IP Library Granted Patent US 11,226,469
Granted Patent B2
US 11,226,469 · App. 16/173,373 · Granted Jan 18, 2022

Optical driving mechanism

Inventors: Chen-Hsien Fan (Taoyuan, TW); Chao-Chang Hu (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
G02B7/10G03B5/00G03B13/36G11B7/0935H04N5/2253H04N5/2254H04N5/2257G03B2205/0053
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Patent No.
US 11,226,469
App. No.
16/173,373
Granted
Jan 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical driving mechanism is provided, configured to drive an optical element, including a fixed portion, a movable portion, a frame assembly, and a biasing element. The fixed portion includes a base which has a central axis. The movable portion is configured to sustain the optical element and is movable relative to the fixed portion. The frame assembly connects the fixed portion and the movable portion and includes a plurality of string arms, wherein the string arms form at least one V-shaped structure. The biasing element is disposed on the frame assembly and is configured to drive the movable portion to move along a central axis direction relative to the fixed portion, wherein the string arms surround the biasing element and the biasing element is connected to at least one end portion of the V-shaped structure.

Claims (18)

1. An optical driving mechanism, configured to drive an optical element, comprising:

a fixed portion, including a base, wherein the base has a central axis;

a movable portion, configured to sustain the optical element, and the movable portion is movable relative to the fixed portion;

a frame assembly, connected to the fixed portion and the movable portion and including a plurality of string arms, wherein the string arms form two V-shaped structures, and the V-shaped structures form a parallelogram structure; and

a biasing element, including two ends, wherein the biasing element is disposed on the frame assembly and configured to force the movable portion to move relative to the fixed portion along the direction of the central axis, wherein the string arms enclose the biasing element, and the two ends of the biasing element are respectively connected to end portions of the V-shaped structure, and the end portions of the V-shaped structures are electrically connected to each other via the biasing element.

2. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame assembly at least includes four string arms.

3. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an extending direction of the biasing element is not parallel to the direction of the central axis.

4. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the string arms and the biasing element are disposed on a first surface, and the first surface is parallel to the central axis.

5. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an angle between the string arms and the biasing element is less than 45 degrees.

6. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the biasing element connects the two end portions of the two sides of the V-shaped structure, and an extending direction of the biasing element is parallel to the central axis.

7. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the frame assembly further includes an electrical conductor disposed on at least one of the string arms of the frame assembly in a manner of insert molding or 3D molded interconnect device technology, and the electrical conductor is electrically connected to the biasing element.

8. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a detection element, configured to detect the motion of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion, wherein the detection element, the frame assembly and the biasing element are arranged along the central axis.

9. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising three frame assemblies which are stacked in the direction of the central axis, and the frame assemblies and the biasing element consist of a frame module, wherein in the direction of the central axis, the one of the frame assemblies that is in the middle position surrounds the biasing element.

10. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of frame assemblies and a plurality of biasing elements, wherein the frame assemblies enclose the movable portion, and the biasing elements are electronically independent of each other.

11. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of frame assemblies which are stacked in the direction of the central axis.

12. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of biasing elements, wherein the string arms of each frame assembly enclose one biasing element.

13. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical element is an image sensor.

14. The optical driving mechanism as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the base has at least one through hole, and the frame assembly extends through the through hole and is connected to the base and the image sensor.

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 29, 2018
From: FAN, CHEN-HSIEN; HU, CHAO-CHANG
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 047342/0006 →