IP Library Granted Patent US 11,256,066
Granted Patent B2
US 11,256,066 · App. 16/797,223 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Optical mechanism

Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu (Taoyuan, TW); Shu-Shan Chen (Taoyuan, TW); Cheng-Kai Yu (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
G02B13/001G02B7/04G02B7/08G02B13/0065G02B27/646H04N5/2254
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,256,066
App. No.
16/797,223
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical element driving mechanism is provided. The optical element driving mechanism includes a movable portion, a fixed portion, a magnetic sensed assembly, a first sensing element, and a magnetically permeable element. The movable portion is connected to an optical element which corresponds to incident light. The movable portion is movably connected to the fixed portion. The magnetic sensed assembly includes a first sensed portion having a first magnetic polar direction. The first sensing element is corresponding to the magnetic sensed assembly and is used to detect the rotation of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion, with a first rotational axis extending in a first direction that is different from an incident direction of the incident light and the first magnetic polar direction. The magnetically permeable element is corresponding to the first sensing magnet.

Claims (25)

1. An optical element driving mechanism, comprising:

a movable portion connected to an optical element which corresponds to incident light;

a fixed portion, wherein the movable portion is movably connected to the fixed portion;

a magnetic sensed assembly, comprising a first sensed portion having a first magnetic polar direction;

a first sensing element corresponding to the magnetic sensed assembly and is used to detect the rotation of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion, with a first rotational axis extending in a first direction that is different from an incident direction of the incident light and the first magnetic polar direction; and

a magnetically permeable element corresponding to the first sensing magnet.

2. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic sensed assembly further comprises a second sensed portion having a second magnetic polar direction, and the first magnetic polar direction is different from the second magnetic polar direction.

3. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the magnetic permeable element at least partially overlaps the first sensed portion and the second sensed portion when viewed in a direction where the first sensing element and the magnetic sensed assembly arranged.

4. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the magnetic permeable element covers entire of the first sensed portion and entire of the second sensed portion when viewed in a direction where the first sensing element and the magnetic sensed assembly arranged.

5. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first sensed portion and the second sensed portion are arranged in a direction that is not parallel to the first direction.

6. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first sensed portion does not overlap the second sensed portion when viewed in the first direction.

7. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , further comprises a second sensing element corresponding to the magnetic sensed assembly for detecting the rotation of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion, with a second first rotational axis extending in second first direction, wherein the first sensing element does not overlap the second sensing element when viewed in the first direction.

8. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first sensed portion totally covers the second sensing element when viewed in a direction that the second sensing element arranged with the magnetic sensed assembly.

9. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first sensed portion totally covers the first sensing element when viewed in a direction that the first sensing element arranged with the magnetic sensed assembly.

10. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprises a second sensing element corresponding to the magnetic sensed assembly for detecting the rotation of the movable portion relative to the fixed portion, with a second first rotational axis extending in second first direction, wherein the magnetic sensed assembly further comprises a second sensed portion having a second magnetic polar direction and corresponds to the second sensing element, wherein the first sensed portion does not overlap the entire first sensing element when viewed in the second magnetic polar direction.

11. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second sensed portion does not overlap the entire second sensing element when viewed in the first magnetic polar direction.

12. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each of the first sensing element and the second sensing element at least overlaps a side of the first sensed portion when viewed in the first magnetic polar direction.

13. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 12 , wherein each of the first sensing element and the second sensing element at least overlaps a side of the magnetic permeable element when viewed in the first magnetic polar direction.

14. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first sensing element has a rectangular shape, and a length direction of the first sensing element is different from the first magnetic polar direction.

15. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 14 , further comprises a second sensing element corresponding to the magnetic sensed assembly, and the first sensing element extends and the second sensing element extend in different directions.

16. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the first sensing element and the second sensing element are disposed on an identical side of the optical element.

17. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the magnetic permeable element is disposed between the magnetic sensed assembly and the first sensing element.

18. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first direction is different than the incident direction.

19. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a magnetic driving element, wherein the magnetic driving element and the magnetic permeable element are disposed on an identical side of the optical element.

20. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the magnetic driving element and the first sensing element are disposed on an identical side of the optical element.

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 Mar 16, 2020
From: HU, CHAO-CHANG; CHEN, SHU-SHAN; YU, CHENG-KAI
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 052121/0144 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711092011.7 · Nov 8, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15861228 · Jan 3, 2018
Continuation 62441696 · Jan 3, 2017
Related Publication 20200192063A1 · Jun 18, 2020
Cited By (1)
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