Camera module and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12088899-B2
Application number	US-202117461774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2021
Priority date	Jun 2, 2021
Publication date	Sep 10, 2024
Grant date	Sep 10, 2024

Abstract

A camera module includes a fixed component, an optical folding component, a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, and a driving device. The optical folding component is disposed on the fixed component. The optical folding component has a reflection surface disposed at an image side of an optical curved surface. The first imaging unit is disposed at an image side of the optical folding component. The second imaging unit is disposed between the optical folding component and the first imaging unit. The driving device move the first lens carrier with respect to the fixed component. The optical curved surface is an object-side surface of the optical folding component. The optical folding component has positive refractive power through the optical curved surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera module, having an optical axis and an optical curved surface through which the optical axis passes, and the camera module comprising:
a fixed component;
an optical folding component, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the optical folding component has a reflection surface configured to fold the optical axis, and the optical curved surface is disposed at an object side of the reflection surface;
a first imaging unit, disposed at an image side of the optical folding component, wherein the first imaging unit comprises a first lens carrier and a first optical imaging lens assembly accommodated in the first lens carrier;
a second imaging unit, disposed between the optical folding component and the first lens carrier of the first imaging unit, wherein the second imaging unit comprises a second lens carrier and a second optical imaging lens assembly, the second lens carrier is fixed on the fixed component, and the second optical imaging lens assembly is accommodated in the second lens carrier; and
a first driving device, configured to move the first lens carrier along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component, and the first driving device comprising:
a first driving magnet, disposed on the first lens carrier;
a first driving coil, corresponding to the first driving magnet; and at least two location sensing components, corresponding to the first lens carrier;
wherein the optical curved surface is an object-side surface of the optical folding component, and the optical folding component has positive refractive power through the optical curved surface;
wherein a distance in parallel with the optical axis between center points of two of the at least two location sensing components is DH, a distance by which the first lens carrier is movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component is D, a number of lens elements of the first optical imaging lens assembly is N1, a number of lens elements of the second optical imaging lens assembly is N2, a total number of lens elements of the camera module is Nt, and the following conditions are satisfied:
0.3 <DH/D <9;
N 1< N 2; and
N 1+ N 2< Nt.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a distance by which the first lens carrier is movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component is D, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.2 [mm]≤ D ≤2.0 [mm].

3. The camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the distance by which the first lens carrier is movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component is D, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.4 [mm]≤ D ≤1.5 [mm].

4. The camera module according to claim 2 , further comprising a ball element disposed between the first lens carrier and the fixed component, wherein the first lens carrier is disposed on the fixed component via a support of the ball element.

5. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the first driving magnet is two, a number of the first driving coil is two, the first driving magnets are disposed symmetrical about the optical axis, and the first driving coils are disposed symmetrical about the optical axis.

6. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a number of lens elements of the first optical imaging lens assembly is less than or equal to two.

7. The camera module according to claim 1 , further comprising a second driving device, wherein the second driving device is configured to rotate the optical folding component with respect to the fixed component.

8. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum field of view of the camera module is FOV, and the following condition is satisfied:
1[deg.]≤FOV≤40[deg.].

9. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a total length of the first lens carrier along the optical axis is L, and the following condition is satisfied:
1.0 [mm]< L <4.0 [mm].

10. A camera module, having an optical axis and an optical curved surface through which the optical axis passes, and the camera module comprising:
a fixed component;
an optical folding component, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the optical folding component has a reflection surface configured to fold the optical axis, and the optical curved surface is disposed at an object side of the reflection surface;
a first imaging unit, disposed at an image side of the optical folding component, wherein the first imaging unit comprises a first lens carrier and a first optical imaging lens assembly accommodated in the first lens carrier;
a second imaging unit, disposed between the optical folding component and the first lens carrier of the first imaging unit, wherein the second imaging unit comprises a second lens carrier and a second optical imaging lens assembly, the second lens carrier is fixed on the fixed component, and the second optical imaging lens assembly is accommodated in the second lens carrier; and
a first driving device, comprising:
a first driving magnet, disposed on the first lens carrier;
a first driving coil, corresponding to the first driving magnet, such that the first lens carrier is movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component; and
at least two location sensing components, corresponding to the first lens carrier;

wherein the optical curved surface is an object-side surface of of the optical folding component or is one of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of an optical element disposed at an object side of the optical folding component;
wherein a distance in parallel with the optical axis between center points of two of the at least two location sensing components is DH, a distance by which the first lens carrier is movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component is D, a number of lens elements of the first optical imaging lens assembly is N1, a number of lens elements of the second optical imaging lens assembly is N2, a total number of lens elements of the camera module is Nt, and the following conditions are satisfied:
0.3 <DH/D <9;
N 1 <N 2; and
N 1 +N 2 <Nt.

11. The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein the distance by which the first lens carrier is movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component is D, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.2 [mm]≤ D ≤2.0 [mm].

12. The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the distance by which the first lens carrier is movable along the optical axis with respect to the fixed component is D, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.4 [mm]≤ D ≤1.5 [mm].

13. The camera module according to claim 11 , further comprising a positive lens element, wherein the optical curved surface is one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the optical element disposed at the object side of the optical folding component, and the positive lens element is the optical element disposed at the object side of the optical folding component.

14. The camera module according to claim 10 , further comprising a ball element disposed between the first lens carrier and the fixed component, wherein the first lens carrier is disposed on the fixed component via a support of the ball element.

15. The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein the distance in parallel with the optical axis between the center points of two of the at least two location sensing components is DH, and the following condition is satisfied:
0.37 [mm]< DH <4.5 [mm].

16. The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein a number of the first driving magnet is two, a numbe

Assignees

• Largan Digital Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chang Lin An
• Chou Ming-Ta
• Tseng Te-Sheng

Classifications

• H04N23/54

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