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Granted Patent B2
US 11,016,364 · App. 16/801,791 · Granted May 25, 2021

Variable aperture device, camera device and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Zaiwei Wang (Zhejiang, CN); Juhe Zhou (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: NEW SHICOH MOTOR CO., LTD
G03B9/14G03B17/566
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Patent No.
US 11,016,364
App. No.
16/801,791
Granted
May 25, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A variable aperture device is described that includes a casing, a base with a light transmission hole, conductive terminals on the base, a terminal connecting portion, a shape memory metal wire, a movable portion, and a driven portion for forming an aperture together with the movable portion. One end of the shape memory metal wire is connected to the terminal connecting portion and the movable portion is connected to the base via a first rotating shaft. A side of the movable portion far from the light transmission hole around the first rotating shaft is connected to other end of the shape memory metal wire. A side of the movable portion near the light transmission hole around the first rotating shaft is connected to an elastic structure of the terminal connecting portion and the terminal connecting portion is attached to the conductive terminal.

Claims (36)

1. A variable aperture device comprising:

a casing;

a base;

conductive terminals;

a terminal connecting portion;

a shape memory metal wire;

a movable portion; and

a driven portion for forming an aperture together with the movable portion,

wherein the base is formed with a light transmission hole, the conductive terminals are disposed on the base,

one end of the shape memory metal wire is connected to the terminal connecting portion,

the movable portion is connected to the base via a first rotating shaft, a side of the movable portion far from the light transmission hole around the first rotating shaft being connected to other end of the shape memory metal wire, a side of the movable portion near the light transmission hole around the first rotating shaft being connected to an elastic structure of the terminal connecting portion,

the terminal connecting portion is attached to the conductive terminal, and

the shape memory metal wire and the terminal connecting portion are connected to the movable portion to form an electric circuit.

2. The variable aperture device according claim 1 , wherein:

the movable portion and the driven portion are rotatably connected by a connecting portion,

one end of the connecting portion is connected and fixed to the movable portion,

an end portion of the driven portion is provided with a sliding groove,

other end of the connecting portion is formed with a protrusion, the protrusion being disposed in the sliding groove, and

the protrusion slides along the sliding groove with the rotation of the movable portion.

3. The variable aperture device according claim 2 , wherein the sliding groove is L-shaped.

4. The variable aperture device according claim 1 , further comprising a supporting portion, wherein

one end of the supporting portion is rotatably connected to one end of the movable portion and fixed to the base to support the movable portion.

5. The variable aperture device according to claim 4 , wherein the supporting potion comprises a first rotating shaft bearing hole and the supporting portion is connected to the movable portion via the first rotating shaft bearing hole and the first rotating shaft.

6. The variable aperture device according to claim 5 , wherein

the supporting portion comprises a second rotating shaft bearing hole, the driven portion is connected to the base via the second rotating shaft, and the supporting portion is connected to the driven portion via the second rotating shaft bearing hole and the second rotating shaft.

7. The variable aperture device according to claim 1 , wherein

the terminal connecting portion comprises a first terminal connecting portion and a second terminal connecting portion that are electrically insulated,

the one end of the shape memory metal wire is connected to the first terminal connecting portion, and

the elastic structure of the second terminal connecting portion is connected to the movable portion.

8. The variable aperture device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the movable portion comprises a first arc-shaped main body portion,

the driven portion comprises a second arc-shaped main body portion,

the first arc-shaped main body portion and the second arc-shaped main body portion are overlapped corresponding to each other, and

when the movable portion and the driven portion move facing each other, an aperture with a variable diameter is formed between the first arc-shaped main body portion and the second arc-shaped main body portion.

9. A camera device comprising the variable aperture device according to claim 1 .

10. An electronic apparatus comprising the camera device according to claim 9 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2020
From: WANG, ZAIWEI; ZHOU, JUHE
To: NEW SHICOH MOTOR CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 052166/0455 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910145100.6 · Feb 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200272026A1 · Aug 27, 2020