IP Library Granted Patent US 11,448,895
Granted Patent B2
US 11,448,895 · App. 16/900,220 · Granted Sep 20, 2022

Optical element driving mechanism

Inventors: Shang-Yu Hsu (Taoyuan, TW); Yu-Huai Liao (Taoyuan, TW); Shih-Wei Hung (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
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Patent No.
US 11,448,895
App. No.
16/900,220
Granted
Sep 20, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical element driving mechanism is provided that includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, and a driving assembly. The movable assembly is configured to be connected to an optical element, and the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable member to move relative to the fixed assembly.

Claims (26)

1. An optical element driving mechanism, comprising:

a fixed assembly, having a main axis;

a movable assembly, configured to be connected to an optical element, wherein the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly;

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

wherein the optical element driving mechanism further includes an elastic element, the fixed assembly includes a base, the elastic element is elastically connected to the movable assembly and the fixed assembly, the movable assembly includes a recess formed facing the base, and when viewed along the main axis, the elastic element partially overlaps the recess.

2. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the optical element driving mechanism further includes a circuit member disposed inside the base, an electrical connection terminal of the circuit member protrudes from the base, the electrical connection terminal includes a straight portion and a bent portion, and when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the main axis, the straight portion is closer to a light-incident end of the optical element driving mechanism than the bent portion.

3. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the straight portion has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is parallel to the main axis, the second surface is perpendicular to the main axis, and the first surface is made of a different material than the second surface.

4. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the optical element driving mechanism further includes a circuit assembly, the circuit assembly includes an electrical connection portion, and the electrical connection portion is configured to be electrically connected to the straight portion and/or the bent portion.

5. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein when viewed along the main axis, the electrical connection portion overlaps at least one portion of the second surface of the straight portion.

6. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the straight portion further has a third surface and a fourth surface, when viewed along a direction perpendicular to the main axis, both the third surface and the fourth surface are parallel to the main axis, and the third surface and the fourth surface both correspond to the electrical connection portion.

7. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the straight portion further has a third surface and a fourth surface, when viewed along a direction perpendicular to the main axis, both the third surface and the fourth surface are parallel to the main axis, and only one of the third surface or the fourth surface corresponds to the electrical connection portion.

8. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the optical element driving mechanism further includes an adhesive assembly disposed between the bent portion and the electrical connection portion.

9. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the circuit member further includes an external electrical connection portion configured to be electrically connected to an external circuit, and the external electrical connection portion and the electrical connection terminal extend in opposite directions, wherein when viewed along the main axis, the optical element driving mechanism has a rectangular structure, and the electrical connection terminal and the external electrical connection portion are located on different sides of the optical element driving mechanism.

10. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the driving assembly includes a driving magnetic element configured to drive the movable assembly to move, and when viewed along the main axis, the driving magnetic element and the external electrical connection portion are located on a same side of the optical element driving mechanism.

11. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the movable assembly has a first convex portion and a second convex portion, the first convex portion extends in a direction perpendicular to the main axis, the second convex portion extends along the main axis, a first convex surface of the first convex portion faces a second convex surface of the second convex portion, and at least one portion of a driving coil of the driving assembly is disposed between the first convex surface and the second convex surface.

12. The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixed assembly further includes a casing, the casing has a top wall that is perpendicular to the main axis, and when viewed along the main axis, the top wall completely overlaps the recess.

13. An optical element driving mechanism, comprising:

a fixed assembly, having a main axis;

a movable assembly, configured to be connected to an optical element, wherein the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly;

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

wherein the fixed assembly further includes a base, the optical element driving mechanism further includes a circuit member disposed inside the base, an electrical connection terminal of the circuit member protrudes from the base, the electrical connection terminal includes a straight portion and a bent portion, and when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the main axis, the straight portion is closer to a light-incident end of the optical element driving mechanism than the bent portion.

14. An optical element driving mechanism, comprising:

a fixed assembly, having a main axis;

a movable assembly, configured to be connected to an optical element, wherein the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly;

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

wherein the fixed assembly further includes a base, the optical element driving mechanism further includes a circuit member disposed inside the base, an electrical connection terminal of the circuit member protrudes from the base, and the electrical connection terminal includes a straight portion and a bent portion, wherein when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the main axis, the straight portion is closer to a light-exiting end of the optical element driving mechanism than the bent portion.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
To: ACTUTEK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074858/0498 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THIRD ASSIGNOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053004 FRAME 0352. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE THIRD ASSIGNOR'S NAME IS "SHIH-WEI HUNG". Recorded Jul 9, 2020
From: HSU, SHANG-YU; LIAO, YU-HUAI; HUNG, SHIH-WEI
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 053169/0321 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2020
From: HSU, SHANG-YU; LIAO, YU-HUAI; HUNG, SHI-WEI
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 053004/0352 →