IP Library Granted Patent US 11,782,234
Granted Patent B2
US 11,782,234 · App. 17/463,130 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Lens moving apparatus with a bobbin comprising a groove and elastic members and camera module including the same

Inventors: Jae Hong Cho (Seoul, KR); Seung Taek Shin (Seoul, KR); In Jae Yeo (Seoul, KR); Jin Suk Han (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B7/09G02B7/04G02B13/0015G02B27/646H02K1/17H02K1/34H02K11/215H02K41/0356H04N23/55H04N23/57H04N23/685H04N23/687
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,782,234
App. No.
17/463,130
Filed
Aug 31, 2021
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2697
USPC
359/557
Abstract

A lens moving apparatus, including a bobbin; a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin; a first magnet moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil; a housing supporting the first magnet; an upper elastic member disposed at a top surface of the bobbin and at a top surface of the housing; a lower elastic member disposed at a bottom surface of the bobbin and at a bottom surface of the housing; and first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions.

Claims (72)

1. A lens moving apparatus, comprising:

a base;

a housing disposed on the base;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin;

a plurality of first magnets disposed on the housing and moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil;

a circuit board disposed on the base;

a second coil disposed on the circuit board;

a plurality of support members supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base in second and third directions perpendicular to the first direction;

a first sensor detecting a position of the bobbin in the first direction;

a second magnet attached to the outer circumference of the bobbin while being opposite to the first sensor, the second magnet being disposed between the first magnets spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the bobbin; and

a stopper protruding from the outer circumference of the bobbin.

2. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a magnetic field compensation metal member disposed at the outer circumference of the bobbin such that the magnetic field compensation metal member is opposite to the second magnet in a symmetric fashion.

3. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second magnet is disposed above the first coil wound on the bobbin.

4. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises magnet location parts, and

wherein the first magnets are fixed to the magnet location parts by using an adhesive member.

5. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising a second sensor for sensing motion of the housing in the second and third directions.

6. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the base includes a sensor location groove in which the second sensor is disposed.

7. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing; and

a lower elastic member disposed on a lower portion of bobbin and a lower portion of the housing.

8. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first coil is configured to be electrically connected to the upper elastic member by soldering, welding, using Ag epoxy, or conductive epoxy.

9. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the upper elastic member comprises first and second upper elastic members separated from each other, and

wherein the first and second upper elastic members are connected to the first and second support members, respectively for supplying power to the first coil.

10. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein each of the first and second upper elastic members comprises:

an inside frame coupled to the bobbin;

an outside frame coupled to the housing; and

a frame connection part connected between the inside frame and the outside frame.

11. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second upper elastic members comprises support member contact part protruding from the outside frame toward the first or second support member.

12. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions.

13. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a start portion of the first coil is wound on the first winding protrusion, and

wherein an end portion of the first coil is wound on the second winding protrusion.

14. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first or second winding protrusion comprises a catching projection having a step structure formed at an end thereof.

15. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the first winding protrusion comprises at least one first groove formed at opposite sides thereof, the start portion of the first coil passing through the first groove, and

wherein the second winding protrusion comprises at least one second groove formed at opposite sides thereof, the end portion of the first coil passing through the second groove.

16. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein a first end of the first coil is wound on the first winding protrusion, the first end of the first coil being configured to be electrically connected to one portion of a top surface of the upper elastic member disposed on the first groove, and

wherein a second end of the first coil is wound on the second winding protrusion, the second end of the first coil being configured to be electrically connected to another portion of the top surface of the upper elastic member disposed on the second groove.

17. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first coil is disposed at a lower portion of the outer circumference of the bobbin, and

wherein the first and second winding protrusions are disposed at an upper portion of the outer circumference of the bobbin.

18. A lens moving apparatus, comprising:

a base;

a housing disposed on the base;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin;

a plurality of first magnets disposed on the housing and moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil;

a circuit board disposed on the base;

a second coil disposed on the circuit board;

a plurality of support members supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base in second and third directions perpendicular to the first direction;

a first sensor detecting a position of the bobbin in the first direction;

a second magnet attached to the outer circumference of the bobbin while being opposite to the first sensor, the second magnet being disposed between the first magnets spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the bobbin;

an upper elastic member disposed on an upper portion of the bobbin and an upper portion of the housing; and

a lower elastic member disposed on a lower portion of bobbin and a lower portion of the housing,

wherein the bobbin comprises:

a plurality of upper support protrusions disposed at a top surface of the bobbin; and

a plurality of lower support protrusions disposed at a bottom surface of the bobbin,

wherein the upper elastic member comprises a plurality of first through holes disposed at positions corresponding to the plurality of upper support protrusions, and

wherein the lower elastic member comprises a plurality of second through holes disposed at positions corresponding to the plurality of lower support protrusions.

19. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 18 , comprising a stopper protruding from the outer circumference of the bobbin in the circumferential direction.

20. A lens moving apparatus, comprising:

a base;

a housing disposed on the base;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin;

a plurality of first magnets disposed on the housing and moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil;

a circuit board disposed on the base;

a second coil disposed on the circuit board;

a plurality of support members supporting the housing such that the housing is movable relative to the base in second and third directions perpendicular to the first direction;

a first sensor detecting a position of the bobbin in the first direction;

a second magnet attached to the outer circumference of the bobbin while being opposite to the first sensor, the second magnet being disposed between the first magnets spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the bobbin; and

first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions,

wherein a start portion of the first coil is wound on the first winding protrusion, and

wherein an end portion of the first coil is wound on the second winding protrusion.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0026063 · Mar 5, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0078294 · Jun 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (8)
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