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US 12,477,200 · App. 18/486,356 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Camera assembly with anti-shake and electronic device

Inventor: Nenghua Xu (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
H04N23/54H04N23/51H05K1/028H05K1/14
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Patent No.
US 12,477,200
App. No.
18/486,356
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera assembly and an electronic device. The camera assembly includes: a first circuit board, a flexible circuit board, a base, a plurality of first elastic members, a first coil, and a photosensitive chip; fixed ends of the plurality of first elastic members are fixedly mounted on the base, and free ends of the plurality of first elastic members are suspended; the first circuit board is mounted on a suspension rack formed by the plurality of first elastic members, and the first coil and the photosensitive chip are provided on the first circuit board; one end of the flexible circuit board is fixedly connected to the first circuit board, and the other end of the flexible circuit board is fixedly connected to the base.

Claims (50)

1 . A camera assembly, comprising a first circuit board, a flexible circuit board, a base, a plurality of first elastic members, a first coil, and a photosensitive chip; wherein

fixed ends of the plurality of first elastic members are fixedly mounted on the base, and free ends of the plurality of first elastic members are suspended;

the first circuit board is mounted on a suspension rack formed by the plurality of first elastic members, and the first coil and the photosensitive chip are provided on the first circuit board;

one end of the flexible circuit board is fixedly connected to the first circuit board, and the other end of the flexible circuit board is fixedly connected to the base,

wherein being energized, the first coil cooperates with a permanent magnet to drive the first circuit board to drive the photosensitive chip to move;

wherein the free ends of the first elastic members are located on a bottom of the first circuit board, and the free ends of the first elastic members are fixedly connected to the first circuit board;

wherein the first elastic member comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the fixed end being arranged on the first connecting portion, and the free end being arranged on the second connecting portion; and

the first connecting portion is located on a first side of the first circuit board, and the second connecting portion is located on a second side of the first circuit board, the first side and the second side being adjacent sides of the first circuit board;

wherein the first connecting portion is attached to the first side of the first circuit board, and the second connecting portion is attached to the second side of the first circuit board, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being perpendicular to each other.

2 . The camera assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the first elastic members is four; and

the first circuit board is a rectangular circuit board, and the first elastic members are located at four corners of the first circuit board.

3 . The camera assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the number of the flexible circuit boards is two; and

part of the flexible circuit board is connected to the two first connecting portions located on a same side of the first circuit board.

4 . The camera assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the base is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion is bonded with part of the flexible circuit board.

5 . The camera assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the camera assembly further comprises a housing, a fixed member, a moving member and a lens; wherein

the housing, the fixed member and the moving member are each provided with an opening;

the housing and the base form a first accommodating cavity, and the moving member and the fixed member are both located in the first accommodating cavity;

the fixed member is fixedly connected to the housing, and the moving member is located in the fixed member; and

one end of the lens is bonded with the moving member, and the other end of the lens runs through the opening of the housing and is located outside the housing.

6 . The camera assembly to claim 5 , wherein the camera assembly further comprises a filter, a second elastic member, a third elastic member, a second coil, and a permanent magnet; wherein

the filter is fixedly connected to the first circuit board, and the filter is arranged opposite to the photosensitive chip;

the second elastic member, the third elastic member, the second coil and the permanent magnet are all located in the first accommodating cavity;

the fixed member and the moving member form a second accommodating cavity and a third accommodating cavity on two opposite sides of the moving member;

the second elastic member is located in the second accommodating cavity, and the second elastic member is perpendicular to the moving member; the third elastic member is located in the third accommodating cavity, and the third elastic member is perpendicular to the moving member; and

the second coil is located in a first groove of the moving member, and the permanent magnet is located in a second groove of the fixed member, the permanent magnet and the second coil being arranged opposite to each other.

7 . An electronic device, comprising a camera assembly, wherein the camera assembly comprises a first circuit board, a flexible circuit board, a base, a plurality of first elastic members, a first coil, and a photosensitive chip;

fixed ends of the plurality of first elastic members are fixedly mounted on the base, and free ends of the plurality of first elastic members are suspended;

the first circuit board is mounted on a suspension rack formed by the plurality of first elastic members, and the first coil and the photosensitive chip are provided on the first circuit board;

one end of the flexible circuit board is fixedly connected to the first circuit board, and the other end of the flexible circuit board is fixedly connected to the base,

wherein being energized, the first coil cooperates with a permanent magnet to drive the first circuit board to drive the photosensitive chip to move;

wherein the free ends of the first elastic members are located on a bottom of the first circuit board, and the free ends of the first elastic members are fixedly connected to the first circuit board;

wherein the first elastic member comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the fixed end being arranged on the first connecting portion, and the free end being arranged on the second connecting portion; and

the first connecting portion is located on a first side of the first circuit board, and the second connecting portion is located on a second side of the first circuit board, the first side and the second side being adjacent sides of the first circuit board;

wherein the first connecting portion is attached to the first side of the first circuit board, and the second connecting portion is attached to the second side of the first circuit board, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being perpendicular to each other.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein a number of the first elastic members is four; and

the first circuit board is a rectangular circuit board, and the first elastic members are located at four corners of the first circuit board.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the number of the flexible circuit boards is two; and

part of the flexible circuit board is connected to the two first connecting portions located on a same side of the first circuit board.

10 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the base is provided with a protrusion, and the protrusion is bonded with part of the flexible circuit board.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the camera assembly further comprises a housing, a fixed member, a moving member and a lens; wherein

the housing, the fixed member and the moving member are each provided with an opening;

the housing and the base form a first accommodating cavity, and the moving member and the fixed member are both located in the first accommodating cavity;

the fixed member is fixedly connected to the housing, and the moving member is located in the fixed member; and

one end of the lens is bonded with the moving member, and the other end of the lens runs through the opening of the housing and is located outside the housing.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the camera assembly further comprises a filter, a second elastic member, a third elastic member, a second coil, and a permanent magnet; wherein

the filter is fixedly connected to the first circuit board, and the filter is arranged opposite to the photosensitive chip;

the second elastic member, the third elastic member, the second coil and the permanent magnet are all located in the first accommodating cavity;

the fixed member and the moving member form a second accommodating cavity and a third accommodating cavity on two opposite sides of the moving member;

the second elastic member is located in the second accommodating cavity, and the second elastic member is perpendicular to the moving member; the third elastic member is located in the third accommodating cavity, and the third elastic member is perpendicular to the moving member; and

the second coil is located in a first groove of the moving member, and the permanent magnet is located in a second groove of the fixed member, the permanent magnet and the second coil being arranged opposite to each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2023
From: XU, NENGHUA
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110393943.5 · Apr 13, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022085806 · Apr 8, 2022
Related Publication 20240040219A1 · Feb 1, 2024
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