IP Library Granted Patent US 12,560,776
Granted Patent B2
US 12,560,776 · App. 18/737,330 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Optical element driving mechanism

Inventors: Sin-Hong Lin (Taoyuan, TW); Yung-Ping Yang (Taoyuan, TW); Wen-Yen Huang (Taoyuan, TW); Yu-Cheng Lin (Taoyuan, TW); Kun-Shih Lin (Taoyuan, TW); Chao-Chang Hu (Taoyuan, TW); Yung-Hsien Yeh (Taoyuan, TW); Mao-Kuo Hsu (Taoyuan, TW); Chih-Wei Weng (Taoyuan, TW); Ching-Chieh Huang (Taoyuan, TW); Chih-Shiang Wu (Taoyuan, TW); Chun-Chia Liao (Taoyuan, TW); Chia-Yu Chang (Taoyuan, TW); Hung-Ping Chen (Taoyuan, TW); Wei-Zhong Luo (Taoyuan, TW); Wen-Chang Lin (Taoyuan, TW); Shou-Jen Liu (Taoyuan, TW); Shao-Chung Chang (Taoyuan, TW); Chen-Hsin Huang (Taoyuan, TW); Meng-Ting Lin (Taoyuan, TW); Yen-Cheng Chen (Taoyuan, TW); I-Mei Huang (Taoyuan, TW); Yun-Fei Wang (Taoyuan, TW); Wei-Jhe Shen (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
G02B7/09G02B27/646
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Patent No.
US 12,560,776
App. No.
18/737,330
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical element driving mechanism is provided and includes a fixed assembly, a movable assembly, a driving assembly and a circuit assembly. The movable assembly is configured to connect an optical element, the movable assembly is movable relative to the fixed assembly, and the optical element has an optical axis. The driving assembly is configured to drive the movable assembly to move relative to the fixed assembly. The circuit assembly includes a plurality of circuits and is affixed to the fixed assembly.

Claims (23)

1 . An optical element driving mechanism, comprising:

a fixed portion;

a movable portion, connected to an optical element, moving relative to the fixed portion; and

a driving assembly, driving the movable portion to move along an optical axis in a first direction relative to the fixed portion;

wherein the fixed portion comprises a cover and a bottom, wherein the bottom includes a body and a plurality of protruding structures, and the bottom is connected to the cover via the protruding structures, wherein in the first direction, a first distance between a first surface of the body facing the movable portion and the movable portion and a second distance between a second surface of the protruding structures facing the movable portion and the movable portion are different.

2 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cover and the bottom are secured by a first adhesive element and a second adhesive element, wherein the first adhesive element and the second adhesive element are made of different materials.

3 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixed portion further includes a conductive component that is disposed at the bottom and has a plurality of extending structures, wherein when viewed in the first direction, the extending structures at least partially overlap the protruding structures.

4 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the extending structures are not exposed from the protruding structures.

5 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising two sensing elements, wherein the conductive component includes a first electrical connection assembly and a second electrical connection assembly, and the sensing elements are both disposed at the bottom, respectively electrically connected to the first electrical connection assembly and the second electrical connection assembly, and wherein in the first direction, the distance between a third surface of the sensing elements facing away from the movable portion and the movable portion and the distance between a fourth surface of the body facing away from the movable portion and the movable portion are different.

6 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first electrical connection assembly and the second electrical connection assembly each has a connecting portion, a raising portion, and an extending portion, wherein each of the connecting portions is electrically connected to one of the sensing elements, one end of each the raising portions is connected to the connecting portion, another end of each the raising portions is connected to the extending portion, and wherein when viewed along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, the connecting portion does not overlap the extending portion.

7 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , wherein when viewed along the second direction, each of the sensing elements at least partially overlaps the respective raising portion, and each of the sensing elements at least partially overlaps the respective extending portion.

8 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 6 , wherein when viewed along the second direction, each of the sensing elements does not overlap the respective connecting portion.

9 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the conductive component further includes a third electrical connection assembly that is electrically connected to the driving assembly, wherein the first electrical connection assembly, the second electrical connection assembly, and the third electrical connection assembly are electrically independent from each other.

10 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of insulated elements that are disposed on the third surface of the sensing elements, connecting the sensing elements with the bottom, wherein when viewed along the first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the insulated elements overlap the sensing elements.

11 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the insulated elements wrap around multiple ends of the third electrical connection assembly, and connect the cover with the bottom.

12 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the driving assembly includes a coil component that is electrically connected to the conductive component, and the coil component includes a coil and a coil holder, wherein the coil is disposed on the coil holder, wherein the coil holder is connected to the bottom of the fixed portion.

13 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the coil holder has at least one coil winding pillar, at least a part of the coil winds around the coil winding pillar, wherein the part of the coil that winds around the coil winding pillar is connected to the conductive component that is disposed on the bottom by soldering.

14 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the coil holder has two coil winding pillars that are disposed on the same side of the coil holder.

15 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the winding direction of the coil on the coil winding pillars is about the first direction.

16 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the winding direction of the coil on the coil winding pillars is about a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

17 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the coil holder has a coil winding structure, wherein in the first direction, the distance between a fifth surface of the coil winding structure facing the movable portion and the movable portion and the distance between a sixth surface of the coil facing the movable portion and the movable portion are different.

18 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the fifth surface of the coil winding structure is closer to the movable portion than the sixth surface of the coil.

19 . The optical element driving mechanism as claimed in claim 17 , wherein there is an adhesive element is between the coil winding structure and the coil, the coil winding structure is secured with the coil by the adhesive element, wherein when viewed along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the adhesive element, the coil winding structure, and the coil at least partially overlap each other.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
To: ACTUTEK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074858/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2024
From: LIN, SIN-HONG; YANG, YUNG-PING; HUANG, WEN-YEN; LIN, YU-CHENG; LIN, KUN-SHIH; HU, CHAO-CHANG; YEH, YUNG-HSIEN; HSU, MAO-KUO; WENG, CHIH-WEI; HUANG, CHING-CHIEH; WU, CHIH-SHIANG; LIAO, CHUN-CHIA; CHANG, CHIA-YU; CHEN, HUNG-PING; LUO, WEI-ZHONG; LIN, WEN-CHANG; LIU, SHOU-JEN; CHANG, SHAO-CHUNG; HUANG, CHEN-HSIN; LIN, MENG-TING; CHEN, YEN-CHENG; HUANG, I-MEI; WANG, YUN-FEI; SHEN, WEI-JHE
To: TDK TAIWAN CORP.
Reel/Frame 068564/0906 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 18173425 · Feb 23, 2023
Continuation 17067553 · Oct 9, 2020
Provisional Application 63041459 · Jun 19, 2020
Provisional Application 62935926 · Nov 15, 2019
Provisional Application 62925958 · Oct 25, 2019
Provisional Application 62912743 · Oct 9, 2019
Related Publication 20240329361A1 · Oct 3, 2024
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