Camera actuator and camera device comprising same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12395718-B2
Application number	US-202118020482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2021
Priority date	Aug 11, 2020
Publication date	Aug 19, 2025
Grant date	Aug 19, 2025

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention discloses a camera actuator comprising: a housing; a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly moving in the optical axis direction in the housing; and a driving unit for moving the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly, wherein the first lens assembly includes a first outer side surface, and the second lens assembly includes a second outer side surface which faces the first outer side surface and at least partially overlaps the first outer side surface in the optical axis direction and a bonding member that is in contact with at least one of the first outer side surface and the second outer side surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A camera actuator comprising:
a housing;
a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly moving in an optical axis direction in the housing; and
a driving unit configured to move the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly,
wherein the first lens assembly includes a first outer side surface,
wherein the second lens assembly includes a second outer side surface facing the first outer side surface and at least partially overlapping the first outer side surface in the optical axis direction, and
comprising a bonding member in contact with at least one of the first outer side surface and the second outer side surface.

2. The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the bonding member includes:
a first bonding member in contact with the first outer side surface; and
a second bonding member in contact with the second outer side surface.

3. The camera actuator of claim 2 , wherein the first bonding member and the second bonding member do not overlap at least partially in the optical axis direction.

4. The camera actuator of claim 2 , wherein a first length of the first bonding member in the optical axis direction is smaller than a second length of the second bonding member in the optical axis direction.

5. The camera actuator of claim 2 ,
wherein the first bonding member overlaps with the first outer side surface in the optical axis direction.

6. The camera actuator of claim 2 ,
wherein the second bonding member overlaps with the second outer side surface in the optical axis direction.

7. The camera actuator of claim 2 ,
wherein the outer side surface of the first bonding member and the outer side surface of the second bonding member may correspond to each other.

8. The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the first lens assembly includes a first lens hole,
the second lens assembly includes a second lens hole, and
the camera actuator further includes at least one lens disposed in each of the first lens hole and the second lens hole.

9. The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the first outer side surface includes:
a 1-1 outer region symmetrical in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and having a curved outer edge; and
a 1-2 outer region symmetrical in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and having a flat outer edge.

10. The camera actuator of claim 9 , wherein a first minimum thickness of the 1-1 outer region is greater than a second minimum thickness of the 1-2 outer region.

11. The camera actuator of claim 9 , wherein the bonding member is disposed in the 1-1 outer region.

12. The camera actuator of claim 9 , wherein the first lens assembly includes a third outer side surface opposite to the first outer side surface, and
the third outer side surface includes a 3-1 outer region symmetrical in the first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and having a curved outer edge and a 3-2 outer region symmetrical in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction and having a flat outer edge.

13. The camera actuator of claim 12 , wherein a first minimum thickness of the 1-1 outer region is greater than a minimum thickness of the 3-1 outer region.

14. The camera actuator of claim 12 ,
wherein the second lens assembly includes a fourth outer side surface opposite to the second outer side surface,
wherein the first outer side surface to the fourth outer side surface at least partially overlap each other in the optical axis direction.

15. The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the second outer side surface includes:
a 2-1 outer region symmetrical in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and having a curved outer edge; and
a 2-2 outer region symmetrical in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and having a flat outer edge.

16. The camera actuator of claim 15 , wherein a third minimum thickness of the 2-1 outer region is greater than a fourth minimum thickness of the 2-2 outer region.

17. The camera actuator of claim 15 , wherein the bonding member is in contact with the 2-1 outer region.

18. The camera actuator of claim 15 , wherein the second lens assembly includes a fourth outer side surface opposite to the second outer side surface,
the fourth outer side surface includes a 4-1 outer region symmetrical in the first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and having a curved outer edge and a 4-2 outer region symmetrical in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction and having a flat outer edge.

19. The camera actuator of claim 18 ,
wherein a third minimum thickness of the 2-1 outer region is greater than a minimum thickness of the 4-1 outer region.

20. The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the first lens assembly moves within a first moving distance in the optical axis direction,
the second lens assembly moves within a second moving distance in the optical axis direction, and
the first moving distance is smaller than the second moving distance.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Sung Guk
• Park Jae Keun
• Lee Seong Min

Classifications

• G02B13/009

  having zoom function · CPC title

• G02B7/04

  with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification · CPC title

• G03B2205/0023

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

• G03B2205/0069

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

• G03B17/17

  with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera · CPC title