IP Library Granted Patent US 11,686,919
Granted Patent B2
US 11,686,919 · App. 16/728,734 · Granted Jun 27, 2023

Driving mechanism

Inventors: Kai-Jing Fu (Taoyuan, TW); Chao-Chang Hu (Taoyuan, TW); Min-Hsiu Tsai (Taoyuan, TW); Mao-Kuo Hsu (Taoyuan, TW); Juei-Hung Tsai (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
G02B7/1821G01B11/24G01S7/4813G01S7/4816G01S7/4817G01S17/42G02B26/0816G02B26/101G02B26/105H02K41/0356H02K2201/18
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Patent No.
US 11,686,919
App. No.
16/728,734
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving mechanism is provided, including a fixed part, a movable part for holding an optical element, a driving assembly, and a positioning structure. The movable part is connected to the fixed part. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable part to move relative to the fixed part. The positioning structure is formed on the movable part or the fixed part for positioning the optical element or at least one part of the driving assembly.

Claims (33)

1. A driving mechanism for driving an optical element to move, comprising:

a fixed part;

a movable part, connected to the fixed part for holding the optical element;

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

a cover; and

a positioning structure, formed on the movable part and protrudes from a side of the movable part to restrict the cover.

2. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving assembly has a bobbin affixed to the movable part and a coil wound on the bobbin, the positioning structure is formed on the bobbin and has a plurality of pins to restrict the optical element in a predetermined position.

3. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 2 , wherein at least one of the pins extends through the movable part.

4. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving assembly has a magnet disposed on the fixed part and a coil disposed on the movable part, and the positioning structure is formed on the movable part and has a flat surface to restrict the magnet in a limit position.

5. A driving mechanism for driving an optical element to move, comprising:

a fixed part;

a movable part, connected to the fixed part for holding the optical element;

a driving assembly, configured to drive the movable part to move relative to the fixed part, wherein the driving assembly has a magnet disposed on the fixed part and a coil disposed on the movable part;

a cover; and

a positioning structure, formed on the cover and having a protrusion, wherein the protrusion abuts and restrict the magnet in a vertical direction.

6. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a pillar is formed on the cover to restrict the magnet to move in a horizontal direction.

7. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising a magnetic permeable sheet embedded in the fixed part and close to the magnet.

8. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable part includes two spring sheets that respectively have a fixed end secured on the fixed part and a stage for carrying the optical element, wherein the stages are spaced apart from each other, and the driving assembly has a plurality of magnets disposed on the fixed part and a coil disposed on the movable part for driving the stage to rotate relative to the fixed part.

9. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the driving assembly further has a bobbin connected to the spring sheet and two coils wound on the bobbin.

10. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the driving assembly further has two sets of circuits integrally formed on the spring sheets, and the two sets of circuits are respectively connected to the coils.

11. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable part comprises a spring sheet that has two fixed ends affixed to the fixed part and a stage for carrying the optical element, and the driving assembly has a plurality of magnets and at least one coil respectively disposed on the fixed part and the stage for driving the stage to rotate relative to the fixed part.

12. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the driving assembly further has a bobbin disposed on the spring sheet and two coils wound on the bobbin.

13. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the driving assembly further has two sets of circuits integrally formed on the spring sheet by metallic printing ink or circuit-on-metal technology, and the two sets of circuits are respectively connected to the two sets of coils.

14. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising an insulating layer formed on the spring sheet, and the insulating layer is located between the spring sheet and the two sets of circuits.

15. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driving assembly has a plurality of magnets, a coil, and a circuit, wherein the magnets are disposed on the fixed part, and the coil and the circuit are integrally formed on the same side of the spring sheet for driving the movable part to rotate relative to the fixed part.

16. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the coil is located between the circuit and the movable part.

17. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 15 , further comprising an insulating layer formed between the coil and the movable part.

18. A driving mechanism for driving an optical element to move, comprising:

a fixed part;

a movable part, connected to the fixed part for holding the optical element;

a driving assembly, having a plurality of magnets, a coil, and a circuit, wherein the magnets are disposed on the fixed part, and the coil and the circuit are integrally formed on opposite sides of the spring sheet for driving the movable part to rotate relative to the fixed part; and

a positioning structure, formed on the movable part or the fixed part for positioning the optical element or at least one part of the driving assembly.

19. The driving mechanism as claimed in claim 18 , further comprising two insulating layers, wherein one of the insulating layers is formed between the coil and the movable part, and the other insulating layer is formed between the circuit and the movable part.

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 Jan 3, 2020
From: FU, KAI-JING; HU, CHAO-CHANG; TSAI, MIN-HSIU; HSU, MAO-KUO; TSAI, JUEI-HUNG
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 051409/0915 →