IP Library Granted Patent US 10,684,447
Granted Patent B2
US 10,684,447 · App. 15/723,878 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Optical driving mechanism

Inventors: Fu-Yuan Wu (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Kuo-Chun Kao (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Nai-Wen Hsu (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Shih-Ting Huang (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Shao-Chung Chang (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW); Sin-Jhong Song (Yangmei Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
G02B7/10G03B3/10G02B7/08G03B2205/0007G03B2205/0069
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Patent No.
US 10,684,447
App. No.
15/723,878
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides an optical driving mechanism, including a frame body, a holding member, a plate coil and a magnet. The holding member is movably disposed in the frame body and configured to hold an optical element. The plate coil is disposed on the holding member. The magnet is disposed on the frame body and corresponds to the plate coil. The plate coil acts with the magnet to generate an electromagnetic force to drive the holding member and the optical element to move along an optical axis of the optical element relative to the frame body.

Claims (37)

1. An optical driving mechanism, comprising:

a frame body;

a holding member, movably disposed in the frame body and configured to hold an optical element;

a plate coil, disposed on the holding member; and

a magnet, disposed on the frame body, wherein the magnet corresponds to the plate coil;

wherein the plate coil acts with the magnet to generate an electromagnetic force to drive the holding member and the optical element to move along an optical axis of the optical element relative to the frame body;

wherein a width of the plate coil along a horizontal direction is greater than a width of the magnet along the horizontal direction, wherein the horizontal direction is perpendicular to the optical axis.

2. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plate coil is parallel to the optical axis.

3. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical driving mechanism further comprises a conductive element, disposed on the holding member, and the conductive element includes two electrical connecting portions, wherein the electrical connecting portions are connected to the plate coil and are disposed on a same side of the holding member.

4. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holding member further comprises a stop portion which makes contact with the plate coil and constrains the plate coil in a preset position of the holding member.

5. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the plate coil comprises two protruding portions, and the stop portion is located between the protruding portions.

6. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the optical driving mechanism further comprises a conductive element, disposed on the holding member and electrically connected to the protruding portions.

7. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the conductive element is a resilient element for connecting the frame body and the holding member.

8. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the conductive element comprises a first welding surface, the plate coil comprises a second welding surface, the second welding surface is perpendicular to the first welding surface, and the conductive element and the plate coil are welded to each other via the first welding surface and the second welding surface.

9. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical driving mechanism further comprises a casing and a plurality of a damping elements, and the holding member comprises at least one constraining portion, wherein the damping elements are configured to connect the constraining portion to the casing or connect the constraining portion to the frame body.

10. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holding member comprises a groove, configured to accommodate the plate coil.

11. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the holding member further comprises two constraining portions which protrude on one side of the holding member, and the groove is formed between the constraining portions.

12. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the optical driving mechanism further comprises a casing, and the constraining portions are in contact with the casing, so as to constrain the holding member in a first-limit position.

13. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the constraining portions are in contact with the frame body, so as to constrain the holding member in a second-limit position.

14. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holding member comprises two stop portions, disposed on the corners of two opposite sides of the holding member.

15. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical driving mechanism further comprises a circuit element which is formed on the holding member using molded interconnect device (MID) technology.

16. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a separating distance along a side direction is formed between the circuit element and the plate coil, and the side direction is perpendicular to the optical axis.

17. An optical driving mechanism comprising:

a frame body;

a holding member, movably disposed in the frame body and configured to hold an optical element;

a plate coil, disposed on the holding member; and

a magnet, disposed on the frame body, wherein the magnet corresponds to the plate coil;

wherein the plate coil acts with the magnet to generate an electromagnetic force to drive the holding member and the optical element to move along an optical axis of the optical element relative to the frame body;

wherein the holding member has a minimum thickness along a side direction, the plate coil has a thickness along the side direction, and the thickness of the plate coil is greater than the minimum thickness, wherein the side direction is perpendicular to the optical axis.

18. An optical driving mechanism, comprising:

a frame body;

a holding member, movably disposed in the frame body and configured to hold an optical element;

a plate coil, disposed on the holding member; and

a magnet, disposed on the frame body, wherein the magnet corresponds to the plate coil;

wherein the plate coil acts with the magnet to generate an electromagnetic force to drive the holding member and the optical element to move along an optical axis of the optical element relative to the frame body;

wherein the plate coil is an H-coil, and

wherein there is a plurality of layers in the plate coil, each layer has a height and a width, and the ratio of height to width is greater than 1.5.

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 Oct 4, 2017
From: WU, FU-YUAN; KAO, KUO-CHUN; HSU, NAI-WEN; HUANG, SHIH-TING; CHANG, SHAO-CHUNG; SONG, SIN-JHONG
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 043779/0727 →
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