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Granted Patent B2
US 12,585,164 · App. 18/017,542 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Camera actuator and camera module comprising same

Inventor: Sung Guk Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G03B5/00G03B17/17H02K11/0141H02K11/215H02K41/0354H04N23/51G03B2205/0023
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,585,164
App. No.
18/017,542
Filed
Jan 23, 2023
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2621
USPC
359/555
Abstract

Disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention is a camera actuator comprising: a housing; a mover which is disposed in the housing; a tilting guide unit which is disposed between the housing and the mover; a driving unit which is disposed in the housing to drive the mover; an elastic member by which the tilting guide unit and the mover come into close contact with each other; and a damper member which is disposed between the elastic member and at least one of the mover and the housing.

Claims (33)

1 . A camera actuator comprising:

a housing;

a mover disposed in the housing;

a tilting guide unit disposed between the housing and the mover;

a first member disposed outside the tilting guide unit, the first member being coupled to the mover;

a driving unit disposed in the housing and configured to drive the mover;

an elastic member that allows the tilting guide unit to be in close contact with the mover, the elastic member including:

a first bonding portion connected to the housing;

a second bonding portion connected to the first member; and

a connecting portion connecting the first bonding portion and the second bonding portion;

a damper member disposed between the elastic member and at least one of the mover and the housing; and

a second member, at least a portion of which is disposed between the tilting guide unit and the first member and coupled to the housing,

wherein the mover includes a seating groove configured to accommodate the tilting guide unit, and

wherein the first member and the second member are accommodated in the seating groove.

2 . The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the mover includes a plurality of mover protrusions protruding toward the elastic member, and

wherein the damper member is disposed in a mover groove positioned between the plurality of mover protrusions and is in contact with the mover.

3 . The camera actuator of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the connecting portion is disposed in the mover groove, and the connecting portion is in contact with the damper member.

4 . The camera actuator of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of mover protrusions include a first mover protrusion and a second mover protrusion disposed to be separated in a first direction,

wherein the connecting portion passes through the mover groove, and

wherein the mover groove is positioned between the first mover protrusion and the second mover protrusion.

5 . The camera actuator of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of mover protrusions include a third mover protrusion disposed inside the mover groove.

6 . The camera actuator of claim 5 , wherein a height of the third mover protrusion is smaller than a height of the first mover protrusion or the second mover protrusion.

7 . The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the first member includes a member protrusion disposed adjacent to the connecting portion.

8 . The camera actuator of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the member protrusion overlaps the connecting portion in an optical axis direction, and

wherein at least a portion of the connecting portion is curved to correspond to an outer surface of the member protrusion.

9 . The camera actuator of claim 7 , wherein the damper member is coupled to the member protrusion and the connecting portion.

10 . The camera actuator of claim 9 , wherein the member protrusion is positioned between the first bonding portion and the second bonding portion.

11 . The camera actuator of claim 10 , wherein the second member includes a housing protrusion disposed adjacent to the connecting portion.

12 . The camera actuator of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the housing protrusion overlaps the connecting portion in an optical axis direction.

13 . The camera actuator of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the connecting portion is curved to correspond to an outer surface of the housing protrusion.

14 . The camera actuator of claim 13 , wherein the damper member is coupled to the housing protrusion and the connecting portion.

15 . The camera actuator of claim 14 , wherein at least a portion of the housing protrusion overlaps the damper member in a first direction.

16 . The camera actuator of claim 1 , wherein the damper member is coupled to legs of the connecting portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2023
From: LEE, SUNG GUK
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062552/0853 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0091615 · Jul 23, 2020 · national
KR 10-2021-0096523 · Jul 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230259002A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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