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US 11,641,515 B2Granted
Image capturing mechanism
AssigneeTDK Taiwan Corp.
InventorsChan-Jung Hsu, Yi-Ho Chen
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Abstract
An image capturing mechanism is provided, including a base module, a ball element, and a movable module. The base module has a frame, a substrate movably disposed in the frame, and an image sensor disposed on the substrate. The ball element is disposed between the frame and the substrate, whereby the image sensor and the substrate are movable relative to the frame. The movable module is configured to hold an optical element and is movably connected to the base module.
Claims19
An image capturing mechanism, comprising:
- a base module, having a frame, a substrate movably disposed in the frame, and an image sensor disposed on the substrate;
- a ball element, disposed between the frame and the substrate, wherein the image sensor and the substrate are movable relative to the frame;
- and
- a movable module, configured to hold an optical element and movably connected to the base module,
- wherein the base module further has a coil element disposed on the substrate, and the movable module has a hollow member, a holder movably disposed in the hollow member for holding the optical element, and a magnetic element disposed on the hollow member, wherein when the coil element is energized by a current signal, the magnetic element and the coil element produce an electromagnetic force driving the substrate and the image sensor to move relative to the frame.
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An image capturing mechanism, comprising:
- a base module, having a frame, a substrate movably disposed in the frame, and an image sensor disposed on the substrate;
- a ball element, disposed between the frame and the substrate, wherein the image sensor and the substrate are movable relative to the frame;
- and
- a movable module, configured to hold an optical element and movably connected to the base module,
- wherein the base module further has a coil element disposed on the substrate, and the movable module has a hollow member and a magnetic element disposed on the hollow member, wherein the coil element has a pair of planar coils arranged along a first axis and located corresponding to the magnetic element, and when the pair of planar coils is energized by two current signals of the same direction, the substrate and the image sensor are driven to rotate around an optical axis of the optical element relative to the frame.
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An image capturing mechanism, comprising:
- a base module, having a frame, a substrate movably disposed in the frame, and an image sensor disposed on the substrate;
- a ball element, disposed between the frame and the substrate, wherein the image sensor and the substrate are movable relative to the frame;
- and
- a movable module, configured to hold an optical element and movably connected to the base module,
- wherein the movable module has a hollow member, a holder movably disposed in the hollow member for holding the optical element, a coil disposed on the holder, and a magnetic element disposed on the hollow member, wherein when the coil is energized by a current signal, the magnetic element and the coil produce an electromagnetic force driving the holder and the optical element to move relative to the hollow member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.