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , comprising a sensing coil disposed on the housing and configured to generate an inductive voltage by interactions with the first coil, and
wherein two of the first to fourth outer portions are electrically connected to the second coil and the other two of the first to fourth outer portions are electrically connected to the first coil.

12. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the support member comprises a first support member coupled to the first outer portion, a second support member coupled to the second outer portion, a third support member coupled to the third outer portion, and a fourth support member coupled to the fourth outer portion.

13. The lens driving device according to claim 12 , wherein the first to fourth support members are spaced apart from one another.

14. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a first side surface portion and a second side surface portion adjacent to the first side surface portion,
wherein the bobbin comprises a first side portion facing the first side surface portion of the housing and a second side portion facing the second side surface portion of the housing,
wherein the first outer portion comprises a first outer coupling portion coupled to the first side surface portion of the housing and a second outer coupling portion coupled to the second side surface portion of the housing,
wherein the inner frame comprises a first inner coupling portion coupled to the first side portion of the bobbin and a second inner coupling portion coupled to the second side portion of the bobbin, and
wherein the frame connection portion comprises a first frame connection portion directly interconnecting the first outer coupling portion and the second inner coupling portion.

15. The lens driving device according to claim 14 , wherein the housing comprises a third side surface portion adjacent to the second side surface portion and the bobbin comprises a third side portion facing the third side surface portion,
wherein the first outer portion comprises a third outer coupling portion coupled to the third side surface portion of the housing,
wherein the inner frame comprises a third inner coupling portion coupled to the third side portion of the bobbin, and the frame connection portion comprises a second frame connection portion directly interconnecting the second outer coupling portion and the third inner coupling portion.

16. The lens driving device according to claim 14 , wherein the inner frame comprises a dummy portion interconnecting the first inner coupling portion and the second inner coupling portion.

17. A camera module comprises:
a lens;
the lens driving device according to claim 1 and coupled to the lens; and
an image sensor.

18. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and third outer portions are opposite to each other, and the second and fourth outer portions are opposite to each other.

19. A lens driving device comprising:
a housing;
a bobbin disposed in the housing;
a first coil disposed on the bobbin;
a magnet disposed on the housing; and
an upper elastic member coupled to the bobbin and the housing,
a circuit board disposed below the housing; and
a support member electrically connecting the upper elastic member and the circuit board,
wherein the upper elastic member comprises an inner frame coupled to the bobbin, an outer frame coupled to the housing, and a frame connection portion connecting the inner frame and the outer frame,
wherein the outer frame comprises first to fourth outer portions spaced apart from one another and the frame connection portion comprises first to fourth frame connection portions spaced apart from one another,
wherein the inner frame comprises first and second inner portions spaced apart from each other,
wherein the first outer portion is connected to the first inner portion through the first connection portion and the second connection portion,
wherein the third outer portion is connected to the second inner portion through the third connection portion and the fourth connection portion, and
wherein the second and fourth outer portions are spaced apart from the frame connection portion and the inner frame.

20. A lens drivi

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shin Seung Taek
• Han Jin Suk

Classifications

• G03B3/12

  adapted for remote control · CPC title

• G03B3/10

  Power-operated focusing · CPC title

• G02B7/09 Primary

  adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification · CPC title

• H04N23/60

  Control of cameras or camera modules · CPC title

• H02K41/0354

  Lorentz force motors, e.g. voice coil motors · CPC title