IP Library Granted Patent US 11,736,788
Granted Patent B2
US 11,736,788 · App. 18/091,577 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Camera module

Inventors: Nam Ki Park (Suwon-si, KR); Young Hwan Kwon (Suwon-si, KR); Young Bok Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Dong Yeon Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Kum Kyung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Ta Kyoung Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jung Seok Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
H04N23/54H04N23/51H04N23/6812
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Patent No.
US 11,736,788
App. No.
18/091,577
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera module includes a housing; a lens module provided in an internal space of the housing to be movable in an optical axis direction, and including at least one lens therein; a magnet disposed in the lens module; and position detection sensors to detect a position of the magnet. One or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a first polarity of the magnet and one or more of the position detection sensors are disposed to face a second polarity of the magnet different than the first polarity.

Claims (26)

1. A camera module comprising:

a housing;

a first lens module fixedly disposed inside the housing;

a second lens module movably disposed inside the housing;

at least one ball member disposed between the second lens module and the housing; and

a first driving unit configured to move the second lens module along an optical axis of the second lens module,

wherein the first driving unit comprises a first magnet disposed on the second lens module, a first coil disposed to face the first magnet and a plurality of first position sensors located inside the first coil,

wherein the second lens module includes a first extension portion extending in an optical axis direction, and

wherein at least a portion of the first magnet is disposed on the first extension portion.

2. The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising an image sensor module fixed to the housing,

wherein the second lens module is disposed between the first lens module and the image sensor module.

3. The camera module of claim 2 , wherein the image sensor module includes an optical filter filtering the incident light which has passed through the second lens module.

4. The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising a reflection module disposed in front of the first lens module,

wherein the reflection module is rotatable around a first axis and a second axis, and the first axis and the second axis are perpendicular to each other.

5. The camera module of claim 4 , further comprising a second driving unit configured to rotate the reflection module,

wherein the second driving unit comprises a pulling magnet disposed on the reflection module and a pulling yoke disposed to face the pulling magnet to pull the reflection module.

6. The camera module of claim 4 , wherein the reflection module includes a rotation holder and a reflective member fixed to the rotation holder.

7. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first position sensors are spaced apart from each other in the optical axis direction.

8. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first position sensors are hall sensors.

9. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein at least one guide groove is disposed on the second lens module; and

the at least one ball member is at least partially accommodated in the at least one guide groove.

10. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the at least one guide groove extends in the optical axis direction.

11. The camera module of claim 9 , wherein the at least one guide groove includes a first guide groove disposed on a surface of the second lens module and a second guide groove disposed on the surface and extending in parallel with the first guide groove.

12. The camera module of claim 1 , further comprising a pulling yoke disposed on the housing to pull the second lens module.

13. The camera module of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the first magnet facing the first coil has an N pole, a neutral region and an S pole along the optical axis direction.

14. The camera module of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first position sensors is disposed to face the N pole of the first magnet, and at least another one of the plurality of first position sensors is disposed to face the S pole of the first magnet.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2019-0050936 · Apr 30, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0085338 · Jul 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17592568 · Feb 4, 2022
Continuation 16841975 · Apr 7, 2020
Related Publication 20230146039A1 · May 11, 2023
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