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Granted Patent B2
US 12,601,963 · App. 18/407,305 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

External electric adjusting module and lens device

Inventors: Hsin-Jung Yeh (Taoyuan City, TW); Chun Ming Shen (Taoyuan City, TW); Sheng-Wen Hu (Taoyuan City, TW); Hsin-Liang Chen (Taoyuan City, TW)
Assignee: Qisda Corporation
G03B21/142G02B7/04
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Patent No.
US 12,601,963
App. No.
18/407,305
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An external electric adjusting module adapted for being externally connected to a lens includes a bracket including a first positioning portion, a gear set, a driving assembly driving the gear set to operate, and a variable resistance rotating member. The gear set is rotatably disposed on the bracket, is adapted for being externally connected to the lens, and includes a second positioning portion, a rotating shaft, and a first driving portion located on the rotating shaft. The variable resistance rotating member is sleeved on the rotating shaft, is electrically connected to the driving assembly, and includes a second driving portion corresponding to the first driving portion to be linked with the rotating shaft. When the gear set is located at an initial position together with the lens, the first and second positioning portions are aligned with each other, and the second driving portion abuts against the first driving portion.

Claims (32)

1 . An external electric adjusting module adapted for being externally connected to a lens, wherein the external electric adjusting module comprises:

a bracket comprising a first positioning portion;

a gear set rotatably disposed on the bracket and adapted for being externally connected to the lens, wherein the gear set comprises a second positioning portion, a rotating shaft, and a first driving portion located on the rotating shaft;

a driving assembly driving the gear set to operate; and

a variable resistance rotating member sleeved on the rotating shaft and electrically connected to the driving assembly, wherein the variable resistance rotating member comprises a second driving portion corresponding to the first driving portion to be linked with the rotating shaft, wherein

when the gear set is located at an initial position together with the lens, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are aligned with each other, and the second driving portion abuts against the first driving portion.

2 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 1 , wherein the driving assembly drives the gear set when being actuated, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are staggered, and the variable resistance rotating member is driven by the gear set to rotate.

3 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller electrically connected to the driving assembly and the variable resistance rotating member, and the controller controls the driving assembly according to rotation angle information of the variable resistance rotating member, so that a rotation angle of the lens is limited within a range.

4 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 1 , wherein the gear set comprises a first gear and a rack meshed with each other, the rotating shaft is located on the first gear, and the rack is adapted for being fixed to the lens.

5 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 4 , wherein the gear set comprises a second gear meshed with the first gear, and the driving assembly is linked with the second gear.

6 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 5 , wherein a radius of the second gear is smaller than a radius of the first gear, the rack is in an arc shape, and a radius of the arc is greater than the radius of the first gear.

7 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 4 , wherein the bracket further comprises a stopper, the rack is located between the stopper and the first gear, and the rack abuts against the stopper.

8 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board and a variable resistance fixing member disposed on the circuit board, wherein the variable resistance rotating member is rotatably disposed on the variable resistance fixing member.

9 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 1 , wherein the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are two holes adapted for a positioning pin to be inserted into for positioning in the initial position.

10 . The external electric adjusting module according to claim 1 , wherein the rotating shaft comprises a first arc surface and a first chord surface, the first driving portion is the first chord surface, the second driving portion abuts against the first chord surface to be driven by the first driving portion, the second driving portion comprises a second arc surface and a second chord surface, and the second chord surface abuts against the first chord surface.

11 . A lens device, comprising:

a lens; and

an external electric adjusting module detachably and externally connected to the lens, wherein the external electric adjusting module comprises:

a bracket comprising a first positioning portion;

a gear set rotatably disposed on the bracket and adapted for being externally connected to the lens, wherein the gear set comprises a second positioning portion, a rotating shaft, and a first driving portion located on the rotating shaft;

a driving assembly driving the gear set to operate; and

a variable resistance rotating member sleeved on the rotating shaft and electrically connected to the driving assembly, wherein the variable resistance rotating member comprises a second driving portion corresponding to the first driving portion to be linked with the rotating shaft, wherein

when the gear set is located at an initial position together with the lens, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are aligned with each other, and the second driving portion abuts against the first driving portion.

12 . The lens device according to claim 11 , wherein the driving assembly drives the gear set when being actuated, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are staggered, and the variable resistance rotating member is driven by the gear set to rotate.

13 . The lens device according to claim 11 , wherein the external electric adjusting module further comprises a controller electrically connected to the driving assembly and the variable resistance rotating member, and the controller controls the driving assembly according to rotation angle information of the variable resistance rotating member, so that a rotation angle of the lens is limited within a range.

14 . The lens device according to claim 11 , wherein the gear set comprises a first gear and a rack meshed with each other, the rotating shaft is located on the first gear, and the rack is adapted for being fixed to the lens.

15 . The lens device according to claim 14 , wherein the gear set comprises a second gear meshed with the first gear, and the driving assembly is linked with the second gear.

16 . The lens device according to claim 15 , wherein a radius of the second gear is smaller than a radius of the first gear, the rack is in an arc shape, and a radius of the arc is greater than the radius of the first gear.

17 . The lens device according to claim 14 , wherein the bracket further comprises a stopper, the rack is located between the stopper and the first gear, and the rack abuts against the stopper.

18 . The lens device according to claim 11 , wherein the external electric adjusting module further comprises a circuit board and a variable resistance fixing member disposed on the circuit board, wherein the variable resistance rotating member is rotatably disposed on the variable resistance fixing member.

19 . The lens device according to claim 11 , wherein the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are two holes adapted for a positioning pin to be inserted into for positioning in the initial position.

20 . The lens device according to claim 11 , wherein the rotating shaft comprises a first arc surface and a first chord surface, the first driving portion is the first chord surface, the second driving portion abuts against the first chord surface to be driven by the first driving portion, the second driving portion comprises a second arc surface and a second chord surface, and the second chord surface abuts against the first chord surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2024
From: YEH, HSIN-JUNG; SHEN, CHUN MING; HU, SHENG-WEN; CHEN, HSIN-LIANG
To: QISDA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310095434.3 · Feb 10, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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