Camera module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016170229-A1
Application number	US-201615049412-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 22, 2016
Priority date	Apr 11, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

There is provided a camera module including a plurality of ball bearings to support the driving of a lens barrel at the time of compensating for unintended camera movement due to disturbance such as hand shake. The lens barrel may be driven in first and second directions, independently, by one driving force exerted in the first direction perpendicular to an optical axis and by another driving force exerted in the second direction perpendicular to both the optical axis and the first direction, thereby preventing driving displacement from being generated at the time of compensating for unwanted motion such as hand shake while securing reliability against external impact, and having reduced power consumption at the time of compensating for the disturbance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A camera module comprising:
a first frame accommodating a lens module; and a disturbance compensation part driving the lens module in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to an optical axis, wherein the disturbance compensation part comprises a first magnet and a second magnet attached to the lens module, a first coil opposing the first magnet in the first direction and a second coil opposing the second magnet in the second direction, wherein a yoke part is provided in the first frame to allow magnetic attraction to act between the yoke part and the first and second magnet in an optical axis direction, and wherein the first frame is configured to be movable in the optical axis direction together with the lens module.

2 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens module comprises a lens barrel including a lens and a second frame and a third frame accommodating the lens barrel, and the first magnet and the second magnet are mounted in the third frame.

3 . The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the second frame and the third frame are configured to be movable in the optical axis direction together with the first frame, the second frame and the third frame are configured to be movable in the first direction within the first frame, and the third frame is configured to be movable, relative to the second frame, in the second direction within the first frame.

4 . The camera module of claim 3 , wherein the first frame and the second frame are provided with a first ball bearing part therebetween, the first ball bearing part being moved in the first direction in a rolling motion.

5 . The camera module of claim 4 , wherein the first frame and the second frame respectively include a first accommodation groove accommodating the first ball bearing part.

6 . The camera module of claim 5 , wherein the first accommodation groove guides the first ball bearing part to be moved in the first direction in the rolling motion and restricts a movement of the first ball bearing part in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.

7 . The camera module of claim 3 , wherein the second frame and the third frame are provided with a second ball bearing part therebetween, the second ball bearing part being moved in the second direction in a rolling motion.

8 . The camera module of claim 7 , wherein the second frame and the third frame respectively include a second accommodation groove accommodating the second ball bearing part.

9 . The camera module of claim 8 , wherein the second accommodation groove guides the second ball bearing part to be moved in the second direction in the rolling motion and restricts a movement of the second ball bearing part in a direction perpendicular to the second direction.

10 . The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising a housing accommodating the first frame,
wherein the first frame is movable, relative to the housing, in the optical axis direction.

11 . The camera module of claim 10 , wherein the first frame and the housing are provided with a third ball bearing part therebetween, the third ball bearing part being moved in the optical axis direction in a rolling motion.

12 . The camera module of claim 10 , further comprising an auto-focus driving part configured to generate driving force in the optical axis direction,
wherein the auto-focus driving part comprises a third magnet attached to the first frame and a third coil disposed to face the third magnet.

13 . The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first coil and the second coil have a loop shape in which a hole is respectively formed, length between two ends of the first magnet in the optical axis direction is greater than length of the hole of the first coil in the optical axis direction and is shorter than length between two ends of the first coil in the optical axis direction, and length between two ends of the second magnet in the optical axis direction is greater than length of the hole of the second coil in the optical axis direction and is shorter than length between two ends of the second coil in the optical axis direction.

14 . A camera module comprising:
a first frame driven in a housing in an optical axis direction; a second frame driven in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction within the first frame; a third frame driven in the first direction and a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, within the first frame; and a yoke part provided in the first frame to allow magnetic attraction to act between the yoke part and the third frame in the optical axis direction.

15 . The camera module of claim 14 , further comprising a disturbance compensation part including a first magnet and a second magnet mounted on the third frame and a first coil and a second coil disposed to face the first magnet and the second and generating driving force in the first direction and the second direction.

16 . The camera module of claim 15 , wherein the yoke part faces the first magnet and the second magnet in the optical axis direction.

17 . The camera module of claim 15 , wherein the first coil and the second coil have a loop shape in which a hole is respectively formed, length between two ends of the first magnet in the optical axis direction is greater than length of the hole of the first coil in the optical axis direction and is shorter than length between two ends of the first coil in the optical axis direction, and length between two ends of the second magnet in the optical axis direction is greater than length of the hole of the second coil in the optical axis direction and is shorter than length between two ends of the second coil in the optical axis direction.

18 . The camera module of claim 14 , wherein a lens barrel is mounted in the third frames.

19 . The camera module of claim 14 , wherein the second frame and the third frame are configured to be movable in the optical axis direction together with the first frame.

Assignees

• Samsung Electro Mech

Inventors

• Park Sung Ryung
• Kwon Oh Byoung
• Lim Soo Cheol
• Kang Byung Woo

Classifications

• H04N23/57

  Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices · CPC title

• H04N23/687

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• G03B5/00 Primary

  Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing · CPC title

• G03B2205/0069

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

• G02B7/08

  adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism · CPC title