Camera module and method for controlling the same
View Patent ↗A camera module is provided, including a holder, a base, a bottom, an image sensor, and a first biasing element. The holder holds an optical lens and is disposed on the base. The bottom supports the image sensor and connects to the base via the first biasing element. The bottom and the image sensor can be moved with respect to the base by the first biasing element.
1. A camera module, sustaining an optical lens and disposed in an electronic device, comprising:
a base, affixed to the electronic device;
a holder, configured to hold the optical lens and connected to the base;
an image sensor;
a bottom, with the image sensor disposed thereon;
a first biasing element, comprising a shape-memory alloy and connected to the bottom and the base, wherein the first biasing element forces the bottom and the image sensor to move relative to the base and the electronic device; and
a second biasing element, comprising a shape-memory alloy and connected to the holder and the base, wherein the second biasing element forces the holder and the optical lens to move relative to the base;
wherein the second biasing element has a first section and a U-shaped second section, and the first section is substantially parallel to a first central axis of the base and connects to the second section;
wherein the second biasing element further has a third section substantially: perpendicular to the first central axis, and the second section connects the first section to the third section wherein the second section and the third section are situated on opposite sides of the first section.
2. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of first biasing elements forcing the bottom and the image sensor to linearly move relative to the base.
3. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base has a first central axis, the bottom has a second central axis, and the first biasing element forces the bottom and the image sensor to move relative to the base, so that the second central axis has an angular displacement relative to the first central axis.
4. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first biasing element is situated between the base and the bottom.
5. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first elastic element connected to the bottom and the base.
6. The camera module as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first elastic element is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis of the optical lens and has an outer section, an inner section, and a middle section, wherein the outer section and the inner section are respectively affixed to the base and the bottom, and the middle section connects the outer section to the inner section.
7. The camera module as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a second elastic element, and the base further has a stage portion and at least one protrusion, wherein the protrusion protrudes toward the holder from the stage portion, and the second elastic element connects the protrusion to the holder.
8. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a guiding member, and the base has a groove with the guiding member disposed therein, wherein the first biasing element is extended around the guiding member and has a U-shaped structure.
9. The camera module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a conductor formed on the base by insert molding or 3D molded interconnect device technology, wherein the conductor is electrically connected to the second biasing element.
10. A method for controlling the camera module as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:
providing a plurality of first biasing elements disposed between the base and the bottom; and
applying a plurality of driving signals to the first biasing elements respectively to move the bottom relative to the base and the electronic device, so that a second central axis of the bottom has an angular displacement relative to a first central axis of the base.
11. A method for controlling the camera module as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:
providing a plurality of second biasing elements disposed on different sides of the base; and
applying a plurality of driving signals to the second biasing elements respectively to move the holder, so that an optical axis of the optical lens has an angular displacement relative to a first central axis of the base.
12. A camera module, sustaining an optical lens and disposed in an electronic device, comprising:
a base, having a first central axis;
a holder, configured to hold the optical lens and connected to the base;
a bottom, having a second central axis and affixed to a lower surface of the base;
an image sensor, disposed on the bottom;
a frame, affixed to the electronic device and having a third central axis and surrounding the base and the bottom; and
a first biasing element, comprising a shape-memory alloy and connected to the bottom and the frame, wherein when the first biasing element deforms, the first biasing element forces the bottom, the image sensor, and the base to move together relative to the frame and the electronic device, and the first central axis and the second central axis have an angular displacement relative to the third central axis;
a second biasing element, comprising a shape-memory alloy and connected to the holder and the base, wherein the second biasing element forces the holder and the optical lens to move relative to the base;
wherein the second biasing element has a first section and a U-shaped second section, and the first section is substantially parallel to a first central axis of the base and connects to the second section;
wherein the second biasing element further has a third section substantially perpendicular to the first central axis, and the second section connects the first section to the third section, wherein the second section and the third section are situated on opposite sides of the first section.
13. The camera module as claimed in claim 12 , wherein a gap is formed between the frame and the base.