IP Library Granted Patent US 10,904,440
Granted Patent B2
US 10,904,440 · App. 16/521,879 · Granted Jan 26, 2021

Image sensor driving mechanism

Inventors: Chen-Chi Kuo (Taoyuan, TW); Yi-Ho Chen (Taoyuan, TW); Sin-Jhong Song (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
H04N5/23287G03B5/02H04N5/2253H04N5/2254G03B2205/0015
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Patent No.
US 10,904,440
App. No.
16/521,879
Granted
Jan 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image sensor driving mechanism includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, and a driving assembly. The movable assembly includes a circuit component. The circuit component includes a circuit main body and a movable suspension arm. The circuit main body is configured to hold an image sensor. The movable suspension arm is elastically connected to the circuit main body and the fixed assembly. The image sensor is electrically connected to the fixed assembly via the circuit component. The image sensor extends in a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis. The drive assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The movable suspension arm includes a section that extends in a different direction than the optical axis.

Claims (28)

1. An image sensor driving mechanism, comprising:

a fixed assembly, comprising a frame;

a first movable assembly, comprising:

a circuit component, comprising a circuit main body and a movable suspension arm, wherein the circuit main body is configured to hold an image sensor, and the movable suspension arm is elastically connected to the circuit main body and the fixed assembly, wherein the image sensor is electrically connected to the fixed assembly via the circuit component, and perpendicular to an optical axis; and

a first driving assembly, configured to drive the first movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly,

wherein the suspension arm comprises a first section, the first section extends in a different direction than the optical axis and is electrically connected to the image sensor, and the movable suspension arm can move relative to the circuit main body and the fixed assembly,

wherein the frame has a frame surface facing the first movable assembly and perpendicular to the optical axis, the frame surface has a through hole corresponding to the image sensor, and a gap is formed between the frame surface and the first movable assembly.

2. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a second movable assembly, movably disposed in the fixed assembly and configured to hold an optical member; and

a second driving assembly, configured to drive the second movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly along a first direction,

wherein the frame surface is disposed between the second movable assembly and the first movable assembly.

3. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first movable assembly further comprises a holder, disposed on the circuit component and surrounding the image sensor, wherein the holder has a receiving portion configured to receive a portion of the circuit component.

4. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the movable suspension arm further comprises a connecting portion connected to the circuit main body and the first section, and the extending direction of the connecting portion is different than the extending direction of the first section, wherein a portion of the connecting portion is accommodated in the receiving portion.

5. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the image sensor is disposed between the circuit component and the frame surface.

6. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first driving assembly is disposed on the peripheral area of the first movable assembly.

7. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a width of the first section is greater than a thickness of the first section, the width is measured along a direction parallel to the optical axis, and the thickness is measured along a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis.

8. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the circuit component has a circuit component surface, continuously arranged on the circuit main body and the first section, wherein the circuit component surface on the circuit main body faces the image sensor, and the circuit component surface on the first section is parallel to the optical axis.

9. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the circuit component further comprises a second section, and the extending direction of the second section is different than the extending direction of the first section.

10. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first section is disposed on the peripheral area of the first movable assembly, and the first section and the first movable assembly partially overlap as seen from a direction that is perpendicular to the optical axis.

11. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising an additional first section, and the first section and the additional first section are disposed on two sides of the first movable assembly.

12. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the circuit component further comprises a plurality of second sections disposed on the two sides of the first movable assembly, and the extending directions of the second sections are different than the extending direction of the first section.

13. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the fixed assembly further comprises a case, the case has a lateral wall parallel to the optical axis, and the lateral wall and the circuit component partially overlap as seen from a direction parallel to the optical axis.

14. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a position detecting assembly, configured to detect the movement of the first movable assembly relative to the fixed assembly.

15. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising:

a second movable assembly, configured to hold an optical member, wherein the second movable assembly is movably connected to the fixed assembly; and

a second driving assembly, configured to drive the second movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly,

wherein the position detecting assembly has a magnetic force sensor, disposed on the first movable assembly and corresponding to a driving magnetic member of the second driving assembly.

16. The image sensor driving mechanism as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the driving magnetic member is disposed on the fixed assembly.

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 Aug 1, 2019
From: KUO, CHEN-CHI; CHEN, YI-HO; SONG, SIN-JHONG
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 049931/0918 →