Camera module
A camera module is provided. A camera module according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a stator; a mover arranged in the stator; a first driver arranged on the stator; a second driver arranged on the mover and facing the first driver; a stiffener including an external portion coupled to the stator, an internal portion coupled to the mover, and a connector for connecting the external portion to the internal portion; a substrate coupled to the stator and the mover, and arranged on the stiffener; and a lens module coupled to the substrate.
1. A camera module comprising:
a stator;
a mover disposed inside the stator;
a first driving unit disposed on the stator;
a second driving unit disposed on the mover and facing the first driving unit;
a stiffener comprising an outer side portion coupled to the stator, an inner side portion coupled to the mover, and a connecting portion connecting the outer side portion and the inner side portion;
a substrate coupled to the stator and the mover, and disposed on the stiffener; and
a lens module coupled to the substrate,
wherein the substrate comprises an outer side elastic portion coupled to the stator, an inner side elastic portion coupled to the mover, and a connecting elastic portion connecting the outer side elastic portion and the inner side elastic portion,
wherein the inner side elastic portion comprises first to fourth corner regions,
wherein the outer side elastic portion comprises fifth to eighth corner regions adjacent to the first to fourth corner regions, respectively, and
wherein the connecting elastic portion comprises a first connecting elastic portion connecting the first corner region and the sixth corner region, a second connecting elastic portion connecting the second corner region and the seventh corner region, a third connecting elastic portion connecting the third corner region and the eighth corner region, and a fourth connecting elastic portion connecting the fourth corner region and the fifth corner region.
2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the outer side elastic portion and the outer side portion are overlapped in an optical axis direction,
wherein the inner side elastic portion and the inner side portion are overlapped in the optical axis direction, and
wherein the connecting elastic portion and the connecting portion are overlapped in the optical axis direction.
3. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the mover comprises a groove formed on an upper surface and a first protruding portion protruding higher than the upper surface from the groove, and
wherein the first protruding portion is coupled to the inner side portion and the inner side elastic portion.
4. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the stator comprises a second protruding portion protruding upward from an upper surface, and
wherein the second protruding portion is coupled to the outer side portion and the outer side elastic portion.
5. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein an upper end of the second protruding portion is disposed higher than an upper end of the first protruding portion.
6. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein the substrate comprises a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB).
7. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the lens module comprises a protrusion protruding from a lower surface, and
wherein the protrusion is coupled to the inner side portion and the inner side elastic portion.
8. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving unit is disposed on a bottom surface of an inner side surface of the stator, and
wherein the second driving unit is disposed on a lower surface of the mover.
9. The camera module according to claim 8 , wherein the second driving unit comprises first to fourth magnets having the 2×2 arrangement,
wherein, in the first and third magnets, regions adjacent to each other have a first polarity, and regions spaced apart from each other have a second polarity; and
wherein, in the second and fourth magnets, regions adjacent to each other have the first polarity, and regions spaced apart from each other have the second polarity.
10. The camera module according to claim 9 , wherein the first driving unit comprises:
first and second coils being overlapped with the regions having the first polarity among the first to fourth magnets in an optical axis direction; and
third and fourth coils being overlapped with the regions having the second polarity among the first to fourth magnets in the optical axis direction.
11. The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein lengths in a first direction of the first and second coils is longer than lengths in the first direction of the third and fourth coils, and
wherein lengths of the first and second coils in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is shorter than lengths of the third and fourth coils in the second direction.
12. The camera module according to claim 10 , wherein the first driving unit comprises fifth and sixth coils not being overlapped with the first to fourth magnets in an optical axis direction.
13. A camera module comprising:
a stator;
a mover disposed inside the stator;
a first driving unit disposed on the stator;
a second driving unit disposed on the mover and facing the first driving unit;
a stiffener comprising an outer side portion coupled to the stator, an inner side portion coupled to the mover, and a connecting portion connecting the outer side portion and the inner side portion;
a substrate coupled to the stator and the mover, and disposed on the stiffener;
a lens module coupled to the substrate; and
a guide ball disposed between the stator and the mover.
14. The camera module according to claim 13 , wherein the mover comprises a seating groove formed on an outer side surface, and
wherein at least a portion of the guide ball is disposed in the seating groove.
15. The camera module according to claim 13 , wherein a region in contact with the guide ball among inner side surfaces of the stator is formed as a curved surface.
16. A camera module comprising:
a stator;
a mover disposed in the stator;
a first driving unit disposed on the stator;
a second driving unit disposed on the mover and facing the first driving unit;
a stiffener coupled to the stator and the mover;
a substrate coupled to the stator and the mover and disposed on the stiffener; and
a lens module coupled to the substrate,
wherein a region of the substrate being overlapped with the stiffener has the same shape as the stiffener.
17. The camera module according to claim 16 , wherein the substrate comprises an outer side elastic portion coupled to the stator, an inner side elastic portion coupled to the mover, and a connecting elastic portion connecting the outer side elastic portion and the inner side elastic portion.
18. The camera module according to claim 17 , wherein the stiffener comprises an outer side portion coupled to the stator, an inner side portion coupled to the mover, and a connecting portion connecting the outer side portion and the inner side portion,
wherein the outer side elastic portion and the outer side portion are overlapped in an optical axis direction,
wherein the inner side elastic portion and the inner side portion are overlapped in the optical axis direction, and
wherein the connecting elastic portion and the connecting portion are overlapped in the optical axis direction.