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US 12,405,511 B2Granted
Lens driving mechanism, camera module, and optical device
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Keun Park, Tae Min Ha
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module comprising: a housing; a bobbin arranged inside the housing; a first magnet arranged on the bobbin; a first coil arranged in the housing and facing the first magnet; a plurality of lenses attached to the bobbin; and an iris unit coupled to the bobbin, wherein the plurality of lenses comprises a first lens and a second lens distanced from each other, and at least a portion of the iris unit is positioned between the first lens and the second lens.
Claims24
A camera module comprising:
- a housing comprising a first lateral part;
- a bobbin disposed in the housing;
- a lens module coupled with the bobbin;
- a driving coil facing a driving magnet;
- first and second blades configured to move together with the bobbin;
- a terminal part;
- an iris magnet and an iris coil facing each other;
- a support member electrically connected with the iris coil;
- and
- an iris sensor configured to sense the iris magnet,
- wherein the support member comprises:
- a first coupling part connected to the terminal part;
- a second coupling part connected to the iris sensor;
- and a connection part connecting the first coupling part to the second coupling part,
- wherein the first coupling part is disposed on the housing, and the second coupling part is disposed on the bobbin,
- wherein the connection part is configured to elastically deform in response to movement of the bobbin, and
- wherein the driving magnet and the driving coil are configured to move the bobbin in an optical axis direction with respect to the housing.
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A camera module comprising:
- a housing comprising a first lateral part;
- a bobbin disposed in the housing;
- a lens module coupled with the bobbin;
- a driving magnet and a driving coil configured to move the bobbin in an optical axis direction with respect to the housing;
- an iris housing;
- first and second blades;
- a terminal part;
- an iris magnet and an iris coil configured to move the first and second blades;
- a support member electrically connected with the iris coil;
- and
- an iris sensor configured to sense the iris magnet,
- wherein the support member comprises:
- a first coupling part disposed on the housing;
- a second coupling part disposed on the bobbin;
- and a connection part connecting the first coupling part to the second coupling part,
- wherein the connection part is configured to elastically deform in response to movement of the bobbin, and
- wherein the first coupling part is connected to the terminal part.
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A camera module comprising:
- a housing comprising a first lateral part;
- a bobbin disposed in the housing;
- a lens module coupled with the bobbin;
- a driving coil facing a driving magnet;
- first and second blades configured to move together with the bobbin;
- a terminal part;
- an iris magnet and an iris coil facing each other;
- a support member electrically connected with the iris coil;
- and
- an iris sensor configured to sense the iris magnet,
- wherein the support member is electrically connected with the terminal part,
- wherein the driving magnet and the driving coil are configured to move the bobbin in an optical axis direction with respect to the housing, and
- wherein the iris coil and the iris magnet are configured to move together with the lens module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.