Imaging module, electronic device, and imaging-module manufacturing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9674443-B2
Application number	US-201615007351-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2016
Priority date	Aug 1, 2013
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

An imaging module, an electronic device, and an imaging-module manufacturing method capable of relatively easily adjusting a relative position between an imaging element unit and a lens unit with high accuracy are provided. An imaging module 1 includes an imaging element unit 3, a lens unit 2 which includes a lens group 10, a first image-blur correction driving unit 30 x, a second image-blur correction driving unit 30 y, a focus driving unit 30 z, and a connection portion 41 which is electrically connected to a circuit of the imaging element unit by a conductive joining material, and a flexible wiring portion 12 which includes a wiring group which connects the circuit of the imaging element unit to at least one driving unit among the first image-blur correction driving unit, the second image-blur correction driving unit, and the focus driving unit, and extends between the imaging element unit and the lens unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imaging module, comprising:
an imaging element unit which has a circuit in which an imaging element and an external connection portion are provided;
a lens unit which has a lens group, a first image-blur correction driving unit which moves at least a portion of lenses of the lens group with respect to the imaging element in a first direction in a plane intersecting an optical axis of the lens group, a second image-blur correction driving unit which moves at least a portion of the lenses with respect to the imaging element in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a focus driving unit which moves at least a portion of the lenses of the lens group with respect to the imaging element in a direction of the optical axis of the lens group, and which is fixed to the imaging element unit; and
a flexible wiring portion which has an accommodation region accommodated in the lens unit, and a lead-out region led outside the lens unit, and extends between the imaging element unit and the lens unit,
wherein the flexible wiring portion includes a first wiring group which is electrically connected to at least one driving unit of the first image-blur correction driving unit, the second image-blur correction driving unit, or the focus driving unit, and is led from the accommodation region to the lead-out region, and a second wiring group which is electrically connected to a driving unit except for the driving unit which is electrically connected to the first wiring group among the first image-blur correction driving unit, the second image-blur correction driving unit, and the focus driving unit, and
wherein the circuit is electrically connected to the second wiring group via a first connection portion of the flexible wiring portion in the accommodation region and is electrically connected to the first wiring group via a second connection portion of the flexible wiring portion in the lead-out region, using a conductive joining material by which the circuit and the flexible wiring portion are joined to each other.

2. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lens unit has a sensor which detects a position of the lens which is moved by the first image-blur correction driving unit, the second image-blur correction driving unit, and the focus driving unit, and the first wiring group or the second wiring group is electrically connected to the sensor.

3. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first direction, the second direction, and the direction of the optical axis are orthogonal to one another.

4. The imaging module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first direction, the second direction, and the direction of the optical axis are orthogonal to one another.

5. The imaging module according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first direction and the second direction are orthogonal to each other, and
wherein the first wiring group is electrically connected to two driving units among the first image-blur correction driving unit, the second image-blur correction driving unit, and the focus driving unit.

6. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is divided into a plurality of wiring sets, and each of the wiring sets is wired so that the plurality of wiring sets are separated from each other.

7. The imaging module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is divided into a plurality of wiring sets, and each of the wiring sets is wired so that the plurality of wiring sets are separated from each other.

8. The imaging module according to claim 3 ,
wherein the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is divided into a plurality of wiring sets, and each of the wiring sets is wired so that the plurality of wiring sets are separated from each other.

9. The imaging module according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is divided into a plurality of wiring sets, and each of the wiring sets is wired so that the plurality of wiring sets are separated from each other.

10. The imaging module according to claim 5 ,
wherein the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is divided into a plurality of wiring sets, and each of the wiring sets is wired so that the plurality of wiring sets are separated from each other.

11. The imaging module according to claim 6 ,
wherein the wiring sets extend to be parallel to each other, and are provided on both sides in a state where a center surface, which includes the optical axis of the lens group along a plane and is parallel to an extension direction of the wiring set, is interposed between both sides.

12. The imaging module according to claim 6 ,
wherein the wiring sets extend to be parallel to each other, and are symmetrically provided in the state where the center surface, which includes the optical axis of the lens group along a plane and is parallel to the extension direction of the wiring set, is interposed between the wiring sets.

13. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lens unit includes a housing which accommodates the driving units, and
wherein the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is led out from the housing toward the external connection portion.

14. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein a pixel pitch of the imaging element is 1 μm or less.

15. An electronic device on which the imaging module according to claim 1 is mounted.

16. A manufacturing method of the imaging-module according to claim 1 , comprising:
moving any one of the lens unit and the imaging element unit set on a Z axis orthogonal to a measurement chart, and the measurement chart to a plurality of measurement positions;
imaging a measurement chart image, which is imaged by the lens unit, using the imaging element, in each of the measurement positions in a state where the driving unit which is connected to the circuit by the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is operated through the external connection portion;
calculating an adjustment amount of a relative position between the lens unit and the imaging element unit on the Z axis and an adjustment amount of a relative posture between the lens unit and the imaging element unit around an X axis and a Y axis orthogonal to the Z axis, based on the obtained plurality of images; and
adjusting a relative positional posture between the lens unit and the imaging element unit based on the calculated adjustment amounts, fixing the lens unit and the imaging element unit, and connecting the first connection portion to the circuit.

17. The imaging-module manufacturing method according to claim 16 , further comprising:
setting the lens unit, the imaging element, and the measurement chart in a state where a movement direction of the lens which is moved by any one of the driving units, to which the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is connected, is a vertical direction.

18. The imaging-module manufacturing method according to claim 16 ,
wherein the first wiring group included in the flexible wiring portion is divided into a plurality of wiring sets, and each of the wiring sets is wired so that the plurality of wiring sets are separated from each other,
wherein the wiring sets extend to be parallel to each other, and are provided on both sides in a state where a center surface, which includes the optical axis of the lens group along a plane and is pa

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

• Kaneko Yukihiro
• Yamakawa Kenji
• Takase Yoshiyuki
• Fujinami Tatsuya
• Tobise Manabu

Classifications

• H04N23/57

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

• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• G03B5/00 Primary

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

• H04N23/687 Primary

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• H04N23/67

  Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals · CPC title