Camera module, electronic device and vehicle device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12474593-B2
Application number	US-202217668278-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2022
Priority date	Sep 27, 2021
Publication date	Nov 18, 2025
Grant date	Nov 18, 2025

Abstract

A camera module includes an imaging lens assembly having an optical axis and a driving device including a fixed component, a lens carrier, a magnet carrier, a first ball group, and a second ball group. The imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens carrier. The magnet carrier has a first groove group extending parallel to the optical axis and a second groove group extending perpendicular to the optical axis. One of the fixed component and the lens carrier has a third groove group disposed opposite to the second groove group. The imaging lens assembly is movable with respect to the fixed component on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis via the second ball group disposed between the second groove group and the third groove group and along a direction parallel to the optical axis through the first ball group disposed in the first groove group.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A camera module, comprising:
an imaging lens assembly, having an optical axis; and a driving device, comprising:
a fixed component;
a lens carrier, wherein the imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens carrier;
a magnet carrier, having a first groove group and a second groove group, wherein the first groove group extends along a first direction parallel to the optical axis, and the second groove group extends along a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis;
a first ball group, disposed in the first groove group; and
a second ball group, disposed in the second groove group;
wherein one of the fixed component and the lens carrier has a third groove group, and another one of the fixed component and the lens carrier has a fourth groove group; the third groove group extends along a third direction being perpendicular to the optical axis and being different from the second direction and is disposed opposite to the second groove group, the second ball group is disposed in the third groove group, and the imaging lens assembly is movable with respect to the fixed component on a plane defined by the third direction and the second direction via the second ball group; the fourth groove group extends along the first direction parallel to the optical axis and is disposed opposite to the first groove group, the first ball group is disposed in the fourth groove group, and the imaging lens assembly is movable with respect to the fixed component along the first direction via the first ball group; wherein the third direction is orthogonal to the second direction, and each of the third groove group and the second groove group is in physical contact with the second ball group; wherein the second ball group comprises at least one ball that is in two-points contact with one of the third groove group and the second groove group and in one-point contact with another one of the third groove group and the second groove group.

2 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the lens carrier has the third groove group, and the lens carrier is movable with respect to the magnet carrier on the plane defined by the third direction and the second direction; the fixed component has the fourth groove group, and the magnet carrier is movable with respect to the fixed component along the first direction.

3 . The camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the driving device further comprising:
an auto focus magnet, disposed on the magnet carrier; and an auto focus coil, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the auto focus coil corresponds to the auto focus magnet so as to provide a driving force for moving the magnet carrier along the first direction.

4 . The camera module according to claim 2 , wherein the driving device further comprising:
an image stabilization magnet, disposed on the lens carrier; and an image stabilization coil, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the image stabilization coil corresponds to the image stabilization magnet so as to provide a driving force for moving the lens carrier on the plane defined by the third direction and the second direction.

5 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed component has the third groove group, and the magnet carrier is movable with respect to the fixed component on the plane defined by the third direction and the second direction; the lens carrier has the fourth groove group, and the lens carrier is movable with respect to the magnet carrier along the first direction.

6 . The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the driving device further comprising:
an auto focus magnet, disposed on the lens carrier; and an auto focus coil, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the auto focus coil corresponds to the auto focus magnet so as to provide a driving force for moving the lens carrier along the first direction.

7 . The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the driving device further comprising:
an image stabilization magnet, disposed on the magnet carrier; and an image stabilization coil, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the image stabilization coil corresponds to the image stabilization magnet so as to provide a driving force for moving the magnet carrier on the plane defined by the third direction and the second direction.

8 . An electronic device, comprising the camera module of claim 1 .

9 . A vehicle device, comprising the camera module of claim 1 .

10 . A camera module, comprising:
an imaging lens assembly, having an optical axis; and a driving device, comprising:
a fixed component;
a lens carrier, wherein the imaging lens assembly is disposed in the lens carrier;
a magnet carrier, having a first groove group and a second groove group, wherein the first groove group extends along a first direction parallel to the optical axis, and the second groove group extends along a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis;
a first ball group, disposed in the first groove group; and
a second ball group, disposed in the second groove group;
wherein one of the fixed component and the lens carrier has a third groove group, and another one of the fixed component and the lens carrier has a fourth groove group; the third groove group extends along a third direction being perpendicular to the optical axis and being different from the second direction and is disposed opposite to the second groove group, the second ball group is disposed in the third groove group, and the imaging lens assembly is movable with respect to the fixed component on a plane defined by the third direction and the second direction via the second ball group; the fourth groove group extends along the first direction parallel to the optical axis and is disposed opposite to the first groove group, the first ball group is disposed in the fourth groove group, and the imaging lens assembly is movable with respect to the fixed component along the first direction via the first ball group; wherein the second groove group has at least one strip V-shaped groove and at least one U-shaped groove, the third groove group has at least one strip V-shaped groove and at least one U-shaped groove, the at least one strip V-shaped groove of the second groove group and the at least one strip V-shaped groove of the third groove group each extend along a direction to be orthogonal to each other, the at least one strip V-shaped groove of the second groove group corresponds to the at least one U-shaped groove of the third groove group, and the at least one U-shaped groove of the second groove group corresponds to the at least one strip V-shaped groove of the third groove group.

11 . The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein the lens carrier has the third groove group, and the lens carrier is movable with respect to the magnet carrier on the plane defined by the third direction and the second direction; the fixed component has the fourth groove group, and the magnet carrier is movable with respect to the fixed component along the first direction.

12 . The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the driving device further comprising:
an auto focus magnet, disposed on the magnet carrier; and an auto focus coil, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the auto focus coil corresponds to the auto focus magnet so as to provide a driving force for moving the magnet carrier along the first direction.

13 . The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the driving device further comprising:
an image stabilization magnet, disposed on the lens carrier; and an image stabilization coil, disposed on the fixed component, wherein the image s

Assignees

• Largan Digital Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Hao Jan
• Chang Lin An
• Chou Ming-Ta
• Tseng Te-Sheng

Classifications

• G03B2205/0069

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

• G03B2205/0015

  by displacing one or more optical elements normal to the optical axis · CPC title

• G03B17/12

  with means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets · CPC title

• G03B13/36

  Autofocus systems · CPC title

• G03B3/10

  Power-operated focusing · CPC title