Compact lens module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9491362-B2
Application number	US-201514619304-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2015
Priority date	Nov 12, 2014
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

The invention discloses a lens driving device including a lens holder receiving a lens having an optical axis; a frame receiving at least one magnet; at least one focusing coil disposed at the lens holder and arranged between the at least one magnet and the lens holder; a flexible focusing mechanism disposed between the lens holder and the frame and keeping the lens holder movably positioned at the optical axis; and an image capturing sensor having a length and a width and aligned with the optical axis. The lens driving device is characterized in that the length of the image capturing sensor determines that the lens has a long axis in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and that the width of the image capturing sensor determines that the lens has a width in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lens driving device, comprising:
a lens holder receiving a lens having an optical axis;
a frame receiving a focusing mechanism including at least one side tensile strength spring disposed between the lens holder and the frame and configured to exert a side tensile strength on a long axis of the lens holder and maintaining the lens holder movably positioned at the optical axis; and
an image capturing sensor having a length and a width and aligned with the optical axis, and characterized in that:
the length of the image capturing sensor defines that the lens has a long axis in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and that the width of the image capturing sensor defines that the lens has a width in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis,
wherein the at least one side tensile strength spring has a main body disposed at the frame, a gripping portion extending from the main body in a direction parallel to the long axis of the lens holder and disposed at the lens holder, and an elastic portion connecting the gripping portion with the main body,
wherein the elastic portion provides the side tensile strength and an elastic force.

2. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the lens defines that the frame has a width.

3. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one magnet having a first surface, and at least one focusing coil arranged between the first surface of the at least one magnet and the lens holder, while the long axis of the lens is perpendicular to the first surface of the at least one magnet.

4. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the lens has a length in a direction along the long axis.

5. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the lens has a diameter, an aspect ratio of the image capturing sensor is 4:3, and the width of the lens is at least greater than 0.6 times the diameter.

6. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the lens has a diameter, an aspect ratio of the image capturing sensor is 16:9, and the width of the lens is at least greater than 0.49 times the diameter.

7. The lens driving device according to claim 1 , wherein the focusing mechanism comprises:
a first clamping surface disposed at one side surface of the lens holder;
a second clamping surface configured to face the first clamping surface;
a plurality of spheres positioned between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface; and
the at least one side tensile strength spring disposed between the lens holder and the frame and configured to exert the side tensile strength on the long axis of the lens holder to retain the plurality of spheres between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface and to exert the elastic force on the optical axis of the lens to maintain the lens holder movably positioned at the optical axis.

8. A mirror switch module, comprising: a lens driving device having an optical axis; a mirror rotatably positioned on the optical axis; and an actuator linking with the mirror so that the mirror is rotatable to change an included angle between the mirror and the optical axis; wherein the assembly of the lens driving device, the mirror and the actuator defines a length, a width and a height of the mirror switch module, and characterized in that:
the lens driving device comprises a lens having the optical axis and an image capturing sensor having a length and a width and aligned with the optical axis, that the length of the image capturing sensor defines that the lens has a long axis in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and that the width of the image capturing sensor defines that the lens has a width in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis,
the lens driving device further comprises a focusing mechanism including at least one side tensile strength spring configured to exert a side tensile strength on a long axis, wherein the at least one side tensile strength spring has a main body disposed at a frame receiving the focusing mechanism, a gripping portion extending from the main body in a direction parallel to the long axis, and an elastic portion connecting the gripping portion with the main body, wherein the elastic portion provides the side tensile strength and an elastic force.

9. The mirror switch module according to claim 8 , wherein the width of the lens defines the width of the mirror switch module.

10. The mirror switch module according to claim 8 ,
wherein the lens has a length in a direction along the long axis, and the length of the lens defines the length of the mirror switch module.

11. The mirror switch module according to claim 8 , wherein the lens has a diameter, an aspect ratio of the image capturing sensor is 4:3, and the width of the lens is at least greater than 0.6 times the diameter.

12. The mirror switch module according to claim 8 , wherein the lens has a diameter, an aspect ratio of the image capturing sensor is 16:9, and the width of the lens is at least greater than 0.49 times the diameter.

13. An electronic device in form of a plate having an upper surface with a first image capturing hole defined therethrough, a lower surface with a second image capturing hole defined therethrough, and a width between the upper surface and the lower surface and equipped with a mirror switch module comprising: a lens driving device having an optical axis; a mirror rotatably positioned on the optical axis; and an actuator rotating the mirror from the first image capturing hole or the second image capturing hole to the lens driving device; wherein the assembly of the lens driving device, the mirror and the actuator defines a length, a width and a height of the mirror switch module, characterized in that the lens driving device comprises:
a lens having the optical axis and an image capturing sensor having a length and a width and aligned with the optical axis, that the length of the image capturing sensor defines that the lens has a long axis in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and that the width of the image capturing sensor defines that the lens has a width in the plane perpendicular to the optical axis,
the lens driving device further comprises a focusing mechanism including at least one side tensile strength spring configured to exert a side tensile strength on a long axis, wherein the at least one side tensile strength spring has a main body disposed at a frame receiving the focusing mechanism, a gripping portion extending from the main body in a direction parallel to the long axis, and an elastic portion connecting the gripping portion with the main body, wherein the elastic portion provides the side tensile strength and an elastic force.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the width of the lens defines the width of the mirror switch module, and the width of the mirror switch module defines a width of the electronic device.

15. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the lens has a diameter, an aspect ratio of the image capturing sensor is 4:3, and the width of the lens is at least greater than 0.6 times the diameter.

16. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the lens has a diameter, an aspect ratio of the image capturing sensor is 16:9, and the width of the lens is at least greater than 0.49 times the diameter.

Assignees

• Tdk Taiwan Corp

Inventors

• Hu Chao-Chang
• Weng Chih-Wei
• Yu Cheng-Kai

Classifications

• H04N23/687 Primary

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• H04N23/55 Primary

  Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof · CPC title

• H04N23/60

  Control of cameras or camera modules · CPC title

• H04N5/2254

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N5/23287 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic