# US 10,371,960 B2 · Lens driving apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,371,960 B2 - Document ID: US10371960B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/705,725 - Filed: 2017-09-15 - Published: 2018-01-04 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2009-11-17 - Assignees: TDK Taiwan Corp. - Applicants: TDK Taiwan Corporation - Inventors: Chao-Chang Hu; Fu-Yuan Wu; Yi-Lang Chan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371960B2 ## CPC - G02B 27/646: {compensating for small deviations, e.g. due to vibration or shake (movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur in cameras, projectors or printers G03B2205/0007; image stabilisation in cameras peculiar to the presence or use of an electronic image sensor H04N23/68)} - G02B 7/04: with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification - G02B 7/08: adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism - G03B 3/10: Power-operated focusing - H02K 41/0356: {moving along a straight path} - H04N 23/68: for stable pick-up of the scene, e.g. compensating for camera body vibrations - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A lens driving apparatus with a lens portion having at least one lens, a base portion on which an image sensor detecting light coming through said lens portion can be fixed, a driving portion capable of relatively moving said lens portion in a vertical direction to a light axis of said lens portion and in a parallel direction to the light axis of said lens portion with respect to said base portion, and at least three suspension wires connecting a focus portion including said lens portion and said base portion so as to allow a relative movement. The suspension wires are arranged outside a magnet of said driving portion along the vertical direction to the light axis. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lens driving apparatus comprising: a lens holder supporting a lens, an image sensor arranged in parallel along a light axis to the lens, a supporting portion relatively movably connecting a base portion of a fixing portion and a magnet supporting member, a first driving portion configured to move the magnet supporting portion relatively to the base portion, a second driving portion configured to move the lens holder relatively to the image sensor, and a magnetism blocking member arranged between the first driving portion and the second driving portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second driving portion moves the lens holder along a direction of the light axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first driving portion moves the magnet supporting member to a vertical direction to the light axis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein the first driving portion has a first coil and a first magnet arranged in parallel with a predetermined space along the light axis. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein the second driving portion has a second coil and a second magnet arranged in parallel with a predetermined space along a vertical direction to the light axis. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a resilient body connecting the supporting portion and the magnet supporting member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the supporting portion has a wire shape and extends in a direction of the light axis. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 6, wherein the resilient body has a plate shape and extends a vertical direction to the light axis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The lens driving apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a position sensor configured to detect a relative position between the magnet supporting member and the base portion, wherein the magnetism blocking member is arranged between the position sensor and the second driving portion. ### Claim 10 A driving apparatus comprising: an X-axis, a Y-axis, and a Z-axis vertical to each other, a lens holder supporting a lens, an image sensor arranged in parallel along the Z-axis to the lens, a base portion with a circuit board, a magnet supporting member arranged in parallel along the Z-axis to the base portion, a first driving portion configured to move the magnet supporting member relatively to the base portion, a second driving portion configured to move the lens holder relatively to the image sensor, and a magnetism blocking member arranged between the first driving portion and the second driving portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The driving apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein the first driving portion has a first coil and a first magnet arranged in parallel with a predetermined space along the Z-axis, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the first coil.