IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,366,878
Granted Patent B2
US 9,366,878 · App. 14/664,174 · Granted Jun 14, 2016

Lens drive apparatus, camera module and camera

Inventors: Akihiro Moriya (Tokyo, JP); Masayoshi Sugawara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
G02B27/646G02B7/08G02B7/09G03B3/00G03B3/10G03B5/00G03B13/36G03B17/00G03B17/02H04N5/2253H04N5/2254H04N5/2257H04N5/23248H04N5/23264H04N5/23287H04N5/335G03B2205/0015G03B2205/0069
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Patent No.
US 9,366,878
App. No.
14/664,174
Granted
Jun 14, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lens drive apparatus that displaces a lens holder in a direction of an optical axis and a direction orthogonal to the optical axis in collaboration with a magnet and a coil comprises: an assembly that is formed by assembling the lens holder together with a conductive body and comprises a circuit that receives supplied power; a base that is disposed at a position spaced from the assembly and has an aperture through which the optical axis passes; and a plurality of suspension wires that are disposed around the aperture and support the assembly such that the assembly is displaceable in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis, wherein the plurality of suspension wires include a first suspension wire configured to supply power to the circuit, and a second suspension wire configured to supply power to the circuit via a path different from that of the first suspension wire.

Claims (17)

1. A lens drive apparatus that displaces a lens holder in a direction of an optical axis and a direction orthogonal to the optical axis in collaboration with a magnet and a coil, the lens drive apparatus comprising:

an assembly that is formed by assembling the lens holder together with a conductive body and comprises a focusing coil and a shake-correction coil;

a base that is disposed at a position spaced from the assembly and has an aperture through which the optical axis passes; and

a plurality of suspension wires that are disposed around the aperture and support the assembly such that the assembly is displaceable in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis, wherein:

the plurality of suspension wires include a first suspension wire configured to supply power to the focusing coil, and a second suspension wire configured to supply power to the shake-correction coil via a path different from that of the first suspension wire.

2. The lens drive apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:

the assembly includes:

a voice coil motor (VCM) holder that holds the magnet or the coil; and

a leaf spring that is attached to the VCM holder and supports the lens holder such that the lens holder is displaceable in the direction of the optical axis.

3. The lens drive apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in each of the plurality of suspension wires, a first end is fixed to the base and a second end is fixed to the assembly.

4. The lens drive apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the aperture is an aperture through which the optical axis passes in a displacement range of the optical axis resulting from displacement of the assembly in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis.

5. A camera module comprising:

the lens drive apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

an imaging device that captures a subject image formed by means of a lens section held by the lens holder.

6. A camera comprising:

the camera module according to claim 5 ; and

a control section that controls the camera module.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2009-191619 · Aug 21, 2009 · national
JP 2010-158602 · Jul 13, 2010 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13390603
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