# US 12,222,630 B2 · Lens driving device, camera device and electronic apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,630 B2 - Document ID: US12222630B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/564,918 - Filed: 2021-12-29 - Published: 2022-06-30 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2020-12-29 - Assignees: New Shicoh Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: New Shicoh Motor Co., LTD - Inventors: Noriyuki Washio - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222630B2 ## CPC - G03B 13/36: Autofocus systems - G02B 13/0065: {having a beam-folding prism or mirror} - 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)} - G03B 3/10: Power-operated focusing - G03B 5/00: Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing - G03B 17/17: with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera - G03B 30/00: Camera modules comprising integrated lens units and imaging units, specially adapted for being embedded in other devices, e.g. mobile phones or vehicles - G03B 2205/0007: Movement of one or more optical elements for control of motion blur - G03B 2205/0023: by tilting or inclining one or more optical elements with respect to the optical axis - G03B 2205/0069: using electromagnetic actuators, e.g. voice coils - 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) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A lens driving device is described that includes a base in which metal members are embedded, a circuit board arranged on the base, and suspension wires electrically connected to driving sources for moving the lens body with respect to the base. The metal members are electrically joined and fixed to the circuit board and the suspension wires at positions different from each other when viewed from an up-down direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lens driving device comprising: a base in which a plurality of metal members are embedded; a flexible printed circuit board that is arranged on the base and is provided with electric connection pads connected to an external power source; and suspension wires electrically connected to driving sources for moving a lens body with respect to the base, wherein each of two metal members of the plurality of metal members is electrically joined and fixed to one of the electric connection pads of the circuit board and one of the suspension wires, which are at positions different from each other when viewed from an up-down direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lens driving device according to claim 1, wherein: the each of two of the metal members comprise two through holes penetrating in the up-down direction, a lower end portion of the one of the suspension wires is inserted into one through hole of the two through holes, soldered and electrically joined and fixed to the metal member from a lower surface side, and the one of the electric connection pads of the flexible printed circuit board is soldered and electrically joined and fixed to the metal members from a lower surface side through the other through hole of the two through holes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lens driving device according to claim 2, wherein the other through hole is larger than the one through hole. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The lens driving device according to claim 2, wherein peripheries of the through holes in the metal member are bent downward to form solder accommodation cavities. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The lens driving device according to claim 4, wherein the accommodation cavities are each formed in a truncated cone shape centered about the through hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The lens driving device according to claim 1, further comprising: a carrier with an attachment portion for attaching the lens body; coils as the driving sources attached to the carrier; and leaf springs electrically connected to the suspension wires and the coils. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The lens driving device according to claim 1, wherein electric components are attached to a lower surface of the circuit board, and an accommodation cavity for the electric components is provided on the base. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A camera device comprising the lens driving device of claim 1. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) An electronic apparatus comprising the camera device of claim 8.