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US 12,393,099 · App. 18/629,672 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Camera module and camera apparatus including same

Inventors: Kyung Won Kim (Seoul, KR); Chang Yeon Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyun Gyu Roh (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G03B5/00G03B17/12H04N23/54H04N23/55H04N23/687G03B2205/0007G03B2205/0046G03B2205/0069
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,393,099
App. No.
18/629,672
Filed
Apr 8, 2024
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2852
USPC
396/55
Abstract

A camera module including a base, and a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly disposed in the base and configured to move in an optical axis direction, a first yoke disposed on the first lens assembly, a second yoke on the second lens assembly, a first magnet on the first yoke, a second magnet disposed on the second yoke, a first coil in the base and opposite to the first magnet, and a second coil disposed in the base and opposite to the second magnet. The first lens assembly includes a first lens barrel and a first driving part housing extended from the first lens barrel in the optical axis direction. The first yoke is on the first driving part housing and extended along the optical axis direction. At least one first portion of the first yoke is overlapped by the first magnet in the optical axis direction.

Claims (43)

1. A camera module comprising:

a base;

a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly disposed in the base and configured to move in an optical axis direction;

a first yoke disposed on the first lens assembly;

a second yoke disposed on the second lens assembly;

a first magnet disposed on the first yoke;

a second magnet disposed on the second yoke;

a first coil disposed in the base and opposite to the first magnet; and

a second coil disposed in the base and opposite to the second magnet,

wherein the first lens assembly includes a first lens barrel and a first driving part housing extended from the first lens barrel in the optical axis direction,

wherein the first yoke is disposed on the first driving part housing and extended along the optical axis direction, and

wherein at least one first portion of the first yoke is overlapped by the first magnet in the optical axis direction.

2. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first portion of the first yoke is disposed on both side surfaces of the first magnet.

3. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first magnet is extended along the optical axis, and is disposed on the first driving part housing.

4. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the first yoke includes a second portion extended from the at least one first portion along the optical axis direction.

5. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one first portion is extended from the second portion along a first direction vertical to the optical axis direction.

6. The camera module according to claim 4 , wherein the first magnet is disposed on the second portion of the first yoke.

7. The camera module according to claim 1 , wherein the second lens assembly includes a second lens barrel and a second driving part housing extended from the second lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and

wherein the second yoke is disposed on the second driving part housing and extended along the optical axis direction.

8. The camera module according to claim 7 , wherein at least one third portion of the second yoke is overlapped by the second magnet in the optical axis direction.

9. The camera module according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one third portion of the first yoke is disposed on both side surfaces of the second magnet.

10. The camera module according to claim 8 , wherein the second yoke includes a fourth portion extended from the third portion along the optical axis direction.

11. A camera module comprising:

a base;

a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly disposed in the base and configured to move in an optical axis direction;

a first yoke disposed on the first lens assembly; and

a first magnet disposed on the first yoke,

wherein the first yoke extends along the optical axis direction, and

wherein at least one first portion of the first yoke is overlapped by the first magnet in the optical axis direction.

12. The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the first lens assembly includes a first lens barrel and a first driving part housing extended from the first lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and

wherein the first yoke is disposed on the first driving part housing.

13. The camera module according to claim 12 , wherein the first magnet is extended along the optical axis, and is disposed on the first driving part housing.

14. The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one first portion of the first yoke is disposed on both side surfaces of the first magnet.

15. The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the first yoke includes a second portion extended from the at least one first portion along the optical axis direction.

16. The camera module according to claim 15 , wherein the at least one first portion is extended from the second portion along a first direction vertical to the optical axis direction.

17. The camera module according to claim 15 , wherein the first magnet is disposed on the second portion of the first yoke.

18. The camera module according to claim 11 , wherein the second lens assembly includes a second lens barrel and a second driving part housing extended from the second lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and

further comprising a second yoke disposed on the second driving part housing and extended along the optical axis direction.

19. The camera module according to claim 18 , further comprising:

a second magnet disposed on the second yoke;

a first coil disposed in the base and opposite to the first magnet; and

a second coil disposed in the base and opposite to the second magnet.

20. The camera module according to claim 19 , wherein at least one third portion of the second yoke is overlapped by the second magnet in the optical axis direction.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0049196 · Apr 26, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17606638
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