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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9712732-B2
Application number	US-201615000591-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2016
Priority date	Aug 1, 2013
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides an imaging module, an electric device provided therewith, and an imaging-module manufacturing method capable of simply and reliably performing probing and fixing a lens unit and an imaging element unit to each other with high accuracy even when the miniaturized lens unit is used. A the lens unit ( 11 ) includes a focus driving unit, a housing ( 23 ), a first connection portion ( 37 A), a first wiring portion by which the focus driving unit and the first connection portion are electrically connected to each other, and a second wiring portion which is electrically connected to the focus driving unit to which the first wiring portion is connected. The second wiring portion extends from the inside of the housing to the outside thereof, and a wire of the second wiring portion extends to an end surface on an end ( 39 ) of the extended second wiring portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imaging module, comprising: a lens unit which has a lens group; and an imaging element unit which is fixed to the lens unit and has an imaging element,
wherein the lens unit includes,
a focus driving unit which displaces at least a portion of a plurality of lenses configuring the lens group in an optical axis direction of the lens group with respect to the imaging element,
a housing in which the focus driving unit is accommodated,
a connection portion which is electrically connected to the imaging element unit,
a first wiring portion by which the focus driving unit and the connection portion are electrically connected to each other, and
a second wiring portion which is electrically connected to the focus driving unit to which the first wiring portion is connected,
wherein the second wiring portion extends from the inside of the housing to the outside thereof, and a wire of the second wiring portion extends to an end surface on an end of the extended second wiring portion.

2. The imaging module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first image-blur correction driving unit which drives at least a portion of the plurality of lenses configuring the lens group in a first direction in a plane perpendicular to the optical axial direction of the lens group; and
a second image-blur correction driving unit which drives the lenses in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in the plane perpendicular to the optical axial direction of the lens group.

3. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second wiring portion is configured so as to include a flexible substrate.

4. The imaging module according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second wiring portion is configured so as to include a flexible substrate.

5. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second wiring portion extends from an opening formed in the housing to the outside of the housing.

6. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second wiring portion is disposed at a position in which a projection area with respect to the second wiring portion in the case where the second wiring portion is projected in the optical axis direction of the lens group is within a projection area of the imaging element unit in the case where the imaging element unit is projected in the optical axis direction.

7. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least the end surface of the wire of the second wiring portion on the extended end of the second wiring portion is covered by an insulating material.

8. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the imaging element unit includes a support portion which supports the imaging element, an external connection portion which is electrically connected to the outside of the imaging element unit, and an element wiring portion by which the support portion and the external connection portion are connected to each other, and
wherein a direction in which the second wiring portion extends is a direction in which the element wiring portion extends from the support portion.

9. The imaging module according to claim 8 ,
wherein the imaging element unit includes a protrusion which is disposed on the same side as a side on which the support portion supports the imaging element, and
wherein the extended end of the second wiring portion is disposed between the housing and the protrusion.

10. The imaging module according to claim 9 ,
wherein a top surface of the protrusion has a flat surface which is parallel to the imaging surface of the imaging element.

11. The imaging module according to claim 9 ,
wherein the protrusion is formed using an electronic component which is mounted on the support portion and the element wiring portion.

12. The imaging module according to claim 9 ,
wherein a gap is provided between the housing and the protrusion.

13. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second wiring portion extends from a side surface different from a side surface, on which the connection portion is disposed, among side surfaces of the housing.

14. The imaging module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second wiring portion includes a plurality of divided wiring portions which are divided into at least two in a state where a center surface, which has an optical axis of the lens group along a plane and is parallel in a direction in which the second wiring portion extends from the housing, is interposed between the wiring portions.

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

16. An electronic device including the imaging module according to claim 1 .

17. A manufacturing method of an imaging module according to claim 1 including a lens unit which has a lens group, and an imaging element unit which is fixed to the lens unit and has an imaging element,
the lens unit including
the focus driving unit which displaces at least a portion of a plurality of lenses configuring the lens group with respect to the imaging element,
the housing in which the focus driving unit is accommodated,
the connection portion which is electrically connected to the imaging element unit,
the first wiring portion by which the focus driving unit and the connection portion are electrically connected to each other, and
the second wiring portion which is electrically connected to the focus driving unit to which the first wiring portion is connected,
the manufacturing method of an imaging module comprising:
a process of preparing the lens unit and the imaging element unit;
a process of setting the lens unit and the imaging element unit on an axis orthogonal to a measurement chart;
a process of obtaining a captured image by imaging an image of the measurement chart, in which an image is formed by the lens unit using the imaging element, in a state where at least one of the measurement chart, the lens unit, and the imaging element unit sequentially moves to a plurality of imaging positions on the axis and the focus driving unit is driven using the second wiring portion;
a process of calculating an adjustment amount by which positions and postures of the lens unit and the imaging element unit are adjusted using the captured image obtained at each imaging position;
a process of moving the lens unit and the imaging element unit relative to each other according to the calculated adjustment amount;
a process of fixing the lens unit and the imaging element unit which are moved relative to each other; and
a process of cutting a portion including the wire of the second wiring portion.

18. The manufacturing method of an imaging module according to claim 17 ,
wherein the second wiring portion is cut using an ultrasonic cutter.

19. The manufacturing method of an imaging module according to claim 17 , further comprising,
a process of insulating a cut surface of the second wiring portion after cutting the second wiring portion.

20. The manufacturing method of an imaging module according to claim 17 ,
wherein a pixel pitch of the imaging element is 1 μm or less.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

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

Classifications

• H04N23/54

  Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils · CPC title

• H04N23/57 Primary

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

• G03B5/00 Primary

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

• H04N23/687

  by shifting the lens or sensor position · CPC title

• H04N23/67

  Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals · CPC title