IP Library Granted Patent US 10,620,396
Granted Patent B2
US 10,620,396 · App. 16/571,975 · Granted Apr 14, 2020

Lens moving apparatus with a bobbin comprising a groove and elastic members and camera module including the same

Inventors: Jae Hong Cho (Seoul, KR); Seung Taek Shin (Seoul, KR); In Jae Yeo (Seoul, KR); Jin Suk Han (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B7/09G02B7/04G02B13/0015G02B27/646H02K1/17H02K1/34H02K11/215H02K41/0356H04N5/2254H04N5/2257H04N5/2328H04N5/23287
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,620,396
App. No.
16/571,975
Filed
Sep 16, 2019
Granted
Apr 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2699
USPC
348/208.11
Abstract

A lens moving apparatus, including a bobbin; a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin; a first magnet moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil; a housing supporting the first magnet; an upper elastic member disposed at a top surface of the bobbin and at a top surface of the housing; a lower elastic member disposed at a bottom surface of the bobbin and at a bottom surface of the housing; and first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions.

Claims (53)

1. A lens moving apparatus, comprising:

a base;

a housing disposed on the base;

a bobbin disposed in the housing;

a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin;

a first magnet disposed on the housing and moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil;

an upper elastic member disposed on a upper portion of the bobbin and upper portion of the housing;

a lower elastic member disposed on a lower portion of bobbin and a lower portion of the housing;

a circuit board disposed on the base; and

a second coil disposed on the circuit board,

wherein the circuit board comprises a first part corresponding to an upper surface of the base and a second part corresponding to a side surface of the base.

2. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises a downwardly bending portion connecting the first part and the second part.

3. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second coil is disposed on the first part and is electrically connected to the circuit board.

4. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the second part comprises a plurality of terminals which are disposed on an edge of the second part.

5. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the terminals are configured to receive external power to supply current to the first coil or the second coil.

6. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board comprises two second part,

wherein the a first part comprises first side and a second side opposite to the first side,

wherein one second part is disposed on a first side of the first part, and

wherein the other second part is disposed on a second side of the first part.

7. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

first and second protrusions disposed on the bobbin,

wherein the first coil is wound on the first and second protrusions.

8. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second protrusions are disposed on the bobbin opposite to each other, and

wherein each of the first and second protrusions is protruded from an outer circumference of the bobbin.

9. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein a start portion of the first coil is wound on the first protrusion, and

wherein an end portion of the first coil is wound on the second protrusion.

10. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first or second protrusion comprises a catching projection having a step structure formed at an end thereof.

11. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein a first end of the first coil is wound on a first protrusion, the first end portion of the first coil being configured to be electrically connected to a portion of the upper elastic member, and

wherein a second end portion of the first coil is wound on a second protrusion, the second end portion of the first coil being configured to be electrically connected to another portion of the upper elastic member.

12. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the first coil is configured to be electrically connected to the upper elastic member by soldering, welding, using Ag epoxy, or conductive epoxy.

13. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first coil is disposed at a lower portion of an outer circumference of the bobbin, and

wherein the first and second protrusions are disposed at an upper portion of the outer circumference of the bobbin.

14. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

a first sensor detecting a position of the bobbin in the first direction parallel to the optical axis; and

a second magnet facing the first sensor and disposed on the bobbin.

15. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein a center of the bobbin and the first protrusion are disposed on a first line,

wherein the center of the bobbin and the second magnet are disposed on a second line, and

wherein the first line is perpendicular to the second line.

16. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the housing comprise a magnet location part, and

wherein the first magnet is fixed to the magnet location part by using an adhesive member.

17. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a sensor for sensing motion of the housing in second and third directions perpendicular to the first direction.

18. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 17 , comprising the base including a sensor location groove in which the sensor is disposed.

19. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bobbin comprises:

a plurality of upper support protrusions disposed at a top surface of the bobbin; and

a plurality of lower support protrusions disposed at a bottom surface of the bobbin,

wherein the upper elastic member comprises a plurality of first through holes disposed at positions corresponding to the plurality of upper support protrusions, and

wherein the lower elastic member comprises a plurality of second through holes disposed at positions corresponding to the plurality of lower support protrusions.

20. The lens moving apparatus according to claim 19 , where in a case that the upper elastic member comprises first and second elastic members:

a number of the upper support protrusions is greater than a number of the lower support protrusions, and

a number of the first through holes is greater than a number of the second through holes; and

wherein in a case that the lower elastic member comprises first and second elastic members:

a number of the lower support protrusions is greater than a number of the upper support protrusions, and

a number of the second through holes is greater than a number of the first through holes.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2014-0026063 · Mar 5, 2014 · national
KR 10-2014-0078294 · Jun 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15854594 · Dec 26, 2017
Continuation 15642080 · Jul 5, 2017
Continuation 15405102 · Jan 12, 2017
Continuation 15221208 · Jul 27, 2016
Continuation 14638893 · Mar 4, 2015
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