Lens driving mechanism, camera module, and optical device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11868038-B2
Application number	US-202217810943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2022
Priority date	Apr 28, 2016
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing; a bobbin arranged inside the housing; a first magnet arranged on the bobbin; a first coil arranged in the housing and facing the first magnet; a plurality of lenses attached to the bobbin; and an iris unit coupled to the bobbin, wherein the plurality of lenses comprises a first lens and a second lens distanced from each other, and at least a portion of the iris unit is positioned between the first lens and the second lens.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A camera module comprising:
a printed circuit board;
an image sensor disposed on the printed circuit board;
a base disposed on the printed circuit board;
a bobbin disposed on the base;
a lens module coupled with the bobbin;
a first magnet disposed on the bobbin;
a first coil facing the first magnet;
an iris housing coupled with the lens module;
first and second blades coupled with the iris housing;
an iris magnet;
an iris coil facing the iris magnet;
a substrate electrically connected with the iris coil; and
a first sensor configured to sense the iris magnet,
wherein the substrate comprises a mounting part disposed with the first sensor and a terminal part coupled with the printed circuit board, and
wherein the mounting part of the substrate and the terminal part of the substrate are disposed opposite to each other with respect to the lens module.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the mounting part of the substrate is disposed in parallel to an optical axis.

3. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the terminal part of the substrate is disposed in parallel to the optical axis.

4. The camera module of claim 1 ,
wherein the first sensor is disposed between the mounting part of the substrate and the bobbin in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis.

5. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the mounting part of the substrate is disposed higher than the terminal part of the substrate.

6. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is not overlapped with the iris magnet in an optical axis direction.

7. The camera module of claim 6 , wherein the first sensor is not overlapped with the iris coil in the optical axis direction.

8. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second blades, the lens module, and the bobbin integrally move in an optical axis direction when a current is applied to the first coil.

9. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens module comprises a plurality of lenses disposed between the iris housing and the image sensor.

10. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second blades are configured to adjust an amount of incident light by an interaction of the iris magnet and the iris coil.

11. The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a second sensor configured to sense the first magnet,
wherein the second sensor is disposed in the first coil.

12. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the mounting part of the substrate is overlapped with the bobbin in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis.

13. The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a cover member comprising an upper plate and a lateral plate extending from the upper plate, and
wherein the base is coupled with the lateral plate of the cover member.

14. The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a ball disposed between the base and the bobbin,
wherein the ball is configured to guide the bobbin to move in an optical axis direction.

15. An optical device, comprising:
a body;
a camera module of claim 1 disposed on the body; and
a display part disposed on the body to output an image photographed by the camera module.

16. A camera module comprising:
a base;
a bobbin disposed on the base;
a lens module coupled with the bobbin;
a first magnet disposed on the bobbin;
a first coil facing the first magnet;
an iris housing coupled with the bobbin;
first and second blades coupled with the iris housing;
an iris magnet;
an iris coil facing the iris magnet;
a substrate electrically connected with the iris coil; and
a first sensor configured to sense the iris magnet,
wherein the substrate comprises a mounting part disposed with the first sensor and a terminal part comprising a plurality of terminals, and
wherein, when viewed from above, the mounting part of the substrate and the terminal part of the substrate are disposed opposite to each other with respect to the lens module.

17. The camera module of claim 16 , wherein the mounting part of the substrate is disposed in parallel to an optical axis, and
wherein the terminal part of the substrate is disposed in parallel to the optical axis.

18. The camera module of claim 16 , wherein the mounting part of the substrate is disposed higher than the terminal part of the substrate.

19. The camera module of claim 16 , wherein the first sensor is not overlapped with the iris magnet in an optical axis direction, and
wherein the first sensor is not overlapped with the iris coil in the optical axis direction.

20. The camera module of claim 16 , wherein the first and second blades, the lens module, and the bobbin integrally move in an optical axis direction when a current is applied to the first coil.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jae Keun
• Ha Tae Min

Classifications

• G03B9/06 Primary

  Two or more co-operating pivoted blades, e.g. iris type (shutters functioning as diaphragms by limiting extent of opening movement G03B9/08) · CPC title

• G02B5/20 Primary

  Filters (polarising elements G02B5/30) · CPC title

• G02B7/02

  for lenses {(supports for magnifying lenses G02B25/002)} · CPC title

• G02B7/09

  adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification · CPC title

• G03B3/10

  Power-operated focusing · CPC title