IP Library Granted Patent US 12669715
Granted Patent B2
US 12669715 · App. 18/209,958 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Lens driving apparatus, and camera module and optical device including same

Inventors: Tae Bong Park (Seoul, KR); Jun Taek Lee (Seoul, KR); Kyoung Ho Yoo (Seoul, KR); Seung Taek Shin (Seoul, KR); Jin Suk Han (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B27/646G02B7/02G02B7/08G02B13/001G03B5/04G03B11/04G03B17/08H04N23/57H04N23/687G03B2205/0069
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Patent No.
US 12669715
App. No.
18/209,958
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens moving apparatus includes a housing having a recess; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil unit disposed at the bobbin; a magnet disposed at the housing and facing the first coil unit; an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing; a circuit board disposed under the housing; a second coil unit disposed on the circuit board and facing the magnet; and a support member electrically connecting the upper elastic member and the circuit board. A portion of the support member is disposed in the recess of the housing. The housing includes a protrusion extending upwards from an upper surface thereof, and the protrusion is positioned farther from a center of the housing than the recess of the housing when viewed from a top.

Claims (80)

1 . A camera module comprising:

an image sensor;

a lens disposed to face the image sensor in an optical direction; and

a lens moving apparatus,

wherein the lens moving apparatus comprises:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing and coupled to the lens;

an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing;

a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and

a damper disposed on a portion of the support member,

wherein the housing comprises:

a recess configured to accommodate the portion of the support member;

a stopper extending upwards from an upper surface thereof, and

a protrusion extending upwards from the upper surface thereof and positioned farther from a center of the housing than the stopper when viewed from a top, and

wherein the protrusion is positioned farther from the center of the housing than the damper when viewed from the top.

2 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the protrusion is positioned to be lower than an upper surface of the stopper.

3 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the protrusion is positioned to be higher than the upper elastic member.

4 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the damper is disposed between the protrusion and the stopper.

5 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the upper elastic member comprises:

an outer frame coupled to the upper portion of the housing:

an inner frame coupled to the upper portion of the bobbin;

a first connecting portion connecting the outer frame and the inner frame;

a coupling portion coupled to one end of the support member; and

a second connecting portion connecting the outer frame and the coupling portion.

6 . The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the second connecting portion is disposed between the stopper and the protrusion.

7 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion, the stopper, and the recess are disposed on a corner portion of the housing.

8 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the damper is disposed in the recess of the housing.

9 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the support member is a wire.

10 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the recess is depressed inwards from a portion of a side surface of the housing-inwards.

11 . The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the damper is disposed on the coupling portion.

12 . The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the second connecting portion comprises a bent portion and the protrusion is positioned farther from the center of the housing than the second connecting portion.

13 . The camera module according to claim 5 , wherein the protrusion overlaps the second connecting portion in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction.

14 . The camera module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a magnet disposed on the housing;

a first coil unit disposed on the bobbin and configured to move the bobbin in thean optical axis direction by an interaction with the magnet; and

a second coil unit configured to move the housing in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction by an interaction with the magnet.

15 . The camera module according to claim 14 , further comprising a cover member configured to accommodate the housing and the bobbin in an internal space thereof,

wherein the cover member comprises a top plate and a side plate connecting the top plate.

16 . The camera module according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a circuit board disposed under the second coil unit;

a base disposed under the circuit board; and

two sensor units disposed between the base and the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board.

17 . The camera module according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a sensing magnet disposed on the bobbin; and

a position sensor unit disposed on the housing and configured to detect a magnetic force of the sensing magnet.

18 . A camera module comprising:

a circuit board;

an image sensor disposed on the circuit board;

a lens disposed to face the image sensor in an optical direction; and

a lens moving apparatus,

wherein the lens moving apparatus comprises:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing and coupled to the lens;

an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing;

a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and

a damper disposed on a portion of the support member,

wherein the upper elastic member comprises:

an outer frame coupled to the upper portion of the housing:

an inner frame coupled to the upper portion of the bobbin;

a first connecting portion connecting the outer frame and the inner frame;

a coupling portion coupled to one end of the support member; and

a second connecting portion connecting the outer frame and the coupling portion, and

wherein the housing comprises:

a stopper extending upwards from an upper surface thereof, and

a protrusion extending upwards from the upper surface thereof and positioned farther from a center of the housing than the stopper and the second connecting portion when viewed from a top.

19 . A camera module comprising:

an image sensor;

a lens disposed to face the image sensor in an optical direction; and

a lens moving apparatus,

wherein the lens moving apparatus comprises:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing and coupled to the lens;

an upper elastic member coupled to an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing;

a support member coupled to the upper elastic member; and

a damper disposed on a portion of the support member,

wherein the housing comprises:

a recess configured to accommodate the portion of the support member;

a stopper extending upwards from an upper surface thereof; and

a protrusion extending upwards from the upper surface thereof and positioned farther from a center of the housing than the stopper when viewed from a top, and

wherein the damper is disposed between the protrusion and the stopper.