IP Library Granted Patent US 10,303,042
Granted Patent B2
US 10,303,042 · App. 15/642,487 · Granted May 28, 2019

Lens driving module

Inventors: Cheng-Kai Yu (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Chen-Hsien Fan (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Chao-Chang Hu (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Shu-Shan Chen (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Chih-Wei Weng (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK Taiwan Corp.
G03B13/36G02B7/04G03B3/02G03B3/10
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Patent No.
US 10,303,042
App. No.
15/642,487
Granted
May 28, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens driving module includes a reflecting element, a base, a frame, a holder, an optical lens, a first electromagnetic driving assembly, and a second electromagnetic driving assembly. The frame is connected to the base, and the holder holds the optical lens and movably connects to the base. The reflecting element reflects light from the outside along a light incident direction to an optical lens along a first direction, wherein the light incident direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second electromagnetic driving assemblies are configured to force the holder and the optical lens to move relative to the base, wherein the first and second electromagnetic driving assemblies are situated in different positions in the light incident direction.

Claims (38)

1. A lens driving module, comprising:

a base;

a frame connected to the base;

an optical lens;

a holder holding the optical lens and movably connected to the base;

a reflecting element reflecting light from the outside along a light incident direction to pass through the optical lens along a first direction, wherein the light incident direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;

a first electromagnetic driving assembly configured to force the holder and the optical lens to move relative to the base; and

a second electromagnetic driving assembly configured to force the holder and the optical lens to move relative to the base, wherein the first and second electromagnetic driving assemblies are situated in different heights in the light incident direction.

2. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first electromagnetic driving assembly forces the holder and the optical lens to move in the first direction, and the second electromagnetic driving assembly forces the holder and the optical lens to move in a second direction, wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

3. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a distance is formed between the first electromagnetic driving assembly and the second electromagnetic driving assembly in the light incident direction, and the distance is shorter than a diameter of the optical lens.

4. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first electromagnetic driving assembly is disposed on the base and the holder, and the second electromagnetic driving assembly is disposed on the frame and the holder.

5. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first electromagnetic driving assembly has a first drive coil, and the second electromagnetic driving assembly has a second drive coil, and wherein the first drive coil and the second drive coil have elongated structures extending in the second direction and the first direction respectively, and the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

6. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical lens has a plane perpendicular to the light incident direction.

7. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a rolling element movably connected to the holder and the base.

8. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising two recesses respectively formed on the base and the holder, wherein the rolling element is received in the recess.

9. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the recesses have elongated structures respectively extending in the first direction and a second direction, wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

10. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an elastic element movably connected to the holder and the base.

11. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holder has a C-shaped structure, and two ends of the C-shaped structure respectively have an angled plane inclining corresponding to the light incident direction.

12. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein three separated contact regions are formed between the holder and the optical lens.

13. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board having an opening, wherein the base has a recessed structure received the opening.

14. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of circuit boards connected to the base and separated from each other, wherein a portion of the holder is placed in a space between the plurality of circuit boards.

15. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising a conductor embedded in the base and electrically connected to the plurality of circuit boards.

16. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a first aligning element disposed on a top surface of the base; and

a second aligning element disposed on a bottom surface of the holder.

17. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the first aligning element is a permanent magnet, and the second aligning element is a Hall effect sensor.

18. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the first aligning element is a Hall effect sensor, and the second aligning element is a permanent magnet.

19. A lens driving module, comprising:

a base;

a frame connected to the base;

an optical lens;

a holder holding the optical lens and movably connected to the base;

a reflecting element reflecting light from the outside along a light incident direction to pass through the optical lens along a first direction, wherein the light incident direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;

a first electromagnetic driving assembly configured to force the holder and the optical lens to move relative to the base;

a second electromagnetic driving assembly configured to force the holder and the optical lens to move relative to the base, wherein the first and second electromagnetic driving assemblies are situated in different positions in the light incident direction;

a rolling element movably connected to the holder and the base; and

two recesses respectively formed on the base and the holder, wherein the rolling element is received in the recess.

20. The lens driving module as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the recesses have elongated structures respectively extending in the first direction and a second direction, wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
To: ACTUTEK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074858/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2017
From: YU, CHENG-KAI; FAN, CHEN-HSIEN; HU, CHAO-CHANG; CHEN, SHU-SHAN; WENG, CHIH-WEI
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 042931/0207 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0343399 · May 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62361223 · Jul 12, 2016
Related Publication 20180017844A1 · Jan 18, 2018