IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,754,225
Granted Patent B2
US 10,754,225 · App. 16/096,469 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Lens driving mechanism, camera module, and optical device

Inventors: Jae Keun Park (Seoul, KR); Tae Min Ha (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,754,225
App. No.
16/096,469
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing; a bobbin arranged inside the housing; a first magnet arranged on the bobbin; a first coil arranged in the housing and facing the first magnet; a plurality of lenses attached to the bobbin; and an iris unit coupled to the bobbin, wherein the plurality of lenses comprises a first lens and a second lens distanced from each other, and at least a portion of the iris unit is positioned between the first lens and the second lens.

Claims (63)

1. A camera module comprising:

a base;

a bobbin;

a lens module coupled to the bobbin;

an iris unit coupled to the lens module;

a first magnet disposed on the bobbin;

a substrate disposed on the base; and

a first coil disposed on the substrate and facing the first magnet,

wherein the iris unit comprises first and second blades, a second magnet, and a second coil facing the second magnet, and

wherein the iris unit is configured to move together with the lens module.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens module comprises a lens disposed below the iris unit.

3. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the iris unit is disposed on the lens of the lens module, and wherein the first and second blades of the iris unit are spaced apart from the lens of the lens module.

4. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the lens module comprises another lens disposed on the iris unit.

5. The camera module of claim 2 , comprising:

a printed circuit board (PCB); and

an image sensor disposed on the PCB,

wherein the lens of the lens module is disposed between the iris unit and the image sensor, and

wherein the lens of the lens module comprises a plurality of lenses.

6. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the lens module comprises a lens barrel and a plurality of lenses disposed in the lens barrel.

7. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the first and second blades are configured to adjust an amount of light having passed the iris unit by an interaction of the second magnet and the second coil.

8. The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a housing disposed on the base and a flexible substrate elastically connecting the bobbin and the housing,

wherein the flexible substrate comprises a first coupling part coupled to an upper surface of a bottom plate of the housing, a second coupling part coupled to a lower surface of the bobbin, and a connection part connecting the first coupling part and the second coupling part.

9. The camera module of claim 8 , wherein the second coupling part comprises a body part coupled with the bobbin, and a mounting part extending upwardly from the body part, and

wherein the mounting part is disposed with a first sensor that detects the second magnet.

10. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is electrically connected with the second coil.

11. The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a second sensor disposed on the substrate and detecting the first magnet.

12. The camera module of claim 11 , wherein the first coil comprises a first part, a second part disposed below the first part and a connection part connecting the first part and the second part, and

wherein the second sensor is disposed between the first part and the second part of the first coil.

13. The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a cover member comprising an upper plate and a lateral plate extending from the upper plate, and

wherein the base is coupled with the lateral plate of the cover member.

14. The camera module of claim 1 , comprising a ball disposed between the base and the bobbin, and

wherein the ball is configured to guide the bobbin when the bobbin moves in an optical axis direction.

15. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the iris unit, the lens module and the bobbin integrally move along an optical axis when a current applied to the first coil.

16. An optical device, comprising:

a body;

a camera module of claim 1 disposed on the body; and

a display part disposed on the body to output an image photographed by the camera module.

17. A camera module comprising:

a base;

a mover configured to move in an optical axis direction;

a ball disposed between the base and the mover;

a first magnet disposed on the mover;

a substrate disposed on the base; and

a first coil disposed on the substrate and facing the first magnet,

wherein the mover comprises a bobbin, a lens module coupled to the bobbin, and an iris unit coupled to the lens module,

wherein the iris unit comprises first and second blades, a second magnet and a second co it facing the second magnet.

18. The camera module of claim 17 , wherein the iris unit, the lens module and the bobbin integrally move when a current applied to the first coil.

19. The camera module of claim 18 , wherein the lens module comprises a lens,

wherein the iris unit is disposed on the lens, and

wherein the ball is configured to support the mover when the mover moves in the optical axis direction.

20. A camera module comprising:

a housing;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

a first magnet disposed on the bobbin;

a first coil disposed on the housing and facing the first magnet;

a plurality of lenses coupled to the bobbin;

an iris unit coupled to the bobbin; and

a flexible substrate elastically connecting the bobbin and the housing,

wherein the plurality of lenses comprises first and second lenses,

wherein at least a portion of the iris unit is disposed between the first lens and the second lens,

wherein the iris unit comprises a second magnet, a second coil facing the second magnet, and first and second blades interacting with the second magnet,

wherein the flexible substrate comprises a first coupling part coupled to the housing, a second coupling part coupled to the bobbin, and a connection part connecting the first coupling part and the second coupling part, and

wherein the connection part comprises first to third extension parts disposed in parallel between the first coupling part and the second coupling part, and a round part roundly connecting the first to third extension parts.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2018
From: PARK, JAE KEUN; HA, TAE MIN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0052201 · Apr 28, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0052208 · Apr 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190137844A1 · May 9, 2019
Cited By (1)
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