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Granted Patent B2
US 12,345,948 · App. 18/601,240 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Camera actuator and camera module including the same

Inventors: Chang Yeon Kim (Seoul, KR); Kyung Won Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B7/09G02B27/646G03B3/10G03B5/00G03B13/36H04N23/54H04N23/55G03B2205/0007
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Patent No.
US 12,345,948
App. No.
18/601,240
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiment relates to a camera actuator and a camera module including the same. The camera actuator according to the embodiment includes a base, a lens housing disposed on the base, a guide pin disposed on the base, a ball disposed between the guide pin and the lens housing, and a first yoke disposed on the lens housing, a magnet coupled to an inside of the first yoke, and a coil unit facing the magnet surrounding a part of the first yoke and fixed to the magnet. The embodiment may include a second yoke disposed under the first yoke to form a closed loop together with the first yoke.

Claims (41)

1. A camera actuator comprising:

a base;

a lens housing disposed on the base and configured to move in an optical axis direction;

a guide pin disposed on the base and extended along the optical axis direction;

a ball disposed between the guide pin and the lens housing;

a magnet disposed on a first surface of the lens housing; and

a coil unit facing the magnet in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction;

wherein the guide pin comprises a first guide pin and a second guide pin separated from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and the first direction,

wherein the base comprises a base body, and first and second support parts disposed on the base body, and

wherein the ball comprises: a first ball disposed between the guide pin and the lens housing; and a second ball disposed between a support plate within the lens housing and a guide plate on the second support part.

2. The camera actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the lens housing comprises a first receiving portion on a bottom surface thereof.

3. The camera actuator according to claim 2 , wherein the first ball is disposed on the first receiving portion.

4. The camera actuator according to claim 1 , wherein the first ball is in contact with a side surface of each of the first guide pin and the second guide pin.

5. The camera actuator according to claim 2 , wherein the first guide pin and the second guide pin are disposed on the first support part.

6. The camera actuator according to claim 5 , wherein the first ball is disposed on the first receiving portion, and the first ball is in contact with a side surface of each of the first guide pin and the second guide pin.

7. The camera actuator according to claim 1 , comprising:

a first yoke disposed in the lens housing;

a second yoke disposed under the first yoke to form a closed loop together with the first yoke,

wherein the magnet is coupled to an inside of the first yoke; and

wherein the coil unit is configured to face the magnet and to surround a part of the first yoke, and is fixed to the magnet.

8. The camera actuator according to claim 7 , wherein a first length of the second yoke in the optical axis direction is greater than or equal to a second length of the magnet in the optical axis direction.

9. A camera actuator comprising:

a base including at least one support part;

a lens housing disposed on the base and configured to move in an optical axis direction;

at least one guide pin disposed on the base and extended along the optical axis direction;

at least one ball disposed between the base and the lens housing;

a magnet disposed on a first surface of the lens housing; and

a coil unit facing the magnet in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction;

wherein the base comprises a base body, and first and second support parts disposed on the base body, and

wherein the least one ball comprises: a first ball disposed between the guide pin and the lens housing; and a second ball disposed between a support plate within the lens housing and a guide plate on the second support part.

10. The camera actuator according to claim 9 , wherein the least one guide pin comprises a first guide pin and a second guide pin separated from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the optical direction and the first direction.

11. The camera actuator according to claim 9 , wherein the lens housing comprises a first receiving portion on a bottom surface thereof, wherein the first ball is disposed on the first receiving portion.

12. The camera actuator according to claim 9 , wherein the first ball is in contact with a side surface of each of the first guide pin and the second guide pin.

13. The camera actuator according to claim 9 , wherein the first guide pin and the second guide pin are disposed on the first support part.

14. The camera actuator according to claim 13 , wherein the first ball is disposed on the first receiving portion, and the first ball is in contact with a side surface of each of the first guide pin and the second guide pin.

15. The camera actuator according to claim 9 , comprising:

a first yoke disposed in the lens housing;

a second yoke disposed under the first yoke to form a closed loop together with the first yoke,

wherein the magnet is coupled to an inside of the first yoke; and

wherein the coil unit is configured to face the magnet and to surround a part of the first yoke, and is fixed to the magnet.

16. The camera actuator according to claim 15 , wherein a first length of the second yoke in the optical axis direction is greater than or equal to a second length of the magnet in the optical axis direction.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0125312 · Oct 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17286647
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