Camera module

Abstract

A camera module that can be used in small-sized electronic apparatuses such as digital cameras, camera-equipped cellular phones and the like is provided. The camera module includes a lens unit which constitutes an optical system of the camera module; a holder which houses the lens unit and is displaceable along an optical axis direction of the lens unit; a coil provided on the holder, the coil being formed to have an octagon shape in its horizontal cross section having eight outside surface portions; a yoke having an outer cylindrical wall portion formed to have an octagon shape in its horizontal cross section which is similar to and larger than the octagon shape of the coil and having eight magnet mounting inner surfaces; eight flat plate-shaped magnets respectively provided on the magnet mounting inner surfaces of the yoke for providing a magnetic field to the coil in cooperation with the yoke, each of the eight flat plate-shaped magnets being arranged so as to face each of the outside surface portions of the coil through a predetermined constant spacing; upper and lower leaf springs respectively attached to upper and lower cylindrical end portions of the holder for supporting the holder so as to be displaceable along the optical axis direction of the lens unit; and a base for supporting the yoke and the lower spring.

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