Voice coil motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9438093-B2
Application number	US-201214354053-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2012
Priority date	Oct 24, 2011
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A voice coil motor (VCM) is disclosed, the VCM including: a rotor including a bobbin accommodated by a lens, and a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin, a base formed with an opening for exposing a lens and a first foreign object penetration prevention unit formed along an upper edge, a stator including magnets wrapping the coil block and a housing formed with an opening for fixing the magnets and formed at a bottom surface with lateral surfaces formed with a second foreign object penetration prevention unit coupled to the first foreign object prevention unit, and an elastic member coupled to the bobbin to elastically support the bobbin.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A VCM (Voice Coil Motor) comprising:
a bobbin accommodated by a lens;
a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin;
a base formed with an opening and a first foreign object penetration prevention unit formed along an upper edge;
magnets wrapping the coil block;
a housing formed with a second foreign object penetration prevention unit coupled to the first foreign object penetration prevention unit; and
an elastic member coupled to the bobbin to elastically support the bobbin,
wherein the first foreign object penetration prevention unit is protruded at the upper edge of the base, and the second foreign object penetration prevention unit is formed at a bottom surface of the housing in the shape of concave groove coupled to the first foreign object penetration prevention unit.

2. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the first foreign object penetration prevention unit is protruded in the shape of a closed loop.

3. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein the first foreign object penetration prevention unit is protruded in the shape of a rib from the upper edge of the base.

4. The VCM of claim 1 , further comprising a foreign object penetration prevention member interposed between the first foreign object penetration prevention unit and the second foreign object penetration prevention unit.

5. The VCM of claim 4 , wherein the foreign object penetration prevention member includes an epoxy resin having a viscosity.

6. The VCM of claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive interposed between the first foreign object penetration prevention unit and the second foreign object penetration prevention unit.

7. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein an external surface of the lateral surface at the housing and an external surface of lateral walls of the base are arranged on a same planar surface.

8. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the lateral surface at the housing contacts an upper surface of the base.

9. The VCM of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the lateral surface at the housing is formed with a thickness thicker than that of the first foreign object penetration prevention unit, and a part of the elastic member is interposed between the upper surface of the base and the lateral surface of the housing.

10. The VCM of claim 1 , further comprising a yoke covering the housing and having an opening for exposing the lens, where a lateral wall of the yoke covers the lateral surface of the housing and the lateral wall of the base.

11. The VCM of claim 10 , wherein the lateral wall of the yoke covers a border between the first and second foreign object penetration prevention units.

12. A VCM (Voice Coil Motor) comprising:
a bobbin accommodated by a lens;
a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin;
magnets wrapping the coil block;
a housing formed with a first jaw inhibiting penetration of a foreign object;
an elastic member coupled to the bobbin to elastically support the bobbin;
a base formed with an opening and a second jaw meshed with the first jaw formed at the housing; and
a foreign object penetration prevention member interposed between the first jaw and the second jaw.

13. The VCM of claim 12 , wherein the first jaw formed at a distal end of the lateral surfaces of the housing and the second jaw formed at the lateral walls of the base are coupled by being meshed together.

14. The VCM of claim 12 , wherein an external surface of the lateral surface at the housing and an external surface of the lateral walls of the base are arranged on a same planar surface.

15. The VCM of claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the lateral surfaces at the housing is same as a thickness of the lateral walls of the base.

16. The VCM of claim 12 , wherein a part of the elastic member is fixed between the first and second jaws.

17. The VCM of claim 12 , further comprising a yoke covering the housing and formed with an opening for exposing the lens, and a lateral wall of the yoke covers the lateral surfaces of the housing and the lateral walls of the base.

18. A VCM (Voice Coil Motor), the VCM comprising:
a bobbin accommodated by a lens;
a coil block arranged at a periphery of the bobbin;
a base formed with an opening and a first foreign object penetration prevention unit formed in a shape of a concave groove along an upper edge;
magnets wrapping the coil block;
a housing protrusively formed with a second foreign object penetration prevention unit coupled to the first foreign object penetration prevention unit;
an elastic member coupled to the bobbin to elastically support the bobbin; and
a foreign object penetration prevention member interposed between the first foreign object penetration prevention unit and the second foreign object penetration prevention unit.

19. The VCM of claim 18 , further comprising an adhesive interposed between the first foreign object penetration prevention unit and the second foreign object penetration prevention unit.

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Seung Ki
• Park Sang Ok
• Lee Seong Min

Classifications

• H02K41/035 Primary

  DC motors; Unipolar motors · CPC title

• H02K5/10 Primary

  with arrangements for protection from ingress, e.g. water or fingers · CPC title

• G03B13/34

  Power focusing · CPC title

• H02K41/0356

  moving along a straight path · CPC title

• G02B7/022

  lens and mount having complementary engagement means, e.g. screw/thread · CPC title