Voice coil motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9300196-B2
Application number	US-201213676628-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2012
Priority date	Nov 16, 2011
Publication date	Mar 29, 2016
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016

Abstract

A VCM is disclosed, the VCM including a rotor including a bobbin arranged at an upper surface of a base formed with an opening, and a driving coil wound on the bobbin, a stator including a driving magnet opposite to the driving coil, and a yoke secured by the driving magnet at an inner surface of a lateral plate, and a tilting unit including a tilt magnet arranged at an outer surface of the lateral plate, a housing fixing the tilt magnet, and a tilt coil unit opposite to the tilt magnet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A VCM, the VCM comprising:
a rotor including a bobbin arranged at an upper surface of a base formed with an opening, and a driving coil wound on the bobbin;
a stator including a driving magnet opposite to the driving coil, and a yoke secured by the driving magnet at an inner surface of a lateral plate; and
a tilting unit including a tilt magnet arranged at an outer surface of the lateral plate, a housing fixing the tilt magnet, and a tilt coil unit opposite to the tilt magnet;
wherein an upper surface of the housing is arranged at a position lower than an upper surface of the bobbin;
wherein the upper surface of the housing is arranged with an elastic member coupled to the bobbin, and the elastic member is fixed by a spacer arranged on the elastic member; and
wherein an upper surface of the spacer is arranged at a position lower than the upper surface of the bobbin.

2. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the upper surface of the housing is arranged on a same planar surface as that of an upper plate of the yoke perpendicularly formed to the lateral plate of the yoke.

3. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein a part of an upper surface of the tilt magnet is exposed from the housing to obtain a tilt space of the rotor.

4. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the housing is formed less than that of the tilt magnet to expose the part of the upper surface of the tilt magnet for obtainment of a tilt space of the rotor.

5. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein a lateral surface of the spacer is arranged inside an outer surface of the housing to obtain a tilt space of the rotor.

6. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the tilt unit includes a tilt coil housing for fixing the tilt coil.

7. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein a gap is formed between the tilt coil and the tilt magnet for tilting the bobbin.

8. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the tilt unit includes a tilt coil driving unit fixing a rear surface of the tilt coil unit and electrically connected to the tilt coil unit.

9. The VCM of claim 8 , wherein the tilt coil driving unit includes a first tilt coil driving unit arranged at an upper surface of the housing and having an opening exposing the rotor, each of second tilt coil driving units respectively extending from each edge of the first tilt coil driving unit to a rear surface of each tilt coil, and a third tilt coil driving unit extended from any one of the second tilt coil driving units; and
wherein an opening is formed between the first and second tilt coil driving units, and each distal end at each side of the tilt coil passes the opening to be electrically connected to the first tilt coil driving unit.

10. The VCM of claim 9 , wherein the first, second and third tilt coil driving units are integrally formed.

11. The VCM of claim 9 , wherein each distal end at both sides of the tilt coil and the first tilt coil driving unit are electrically connected by any one of methods of welding and a conductive adhesive tape.

12. The VCM of claim 9 , wherein an adhesive is interposed between the second tilt coil driving unit and a rear surface of the tilt coil.

13. The VCM of claim 9 , wherein the second tilt coil driving unit is electrically connected to the driving coil, and electrically connected to the elastic member elastically supporting the rotor, and the third tilt coil driving unit is electrically connected to an outside circuit board.

14. The VCM of claim 8 , wherein the tilt coil driving unit includes a flexible circuit board.

15. The VCM of claim 8 , wherein a gap is formed between the tilt coil and the tilt magnet for tilting the bobbin.

16. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the VCM further comprises: a rigid circuit board electrically connected to an image sensor arranged at a bottom surface of a holder coupled to the base; and a flexible circuit board electrically connected to the rigid circuit board for tilting the rigid circuit board.

17. The VCM of claim 16 , wherein the flexible circuit board includes a first board unit supporting a bottom surface of the rigid circuit board, a pair of symmetrically formed second board units formed at an edge of the first board unit; and third board units each connected to each of the pair of second board units.

18. The VCM of claim 17 , wherein each of the second board units includes a signal line electrically connected to the rigid circuit board.

19. The VCM of claim 17 , wherein each of the second board units takes a shape of a hand to wrap three (3) lateral surfaces adjacent to the first board unit, and each distal end of both sides of the second board units is connected to each lateral surface of both sides opposite to the first board unit.

20. The VCM of claim 17 , wherein the third board unit includes first connection board units each connected to each of the pair of second board units, and a second connection board unit commonly connected to the first connection board units.

21. The VCM of claim 20 , wherein the first connection board units are bent relative to the first board unit.

22. The VCM of claim 17 , wherein the VCM further comprises a bottom spacer for supporting the tilt coil unit, and the bottom spacer is formed at a bottom surface thereof with a lug applying pressure to and fixing the second board unit, and the second board unit is formed with a through hole insertable by the lug.

23. The VCM of claim 17 , wherein the holder is coated at a bottom surface thereof with an adhesive, and attached to the first board unit, and the image sensor is tilted along with the holder by the tilt of the base.

24. The VCM of claim 17 , wherein lateral surfaces of the rigid circuit board are brought into contact with inner surfaces of the base.

25. The VCM of claim 16 , wherein the flexible circuit board includes a first board unit arranged at an upper surface of the rigid circuit board and having an opening for exposing the image sensor, a pair of symmetrically formed second board units formed at an edge of the first board unit; and third board units each connected to each of the pair of second board units.

26. The VCM of claim 25 , wherein the image sensor is formed at an upper surface thereof with first terminals, the first board unit is formed at an upper surface thereof with second terminals corresponding to the first terminals, and the first and second terminals are wire-bonded by a conductive wire.

27. The VCM of claim 25 , wherein the holder is attached at the bottom surface thereof to the first board unit using an adhesive.

28. The VCM of claim 25 , wherein each of the second board units includes a signal line electrically connected to the rigid circuit board.

29. The VCM of claim 25 , wherein each of the second board units takes a shape of a band to wrap three (3) lateral surfaces adjacent to the first board unit, and each distal end of both sides of the second board units is connected to each lateral surface of both sides opposite to the first board unit.

30. The VCM of claim 25 , wherein the third board unit includes first connection board units each connected to each of the pair of second board units, and a second connection board unit commonly connected to the first connection board units.

31. The VCM of claim 25 , wherein the first connection board units are bent relative to the first board unit.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Jin Suk

Classifications

• H02K33/00

  Motors with reciprocating, oscillating or vibrating magnet, armature or coil system (arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with motors H02K7/00, e.g. H02K7/06) · CPC title

• H02K33/16

  with polarised armatures moving in alternate directions by reversal or energisation of a single coil system · CPC title

• G02B7/105

  with movable lens means specially adapted for focusing at close distances · CPC title

• H02K35/04

  with moving coil systems and stationary magnets · CPC title

• G02B7/08

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