IP Library Granted Patent US 11,112,577
Granted Patent B2
US 11,112,577 · App. 16/378,680 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Lens drive device

Inventor: Shusuke Ichihashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
G02B7/10G02B7/08
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Patent No.
US 11,112,577
App. No.
16/378,680
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens drive device includes a lens holder capable of holding at least one lens and a frame arranged around the holder and holding the holder relatively movable along a light axis of the lens. At least three stopper convex portions protruding toward the frame are formed on an outer circumference of the holder. Stopper concave portions housing each of the stopper convex portions are formed on the frame correspondingly to the stopper convex portions. A convex intersection corner between the first convex end surface and the convex side surface has a chamfering portion or an R curved surface portion to avoid touching a concave intersection corner between the concave bottom surface and the concave side surface.

Claims (41)

1. A lens drive device comprising:

a lens holder configured to hold a lens;

a frame around the lens holder and configured to hold the lens holder such that the lens holder is movable relative to the frame along a light axis of the lens; and

a drive portion configured to move the lens holder relatively to the frame along the light axis; wherein

the lens holder has a stopper portion that opposes the frame below a part of the frame in a light axis direction,

the stopper portion has an end surface facing upward to the part of the frame in the light axis direction such that the end surface can contact the part of the frame when the lens holder moves upward in the light axis direction relative to the frame, and

the stopper includes an intersection corner between the end surface of the stopper portion and a side surface of the stopper portion that is configured not to touch the frame.

2. The lens drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the frame has a polygonal ring shape.

3. The lens drive device according to claim 2 , wherein

the stopper portion is opposed to the frame in the light axis direction at a position of a side of the polygonal ring shape of the frame.

4. The lens drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member touches a vibration absorption member.

5. The lens drive device according to claim 4 , wherein

the frame has a step surface recessed in the light axis direction, and

the vibration absorption member is between the step surface and the elastic member.

6. The lens drive device according to claim 1 , wherein

the frame has a step surface recessed in the light axis direction, and

an adhesive is between the step surface and the elastic member.

7. The lens drive device according to claim 1 , further comprising an elastic member above the frame in the light axis direction and that bridges a front surface of the frame and a front surface of the lens holder.

8. The lens drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the part of the frame is a convex portion of the frame.

9. A lens drive device comprising:

a lens holder configured to hold a lens;

a frame (1) around the lens holder and configured to hold the lens holder such that the lens holder is movable relative to the frame along a light axis of the lens and (2) that includes a part of the frame that is above a part of the lens holder; and

a drive portion configured to move the lens holder relatively to the frame along the light axis,

wherein

the part of the lens holder is a stopper portion that opposes the part of the frame below the part of the frame in the light axis direction, and

the stopper portion has an end surface facing upward to the part of the frame in the light axis direction such that the end surface can contact the part of the frame when the lens holder moves upward in the light axis direction relative to the frame.

10. The lens drive device according to claim 9 , wherein the elastic member touches a vibration absorption member.

11. The lens drive device according to claim 10 , wherein

the frame has a step surface recessed in the light axis direction, and

the vibration absorption member is arranged between the step surface and the elastic member.

12. The lens drive device according to claim 9 , wherein

the frame has a step surface recessed in the light axis direction, and

a vibration absorption member is arranged between the step surface and the elastic member.

13. The lens drive device according to claim 9 , wherein

the frame has a step surface recessed in the light axis direction, and

an adhesive is arranged between the step surface and the elastic member.

14. The lens drive device according to claim 9 , wherein the frame has a polygonal ring shape.

15. The lens drive device according to claim 14 , wherein

the stopper portion is opposed to the frame in the light axis direction at a position of a side of the polygonal ring shape of the frame.

16. The lens drive device according to claim 9 , further comprising an elastic member above the frame in the light axis direction and that bridges a front surface of the frame and a front surface of the lens holder.

17. The lens drive device according to claim 9 , wherein the part of the frame is a convex portion of the frame.

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 Apr 8, 2021
From: TDK CORPORATION
To: TDK TAIWAN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055869/0701 →