IP Library Granted Patent US 12,526,522
Granted Patent B2
US 12,526,522 · App. 18/275,317 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Camera device

Inventor: Jung Seok Oh (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H04N23/687G03B5/04G03B13/36H04N23/54H04N23/55H04N23/57G03B2205/0038G03B2205/0069
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Patent No.
US 12,526,522
App. No.
18/275,317
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera device comprising: a lens; an image sensor disposed under the lens; and an OIS drive unit for moving the image sensor relative to the lens in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction; and a plurality of wires electrically connected to the image sensor, wherein some of the plurality of wires have a larger diameter than the other wires.

Claims (68)

1 . A camera device, comprising:

a lens;

an image sensor disposed below the lens;

an optical image stabilization (OIS) drive unit configured to move the image sensor relative to the lens in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction; and

a plurality of wires electrically connected with the image sensor,

wherein some of the plurality of wires have a larger diameter than remaining wires of the plurality of wires, and

wherein the some of the plurality of wires are disposed parallel with the remaining wires.

2 . The camera device of claim 1 , comprising a damper disposed on the some of the plurality of wires,

wherein the some of the plurality of wires and the remaining wires are disposed parallel with an optical axis.

3 . The camera device of claim 2 , comprising a terminal member coupled with the plurality of wires,

wherein the terminal member is disposed perpendicular to the plurality of wires, and

wherein a damper is not disposed on the remaining wires.

4 . The camera device of claim 1 , comprising:

a fixed unit comprising a first substrate; and

a second movable unit comprising a second substrate,

wherein the image sensor is electrically connected to the second substrate, and

wherein the plurality of wires connect the first substrate and the second substrate.

5 . The camera device of claim 4 , comprising:

a first movable unit disposed in the fixed unit; and

an auto focus (AF) drive unit configured to move the first movable unit relative to the fixed unit in the optical axis direction,

wherein the first movable unit comprises a lens.

6 . A camera device, comprising:

a fixed unit;

a lens disposed in the fixed unit;

a second movable unit comprising an image sensor disposed below the lens;

a second drive unit configured to move the second movable unit relative to the fixed unit in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction; and

a plurality of wires connecting the fixed unit and the second movable unit,

wherein some of the plurality of wires are formed of a different thickness than remaining wires of the plurality of wires, and

wherein the some of the plurality of wires are disposed parallel with the remaining wires.

7 . The camera device of claim 6 , comprising a first movable unit disposed in the fixed unit,

wherein the first movable unit comprises the lens,

wherein the fixed unit comprises a first substrate, and

wherein the plurality of wires connect the first substrate and the second movable unit.

8 . The camera device of claim 7 , comprising a first drive unit configured to move the first movable unit relative to the fixed unit in the optical axis direction; and

a terminal member coupled with the plurality of wires,

wherein the some of the plurality of wires and the remaining wires are disposed parallel with an optical axis, and

wherein the terminal member is disposed perpendicular to the plurality of wires.

9 . The camera device of claim 6 , wherein the some of the plurality of wires have a larger diameter than the remaining wires.

10 . The camera device of claim 9 , comprising a damper disposed on the some of the plurality of wires.

11 . The camera device of claim 9 , wherein a damper is not disposed on the remaining wires.

12 . The camera device of claim 10 , wherein the second movable unit comprises a second substrate disposed with the image sensor, a second holder coupled with the second substrate, and a terminal member coupled with the second holder,

wherein the terminal member comprises a body unit, and a terminal disposed on the body unit, and

wherein the terminal comprises a first portion disposed on the body unit, a second portion extending from the first portion and coupled with a wire of the plurality of wires, and a third portion extending from the first portion and coupled with the second substrate.

13 . The camera device of claim 12 , wherein the damper connects the terminal and the some of the plurality of wires.

14 . The camera device of claim 12 , wherein the damper connects the some of the plurality of wires, the terminal member, and the second holder.

15 . The camera device of claim 7 , wherein the some of the plurality of wires electrically connect the first substrate and the image sensor, and

wherein the some of the plurality of wires are configured to supply a current to the image sensor.

16 . The camera device of claim 12 , comprising a driver IC disposed on the second substrate of the second moving unit and electrically connected with the second drive unit, and

wherein the some of the plurality of wires are configured to supply a current to the driver IC.

17 . The camera device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of wires comprise thirty-six wires, and

wherein four wires of the thirty-six wires are formed with a larger diameter than the remaining wires.

18 . The camera device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of wires comprise thirty-six wires, and

wherein eight wires of the thirty-six wires are formed with a larger diameter than the remaining wires.

19 . An optical instrument, comprising:

a body;

the camera device of claim 6 disposed on the body; and

a display disposed on the body and outputting a video or an image taken by the camera device.

20 . A camera device, comprising:

a fixed unit comprising a first substrate;

a first movable unit comprising a lens;

a second movable unit comprising an image sensor disposed below the lens;

a first drive unit configured to move the first movable unit with respect to the fixed unit in an optical axis direction;

a second drive unit configured to move the second movable unit with respect to the fixed unit in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction;

a wire connecting the first substrate and the second movable unit; and

a damper connecting the wire and the second movable unit and having a viscosity,

wherein the wire comprises a plurality of wires electrically connected with the image sensor,

wherein some of the plurality of wires have a larger diameter than remaining wires of the plurality of wires, and

wherein the some of the plurality of wires are disposed parallel with the remaining wires.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2023
From: OH, JUNG SEOK
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064472/0230 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0065818 · May 21, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240155235A1 · May 9, 2024
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